Total pages in book: 52
Estimated words: 49949 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 250(@200wpm)___ 200(@250wpm)___ 166(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 49949 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 250(@200wpm)___ 200(@250wpm)___ 166(@300wpm)
“That’s the best present I’ve ever gotten. You’re so talented; I’m going to hang it above my bed.”
I bite my lip. “What if you have some other girl over?”
“Do you see me having any other girls over anytime soon?”
Kane captures my lips in a soft kiss, and I feel like I could melt into him. Our kiss escalates, and it isn’t long before Kane is inside of me, softly pumping his hips against mine, as I bite his shoulder to keep from screaming too loudly.
We lie together for a short while before he gets dressed, kisses me good night, and sneaks back to the guest room while Dad sleeps down the hall.
18
Kane
The holidays go by in a rush. Christmas felt different this year… better. For the first time since my parents died, the holiday had magic to it again. I have to credit it all to Renee. Getting involved with her has been the only difference in my life. She adds excitement and happiness to everything, and I find myself wanting to be around her more and more.
After the New Year, work becomes extremely busy, making it difficult to sneak around with Renee as often as I would like. My company has signed onto several new deals upstate, even up to Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Renee and I try to make the best of our time together, which has become limited to one day a week, if that. She has managed to come with me to see some more colleges where I have projects going on. Colt is so happy she’s taking the initiative every time she suggests she see a new college; he hasn’t figured out the real reason behind her sudden school interest.
To be fair, Renee has been putting in more effort school-wise to at least be open about college, but so far, she hasn’t found a single one she likes.
I continue to try to get through to Colt that maybe college isn’t the answer for her. He’s still being stubborn as hell, saying he doesn’t want her to get a shitty job and fall for some asshole to support her, who would leave her in the end.
Obviously, Colt is projecting his situation with Renee’s mother on her. Before Colt was involved in real estate, he worked as a telemarketer and hated every second of it. Even with his degree in business and sales, it had taken him a while to find a decent job. I tried to remind him of that. His response? “Yeah, imagine how much harder and longer it would have taken if I hadn’t had a degree.”
With just a few weeks before Renee graduates, I’ve decided to do my own research for her, and I’ve invited her to lunch to discuss her options.
At twelve-fifteen, I head over to the diner across the street. Renee hasn’t arrived yet, but I sit down anyway at an open booth and place a stack of brochures on the table.
“Hey, Kane,” Kayla, the waitress, smiles as she walks over. “Just you today?”
“No, I’m meeting someone.”
“Andy?” she asks, looking less than thrilled.
“No,” I laugh. “Not a fan, huh?”
“I just feel like I should be wearing a garbage bag around him is all,” she rolls her eyes.
“Sorry about that, Kayla.”
“Not your fault,” she smiles.
Just then, as if we’d summoned him, Andy walks into the diner.
“Don’t look now, but your biggest fan is here,” I let her know regretfully.
“I think I have to check on an order in the back,” she winks.
“Good idea,” I chuckle.
“Hi, Kayla,” Andy says, looking her over as she walks past him. “Hey, Kane.”
“What’s up, Andy?” I ask as he walks over.
“Nothing, just grabbing some lunch. I looked for you at the office, but you were already gone,” he says, sitting down across from me.
“I’m actually meeting someone. Do you mind?”
“Oh no, I’ll move over…”
“Andy,” I snarl.
“Is this a date?” he asks, surprised.
“No. Just having lunch with my goddaughter,” I downplay it.
“I don’t do well with kids,” Andy says, getting up immediately.
I look down at the menu even though I know it by heart, trying to disengage from any conversation with Andy.
“Hey, Kayla, can I get a cheeseburger and fries to go?”
“Coming right up, Andy,” I hear Kayla reply, knowing she’s relieved he won’t be staying.
“Would you check out the knockers on this one?” Andy mutters, smacking my shoulder.
I look up to see Renee walking inside the diner, wearing her school uniform.
“Fuck, she’s got an ass on her, too… She’s probably jailbait, right?”
“She’s my goddaughter,” I growl. “Get your fucking eyes off of her.”
“That’s your goddaughter?” Andy asks, still staring at Renee as she waves at me and comes walking over.
“Sorry I’m late. The bus took forever.”
“I would have picked you up, but I had a meeting,” I say, feeling bad she was stuck taking the bus.
I’ve been talking to Colt about going in together on a car for her graduation present.