My cheeks flush with the way he says it so confidently. There’s a gruffness to it, like in a possessive way.
He kisses me again when I smile, and then we turn and start walking again in the direction of the house.
“Wait, shouldn’t you be at the gym?” I look up at him.
“I was, but I got done early. I wanted to pick you up from class because I have a surprise for you.” He wiggles his eyebrows.
“Like a sexy surprise? Why are you wiggling your brows?” I giggle and poke him in the stomach with my finger.
“Oh, it absolutely will be sexy, but I wanted to do something special for you.”
“Okay, now I’m curious. What is it?”
“Well, since everything has been kind of a whirlwind, we haven’t really gotten to spend any time alone together, so I thought we could go on a little weekend getaway—call it a mini moon—just the two of us.”
I could melt.Mini moon.
“Silas, that’s really sweet, but are you sure you can take the time?”
“Yeah, this weekend is great time-wise for me, and where we’re going, we’ll be getting some exercise, so it’s not like I’ll be sitting on my ass, doing nothing.”
“Okay, as long as you’re sure.”
“I wish we could go somewhere nicer and warmer.” He laughs. “But this will have to do until we can take a proper trip. You down?”
“I don’t expect anything like that. But, yes, this sounds like fun. Where are we going?”
“Have you ever been to Turner Falls?”
“Yeah, of course.” I smile.
I love it there. The trails are incredible, and there are even caves to explore.
“So, I got us a cabin and thought we could do some hiking and just spend time together.”
“Silas, that’s actually perfect. Thank you for being so thoughtful.”
“Well, like I said, a proper honeymoon is on the horizon, but it might just take a while.” He kisses my head.
“Okay, but I really don’t need something like that.”
“Brooke, you deserve everything I can give you. And once I’m in the NFL, I’m gonna spoil you rotten.” He laughs, then holds out his hands in a swiping motion, like he’s tossing money.
“You’re funny.” I roll my eyes, but smile.
“What you said about announcing our marriage publicly—I would like to do that if you’re okay with it. I mean, it doesn’t have to be onSportsCenteror anything, but would you be okay with me posting it on social media? I’m pretty fucking psyched about being your husband, and I want everyone to know you’re mine.”
“I’m okay with it as long as you don’t think it will hurt you in the draft.”
“Nah, I’m not worried about that. Guys get married all the time in college. Shit, they even have babies. Look at Archie.” He chuckles. “And maybe ours wasn’t conventional, so we can keep the details to ourselves, but it’s not a bad thing for these team owners to see that I’m in a committed relationship.”
Committed. Wow. I still can’t believe this is all real sometimes.
“Whatever you think is best, I’m okay with. We should probably let Beck know and maybe your agent so they’re prepared.”
“Why Beck?”
“Well, once they connect that he’s my brother, he might get questioned about it, and I don’t want him to be caught off guard.”
