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Eight
“Nick?”
Maddie was in her pajamas, her blonde hair pulled away from her makeup-free face and ready for bed when Nick texted her. The message was brief: Come to my house.
Worried, Maddie didn’t bother changing out of her pajamas before jumping in her car and racing out to Nick’s secluded house. She was worried. Had he hurt himself? Was he upset? Was something else wrong?
Maddie’s heart pounded painfully hard when she let herself in through the front door with the key Nick bestowed upon her weeks before. The living room was empty. As much time as they’d shared together over the past two weeks, Maddie had only spent the night out here twice, so she wasn’t familiar with the way he kept things. She felt weird wandering around Nick’s house without him – like she was invading his personal space.
“Nick?”
There was no answer. She hurried to his bedroom, frowning when she found it empty. Where is he?
“Nick?”
She was about to leave and search the rest of the house when the glint of something on the back lawn caught her attention. Nick’s house wasn’t big – only two bedrooms – and the expansive back deck was accessible through a set of sliding glass doors in his bedroom.
Maddie moved closer to the glass door and peered out. What she saw was enough to steal the air from her lungs.
Nick was sitting on the lush grass, a blanket spread out beneath him. There were candles – at least twenty of them – and they were flickering in the night sky and beckoning to her.
Maddie took a deep breath and slid the door open, stepping out onto the deck and staring at Nick’s strong back for a moment. She knew what this was, and other than her outfit, she’d never been more ready for anything in her entire life.
NICK shifted his head so he could stare at the house when he heard the door slide open. There she was … his Maddie. She was dressed in fuzzy pajama pants, a tank top, and a simple black hoodie. Her hair was pulled away from her face, which was just how he liked it: devoid of makeup. She was dressed down, and yet he’d never seen anything more beautiful.
“You scared me,” Maddie said, walking down the lawn until she reached the blanket. She put her hands on her hips as she stared down at him. “I thought something happened to you.”
“Something did happen to me,” Nick said, patting the blanket next to him. “I fell in love with you.”
Maddie sighed. “I’m trying to pretend like I’m angry with you. You’re making it hard.”
“That’s the plan,” Nick said, smirking. “Come on, love. Sit with me.”
Maddie gladly joined him on the blanket, smiling as he wrapped his arm around her waist and drew her close. “I thought you were spending the evening with your brother. That’s what your message said.”
“Yeah, well, that’s not what I wanted to be doing,” Nick said, brushing his lips against her ear and causing her to shudder. “John insisted. I was actually hoping you would put up a fight and demand my attention this evening.”
“That seemed juvenile.”
“I know,” Nick said, rubbing his thumb against her soft cheek. “Christy showed up at the restaurant and saved me, though. I’m going to have to buy her another bouquet of flowers as a thank you.”
Maddie arched an eyebrow. “She did?”
“It seems she might have a thing for my brother.”
“I knew that,” Maddie said, her eyes sparkling. “She wanted me to introduce her to him. I told you that this afternoon.”
“She introduced herself,” Nick said. “Trust me. She made an impression. He’s either staying at a hotel or her house tonight.”
“But … they just met.”
Nick grinned. “Not everyone wants to wait, Mad.”
“Are you sad we waited?”
“I’m not sad about anything,” Nick said. “Are you sad we waited?”
“I’ve never been happier in my entire life,” Maddie replied. “I just wish you’d told me what you had planned. I wouldn’t
Eight
“Nick?”
Maddie was in her pajamas, her blonde hair pulled away from her makeup-free face and ready for bed when Nick texted her. The message was brief: Come to my house.
Worried, Maddie didn’t bother changing out of her pajamas before jumping in her car and racing out to Nick’s secluded house. She was worried. Had he hurt himself? Was he upset? Was something else wrong?
Maddie’s heart pounded painfully hard when she let herself in through the front door with the key Nick bestowed upon her weeks before. The living room was empty. As much time as they’d shared together over the past two weeks, Maddie had only spent the night out here twice, so she wasn’t familiar with the way he kept things. She felt weird wandering around Nick’s house without him – like she was invading his personal space.
“Nick?”
There was no answer. She hurried to his bedroom, frowning when she found it empty. Where is he?
“Nick?”
She was about to leave and search the rest of the house when the glint of something on the back lawn caught her attention. Nick’s house wasn’t big – only two bedrooms – and the expansive back deck was accessible through a set of sliding glass doors in his bedroom.
Maddie moved closer to the glass door and peered out. What she saw was enough to steal the air from her lungs.
Nick was sitting on the lush grass, a blanket spread out beneath him. There were candles – at least twenty of them – and they were flickering in the night sky and beckoning to her.
Maddie took a deep breath and slid the door open, stepping out onto the deck and staring at Nick’s strong back for a moment. She knew what this was, and other than her outfit, she’d never been more ready for anything in her entire life.
NICK shifted his head so he could stare at the house when he heard the door slide open. There she was … his Maddie. She was dressed in fuzzy pajama pants, a tank top, and a simple black hoodie. Her hair was pulled away from her face, which was just how he liked it: devoid of makeup. She was dressed down, and yet he’d never seen anything more beautiful.
“You scared me,” Maddie said, walking down the lawn until she reached the blanket. She put her hands on her hips as she stared down at him. “I thought something happened to you.”
“Something did happen to me,” Nick said, patting the blanket next to him. “I fell in love with you.”
Maddie sighed. “I’m trying to pretend like I’m angry with you. You’re making it hard.”
“That’s the plan,” Nick said, smirking. “Come on, love. Sit with me.”
Maddie gladly joined him on the blanket, smiling as he wrapped his arm around her waist and drew her close. “I thought you were spending the evening with your brother. That’s what your message said.”
“Yeah, well, that’s not what I wanted to be doing,” Nick said, brushing his lips against her ear and causing her to shudder. “John insisted. I was actually hoping you would put up a fight and demand my attention this evening.”
“That seemed juvenile.”
“I know,” Nick said, rubbing his thumb against her soft cheek. “Christy showed up at the restaurant and saved me, though. I’m going to have to buy her another bouquet of flowers as a thank you.”
Maddie arched an eyebrow. “She did?”
“It seems she might have a thing for my brother.”
“I knew that,” Maddie said, her eyes sparkling. “She wanted me to introduce her to him. I told you that this afternoon.”
“She introduced herself,” Nick said. “Trust me. She made an impression. He’s either staying at a hotel or her house tonight.”
“But … they just met.”
Nick grinned. “Not everyone wants to wait, Mad.”
“Are you sad we waited?”
“I’m not sad about anything,” Nick said. “Are you sad we waited?”
“I’ve never been happier in my entire life,” Maddie replied. “I just wish you’d told me what you had planned. I wouldn’t
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