“It’s probably all the orgasms.” Amara snickers. “Wring his balls dry and he’ll put up with anything.”
Sienna and I roar with laughter, Gia looks both disgusted and intrigued, Kida grins, and Sofia just shakes her head.
“I think that’s all the wine for you tonight, darling,” she tells Amara. “Poor Lazaro has no idea what he’s getting into, does he?” Amara flushes, then grins mischievously.
Before long everyone starts to head to bed, tired and ready to call it a night. Sofia leaves after giving me a hug and promising to keep in touch. “I need your help with a little surprise for Alonzo at my wedding,” she adds with a conspiratorial grin.
Intrigued, I nod. Damn, I’m going to miss her. Sofia and I have become good friends.
Finally, it’s just Sienna and I. It’s our first real moment alone. The silence is easy, but there’s still the undercurrent there that I want gone between us.
I turn to her. “I’m so sorry, Sienna.”
She looks at me, her expression serious. “I know. I’m still hurt, and it might take me time to get over it and really trust you again, but I want to. The logical part of me understands everything you’ve said, your reasons why, and that I would probably do the same in your shoes. But you were in trouble, and you still didn’t tell me. You didn’t trust me to handle it. To understand and trust you.”
“I know. And I’m going to work to prove you can trust me, Sienna.”
“And if you ever do something like that again, I’m going to kick your ass from here to the Arctic and back.”
I give a shaky laugh. “Fair. I love you, Sienna.”
“I love you too, Aurora.” Then she grins. “And here we are in relationships with men that are practically brothers.” She laughs. “And not a monkey in sight.”
“Those fucking monkeys,” I groan, but I hug her tight.
Everything will be alright. It will be okay.
“Wait, does this mean that if I want to get back at Alessio you can go all ninja and shit and help?” Sienna gasps excitedly, pulling away and gripping my shoulders.
“It does.”
“Think of what we can do,” she squeals excitedly.
“Alonzo, you’d better keep your woman in line,” Alessio’s voice says mildly, startling us. I turn my head to see Alonzo and Alessio lounging comfortably against pillars on the other side of the pool near the door.
“Where’s the fun in that?” Alonzo asks, grinning. “Fuck, I’ll probably be helping her with how often you’re a pain in the ass.”
Alessio rolls his eyes, and they both head our way. Sienna and I share a grin.
This is going to be fun. Sicily isn’t ready for any of us.
Alonzo helps me to my feet, grinning down at me. “Already plotting,orsetta?”
“Always.”
“What does that mean?Orsetta?” Sienna asks.
“Little bear,” I tell her. “Apparently I’m cute and cuddly, but I have claws that I’m not afraid to whip out when I’m pissed off.”
“Or when you’re dragging them down my back when I’m deep inside you,” he whispers in my ear, making me shiver and heat build in my gut. “I still have light marks from earlier on the plane.”
“Maybe I should rectify that,” I suggest.
He grins, and I’m up and over his shoulder instantly. “See you in the morning,” he calls over his shoulder even as Sienna laughs.
Considering that I see the way Alessio lifts her in his arms and plants a kiss on her mouth, I don’t think we have to guess what they’ll be up to too.
Alonzo carries me to our room, the same one we stayed in before, and drops me on the bed with a wicked grin. Hades gives a low groan from where he’s lounging on his dog bed, making me laugh.
