Jai

“You look busy.” I smile at Melinda as she looks up at me. She zips up the yellow suitcase she was packing when I walked through the bedroom door.

Melinda drags the suitcase off the bed and sets it with the others beneath the window.

“Just thought I’d finish the packing while you were with Drew. I know you said we could finish the last little bit in the morning. But after my shower, I couldn’t settle. I knew I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep without it being done, so I did it.”

I shake my head and chuckle.

I pull her into my arms and kiss her softly. “I would have finished the packing; you didn’t need to bother.”

Melinda laughs. “Yeah, right. You said that every day for a week.”

She’s right; I did. I wouldn’t say I’m lazy, but I do tend to put things like packing off until the last minute. I hate packing, hence why I put it off as much as I do. However, I didn’t mean for Melinda to think she should do it all alone.

“So I did. Thank you, beautiful.”

“You’re welcome, handsome. Is everyt