Loving Her ~ Book FIVE

We Bought A Zoo

"You have to ask Georgie out on a date, come on Aide, deep down you must like her, hell you've never looked so refreshed as you do right this minute, she's sparked something inside you, you're smiling while Maci's not in the room, Callie would want you to be happy Aide, there's nothing wrong with falling in love again, like I said you're heart is big enough for an extra someone special in there." he always shocks me with all this romantic and mushy crap that he says, even when his own marriage seems to be going down the toilet. He has one thing right, I do feel refreshed and I can feel something inside that has come back to life, the question is, can I leap that far and ask her out?

"Ok, I'll do it." I smiled, now I just have to find the right words to ask her, what if she says no, just my luck she'll turn me down, but then again at least I asked. Fuck! now I'm more nervous and I just remembered that I have to pick her up from her house.

"So are you coming to the zoo?" I asked him as we walked out of my room, the closer to the living room I got the louder those two little girls were, so need to invest in some ear plugs.

"Yeah, a day out sounds good." he gave me a smile but it didn't last long before he sat down on the couch. Right, I'm definitely going to spy on Annabelle now, he doesn't need this, they have a daughter to think about as well, I'm going to find out. I frowned when I noticed Maci dressed and ready to go, I don't remember getting her ready this morning.

"I got her ready while you were thinking about a certain wet dream." Cade laughed from the couch, I felt my cheeks flame, I should be used to his blunt comments and dirty mind. I feel like a love sick teenager that's got a major crush on some famous person, I really was out of it this morning, she's already consuming my thoughts. Cade and Mia came along with us in my car and I didn't miss the brow raise and the questioning look on his face when I pulled up at Georgie's place.

"I didn't mean ask her out this minute." he laughed but still looked slightly confused as to why we are here.

"Her car broke down last night and I gave her a lift home, now I'm picking her up," I shrugged, I was just being a gentleman and offering the lady a ride home, plus I hate this street she lives on, there's always a cop car visiting at least a home each day. 

"Whatever you say stud." he laughed, I glared at him and then flipped him the bird, he can be an ass at times. 

"Huwwy up Daddy." Maci said and kicked the back of Cade's seat, I turned around and looked at my cheeky girl as she just gave me this big grin.

"I'm going, just please stop kicking the seat." I gave her my not happy look and she quickly put her legs down, I don't know how many times I have to tell her not to do that. I jumped out of the car and made my way to Georgie's front door and knocked on it three times, my eyes flicking around her yard as I waited.  

"Doors open." Georgie called out, do I go in there, or should I just wait out here? Fuck it! I lifted my hand to the handle and turned it, the door creaked open and once I had it wide enough I walked through the door. My nose was instantly hit with this sweet smell, what is that? 

"I won't be long Aidan." my voice turned to where her soft voice came from, she was standing by a mirror in the hallway, she was applying what looks like lips gloss to her lips. I swallowed hard when my eyes got stuck to her again.

"Take your time." I smiled but cursed to myself for sounding like an idiot, that didn't even sound like me. I leaned up against the wall as I waited, I watched each of her small movements, her hair was down today, the long flowing curls that rested over her shoulders. She was wearing a nice cream coloured dress that went down to her knees, then she was where some brown knee high boots, she looks beautiful today.