Page 64 of Cultivating Caden

Kieran practically bounced in his chair. “Me too!”

His heart pounding, Caden got up and walked into the kitchen to grab a few more beers to celebrate. He pulled open the door to the refrigerator and watched as a sheet of paper drifted from the top of the appliance to the floor. He bent and picked it up and scowled. The hen scratch was like that of a child….

“Ten.”

It fascinated him how Ten could set it up so the paper would fall at the right moment, considering Caden had been in the refrigerator several times already. He read the note and grinned.

Hi, Caden!

Congratulations on your new business. There’s a bottle of champagne in the freezer for you and your friends, and it should be at the perfect temperature right about now. Jess says it’s good, so if it’s not, blame her.

Tennyson

Caden read the note, then read it again. And again. Ten’s abilities still freaked Caden the hell out, but he really liked the kid. He was polite and courteous and dedicated to helping people. He wondered what his parents had been like. Did they have gifts they shared with Ten?

“Ten left us a present,” he called out to Kieran and Matt.

Caden pulled open the freezer door and drew out a bottle of Dom Perignon. He’d never had such an expensive bottle of bubbly before.

“Looks like we’re having champagne to celebrate.”

Opening a cabinet for glasses, Caden wasn’t surprised to find flutes for them to use. He took three over to the table, along with the bottle, and they proceeded to toast love, friendship, and new beginnings.

Now Caden just needed to survive what was coming at them.