not broken. I have chosen not to have sex. Maybe my priorities are changing. Maybe I’m finally ready to settle down more.”
Merritt pulls out her phone and starts to look something up on it. What in the hell is she doing? So I just ask her, “Merritt, what the fuck are you looking at on your phone?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I was just checking to see if hell had frozen over yet. You’re ready to settle down? And just who in the hell has made you decide that?”
She just stares at me when realization hits her. Her eyes get huge and her mouth hangs open.
“Oh. My. God. It’s Ashleigh, isn’t it? You really like her. You’re just not messing with her head or her heart. Does she know how you feel?”
“Merritt, I don’t even know how I feel yet. It’s not like I’ve made some huge declaration to her. Right now, I’m just enjoying texting with her. It gives me something to look forward to all day. Please don’t say anything to her. I don’t want you to freak her out.”
“I won’t but you have to promise to keep me in the loop. I will help you out in any way I can. Maybe put in a few good words for you. I like the thought of you two as a couple. I have been waiting for the day when you both met the right person. I actually never imagined it would be each other but I could not be happier.”
We finish up and I head to the wine store to grab a few nice bottles for the ladies for Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow afternoon. Then I head to the gourmet grocery store to get some specialty beers for the guys. I decide after that to go home and just relax for the rest of the night.
I order a pizza and after it is delivered, I sit with a beer and see what’s on TV. As I go to grab another beer, my phone dings with an incoming text.
Ashleigh: Hey there handsome! What are you up to tonight? Please tell me you aren’t still
working.
Cross: No, I’m not still working. I actually shut my office down the whole week so my
employees can enjoy the holiday. You think I’m handsome?
Ashleigh: Don’t get a big head. You’re know you’re hot.
Cross: Aw, thanks Ash. Where are you? Still on the road?
Ashleigh: No, I’m already in Birmingham. I’m sitting at my house drinking a glass of wine.
Cross: Nice. So what are you plans for the holidays?
Ashleigh: Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow at my parents and then football time and a nap.
I’ll either head back over to Atlanta tomorrow night or early the next morning. Of
course, I’ll have to rent a car since I flew in to Birmingham.
Cross: I’m looking forward to seeing you in person again.
Ashleigh: Me, too. Look, I hate to cut this short but I am so tired right now. I need to go to
bed.
Cross: Sure thing sweet girl. Good night.
Ashleigh: Good night Cross.
I’ll admit as I lay down in the bed, I am excited to see Ashleigh Kennedy on Friday.
Chapter Thirteen
ASHLEIGH
I spend the morning and afternoon at my parents helping fix lunch and then visiting with the family. I stuff my face full and then head back to my house to rest a bit. I have decided to leave tonight to head back to Atlanta so I could spend more time with the girls tomorrow. I dread having to tell them my voice has been
Merritt pulls out her phone and starts to look something up on it. What in the hell is she doing? So I just ask her, “Merritt, what the fuck are you looking at on your phone?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I was just checking to see if hell had frozen over yet. You’re ready to settle down? And just who in the hell has made you decide that?”
She just stares at me when realization hits her. Her eyes get huge and her mouth hangs open.
“Oh. My. God. It’s Ashleigh, isn’t it? You really like her. You’re just not messing with her head or her heart. Does she know how you feel?”
“Merritt, I don’t even know how I feel yet. It’s not like I’ve made some huge declaration to her. Right now, I’m just enjoying texting with her. It gives me something to look forward to all day. Please don’t say anything to her. I don’t want you to freak her out.”
“I won’t but you have to promise to keep me in the loop. I will help you out in any way I can. Maybe put in a few good words for you. I like the thought of you two as a couple. I have been waiting for the day when you both met the right person. I actually never imagined it would be each other but I could not be happier.”
We finish up and I head to the wine store to grab a few nice bottles for the ladies for Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow afternoon. Then I head to the gourmet grocery store to get some specialty beers for the guys. I decide after that to go home and just relax for the rest of the night.
I order a pizza and after it is delivered, I sit with a beer and see what’s on TV. As I go to grab another beer, my phone dings with an incoming text.
Ashleigh: Hey there handsome! What are you up to tonight? Please tell me you aren’t still
working.
Cross: No, I’m not still working. I actually shut my office down the whole week so my
employees can enjoy the holiday. You think I’m handsome?
Ashleigh: Don’t get a big head. You’re know you’re hot.
Cross: Aw, thanks Ash. Where are you? Still on the road?
Ashleigh: No, I’m already in Birmingham. I’m sitting at my house drinking a glass of wine.
Cross: Nice. So what are you plans for the holidays?
Ashleigh: Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow at my parents and then football time and a nap.
I’ll either head back over to Atlanta tomorrow night or early the next morning. Of
course, I’ll have to rent a car since I flew in to Birmingham.
Cross: I’m looking forward to seeing you in person again.
Ashleigh: Me, too. Look, I hate to cut this short but I am so tired right now. I need to go to
bed.
Cross: Sure thing sweet girl. Good night.
Ashleigh: Good night Cross.
I’ll admit as I lay down in the bed, I am excited to see Ashleigh Kennedy on Friday.
Chapter Thirteen
ASHLEIGH
I spend the morning and afternoon at my parents helping fix lunch and then visiting with the family. I stuff my face full and then head back to my house to rest a bit. I have decided to leave tonight to head back to Atlanta so I could spend more time with the girls tomorrow. I dread having to tell them my voice has been
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