“I’ll work on it,” I promise.
“You do that,” Willow winks, “I need to go clean up.”
I grab her before she can make an escape, “Do younot remember what I said?”
She rolls her eyes, “If you think I won’t use the bathroom at all tonight, just to fulfill whatever kink this is,” She levels me with a stare, “Then you’re mistaken, I have to pee and clean up.”
I grumble but let her go, watching her leave and both Olivia and Savannah follow.
“What the fuck is going on!?” Malakai demands the moment the girls are gone.
“What?” I take a sip of my drink.
“Are you two…?” Dean asks without actually asking.
I shrug, not wanting to get into it here. It’s not like Olivia and Malakai, everyone knew that was coming and after spending months lying that the two of us were nothing but friends, I didn’t know what to say.
“You’re fucking,” Killian leans back, “Called it, you owe me,” He thumps Dean on the back and gives Malakai a pointed look.
“You bet on it?” I snap.
“Of course we fucking did,” Malakai scoffs.
“What and Kill is the only one who bet on us?”
Killian shrugs, “Knew the moment I saw her on your lap at the wedding. Didn’t think it would take this long.”
“I didn’t think you’d have the balls,” Malakai smirks.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I snap.
He doesn’t answer, not that he gets a chance to since the girls return to the table. Willow slides in next to me and my arm is back around her in the next second, bringing her in close.
I should have guessed there would be some kind of bet going on.
When conversation restarts at the table, I lean close to Willow’s ear, moving her hair out of the way, “They know.”
She whips her head to me, “Sorry?”
“They all know,” I tell her, “About us.”
“So?” She frowns, “Was it supposed to be a secret?”
“Well, no,” I reply, “I thought…”
“Stop thinking so hard about everything, Bast,” she laughs, “You’ll go grey.”
“So, you don’t mind them knowing?”
“Why would I?” She sips her drink, “I wasn’t about to announce it to the whole room but if they’ve figured it out, then fine.”
“Does that mean I get to kiss you whenever I want?” I grin.
She rolls her eyes but that isn’t a no, so I pinch her chin, tilt her head and slam my mouth onto hers. For a moment she’s still, my mouth pressed firmly to hers, but then I test the seam of her lips with my tongue and her body melts into mine.
The whole world goes silent around us. There is no music, no conversation, no people, just us as I claim her exactly the way I want.
For all to see.
