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Sanna gasped. Her face turned beet red. “Master,” she choked.
“Well, we wipe the damn table and counters off when we’re through,” Dylan chuckled. “What’s the big deal, kitten?”
She let out a low, mortified groan.
“Sanna,” I giggled. “It’s okay, sis. I know you have sex with two men at once. I’m not shocked or appalled. It’s all good.”
I sent her a knowing wink as Joshua held a chair for me. Sitting next to me, he grinned.
“I think it’s safe to say there are no virgins here,” Nick chuckled as he filled his salad bowl.
“Well, so much for the sacrifice we’d planned for later,” Dylan quipped.
“And just where were you going to get a virgin?” Sanna laughed.
“We hadn’t gotten that far yet.” Dylan grinned, filling his bowl next. “We’d only gotten to tying you up and pretending you were a virgin.”
I chuckled as I took a bite of a drumstick. The thought of losing this wonderful family, and the contentment I’d found with Joshua, hurt.
“I guess I’m going to have to give you a rain check,” Joshua commented as he grazed his knuckles over my thigh beneath the table.
“Rain check?”
“Dinner tonight. It looks like we’re having it here instead.” He smiled.
It was hard to believe he’d only asked me out the day before. So much had happened so quickly, it suddenly seemed surreal.
“No worries,” he declared. “We’ll do it when you get back.”
“You’re coming back?” Sanna asked with elation.
“Yes, but I’m not sure when exactly.”
“In three weeks.” Joshua’s statement sounded more like a question.
“That’s fantastic,” Sanna squealed.
“I-It might be a little bit longer than three weeks,” I spluttered.
“Why?” Joshua pinned me with a wary frown.
“Well, I’ll need to go back home sometime to pay my bills, check on the house, do laundry, re-pack…those sorts of things.”
He issued a nod of understanding as his demeanor turned brittle and cold.
“I’ll get things taken care of as soon as I can. Trust me. I’d rather be here in Chicago with you all than sitting in front of my computer at home.”
“You booked your flight already, right?” Sanna asked.
“Yes. I logged onto my computer a little while ago. I leave for New York at eight in the morning.”
“Do you need a ride to O’Hare?” Nick asked.
“No,” Joshua interrupted as I snapped my mouth shut. “I’ll take her.”
The thought of having to say goodbye to him in a crowded airport full of strangers made my skin crawl. I didn’t like farewells, and this one, I feared, would be exceptionally difficult. Instead of challenging the man at the dinner table, I bit my tongue and stifled my knee-jerk reaction. Later, when we were alone, I’d spill my guts and try to explain why I didn’t want him to take me.
Suddenly, the smell of the food made my stomach swirl. I took a gulp of water, praying no one noticed my hands shaking, but of course, Joshua picked up on it right away.
