Breathe Again

Chapter 33

Later that weekend, on Sunday Morning...

Rob:

Rob woke up so excited for the day. His sister's fiancé who was like a brother to him at this point, was finally having his art exhibited at a time that Rob could actually be there to see it in person, and Olivia wanted to meet Madi.

Rob hadn't told either of them much about the other, because his sister could be a bit intense at first, and Rob didn't want her to have all this info on Madi before meeting her in person.

He was also incredibly happy that Madi accepted to coming to meet what is essentially the only family that he has left outside of their friend group, and she didn't even hesitate or question it.

"I can hear you thinking." she said sleepily.

Seeing Madi lay in his bed, wrapped in nothing but his sheet in the morning is something that will never get old to him. "I'm sorry babe. I was just thinking about today. I'm so glad that you are finally meeting my family. My sister and Rick are who I have outside of our friends, so I'm happy that you will get to be a part of this part of my life too." Rob told her as he kissed her shoulder.

"Me too. I need all the dirt on you growing up." she teased as he tickled her. "But, seriously. I'm glad that you want to include me in this part of your life." she smiled up at him.

"I want to include you in every part of my life, Madi. I..." it was there, on the tip of his tongue, "You're very important to me, and I want everyone I love to be able to know you too." he settled on.

Madi leaned up and kissed him, "Coffee?" she asked simply.

"You stay here, I got it. Don't move, stay just like this, wait for me." he told her as he slowly got out of bed with a smile.

"Did you just quote McDreamy to me!?" she said in surprise.

"What do you expect when we've been binge watching Grey's Anatomy lately?" Rob said with a wink as he went to the kitchen to get their morning coffee ready.

When he came back to his bedroom, Madi was looking right at him with a huge grin, "What did you do?" he asked half skeptical and half amused.

"Why would you think that I did something?" Madi said with a sweet smile.

"Because you are not a morning person, especially before coffee," Rob said as he handed her mug to her, "So forgive me for thinking that smile means anything but something good." he continued.

"I'm a morning person, when that morning happens to include you, a comfy bed and coffee." she smiled back at him.

"Okay, I'll buy that." he said as he snuggled back into the bed with her, coffee in hand. This was how mornings were meant to be spent for sure.

They had to finally drag themselves out of bed in order to get ready for the Art Show at 1pm.

Rob picked a button down pastel checkered shirt with Khakis. Since it was a daytime showing in the summer, he didn't have to bother with formal wear, to which he was grateful.

Madi had been in her room for almost a half hour trying to figure out what to wear. Rob never understood that dilemma with his sister either, but he thought the slight panic maybe had more to do with meeting his sister than finding something to wear for an art gallery.

Rob walked into Madi's room slowly as the door was already halfway opened, to see her standing in a long t-shirt just staring at her closet.

"Are you waiting for something to jump out at you and say 'Pick me'!" Rob joked as he hugged her from behind.