I roll my eyes and push his chest playfully. He grabs his hat and instead of putting it on his own, places it on my head.
He takes a step back, scanning me from head to toe. “Yeah, I thought so,” he says.
“Thought what?”
“You’d look good with my hat on.”
I frown. “Um, why?”“Because that means you’re mine.”
“Maybe I’ll just have to get my own hat,” I tell him saucily.
“You’d still be mine, stubborn.”
Chapter 37
Cooper
Bytheendofour first date, I knew she was the one.
She didn’t know it then, but she does now.
Last night only cemented everything I already knew. I want her to be the mother of my children. I want her to be a mom to Naomi, and the woman I wake up to for the rest of my life.
Instead of calling to bring her car back, I got Fletcher to help me pull it out of the ditch this morning, and I drove it back myself. The short trip back to Mae’s turned into a few hours because we practically mauled each other the moment I stepped through the door.
Now I’m lying here staring at her, and I don’t want to get up and get back to work. I want to stay here.
I shift, and she arches her back, stretching.
“Thank you,” Mae says.
I snort. “I should be the one thanking you,” I say, pushing some of her hair back.
She smiles with her eyes closed. “I meant for getting my car.”
“I know what you meant, baby.”
She giggles and opens her eyes. “I believe in learning by doing.”
I shake my head because she must have studied or something, because she used her hands and mouth to play me like a fiddle.
Her curly hair sprawls across the pillow and my shoulder, tickling my nose. I love how she thinks it’s messy, but all I see is beauty. I drag my finger over her forehead, sloping the bridge of her pert nose.
“I could say the same thing,” she says. “We … fit together,” she whispers.
“I think it means we were meant for each other.”
Her mouth twists, and she looks away. “I need to get up.”
“Why?” I ask.
“I’m going shopping with June, Gracie, and Tatum. I think we’re doing lunch too.”
“Will you come to my place for dinner afterwards?” I ask her, ignoring the twist in my gut.
I love her and I have to wait for her to catch up. I have to keep trying to help her see that she’s it for me, and I will do whatever it takes to keep her.
“Cooper,” she whispers.
