you wanted to.”
“Thank you so much, Carter.”
“It’s never a problem. Are you excited to start school?”
She nodded. “I really am. Though can I ask you something?”
He nodded. “Of course you can.”
“Is Hunter going to get traded?”
He sighed. “I don’t know. He’s a huge asset to our team. If we lose him, it leaves us a huge hole in defense. But, it’s a big business. Upper management makes the decisions. Between you and me, I think he’s leaving.”
She frowned and started to cry. “I’m finally starting to figure out my place in this world and he’s a big part of it.”
“I know but it’s the game. You know that.”
She nodded and wiped her eyes. “I guess we will just figure it out in time, right?”
He nodded. “Alicia told me that Mom and Dad latched onto your friend Mike last night.”
She sighed. “It was so embarrassing. Just because of his last name he’s an asset to them. I wanted to bury my head in the sand.”
He chuckled. “They are unbelievable. They are still in town until the game is over tomorrow night.”
“I figured as much. It’s ok. It’s a big city, right?”
He nodded. “Good girl. I’m glad we had a chance to talk. I’m so happy that you are here, Maddy.”
She stood up and hugged her brother. “I am too Carter.”
They walked back into the kitchen as Hunter grabbed her waist and pulled her to him. “Is everything ok?”
Madison nodded. “We just needed some sibling time.”
He smiled. “Carter, we should go.”
“Yep, let’s go.” He kissed Alicia and headed towards the front door.
Hunter leaned over and lightly kissed her lips. “Enjoy shopping today, we have plans for dinner.”
She smiled. “I can’t wait. Have fun today.”
Alicia turned towards her. “Where do you want to go?”
“Actually Mike asked if I wanted to meet him for lunch. Is that ok?”
She looked suspiciously at her. “Do you like him?”
Maddy gasped. “What? No, he’s just a friend.”
She smirked. “I’m about to play the role of your big sister. He likes you.”
“You are crazy. Hunter said the same thing and he admitted that he was wrong after last night.”
“Well, I’m smarter than Hunter. I watched the entire situation pan out last night. The look in his eyes when he saw that guy touch you should only belong to a protective boyfriend. He likes you, Madison. It’s up to you how to play out the situation. You are new to dating. Hunter is your first boyfriend.”
Madison stopped her. “I love Hunter. He’s been nothing but wonderful to me. I’m not going to jeopardize that, Alicia.”
“Did you tell him that Mike wanted to have lunch with you?” she asked as she walked into the living room.
Madison turned towards her. “No but it never came up in a conversation either.”
She smiled. “If you want to have lunch with Mike, go for it. It only gets dicey if you act on his feelings.”
Madison groaned. “I’m going to respectively ignore you.”
She laughed. “Seriously, go to lunch with him. I can pick you up afterwards for shopping.”
She reached for her phone and sent him a text. He quickly responded back. Noon at the Park Ave Café - Mike
Alicia drove her into the city and dropped her off. “You have my number. Call me when you are ready.” She waved as she drove off.
She entered the café and looked around. She spotted him by the windows as she waved at him.
“Hey Madison, how are you?”
“You can call me Maddy, if you want. All my friends do.”
He smiled as he handed her a menu. “I’m happy that you could join me.”
She smiled. “Alicia will pick me up later so we can do some shopping.”
He chuckled as he looked at her shirt. “You mean that Def Leppard isn’t your favorite band?”
She looked down. “I don’t even know who they are but it looked comfortable.”
He laughed. “How was your evening?”
Madison thought back to sharing Hunter’s bed and having his arms around her all night long
“Thank you so much, Carter.”
“It’s never a problem. Are you excited to start school?”
She nodded. “I really am. Though can I ask you something?”
He nodded. “Of course you can.”
“Is Hunter going to get traded?”
He sighed. “I don’t know. He’s a huge asset to our team. If we lose him, it leaves us a huge hole in defense. But, it’s a big business. Upper management makes the decisions. Between you and me, I think he’s leaving.”
She frowned and started to cry. “I’m finally starting to figure out my place in this world and he’s a big part of it.”
“I know but it’s the game. You know that.”
She nodded and wiped her eyes. “I guess we will just figure it out in time, right?”
He nodded. “Alicia told me that Mom and Dad latched onto your friend Mike last night.”
She sighed. “It was so embarrassing. Just because of his last name he’s an asset to them. I wanted to bury my head in the sand.”
He chuckled. “They are unbelievable. They are still in town until the game is over tomorrow night.”
“I figured as much. It’s ok. It’s a big city, right?”
He nodded. “Good girl. I’m glad we had a chance to talk. I’m so happy that you are here, Maddy.”
She stood up and hugged her brother. “I am too Carter.”
They walked back into the kitchen as Hunter grabbed her waist and pulled her to him. “Is everything ok?”
Madison nodded. “We just needed some sibling time.”
He smiled. “Carter, we should go.”
“Yep, let’s go.” He kissed Alicia and headed towards the front door.
Hunter leaned over and lightly kissed her lips. “Enjoy shopping today, we have plans for dinner.”
She smiled. “I can’t wait. Have fun today.”
Alicia turned towards her. “Where do you want to go?”
“Actually Mike asked if I wanted to meet him for lunch. Is that ok?”
She looked suspiciously at her. “Do you like him?”
Maddy gasped. “What? No, he’s just a friend.”
She smirked. “I’m about to play the role of your big sister. He likes you.”
“You are crazy. Hunter said the same thing and he admitted that he was wrong after last night.”
“Well, I’m smarter than Hunter. I watched the entire situation pan out last night. The look in his eyes when he saw that guy touch you should only belong to a protective boyfriend. He likes you, Madison. It’s up to you how to play out the situation. You are new to dating. Hunter is your first boyfriend.”
Madison stopped her. “I love Hunter. He’s been nothing but wonderful to me. I’m not going to jeopardize that, Alicia.”
“Did you tell him that Mike wanted to have lunch with you?” she asked as she walked into the living room.
Madison turned towards her. “No but it never came up in a conversation either.”
She smiled. “If you want to have lunch with Mike, go for it. It only gets dicey if you act on his feelings.”
Madison groaned. “I’m going to respectively ignore you.”
She laughed. “Seriously, go to lunch with him. I can pick you up afterwards for shopping.”
She reached for her phone and sent him a text. He quickly responded back. Noon at the Park Ave Café - Mike
Alicia drove her into the city and dropped her off. “You have my number. Call me when you are ready.” She waved as she drove off.
She entered the café and looked around. She spotted him by the windows as she waved at him.
“Hey Madison, how are you?”
“You can call me Maddy, if you want. All my friends do.”
He smiled as he handed her a menu. “I’m happy that you could join me.”
She smiled. “Alicia will pick me up later so we can do some shopping.”
He chuckled as he looked at her shirt. “You mean that Def Leppard isn’t your favorite band?”
She looked down. “I don’t even know who they are but it looked comfortable.”
He laughed. “How was your evening?”
Madison thought back to sharing Hunter’s bed and having his arms around her all night long
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