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Maritza
Valentine’s Day
When Jeremy invited me to spend the night, it hadn’t registered to me the next day would be Valentine’s Day. As soon as I woke up, the thought of spending my first Valentine’s Day with a man since my husband died had me wanting to run for the hills. I searched Jeremy’s massive home, and he wasn’t here—neither were my keys. Though the gesture of him taking them with him made me laugh, it didn’t ease my rattled nerves. I was seconds away from reserving an Uber, so I called my sister instead.
“Happy Valentine’s Day, sissy. Good morning!”
The sound of her chipper voice made me smile as I plopped back down on Jeremy’s massive bed, which was two king-sized beds put together. His master suite was the size of me and my sister’s rooms combined. I thought Violet’s home would be the fanciest mansion I’d see in a while, but Jeremy had her damn near beat.
The only difference was, his wasn’t as well put together. A lot of the rooms were still empty, leading me to believe it was fairly new. As far as size went, though, his home was just as large and spacious as hers. If they were making the kind of money, or had the kind of credit, to live like this… it had me questioning why Jeremy wanted to leave. However, he was offering me a hell of a lot more money than Violet was, so maybe something like this was in my future.
“Happy Valentine’s Day, beautiful. Who will get the esteemed honor and grace of your presence today?”
She sucked her teeth. “Grim, I suppose. He’s been trying to get back in my good graces.”
The fact that she called him Grim suggested she’d finally accepted what I’d told her Jeremy shared with me.
“You know what he has up his sleeve for you?”
“I’m not sure but it includes a private jet that he’s on his way to pick me up for.”
“Are you going to ask him if he’s in the streets?”
Sakura sighed. “I don’t want to.”
“Because you already know the answer.”
“I don’t want to accept it.”
“I understand, and trust me, I’m in no place to judge.”
“What are you doing on my phone anyway? Jeremy should be making a meal out of you.”
I chuckled as I pulled my knees up to my chest and rested against the headboard. “He’s gone, and he took my keys with him so I wouldn’t leave.”
“Good! You need to stay and enjoy yourself, Ritz.”
“I want to. It’s just… this will be the first Valentine’s Day I’ve shared with a man since Matt. I don’t want to be all sad and depressed and ruin it for him.”
“Then don’t. Enjoy yourself. If you feel yourself getting sad, take a moment. But enjoy whatever he plans for you. You deserve it.”
Nodding, I decided not to run. “Okay. I guess I’ll see you when you get back home.”
“Okay. I love you, and please, try to have a good time.”
“I will. I love you too.”
After disconnecting the call, I texted Jeremy,You think you’re so cute, huh?
I headed to his bathroom and cut the shower on, allowing the water to heat. He called me, and I couldn’t help but smile as I answered.
“Where are my keys?”
“With me.”
“And where are you?”
“On my way back home.”
