“Right.”He chuckled before letting me go and heading out.
“You’re going on a date with Toby, right?”Paxon asked.
“Yeah, I need to head out soon to meet him at my house.”
“Oh.”
I was about to go over to one of the girls working on an instrument, but the way Paxon said that had me pausing.
“Oh?”I frowned.“Is something wrong?”
“No, why would it be?”He even smiled, his eyes crinkling at the corners like they always did.But something about it still felt off.
“Cadence!”One of the younger boys came over and grabbed my hand.“Help me.”He didn’t give me time to respond as he pulled me to a guitar.I glanced back at Paxon.He waved before going to his little brother.
“Sure, what’s wrong?”I asked, trying to pivot my thoughts and push away that weird moment with Paxon.
By the time I finished helping the little boy, Paxon and Cal were gone.I stuck around long enough to lock up the music room and then headed home, knowing Toby was waiting for me.
Chapter Seven
“So where are we going?”I asked Toby as he drove my car.
He grinned.“Do you know why December is so amazing?”
“Christmas.”
“Exactly.And since everyone is in the spirit, the world becomes pretty.So we’re going to go see that prettiness.”
I glanced out the window and at the darkness.We passed houses decorated with lights, but there was also just a lot of darkness.Considering the sun liked to set by four thirty now, it wasn’t surprising.It was still early, yet it felt like I should be crawling into bed and going to sleep.
“I’ve lived here my whole life, and the last few months, I’ve seen more of our surroundings than ever before,” I said.
Toby shrugged.“I’m still trying to figure out how we went nearly four years in the same high school and never knew you.The world works in mysterious ways.”
“Is that what you believe in?”
