Jennifer couldn't believe what she was hearing from Maggie and Jubal, she really hoped her brother was aware of how much this woman was in love with him. She had told them that Sam probably thought that she had caused them to split up, but Jen knew that it was going to take a lot more than her to come between her brother and his new girlfriend. After meeting Sam, Jen had been worried that Maggie was going to be like her but she was the complete opposite and Jen had honestly really enjoyed her time with them.
They had finished off dinner and dessert with Maggie telling Jen about how Jubal and her finally admitted their feelings to each other, to which she didn't know who was worse her brother or Maggie. They stood up when they had finished and were all ready to leave as all three of them had an early start tomorrow with work, Maggie was surprised when she felt Jennifer pull her in to a hug
"It was really nice to meet you Maggie, and if this one ever gives you trouble just let me know and I'll happily share embarrassing stories with you.. Here give me a text to this number when you get home and we can maybe meet up for a coffee" Jennifer took out a card from her purse and wrote her personal number on the back of it handing it to Maggie
"Oh I might just have to take you up on those embarrassing stories about Jubal" Maggie laughed and she smiled taking the card from Jennifer putting it safely in her own purse "I'll text tonight, and I would definitely love to meet for coffee, and if you ever need anything just let me know"
Jubal was over the moon with how well Maggie and his sister had gotten on, he had been so nervous because he knew that Jen had hated the last woman he had introduced her to and he really wanted Jen to get along with Maggie. He was pulled from his thoughts when he felt his sister squeeze him a little too tight in the hug
"I really like this one baby bro, whatever you do don't let her go, hold on tight to her"
Jubal closed his eyes hearing his sister, her words meant everything to him, it really had gone as well as he hoped, Jen and Maggie seemed to be genuine friends by the end and he knew his sister didn't just hand her personal number out to anyone but for her to tell him to hold on tight to Maggie meant so much to him
"I plan to do what it takes to keep her around sis"
All three of them headed outside the restaurant after Jubal paid for dinner, they had told Jen that they were keeping her company until her Uber arrived. Jubal stood with his back to the road and he had taken his jacket off putting it around Maggie's shoulder's and he stood with his arms around her until Jen's ride arrived, with one more round of hugs they said their good nights and headed off home.
It didn't take Jubal and Maggie long to get back to her place and she smiled when she seen that he had in fact packed a bag, which meant that he was going to be staying tonight. She climbed out of the car and walked up the steps with him as they made their way inside her apartment. Maggie kicked off her shoes when she stepped inside and sighed when her feet hit the cold floor
"I forgot how painful high heels can be when you haven't wore them too much before"
Jubal laughed hearing Maggie "Thankfully not a pain I will never understand"
Maggie nudged him playfully as she stepped past him to lock up and she lifted her shoes and she looked over her shoulder at Jubal as she made her way to the kitchen "You mind if we just head to bed to relax, I didn't think we would be at dinner for as long"
Jubal smiled watching Maggie as he leaned against the wall "Yeah I'm sorry about that, I had no idea how long it was going to be because it really depended on how you and my sister got on, so going straight up stairs is good with me"
Maggie grabbed them a drink and turned off the lights again in the kitchen and made her way towards the stairs, she seen that Jubal was carrying his gun in his holster "My safe is up in my bedroom I'll take that off you when we get up there"
Jubal followed Maggie upstairs and he smiled when he heard her, it made him think about his sister telling them about them communicating without talking because he had been thinking about where to store his gun when Maggie mentioned her safe. Jubal sat his bag down on Maggie's bed along with the suit carrier bag and he felt nervous as he looked at Maggie
"I brought some shirts, you said to bring a few outfits for work and some casual clothes?"
Maggie opened her closet and she showed Jubal a section that she had cleared out early today "You can hang them here, I made you some room that you can use, that way we don't have to worry about you not having clothes here.. and here you can hang those really nice greys pants on this hanger" she took out a trouser hanger for him handing it to him and she raised her eyebrow as he was just standing staring at her smiling
"You know it is so dam hard not to kiss you right now honey" He chuckled softly as he took the hanger from her and he leaned down pressing kisses along her shoulder and neck to her ear and he whispered "Thank you….. for everything, for the closest space, for tonight with my sister, for just being you with her"
Maggie closed her eyes feeling Jubal's lips on her skin, she ran her hands along his arms slowly as he pulled back and she kissed his cheeks, his nose, his chin and his forehead leaving her lips there a little longer "I meant it when I said at work that I really miss you the nights that we aren't together so I want you to be here as much as you want and I want you to be completely comfortable here. As for your sister you don't have to thank me Jubal I genuinely had a great time with her"
Jubal sat the hanger down on the bed and he ran his hands along Maggie's back slowly enjoying the shiver that it sent through her body "When we finally get to go out on date just the two of us can you wear this dress again?" He leaned his forehead against hers as they talked brushing his nose against hers gently
"I can happily wear this dress for you again as long as you promise to wear those grey trousers again" She played with the hair at the nape of his neck smiling when it made his eyes close as he was really enjoying the touch "Go get changed so that I can crawl in to bed with you"
"Now that is an offer I'm never going to say no to" Jubal smiled as he reluctantly stood back from Maggie, as he moved to the bed lifting the suit carrier he took out the shirts and he hung them up along with his trousers, he set his shoes on the floor space that Maggie had left for him and he put his casual clothes from his bag in to the drawer that she had given him "I really can't believe that you made all this space for me honey"
Maggie had left the ensuite door open as she was in taking her make up off and she smiled hearing Jubal "Well we both agreed that we wanted to spend as much time together as we could, and you did say last night in bed that you really liked it here because we had more room" Maggie had come over to the door and she leaned against it watching Jubal who had started to unbutton his shirt "I hope you don't mind, I mean we can still go to your apartment when you want to or need to"
Jubal shook his head as he watched Maggie "I don't mind at all, I'm more than happy with us spending our time here Mags I meant it when I said last night about more space here and it just feels more relaxing here, it feels more like a home, my place still feels like a bachelor pad even when the kids are there"
Maggie had been nervous when she was making the space for Jubal in the closet and the drawer but they had both agreed last night that they wanted to spend their nights together and this would stop so much running between apartments but she was so happy with the reaction from Jubal as she knew it was a big step that was happening kind of fast, but things were moving fast, it may have taken them a while to admit their feelings but now they had it was like there was no stopping them
"Well I meant it that I want you to feel at home here and that doesn't mean having to live out of a bag the whole time" she came walking over to Jubal and she unbuttoned his sleeves for him
Jubal smiled watching Maggie opening his sleeve buttons, he wondered if she knew just how gentle her touch was with him "And I meant what I said at the restaurant" he nodded at the hoodie laying on the bed "The only time I want to see that back at my apartment is with you in it"
Maggie turned around to let Jubal unzip her dress for her, she closed her eyes biting her lip when she felt his fingers brush along her skin and she let out a low sigh enjoying the touch and she turned back around to face him when he gently turned her with his hands on her hips, she let the dress fall to the floor as she wrapped her arms around his neck
"Why didn't you say it was your favourite though?"
