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silence as agreement. Casually, he leaned across the table and planted a kiss on her lips—one that was sweet and salty, and an explosion of flavor. One she should not have liked. One that she should back away from, but she didn’t.
Chapter Ten
“ Y ou should have come to me for advice earlier.” Cade’s mother swung her feet in the pool at the house he’d bought her. Even though he resented her for not taking care of him his entire life, he couldn’t turn his back on his flesh and blood. Besides, deep inside, he wished she could be like a mother to him, however that was supposed to feel.
“I didn’t come for advice.” He sat at her side, his feet dangling. Why did he come? It couldn’t be for the family time, because even though she had this house, none of his siblings lived there. They’d come and go whenever they needed a meal or to bug his mother to ask him to lend them money.
His sister, the gambler, used to sell the fixtures off the house until she’d pled guilty to money laundering. Thankfully, the evidence turned up at her trial had exonerated him from anything to do with the betting that had gone on around the Super Bowl. The crooks had an inside guy on the opposing team who’d purposely injured the starting quarterback, so by the time Cade had gotten in the game, the odds had already shifted to the Flash losing. As if his presence sucked before he’d thrown the interception.
His mother punched his shoulder to get his attention. “Why are you here when the woman you’ve been holding out for is holed up at your place? What happened, she bite your head off?”
Cade stirred the water with his foot. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
“I told you it was all wrong. She wasn’t going to like that surprise. Didn’t I say that?” His mother was obviously going to keep talking, and maybe that was why he’d stopped by.
Even though she’d abandoned him when he was a baby and left him in foster homes because she’d been too drugged up to take care of him, now that he’d bought her a house, she always had a meal and a friendly shoulder for him.
His requirement of complete sobriety as the price for seeing him had seemed to work, at least for her. That and the fact that most of her friends were dead or in jail helped. With the rehab he’d paid for, she’d been able to keep herself from drugs, as far as he knew.
“Yes, ma’am, you did.” He hadn’t gotten to the point of calling her ‘Mom’ yet. It didn’t feel right to give her that title since she’d never cared one lick for him when he’d needed her growing up.
“Besides, with the baby coming along, I’d say she’s frightened.”
“Of a baby? Whatever has my baby done to her?” Cade’s muscled bunched, and he felt the familiar weight of rejection tighten his chest.
“If it’s your baby,” his mother drawled. “You didn’t spend the entire night with her. How do you know she didn’t sleep with someone after you?”
“She says I’m the only one she slept with that night.”
“Maybe you’re the only one she remembered.” His mother huffed.
Cade’s stomach clenched, and he closed his eyes. Of course, his mother would think that way. She claimed not to remember who his father was.
“I want to do the right thing for the baby. I want to be the best father I can be.”
His mother wouldn’t understand. She didn’t have a parental bone in her body. Cade was definitely not going to let his child end up in foster care.
“Anyway, instead of fixating yourself on that baby, you should figure out what that woman who has you tied up in knots wants.” She pushed to her feet and headed for the barbeque to turn the steaks.
Hadn’t he already done what Andie wanted? She didn’t want to be a number and didn’t date man whores. She’d had an ex who’d slept around and that had hurt her. She also didn’t want his baby, and that was a show stopper.
“I’m not turning my back on my baby for a woman,” Cade said
Chapter Ten
“ Y ou should have come to me for advice earlier.” Cade’s mother swung her feet in the pool at the house he’d bought her. Even though he resented her for not taking care of him his entire life, he couldn’t turn his back on his flesh and blood. Besides, deep inside, he wished she could be like a mother to him, however that was supposed to feel.
“I didn’t come for advice.” He sat at her side, his feet dangling. Why did he come? It couldn’t be for the family time, because even though she had this house, none of his siblings lived there. They’d come and go whenever they needed a meal or to bug his mother to ask him to lend them money.
His sister, the gambler, used to sell the fixtures off the house until she’d pled guilty to money laundering. Thankfully, the evidence turned up at her trial had exonerated him from anything to do with the betting that had gone on around the Super Bowl. The crooks had an inside guy on the opposing team who’d purposely injured the starting quarterback, so by the time Cade had gotten in the game, the odds had already shifted to the Flash losing. As if his presence sucked before he’d thrown the interception.
His mother punched his shoulder to get his attention. “Why are you here when the woman you’ve been holding out for is holed up at your place? What happened, she bite your head off?”
Cade stirred the water with his foot. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
“I told you it was all wrong. She wasn’t going to like that surprise. Didn’t I say that?” His mother was obviously going to keep talking, and maybe that was why he’d stopped by.
Even though she’d abandoned him when he was a baby and left him in foster homes because she’d been too drugged up to take care of him, now that he’d bought her a house, she always had a meal and a friendly shoulder for him.
His requirement of complete sobriety as the price for seeing him had seemed to work, at least for her. That and the fact that most of her friends were dead or in jail helped. With the rehab he’d paid for, she’d been able to keep herself from drugs, as far as he knew.
“Yes, ma’am, you did.” He hadn’t gotten to the point of calling her ‘Mom’ yet. It didn’t feel right to give her that title since she’d never cared one lick for him when he’d needed her growing up.
“Besides, with the baby coming along, I’d say she’s frightened.”
“Of a baby? Whatever has my baby done to her?” Cade’s muscled bunched, and he felt the familiar weight of rejection tighten his chest.
“If it’s your baby,” his mother drawled. “You didn’t spend the entire night with her. How do you know she didn’t sleep with someone after you?”
“She says I’m the only one she slept with that night.”
“Maybe you’re the only one she remembered.” His mother huffed.
Cade’s stomach clenched, and he closed his eyes. Of course, his mother would think that way. She claimed not to remember who his father was.
“I want to do the right thing for the baby. I want to be the best father I can be.”
His mother wouldn’t understand. She didn’t have a parental bone in her body. Cade was definitely not going to let his child end up in foster care.
“Anyway, instead of fixating yourself on that baby, you should figure out what that woman who has you tied up in knots wants.” She pushed to her feet and headed for the barbeque to turn the steaks.
Hadn’t he already done what Andie wanted? She didn’t want to be a number and didn’t date man whores. She’d had an ex who’d slept around and that had hurt her. She also didn’t want his baby, and that was a show stopper.
“I’m not turning my back on my baby for a woman,” Cade said
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