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“But to answer you, I never needed any. Cade was always there.”
“And if he wasn’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m referring to the future, like after college. What if you two want to live in different cities? Or travel? Or I don’t know…be on your own for a while?”
“Has Cade said—”
“No. We’re not playing that game, Paige. I’m not here to make you feel insecure about your friendship with my brother. He loves you. Nothing is ever going to change that regardless of where life takes you. I’m simply asking from genuine curiosity. You two have been best friends since I was nine. Don’t you want to experience things without him?”
“I mean...” My eyes widened. “I guess I’ve never thought about it.”
“I could be way off base here. Maybe that’s enough for you, but for me, and take this with a grain of salt, I’d need more than that.”
“I see where you’re coming from. I think about the future all the time, I’d love to see the world, travel and learn a new language. Maybe take up a hobby—”
“What about your art?”
I jerked back. “How do you know about that?”
“The first time I saw you, you were drawing on your porch swing. It looked like a portrait or something. You were biting your bottom lip and you kept sweeping the hair away from your face, putting it behind your ear. Is that why you always wear a hair tie around your wrist? For when you’re drawing?”
I was shocked.
The man rendered me speechless.
“What?”
I shook my head, bewildered.
“You don’t think I notice you?”
“I… I… I don’t know.”
“You have this amazing talent with your hands. I know you’re a business administration major, but maybe consider minoring in art or design. Just seems like a waste to not utilize that gift you have. Don’t you think?”
“I’m not that good.”
He rolled my arm over. “That’s a badass cherry. You draw that?”
I tried to pull my arm away, he wouldn’t let me. “I forgot to wash it off.”
His expression turned mischievous. “Was I your muse?”
I blushed. “I didn’t have to liquor you up at all.”
“What can I say, Paige? You bring out the best and worst in me.”
“Is that a good or bad thing?”
“That’s yet to be known.”
“So far, I think it’s better than good.”
“You mean excellent?”
I dotingly nodded.
