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guy.”
Her doorman rang up to her apartment.
“Hi, Sid. Are the girls here?”
“No. You have a delivery. Do you want me to send the delivery boy up?”
“What kind of delivery? I didn’t order anything.”
“Um, there are flowers being delivered.”
Maddie looked at Molly and shrugged. “Sure, send him up.”
Molly raised an eyebrow. “Flowers?”
When Maddie opened the door, she recognized the pink roses. A smile spread across her face. She signed for the roses and took them from the delivery boy. As she closed the door, Molly was right beside her.
“They’re from Todd.”
“How do you know? You haven’t even opened the card.”
“I recognize the flowers from last night. He had them in the limo when he picked me up, but we left in a hurry, so we didn’t take the limo home.”
Maddie opened the card.
I hope these put a smile on your face. I haven’t stopped thinking about you since I left. Wish I was with you right now. Todd
Maddie smiled and walked to the kitchen to put the flowers in a vase. Molly was tagging along right on her heels.
“So …”
“Well…I like him. We didn’t have a chance to get to know a ton about each other, but we definitely had an immediate attraction. When I’m with him, I feel like he is focused on me. I don’t know, it just feels refreshing. However, I don’t know if he will even want to go out again now that he knows I was engaged and almost married.”
“Based on the fact he sent you flowers after you told him, I don’t think he cares.”
“Maybe you’re right. Can we just not talk about it for the rest of the weekend? I would feel better if this was between you and me and no one else.”
“You got it. No talking about it until Sunday.” Molly smiled.
The rest of the crew arrived about thirty minutes later. Many of the girls had gone to college with Amanda, Rachel and Maddie. Although Molly had attended a different college, she had clicked with everyone and had always been part of the group.
Shannon was the first to say something. “Maddie, we’re all here for a fun weekend, but we all hope you’re doing all right and want you to know we’re here for you no matter what. You let us know if you need anything, anything at all.”
“Thanks, girls, I know you are. But, you’re right, let’s focus on Amanda this weekend and make it a great weekend for her.”
Amanda arrived a few minutes later. The girls had planned a low-key evening for that night as they had two more nights out in the city. They were staying in, ordering pizza, drinking wine and watching some romantic comedies—well, at least playing them in the background.
Maddie had her phone nearby and it vibrated as a text came in.
From: Todd
I know the girls are over, but I would love to see you for just a minute before I leave town. I’m down in your lobby.
They had never talked about when he was leaving and her heart sank a little as she realized he was heading back to Milwaukee. She had no idea when she might see him again. She excused herself, telling the girls a messenger was downstairs and she had to run down to sign a contract for work.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, she saw Todd standing near the entrance, head down reading something on his phone. When he glanced up at the sound of the elevator, the smile that spread across his face warmed her.
“I thought you would never make it down.”
“What do you mean? You sent the text like two minutes ago.”
“Exactly, how could it possibly take you that long to get down here?” He laughed.
“I didn’t realize you were leaving tonight.”
As she stepped toward him, he pulled her close and she met his eyes. “The last thing I want to do is leave.” He leaned down and kissed her quick. “I just wanted to stop by and thank you.”
“For what? Ruining your event? Crying to you? Falling asleep on you? You just let me know what stood out the most and I’ll know to do it again.”
“Maddie, stop being so hard on
Her doorman rang up to her apartment.
“Hi, Sid. Are the girls here?”
“No. You have a delivery. Do you want me to send the delivery boy up?”
“What kind of delivery? I didn’t order anything.”
“Um, there are flowers being delivered.”
Maddie looked at Molly and shrugged. “Sure, send him up.”
Molly raised an eyebrow. “Flowers?”
When Maddie opened the door, she recognized the pink roses. A smile spread across her face. She signed for the roses and took them from the delivery boy. As she closed the door, Molly was right beside her.
“They’re from Todd.”
“How do you know? You haven’t even opened the card.”
“I recognize the flowers from last night. He had them in the limo when he picked me up, but we left in a hurry, so we didn’t take the limo home.”
Maddie opened the card.
I hope these put a smile on your face. I haven’t stopped thinking about you since I left. Wish I was with you right now. Todd
Maddie smiled and walked to the kitchen to put the flowers in a vase. Molly was tagging along right on her heels.
“So …”
“Well…I like him. We didn’t have a chance to get to know a ton about each other, but we definitely had an immediate attraction. When I’m with him, I feel like he is focused on me. I don’t know, it just feels refreshing. However, I don’t know if he will even want to go out again now that he knows I was engaged and almost married.”
“Based on the fact he sent you flowers after you told him, I don’t think he cares.”
“Maybe you’re right. Can we just not talk about it for the rest of the weekend? I would feel better if this was between you and me and no one else.”
“You got it. No talking about it until Sunday.” Molly smiled.
The rest of the crew arrived about thirty minutes later. Many of the girls had gone to college with Amanda, Rachel and Maddie. Although Molly had attended a different college, she had clicked with everyone and had always been part of the group.
Shannon was the first to say something. “Maddie, we’re all here for a fun weekend, but we all hope you’re doing all right and want you to know we’re here for you no matter what. You let us know if you need anything, anything at all.”
“Thanks, girls, I know you are. But, you’re right, let’s focus on Amanda this weekend and make it a great weekend for her.”
Amanda arrived a few minutes later. The girls had planned a low-key evening for that night as they had two more nights out in the city. They were staying in, ordering pizza, drinking wine and watching some romantic comedies—well, at least playing them in the background.
Maddie had her phone nearby and it vibrated as a text came in.
From: Todd
I know the girls are over, but I would love to see you for just a minute before I leave town. I’m down in your lobby.
They had never talked about when he was leaving and her heart sank a little as she realized he was heading back to Milwaukee. She had no idea when she might see him again. She excused herself, telling the girls a messenger was downstairs and she had to run down to sign a contract for work.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, she saw Todd standing near the entrance, head down reading something on his phone. When he glanced up at the sound of the elevator, the smile that spread across his face warmed her.
“I thought you would never make it down.”
“What do you mean? You sent the text like two minutes ago.”
“Exactly, how could it possibly take you that long to get down here?” He laughed.
“I didn’t realize you were leaving tonight.”
As she stepped toward him, he pulled her close and she met his eyes. “The last thing I want to do is leave.” He leaned down and kissed her quick. “I just wanted to stop by and thank you.”
“For what? Ruining your event? Crying to you? Falling asleep on you? You just let me know what stood out the most and I’ll know to do it again.”
“Maddie, stop being so hard on
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