“We did,” Kayden said confidently before turning to me. When he saw me, his confident smile faded, and I gathered I was not hiding the sick feeling in my stomach very well.
“Right, okay,” I said.
“You’re the first person to know,” Jace said quickly, looking at me with concern. “We’re still keeping it quiet for now.”
My heart twisted at his worry over Kayden’s secret.
I will not survive watching them fall for each other and being left alone.
“Of course I won’t say anything,” I said looking at Kayden. “You don’t have to worry about me.”
“I know,” Kayden said, sounding more confident than I would have thought, given our precarious situation.
“Are we all going to be late for work?” I asked. “Cause my boss is kind of a hard ass and I’m not sure how to explain that I was late because my friend was getting fucked while I waited for a ride.”
Jace choked on his water again. “Blown.”
“I didn’t need specifics,” I said, squeezing my legs together at the image that popped into my mind.
But I sure do like knowing them, so apparently something about them together works for me. Or was I turned on because they had to know I could hear them and it felt like a performancejust for me?
I turned to face Kayden as he made his way to the coffee pot to pour a cup. “Did Jace tell you that he’s mine this weekend? And whenever my mom asks until I come clean?”
Kayden nodded. “I did get that information, yes. I’m fine with it. Do what you need to do. Jace is as much yours as he is mine.”
Jace shot him a look before turning to me. “He just means nothing has to change between you and me because of him and me.”
“I meant what I said,” Kayden mumbled into his coffee.
I had no idea what that meant but it filled me with a rush of hope. An undefined, confusing rush of hope, because really, what were Jace and I anyway when we wouldn’t even be honest with each other?
“Look,” I said to Kayden, setting my coffee down and changing the subject to the more pressing issue. “I was thinking about you and Kaylee last night.”
Kayden lifted his head quickly and I saw that flash of uncertainty in his eyes again. “Okay.”
“I’m not ready to commit towhenyet, but I wanted you to know that Iamcommitted to having you meet her.”
“Right, okay.” Kayden swallowed and looked down at his coffee sadly. “You don’t have to tell her who I am. I mean, I just want to see her, Olivia. For more than the thirty seconds I got to see her yesterday.”
“I know. Just give me a few days to think about how to handle it please?” I said. “Jace and I have the bridal shower for my mom on Saturday, and I’m going dress shopping with Kaylee and my mom on Sunday. Maybe we can figure something out for next week. Something low-pressure?”
“Yes, please, anything,” Kayden said, nodding excitedly. “Can I give you my number?”
I nodded and handed him my phone. Jace smiled at me appreciatively and I sighed.These two are going to be the death of me. They both have smiles that make me melt.
“We need to get to the office,” I said to Jace as Kayden handed me my phone. “Your mom took Kaylee to school for me, but you have a call with Martin in two hours and unless you want to explain to him that you’re fucking the architect, you need to move your ass so we can both go shower.”
“You’re such a good assistant,” Jace said with a smirk that made my heart skip a beat. “I don’t deserve you.”
“Move your ass.” I pointed to the door.
“Yes, Liv,” Jace said, before running into the bedroom. He came out, pulling a T-shirt over his head and stopped in front of Kayden to give him a soft kiss. “I’ll call you tonight, baby.”
Kayden nodded and waved goodbye as I hustled Jace out the door. I glanced back at Kayden as Jace tossed his arm around my shoulders, and I was pretty sure Kayden’s smile grew.
“We can stop at Ackerson’s though, right?” Jace said as we walked toward the elevator.
I glared at him. “Maybe if you’d chosen your morning activities differently, we’d have time to get you a sugar-filled latte.”
