She saunters to him.
“Hey, sweetie,” Jaden says, burying her in his arms.
Her eyes fill with gleaming light.
Nick strolls into the kitchen as well. Emma tears away from Jaden’s arms and turns to Nick. She looks up at him, smiling again. His arm curls around her shoulders, and they both shift to Jaden. Emma tells them something, and they start laughing.
Jaden and Nick fix drinks. Soon, Abel joins them.
I keep an eye on everything as our staff sets the dinner table.
Later, we all sit around the table on the patio when a whirring noise drifts through the air.
“A helicopter?” Sara asks.
Jaden and I exchange looks as we push our chairs back and walk to the helipad.
“Are you expecting someone?” I ask.
He flashes a mysterious smile as a tall man climbs out of the helicopter.
I grin.
“Oh… Excuse me. Is that the only way he can travel?”
“He likes to pilot that thing.”
I throw my hands in the air.
“As long as it’s not you,” I say.
As Kane strides toward us, Jaden's arm tightens around me.
They shake hands and give each other a quick hug, and then Kane slides his lips to my cheek and places a kiss.
“How come you’re alone?” Jaden asks.
Kane’s lips curve into a smile.
“She didn’t make it,” he says, somewhat amused.
“And you don’t seem affected at all,” Jaden says, studying his eyes.
Kane shakes his head.
“No... not really. We broke off the engagement.”
A moment of silence stretches between us.
Kane’s eyes express something different. Softer and melancholic.
“She’s not what I need, and we’ve both known it for a while.”
His eyes slant at me as he says that, and Jaden flashes a grin.
“She’s mine. Don’t even think about it. It’s enough that my son looks like you.”
“Jaden!” I blurt, my skin burning with a blush. “How can you say that?”