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“Saw what?”
“That your light had dimmed again.”
I shrugged my shoulders. “He didn’t say it exactly like that, but he noticed.”
“Maybe I underestimated the rest of them,” he said. I looked at him, expecting him to finish his thought, but he stayed quiet. The wind had picked up slightly as we were sitting by the lake. We both heard a loud clap of thunder that sounded like it was almost above us. I sat up and looked behind us to see that a storm had blown in quickly while we were at the lake. Adrik saw it too. He stood up, pulling me up with him. “We should head back. That doesn’t look like it’s going to blow over,” he said, watching the sky. Just as he said that, a streak of lightning stretched across the sky, followed quickly by another loud clap of thunder. I felt the first few raindrops start to fall.
I looked at him, trying not to laugh. “What gives you that impression?” He grinned at me, grabbing my hand as we started to walk quickly back to the house. The trees in the forest kept us from getting rained on, but once we got to the other side of the forest by the back lawn of the house, it had started pouring. There was no way to avoid getting wet. The temperature was dropping with the storm as well, making the rain cold and biting. Despite running back to the house, we were completely soaked and I was shivering when we made it to the back door. The guys were all on the couches when we got back, mostly amused that we’d gotten soaked. Ivan and Misha were especially excited. Apparently, they’d all seen the storm coming, so they made a bet to see whether we would make it back before the storm hit. Ivan and Misha said we wouldn’t, so they were the winners.
“You’re welcome!” I yelled as we ran upstairs to change into dry clothes. Adrik turned the hot water in the shower on, puling me inside before I even had a chance to take any clothes off. I couldn’t help but laugh. “And you were worried about my hair earlier,” I said, grinning at him. He peeled his shirt off before doing the same to mine. He pulled me under the water as he worked on getting my pants off. I was still shivering, despite the hot water. I laughed at our pile of wet clothes in the corner of the shower. Adrik seemed concerned about getting me warm, but he was also amused at how our afternoon turned out.
He bent down and picked me up, wrapping my legs around his waist as he made sure I was under the water, trying to get me warm. He flinched when I wrapped my legs around him. “Your legs are so cold, solnishko,” he said, running one hand up and down my leg rapidly to try and warm me up. He looked up at me, still laughing about our situation.
“It might not have ended the way I wanted, but I’m so happy I got to spend time with you this afternoon. Hopefully, your phone didn’t drive Viktor crazy while we were gone,” I said.
“You look even lighter, solnishko. Who knew getting caught in the rain was so healthy?” he said, still laughing.
I unwrapped my legs from his waist and stood in front of him, but stayed under the water as I was still cold. “I owe Misha one for ordering you to bring me here,” I said, grinning at him. “I needed this break, I think.”
“Let’s maybe not let him know that he can order me around so easily,” he said, smiling at me. He leaned down and kissed me. “I needed a break too. I was happy he ordered me to come here. But let’s keep that between us for now.”
I put on the warmest clothes I had at the house and was still cold, even after the hot shower. Adrik walked out of the closet with a sweatshirt. “Here, solnishko. Put this on. It will help. Let’s go get you something warm to drink too,” he said. He waited for me to pull his sweatshirt on, then grabbed my hand pulling me toward the door. “Do you want some tea?” he asked on our way down the stairs.
“The only tea I really like is what I use to sleep and I don’t want to sleep right now. Coffee sounds good though. If nothing else, it might make me hyper enough that I warm myself up from not being able to sit still,” I said as I jumped down the stairs behind him, laughing.
“That seems like a good life choice for you right now,” he said, shaking his head at my shenanigans. “I will make you some coffee, love.” He stopped at the bottom of the stairs, pulling me to him to kiss me.
“This is why you’re my favorite,” I said, smiling against his lips. “You don’t have to worry about not telling the others though. They already know, trust me. It’s not a secret.”
He laughed, wrapping his arms around me. “I love you, Sephie.”
“Is it because you’re looking forward to me having endless energy later? Because I’d love me for that too,” I asked, laughing.
He cursed under his breath. I could see where his mind was going. “I’m going to make your coffee extra strong,” he said, a devilish grin on his face.
“Challenge accepted.”
Viktor was in the kitchen when we walked in. Adrik asked him what he’d missed while we were at the lake. As they were talking business and Adrik was making coffee, I walked to the back room to see who was there. The storm was still going strong outside and I wanted to watch the lightning as well. The back room had the best windows in the whole house.
Ivan and Misha were on the couches when I walked in. “Where’s Bubba and Yoden?” I asked as I walked to the windows to watch the storm clouds outside. I pulled my hands in the too-long sleeves and crossed my arms across my chest, trying to stay warm. I heard Ivan click his tongue, but he didn’t say anything, he just got up and walked toward their rooms.
Misha answered, “They’re playing video games. They’re playing against Keith and Chris right now.”
I looked at him, grinning. “Do I need to ask who is winning?”
“Only if you’ve hit your head recently and have no clue what’s going on around you,” he said, laughing.
Ivan walked back in with a beanie in his hand. He walked up to me, pulling it on my head. “Princess, you have to keep your head warm if you expect the rest of you to stay warm.” I had braided my hair when we got out of the shower because I just didn’t feel like dealing with having to dry it again. Ivan picked my still damp braid up and said, “Especially if your hair is still wet.” He smacked me lightly with my braid as he went to the couch again.
Adrik walked in with a steaming cup of coffee, handing it to me. He had one in his hand as well, which made me smirk at him. He couldn’t help but grin at me as he took a sip. I felt my cheeks flush. In an effort to distract myself from thoughts of what was going to happen later, I asked, “How bad was your phone while we were gone?”
“Not terrible, but I do have a couple of phone calls I need to return. It shouldn’t take too long,” he said. He was looking over the beanie that Ivan had put on me. “Are you still cold, solnishko?” he asked. His eyes were still amused.
“How are you not?” I asked, surprised that he wasn’t cold in the least.
He clicked his tongue. “Drink your coffee. It will help. I’ll be back soon,” he said. He leaned down, his lips close to my ear. “I have an idea to make you warm again. Several ideas.” He lightly brushed his short facial hair against my cheek, then kissed my cheek, making my mind race about what exactly he had planned later. He saw me bite my bottom lip and smirked at me before leaving with Viktor.
I stood by the windows, watching the storm and drinking my extra strong coffee for a few minutes. The lightning was almost constant. It was beautiful to watch.
