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promised Madison I’d be back to help her with her faucet.”  He loved saying her name.  It sounded perfect and felt so right on his tongue. 
     
    “You’re going back over there?  Tonight?” 
     
    “Of course, I told her I’d try to fix her faucet so she didn’t have to call a plumber.  Plus, she’s got a lot of unpacking and she doesn’t really have the time to deal with plumbers and faucets.” 
     
“Of course not.  Yeah, let’s get this honeymoon stuff over with so you can go fix your neighbor’s faucet,” sarcasm lacing his voice. 
     
    While Rowan was glad to see that Cade was so meticulous about planning the honeymoon, time couldn’t have crept along slower if it had completely stopped.  Checking his watch every five minutes hadn’t sped it up either.  Cade wanted everything to be perfect for Tessa, whereas Rowan knew she wouldn’t care where they went just as long as she was with him.  Although Rowan had been pissed about how long it had taken Cade, he knew he couldn’t have picked a better husband for his sister and he was happy for the both of them. 
     
    Now, standing outside Madison’s door, he was torn between guarding his heart or letting the past be the past.  When he’d sat and talked to Cade about her, something inside him clicked.  That something had been the realization that he couldn’t go on through life the way he had been since his break up.  Burying all concerns that carried over from the one serious relationship would be hard to do, but would Madison be worth it?  Hell, he didn’t have plans of jumping in heart first, he just wanted to get to know Madison and see where things might lead.  He didn’t even know if they were compatible.  Rowan questioned whether he was putting too much thought into the whole situation.  He should just let nature take its course and go with it.  At this point, the only thing drawing him to Madison was her natural beauty.  He knew nothing about her personality, what she enjoyed doing, or anything of substance.  She may be some kind of psychopath who tended to be clingy and needy, two things he didn’t handle well at all.  He needed a change; something different than the same old boring routine he’d been living for the last six months.  He decided Madison would be just the change he needed.  If nothing else, he could possibly gain a friend from it.  He gave the doorbell one more ring.  If she didn’t answer, he’d come back tomorrow. 
     
    “Hold one second,” he heard her sweet voice just behind the solid wood door separating them. 
     
    “It’s me, Rowan.”  
     
    “I know, just give me a second.” 
     
    Madison was appalled at how she looked.  There was no way she could let Rowan see her in such a disarray; he’d hit the ground running for sure.  She rushed to the bathroom, threw water on her face, tucked her t-shirt into her khaki shorts, adjusted her ponytail so her hair looked somewhat presentable and huffed at her appearance.  She’d never been a beauty queen; she’d been fine with that, at least until she laid eyes on Rowan.  Now, she wished she were more beautiful.  What she wouldn’t give to look like the kind of woman Rowan would follow around like a lost puppy. 
     
    Standing there looking at herself wishing she were someone else, took her back to many talks she’d had with her parents when she was younger.  They’d always been there when she’d been put down for not being the prettiest girl or feeling disappointment when a boy she liked didn’t give her a second glance.  Her dad had told her over and over growing up, that a man worth his weight in gold would see her beauty from the inside out.  She could still hear the words of wisdom he’d always repeat to her. 
     
    Pumpkin, beauty on the inside is more important than physical beauty any day of the week.  Physical beauty fades, but beauty found in the soul is everlasting.  A man worth giving your heart to, is a man who