Page 44 of Saving Cade
Cade was so mesmerized by the tune that it took him a second to notice the lyrics.
Love was not on my mind, but he still crept into my heart.
He had everything.
But the one thing I needed...
He could not give, and it tore my world apart.
My heart was forever broken.
Forever broken.
But somehow, he picked up the pieces and made it whole again.
Made me whole again.
Wrapped up in him, I was helpless.
His green eyes pierced my soul and left me defenseless.
Cade swallowed. This was about him. He listened to the rest of the song, his hands growing sweaty. She hadn’t forgotten him. She’d written a song about falling in love with him. He wanted to jump up on the desk and shout. He grew even more excited when he saw how many people had watched the video. Over twenty thousand. She’d be thrilled.
When she finished the song, he could tell she was holding back tears. “That’s it, folks. My goodbye song.”
Wait, what? He scrolled down to see the title of the video. Goodbye. That was it. Just the one word. Meg was saying goodbye to him. An invisible dagger sliced through his chest.
Cade closed his eyes, not sure of which emotion to let surface. He was proud of Meg for putting herself out there on YouTube. He was also aching inside because he missed her so much. But he couldn’t call her when he was still in prison. That wasn’t fair to her. He wasn’t sure if they were ever going to exonerate him. He had no way to know what was going to happen to him. And until this week, he was still waiting to hear.
It wasn’t until a few days ago that he knew he was being set free. And then there was so much to do to get back into the real world, it was easy to put it off. Plus, he wasn’t sure if Meg even cared about him anymore. It had been months since he’d seen her, and they’d only spent a short five days together.
All these excuses and more had been plaguing him. And now Meg was giving him what he really needed. A final answer. Goodbye.
He turned off his computer and stood, his throat tight. He didn’t want to think about Meg anymore. He needed to go home and unwind. Maybe work out in his gym. Do something to take Meg off his mind. She didn’t want to have anything to do with him anymore. A hollow feeling spread through his chest.
He grabbed his jacket and left his office. After he locked the door, he noticed Nicholas leaning against the elevator doors. “So?”
Cade scowled. “You’ve been waiting for me?”
“I wanted to know what you thought.”
“About what?” Yes, he knew he was being a jerk, but he just didn’t want to talk about it with Nicholas right now.
“She loves you.”
Cade shook his head. “Did you watch the same video I did?”
“She’s in love with you, and if you can’t see that, you’re dumber than I thought.”
“She was saying goodbye. She titled it ‘Goodbye.’ She actually said the word ‘goodbye’ at the end. The song was about getting over me, nitwit.” Cade pressed the button and stood back, suddenly feeling like he wanted to punch someone in the face.
“Because you haven’t called her, lame brain.”
Was that true? Was Meg saying goodbye because she thought he didn’t care? Cade stared at Nicholas. He hadn’t even considered that. “You think this is my fault?”
“Duh.”
Cade hadn’t even considered that. Had she taken his silence the wrong way? Had she thought he wasn’t interested in her? How could she think that, after what they’d shared? But as the thought that maybe she’d been hurt by him not calling came into his mind, he needed to know. “Does she still want to talk to me?”
