Helios Awakened (The Helios Chronicles #1) (41 page)

He ran his hands through her hair and held her in place. “In time, maybe she will change her mind about me.”

He kissed her lightly on the lips and pulled her close to him until she stopped crying. He laid a soft kiss on the top of her head and then nuzzled into her hair.

“I got hired today,” Andrew whispered.

Madison smiled, raising her head. “Really?”

“Yeah, Sonny told me to come back on Monday.”

“Oh baby, that’s wonderful news.”

He ran his fingers through her hair again. “How about I fry up those steaks,” he traced his fingers along her face, “and maybe we can throw a salad together.” He smiled as his forehead touched hers. “We can have a couple of beers and hit the bed early.” He licked his lips and smirked. “Since neither of us has to get up early tomorrow we can...” he kissed her lips, gently tugging on her bottom lip, “stay up as long as we like.”

Madison giggled and smiled. “I like that idea, a lot.”

“I thought you might.” He kissed her again and then stood up.

Madison watched him walk into the kitchen and then stood herself, heading to the bedroom to change clothes. Once she slipped on a pair of yoga pants and a loose fitting tee she joined Andrew in the kitchen and started piecing together the salad. It seemed so natural being with him, and, in spite of how her mother felt, or Kurtis for that matter, she loved Andrew and would not give him up. They would make it work.