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I slide my hand into his, and he helps lift me to my feet. I wait for the moment when he drops my hand, but he doesn't, instead he fans out his fingers and slides them in-between mine.
"Good night," he says, giving a quick wave to the three-woman sitting around the fire, offering me no explanation for why we're still holding hands.
Rita and Cammy echo the sentiment, but Josslin remains quiet, her eyes locked on our joined hands.
I give a quick wave two and then Seven leads us away from the group and up towards his house.
"You might want to check your birth control and make sure no one tampered with it," he tells me, looking back over his shoulder with a smirk.
"A baby is a serious commitment. They wouldn't go that far. That would be insane."
"Exactly. It would be insane or desperate, two things I wouldn't put past them."
He inputs the code to the front door lock. As soon as it unlocks he opens the door wide for me to walk in behind him.
The moment I pass through the door, Seven releases my hand to close the door and turn the deadbolt.
Of course, he wouldn't hold my hand all the way down the hall. That would be strange, especially for him.
"Thanks for letting me stay," I say.
"Like I said, it's no trouble. And now I'll have someone to cook breakfast for tomorrow. Cammy doesn't like eggs."
I chuckle at the thought of Seven sulking in the mornings because Cammy won't eat his monster-sized portions of food.
"I will happily accept your egg breakfast in the morning."
"Good," he says simply.
I turn down towards the hall, and Seven follows behind me.
I reach for the guest bedroom door and twist the handle to open it.
"Hey, hold on. You might want this back."
I turn to find him pulling my necklace out of his boardshorts.
Oh right! I almost forgot about it because of the unexpected invite to the bonfire.
"Can you put it on me?" I ask.
"Yeah, turn around."
I pull my hair out of the way and give him my back. He takes a step closer, unclasping the necklace and lifting his hands over my head. I feel the coolness of the small pendant the moment it touches my collarbone.
He clasps the necklace together and gently lays the chain down against my neck. His fingers brush against my skin, and goosebumps rise along my arms and shoulders at his simple touch.
I reach for the pendant immediately, rubbing the tiny Seattle Space Needle between my thumb and pointer finger.
"Thank you again for finding it for me," I say."
"I'm not the one who found it, remember?"
How could I forget?
"Yeah, right…"
I still feel Seven at my back. He hasn't moved away yet, and the heat of his body is still radiating near me.
