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“What’s going on?”
Asa turned at the sound of her voice, knowing it was her, and yet still shocked when she was indeed standing in the doorway of the lounge.
He nearly swallowed his tongue. What was she doing there?
His eyes connected with Johnny’s and he could read the man’s question that echoed his own.
“What are you still doing here?” he asked withwaymore force than was necessary.
Zara’s eyebrows lifted and she made a face. “Still mad about your powdered donuts I see.”
Nikki snorted and Johnny and Justin pretended to study something interesting on the ceiling.
“Cool. So, everyone’s heard about that,” Asa said. He closed his eyes and focused on getting the coffee into his mouth and therefore caffeine into his bloodstream.
When he opened his eyes again, she was still there.
In black skinny jeans that had rips along her thighs. Her shirt was a black graphic tee with the words “chaotic good” on it. She’d tied it into a knot off center, showing the barest hint of golden skin at her midriff.
Her black hair was in a loose bun at the nape of her neck and she wore big silver hoops in her ears. Along with three silver necklaces of different lengths. One with a wolf’s cross pendant that nestled at the notch in her throat. One was a plain, thick chain, and one was a silver oval pendant with a rose on the front and a Z engraved on the back that hung lower than the rest.
He knew way more about those necklaces than he should because even though he hadn’t been texting her, he’d watched every single fucking interview he could find before he’d muted her on everything.
He knew the wolf’s head made her feel brave. And the pendant was from her grandmother to remind her of where she came from.
“Asa got scammed on his new apartment,” Nikki ever so helpfully informed her. “He needs a place to live.”
Zara gave Asa a look.
He should have braced.
“You can move in with me.”
Asa smelled burning rubber as his brain short-circuited.
Wait.
Hold up.
Stop.
Seriously stop.
“Asa?”
He glanced up to see her dipping her head to try and meet his eyes, a concerned expression on her face.
“What?”
The grin she flashed him did something funny to his chest.
Asa swallowed and his gaze bounced from person to person, looking for an ally.
“I can’t just move in with you,” he finally sputtered.
“Why not?” Nikki asked.
“Yeah. Why not?” Zara repeated, crossing her arms over her chest.
