Page 15 of Adored By Jonah

“I would if I weren’t me. I can’t wait to meet my little nugget. Look, what women really want is for you to say sorry and know that you care.”

Maddie knows that I care, right? “Thanks man. I think I know what I need to do.”

“Jonah, if she is who you think she is, everything is going to work out the way that it should. Have faith in that.”

“You’re right, thanks bro.” Grabbing my phone, I head to the door.

“Where the hell are you going?”

I grin. “I need to make a call.”

When I find her number I give her a call and she picks up on the second ring. “Hello?”

“Hey Liz, it’s Jonah.”

“Oh, hey Jonah. How’d you get my number?” She laughs.

“I found it on your website. Anyway, I’ve got a favor to ask.”

“Sure, what’s up?”

“I want to do something nice for Maddie on Valentine’s Day. To show her how much she means to me.”

“Okay… where do I come in?”

“How would you feel about babysitting Gracie overnight on Saturday?”

“I’d love to.”

“Great. Thanks Liz,” I say, about to hang up.

“Jonah, I think you’re a great guy and so does my sister. She’d kill me for telling you this, but she likes you a hell of a lot and she deserves to be happy after the fuckwad screwed her over. But you need to know, if you break her heart I’m going to find someone to break your face.”

“Understood. You have nothing to worry about, the last thing I’d ever do is hurt Maddie or Gracie. They’re mine and I intend to keep it that way or die trying.”

“Awww, do you have a cousin?” She laughs.

“Not one you’d be interested in,” I laugh. “What about Tucker?”

Liz laughs hysterically then tells me bye before hanging up.

I wonder what that’s all about? Tucker is a great guy. I’ll have to ask him about it the next time I talk to him. Right now though I need to set my plan in action. The rest of the afternoon is spent working out the details for Saturday. Give me two more days and you’ll know exactly how I feel my Sweet Maddie.

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Valentine’s Day

I pullup to Maddie’s house and park in her driveway. I don’t get out immediately. Instead, I sit there, drumming my fingers against the steering wheel wondering how tonight might turn out. I’m not usually the nervous sort, but tonight I am. I’m dressed up more than usual in a pair of dark jeans, a white button up shirt and a navy sport coat I haven’t worn in almost a year, maybe longer. I made sure to shape up my beard and pay a little more attention to my hair than I normally do. I want more than anything for tonight to be perfect. Taking a deep breath, I grab the bouquet of roses off the passenger seat and head to her front door.

Maddie opens the door as I walk up and I freeze mid stride. She’s wearing a beautiful red strapless dress that stops just above her knees with a white shawl hanging from her elbows. “You, Maddie, are absolutely breathtaking,” I manage to get out. She looks down at her feet and smiles. Her cute little toes are painted red and are peaking out of a pair of sexy strappy heels. Fuck, she’s gorgeous.

Walking up to her, I hold out the flowers. “I got these for you, but they in no way compare.”

“They’re beautiful. Thank you, Jonah,” she says, reaching up and kissing me on the cheek. “Come in, I’m going to put these in some water before we go.”

Following her into the kitchen I watch her move gracefully around the kitchen, putting the flowers into a vase. “Gracie told me to tell you hi. She was a little bummed she didn’t get to see you today.” Maddie turns around and tells me once she’s finished.

“I have her Valentine in the car, should we stop by and give it to her right now?”

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