I turned my head to look into his eyes. “I love you, too.”
I thought we would have a typical chill day, but boy was I wrong. Kayla had just mentioned us getting married, and itmade me wonder if they knew about it. I couldn’t wait to tell them I was a fiancée.
Wifey:
Get fly for me tonight. I’m taking you out.
“This girl.”I chuckled and shook my head at the message Maverick sent me.
“Must be your lady that got you looking all dreamy,” D said as he slid into the chair across from me.
We’d just gotten back from a call involving a multicar accident. A few people had to be rushed to the hospital, but they all should be okay. The accident looked worse than it was.
Me:
Can’t wait.
I pocketed my phone, then gave D my attention. He was the only one that I talked to at the firehouse whenever I chose to talk. I kept my business to a minimum, though, but he knew about Maverick after we ran into him at the mall one day.
“Yeah. It’s date night.”
“That’s what’s up. You might not talk much, but I noticed a change in you since you’ve been with her. You look a lot happier.”
“Thanks. I am.”
I left it at that because I wasn’t going to tell him much more. I didn’t even tell anyone about the engagement. It wasn’t like I tried to hide Maverick; I just wanted to keep it to myself a little longer. Our families and her friends knew, but that was it. More than likely, I wouldn’t tell anyone until after we got married. I didn’t want any of them thinking they were going to get an invite. Maverick and I talked about having a small, intimate wedding. Just our parents and her friends. Of course, Turquoise and Spencer would be involved.
If Maverick had agreed, I would have married her the same day I asked. I couldn’t wait to make her my wife and do life together. I loved waking up to her in the mornings when we stayed with each other. My favorite moments were when Maverick and Turquoise would be in the kitchen fixing breakfast or dinner. Maverick took her time teaching Turquoise how to cook certain things. She had all the patience in the world for my baby. It didn’t matter how many questions Turquoise asked, Maverick always made time to answer them.
I would always tell Turquoise about Bria, but it was nice that she had Maverick as a bonus mom.
Maverick informed me that the only thing I needed to do was get some rest after work, and that was all I did. I worked a twenty-four-hour shift, so a nap was on the agenda. The rest of my shift went by with no other calls, so as soon as it was time to go, I was out of there.
I couldn’t wait to have date night with my lady and to see what she had in store.
As I put the finishing touch on my look for the evening, my doorbell rang. I wanted to look good for Maverick, so I wore black jeans with a beige sweater and black boots. Maverick liked it when I wore my hair in the barrels, so I had them freshly done. I wore my silver necklace with a silver watch and a diamond earring in my left ear.
I looked good, felt good, and smelled good. I didn’t want to keep Maverick waiting, so I grabbed my phone, then headed downstairs.
“I didn’t expect you to come to the door. You could have just told me you were outside.” I pulled her into my arms and kissed the side of her mouth. She had on lipstick, and I wasn’t trying to mess it up before the date started.
“This is a date, so I had to do the whole picking you up thing. These are for you.” She produced a small bouquet from behind her back.
“For me?” I put my hand on my chest and took the flowers from her. “My fiancée might not like you buying me flowers and taking me on dates,” I teased as I stepped back so I could put the flowers in some water.
“Can she fight?”
Laughter flew from my mouth at Maverick’s question. I walked into the kitchen and quickly filled a cup with water since I didn’t have any vases.
Maverick was on the couch when I reentered the living room.
“Not only can she fight, but she’s a doctor, so she may know some ways to get rid of you and make it look like an accident.”
Maverick stood, then stepped in front of me. She trailed her hand down the middle of my chest. “Well, I think you are worth the fight.” She winked.
“Girl, let’s get out of here before we don’t make it anywhere.”
Maverick giggled and walked to the front door. “No, sir. We are going on this date, and by the end of the night, you are putting out.”
