Page 208 of Between Regrets and Promises

Knowing Hunter and Lennon are getting hitched after the baby is born means we’ll hold off on making any plans for a while. Plus, it gives me more time to break the news to my parents. We want to enjoy being together and not rush this. Everything is perfect as is but knowing we’re building a future together makes me the happiest woman in the world right now.

“So you think the house is still standing?” I tease as Mason takes the final exit off the highway before we get to our street.

“Well, he didn’t leave any frantic voicemails, so I’m thinking it’s safe.”

“Think my sisters will be surprised to hear the news? I can’t wait to tell them!” I gush, smiling thinking about it. They’re going to lose their minds.

“I think they’ll be surprised but not shocked. They know we’re meant to be.” Mason smirks, still capable of sending butterflies to my stomach by just looking at me. I’m so damn happy, my heart is going to burst out of my chest.

Mason parks in the driveway, and we both grab our luggage from the trunk. “Let me grab them for you,fiancée.”

“Ooh, that sounds weird.” I giggle. “Fiancé.” I try it out. “I suppose I could get used to it, though.”

When I hand him my bag, he leans down and gives me a quick kiss. “Broke all kinds of first date rules for you.”

“Don’t tell me you get married on the second date…” I tease, shutting the door.

His smirk deepens. “Don’t tempt me, sweetheart. We’ll get a marriage license and call Aunt Sylvia right now.”

My eyes widen, and he chuckles. Before I can respond, Maddie flies out the front door with her arms open as she races toward me.

What the hell?

“Ahhh! Lemme see! Lemme see!” She’s screaming, and I have no idea why.

“What?”

Maddie nearly tackles me to the ground, but Mason catches me before I can fall. “The ring! Let me see!” she says between catching her breath. When I furrow my brows at her, she continues, “Oh my God. You said yes, right? Shit, did Mason chicken out?”

“How did you know about the ring?” I ask, then glance over my shoulder at Mason. “I thought you said you only told Liam?”

“Yeah, and Liam told me,” Maddie explains.

Mason growls, shaking his head.

“Okay, well, to be fair, I made him tell me,” she adds, which makes me laugh. I don’t doubt for a second that Maddie could squeeze information out of Liam or anyone, for that matter.

“And why are you here?” Mason asks as we all walk into the house. That’s the question of the hour every time she’s over, which causes me to laugh.

“Well…there was a fire on campus and?—”

“What?” I squeal, interrupting her. “Did your apartment burn down?”

“No, thankfully. The one next to us, however…anyway, they evacuated us because of smoke damage. I packed all my shit and called Liam.”

I smack her shoulder. “Why didn’t you call me? I’m your sister!”

We all walk into the living room where Liam is lounging in the recliner with a beer. Mason sets our luggage down and scowls at him. Liam responds with a grin.

“Liam texted me before you guys left and told me I wasn’t to bother you! He said it was yourspecialweekend, and if I needed anything, he was on call. Of course, that sounded fishy as hell coming from Hulk, so when I did ask him to come get me, I bugged him enough until he finally told me and said I wasn’t allowed to reach out to you.”

“Way to play it cool, man,” Mason teases.

“Well, I didn’t expect her to actually need something! Go figure the one weekend you guys leave, she gets evicted.”

“I was not evicted!” Maddie defends. “Anyway, I’m not sure when they’re gonna allow us back inside. It’s pretty bad, though.”

“Don’t worry, you can stay here as long as you need,” I tell her, knowing Mason would agree with me. Whether or not Liam does is up for debate.

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