Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

My sudden honesty seemed to have taken him aback. Especially since I
wasn’t an overly demonstrative person to begin with.
“I know what you mean.” He kissed the top of my head. “Before you and
Valentina came to live with me, I was just going through the motions. I didn’t
have anything to look forward to at the end of my day so I just drowned
myself in work. Now that I have you two here, the house is never silent and I
love it. You fill it with your presence, with warmth and… and love. It feels
more like a home and less like an apartment.”
My heart soared at hearing him say that. I knew what he meant. When we
moved in, the house was blank and had no sign of truly being lived in. Now,
some pictures of us decorated the walls, Valentina’s toys were always
strewn around the living room and my colorful blankets— ones I had knitted
myself in one of my many hobby spurs, laid on the sofa.
The smell of spices and scented candles— I had a serious addiction to
those, permeated the apartment, and it gave it an even cozier vibe. Not to
mention the flowers I had taken a liking to buying each week. Roses, tulips,
jasmine, sometimes dahlias when I could find them.
My mama loved flowers, and having them around always felt like having
her around.
“I’m falling in love with you, too.” Maddox suddenly said, making me
snap my head towards him. He smiled secretively at me and I couldn’t only
imagine how I looked, wide eyes and mouth slightly ajar staring up at him in
shock.
“Back in the living room. You said ‘the last thing I want is to see the man
I’m falling in love with spiral out of control’. You said you were falling in
love with me. I’m telling you I am, too. Matter of fact, I’m pretty sure I’m
there already.”
Tears filled my eyes as I took in this strong, amazing man. The mere
thought that someone could fall in love with me was foreign to my brain, so