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He grabs my hand and kisses it. “How do we do that, Angel?”
“Tomorrow night we can go on a date. Our first date without any strings attached. No contracts. No faking it for the world. The real us.”
He kisses me long and hard, and it catches me off guard. I miss everything about this man. His touch ignites arousal inside of me.
“Are you going to continue to live in this apartment?”
“Yes. I don’t know if I can trust you again. I gave you so much of me, and you took advantage of it. I feel as if you think you can say you’re sorry to me and it will make things better. Do you understand the extent of how you hurt me?” I let the tears fall freely from my eyes. “You accused me of being dishonest, when I really wasn’t trying to deceive you. Yes, I should have informed you that I skipped my pills once, and I’m sorry, but I honestly didn’t think it was a big deal because I only missedoneday.”
He brings me into his arms, stroking my back as tears fall down my cheeks.
“I’m so sorry, Angel. I didn’t realize how badly I hurt you. I’m really sorry.” He kisses my forehead. “I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you.”
We’re so quiet, I hear the door shut as my mother walks in with some groceries. She eyes us, nodding to Jasper before walking into the kitchen. She sets the food on the counter and disappears to my bedroom.
Jasper kisses my forehead again, as if he can’t keep his hands off me, and I pull away.
“What else did you and Gemma talk about?”
“Are you jealous?”
I nod. “Of course. I haven’t seen you in a long time, and the thought of your ex seeing you makes me mad.”
“She moved on with her life, Poppy. She’s married and has a child. She’s happy. Seeing her happy made me happy. Despite my bad history with her, she knocked some sense into me.”
“I’m glad she’s happy. You need to forgive yourself, Jasper. We will work on it—together.” I intertwine my fingers with his. “I may not rush for us to be back in a relationship, but I’m here for you.”
“What are we doing on our date?” He kisses the side of my neck.
“Dinner, and we can come back to my place and watch TV. Something simple.”
He nods and cups my cheeks. “You’re glowing. I love it.”
I slap him on the butt. “Go home, Jasper.”
“I can’t spend the night? We don’t have to have sex, but I miss you at home.” He kisses me on the other side of my neck. “Please,” he pleads.
I want him too bad. I do, but we need to do this the right way. The correct way. I want to move back home right before the baby is born, if things go right between us, but I want him to prove to me how much he loves me. I’m not going to give in to my wants anymore.
“No. Go home, I’ll make it worth your while. I promise.”
He drops another kiss on my forehead. “Okay, Angel. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He leaves and the door closes with a soft thud behind him.
My mother pokes her head out. She’s changed from her dress earlier to a sweatshirt and pants. “Are you two getting back together?”
I shrug as I follow her to the kitchen. “I don’t know.”
She smiles. “You need to be with your husband, Poppy. He loves you.”
I do need Jasper more than ever, but I want to make sure we do things right, and I need him to prove to me that he’s worthy of my love.
Poppy
I’m so nervous about meeting Jasper that my foot can’t stop shaking as my mother styles my hair. This is like a first real date with him, and I’m excited for it. Just us, no contracts, no expectations. Just us. Hopefully, he will get his shit together, because I love him so much and don’t think I can go the rest of my life without him.
“Hold still, Poppy,” my mother chastises as she curls my weave with the iron. She insisted on doing my makeup and hair for my date tonight.
