Catching Caden by Samantha Christy

Author:Samantha Christy [Christy, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-nine

Caden

Watching Murphy eat is making me hard. Every time she cuts a piece of steak, she licks her lips. The lips I want to claim as mine. I’ve been thinking about kissing her all night. Every time she puts the wine glass to her mouth. Every time she talks. Every time a gorgeous smile cracks her face.

I wonder if she would be okay with me kissing her. Technically, this isn’t even a date. Can I kiss her if it’s not a date? Would she be mad if I did? Be upset if I didn’t?

“I finally told my mom,” she says. “I told her everything. About the accident, my roommates, my new job.”

“What did she say?”

“She’s coming out here in a few weeks. Says she wants to spend Thanksgiving with me, but I know she’s going to try and get me to move back to Iowa. She was pretty freaked out.”

I tense up. “But you don’t want to go, do you?”

I find myself holding in a breath until she answers.

She shakes her head. “No. I love my job.” She puts down her fork and looks me in the eyes. “I’m not sure I ever thanked you, Caden. When you first got me the job, I knew it was out of pity and I had no choice but to take it. I never expected it to turn into anything. But now, Jayden keeps telling me I have a head for business and I think I might be offered a promotion soon.”

“That’s great, Murph. And just so you know, nothing I’ve done for you was out of pity. Kindness maybe, but not pity.” I push my food around on my plate. “So, you love your job. Is that the only thing keeping you here?”

“No way. I love New York. I loved it even before I moved here. It’s where I belong. And now I have Trick and Lexi and—”

“Me,” I interrupt. I put my hand on top of hers and look her dead in the eyes so she understands my meaning. “You have me, Murphy. That is, if you want me.”

Her hand trembles underneath mine and I think I hear her breath hitch.

The kitchen timer goes off, alerting us that dessert is done.

I laugh as I get up from the table. “Saved by the bell, Murphy Brown. Stay here, I’ll get dessert.”

I clear our plates and bring them to the kitchen, looking back to see her taking some very large swallows of her wine.

I put the hot peach cobbler in front of her and take my seat. “Speaking of parents, my dad is in New York,” I say. “At least he was a few weeks ago.”

Her surprised eyes snap to mine. “What? I thought you didn’t have any contact with him.”

“I don’t. But he approached me on the street near your old place and then we had a confrontation outside the gym. I had Ethan do some digging and it turns out he’s not a drug addict anymore. He did some time in prison and I guess now he helps people get rehabilitated when they get out of jail.

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