“Throw the ball and hope to make it in a cup?” I formed a giant, cheesy grin on my face.
“Make it into a cup on theoppositeend of the table.”
“Obviously.” I rolled my eyes in fake annoyance.
“Don’t worry.” Daphne slid over to us. “I’ll be Blair’s partner.”
“I think the fuck not, blondie,” Nico said. “Enzo is her partner.”
“Nah.” Enzo snatched the ball from Nico, threw it in the air, and caught it. “Let the girls play. I’ll be the coach on the sidelines.” He tossed the ball across the table, and it landed in one of the beer cups.
“Jackass,” Nico said. “And you call yourself an uncle.” He snatched the cup and chugged down the beer.
I shuddered when Enzo stepped in closer to lower his mouth to my ear.
“Just gave you an advantage,” he said, his voice almost a low growl. “See the things I do for you?”
“Yes,” I said as if I were a breathless damsel. “Such a gentleman you are.”
His chuckle that rumbled through my ear made me squeeze my thighs together.
Daphne intertwined her fingers and popped them. “Come on, Blair. Stretch it out. We can’t let them beat us.”
Cassian stood at the end of the table, closing one eye, and lined his ball up with a cup. It landed in the cup in front of me.
Daphne immediately grabbed the cup and downed the champagne in one swig.
“All right, new Fawn, let’s see you prove yourself again,” Nico said.
“Prove yourself again.”
He saw my Initiation.
Asshole.
For that, I didn’t only want to hit his cup. I had another plan in mind.
I grabbed my ball, stood back as if I needed a special stance, and threw the ball. It didn’t hit the table.
It headed straight for Nico’s face.
I frowned when he caught it before it made contact.
“Nice try,” he said with no animosity in his tone.
If I’d tried that with, say, Enzo or Emeri, their reactions would’ve been different.
Nico stared me down before looking at Enzo. “Bro, teach your girl how to aim.”
I loved the amusement creeping onto Enzo’s face, even though he tried to hide it.
He lowered his tone, his eyes on Nico when he said, “Next time, aimlower, Blair.”
I couldn’t stop my lips from forming a wide grin.
Nico took his turn.
His ball landed in the cup in front of me. I grabbed the cup and gagged while drinking the champagne.
