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I saw his jaw tick, then he muttered, “Then I’ll make sure that you know what’s waiting at home for y’all.”
I took in a breath and asked, “And that would be?”
“A man that will love y’all with everything he has. A man that will remain faithful no matter how long it takes.” Was he being serious?
“You’ve only known me for a short time, Zeke. How can you say all of that and mean it?” I didn’t know how I was managing it, but I was keeping my heart from pounding out of my chest.
“Because I was taught that when you know. You fucking know. And I know.”
“I’m going to be honest with you. It’s going to take me some time to trust you fully. My gut is telling me that I can. But just… have patience with me. Okay?”
He nodded and said, “I know that. And I get that. And I meant what I said. Whenever you're ready, I’ll make my move. And not a minute too soon.”
After I nodded, we both got up, showered, dressed, and then I was loaded up in his SUV and we headed to the doctor’s office.
Once we were on the main road, a song that I hadn’t heard in forever came on, and I didn’t even think as I reached for the dial and turned the song up.
I saw Zeke from the corner of my eye lift his brow. I shrugged, “I love this song.”
“I would ask you if you wanted to marry me right now, but after what you said this morning, I’ll hold off.”
I couldn’t help it; I threw my head back and laughed.
And as I was doing that, I hadn’t realized we had come to a stop at a light, and since the weather was perfect, we had the windows down.
Not until a car beside us with guys in it was catcalling.
I rolled my eyes and looked at Zeke to see him narrow his, and then he pulled his piece from the small of his back and pointed it at the driver.
The driver’s face paled, and then he pulled away.
Blue lights flashed behind us, and I started laughing again.
That car was in the turning lane, and the sign posted read, ‘Do Not Turn On Red.’
I was laughing once again all the way to the doctor's office.
And yes, once we pulled up into the parking lot, I stayed in my seat and waited for Zeke.
The man didn’t disappoint.
Oh no, he didn’t.
He opened my door for me, offered me his hand, and then helped me down.
***
Once we were signed in and the paperwork knocked out, I saw someone I recognized. I squealed, “Mackenzie?”
She turned her head and once her eyes landed on me, she smiled, “Surprise. I called and told them I was starting today and that you were my first patient.”
I grinned and then sat down beside Zeke.
He was looking through a magazine about pregnancy, and then I saw his face as he read over something.
He almost looked concerned, and that made me curious as to what exactly was in the magazine he was reading, “Why are you making that face?”
“Well… thinking once we leave here, we are going to the store,” he said as he placed the magazine down, tagged his phone, and took a picture of the page.
