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“More like five hours,” Apollo teased. “You were so long, I’m going to have to shave again.” He ran his hand over his perfectly smooth jaw.
I snorted. “Pfft. You barely have to shave at all.”
“Excuse me,” he laughed as he elbowed me companionably. “I make very good…stubble,” he finished lamely.
“I think the word you’re looking for is bum-fluff,” I laughed.
He ran his hand over his jaw again. “It is not bum-fluff.”
“I’ll betIhave to shave more than you do,” I said.
“Oi!” he laughed and I started running for the stairs. “You take that back!”
We laughed as he chased me and I felt free and easy, like it used to be.
Then I saw who was coming up the stairs and pulled up hard. Apollo crashed into the back of me, but we grabbed hold of each other and no one tumbled down the steps.
“Valk,” Apollo said. “You in or out?”
Valen was scowling bloody murder – which was probably what he’d been doing – and looked little more than warmed up roadkill. But there was no blood and his clothes seemed in as many pieces as they were supposed to be. His knuckles looked pretty roughed up, though.
“What the fuck do you think?” he replied, his eyes falling to Apollo’s arm around my waist.
When he looked back up, I wasn’t sure what that look on his face was, but I felt a twinge of something when I realised it wasn’t jealousy.
“So, you won’t be joining us for an eggs benedict breakfast, then?” Apollo asked.
As if it was possible, Valen’s frown deepened. “Do I need to dignify that bullshit with an answer?”
“Let’s pretend you’re human for a moment, eh?” Apollo joked, giving me a squeeze.
Valen’s eyes dropped to my waist again, then back up. “What’supyou this morning?”
Apollo shrugged. “I’m in a good mood, is that going to kill you?”
Valen’s eyebrow rose. “It might.”
Apollo laughed like Valen had been making a joke on purpose. “Okay. Fine. Will we see you later?”
“Doubtful. I’m needed.”
The tightening of Apollo’s arms almost felt like he was in need of comfort that time. But his answer gave nothing away. “You’re going to sleep the whole day away?”
Valen just growled at him and started heading up the stairs.
“Go and get your beauty sleep, then,” Apollo told him.
Valen looked at me pointedly when he replied, “Some of us need it.”
“Moody fucker,” Apollo laughed as Valen disappeared.
Apollo took my hand casually and we traipsed down to the breakfast room.
“And I suppose this is your doing?” Frenella asked warmly when she saw me.
I looked at the table and saw far too much eggs benedict for any one family to eat.
“That would be your son,” I told her as Apollo helped me into my seat.
