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“Neither are having wishes come true, but I guess we’re ignoring that bit.”
“Sometimes wishes come true.”
“Do they?”
She nodded. “Hmm. Alright, more realistic. But not sex. This is tough.”
Her laugh lifted my soul. An odd thought if I’d ever had one. “Did I ever tell you that your laugh is amazing?”
“No,” she said, “I don’t believe you have.”
“Almost as amazing as the way you call my name,” I said more quietly, “just before you come. And don’t think I haven’t noticed exactly which name you’re using these days, by the way.”
“Jax.” She swatted my arm. “People are watching us.”
“Are they? Seems to me they’re dancing and having a good time and don’t give a shit about what we’re talking about in this corner.”
“Look at Mazzie. She’s peeking at us over Gian’s shoulder.”
True enough. “Then let’s give her something to see.”
With that, I stepped in front of Natalie, leaned my head into her and kissed her just liked I’d wanted to all fucking night. We hadn’t talked about being “public” about us, but I supposed it was too late for discussions. There was nothing nebulous about that kiss.
Before I wouldn’t be able to walk to the dance floor, I pulled away just as another slow song started.
“Dance with me,” I said, taking both of our drinks and putting them on a server’s tray.
Natalie didn’t protest, but she did look up at me, arms around my shoulders, as we began to sway to the music. “So I guess cat’s out of the bag.”
“Is that a problem?” I glanced at Mazzie. She wasn’t looking anymore but the smile on her face said it all. She was a happy bride who also seemed to be happy for her friend. I guessed Nat hadn’t trash-talked me too much to them.
“Not really.”
“Not really?” I’d have preferred “no.”
“I mean, they know it’s temporary.”
We were gonna have that talk sooner rather than later. At least we’d do it with Natalie in my arms, the real reason I asked her to dance. All night I just wanted to be close to her, to touch her. And more than just a brush of our legs at the wedding or a quick slip of my hand on her waist as I’d guided her into the restaurant.
“Do they now?”
“Obviously. When we get back, we’ve got the whole land thing between us. Not to mention the fact that you don’t even live in Kitchi Falls.”
“True,” I said. “There’s that.”
Fuck it.
“Do you wanna talk about the land thing now? Or wait until we get back?”
“Does talking about it mean you’re going to try to convince me the sale isn’t a bad thing?”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s wait until we get back.”
Stubborn woman.
“And don’t forget the bet. As soon as we land on US soil, the pause is off. We won’t be able to even touch each other since I’m pretty sure that would be considered ‘getting together.’ Not that you’ve ever actually defined that.”