"Because when I seen you curled up in it that first night you put it on I knew that was the only way I ever wanted to see that hoodie ever again"
"Well that won't be a problem because I really do love wearing it… I love that your sister recognised it straight away though" Maggie chuckled softly as she slid Jubal's shirt off and set it on the chair beside her bed
"She may have seen me in a lot when she would come to the apartment and check in on me" Jubal smiled watching Maggie slide his shirt off before she stepped back lifting her dress, setting it on the chair as well, she then lifted his T-shirt and disappeared quickly in to the bathroom making Jubal laugh "I'm going to have no clothes left around here if you keep stealing them" he shouted in playfully to the bathroom as he took off his trousers hanging them up and he tidied up the room before he climbed in to the bed waiting for Maggie.
It didn't take her long to come back in to the bedroom and he smiled honestly when he seen her "You know you look just as beautiful in my t-shirt without any make up on"
Maggie came over to the bed and climbed in beside Jubal snuggling in to his side straight away as she kissed his chest "You are way too sweet to me Mr. Valentine"
Jubal wrapped his arms around Maggie pulling their covers up around them kissing her head running his fingers through her hair slowly "You deserve it and so much more honey, I just want to make you happy and treat you with the love and care you deserve"
Maggie kissed under Jubal's chin and then along his jawline "You make me happy just by being here Jubal… Thank you for tonight it really was a fun night"
Jubal leaned down kissing Maggie's forehead "I really am so happy it went so well tonight, I love you so much Maggie"
Maggie smiled hearing Jubal, she moved her head to his shoulder so that she could see his face as she lifted her hand to his cheek caressing it gently "I love you too Jubal" she smiled watching as Jubal turned his head to kiss her palm that was on his cheek "Oh speaking of tonight going well I must text your sister before I forget" Maggie leaned over Jubal gently grabbing her phone as she took the card that Jen had given her and put the number in to her phone and text her
'Hey Jen, it's Maggie, thank you for joining us tonight we both really enjoyed it. We will hopefully get for that coffee soon'
Jubal smiled as he watched Maggie lift her phone and she held the phone on his chest as she typed out the message "Should I be worried about letting you two out on your own?" He joked playfully and laughed when Maggie poked his ribs but before Maggie could reply to him her phone pinged with a message from Jen
'I should be thanking you both for tonight, since it was you guys that invited me and it was a treat from my brother. Next time it's my treat and I will text you with plans for coffee. Say good night to that baby brother of mine…'
Maggie couldn't help the laugh that escaped as she read the end of the message and heard Jubal's groan "You know she makes it sound like there is more than four years between us" Maggie sat her phone to the side and chuckled hearing Jubal
"I think I'm the same with Mel, it doesn't matter the age difference and my brother does it with both me and Mel" Maggie got comfortable again resting her head on Jubal's shoulder as she moved one of her legs over his and she ran her fingertips along his chest slowly "Hey, I've noticed that you and Jennifer both call Abigail Abby, but Sam only ever called her Abigail when we were there, has it always been like that?"
Jubal was running his fingers through Maggie's hair and down her back slowly as he listened to her talking, her touch on his chest and stomach had him relaxing so much "Yeah my side of the family always call her Abby but Sam's side calls her Abigail, she actually likes having it that way. The only one who changes between both often is Tyler"
Maggie was wondering which she should be calling Abigail, she knew she wasn't family and Jubal had introduced to her as Abigail, but she only knew the young girl because of her dad. As if he could sense why Maggie had been asking and why she was so quiet Jubal squeezed Maggie a little in his arms "If you are comfortable with it you should call her Abby, but it's up to you, Abby is like her dad when it comes to you and will be happy with whatever you call her"
Maggie shook her head a little laughing hearing Jubal about her being able to call him anything she wanted "If you are sure that Abig…Abby wont mind then I'll call her that since I know her because of you"
Jubal smiled hearing Maggie and he kissed her head "Trust me Abby will love you calling her that I promise"
