Page 101 of Protect My Heart
‘You’ll find someone.’
‘Yeah, guys who eat frozen yogurt with tiny spoons.’ She holds up her phone. ‘He texted me just now. He wants to meet for coffee.’
‘Are you going?’
‘Maybe, but if he drinks it out of a miniature cup, we are definitely done.’
Jason returns. ‘Brody will be at your place in a few minutes. We should head over there.’
‘Yeah, okay.’
We say goodbye to Nora, then go to my apartment and pack up my things. A few hours later, everything’s loaded in Jason’s truck, Brody’s truck, and my car. I say goodbye to Madison, my home for the last two years, and head to my new home in Haydon Falls.
There’s no turning back now. I’m doing this. No more fake fiancé. No more fake engagement. This is real. From here on out, it’s all real.
Chapter 21
Jason
‘What do you think of Zeus?’ Mia asks, trying to hold back her smile.
‘No.’
‘Apollo?’
‘No.’
‘Oh! I got it. This one is perfect!’ She pauses for dramatic effect. ‘Atlas.’
‘Nope.’
‘Jason, you love maps!’ She turns toward me on the couch. ‘How could you not like Atlas?’
‘An atlas is a book of maps. It’s not a name.’
‘According to this list, it’s definitely a name.’
I take the tablet from her and read the screen. ‘Names inspired by Greek Gods. Sorry, but no.’
She laughs. ‘Okay, I’ll keep looking.’
Mia and I are having a baby boy and I couldn’t be more excited. I actually teared up when they told us during theultrasound. My mind filled with images of me taking my son to baseball games, teaching him how to catch and throw a ball, coaching his Little League team. Mia’s excited about having a boy too, but she was surprised when we found out. She thought for sure we were having a girl.
Now we’re trying to pick a name. Mia thinks it’s hilarious to suggest names she knows I’d never go for, like the ones she just told me. It’s become a game to her. She finds lists of names that are completely ridiculous just to see how I’ll react.
We’ve been living together for a month and so far, it’s been great. Every morning we get up together, have breakfast, then she gets on the computer for work while I go to the school to teach summer classes. Haydon Falls High has a summer program for teens in and around the area who are falling behind in school and need to catch up. I teach the math and science classes, which only takes up two hours of my day and then I spend another two hours tutoring. It’s an easy job and I like helping kids who might’ve dropped out of school if it weren’t for this program. It’s over at the end of June and then I’ll start my summer baseball camp. I also do private coaching. This year, I’ve cut back the number of kids I’m coaching so I’ll have more time with Mia. She’s done working at three so I try to be done then too. That way we have the rest of the afternoon and evening to go out and do stuff or just hang out at home. Like right now, it’s just after four on a Monday and we’re relaxing on the couch.
‘How about Hermes?’ Mia asks, looking at her tablet.
‘How about you take a break from the names?’ I take the tablet from her and set it down on the table.
‘But I was having so much fun.’
‘I can think of some other ways to have fun.’ I kiss her.
She smiles. ‘Let’s go upstairs.’
Since moving in together, Mia and I have sex all the time. All I have to do is kiss her and we end up in bed, or the shower, or other places in the house. We’ve done it in every room, even the kitchen. I think it’s the pregnancy hormones making her this way, or maybe she just really likes sex. Either way, I’m loving every second of it.
