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“He’s fun at our house, too.”
“Yeah, I think so.” He was nice and attentive. He liked Addy. And our chemistry in the bedroom was off the charts. I was a strong believer that we created our own happiness, but being with him elevated my mood even higher.
We went home, changed into comfortable sweats, and then we played card games on the couch. Knox texted me questions about the grocery list and sent pictures I shared with Addy. Even his shopping for us was fun. When he realized Addy was the one responding with emojis, he started sending pictures of him making a silly face next to the product.
“If you don’t stop sending him emojis and GIFs, he’ll never pick up the pizza, and I’m starving,” I teased her.
Addy handed me the phone. “He said he’s on his way now.”
I rested back on the couch and patted my stomach. “Thank God. I’m starving.”
When was the last time I’d had a man bring me dinner or buy me groceries?
A short while later, we heard his truck pull up, and Addy raced to the door to open it.
“Put on shoes and a jacket before you go out there,” I chided her.
“Fine,” she huffed as she raced to put on her shoes, and she ran down the sidewalk with her jacket streaming from her hand.
“Hold up, little lady. You need to put your jacket on before you can help.” He helped her put the jacket on, and my heart squeezed tighter as I joined them. He was so good with her.
Between the three of us, we had groceries put away in no time, and the pizza box was open on the counter. We were so hungry we devoured the slices quickly.
“I didn’t realize how much you two eat.”
“We worked hard all day,” I said, and Addy nodded in agreement.
Knox took the box to our recycling bin outside. When he returned, he rubbed his hands together. “Now, where’s the laundry we have to tackle?”
Addy laughed, hopped off the kitchen stool, and sped up the stairs.
“You don’t have to—”
Knox smiled and leaned over to kiss me. “I don’t break my promises. Remember?”
His voice was soft, and the words penetrated the remaining walls around my heart. If I was wrong about this man, then I wasn’t sure who I could trust. He’d been nothing but supportive and sweet since we met. Even when we were just friends. I wanted to let go of any misgivings and give him a fair chance. At least until Knox made me feel like I couldn’t count on him, and hopefully that day wouldn’t come.
I listened to them gather the clothes, her telling him about our process and which clothes went into which basket. Then they came downstairs to the laundry room just off the kitchen. When the washer was started, he came back out to the kitchen, where I was loading the dishwasher.
“That room is tiny.”
“Tell me about it.”
“Those cupboards are so far back, there’s no way you could reach them. What if we built them out to be even with the washer and dryer you have in there? I suspect those cupboards were designed to go with the old-style washers and dryers.”
“That’s not necessary. We can make it work.” The room had no usable storage, but we’d gotten by so far.
“I’ll talk to Heath. He might have some old cupboards he can switch them out with. And they wouldn’t be old. People switch out new cabinets when they buy a house because it’s not to their taste. You can only fit two in there.”
“I can’t afford to fix the laundry room right now.”
“We get the cupboards for free. They go to the dump if we can’t repurpose them. And the only other issue is labor, which we’re providing for free.”
“You are impossible to turn down.”
He kissed me solidly on the mouth. “Get used to it.”
That warmth I always felt in my chest when he was around spread through my whole body.
