Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

"If you'd done this sooner, Chris wouldn't have left," Lisa suddenly said.

Bringing up an ex in front of a current partner could really mess things up.

But I knew that Lisa wasn't trying to hurt me. She was actually trying to get a reaction from Brandon. I saw her wink at me, which made me realize that she was testing him. No guy would like to hear about his girlfriend's ex. Lisa wanted to see how Brandon would react.

She was bold, not caring if she might upset Brandon.

I looked at Brandon, but his face didn't change at all.

Lisa pressed, "Mr. Howell, don't you agree?"

I stayed quiet.

"Mae only acts cute with me," Brandon said, sounding really affectionate. His answer was so sweet that it made the whole moment feel romantic.

Lisa clicked her tongue. "Mr. Howell, you seem like a tech guy, but you've actually got a romantic side."

"Chemistry has quantum reactions, which change every time based on quantum entanglement," Brandon said, explaining that his romance would be like a scientific mystery. Brandon's way of mixing science with love was really impressive.

deserve to win Maddie's heart,"

proud again. Meeting Brandon felt like a real

Jewel,"

if it weren't for her,

my head on Brandon's

I didn't eat too much, or your lovey-dovey talk might have made

just showing you how it's done. Pay attention," I teased

joked around, we reached the hospital lobby. Just before we went

was heading to a different area. When I tried to say hi, he

like

had a strange feeling. I could tell I was getting further away from

fine. The fever I

head back to work, so Brandon and I went to visit Ellie.

her advice, I talked about other things and mentioned a concert coming up. "Would you like to

go?" Ellie

had many restrictions on what she could