Nyx and I tense.
"Oh my gosh," I whisper.
"What?" Nyx whispers back.
"Is he going to tell her how he feels?"
"How he feels?"
"Don't be daft, Nyx," I fuss. "He's clearly in lov – "
"Eris," Finn's voice comes out shaky but determined. "I love you."
Nyx's mouth drops and he stares at me. I grin in triumph as if I had anything to do with their romance.
"What did you say?" Eris says lowly, drawing Nyx and I's attention.
Finn takes a step toward her, closing the gap between them. He slips his hand along her jawline and smiles. "I love you. I've loved you from the moment we first met on the rooftop in Hydra."
"You love me?"
"From the moment I wake to the moment I toss and turn at night, I love you," he confesses, more boldly than before. "I should have told you years ago, but I was scared. But with a war on the horizon, there's so much uncertainty and I won't let another day go by without telling you how I really feel."
Eris stares at him quietly. I feel Nyx bounce foot-to-foot beside me, his nerves taking over.
When the silence stretches too long for even my comfort, Finn cuts his fingers through his hair and grimaces. "Damn it, Eris, say something. Even if you don't care for me in the same light, please just end my misery. Tell me you don't love me. Tell me I'm a fool. Tell me – "
"I love you, too." Her admission steals my breath away.
"You do?" Finn stammers, as if he's imagined her reciprocated adoration.
"Yes, I love you." She says without a tremor of doubt. She tilts her head up, her lips inches from his. "Now are you going to kiss me or – "
Finn's mouth crashes against Eris'. In a flash, he lifts her up and plops her onto the counter pushing her legs on either side of him, their kissing intensifying.
"Oh, for fucks sake," Nyx hisses, shooting me an uncomfortable look. "We can't stay in here, Kitarni."
"Don't you think I know that?" Panic stirs within me but when I take a turn around the storage room, there's only one way in and out. If we're to leave, it'll be the way we came. My stomach drops.
A moan rattles Nyx. "We move now."
"But they waited so long for this moment – "
"Shaye, I swear to the Celestials if I hear or see them fuck – "
Desperation clear in his voice, I lift my hands in attempts to calm him down. "Ok, ok! Maybe we can sneak by?"
Eris groans Finn's name and his shirt hits the floor by the curtain. Nyx pales.
"Steady, Nyx," I say with a soothing quality. He's about to lose his shit. I can see it in his eyes. "It's just a shirt. No need to panic."
"Oh, the things I want to do to you," Finn growls.
Eris spreads her legs wider, inviting him closer. In one swift motion, she swipes her sweater above her head and adds it to their growing pile of clothing. "Do whatever you want to me. I'm yours."
Nyx wretches and slaps a hand over his mouth. "I'm going to be sick."
Eris moans. "Oh, Finn." Her bralette flitters beneath the curtain.
