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"What if I did?"
Kn?x ??uld ju?t ??t?h th? w?rmth of her br??th. "W?ll." Hi? h?nd ?lid d?wn h?r ?rm until it f?und h?r h?nd ?nd laced hi? fing?r? thr?ugh h?r?. "I might have t? ??? that th? f??ling i? mutual."
"Y?u think ??u'r? good l??king t???" she joked.
"W?ll, th?t too," h? ?gr??d. "I think ??ur kind ?f b??utiful." He kept hi? voice qui?t.
B?th ?f hi? h?nd? gently f?und th? b??k ?f h?r n??k. He ??u??d for a m?m?nt, ?il?ntl? ??king ?nd, wh?n ?h? slightly tilt?d h?r h??d b??k, he got his ?n?w?r. He ?l?wl? began to move in f?r a kiss wh?n there w?? a l?ud bang.
Th?? both froze. Th?? li?t?n?d ?? ??m??n? searched th? room. Sk? g?ntl? ?u?hed him b??k ?g?in?t th? wall and ?li???d back into her ???iti?n against the ?h?lv??. Th?r? was a banging n?i?? ?nd the d??r t? th? ?l???t flew open, bringing in light.
"Not in here," Ni?? called t? ??m??n?. "I g?t t? hand it to Knox. F?r hi? fir?t g?m? h? did a g??d j?b hiding."
"Maybe he ?ull?d a Jul?? ?nd went beyond th? boundaries," And?r? said.
Knox gave Sk? a qui?k glance b?f?r? the d??r ?hut and th?ir eyes m?t ju?t b?f?r? it went d?rk.
Sk?'? h??rt w?? r??ing ?nd ?h? ??uldn't t?ll if it w?? b???u?? Kn?x had been ?b?ut to ki?? her ?nd she w?? going to l?t him, ?r b???u?? ?h? had b??n startled wh?n the closet d??r b?ng?d ???n. As th? closet d??r b?g?n t? th? shut, ?h? looked ?t Kn?x ?nd caught hi? eyes f??u??d ?n h?r b?f?r? it went d?rk. Sh? t??k a few d??? breaths, tr?ing t? ?l?w her r??ing h??rt. Ni?? and And?r?'? f??t?t??? ?t?rt?d t? fade ?nd Kn?x grabbed h?r hand.
"Th?t w?? ?l???," h? whispered.
"W?it," ?h? ??id. She ?ull?d her h?nd fr?? ?nd listened.
"Wh?t?"
"Shh." Sh? ??uld almost f??l th? qu??ti?n? h? w?nt?d t? ??k, but she ign?r?d them ?nd li?t?n?d.
Ju?t as ?h? h?d th?ught, she could hear quick light ?t??? coming b??k t?w?rd? th?m b?f?r? th? closet d??r opened. They w?r? once ?g?in in the light.
"H??," Nico ??id ??ftl?. He ?u?h?d ???t the ?h?lv?? and Sk?, to stand ?g?in?t th? wall with Knox.
"I th?ught ??u didn't ??? us," Kn?x said in surprise.
"He ?nl? said th?t b???u?? And?r? w?? th?r?," Sky ?n?w?r?d f?r Ni??.
"H?w did ??u...?" Kn?x ??k?d.
"Nico i? the best ?t this g?m?," Sky ??id.
"Aw? shucks, it'? a g??d thing it's d?rk, b???u?? n?w I'm blu?hing," Ni?? said. "And I would ??? we're ti?d for b??t."
"D? ??u play this g?m? ?ft?n?" Kn?x asked.
"Thi? or ???tur? th? flag or ??m?thing ?l??," Ni?? ??id. "Th?r? is usually ?t l???t ?n? big ?m?l???? g?m?."
"It creates team unit?. Or ?t l???t that's what Louis ??id," Sky ??id.
"Shh," Ni?? w?rn?d. They ?ll went silent.
"Nice tr?," Anders said when h? opened th? ?l???t d??r ?nd slipped in.
"D?ng it!" Ni?? gr??n?d ?? And?r? ?u?h?d hi? w?? into th? ?r?wd?d ?????.
"H?? Sk?!" he ??id cheerfully, tr?ing t? find somewhere t? stand.
"Nice move." Sh? congratulated him. "And?r? here just ?ti?k? with th? good ?l???r? until th?? find th? hiding spot f?r him," she ?x?l?in?d t? Knox.
"M?v? ?v?r," Anders ??id. H? tried to ?h?v? Sky ?v?r.
