“I’ll blush foryou, songbird.”
“Why for me?”
“Because you are the best and most terrifying thing that’s ever happened to us.”
Aurelia grins and winks. “Back at you, Thorny baby.”
“No.”
Her brown eyes light up with delight at my horrified shudder. “Yes,” she insists sadistically.
“You are not calling meThorny.”
She snorts. “He says thornily.”
“Wolf,” I growl in warning.
“Let’s make a deal,” she returns unperturbed. “Take me home right now so you can come for me, and I won’t call you Thorny.”
A twig snaps and my head rises. I search the direction the sound comes from for Zeke. I taught him better than that so if I’m hearing him, it’s because he wants me to. He appears in my line of sight a few seconds later, and I use the thirty feet or so that I have to kiss my girl.
Aurelia gets a little carried away though and tries to whip my damn dick out. Zeke walks up on us while Aurelia is wrist deep in my jeans and I’m half-heartedly fighting her off.
“I’m going to have to take a rain check, baby. We have company.”
“So what?” Aurelia returns as she kisses a hot trail up my neck. “He’s watched us before.”
What the fuck?My eyes travel to Zeke’s, silently asking when, but he doesn’t answer and ignores us, heading back to the riverbank to retrieve our things.
“See?” Aurelia pleads. “He’s gone now, and I’ve changed my mind. I want you to fuck me right here.”
I stare at her warily. “What the fuck’s gotten into you?”
There’s something wild and desperate in her eyes that isn’t fueled by lust. “Clearly not you, Thayer. Are we doing this or not?”
“Not.” I force her hand away from my dick.
“I can convince you, you know.”
My grin is full-blown as I stare down at her. She’s so cute. “Can you? Well, in that case, you’re welcome to try.”
Her nostrils flare. “I hate you.”
“That’s not what you said earlier.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she lies. “And even if I did, you haven’t told me you love me either.”
“Haven’t I?”
Her gaze narrows to slits. “Saying it when I’m asleep and can’t hear you doesn’t count, Thorin.”
“I guess we’re both cowards then.”
“That’s all I’m saying, dude.”
Aurelia’s the first to lose her composure and snorts out a laugh while I chuckle. We’re still laughing when Zeke returns with the cooler and our waders.
“Oh, thank fuck,” he breathes. Aurelia and I give him a questioning look. “I thought I was going to have to see Thorin’s pasty ass again.”
