Chapter 43: Tiffany

I swing the door open when he knocks. As hurt as I've been over the last several days, his public proclamation of love went a long way to heal some of those wounds. We still have some things to discuss, but risking his new starting position just to apologize to me tells me how serious he is.

"What the… what are you doing?" I ask. Rowen is standing in front of me holding flowers, helium balloons, a card, and what looks like a big box of chocolates. "You know it's not my birthday, right?"

He gives me a sheepish smirk. "I wasn't really sure how to go about apologizing to you. So I may have gone a little overboard."

"Ya think?"

"I wanted to cover all my bases."

I grab him by the arm and pull him towards me. "Get in here." I slam the door behind us and take the flowers from him. He follows me into the kitchen while I pull out the only vase I own. "How many games are you suspended for?"

"Just two," he says as puts all his presents on the counter. "And a five thousand dollar fine."

I grimace.