“Good day so far, princess?” Luke meets my eyes as he backs up.
“Yes.” It has been. Other than whatever was up Kenz’s butt about Tanner, the day has been pleasant.
Jack turns my face to his and kisses me. Not a one-and-done type kiss, but an I’ve-got-time-to-fuck-your-mouth-right-now type kiss. My insides stir to life. We make out for a few minutes before Jack backs off.
Turning me his way, Eli kisses the shit out of me too. The good thing is I’m getting this kissing stuff down. The bad thing is that means they’ll want to move on sooner rather than later. The way he works my mouth makes my panties dampen. Maybe I can get a month out of kissing and peep shows. Or maybe I only have days, depending on their moods.
We pull into the pizzeria and Luke parks the car.
Eli lifts his lips from mine. He traces my lower lip with his thumb. “I’ve been wanting to do that all day.”
I smile at him. I really enjoy kissing these boys and that’s going to get me into all kinds of trouble.
When we stroll into Crusty’s, Kenz has already found us a table.
“I ordered when we got here.” Kenz pats the seat next to her. She eyes the guys as they follow me. “Enough for the football team.”
When I sit, Caden steals the seat next to me with a triumphant grin.
I just shake my head at him.
He grabs my face and plants a kiss on my mouth. “You look beautiful today.”
Heat works its way up my neck at the compliment.
“Thank you.” I turn to look at Kenz, who is looking at me with wide eyes. I shrug. What can I do? I can’t control them. I can’t stop them. If I’m too defiant, they’ll help themselves to whatever they want. So I’m doing the best I can. Besides, I like the kissing.
“Okay, so this is weird with you guys here.” Kenz puts her napkin on her lap.
“Kenz.” Brandon gives her a warning.
“What? They better not try anything with me. She’s my bestie, and I’ve been supportive of her and them. So sorry if I don’t bow to their greatness.” Kenz gives Brandon a look that makes him almost shrink in his chair.
Apparently Kenz inherited her mother’s gift.
“Now, usually we talk about our lives, but since you guys are monopolizing my girl’s life right now, there isn’t much to talk about.” Kenz gives them each a look.
Caden laughs. “I like this one.”
Jack chuckles.
Luke eyes Kenz like he wants to crush her somehow, but won’t because it’s my birthday, and Eli watches me. When I meet his eyes, a smile tugs at his lips. I’m not sure what he’s thinking but it must be dirty.
“Anyway,” I say and put my hands on the table, “thank you for joining me for my birthday lunch.”
The guys all nod and Kenz just shakes her head.
“I know you didn’t invite them along, H.” Kenz leans in. “Do you want me to call the manager and get them thrown out? He’s my uncle’s boyfriend and will do anything for him.”
“No, Kenz. The guys are fine.” I shoot her a look to say stop before she gets one of us in trouble. I’m afraid I’m going to be the one on the receiving end of the punishment if she doesn’t shut it.
“Okay, okay. Peace.” She smiles. “So how are the new outfits working out for you?”
“The ones we bought before school started,” I add since I’m supposed to be grounded. “They seem to work just fine in attracting the right attention.”
Jack shakes his head. “It’s definitely a step up from what we found her in that first morning at her house. Sweatshirt and jeans.”
“I was used to hiding, and it worked since you guys didn’t even notice me until this year,” I point out.
