If that was the case, Atlas’s friends were going to be in for a real surprise.
“If he’s inviting you to something like that, it’s a good sign,” Selene said. “It means he’s serious.”
“I’d say things were already pretty serious if he agreed to meet us at the diner right after their first official date,” Dec said.
“They also became official after their first date,” Selene added.
“Do you think that was weird?” I asked. I couldn’t even remember when I introduced my ex to my friends, or when we made things exclusive, but it definitely wasn’t right after our first date.
“Tegan, I hate to break it to you, babe, but you aren’t in your twenties anymore, and neither is he,” Dec said. “We’re getting to that age where you take things seriously if you want to find someone. There’s no point in wasting time with someone if you don’t see them as forever material.”
“Agreed,” Selene said.
Forever material was what I wanted, and even with Atlas’s recent breakup, I felt like that was what he wanted, too.
“But you know, we can’t talk about forever if we don’t talk about how he is in bed. Is it good?” Dec asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
He was ridiculous.
“It’s good,” I admitted. “Like, really good.”
Dec slapped his knee, nearly spilling his margarita all over my couch.
“I knew it! He looks like he can fuck. Those slightly awkward hot guys who don’t know they’re hot are always the best in bed.”
I snorted. He wasn’t wrong.
“I’m super curious about the whole knotting thing,” Selene said.
“Me, too.”
I’d been curious since the moment I saw it, and having sex with Atlas had intensified my curiosity.
“You’re just going to have to work up to it,” Dec said nonchalantly.
Selene and I snapped our focus onto him.
“Excuse me,” I said. “Do you have experience with knotting and you’ve been holding out on us?”
He shrugged, casually adding, “Not with a wolven.”
My mouth hung open. “And I thought I knew everything about you.”
“I don’t kiss and tell,” he said, tipping his nose up.
I laughed, almost spitting out my drink. “You most definitely kiss and tell.”
“Seriously, though,” he said. “Just let Atlas work his magic and you’ll get there.”
Yeah, Dec and I were talking about knotting in two very different places, but with lube and the right prep, I wanted to think anything was possible.
“As much as I’m enjoying talking about the stretching abilities of the human body, are we going to watch this movie or not?” Selene asked. “I had a long day and I’m just barely hanging in here.”
“Yes,” I said. “Let me top off everyone’s drinks before we get started.”
They held out their glasses and I grabbed them on my way to the kitchen.
Warm orange light streamed through the window behind the kitchen sink, drawing my attention. I set the glasses on the counter and stared outside, watching the sun sink behind the forest. Assoon as the moon appeared in the sky, Atlas would be out there somewhere, running through the woods and doing whatever it was that wolven did during the full moon.
