A low growl sounded from Boulder, who stood close to me, and I increased my pressure on his hand, holding him back.
“Would you close the door, please?” I called to Victor when he entered my living room.
“Yes, darling,” he responded and actually winked at me.
“It might be a while. I need to shower and talk with my friends a little,” I told him with a sugar-sweet smile.
“I’m ready when you are,” he said and finally closed the door.
Pushing Boulder back into my bedroom, I closed the door behind me and confronted them all.
“I can’t believe that you’re actually here.”
Magni was still standing with Kya snuggled up against him, but avoided looking at me, and when Boulder tore the blanket from the bed and covered me up, I understood why.
“Are you pregnant?” Boulder said, turning me around to face him.
“What?” I blinked in confusion. “No, how would I be pregnant?”
“Have you had your bleedings?”
Overwhelmed with his questions and the situation, I was speechless.
“No, I’m not pregnant,” I said astonished that he would ask such a ludicrous question.
His shoulders fell. “Christina, I…” He trailed off and took a deep breath. “Fuck. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, I didn’t expect to find you with…” He waved at the bed. “You know.”
“I’m sorry,” I mumbled. “But I didn’t think I was ever going to see you again and he…”
Boulder silenced me with his hand covering my mouth. “I don’t want to know what you did with him. Just tell me that you’ll come back with me.”
My face softened and I pulled his hand down to smile at him. “You want me to come back with you?”
“Yes!” he said; his anger from before was fading and being replaced with hope. “Will you?”
“I tried to go back,” I said.
“You did?”
“Uh-huh, but they wouldn’t let me.”
“So you’ll come.” His voice almost broke.
“Yes,” I breathed and got lost in his burning eyes, “But how, Boulder?”
“Don’t worry about that. Just come with me. Magni and I know how to get back.”
I nodded, out of words, and Boulder pressed a relieved kiss to my lips.
Kya cleared her throat. “I’m sorry, but Victor has probably already reported you two for improper communication and violent threats.”
“Shit,” Magni cursed.
“I can’t believe that you two are real Nmen,” she said and showed no signs of being afraid of them. In fact, she looked intrigued.
“We’re real Nmen alright,” Magni confirmed and looked down at her, placing his hands on her shoulders and pushing her gently away from him. “RealmarriedNmen.”
“Ohh.” She blinked up at him. “Wait – you thought I was coming on to you?”
