Page 6 of End Game

“You have enough to drink there, princess?” I ask.

“Actually, I’ve only had two, but Alexis here has been entertaining me with her own stories,” she answers as she regains her composure.

I turn toward her friend and introduce myself.

“Alexis,” she says with a smile.

Cami scoots over and pats the seat beside her. The second I’m sitting, she folds herself against me, arm around mine, head on my shoulder.

Some knot I didn’t realize I was carrying loosens.

I rest my hand on her knee, squeeze once, and kiss the top of her head.

“So, Cami tells me you’re a tattoo artist?” Alexis asks.

“I am,” I answer with a polite smile.

“Good to know,” she says.

Then she looks at Cami, “Does he know how we know each other?”

“Kind of,” Cami answers, sitting up a little straighter, but not removing her weight from me completely. “He knows it’s from the forum.”

Alexis nods. “I think maybe we should all get together sometime,” she suggests. “I think even though there are some differences, that it might be nice for all of you—and us—to have friends that are going through some of the same things.”

“Do you mind telling Micah how your dynamic works? I don’t want to misspeak,” Cami asks cautiously.

“Yeah, I mean, I’m pretty used to explaining it anymore, but it is probably a little easier when you’re talking to people living in a similar situation,” she answers with a smile. “So, we had—correction, have—a roommate situation as well. How I ended up living there is funny now, but not at the time. I’m from Maryland and moved to Denver to live with my fiancé. I found out he was cheating on me at a Super Bowl party at the house I now live in.”

She laughs to herself.

“Ironically, with the girlfriend of the man that will officially become my husband next month,” she admits with a smirk. “But there are five of them. Ethan, Carter, Shawn, Jeremiah, and Holden.”

Five. I file the names away, already knowing Ronan and Griffin will ask me for them later.

“They were childhood best friends who have been roommates in some combination since high school, “ she continues. “But it started with Carter, who then brought Ethan in, and it grew from there. It hasn’t always been easy—it’s far from perfect—but we make it work.”

Cami looks up at me. “Only they’re all straight.”

I raise an eyebrow.

Alexis smiles, then laughs softly. “Weirdly enough, I’m the only one who isn’t straight in the house, but none of them are interested in bringing another woman into the mix.”

“Well, as long as you all are happy,” Cami teases.

Alexis smiles. “And,” she begins again before pausing a little theatrically, “we have a playroom that I think you and Ronan might be interested in seeing sometime.”

My eyebrows climb before I can stop them.

I look down at Cami.

She smiles and shrugs.

“How much have you told her?” I ask with a small laugh.

“Like… all of it,” Cami answers a little sheepishly.

“Wow, okay then,” I reply, dragging a hand down my face.