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are? Where?”
“It’s a surprise. Speaking of surprises, wait one minute.” This was the gift I was most anxious to give her, but I had wanted to do it in private. I took the velvet box in my hand and went to sit back down on the bed. When she saw the box in my hand, I swear she almost had a heart attack. “Calm down; I’m not proposing.” A vision popped into my head of Maddy and I standing in front of an altar. I could see myself marrying this girl one day. I handed her the box. “Open it.”
When she did, she gasped and put her hand over her mouth. I took it from her and lifted it out of the box.
I moved around behind her and fastened the necklace around her neck. It was a white gold chain with a double heart pendant. “Carter, it’s beautiful.”
“The guy at the store said it’s a symbol for two people in love. They are two hearts that will forever be intertwined.”
“I love it.”
I love you. I couldn’t bring myself to say it to her, although I wanted to. I didn’t think she was ready to hear it yet, Even though she said it to me last night in her sleep.
We spent the rest of the day watching movies and talking in my room. Once it got a little later, I told her we had reservations for dinner and she started to get ready. When she came out of the room, she had on the new pair of jeans, one of the shirts, and the jacket that Holly had gotten her. She looked beautiful, and I was excited to finally be taking her out.
Chapter 5
Madison
Carter looked gorgeous! He had on a black button up, jeans that hung just low enough on his hips, and that smirk that made me want to drag him back to his room.
“I’m ready to go.”
He walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the lips. “You are so beautiful.” I couldn’t help but blush. “Are you excited?”
“Yes, I haven’t been out to dinner in a really long time.” He frowned when I said that. I never really knew how bad I had it with Chris until Carter came into my life. He took my hand and we started to leave.
We pulled up to the restaurant and Carter led me inside. He gave the hostess his name and she smiled at him. She led us to a booth in the back of the restaurant, gave us our menus and then left, but not before she slipped Carter a piece of paper. What the hell was that?
He looked down at it, laughed and threw it on the floor under the booth. Was he going to mention it? He looked up at me and saw that I was watching him.
“Yes, she gave me her number. As you can see, I put it where it belongs. I would say that your number is the only one I want, but you don’t have a phone.”
I laughed at him and then opened the menu. Wow. Everything was so expensive! “Carter” I whispered, “it is really expensive in here. Are you sure about this?”
He laughed at me. “Maddy , I work four nights a week and I make pretty good money. Order whatever you want, okay?”
“Okay. I have never been anywhere nearly as nice as this. Chris and I only went out to dinner once and it was to this place called Chili’s...and he had me order from the two-for-twenty menu.” I saw Carter clench his jaw. I should really stop bringing him up. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“It’s okay. I’m not upset with you. I just hate how he treated you.” Since the booth was a semi-circle, he was able to scoot over towards me. He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss. “You deserve the world, baby, and I wanna help give it to you if you’ll let me.”
The waitress came and took our orders, and then it was just Carter and me. What was going to happen when we went back to school? I wasn’t sure I would get the answer I wanted , but I needed to ask. “Can I ask you a question , Carter?”
“Sure.”
“What is going to happen when we go back?” I was crossing my fingers that he wanted to be with me as much as I wanted him to.
“That’s up to you, Maddy.”
Why is it up to me? I mean, a relationship is a choice that two people are supposed to
“It’s a surprise. Speaking of surprises, wait one minute.” This was the gift I was most anxious to give her, but I had wanted to do it in private. I took the velvet box in my hand and went to sit back down on the bed. When she saw the box in my hand, I swear she almost had a heart attack. “Calm down; I’m not proposing.” A vision popped into my head of Maddy and I standing in front of an altar. I could see myself marrying this girl one day. I handed her the box. “Open it.”
When she did, she gasped and put her hand over her mouth. I took it from her and lifted it out of the box.
I moved around behind her and fastened the necklace around her neck. It was a white gold chain with a double heart pendant. “Carter, it’s beautiful.”
“The guy at the store said it’s a symbol for two people in love. They are two hearts that will forever be intertwined.”
“I love it.”
I love you. I couldn’t bring myself to say it to her, although I wanted to. I didn’t think she was ready to hear it yet, Even though she said it to me last night in her sleep.
We spent the rest of the day watching movies and talking in my room. Once it got a little later, I told her we had reservations for dinner and she started to get ready. When she came out of the room, she had on the new pair of jeans, one of the shirts, and the jacket that Holly had gotten her. She looked beautiful, and I was excited to finally be taking her out.
Chapter 5
Madison
Carter looked gorgeous! He had on a black button up, jeans that hung just low enough on his hips, and that smirk that made me want to drag him back to his room.
“I’m ready to go.”
He walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the lips. “You are so beautiful.” I couldn’t help but blush. “Are you excited?”
“Yes, I haven’t been out to dinner in a really long time.” He frowned when I said that. I never really knew how bad I had it with Chris until Carter came into my life. He took my hand and we started to leave.
We pulled up to the restaurant and Carter led me inside. He gave the hostess his name and she smiled at him. She led us to a booth in the back of the restaurant, gave us our menus and then left, but not before she slipped Carter a piece of paper. What the hell was that?
He looked down at it, laughed and threw it on the floor under the booth. Was he going to mention it? He looked up at me and saw that I was watching him.
“Yes, she gave me her number. As you can see, I put it where it belongs. I would say that your number is the only one I want, but you don’t have a phone.”
I laughed at him and then opened the menu. Wow. Everything was so expensive! “Carter” I whispered, “it is really expensive in here. Are you sure about this?”
He laughed at me. “Maddy , I work four nights a week and I make pretty good money. Order whatever you want, okay?”
“Okay. I have never been anywhere nearly as nice as this. Chris and I only went out to dinner once and it was to this place called Chili’s...and he had me order from the two-for-twenty menu.” I saw Carter clench his jaw. I should really stop bringing him up. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“It’s okay. I’m not upset with you. I just hate how he treated you.” Since the booth was a semi-circle, he was able to scoot over towards me. He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss. “You deserve the world, baby, and I wanna help give it to you if you’ll let me.”
The waitress came and took our orders, and then it was just Carter and me. What was going to happen when we went back to school? I wasn’t sure I would get the answer I wanted , but I needed to ask. “Can I ask you a question , Carter?”
“Sure.”
“What is going to happen when we go back?” I was crossing my fingers that he wanted to be with me as much as I wanted him to.
“That’s up to you, Maddy.”
Why is it up to me? I mean, a relationship is a choice that two people are supposed to
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