She giggled and looked away. “Ari talked me into it!”
“I’m going to have to thank her when I see her New Year’s Eve!”
She looked down at my exhausted dick. “Let’s head back to the hotel. Give him time to recoup. I’ll be wanting you again I’m sure. ”
I jumped up, threw on my clothes and helped Amanda up. I picked up the blanket and folded it while Amanda put the vibrator back into the box.
It was silent in the truck on the way to the hotel. “A penny for your thoughts. ”
She shook her head and said, “I’m just thankful that we found each other. I knew the moment I saw you that I wanted to be yours forever. ”
I quickly looked at her and then looked forward. I pulled into the hotel and parked the truck. I turned my body and faced her. She gave me the sweetest damn smile.
“You amaze me, do you know that?” I said, and I placed my hand on the side of her face.
“Yes. Yes, I do know this,” she said with a wink. She jumped out of the truck, grabbed the blanket and box
out of the backseat that held the vibrator and said, “Come on. I’m ready to get my naughty on again. ”
I shook my head and laughed as I watched her skipping into the lobby of the hotel.
“Shit, I love that girl. ”
Chapter 9: Amanda
I walked up and kissed Meg on the top of her head and said, “Be a good girl for daddy. ” When I looked up into Brad’s eyes, all I saw was fear.
“I don’t think this is a good idea. What if…”
I put my finger up to his lips and smiled. “Baby, I promise. Everything is going to be all right. I’ll be fine. Please don’t worry, okay?”
He nodded his head and closed his eyes. “It’s just… Amanda, if she ever hurts you again… I just can’t move past all the things she did. ”
“Brad. I know you love your mother. ”
“I love you, more than anything,” he whispered.
I felt the tears building in my eyes and my heart dropped in my stomach. “I love you more than anything, too. Just let me do this and see what happens. It’s like something clicked in her when she saw Maegan. I saw it in her eyes. Let me just give her a chance. I promise if she crosses the line once I’ll walk away. ”
He sucked in a breath of air and slowly let it out. “Fine. But one wrong thing and I mean it, Amanda. ”
I took my index finger and gestured across my heart. I grabbed my purse and gave Brad a quick kiss good-bye before he pulled me back to him and kissed me so deeply and passionately.
“That’s to keep you thinking about me,” he said against my lips.
“Hmm…I will for sure be thinking about you,” I said with a wink.
As I made my way out to my car, I said a quick prayer that this wasn’t a set-up by Brad’s mom. When she called me last night and asked if we could meet for dinner because she wanted to talk to me and give me the baby pictures, I was reluctant to do it, but something inside me screamed that I needed to do this for Brad. I just prayed for Brad’s sake she didn’t ruin this.
I walked into the South Congress Café and looked around. I saw Carol sitting at a table near a corner window. Ugh. No easy escape. When she looked up and saw me, the smile that spread across her face surprised me. I gave a weak smile in return and headed over her way.
She stood up and gave me a kiss on the cheek and said, “Amanda, sweetheart, thank you for meeting me for dinner. ”
Sweetheart? I’ve never been called anything but Amanda.
I sat down and decided to just cut to the chase. “Carol, I’m doing this for Brad. I’m doing it because I love him more than life itself and I know not having his parents in his life is hurting him. The last thing I want to do is hurt him. ”
She sat back and smiled as she shook her head. Here it comes.