“It was love at first sight when you saw me,” Richard insisted sitting next to his wife on the couch. “You looked at me like you couldn’t believe I was real.”
“No, I didn’t,” Dawn denied looking over at her husband.
Alicia had just finished up her interview with the cute couple in front of her and she was listening to them remember how the two of them first laid eyes on each other and of course they both had a different account of it.
“You couldn’t have seen how I looked at you because you never even knew I was alive for the longest time,” Dawn pointed out.
“Sweetheart, I noticed you the first time I saw you sitting outside my office waiting for your interview, but I was still into being single. So, I shoved the attraction away. That’s why I pushed you so hard. I realized my horrible mistake when you left. Thank God you came back to help with D4 or I wouldn’t have the unbelievable family that I do.”
“God, the two of you are like a fairy tale come true.” Alicia laughed making Richard smile at her. “I’ve never seen two people so in love with each other.”
“Hmmm…I think I might have to disagree with you on that. I believe you and Brad are the fairy tale couple. He never gave up on making you see how he felt about you. Brad is an amazing guy. He’s going to make you a wonderful husband.”
“We haven’t talked about marriage,” Alicia sputtered shocked that Dawn even brought up the topic. “We’re just now starting a serious relationship.”
Could she marry Brad if he asked her? Was Dawn even right? Did Brad have marriage plans in his head?
“I know my baby brother and he only wants one woman in his life as his wife and that is you,” Richard informed her.
Alicia opened her mouth to ask a question, but she got cut off by the sound of Sterling crying through the baby monitor.
“I better go,” she said, getting her stuff together. “Thanks for such a wonderful interview. I’ll contact you when I’m ready to film the last part.”
“Not a problem,” Richard said, standing up as Dawn left the room to check on their son. “Let me show you out.”
“No, I can show myself out. Go with Dawn to check on Sterling.”
Richard paused to look at her. “Are you sure?”
“Positive,” Alicia smiled and placed her purse on her shoulder.
“Thanks.” Richard hurried out of the room and down the hallway.
Walking out of the room, Alicia went towards the front door but stopped in the entrance way when Richard’s family photos caught her attention. She noticed how Lee looked like their father while Richard and Zack were a mixture of both parents, but Brad looked totally like their mother. He even had the same dark brown hair and ocean blue eyes.
Several more photos were hung on the wall showing all of the brothers at different ages and it saddened her that Brad’s parents were already gone when most of these were taken. Brad might have missed out on the love of his parents at a young age, but his brothers made up for it.
Alicia took one last glance at a picture of Brad that looked like it was taken at a family BBQ a couple of years ago. There was a huge smile on his face and the familiar tennis racquet in his hand.
God, she didn’t know how Brad sneaked his way into her heart, but she was so thrilled that he had. Alicia smiled and touched the picture before she quietly opened the door and left the house.
Kicking off her shoes, Alicia tossed her purse down on the table along with her keys. On the drive back home, she couldn’t get Brad out of her mind. Everything about him captivated her every sense. He stimulated her mind with his intelligence and imagination. She loved the way he never saw the bad in anything. It was like Brad never had a bad day.
He wasn’t the type to brag about his accomplishment which would aggravate her to no end. Instead, he talked about his MBA like it wasn’t anything important at all.
Just little things like that made her more curious about him. It was like the more she was around Brad all of these new unique twists popped out about him. She would’ve never thought Brad enjoyed walking through the park holding hands at night.
Or how much he loved kids, but after seeing him interact with Carter she saw what an outstanding father he would be. Right at this moment, she was enjoying the anticipation and excitement about where their relationship was headed.
Was there something new for her to explore and love about Brad? He was definitely leaving her wanting more and more which was making her come back time after time.
Another thing she had grown to love about Brad was his ability to hold a conversation with her. She wasn’t always the one to be asking the questions or trying to think of things to keep it going. Brad possessed a way of tossing in things that showed her what made him click.
She appreciated how he listened to her. Brad was an excellent sounding board. Not once when she was telling him about her childhood and her parents did he ask her what she did to cause them not to love her enough. Without a doubt, Brad had a huge heart and he wanted to share it with her.
He made her want a sense of adventure in her life. Everything around her was so well-balanced and thought out. However, when Brad was around he did things on a spur of the moment which she found so hot and sexy. Brad kept her mind and body moving and she loved him for it.
None of the things Brad wanted to do with her were overly complex, but they were different and fun.
Heading in the direction of her bedroom, Alicia pulled her light pink shirt over her head and was about to undo her bra so she could take a quick shower and relax before she headed into work later on, but the sound of the doorbell stopped her.
She hurried back to the front door with the shirt in her hand wondering who was at the door. It couldn’t be Brad because he had a meeting with Zack until late into the afternoon.
Taking a look through the peephole a smile spread across her face even before she opened the door. “I thought you weren’t going to be here until later on today.”
“Where in the hell is your shirt?” Brad demanded as his eyes zoomed in on her white lacy bra. He came into her house slamming the door behind them.
“Don’t I get a ‘hi sweetheart’, or anything? “Alicia asked ignoring Brad’s childish outburst.
“Not until you tell me why you’re answering the door in your underwear,” he demanded again touching her bra.
“I thought it might be this incredibly handsome man that I might be able to seduce into my bed for an hour or two before I had to drag my body into work.”
Brad’s eyes dropped down to her breasts before they slowly made their way back up to her face. The heat in them almost made her take a step back.
“Damn baby, you would pick now to try to have some afternoon fun.”
“You don’t want to go back to bed with me,” Alicia pouted. “I don’t have to at the news station for hours and I finished up the interview with Richard and Dawn already.”
“Hours?” Long, tanned fingers played with the tops of her breasts while Brad’s other hand moved around to cup her ass. “It feels like days since I made love to you.”
“I know,” Alicia agreed as she grabbed Brad’s hand. “Let’s go.” She started to pull Brad toward her bedroom but halfway there he stopped her.
“Alicia, I can’t,” Brad sighed, letting go of her hand.
“Why not? I thought you would like spending the day or a few hours with me.”
“Baby, I would love it, but I thought you might like to see my surprise instead.” Reaching inside his pocket, Brad pulled out a key and dangled it in her face.
“What does this unlock?” Alicia asked, excited as her hand reached for the key.
“How about you put that shirt back on over those beautiful breasts and I’ll take you to it?”
She dropped her eyes down to the shirt in her hand and then looked back up at Brad. “I forgot I even had this in my hand.” Alicia put the shirt back on and pulled it down. “Okay, I’m dressed. Can we go and see your surprise now?”
“If you’re sure that you’re up for it.” Brad grinned at her.
“I’m up for anything you have in mind.” Alicia flirted back as she turned away from him, “and if it’s something really good. I might give you a surprise of my own.”