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“Come on, darling, let’s go home,” he said.
“Yes,” she replied, gazing up at him. “Goodnight, Norma Jean.”
When they got into the truck, they turned and gazed at each other and burst out laughing.
“That was fun,” she said. “Who knew your ex-wife would be here.”
“Yes,” he said laughing. But why was a small part of him already hurting knowing this would end soon?
This woman was getting to him. He liked the sound of her laughter, he loved her smile, and the touch of her hand on his was enough to send passion pouring through him. There was so much about them that he liked.
Why did this have to end?
CHAPTER 11
Madison had worked all day on setting up her office. Right now, she had no receptionist, and until she had more clients, she’d not be hiring any help. The store had delivered the desk she’d chosen, and her matching file cabinets were set up. The phone company had been here and installed her landlines.
On Sunday, she started moving into the new apartment down the street from her new place of employment. She would be able to walk to work. No more driving in heavy traffic or paying every month to park downtown.
She’d filed the necessary paperwork to get her business off the ground and running and soon she would be a real bona fide lawyer’s office.
The only problem was that she would now see more of Adrian than ever before and that was turning out to be a problem.
The handsome man was kind and sweet and his proposal the other night had been wonderful. Better than Randall’s proposal by a long shot. And it had made her stop to think about how much she was enjoying being with him. How much she laughed when she was in his company. How comfortable they were together.
This felt way too real and that did worry her.
As her client, she shouldn’t be dating him, and they would officially end their relationship after this weekend’s ball, but still, this ending was going to be harder than she anticipated.
The phone rang and she jumped.
“Benton Law Firm, Madison Benton,” she said smiling. It was the first time she’d received a call in her new business.
“Madison?”
The voice sounded familiar and a trickle of anger shimmered through her. Why was he calling?
“Yes,” she said, knowing this was not a phone call she wanted to take.
“It’s your father. I heard about your engagement to Adrian Landry. Congratulations,” he said.
It was the first time he’d called since she was in school. At least a decade had passed. Why would he call her now?
“Thank you,” she said suspiciously.
“It’s been a long time, baby,” he replied.
That’s what he’d called her when she was a little girl. The memory of him saying those words and the warmth they brought her filled her with fury.
“Yes,” she said. “Ten years.”
“That long? It seems like only yesterday,” he replied. “The next time I’m close to Oakdale, I’ll stop in and see you and your own law firm. You’ve grown up and are doing so well for yourself.”
With no help from him. Her mother had helped her as much as she could, but her father had contributed nothing to get her through college or law school. She’d worked part-time and she had student loan debts that she was slowly paying down.
“Your sisters are all in college,” he said.
They weren’t her sisters. They shared some DNA that he’d sown while married to her mother. She didn’t want anything to do with them after the way they treated her as a child, with their mother’s approval, no less.
