Mack Brown, a successful psychologist, moved to Chicago after her first heartbreak. After meeting a lawyer, Zander Carmichael, she believes she's starting to warm up to commitment again, that is until she bumps into her first love 6 years later. Sec...
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"Hunter, where are you taking me?" I ask while he has his hands over my eyes
"It wouldn't be a birthday surprise if I told you now would it?" he replies struggling to walk and keep my eyes closed at the same time. I laugh and try to peek through the gaps of his fingers, but he catches on and squeezes his fingers harder.
I don't know how he plans on making this birthday any better than he has already. He started the day off by waking me up to breakfast in bed. Both kinds.
Then we went riding around the city on bicycles and had lunch and this beautiful cottage-core type of cafe. The winter weather wasn't the best, but the moment with him made it worth it. We then went back to the apartment and enjoyed some alone time...naked. To top it off he made me open my presents before cozying up and having a Marvel movie marathon. It was simple but meant the whole world to me. After finishing the last movie, he forced me up and told me he had a surprise for me. He started driving towards the secret location. We stopped at an empty field and I gave him a concerning look. He reassured me he was not going to kill me and placed his hands over my eyes and guided me god knows where.
"Can I see now?" I ask with a whine.
"Yes," he says while taking his hands away from my eyes.
My eyes had to take a second to adjust to the lack of darkness. When the blurred vision finally cleared my eyes caught the sight of a treehouse. It seemed a little dark and creepy and I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Follow me" he demands while holding my hands and pulling me towards the wooden ladder. I walk in front of him up the ladder and chuckle at the little comment he makes about my bum. I open the door and I am at a loss for words.
The treehouse is filled with fairy lights all around the walls, while leaf vines dangle down vertically creating the most attractive aesthetic. The windows have these beautiful sheer white curtains tied up together. On the floor, in the middle is a huge red blanket with a stack of books placed on top of it next to the roses in the glass vase.
My eyes begin to pool up with tears as my mind raced for the words to leave my mouth but I can't seem to find them. He comes up behind me and wraps his arm around my stomach while being his lips to my ears.
"Do you like it?" he asks in a hushed tone
"I...oh my god Hunter" I reply while facing him and wrapping my arms around his neck.
"I'll take that as a yes" he smiles
I laugh while a single tear of joy rolls down my cheeks and falls onto my smile. He walks towards the box in the corner and gets out two wine glasses and a bottle of wine, and walks us back to the red blanket where we both take a seat.
He pops open the bottle and pours the drink into our glasses and we say cheers. The wine moves down my throat while being the warmth throughout my body and all the way up.
"How did you come up with all of this?" I ask looking around still in awe.
"Sapphire helped me out," he says while smiling on the rim of his wine glass
Of course, she did. She's amazing.
I lay my head on his lap and he begins to caress my hair. He grabs the first book of the stack and begins reading to me. He knows this is my favorite thing to do together because it's when I feel most at peace. At this moment, right now, I feel like life could not get any better and nothing can bring us down.
Watching the movement of his adam's apple while he reads to me, and the way his green eyes hold onto my chestnut eyes every time he finishes a sentence. This. This is tranquility. This is pure bliss and the feeling of content within love.
After an hour or so he finishes the book and he places his free hand on my neck and brings his face close to mine.
Our lips collide and we participate in a loving yet passionate kiss. A kiss that creates a mark, on my heart and in my life. The feeling of warmth from wine is nothing compared to the feeling of his lips igniting every atom in my body. I smile against his lips and say
"I love you, Hunter Kennedy"
"I love you, Mackenzie Brown"
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A/N Hey babies! I hope you are all enjoying the story so far. I wanted to include this cute little flashback so you can get a better understanding of their story. I also want to explain the timeline!
- So Hunter and Mackenzie met each other and got together when they were both 17.
- They were together for 3 years and broke up when they were 20.
- They were already broken up for a year before she moved to Chicago when Mackenzie was 21.
