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“You really know how to hit where it hurts, Pen,” he says, swallowing hard.
“I’m just reminding you that we’re all capable of making mistakes. It’s how we deal with them after the fact that counts. It’s easy to hate, to hold onto anger. It’s far, far harder to forgive.”
Zayn sighs, pinching his nose. “Okay, but if that fucker walks out on us without a word one more time, I will throw a knife in his goddamn back and not even flinch.”
“Fair enough,” I hear Xeno say behind me.
I glance over my shoulder. My smile broadens when his gaze zeroes in on Zayn’s hands that have found my hips and are dragging me towards him. Xeno’s eyebrows pull together when Zayn hugs me close. There’s no mistaking the jealousy and propriety in his gaze, but he keeps himself in check. I’m thinking we’re going to need to discussusas a fivesome and how we move forward from here. But I bench that thought for now. There’s only so much I can expect of them for one night and, honestly, I’m tired.
“Bed?” Zayn asks, drawing my attention back to him and reading my thoughts perfectly. He peers up at me from under a swathe of dark hair, and whilst the innuendo is clear, I can see the sheer exhaustion in his eyes.
“That sounds like a really,reallygood idea.”
Taking my hand in his, Zayn stands.
“Bagsy first,” York interrupts, winking at Zayn who laughs.
“You prick.”
“Don’t think you’re getting first dibs because you’re acting like a sensitive little bitch,” York says, standing too.
“Erm,” I mutter, not sure how to handle this situation. I glance at Dax who just grins.
“We’ve got all the time in the world, Kid. Take these two to bed. Me and Xeno need to talk through some business anyway.” He cuts a look at Xeno who presses his lips together in a tight line.
“Anything I can help with?” I ask, my gaze flicking to Xeno who is currently glaring at Zayn and York like he wants to do some damage.
“They love her too, Xeno. Let them be,” Dax says, resting his hand on Xeno’s arm.
“Yeah, man. I know,” Xeno replies nodding his approval. He looks at me then. “We just got things to discuss, nothing urgent that I can’t fill you in on later. Go rest. All of you,” Xeno says, reassuring me that there’ll be no more secrets between us.
“Would you look at that, are you sure this is the same Xeno we know and love?” York jokes, as
Zayn slides his arm around my back and presses a kiss against my temple. York flanks my other side, sliding his hand into mine. I daren’t look at him, because I just know he's got a shit-eating grin on his face.
“You know, you could always come watch,” Zayn offers with a smirk.
“Fucking get out of here,” Xeno snaps, but we all see his lip twitching with mirth and that, that is just the kind of tonic we all need.
