Cameron

I've had the worlds longest, most miserable fucking day there ever could be. First I had to say goodbye to the two girls who mean the entire world to me, and then when I landed in LA I had to go straight to practice, and the first warm-up for the season was utter hell. I hadn't been working out like I should have, and coach could tell.

I'm groaning in agony as I ride the elevator up to my penthouse, my muscles aching from head to toe as I rest the back of my head against the wall.

It's only been six hours and I already feel like a piece of my soul is missing. I kept it together for her, but deep down I wanted to break down and lose it too. Saying goodbye was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

But this is going to be good for her, and I told myself that I wouldn't hold her back. She needs this, and if I begged her to stay then she might hold it against me later in life. This will all be worth it in the long run.

I just have to keep telling myself that until I actually believe it.

The doors to the elevator finally open, and I wander into the kitchen to set my duffel bag down onto the counter. It's not until I catch a faint whiff of tomato sauce that I see a lasagna freshly made sitting on top of the oven.

What the hell?

I set my keys down, cautiously looking over my shoulder to see if there's some surprisingly nice intruder that wanted to cook me a meal, but it's just me alone in the kitchen, not a single sound to be heard.

Is it a crazed fan that's hiding somewhere? I know I shouldn't be thinking that, but I glance down at myself and see that I'm just wearing a pair of work out shorts, cleats and no shirt on. I should have showered right after practice. I should have put more clothes on.

I start my search for a crazy woman, looking behind the couches and chairs in the living room before I head down the hallway. I open up the utility closet, and then I check behind the shower curtain in the bathroom, both coming up completely empty.

I didn't make a lasagna, did I?

I'm beginning to question everything I've ever known until I see a light on in my bedroom. I don't have anything to protect myself, but if it truly is some crazed fan I'm certain I'll be able to handle myself.

Letting out a deep breath, I open the door, freezing dead in my tracks when I see the sight in front of me.

Maddie is sprawled out on my bed in nothing but my high school jersey, erupting into a fit of giggles when she sees the immediate grin plastered onto my face.

"Wait." She pleads as I inch closer. "Let me explain, okay?"

She better talk fast, because I'm two seconds away from tackling her right onto this bed. I don't think I've ever been so relieved, or happy. Did her flight get canceled or something?

"You deserve a wife that treats you with the same respect that you show me as a husband." She starts, twirling her fingers around on her lap from being so nervous. "I used to think it would make me less of a woman to pick a man over my career, but when you left today and I saw that photo album you put together I just..." she sighs and wipes away a tear, her bottom lip trembling. "You are a dream of mine too Cameron, and we just got married. I have my entire life to go on a study abroad program, but I don't have that kind of time to build this foundation correctly for us. Going on this trip isn't the right time. It doesn't feel right. The truth is that my home is wherever the hell you and Izzy are, and you were talking about there never being a perfect timing for us, Cam, but this is it. This is our perfect timing, and I'm not going to fuck it up. Not this time."

I take another step closer, but she holds a finger up to stop me.

"It's only fair that I meet you in the middle. Marriage isn't about giving up your happiness all for someone else. It's about compromise, and that's why I'm here to tell you that you were right about everything."

I arch a brow up. "Everything?"

"You can't leave LA, Cam. You're stuck here. And yes, finishing my time with the clinic would be ideal, but I realized that I didn't even try to meet you in the middle, and that's not what marriage is about."

"And so what does that mean?" I lick my lips with anticipation as I scan her over from head to toe, dying for her to give me the okay so that I can pull her into my arms and kiss the living shit out of her. Maddie is here. In my bed. She chose me.

"It means..." she grins again, that cute little grin that I fell in love with all those years ago. "I called my boss, and she just so happens to have some connections out here. She thinks she can get me a job."

"Wait, are you serious?" I laugh and run my hands over my face in disbelief. "Oh my god, Maddie Holden are you telling me that you're moving in with me? We're going to be a family?"

