~CELINE~
I step back from the railing, my mind racing. Hunter planned my birthday celebration? The cold, distant man who barely acknowledges me at the mansion went to all this trouble?
I need to think. I slip back inside the cabin quietly, careful not to wake Caesar who's still sound asleep on the couch.
The soft glow from the fireplace casts dancing shadows across his peaceful face.
Moving to the kitchen, I busy myself cleaning up the remaining cake plates, trying to process what I just heard. Why would Hunter do this? And why hide behind Caroline?
The cabin door opens, and Caroline breezes in. "I'm heading back to the city now. You two okay here until I come back tomorrow morning?"
"Tomorrow morning?" I nearly drop the plate I'm holding. "I thought you were taking us back tonight.
