Cameron smiled and watched Lacey walk from one spot in the room to another, then back again, grabbing whatever she needed in the least efficient and organized way possible, and it made her happy. It was adorable, and Cameron wanted to pull Lacey into her and hug her before she kissed her for the next several hours, but she needed to show Lacey something, so that would have to wait until later.
They stopped for fast food on the way, and Cameron let Lacey order her a small pepperoni pizza and three tacos, alongwith some drink that had way too much sugar in it and was bright green. Lacey ordered herself breadsticks, a chicken quesadilla, and an iced tea. Then, they were off. Ten minutes later, Cameron held Lacey’s hand as she turned the car into the driveway and squeezed it.
“I don’t get it,” Lacey said. “Are we visiting someone? Cam, if we’re visiting someone, that’s not cool. Not only do I look like crap, but we didn’t get them food.”
“We’re not visiting anyone. Come on,” she said and got out of the car, carrying their food for them.
Lacey carried her purse and the drinks, and when Cameron got to the front door, she pulled out her key and opened it.
“I left the garage door opener here earlier, or I would’ve pulled the car in, but come on in,” she said.
Lacey walked into the house before her. Cameron followed her in and set the food down on the box by the window next to the door before she closed the door behind them and took the drinks from Lacey, placing them next to their food.
“Where are we?”
“We’re in my new temporary house,” she replied.
Lacey turned to her and said, “What?”
“I wanted to get out of that house, and when I thought about where I could rent something because I’m not ready to buy a new place yet, I knew where I wanted to go.”
“Cam, you rented this house?” Lacey asked, pointing to the floor.
“I did. It’s a six-month lease. I don’t intend to stay here forever, but I can sign again after that if I want. It’s in a safe neighborhood. No gate, but there’s a security alarm. I have to pay for it to be turned on at the alarm company, but I’ll do that tomorrow. I’m hoping no one realizes that I’m here for a while, so it should be fine until then. Anyway, it’s a two-bedroom, and there’s a pool if you want to use it.”
Lacey turned to her and smiled.
“You rented a place here because of me?”
Cameron wrapped her arms around Lacey’s waist and replied, “I told you, I wanted to spend as much time with you as possible. I know you were worried about the drive, traffic, and your business and missing appointments, but you don’t have to do that anymore. I’ve got all my stuff here now. As you can see, though, it’s not much, so I’ll need to buy some cheap furniture to fill the place up to make it feel a little homier. Neither of us really wanted to be in that house I shared with Ken, so I thought this was a good idea. Tell me I’m right, please, because I’m starting to worry that I might have moved us very quickly when I shouldn’t have.”
Lacey wrapped her arms around Cameron’s neck and said, “No, you didn’t. You made the right choice.”
She leaned in and kissed Cameron on the lips.
“Want to eat our weird dinner on the floor and use a box as a table?”
“Yes. But we’re not sleeping here tonight, right?” Lacey checked.
Cameron laughed and replied, “No. I don’t have a bed yet.”
CHAPTER 39
Kennedy
“I’m nervous,” she said.
“Don’t be. You’ll be fine.”
“Cam, it’s River. I really like her.”
“She really likes you, too, which is why you’re going on a date. Just be yourself. She already likes you.”
“Does Lacey have any insider tips for me?”
“Lace?” Cameron said.
Kennedy didn’t hear anything on the other end of the phone at first, but then, there were sounds, like something was being moved and set down.
