From This Moment - By Alison Chaffin Higson Page 0,18
this morning and can’t seem to stop myself, “One of these days there will be no interruptions, I hope you know what you’re going to do to me then?” I give him a saucy smile, “because I know exactly what I’m going to do to you, and it involves my mouth licking.... and sucking on....”
Leaving the sentence hanging, I catch the shock on Cade’s face. I start laughing, changing the subject, “These eggs are good too.”
With shaking hands, Cade manages to put his cup of coffee down without sloshing too much over the table, “Are you trying to kill me?” he asks, in a strangled voice.
Still laughing, “At least you would die happy!”
Picking his coffee back up, laughing himself now, “Minx!”
Our laughter is broken by my phone.
I only switched it back on when I woke early this morning and dealt with the emails that had come through, plus voice messages. They were all mainly from Nick and he was becoming a pain. Without reading his to me, I emailed him telling him to stop with the messages and to leave me alone.
Excusing myself from Cade, I dash back to the kitchen to retrieve my phone from the breakfast bar, not recognizing the number, I send it to voicemail. Not two seconds later it starts to ring again, same number. Figuring I might as well answer, frowning, “Hello.”
“Rona.... is that you?” Nick. I was speechless and at the same time I shouldn’t have been considering how many voicemails he’s left and emails.
I look towards Cade, “Yes, it’s me. What do you want?”
“Are you in Jackson? Can we meet?.... just to talk, I’ve been emailing you and left you voicemails, but you haven’t replied.” Talking to Nick I actually feel nothing.
How can I feel nothing for someone I was supposed to have loved.
“Rona please, you should have been my wife now, at least you can hear me out.”
The cheek of him. As though it was me who called the wedding off. “I’m sorry, but did you just say I should have been your wife now? I think I’m hearing things. As I recall you walked out on me an hour before the wedding and you know what?” I was walking backwards and forwards in the kitchen now, waiting for him to answer.
“What?”
Cade is stood close to me, looking at me as I reply to Nick, “Cancelling the wedding was the best thing you ever did, so I guess I need to thank you for that.”
After a long pause, “What do you mean, you where crying and screaming at me when I told you I didn’t want to get married.”
The Pig!
“What did you expect me to do an hour before the wedding, you arrogant ass?” I look at Cade who raises an eyebrow at this comment.
Taking a deep breath, “You know what, this conversation is over. I‘ve nothing else to say to you.” Going to put the phone down I can hear him shouting ‘Rona’. “What now? I really am losing patience.”
“I’m here in Jackson, staying at the cabin. Please meet me for lunch and then if you don’t like what I say, I promise not to ring or email you again.”
I look through the window at the deer close to the back porch, “Not lunch, ring me back in five minutes and I’ll let you know whether or not I’ll meet you.” I hang up.
Going over to where Cade is now sitting, he opens his arms to me. Not thinking twice, I sit in his lap, he wraps his arms around my waist and I put my arms around his shoulders. He always feels so good against me. He holds me tight, “Are you alright?”
Not wanting the hug to end I just nod, and carry on holding onto him. “I am now.” I pull slightly away to talk to him.
“Nick is in Jackson, at his friend’s cabin. He wants to meet me this afternoon to talk. He says if I do, he’ll stop inundating me with voicemail and emails.” I sigh as Cade places a tender kiss to my lips, “I think it would be worth it just to get the messages to stop.”
“Where does he want to meet?” Cade asks.
“He didn’t say. Can you recommend anywhere?”
“Tell him to meet you in the Silver Dollar Grill inside the Wort Hotel.”
“Do you think it’s a good idea to meet him? I have to admit I’m a bit nervous.”
“He obviously feels like there’s unfinished business between you both, so maybe meeting with him this