Kissing Our Loves (Valentine's Inc. Book 6) by Sammi Cee

Author:Sammi Cee [Cee, Sammi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-30T18:30:00+00:00

7

Clark

Even though Sydney didn’t feel well last night, Bailey texted me this morning that she had never thrown up and felt fine to go to school today. I arrive early to pick up Todd in hopes that Bailey will be here a few minutes early, too. As I see his car pull into the parking lot, I grab the medium-size, heart-shaped box of chocolates off my passenger seat, jump out of my car, and jog to his before he can get all the way out.

“Bailey!”

“Clark, hello. I was hoping you’d be here early, too.” The smile on his face carries clear into his eyes, assuring me that he’s as caught up in me as I am in him.

As soon as I reach him, I lean down and kiss his cheek before presenting the Valentine’s chocolates to him. “Happy Valentine’s Day.”

His cheeks go that rosy hue that sets off his eyes and is now my favorite color in the world before he says, “Oh good, now I don’t feel dumb.” He turns and reaches down into his car, pulling out a brown gift bag with red hearts all over it. “This is for you.”

It’s not very heavy and as much as we talked last night, I can’t imagine that we really know each other well enough to get something too personal. When I move the pink tissue paper out of the way, I discover that I’m mistaken. “Wow. This is perfect.”

“You don’t have that one, yet, do you?” I pull out the box to get a good look at the puzzle Bailey picked out for me. Smiling, I shake my head no. “You said that Todd’s favorite things are his dog and puzzles, so I figured getting you a puzzle of all different puppies was something he’d enjoy doing with you.” The thoughtfulness of his gift is another indicator of how much Bailey understood me last night. Getting me something that allows bonding time with my son is the best kind of gift.

“It is.” After putting the puzzle back into the bag, I bend down and give Bailey a hug, nuzzling his neck with my nose. He wraps his arms around me and snuggles in. “This is pretty good though, too.”

“Mmm… I agree.” We stand holding each other close for several minutes, until the chill of the air is too much. Plus, it has to be close to the time for the kids to be dismissed. Right as we pull away from each other, other parents begin to pull into the parking lot.

When we walk into the classroom, the kids are all hyped up and screaming which isn’t surprising. They had their Valentine’s Day party today, which included a card exchange and special snacks. Todd and Sydney are together again, but this time they’re sitting with a larger group of kids. “I don’t understand.” Although, Todd is sitting on the edge of the group, he’s still with them.

“Clark?” Bailey asks.

Before I can explain to him why I’m borderline hyperventilating, Ms. Sue is in front of us, smiling ear to ear.

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