"Of course you do." Jay gave him a side hug. After a moment, he added a quick swipe of his lips over Frost's.
"I knew you had good taste," Frost told him.
"Of course he does," Atlas said, looking smug.
Storm snorted loudly. "You would think that. For some reason, he digs you."
"He digs me because I'm awesome." Atlas shrugged. "I can't help it, I was born that way."
"Who told you that?" Storm asked. "Your mother? She's biased."
"That doesn't mean it's not true." Atlas was sticking to his guns, but grinning the whole time.
"Of course it's true," Jay said. "Chelsea chose us, so we must all be awesome."
"Exactly." Frost nodded. "I'll get the door."
His arm around Jay's waist, he walked over to the massive front door and unlocked it. He swung it open just as Daisy Lasalle got out of her car in front of the house. Mina DiMarco climbed out of the car behind hers.
"What is this?" I whispered, only loud enough for Storm to hear.
"Frosty figured you could use some other women to talk to," Storm said. "Who else is going to understand what you're going through?"
Tears threatened to slide down my cheeks. I blinked them away. "That's really thoughtful."
He was right too. If anyone was going to comprehend the way I was feeling about…well, everything, and how overwhelmed I was, it was these two women. They'd each been through the fire and walked away, their heads held high.
"Yeah, Frosty has his moments," Storm said softly.
I glanced over to see him watching his boyfriend, looking at him with the same expression of love he had in his eyes when he looked at me.
"You both do," I whispered.
Storm looked over at me and smiled. "Yeah, well, don't tell anyone. People might start to think I'm nice or something."
"We wouldn't want that," I teased.
"Definitely not." He nodded. "I have a badass asshole reputation to maintain. I don't want anyone or anything to compromise that." He gave me a wink.
I leaned into him and inhaled the heady, masculine scent of the man. He’d changed a lot since we met, softening around the edges when he was around us. He too, had his moments, but he'd also found his place in the world, in our little family.
"Welcome!" Frost held the door open for both women to step inside.
"Chelsea." Daze greeted me like I was a long lost friend. "You're looking well." She waited until Storm moved aside, to give me a hug.
"You too," I said, with only slightly less enthusiasm. I reminded myself that either of these women could have me killed if they wanted to. If they were here as friends, I'd treat them like that.
For now.
"Mina," I said politely. She wasn't given to hugging, so I didn't offer one.
She seemed to take in every millimetre of her surroundings, as if assessing the place for threats and escape routes. After maybe half a minute, she nodded to herself, then to me.
"Frost said you were feeling isolated." Daze walked over to the sitting room and made herself comfortable, while the guys dispersed to other parts of the house.
Ramsey, I noticed, headed to the gym.
I sat down near Daze. Far enough to face her and keep an eye on her, but close enough to be friendly.
