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“It’s done,” I tell Seamus, who nods.
“I figured as much with the look of the two of you.” He turns to leave –back to Tiggy –when neither of us moves to leave, he hesitates. “Is there something else?”
“I’m going to ask Lauren to marry me.”
Seamus smirks at me. “Sure, and she’ll make a grand bride for you.” He fixes a more serious look at me. “I’m happy for you, Paddy. Really, I am.”
I nod, making to leave when Niall clears his throat. My feet freeze, and I turn back.
“I need a few days off, Fitzy. If ye don’t mind.”
Seamus blinks at the Reaper in surprise. “Is everything all right, Niall?”
The man grunts and shrugs. “I just need to get some errands run.”
He looks uncomfortable as his eyes flicker over me. I get the message.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Seamus.” I clap Niall’s shoulder on my way out. “I’ll wait in the SUV.”
LAUREN
Connor said there were four names on the Italian shopping list, and four times Paddy has come home covered in blood and had me wait naked in bed while he showered before eating me out and cuddling me until I fell asleep. I think I should be safe with Paddy now.
“Mo chroí.”I smile as Paddy’s arms wrap around my middle, and he presses a kiss on the back of my head.
Placing the shirt I was folding back into the laundry basket, I turn in his arms, grinning at him.
“I have a surprise for you,” he smirks, dropping a kiss on my cheek. “But you have to close your eyes.”
A surprise? I’d like that. Smiling, I shut my eyes tightly, squealing softly as Paddy swings me up in his arms. Is it going to be a sexy surprise?
“Keep them shut, lass,” he gently chides as my eyes flutter open. Oops. I got too excited. I squeeze them shut again.
I’m deposited in a leather seat, squeaking in surprise, my eyes flying open as he clips the seatbelt around me. Oh my god. I’moutside. Best. Surprise. Ever.
“I get to leave the house?
Paddy smirks at me as he slides into the driver’s seat and starts the ignition. “You get to leave the house.”
“Are we going to the store?”
Honestly, I have been cooped up for so long that alone would be a treat. Also, Liam never buys the coffee I like.
“No. You have to close your eyes again.”
Throwing him a curious look, I do as I’m told, smiling gently as Paddy reaches over, tangling his fingers with mine.
We drive for about ten minutes before the SUV stops moving.
“Keep them closed, lass. No matter what,” Paddy’s voice floats over me. I nod, still squeezing my eyes shut, and hear Paddy’s door open and close.
The door beside me opens, Paddy’s arm pressing against my stomach as he leans in to unclasp the seatbelt. I’m ready this time when he gently lifts me out, my arms snaking around his neck.
It’s hard, but I fight the urge to peek as he carries me for another five minutes, gently setting me down on a wooden bench. Around us, leaves are rustling in trees. We must still be outside. There is some shuffling, and I grip the bench on either side of me to stop myself from peeping.
“Ye can open yer eyes now,aghrámochroí,” Paddy murmurs, his voice husky.
When my eyes flutter open, I see the trees surrounding us and the small lake in front of us. We’re completely secluded. A soft smile crosses my lips. It’s beautiful. But Paddy isn’t sitting on the bench beside me.
