That Night with You (39 page)

“
You love me?”

He gazed into her eyes. “I always
have. I was just too afraid tell you, and I didn’t want to risk
losing you in case you didn’t feel the same way about
me.”

She wanted desperately to believe him,
but the pain of their past break-up still smarted, tempering her
willingness to take him back. “Hayden, how can I trust you not to
shut me out like you did before?”

“
This time will be
different because I have a plan. You asked me once to describe my
plans for us, as an architect.” He gestured to the key chain. “This
is our foundation. The rest,” he shrugged, “we’ll just draw as we
go.”

Madison’s toes tingled. This was more
than she had ever hoped for. “That’s quite a plan.”

“
But it won’t work without
you, Madison.” He took in a nervous breath, keeping his eyes on
her. “So am I forgiven?”

Gripping the key chain in her hand,
her heart caved. She couldn’t resist him any longer. Perhaps it was
time to give him a second chance. Nodding her head, she declared,
“Yeah, you’re forgiven.”

“
Took you long enough.” He
clasped her left hand and started guiding her toward a long white
trailer set up to the side of the construction site. “I’m glad
that’s settled, because there is something else we need to do right
away.”

“
Where are we going?”
Madison halted, and waited as Hayden came back to her.

He motioned to the white trailer up
ahead. “I had an office set up close to the site because the condo
I’m leasing is too damn small. I’ve even had my big desk moved out
here. Interested?” He bobbed his eyebrows up and down.

“
I don’t know.” She eased
up to him with a Cheshire cat grin curling her deep red lips.
“Maybe I should be the one tossing you over the desk. I think I
might want to take control for a while.”

“
I definitely like the
sound of that.” His arms went about her. “Is this the start of a
new kind of arrangement?”

“
No more arrangements.” She
edged her lips closer to his. “And, Hayden…call me Ms.
Barnett.”

Frowning, he let her go and took a
step back. “No, that doesn’t work for me. Not quite the fantasy I
had in mind.” He paused, and tipped his head thoughtfully to the
side. “How does Mrs. Parr sound?”

Madison’s heart skipped a beat.
“You’re serious?”

“
I wanted to put it on the
back of that key chain,” he nodded to the key chain still in her
hand, “but it wouldn’t fit.”

“
Are you sure, Hayden? Are
you sure you want me?”

With a spectacular smile, he inched
right in front of her. “Marry me, Madison. You’ve been the only
woman for me ever since our first night together.” He put his hands
about her face. “Be mine, utterly and completely,
forever.”

“
Wow,” she whispered, her
eyes filling with tears. “For a man who isn’t good with words, you
sure found the perfect ones.”

His thumb wiped away the single tear
that had begun trickling down her left cheek. “Is that a
yes?”

Nodding, she took his hand in hers and
pulled him toward the trailer. “Come on, Mr. Parr. Let’s go and
break in that desk.”

The End

Alexandrea Weis is an advanced
practice registered nurse who was born and raised in New Orleans.
Having been brought up in the motion picture industry, she learned
to tell stories from a different perspective and began writing at
the age of eight. Infusing the rich tapestry of her hometown into
her award-winning novels, she believes that creating vivid
characters makes a story moving and memorable. A
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