I nod. “Yes.”
As he gazes into my eyes, I want to lean in and kiss him again or slide under the table and put his cock in my mouth, but of course I don’t. I doubt he wants his family to know we’re hooking up, anyway.
“Great breakfast, Rue.” Nimble pops a grape into his mouth. “Joss is coming over Saturday. Any way I can convince you to make this again for Sunday brunch?”
“I’d love to if I’m still here by then.”
Carnage huffs, sounding frustrated.
“Why wouldn’t you be here?” Colson asks.
I shrug. “I don’t know. If you guys handle Leon tonight, there’s no reason for me to?—”
“We’ll talk about that later,” Carnage says. “There’s no rush.” He squeezes my thigh under the table. “You’re welcome here.”
There are murmurs of agreement from the other guys, and I have to blink rapidly to clear my glossy eyes. “Thank you. I’d be happy to cook again. Whenever you want.”
“Awesome, but make twice as much,” Phantom says. “I could’ve eaten three pieces easily.”
“Noted.” I smile. “I should clean up.”
“Uh, no,” Ghost says. “Whoever cooks doesn’t clean. We got it.”
“Oh. Okay.” I turn to Carnage who is watching me with a serene look on his face. “Your family is nice.”
“They’re great. Want to go upstairs?”
His delivery makes my tummy flutter again, and as my body heats, I nod. “Yes.”
I hope he plans on touching me again, because I’m definitely not done with him yet. Maybe I won’t be for a while and I’ll get to stay here while I figure out my life.
I could use a break.
CHAPTER 14
Carnage
“Areyou sure I can’t talk you into taking me along with you?”
Rue is sitting on the edge of the bed, kicking his legs like he’s asking to go to the store with me, not to kill the man who abused him.
“I’m very certain.” I tug my t-shirt over my head. “You’re safest here, and that’s what matters.”
He nods, biting his bottom lip and looking far too tempting. We spent the day sleeping and cuddling, and even though I want to taste him again, I want to finish the situation with Leon before we go further. It feels like it’ll be a fresh start for Rue and I want to give him that.
“You’ll come home safely though. You promised.”
I smile at that. Home. Of course it’s my home, but him maybe thinking of it as his too warms my heart. He feels safe here. I’m not naive enough to think he’ll stay for good, nor should he. He’s got a whole life to live and explore his many possibilities. I like him, but I’m not a long-term option. Never have been.
“I’ll be back safely.” I lean in and kiss his forehead. “Don’t worry about me.”
“I’ll just be here watching movies with Colson. Do you think we can go watch him dance sometime? He said it’s not stripping. It’s like fancy dancing.”
“Burlesque. It’s an art form.”
“So we can go?”
“Sure. I’ll take you to Segreto. It’s a nice place.”
