“Thank you,” I said with pride, tucking the money away in my bra.“You are incredibly sexy right now,” Travis said in my ear as we walked to the living room.”

“Travis walked in, and froze in the doorway. “Wow.”“You look amazing,” he said as I slid on my heels.”

“I walked out into the living room and Travis smiled, not the reaction I expected at all.“You…are beautiful.”

“Travis tapped my apple with his fork. “You gonna eat that, Pidge?”“No, you can have it, Baby.”Heat consumed my ears when America’s head jerked to look at me.“It just came out,” I said, shaking my head. I peeked up at Travis, whose expression was a mixture of amusement and adoration.”

“I look at the check once more and then fold and tuck it into my bra. It's not every day a girl gets to be up close and personal with this much money.”

“I walked out of his room sure I'd said the right thing maybe not as a father but as a Dad. I'd said the right thing, for once in my life.”