[Madison]
I cleaned up after training and started heading out to the main dining room to have lunch. Ford was standing in the entry with a large basket. I raised an eyebrow and wandered toward him.
“What’s going on, honey?” I asked.
“I’m takin’ you on a picnic, baby.” He replied with a slight smile.
“A sexy picnic?”
Ford laughed. “Not this time, baby. There are too many kids around here and I don’t want to go to the in-between. We’ve been spendin’ so much time workin’ on battle plans, trainin’, and keepin’ you full of energy after all the extra trainin’ you’re puttin’ yourself through. I just wanna be with you without all that junk. And without… Aria. I miss the time we were alone.”
There was a strain in my eyes like I was going to cry. I’d been so obsessed with getting everything over with in the
