She nods. “I will.”
“I’m Mae.” She holds her hand out to Rebekah and takes it.
“Thank you,” she whispers with tears in her eyes. I don’t know that I’ll ever understand it, but something passes between them, and before I can ask what it is, Rebekah gives us a small wave and leaves the courtroom. A rock drops in my stomach as I stare at the doors. I’m relieved, yet my heart weighs heavy in my chest. I can only hope for the best for her.
“What did she say?” Mae asks, threading her fingers through mine.
“She wants to visit Naomi, but she knows she’s better off with us.”
Mae squeezes my hand. “Of course. Naomi should know her.”
“She’s a lucky girl, you know?” I say, looking down at the love of my life.
“Why is that?” she asks.
I kiss her knuckles. “She’s lucky enough to have two mothers who love her.”
“Well, she’s a special girl,” Mae rasps.
“That she is, and I don’t know how I got so lucky to be her father.”
Chapter 45
Mae
Somethingaboutthiseveninghas me feeling more nervous than ever. I don’t know why but I woke up with a strange feeling and haven’t been able to shake it all day.
I’m ready so early I’ve been sitting out on the porch swing waiting for him to pick me up. The summer heat is making my hair frizz, but I’ve learned there’s no amount of product I can put in it to tame it, so screw it.
Eventually Cooper pulls up the driveway and hops out of the truck.
“Hey there, hot stuff, you waitin’ for me?”
I gasp. “Oh no, you shouldn’t be here. I must have scheduled you wrong with the other cowboy I’m seeing.”
“Watch it,” he growls.
I smile meeting him at the top of the steps.
He takes one and lifts me off the rest of them so I’m looking down at him.
“I missed you,” he says.
I lean down and press my lips to his. “I missed you too.”
“Ready to go?” he asks.
“Yes,” I rasp.
He gradually slides me down his front and takes my left hand, lifting it to his mouth.
“Come on then, daylight’s a burnin’.”
“The sun has almost set.”
He chuckles and opens the passenger side for me. “It’s a good thing you’re the smart one in this relationship.”
I roll my eyes, and he closes the door.
