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“It might be good for Felix too.” Quin’s comment broke into my thoughts about shifting into my whale form while Felix was in his otter form. The size difference was laughable, but I had a feeling somehow we’d make swimming together work.
“How so?”
“Once he puts Julius on the right path, he’s not going to be able to do much. He’s just going to have to sit back and wait to see if Julius gets locked out too. It’s too risky for him to be the one behind the keys right now, and Jules knows that. He’s not going to let him hack anything until he knows he can cover two sets of tracks.”
Quin had a point.
Tuning into my fated mate bond with Felix, I could already feel his frustration. I had no doubt his fingers were itching to be at the keys.
“I guess I could call Jimmy to see if he has anything easy.”
“And if Felix doesn’t want to go, it’s still an excuse to get out of the house. This place is built like a fortress. No one is getting to him here. And with Cal unemployed?—”
“I preferfun-employed. But I am employed, thank you very much. Remember, I work for ORCA now.”
Quin rolled his eyes. “With Cal unemployed, he’ll be around, even if you aren’t. Julius will likely work from home while he’s tackling this, not that he goes into his office much anyway, so Felix will never be alone.”
I nodded. Having a way to work out some of my energy would be good for everyone. It would be even better if Felix wanted to tag along so I could keep my promise to McMahon to not let him out of my sight. Plus, if things got really boring, we could make out in the car.
The more I thought about it, the more this felt like a win-win for everyone.
Hopefully, Felix saw it that way too.
“Get down there and ask him before you drive yourself, or me, crazy.” Quin was looking at something on his computer, which felt as good as being dismissed.
Sliding off the stool, I made my way around the counter, through the dining room, and down the hallway to the basement stairs. It felt weird to finally be heading down to check in on Felix after spending the better part of the day convincing myself that just having him under the same roof was enough, that I didn’t need to hover.
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.
I was almost giddy to see him, and I had to take a few deep breaths outside the door so I didn’t seem like I had zerochill, even if that was one hundred percent true where Felix was concerned.
Julius and Felix both had their backs to me. Julius was pounding away at the keyboard while Felix looked over his shoulder. Snack wrappers were scattered among Julius’s computers and monitors, and when Felix turned to look at me, there was orange dust around his mouth, so naturally, I leaned in to kiss it away.
“Gross. I’m making a new rule. No sex or kissing in my office. Take it outside.” Julius didn’t take his eyes off the screen as he offered his admonishment.
I held my hand out, and Felix took it, standing from the rolling chair he’d been occupying in one fluid motion.
“I was hoping to talk to you about something.” I tugged him toward the door, and he followed.
“Close the door. I don’t want to hear your ‘conversation.’” And to think, Julius used to be my favorite younger brother.
Felix followed me out to the main part of the basement, and I leaned against the pool table, pulling him into my space. I felt better, less like I wanted to crawl out of my skin, just having him near me, and I wondered if that feeling would ever go away. If some of the things my grandmother said were true, I didn’t think so.
I pressed my lips to Felix’s again, unable to resist the pull I felt toward him.
When I finally let him go, his eyes were glazed over, and his voice was husky. “Did you pull me out here just to kiss the crap out of me?”
“Yes.” Then I immediately corrected. “I mean, no. I wanted to ask you something.”
He kept his body pressed against mine. “Shoot.”
“Um, you’re not actually doing any of the hacking down here, right?”
My mate narrowed his eyes. “No. Why?”
I let out a breath. “Good.”
“I’m more than capable, but your brother won’t let me touch a single thing. He’s taking his vow to keep me safe online pretty seriously. I’m actually getting bored. Hacking really isn’t a spectator sport.”
