From This Moment

chapter 5
~~ Rona ~~
Its morning and being in the kitchen with Cade is wonderful. He’s making breakfast while I get the coffee started. Eggs, pancakes and syrup....yum!“What would you like to do today?” Cade asks, while pouring the batter for the pancakes into the pan.“I’m not sure, but I was considering renting a car, so that I don’t have to rely on you or Jake all the time.”
Cade quickly glances over to me, “You don’t need to do that, driving you around and showing you where I live is certainly no hardship.” He flips a pancake, “I like spending time with you, unless you really would like a bit more independence, in which case, I’ll take you to sort out a car.”“If you really don’t mind, then I’ll leave it for now.” I smile, “I like spending time with you too.”“Now that’s settled, breakfast is ready. Let’s eat and we can talk about what to do later.” Cade carries the platter of food over to the table, “I need to reply to some emails and make a couple of calls, after that we can head out someplace, if you like?”“I’d like that.”
Having eaten some of my pancakes which are delicious. I look at Cade, “You make the best pancakes, mine always end up thick and stodgy.”
With laughter in his eyes, “It’s all in the wrist.”“Ha,” as intended I start to laugh, and then feeling wicked, licking my lips very slowly and in a seductive voice, “That’s what they all say.”
Cade’s eyes darken while watching me lick my lips. Standing up, he walks over; picking me up from the chair he places me on the table and moves to stand between my thighs. Threading his fingers through my hair, he holds my head cradled in his hands. I put my arms around his waist, “Teasing has consequences,” he threatens, a breadth away from my lips.
With a wicked grin, “I’m ready when you are.” Wiggling in his hold, I slowly move my hands down to his rear, bringing him even closer. I can feel his erection against my stomach as his lips reach for mine in one hell of a kiss. Our tongues start to dance. I squeeze his butt. Cade curses as he pulls away slightly, taking air into his lungs. “We better stop this; Jake will be here in a minute.”
Helping me from the table, he leans towards me and places a chaste kiss on my lips.
Going back to our breakfast, I decide I still have a bit of wickedness left in me 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 afternoon will finish that, and you both can move on. If it helps I’m going to come with you, but stay in the background so that he doesn’t know I’m there.”
I kiss both of Cade’s eyes shut then place a hot kiss on his lips. “I have already moved on, I’m happier here with you than I ever have been.”“Good! Because you mean the world to me.” Holding my face between his hands, “I know this is fast, but I love you Rona. I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, but I can’t fight what you make me feel anymore.”“I love you too.” With a tearful laugh, “You make me so happy.”
My phone ringing interrupts a perfect moment. Wiping the tears from my face, I answer, not bothering with politeness, “I’ll meet you at one, inside the Silver Dollar Grill. Do you know where that is?”“I’ll find it.” Hanging up on him again, I turn to Cade and I just start to move in for another kiss when Jake appears.“Get a room,” Jake says, heading towards the kitchen, “Anyone want a refill?” he shouts waving a cup in his hand.“No thanks.” We reply back in tandem.
I don’t quite believe how casual Jake seems to be about Cade and me. I was expecting, well I’m not sure what, but not this.
Jake comes over, sitting opposite us looking slightly distracted, “Lucy the friend I mentioned who has the bed and breakfast in Jackson, said there was a guy in there asking for a Rona Jameson. She told me this when she was asking about the girl she saw me with the other day getting onto ‘Big Red’, I mentioned your name and she told me about this guy.”
I move from Cade and sit in the chair next to him, “Thanks for telling me Jake, but don’t worry about it. I think it must have been Nick trying to find me. He wants to talk to me; we’ve arranged to meet later today in Jackson.”“You’re going to meet the bastard?” he says to me.“Dad, you’re not letting her go alone are you?” Jake asks getting pretty steamed.“No, he isn’t, your father will be with me, but in the background.”
Standing up to put his cup in the dishwasher, “What time do we leave?”
Stunned, “We’re meeting at one inside the Silver Dollar.... you’re coming too?”“Sure am.”