Stability. Kade. Making my own life.
It’s nowhere close to where I thought I’d be at the point, but being in Kade’s arms?
I’m pretty okay with where I am now.
Chapter Twenty-Six
PRESLEY
“Have you ever ridden into the mountains, Mom?” Poppy asks from her car seat.
“I have.”
“Is it fun?”
“You’ll love it.”
Some of my favorite memories in high school were from going out in the mountains with Kade. Being on a horse with Kade was the best, and now it’s something we are doing with Poppy today.
“Do I get to ride Pop today?”
“Pop? Who’s that?” I ask, turning down the road to the barn.
“Lollipop. Pop and Pop. It’s both of us,” she says.
“I like it,” I say.
Kade is waiting outside for us, a wide-brimmed cowboy hat sitting on his head. In a dark jacket zipped up and jeans stretching across his thighs, he looks effortlessly sexy.
A smile slips onto my face as Poppy unbuckles herself before jumping out of the truck.
“Hi, Kade. Where’s Pop?” she asks as I stroll over.
“Pop?” he asks, kneeling down to her level, tipping up her cowboy hat.
“Lollipop.”
“Yeah, Kade, don’t you know Pop?” I jest.
“I just told you, Mom.”
The sass.
“Popwill be very happy to take you up into the mountains today.”
She’s bouncing up and down. “I can’t wait. Can I ride with you?”
“You know, I’m beginning to think you like Kade more than me,” I say, grinning down at her.
“What can I say, Pres? Pop here has good taste.” He winks at me before leading her into the barn. Our horses are ready for us. Kade swaps out her hat for a helmet, one that clashes with her bright orange jacket.
He checks the strap on her helmet before coming over and handing one to me. “You need one too.”
“Really?”
He nods, plopping it on my head and buckling the strap under my chin. “Safety first, Pres.”
I roll my eyes at him. “What if I said no?”
