“Relax. I figured as much.” She glanced over as Liam, Danny, and Milton started toward us. “But you still owe me for lying to me.”
“I didn’t lie to you, Nina. I just didn’t tell you what I was doing with my spare time.”
She narrowed her eyes.
“Fine. I lied.” I conceded. “What do you want?”
“First, I want to know every juicy detail.” There was a hint of a smile on her lips, and I got the feeling I wasn’t going to like whatever the second part of the deal was.
“Happy birthday, Nina!” Milton and Danny said, one after the other.
The boys took turns in hugging her.
Liam acknowledged me with a small nod, but I didn’t miss his eyes scanning my violet-colored dress before he reached us.
Danny glanced at his phone. “Nikko texted me. He said he and Lexie are already inside.”
“I called Matt on the way over,” Liam said. “He’s got our table in the corner all set up for you, Nina.”
Nina’s eyes flicked between Liam and me before she thanked him.
“Seeing as how it’s a special occasion, are you going to give in and sing tonight, Liam?” Milton nudged him.
He shook his head. “Nah, I don’t sing for free.”
I rolled my eyes. “Of course you don’t.”
Liam winked at me.
“Oh, come on.” Nina threw me a devilish grin. “Avery’s going up there.”
I didn’t have a pulse for at least five seconds after she said that.
“No way!” Milton’s face lit up.
Danny looked as surprised as I felt, and I didn’t bother to look up at Liam. I could feel him nearly laughing beside me.
“We’ll have to think of a song for her,” Nina said, leading the way inside with a stupid fucking pep in her step.
I grumbled a string of curse words under my breath.
“You look fantastic, by the way,” Liam whispered in my ear as we fell behind the group.
I tilted my head to give him a smile, but he quickly captured my lips in a kiss.
“Liam!” I shot my eyes up at the door to the bar and then realized we were alone.
“What? You don’t think after sneaking around as much as we have that I haven’t mastered it yet? I’m fucking Ethan Hunt at this point.” He grinned, gripping my waist with skilled hands.
“I just don’t like the idea of being caught at any moment. My nerves are always on edge.”
He dipped his head. “That’s called adrenaline, Av. Most people crave it.”
“Not me.”
Liam smirked. “Well, I know something you do crave.”
My eyes heated when they landed on his lips.
