@notercrola continued from here
It probably wouldn't be a huge shock to Caiden if he realized that she had purposely made sure they took the extra time at the diner miles back so she could eat. She was doing it incredibly slow despite his pleas to hurry the hell up so they could go. Now that they were inside the grocery store and it was pouring out, she just gave a little grin over at him. "Okay, Grumpy Bear, turn that frown upside down. It's not so bad! There's a hotel right next door too so if worse comes to worse, we'll run over and get a room. Totally not the end of the world and isn't it beautiful? The sound of the rain and the flashes of lightning? I can't get you out there to dance in the rain though can I?" She gave a hopeful look, biting her lip.