The Man I Thought I Trusted - E. L. Todd Page 0,44
asked me to move in with him. Not marry him.”
“But that’s next on the list.”
It would be weird not to see Charlie every single day, for him not to be the person I spoke to the most. But Dax had already replaced him in a lot of ways. I hadn’t really noticed until now.
“We’ll still see each other all the time. Whether Denise and I get together or not. That’s a promise.”
“I know. But I do hope you and Denise get together—and get married and have a bunch of babies.”
He chuckled. “For now, I just want us to get together.”
“You want me to talk to her?”
He shook his head. “I can talk to a woman on my own.”
“I mean about Kat.”
“You haven’t told her what happened?”
I shook my head. “I didn’t think I could really talk to her about anything, so she has no idea.”
“And that also means Denise hasn’t mentioned me to you either.”
“I try to stay out of your relationship as much as possible, learn from my mistakes.”
He gave me a sad look. “Maybe you should tell her about Kat, that way she knows it’s okay to say yes when I go for it.”
“What happened to you not needing me to talk to a woman for you?” I teased.
“I just think having to have a conversation after I make my move will interfere with all the making out we might do.”
I made a disgusted face. “Gross.”
“Get used to it. I have to watch Dax grab your ass all the time and make out with you in between hot wings, so…”
“But he’s not your brother.”
“But you’re like my sister.”
I shook my head and looked at the TV. “I guess I’ll get used to it.”
“So, when are you moving in with Dax?”
I shrugged. “No specific date. It’s pretty casual.”
“And you’re okay living in a big-ass penthouse?”
“He said he was willing to get an apartment with me, but I thought it would be stupid for him to move out just on principle. He’s got a lot of money, and if I want to spend my life with him, I’ll just have to get used to it.”
He nodded in agreement. “Very true. Isn’t it weird to think that when you get married, you’ll be a billionaire too?”
I didn’t think I’d ever get used to that. I’d probably have my own bank account and my own money, but just live in his house. “I know when people get married, they share their finances, but I just can’t see myself doing that. I’ll live in whatever house he wants to buy, but I’ll never consider his money as my money.”
“Why do you have such a hard time accepting his wealth? I know money isn’t important to you, but you seem to despise it.”
I turned back to him. “Because I’ve written a lot of articles about rich people. It’s very rare to hear a story that has a happy ending. The money makes them greedy and evil, and the wealth ends up destroying their lives instead of making it better. Money is the root of all evil, in my opinion. So, I honestly want nothing to do with it.”
He nodded in understanding. “Yeah, that makes sense. But with Dax, it seems like his story will have a happy ending.”
I couldn’t agree more. That was why I was willing to do all of this to be with him. “I think so too.”
“You’re really moving in with him?” Denise asked me from across the table in the sushi restaurant, holding her chopsticks between her fingers. “You? Carson?”
“Yep. The rumors are true.”
She grabbed a sushi roll and placed it in her mouth. After a couple bites, she shook her head again. “I’m really happy for you. Just surprised.”
“Trust me, I was really surprised too. Not surprised that he asked, surprised that I wanted the same things.”
“For what it’s worth, he’s so much better than Evan ever was. You can tell he’s genuinely a good guy. Not to mention, he’s super hot.”
“Yeah. Another reason why I said yes.” I chuckled before I took a bite of my roll. “Do you know who else is super hot? Charlie.”
Her eyebrows rose up on her face. “What did you just say?” She turned jealous immediately, just the way I did about Dax.
Her reaction told me everything I needed to know. “Girl, he’s all yours. Not my type. But maybe you should go for him…”
Her wrath slowly subsided. “Do I make it that obvious?”