Chapter 18
Jacob
My empty stomach had flutters and my skin tingled. This wasn’t me. I was never nervous around women. I glanced up at her condo building as the cold morning air brushed against my skin, but I was paralyzed.
If she let me in and accepted the ring in my pocket, I’d have everything I’d ever need. If she slammed the door in my face and told me she didn’t love me, then I had my answer.
I hadn’t been able to concentrate on anything else but her for hours now, and my palms were sweaty as I entered the building.
However my heels skidded on the marble floor as I stared at the front desk. My flowers were sitting there.
My heart raced. Had she refused them?
A cold tremble raced down my spine, like she’d refuse me too. However, I signed my name and they sent me upstairs.
The se
