RENEE

“Hello, baby girl.”

My lips stretched into a wide smile when I heard Robert's deep voice on the other end of the phone, and my heart warmed instantly as my stomach fluttered with excitement.

My work shift had just ended, and I was on my way home, planning to hail a cab, when my phone vibrated in my bag, signaling an incoming call.

A call from Robert. And I was more than excited to pick it up.

Ever since this morning when he’d sent me the gifts, and his sweet note, which I’d ...