Loving Madeline

Hunter's POV

I couldn't stop myself from thinking about my wife waiting in my office as I listened to my clients discuss our contract and what we can offer them. I want my meeting to be over to be with Maddie, and I hate myself for feeling this way. It feels like I became like a high school boy over again, and I realized I became so obsessed with my wife, and I need to control myself, so my wife will not find out I became like this.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Divenson, for giving us this opportunity to be working with you. I know your reputation at a young age, and I am sure this would be a successful undertaking for our company." Mr. Makisama said, and I smiled at him as I offered my hand to him for a handshake.

"The pleasure is mine, Mr. Makisama; I am so delighted that you chose to invest in our company," I replied with a wide grin.

"Of course, Mr. Divenson, we trust you." He replied, and he asked me to have dinner with them. And I can't turn down their invitation, so I said yes, and I offer to take them to the best restaurant in the city. They left with broad smiles on their faces, and I asked my driver to take them to their hotel while I felt triumphant that I close the deal, but I am disappointed that I couldn't have dinner with my wife and my sister tonight.

"Wow! As usual, your charm never fails. Mr. Divenson, our client, will always say yes to you." He said.

"Of course, and I am more inspired now even if I felt so distracted because I can't stop thinking about my wife waiting for me in my office. You need to join me tonight, Cal. I can't entertain them without you." I said.

"I would love to since you made an excellent move today, you showed me that you care about Madeline, and I am so happy for my daughter." He said, and I laughed.

"Does Madeline knew you claim her to be your daughter? She looked so beautiful to be called your child, Cal; I know you are handsome, but not enough to say you can be her dad." I said, and I am still laughing.

"Hunter, I am more handsome than Frank, so I am still proud to call her my daughter." He said, and I genuinely smiled at him.

"Thank you, Calixto, for loving my wife this way; kidding aside, I know Maddie needs someone like you in her life. And I can't thank you enough for being always there for her, and to be honest, I became jealous since your sympathy now is with her, but I like it." I said with a broad grin on my face.

"Don't mention it, son." He said, and I chuckled, and it is true I felt like Calixto is my father. He has always been there for me through the bad times and the good times. And I am so grateful for having him in my life.

We get out of the board room with triumphant smiles on our faces, and I am so excited to go back to my office since I know my beautiful wife is waiting for me. And my smile broadens when I saw Lily sitting beside Madeline on the couch, and they were laughing, and it warms my heart to hear my wife laughs with Lily. It has been a long time that I listen to her genuinely laughed since I can tell she was faking her laughter, but right now, I can tell she is happy, and I felt so glad I asked Lily to come and be with us.

"Hi, guys!" I greeted them, and they both turned around to look at me; and Lily got up from the sofa and ran towards me.

"Hello, Hunter!" My sister exclaimed as she hugged me, and I stroked her hair while I kissed her forehead. I know she is no longer a little girl, but every time we see each other, she will always greet me with a warm hug, and I always kiss her head. It feels so wonderful to show my brotherly love to her. And my heart is racing as I watch Maddie looked at us, and after Lily goes back to the sofa, I walked towards Madeline, and I sat beside her, and she scooted a little towards Lily's side to give me enough space.

I put my arms around her waist while I put my chin on the nook of her shoulder. I closed my eyes as I inhaled Madeline's scent that made me feel overjoyed, and when I opened my eyes, I found my sister looking at us with a beautiful smile on her face while she raised her phone, and she took a picture of Madeline and me.

"Just perfect for my Instagram, and I am going to caption this with "my favorite couple." She said and giggled.

"I thought I wouldn't see you like this again, and I am happy that you make up already; you don't realize how you made me sad when I learned Madeline left again," Lily said, and I took Maddie's hand and held it while looking at my sister's face.

"It was all my fault, Lily, and I regretted everything, and I wish I were honest with Maddie. And I hope Madeline will finally forgive me, and I was hoping she will be coming home soon." I declared, and Madeline looked at me with a beautiful smile on her face.

"Soon." She replied, and I bring her closer to me once again, and I tightly embraced her before I finally let go of her body as I stood up in front of them.

"I want to have dinner with you, guys, but our new investors invited Cal and me to have dinner with them, and I am so sorry that I can't be with you," I said, and I saw how my sister's face fell, but Madeline took her hand, and she smiled at Lily before she speaks.

"Don't worry, Lily, because we will have fun. I will cook your favorite." Madeline said.

"Are you sure about that, Maddie?" Lily asked Madeline, and she beamed at her. And I couldn't stop myself from grinning, and I felt so excited for them to have their bonding moment, and I wish Maddie will invite me to sleep beside her tonight.

I call the pilot and instructed him to take them to Madeline's place. And I went home feeling so happy and contented, and I take a shower and choose to wear navy blue slacks with a white button-up shirt and hard leather bottom shoes. I want to wear jeans and a t-shirt, but I know I need to look impressive in front of our new investors.

"Wow! You look so different tonight son, are you going on a date with Maddie?" My mom asked.

"I wish I could, mom, but I need to have dinner with our clients from Southeast Asia tonight with Calixto. And I am just glad Lily is with my wife, and I am sure she will convince Maddie to come home soon into our own house." I said.

"And mom, please, kindly ask someone to clean our bedroom tomorrow, and tell her to change the beddings of our bed." I added, and she nodded her head.

"Of course, and I think you should go back sleeping in your room, Hunter, I know you avoided sleeping in the master's bedroom because you can't stop thinking about your wife, but I guess everything is okay now because I will not see you this happy if you didn't make peace with Madeline." Mom said.

"Yeah, you are right, mom; I am so happy today because my wife was in my office this afternoon. The truth is I picked up Maddie at her place, and I brought her into my office because I can't stop myself from thinking about her even though I was so busy with my work." I replied while I can't stop myself from grinning, and this time I remember this feeling, and I recognize it as the feeling of being in love.

"Oh, that is so sweet of you, Hunter. I have been married to your father for a long time, but I never experienced that he came home just to see me." My mom said, and I can see the sadness on her beautiful face, and I know she is still hurting over her broke up with my dad, and I know it wasn't easy on her part to file a divorce, but that is what she wants even though I know she was hurting inside. 

I am aware of how much she loves our dad. But my father deserves that since he never values his wife's great love for him, and he was the luckiest man for having my mother as his wife. And I hope this time he will realize how foolish he was for being so selfish for hurting our mom and us, his children.

Our dinner was perfect, and I want to go home after we eat our meal, but Mr. Makisama asked Cal and me to go with them to have some drinks at the nearby bar, and as we drink, I can't stop myself from looking at my watch.

"Hunter, stop looking at your watch." Cal whispered when our clients are busy talking with each other.

"I can't wait to come home, Cal, and spend time with Madeline and my sister." I said, and he smirked.

"Are you sure? I know you are planning to be alone with your wife, Hunter." He replied and laughed at me while I felt my face blushed.

"You really know me, Calixto." I said while I was grinning at him, and I bring my glass into my mouth, and I drink the scotch on the rocks in one gulp while I felt so excited to come home at my wife's place and wishing she will be sleeping in my arms tonight.