“Feel like sharing?” Lunar asks.
“Where’s my drink?” Ria calls out obnoxiously from down the hall.
“Yeah,realsweet,” Lunar jokes.
A frown forms on my forehead as Tillie walks quickly with her water.
“Well, even if she is a stuck-up cow, she’s still hot as fuck,” Ryan quips.
A full-on smirk forms on my face while Danger stands there shaking his head.
“It’s so good to have you back to your old self, though. Not that broody, moody fucker you were when you were pining over Tillie,” I say.
Ryan looks to Tillie, who’s walking into Ria’s room, and smiles. “Yeah, so glad I pulled my head out of my ass for a minute to see what was right in front of me.”
“Wow! That’s insightful coming from you,” Matt says.
“I know. Fuck! I need to watch cartoons or something. Dumb myself down a bit. Maybe Zoom with Savvy or something.”
“Did you just imply that Savvy’s dumb?” I tease.
“What? No! Don’t twist my words, dick. That’s not what I meant at all,” Ryan defends.
“Relax… I’m teasing. You really get along well with Tillie’s niece, don’t you?”
Ryan beams. “Yeah, she’s great. It’s pretty neat to be able to teach guitar to someone who genuinely appreciates it. Plus, she’s freaking awesome, so that helps.”
“You and Tillie planning on having kids?” Matt asks.
Ryan tenses up, which is a little strange, seeing as he was literally just gushing about a kid. “Nah, probably not. We’re happy with our animals.”
I figure there must be more to that story. Ryan loves kids, and I know he’d be a great dad. Maybe Tillie can’t have kids or something? Anyway, it’s not my place to discuss it further.
“Animals cost less anyway,” Danger says, smirking at Ryan.
“You’d think so, but Tillie likes to spoil them… a lot! And we seem to be growing. There’s Piper the dog, Hunter the rat, and now we have somehow found ourselves with Arthur, the ferret.” We all laugh as Ryan shakes his head.
“Why Arthur?” Matt asks.
“Was her grandfather’s name. Apparently, the ferret looks like him. I dunno. I say, yes, dear. That’s how relationships work, right?”
We all laugh again, and Lunar nods, patting his back. “Exactly right, Ryan, you’ve got this relationship thing down pat. You guys will be engaged before you know it.”
“You think?”
“Haven’t you thought about it?”
“Well, sure… but we’re still pretty fresh in this relationship.”
“When it’s right, it’s right, Ry,” Danger says, pulling Lunar to him and kissing her head. She wraps her arms around his waist and snuggles into him. Typically, the sight would make me cringe, but seeing it now only makes me wish Ria were here.
Oliver walks up to Danger with a nod. “Okay, they need you in wardrobe.”
“Oh… exciting. You know how much I love fashion,” Lunar says, bouncing up on her toes.
“Ah… sorry, Lunar, you’ll have to stay back here with the rest of us,” Oliver tells her.
Lunar frowns. “Aww, really?”
