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Tossing my phone on my bed, I pulled out my suitcase. There was a knock on the door, and I knew exactly who it was going to be. Bennett.
That didn’t take long at all.
I knew I was about to get an earful.
I opened the door, and my heart stopped. All I saw was a huge bouquet of flowers. Even though I couldn’t see his face. I knew who was holding them.
Mayson.
CHAPTER 14
Mayson
I knew I should’ve let her know I was almost at her door when she texted me, but I wanted to surprise her. From the look on her face, I did just that.
“Good morning, beautiful. Are you going to invite me in?” I asked.
“Umm. Yes. Sorry. Come in,” she said.
I walked in and handed her the bouquet. “I wasn’t sure what your favorite flower was, so I made one with every kind I could find.”
She took them from me, smelling them briefly before tossing them on the couch. Then she wrapped her arms around my neck and started sobbing.
What did I do wrong?
Orion brought Raya flowers, and this wasn’t the reaction he said he hadgotten. Maybe the presentation wasn’t the best. I mean, I didn’t go to a florist. Instead, I spent the morning searching out in the fields the flowers that were native here.To me, it looked okay. Hell, for all I know she was allergic to flowers. Whatever it was, I wasnevergoing to make this mistake again. It was the first and last time I ever brought flowers to anyone.
“I’m sorry, baby,” I said, not sure what I was sorry for.
She just held me tightly, crying she said, “No. I’m sorry.”
There was a lot of apologizing going on and yet I still had no idea why. I knew she wanted to see me later. So, it wasn’t like she didn’t want to see me any longer.
I looked past her and the bedroom door was ajar just enough for me to see inside. I could see a suitcase on the bed.Fuck. She's leaving.It all made sense now. Hell, just the thought of her going was like a twist in my gut. I knew it was coming, but how did it come so fast? I wanted more time with her.
Truth was, it didn’t matter if I asked her to extend her vacation a week. What was that going to do? Not like I’d grow tired of her by then and be grateful that she was gone. If anything, the more time we were together, the more I knew I couldn’t let her go.
Ignoring what I saw, I said, “Guess it’s too early for that walk. How about we take a drive instead?”
She looked up at me and said, “Mayson. I would love to but...”
I cut her off. “No buts. I want to show you my favorite place. One I have been going to since I was a little boy.” I could see she was about to push back so I did first. “Please, Crystal. Do this for me?”
“Can you give me a minute to go freshen up?” she asked.
I nodded. “Take all the time you need.”
She went into the bedroom and closed the door.Too late. I already saw it.
There was a knock on the door, and I knew I shouldn’t, but I opened it.
“Bennett. What brings you here?” I asked.
“I wanted to see Crystal.”
“She’s getting ready. We’re going for a drive so we can talk. Can this wait?” I asked.
He paused for a second. “I guess if she is ready to talk to you, then you and I can talk later.”
