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Chapter 39
Cash
Sundaymorning,Isighout a long breath when Cat arrives to brunch by herself. I need my sister, my best friend—not Hanson’s fiancée, not Hanson, not even my brothers. I just need her.
“Hey Cash Money, how you doing?” she sings as she grabs me for a hug.
“Kit Cat,” I say into her hair, “I missed you.”
We haven’t had brunch together in months. Not since everything happened. I’d been too angry, too blind. I couldn’t see past my own pain to understand that I was pushing my sister away.
“I’m doing good,” I say, finally releasing her.
She looks up at me and I feel her eyes travel my face, as if she’s really trying to decide whether I’m telling the truth. I hope she sees the difference in me—that I’m no longer angry, that I’m no longer an asshole, that I’m fucking trying.
As if she can read my thoughts, she smiles. “You’ve seen Grace, haven’t you?”
I shake my head on a laugh. “Let’s grab some food and I’ll fill you in.”
After placing our orders and taking that first critical sip of coffee, Cat eyes me. “So, what’s really going on?”
I smile because for once I have reason to. “I had dinner with Grace last night.”
Cat screeches and claps her hands like a damn five-year-old girl. “Oh, where did you take her? What did she say? Are you back together? Am I in the wedding? Am I having a niece or nephew?”
Her happiness must be infectious, or maybe it’s the reminder that Grace and I are having a baby, because I can’t wipe the smile off my face. “Which question would you like me to answer, Kit Cat?” I tease.
“Sorry, I got ahead of myself. How did the date go?”
“It was good,” I reply honestly. I knew it the minute I brought her home last night that we were going to be okay. The way she looked at me, the way her eyes danced as I told her everything I wanted to do to her,the way she kissed me.
Like me, she knows this is it. We just need time. I need to prove to her that I’ll never turn on her again. I’ll prove to her that the only thing that matters to me is our family. The one we will become when our child is born.
“How are things with Hanson?” I ask, only because it feels like the right thing to do.
She smiles. “They’re good. I’m excited for the holidays and just spending time with family. He’ll be around for Christmas, you know?”
As if I need to be reminded.
“Whatever makes you happy, Kit Cat.”
A genuine smile spans her face. “I really am happy, Cash. Things are good. Business wise and personally. He’s different with me. I know it was a rough start and certainly not what you wanted for me, but I promise, this is all good.”
I squeeze her hand. I still don’t like that he practically blackmailed her into an engagement, but I have to listen to my sister when she says she’s happy. It’s her life in the end. “I’m glad you’re happy, Cat. I really am.”
“So, back to you and Grace. What’s going on?”
I hum into my coffee cup. “I don’t know, honestly. I’m trying everything in my power to get her to trust me again. To prove to her that I’m not going to bail when things get hard.”
Cat raises her brow. “And how’s that going?”
I let out a laugh and push my hand over my face. “Okay, I guess. I mean she seemed to want to do more than talk last night,” I say dryly.
Cat rolls her eyes. “Ew, gross.”
This makes me laugh harder. “Yeah, how do you think I feel when Hanson is all over you?”
She smiles. “Touché. But seriously, Cash, you can’t screw this up.”
