“Yeah, we probably should.” I pull his waist length waves into a braid, careful not to tug too hard while making it tight enough to keep. “This is a disaster, No No.”
“Three years is a long time to go without my stylist.”
I shove him forward a little once I’m done, and Norm turns to give me a kiss on the cheek. “It’s good to have you back, sweets.”
“You sure you don’t want to come out with us, Leo?” Mark asks as he starts patting the sweat from his brow with his bandana. “Been a long time since you’ve seen us get shitface drunk. Could be good for a few laughs.”
“I have a sneaking suspicion you guys will end up back here when they’ve had enough of you in the Main Quarter. I’ll be up for it then.”
Norm lifts a knowing brow and smirks. “Pete, Luck, you in?”
“Nah, not tonight. I want to grab a shower and just low key it.” Lucky walks to the kitchen, his fingers caressing my bare shins as he passes but in more of a test than anything else.
And yeah, I felt that caress all the way to my clit, but I’m supposed to be pretending I’m upset. I can’t start moaning just because he touched my shins.
“Pete?” Mark asks with a strange look on his face, one that makes me frown for a second.
I wonder what that’s all about.
But Pete gives him a curt shake of his head, and that’s that. I’ll be spending the rest of the evening with Lucky and Pete, and I’m going to have answers by the time Mark and Norm get back.
Lucky grabs two beers from the fridge, pops the tops then hands one to me from across the island before giving the other to Pete.
“Besides, you guys know I wouldn’t be able to get out the door knowing there’s a mess like this in Leo’s kitchen. I’d be miserable.”
“Yeah, ok.” Norm laughs. “Use your damn OCD as an excuse, fine. I see how it is. What about you? What’s your reason for staying?”
Pete crosses his arms against his chest as Norm drills him. “Gonna help.”
This is like watching a tennis match.
Pairs. Two on two.
Back and forth, back and forth.
And no matter the outcome, I’ll be the winner.
Go me.
Mark and Norman each kiss me goodbye then the two of them are heading for the door while I barely hide my giggle when Lucky follows them closely, ushering them out of my apartment and ready to lockup, I’m sure.
“Behave yourself, boys. Check in by last call. Don’t talk to strangers. Always use a condom,” he calls while closing the door. “If you call us because you need us, no you don’t. Love you, bye!”
I slam my beer just as my deadbolt clicks into place.
“You need another one?” Lucky asks as he heads back toward the fridge. “I’m gonna grab a quick shower but maybe we could watch a movie?”
“Yeah,” Pete chimes in as he follows. “I could throw in one of those frozen pizzas?—“
I grab them both by the shirt sleeve as they try to squeeze by me, catching them completely off guard as I pull them on either side of my knees.
It’s silly for them to think that was going to work, Lucky is six-six and Pete is six-four, they both workout like they’re lives depend on it so there’s no way they were going to justslide past me.
I know Lucky has been extra cautious with me, they all have honestly, and while I appreciate being able to set my own pace and boundaries with all of them, these two blasted all of that right out the window tonight with one little kiss. And I want in on it.
No more boundaries, no more taking it slow. I’ve done that long enough by becoming a shut-in. But I’m going to have to be the one who gets things rolling now because I know if I wait for Lucky to say something or make a move, it’ll be another thirteen years before I get to see him totally naked, and I’m not about to let that go down.
Especially since it could mean I get to see Pete totally naked, too.
