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My breath leaks out on a shaky laugh. And I’m as struck dumb as the rest of my friends.
Couple?
Rux doesn’t have the same problem. “Christ, pull it together, girls,” he says, pointing around the table, stopping at Quinn for a short slap followed by another direct point.
Leaning back, he drags my chair right up against his and pulls me into his side. “If you’ve got questions, bring ’em.”
I definitely have questions. “Rux.”
But he just leans in and presses a quick kiss against my lips. Then another. Before nodding to Vaughn. “Go.”
“Uhhh…” Vaughn eyes dart between us. “Since when?”
“Day before yesterday. It’s new.” Then flashing me a saucy smile, he adds, “Mostly.”
George presses both hands flat on the table, gaping at me. “You’redatingRux and you sat here with us for over an hour without mentioning it?”
“She wanted to fire up the phone tree,” Rux lies easily, giving my shoulder a squeeze, “but we decided to wait until we were all together to share the big news.”
Julia snorts and Greg just looks at the ceiling.
Quinn is shaking his head, eyes narrowed. “Bullshit. This is still about The Blip, right?”
God, I’d completely forgotten the guy who inadvertently set this ball in motion. But yeah, that makes the most sense.
“Nope.”
I look to Rux. “Nope?”
He shakes his head and comes in for another kiss. This one sort of stealing my breath.
When he answers, it’s me he’s talking to. “I can be good around Matty. But no way will I be able to keep my hands off you when he isn’t around. And since you haven’t hauled off and slugged me, I’m guessing you don’t totally mind. But I figure if we’re going to have some fun together, we should make the most of it. Go big or go home. It doesn’t change what’s actually happening between us or how far it’s going to go. Yeah?”
I bite my lip, thinking about what he’s saying. It makes sense. At least enough sense that I nod. “So I get to feel you up as much as I like?”
He grins, brushing my lip with his thumb. “Knock yourself out.”
“And then we don’t have to worry about dancing around lines that we can’t really see. There’s when we’re with Matty. And when we’re not.”
All or nothing. I smile because it’s so Rux, I don’t know how I didn’t see it coming.
“Okay.”
“Okay.” His eyes twinkle as he smiles down at me. “And FYI, you’ve got about another five minutes before I throw you over my shoulder and haul your fine ass out of here.”
“Yeah?”
“I’ve been accumulating a list of the dirty things I want to do to you since I walked out of your place two days ago. Actually from before I even left.”
My breath catches and heat starts to build low in my center. “Two days’ worth? Sounds like quite a list.”
“I’ve got it in Google Keep.”
I blink. He’s not— This is Rux. Of course, he’s serious.
Chapter 13
Rux
