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“Yeah,” he glances around the room quickly and catches Baxter’s eye, throwing a questioning glance his way. Baxter nods and Rebel grins. Guess that cat is out of the bag. “Yeah, all five of us.”
I gulp nervously. Or am I excited? Damn. What did I want to say again?
“5…” Rebel starts a countdown and blind panic course through me.
“Stop!” I plead.
“4…”
“Stop! Stop! I can’t concentrate when you do that!”
Thankfully he does, giving me his shit-eating grin. I smack him on the arm and take a deep breath.
“Fine! Here goes…I want…I’d like.” I sound ridiculous. Get it together, loser. “I’dreallylikeforyoualltostayovertonight.”
“Huh?” Thorn frowns, giving me a look like I’m actually crazy. Rebel’s laughing at me. The bastard. Even Baxter looks amused.
“I hate you all,” I groan into my hands, face hot. I don’t want to have to say it again.
“Relax, Princess. I got you,” Rebel laughs. “You’d like all of us to stay over tonight?”
“If you want to,” I mumble.
“Sorry, what?” Baxter grins.
“Yes! Okay! I want you to stay tonight!” I explode, face on fire with embarrassment.
“You only had to ask.” He smirks. “See, that wasn’t so hard was it?”
“I hate you.” I pout and stick my tongue out, before getting off the sofa and fleeing to Ace’s lap. “Save me, Aljaž,” I cry burying my head in his chest.
“Always.” He kisses the top of my head and wraps me in his arms.
“Well if that drama is over with, can we get back to the film?” Thorn grumbles.
“Yeah,” Baxter says at the same time I yell “NO!”
All eyes are on me again and I wriggle on Ace’s lap. He coughs and gently holds me still with a pointed look. I flush and murmur a quick apology.
“I just wanted to say something else,” I add. I take a deep breath and continue, “I want to tell you how I’m feeling.”
“I’m so confused right now,” Thorn complains.
“Me too,” I confess. “I’m really really confused right now. I have feelings…I thought to begin with it was just old emotions resurfacing but it’s more than that.”
“Are you saying…” Thorn begins.
“I don’t know what I’m saying. It’s more than like. It’s more than fond memories. There’s new...stuff growing there too.”
“What do you want to do about all this new stuff?” Baxter asks gently while Ace rubs my back reassuringly.
“I’m not sure. I’d like to see where it can go. I’m not making any promises though, so I understand if you don’t want to wait, or if you don’t want…competition...but for now at least, I’d like to work on rebuilding the friendships and trust.”
“Princess, we were happy to share you then,” Rebel states.
“And we waited over four years for you,” Thorn adds.
“Wait forever,” Ace finishes.
