Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

the other officers, he thought I’d be a great asset to the team. I don’t think
he’ll be enchanted by the idea of me filing for custody but I don't believe it
would put my spot on the squad in jeopardy either.”
She went silent for a while, just staring at me, trying to decipher what
were my thoughts on it exactly.
“And how would it work? Valentina would move in with you and you’d
let me visit her everyday for however long I’d like?”
She seemed so small right then, her tone unsure, like she wasn’t a fan of
the idea, but was willing to go with it if she got to stay close to her sister.
“Actually,” I cleared my throat, my heart beating fast, “I was more
thinking along the lines of you two moving in with me.” I felt like a fourteen
year old asking his crush to the school dance.
Why the fuck was I so nervous, it’s not like I was asking her to move in
with me, I was asking her to move in with me, for the sake of her sister.
I finally gathered the courage to look up and gauge her reaction. Her eyes
were wide, dark eyebrows nearly reaching her hairline, an expression of
shock plastered on her face.
“You—“ she gulped, “You’re asking me to move in with you?”
“And Valentina. I'm asking you and Valentina to move in with me.”
More awkward silence stretched the room and I was praying for the floor
to open up and swallow me whole. The tips of my ears felt hot, I knew I
must’ve been blushing and I thanked God for the room being dark. The few
times I’d blushed in front of Sofia Raymond in the past, she’d given me hell
for it.
“Maddox… are you sure about that?” Her eyes wouldn’t meet mine, she
was frowning and sounded as unsure as I felt.