Chapter 119
~ Hailey ~
I went to the living room where Trice was already awake, sitting on the couch and looking at the door as someone gently knocked. She whispered if I was expecting anyone, and I shook my head in response.
No. I wasn't expecting anyone. Well, except maybe Nathaniel.
I slowly went to the door to peep through the sides at the person knocking, but I couldn't see anything. One of the many disadvantages of having a door without a peephole in this cheap apartment building.
My heart picked up speed for no reason I could name yet—just a low, instinctive warning that something was off.
I took a deep breath and opened the door.
My eyes almost popped out of my brain.
"Hailey," Jackson said with a warm smile, holding a massive bouquet of roses. Beautiful, expensi
