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Grit was positioned right next to Joshua’s chair waiting for any crumbs to drop.
“Hi, kiddo.” Ice dumped a serving of the puppy food into Grit’s bowl before placing it on the kitchen floor. Grit ate as if it were his last meal.
“Do you know Gage’s brother, Travis?” Joshua pointed his fork at a good-looking boy sitting on a stool across from Joshua at the kitchen bar. The pair looked to be roughly the same age.
“No, we haven’t met,” Ice said, giving the other teenager a nod. Stepping around Grit, Ice made his way to the coffee pot that contained freshly brewed coffee and poured himself a cup.
“Where’s your brother?” he asked, lifting the cup to take a slow sip.
“They’re out back on the patio,” Joshua said, glancing toward the backyard.
Travis took that moment to stab his fork into Joshua’s sausage and take it from the boy’s plate. Joshua squinted and Travis smirked as he stuffed the whole thing into his mouth.
“That’s going to cost you,” Joshua said.
Travis snorted and smiled around the bite. “Bring it.”
It was all Ice could do not to laugh. The two teenagers sounded like a grown-up version of Hunter and Seven. He pulled the patio door open, stepped through, and closed it before making his way over to the two men sitting at the round glass table.
“So…” Ice said and gestured to the kitchen. “Since when has Josh and Gage’s brother, Travis, been hanging out?”
“Oh, they met several months ago when Gage stopped by to help Hunter move in here. They’ve been inseparable, right?” Seven looked at Hunter for clarification.
“I don’t keep tabs on teenagers,” Hunter snickered.
Seven snorted. “Anyway, they’re best friends.”
Ice laughed. “Mhmm.”
“What?” Hunter asked with his coffee mug poised at his lips.
“There’s more than friendship there,” Ice told them.
Seven grinned at him. “You seeing romance everywhere? You feeling lonely, big guy?”
“Fuuuck you.” Ice laughed and swallowed some coffee from his mug.
“Want me to arrange a blind date?” Hunter added with a teasing light in his eyes.
“Nope.” Ice popped the P sound and gave a smug smile.
Hunter’s mouth gaped and his eyes opened wide. “You found somebody! What? Who? When?” The man fired off questions.
“None ya,” Ice teased and then sobered. “Hunter, I need a favor.”
“Oh?”
“I need you to get me back into Erebus.”
Hunter stared at him. “You had wanted out.”
“I did, but now I want back in.”
“Why not call Dave?”
Ice shrugged and sipped at his cooling coffee. He gazed out over the swimming pool.
“Did you call Stone?” Hunter asked.
