Chapter 12
SAMMIE
Iwake up alone in Kane's bed, my arm wrapped around a pillow and an extra blanket tucked around my feet to keep them warm. As if I needed any more proof that this incredible man is laser focused on pampering me.
I dress quickly, putting my hair up into a high ponytail before stealing one of Kane’s hoodies. Wow… It's almost as soft as those towels – and his sheets, and his pillows. Although Kane doesn't act like a billionaire, the luxury details speak for themselves.
Not to mention, he and his brothers have the financial wherewithal to pitch in and help forty-odd families at a moment's notice. It makes me wonder what else they're doing for the town.
Actually, I don't have to wonder at all. I could just ask him.
I walk quietly to the kitchen, pausing in the doorway for a moment to watch my gorgeous man looking back and forth between the stove and a video on his laptop. I hear a voice coming from the laptop explaining exactly when to fold the omelet in half.
His head spins around as I giggle. “Morning-morning. How are those gorgeous thighs?"
I step into the room, then bounce experimentally a few times. "Oh! You're right. I definitely feel it."
He chuckles, then pours me a coffee. "Stand back. I'm going to subject you to my very first attempt at a proper omelet."
"And I will enjoy eating it no matter how it turns out."
I sit at the dining room table, watching him cook with a giant smile on my face. I've barely gotten three sips of coffee into me when my phone lights up with Edward’s name on the screen. "Hello?"
"I saw you on the news!" he exclaims.
"W-what?"
"Yeah. The Wolfe Mountain general news website. There was a photo of you with a bunch of huge guys all outside the grocery store. They were talking about how you were getting food and water to the people without power outside of Cedarvale."
"Oh. Wow. Yeah. Yesterday was a trip." I catch Kane's eye, and he grins.
Edward chuckles. "Never thought I’d see the day when my shy little sister was hanging around with so many guys she just met."
"First off, seven minutes does not make me your little sister, so knock it off."
He snorts. “Whatever.”
"Secondly…" I can see that Kane is holding back a smile while at the same time forcing himself not to look at me. "Yes, I met most of them yesterday. And they were all really nice. But I've known Kane a bit longer.”
Edward scoffs. "It's been less than a week, sis. What's the deal with you two? Are you all official and shit already?"
Kane is close enough to hear every word through the phone, and I look over to him with a helpless shrug. He shrugs back. "Tell your brother whatever you want,” he says. “But I think you should tell him we've completely fallen for each other, and you'll be moving in with me as soon as possible."
I sputter, as if all my breath has suddenly left my body like air whooshing out of a balloon.
Then Edward and I speak the exact same word at the exact same time. "Seriously?"
Kane busts out laughing, pointing between me and the phone. "Okay, I hear the twin thing now."
"I think I need to meet this guy," Edward says. "Someone who can bring you out of your shell, and actually wants to put up with you on a full-time basis? He must be a saint."
"Just be glad that I'm moving out of your delightfully stylish but microscopic house, buddy."
There's a clatter, and I look over to see Kane holding a plate while the spatula bounces across the marble counter. "You’re really moving in? You're staying with me?"
"I'm hanging up on you now, but the three of us should have dinner soon." I hear a laugh just before I tap the red button and cut Edward off.
I set down the phone, then step into Kane's waiting arms. "If you're serious, yes. I would love to live with you."
Even though he's grinning like a maniac, my gaze is torn to the plate on the counter. "Wow. That looks fantastic."
He beams with pride. "If a beautiful woman is going to be staying in my house, I'm going to have to up my cooking game.
It might take a few weeks, but I want to pull my weight.
" His palms work circles down to my lower back.
"I want you always to be hungry for me, baby.
Food, we're going to take care of together.
But this…" His hand slips down to grab my ass firmly, pulling us together until I feel the hot, hard ridge of his erection.
"I know we're never going to be completely satisfied. "
"I don't know if you're being arrogant or honest. Either way, we should eat first."
He kisses the tip of my nose. “Good plan.”