Page 196 of Defend Me
Tilian was slightly tipsy and he was cracking up. I was pretty sure he hadn’t stopped laughing since the T-rex incident during the ceremony. Now, with West and Linc making out on stage during the reception, he was done for.
“They’re engaged,” Tilian crooned. “That’s so cute.”
“Is it?”
“Don’t be moody.”
“Baby, I’m not.”
He wrapped an arm around my neck and hung in front of me while he peered into my soul.
“Grumpy.”
I tried not to smile. Sen was the one who kept encouraging him to drink. Even at his own wedding, the guy wanted to cause destruction.
Dipping close to Tilian’s ear, I grazed it with my teeth. “We should go.”
“But it’s not over.”
“People will be here for a while. All the important stuff happened. Besides, we’re all getting together tonight before Sen and Kai leave tomorrow.”
“Fucking Spain. That’s a dope honeymoon.”
I hummed my agreement as I dragged him toward the exit. Kai shook his head as he watched me. After I flipped him off, I pushed the doors open and ushered Tilian to the car.
“You’re so pushy,” he grumbled.
“I didn’t expect you to be drunk.”
“One, I’m not drunk. Two, what does that mean? Do we have plans?”
“Shh.”
He huffed and leaned against the door while I drove. When I pulled up to the university, he looked around curiously.
“Shit. You’re doing something weird.”
I couldn’t hide my smile. “Am not.”
He whined like I was asking him to scale Mt. Everest. It was just the courtyard, but drama was necessary, obviously.
I led him to the stadium and didn’t answer any of his questions. Only when I found the correct row did I turn to him.
“Go sit up there.”
His brow furrowed as he stared at the stands. “Where?”
“You’ll figure it out.”
Looking so nervous that it was impressive, he climbed the steps. I sat on the lowest one and watched him. When he saw a joint on one of the seats, he cocked his head.
“Here?” he asked. I just gestured for him to get on with it. He picked up the joint and lit it, taking an extra long hit. “Now what?”
“Remember when I turned around and looked at you, then you turned into a scared little cat?”
He glared at me as he smoked. With a laugh, I stood.
“Do that. What you did then.”
