Cade raised her hands in front of her. "That's not what I meant."
"I'm going." The tension built up between them too quickly. Not only did Jax feel like he had to fix his relationship with his daughter, he would have to sort things out with Cade too. Both would be worth it. It wouldn't be easy. Nothing in life is ever easy, but he would surely try. He addressed Bruno, standing between Tina and Zee, "Have a private plane ready to go to New Jersey and a car waiting for us in Princeton. We've wasted enough time." He gave Cade one last glance before heading back to the bedroom.
He had no real purpose to go to the room except to pull his mind out of the fog. Jax didn't realize that someone had followed him until he heard Cade speak.
"Jax, I didn't mean to insinuate-" She stopped and stayed still once Jax turned to her and cleared the space between them.
He grabbed her arms with both hands and did what he had wanted to do. He kissed her. And when she didn't fight him, he kissed her harder, deeper. He put all his soul into it until he felt her melting in his arms.
"It might not be the best time to do that but I had to," he told Cade, pressing her forehead with his, and taking in her fragrance.
She nodded, licked her lips, and cleared her throat. Her hands found their way around his neck while his hands moved down to circle her waist, keeping her flush against his body. "Let's get Harley back, then we can finish what you started." Cade took his hand into hers and led them back out, not bothering to care what other people would think of either of them.
Chapter Nineteen
Fatigue nagged at Harley when her bum hit the hard, dark grey chair. She glanced around the small terminal. She eyed the family of four across from her and bit at the envy that bubbled in her chest. Why couldn't she have a family like that? The parents, she guessed, were older than Cade and her father, but they seemed content. The man had an arm over his wife's shoulder while they both read from their own books. The two kids, a boy and a girl who were most likely younger than her, were alternating between bickers and laughter, just as any other normal siblings would.
Harley folded her arms over her chest and thought to herself, if Cade married my father, would they have a kid together? She would certainly prefer a little sister, as a brother could be a handful. Harley would learn to braid hair like Cade did, so she could do it with her sister. What would she be named? Harley liked the name Molly. It was simple and sweet. Harley and Molly, yes she liked the sound of that. Would they become best friends despite the age difference?
Harley felt stupid. Those weren't the right questions to be asking at the moment. She was lost. She was hungry, and more seriously, she had forgotten to take her medications with her. Maybe she hadn't thought out this plan, now a cockamamie plan, fully.
How could she think that the little knowledge she possessed about Cade would be enough to find out where her former bodyguard lived?
After getting off the plane at Newark, she'd given Niki the 'okay' to return to LA. Niki, to Harley's surprise, hugged her before wishing her good luck. Harley handed her the video copies. In a way, Harley was glad it was all over. Blackmailing someone was something Fiona would do. Harley did not want to become her mother. She wanted to be like Cade.
Now, if only she could find her, so Harley could eat, rest, and once she was strong enough, she could convince Cade to return to LA with her and later on, make her marry her father. It turned out Niki hadn't hugged her to show some kind of affection. No, Niki robbed her. She picked the few bills she had stuffed in her pocket.
Harley knew that Cade did not live in Newark, but her grandmother lived in one of the boroughs, one that was close to New York City, and she recalled Cade talking about some of the tourist attractions in her hometown. Before letting Niki go, she purchased a flight to Trenton and from there, she'd hoped that something would jog her memory, and she would know which direction to head. But her mind was tired. Her body was getting weaker by the minute. There was a reason why she chose Trenton Airport, but at the moment, she couldn't figure it out.
Her stomach grumbled, and her head throbbed. Harley bent down to remove the ill-fitting shoes so she could rest her aching feet. How other girls survived in platform shoes all day was beyond her. The action of bringing her head down caused dizziness, and Harley couldn't stop herself from falling over, banging her head right on the hard floor.