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“Are you sure?”
“Positive.”
Smiling, I walked over to my best friend and said, “About damn time you realized what we all knew. Could have saved yourself a lot of hangovers, Lidi, but I’m glad you finally wised up.”
“OMG!” Lidi gasped, hugging me tightly. “Are you alright?”
Rolling my eyes, I groaned, “No thanks to your brother. I think I contracted some deadly disease. Do you realize he’s not changed one bit since he was a kid? The man is still a child and he’s still a fucking slob.”
Lidi laughed. “Don’t forget a hypochondriac and allergic to bees.”
I sighed as King walked past, refusing to acknowledge the look he was giving me. I knew I had hurt him, but there was nothing I could do. I refused to allow anymore gossip, and the longer I stayed here, the more the gossip mill would run. As it was, I already dreaded going back to my house and shop, because the second I did, the looks, whispers, and comments would start.
“King told me what happened. How’s Eugene?”
“He will live,” Lidi sighed, lightly shaking her head before she added, “I’m more worried about Trip, though. It’s bad, Sugar. Maybe you should call Lacey when you get the time.”
“I’ll make time to reach out and I’ll go see Calvin when King says it’s safe. In the meantime, we need to get you married. You ready to do this?”
Smiling, my friend nodded. “Never been more ready in my entire life.”
“Works for me. Now give me my honorary nephew and let’s get you married.”
Cuddling Charlie close, I looked around the room. “No Devlyn?”
“Oh, she’ll be here… kind of,” Scribe piped up, grinning like a loon as he held up an iPad. That’s when I noticed the others all grinning conspiratorially. They were up to something. Something sinister. I fucking knew it.
“What the hell does that mean, Scribe?” Claudia asked when we all heard Eugene’s whiney voice. “Stop shaking the camera, woman!”
“Boy, if you don’t shut the fuck up, I will set your balls on fire. Dracarys!”
I gasped, as Lidi shrieked, “Tell me you didn’t?”
Oh, this wasn’t good. Not good at all.
What the hell was Scribe thinking?
Was he trying to get Eugene killed?
Everyone lost the plot and let out a rambunctious roar of laughter.
“Dragons don’t exist, Dev!”
“No, but my Bic lighter does,” Dev growled. “Now shut up so I can hear.”
“I hate you,” I heard him mumble.
“Feeling’s mutual,” Dev grumbled.
Turning the iPad so we all could see, Scribe laughed. “We drew straws, but someone forgot to put in a short straw.” The handsome hippie frowned, looking at Cameron, who shrugged innocently. “In the end, Dev volunteered to babysit and contain Enigma.”
“Are you trying to kill him?” I gasped, looking at the video screen. “Those two hate each other. Dev can’t stand him.”
“It’s because she secretly likes me, Shug.” Eugene chuckled, right before he let out an Oof, as we all watched Devlyn grab his little boy bits.
“Keep talking, bee-boy, and you will never leave this hospital.”
“What the hell is going on in here?!” a firm male voice shouted in the background.
