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“I don’t say any of this to get your pity or accolades on all the changes I’ve made in myself, Cash. I say it because you need to know the truth. Hadley had a silver spoon in her mouth from the moment she was born and we thought that was all she needed. Turns out, what she needed was to go out on her own and discover herself. She’s the strongest woman I know. Definitely the smartest. And she’s choosing you. Let that sink in, son. She chooses you. That wonderful, talented, sweet and kind woman loves you with her entire heart. Do right by her and don’t take it for granted like I did.”
“Sir…”
“Robert. I know I’ve asked you to call me Robert.”
I clear my throat and lean forward so my elbows are resting on my knees. “Robert, Hadley adores you.”
“Now. She didn’t before.”
“Well, you’ve put in the work and made an effort to be the father she needs in her life. But if you need reassurance about my intentions, I love your daughter with everything in me. And Brooklyn has Trotter but I figure no child suffers from having more people love her. I love her as if she’s my own. I know how incredible Hadley is and it still floors me that she did choose me. You know we met a long time ago, right?”
He nods. “She told me.”
“I’ve never gotten her out of my head. Since that night, I’ve thought about her countless times. When she walked back into my life that night at the diner, I almost fainted. No lie. I thought I’d never see her again and here she was in Red Oak. I’ve thanked God every single day for bringing her back to me, and that’s no lie, either. He worked His magic and gave me the best gift in the entire world. I’ll never, not for a single day, take her for granted. And that’s a promise.”
He slaps me on the shoulder and gives me a hardy squeeze. “That’s all I needed to hear. If you need a jeweler when you’re ready to get that ring, you let me know. I have a guy.”
I chuckle. “I’m guessing your guy is a bit out of my price range.”
He laughs, too. “Maybe, but I’ve given him enough business over the years that he can give you a good discount.”
Shaking my head, I tell him, “Appreciate the offer, but I’d rather do this one on my own. She might not get as big of a diamond as she had with Trotter, but the meaning behind it is much bigger, if you get what I mean.”
He takes a deep breath and lets it out, leaning his head back. “Thatta, boy.”
I need to take a shower, too, so I excuse myself and take a shower while Hadley’s doing her makeup.
When I climb out, she looks me up and down, focusing on my dick before spinning back to face the mirror.
“See something you like?”
“Hmm,” she hums. “I do. But I’m not sure we have time.”
“And your dad is in the living room.”
“There’s that, too.”
She turns around and watches as I put on my deodorant.
“I love you, you know.”
I grin. “I love you, too.”
“It’s funny, isn’t it?”
“What’s that?”
“The way we came together. The way we fell for each other? It seemed almost…”
“Effortless?”
Her eyes grow big. “That’s exactly what I was going to say!”
I wrap her in my arms, my naked body pressed against hers covered in a robe. “The path to get here might not have been, but loving you definitely is.”
“We’re being cheesy on Thanksgiving Day.”
“One more thing to be thankful for today. Being cheesy with the woman I love before I go and stuff my face.”