Slowly nodding her head, I don't even bother letting her give me the green light. I jump onto the bed and pull her into me, placing kisses all over her face. She shrieks in laughter, throwing her head back to try and breathe.

"I'm taking you house shopping tomorrow." I splutter, panting heavily as I stare into these eyes that I thought would be months before I ever saw again. "I swear. Immediately after I get out of practice."

"Okay, okay!" She laughs as I continue kissing her. "Just as long as it has a picket fence."

"You'll get whatever you want. I'll build it my damn self if I have to." I say, raking my hands up underneath this jersey on her. "I'm buying you an official jersey too since you'll be at my games. Oh, and I can get Izzy one! You guys can be matching."

Her gaze softens on me, her pointer finger and thumb grasping onto my chin to bring me closer so that she can kiss me gently. Running my fingers through her hair, I deepen the kiss, entwining my tongue with hers before I pull away. "What was that for?" I whisper.

"I just know that I made the right decision." She says. "This feels so right with you, Cam. I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together."

"Me either, baby." I reply, and then I glance around the room before I ask, "where's Iz?"

"Oh, I set her pack and play up in the guest room upstairs. She's sleeping." And then she leans over to grab the monitor on my nightstand, my heart swelling up twice the size when I see our daughter sleeping with her butt up in the air like always. "Are you hungry? I made you some dinner."

"Mmm. I saw." I kiss her lips once more. "Thank you. I'm really going to get used to this being a family thing. It's all I've ever wanted."

"Me too." She laughs. "That's why I also made an appointment tomorrow with a new doctor to get this IUD taken out."

Oh, Maddie....

Kissing her deeply again, I roll my body on top of hers as her hands travel down my chest, my heart racing just at the thought of putting another baby in her. I can't wait. I seriously can't wait.

"You have no idea what you're in for tonight." I chuckle. "But first I'm going to go have some of that delicious food you made for some energy."

My muscles ache when I stand back up from the bed, and she can clearly see that I'm in pain, arching a brow up in my direction. "Or we can just take a bath and then I can give you a massage?" She suggests. "It's not all about sex you know, Cam. You're clearly tired."

Walking over to her side of the bed, I pick her up into my arms so that I can take her out into the kitchen with me. "I'd love all of the above," I tell her. "But I'm never too tired for sex with you Maddie. Besides, we need to practice making a baby before tomorrow, right?"

"Okay, I'm really glad you said that." She jokes. "I mean, I was trying to be nice, but looking the way you do... damn. You can't walk around in those shorts anymore. I'm forbidding it."

Setting her down on top of the counter, I grab two plates from the cabinet and scoop some of the lasagna onto them for each of us. "I'll make sure I wear them every single day then." I grin and pass a dish and a fork over to her.

We both eat the food together, talking and laughing about everything under the sun. It's crazy how miserable I was earlier, and now I feel like I'm on top of the world.

Every single thing that's happened between us led us to this moment, and if I had to go through it all again, I would in a heartbeat. If I knew that it meant that I'd be in this kitchen eating lasagna at ten at night with my wife while our daughter sleeps upstairs? Hell yeah. I'd do it all over again with no questions asked.

"Hey." I clear my throat to grab her attention, her eyes immediately popping up to meet mine. "You know I love you, right?"

"Mhm." She hums, all happy and giddy from having just ate. "I love you too. Now come on, let's take a bath please. I'm becoming impatient."

My feisty, impatient, insatiable wife hops off the counter and leads the way to the bathroom. My jersey is tight around her curves now. Back in high school it used to hang loosely around her thighs, and I admire how much her body has developed right in front of my very eyes.

She reaches up to the top shelf for a towel, my old number gleaming on her back, and It's a complete full circle moment for me. All the hell we went through was worth it. She's mine forever, and it's only going to go up from here.

Finally, it's the perfect timing.

A/N:

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