I turned to Ryo, who gripped his knife a little too tightly.
“Ryo—”
“Wolf, you have two appointments tomorrow outside of the property. I’ll make sure there’s extra guards with me.”
“Okay?” Wolf drew out slowly.
Fuck, shit. I knew calling Wolf baby was gonna rile my man. I hadn’t meant it. It’d been a slip of the tongue.
As I went to eat, I rested my hand to Ryo’s thigh and squeezed. After I swallowed, I whispered out the corner of my mouth, “Won’t happen again.”
His gaze flicked to mine and then back to his plate, and I only relaxed when he nodded once. The rest of the table went on about random things while I sat and watched, only chatting when someone, mainly Ruin and Wolf, spoke to me.
I needed to watch what I said and did because I never wanted Ryo to second-guess about taking this chance on me.
He was prickly, but he was mine, and if I didn’t take his emotions into consideration, then I’d be a fuckwit.
He was important, and I’d make sure he knew it, even when the truth scared him.
A smile tugged at my lips when I thought that if Ryo had a shell like a turtle, he would hide himself inside it any time I talked about feelings.
Which was fine with me.
I liked him as he was.
Sitting back, I watched as he chatted with Wolf. He’d dressed back in a suit after we’d had sex, while I’d borrowed jeans and a tee from him.
I wanted to see him naked again.
I wanted to mess up his perfectly styled dark hair after we’d been making out for a while.
Hell, I couldn’t wait to sleep beside him in his bed.
Would he be the big spoon or the little? I reckoned I could talk him into becoming the little spoon, since I really liked the thought of covering him as much as I could with myself while we drifted off to sleep.
Ryo leaned back. “Stop staring,” he bit out lowly.
I grinned. “Can’t.”
He rolled his eyes and picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth. “If you’ll excuse me, I have things I need to see to.”
When he stood, I pushed my own chair back. “What he said.” I thumbed at Ryo to Ruin and Wolf before I moved to push my chair in. “Thanks for dinner.”
Ruin tipped his chin up as he smiled, while Wolf nodded once, and then I rushed to catch up with Ryo, who was nearing the main entrance.
When I fell into step beside him, I asked, “Where’re we going?”
“I’mgoing to speak with the team.”
“Okay, I’ll come.”
“I wish you wouldn’t,” he muttered.
I grinned when he looked at me. “Noted and denied.”
Unless he really wanted me gone, then I’d go and wait in his bedroom for him. I knew where that was.
Although, when he just sighed and said no more, I took that as a sign for me to follow along like a little loyal puppy—who’d hump his master’s leg anytime he could.
