The Poker Girl

CHAPTER 14: Return To Me

PENNY

        Today was one of the best days of my life and I couldn't wait to have more days like these. Even though I know it wont be like this everyday and he won't be able to reschedule or cancel his meetings but, I'm grateful he did.

         Before heading back home, while at the park, we were talking about all kinds of things. He was more interesting than I thought he'd be.

         As soon as we got home and walked inside, hand-in-hand, we saw Jeff and some other guys in Cade's gang, all sitting around, laughing and now, looking at us.

         "What are you all looking at?" Cade asks them.

        Everyone then breaks out back into laughter again.

        "It's about time you found someone." Jeff says with a smile.

         "Yeah yeah." Cade tells him.

         "Just don't hurt her." Jeff says in a protective way.

         "I promise I wont." Cade replies as he looks at me and smiles.

          "Good." Jeff says. "Well, while you were gone, Tyler stopped by." Jeff says.

         "What the hell did he want?" Cade asks him, sounding pissed.

          "He says he needs to talk to you and that he has a proposition for you that he knows you wont turn down." Jeff tells him.

          "Ugh. Fine. Set up a meeting with him for as soon as possible, I want to see what his bitch ass wants." Cade says.

          "Sure thing." Jeff says while pulling out his phone and messaging I'm assuming Tyler.

          "Who's Tyler?" I ask Cade.

          "He's a douche bag and a little bitch. For years he's been trying to take down my gang or try and kill me off so he can take over my gang." He tells me with so much humor in his voice.

           "Oh." I reply lowly. Suddenly I am consumed in sadness. Maybe it's cause him and I are finally together now and it all has hit me. This is what it was going to be like if I were to be with him. I'd be wondering if rather or not he was coming home, alive at that. Could I handle this lifestyle of his?

          I feel his hand cup underneath my chin and lift my head up to see him and assures me, "Don't worry my Love, he will never succeed in getting rid of me."

          "Okay." I reply with a forced smile and he looks at me with sadness as well and tells me we would discuss it all later.

           Throughout the rest of the day, we hung around the house with the guys too and we played games, watched a movie and really had some fun.

           Although Cade couldn't stay too long. Apparently one of his customers was needing Cade to help him with one of the guys' orders. So he left and promised he would be back soon.

          However, while everyone left, except for Jeff, he passed out, when midnight rolled around and still, no calls or messages or anything from Cade, I couldn't keep my eyes opened any longer so I went upstairs and fell asleep in bed.

          Then during the middle of the night, I felt Cade's arm wrap around my waist and began spooning with me.

          "Mm. Cade?" I asked tiredly.

          "Shhh. Go back to sleep love. It's late." He tells me.

         "Are you okay?" I asked.

         "Of course baby. Now get some sleep." He says and then kisses my neck before we both fall asleep.

          The next morning, I woke up and as I rolled over to the side of the bed, I saw that Cade wasn't there. So I got up and headed downstairs to go and look for him.

         I was really worried last night and had wanted to make sure he was really ok and wasn't just saying all that to me.

         As soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs, I heard him yelling at someone from inside his office.

         I begin to cautiously walk down the hallway and make sure he was alright.

         "I promise you Tyler that if you ever, and I do mean EVER threaten me like that again, I will fucking make an example out of you, do you understand me?! Now of you want this meeting, I will meet you at the warehouse in a few days!" I hear him say and then I heard what sounded like a desk phone slam down.

          Since the door was cracked opened a little bit, I thought that maybe it was okay for me to walk inside, so I knocked.
 
          "I'm busy!" Cade snaps.

          "I'm sorry. I'll leave you alone." I reply and begin turning around to walk away until I am.stopped by him grabbing my wrist gently and stopping me.

           "I'm sorry love. I'm never too busy for you." He tells me with so much kindness and calmness in his tone.

          "Well, I just wondered where you were." I said.

          "I'm sorry I came home late last night and for worrying you this morning." He says to me as he cups the side of my face.

           "It's okay. But where were you last night? Were you okay?" I asked him.

          He takes in a breath and lets it out while continuing to look into my eyes with some sympathy.

          "It's nothing for you to worry about. There will be some nights where I will be coming home really late. Though not all the time. Just know that when you wake up, I'll always be right next to you." He says.

          "I understand but, why didn't you call or text me even? I'm not trying to be one of those girlfriends but...." I tried to finish but he cut me off.

          "Sweetie. You're nothing like any other woman I've ever been with. You're better and you just care about me. Just as I care about you. All you need to remember is that I will always return to you." He says with a smile and right as he says the last part, I can't help but tear up from the thoughtfulness.

          He gently places his lips onto mine while cupping my face still and we share a long passionate kiss.

Next chapter will be posted soon! :)