"No, the other thing," he replies with smile, reaching up to curl his hand around her finger, bringing it up to kiss the tip of it. "I mean, I know we're already pretty good at it, but I hear that practice makes perfect."

He definitely doesn't want to argue with her anymore. These last few days have been really good, all things considering. Caden feels so much lighter after their talk, knowing that he doesn't have constantly wonder what he means to her. He feels secure in his place, and more than that, he feels happy. He feels like he's falling, and he's no longer so worried about where he's going to land.

"But I feel like you may be right," Caden says, wrinkling his nose teasingly. "So we'll be good and watch the happy couple open a bunch of presents, and then we can go research, huh?"