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The grin on my face probably looks ridiculous, although I can’t help it. I close the small gap between me and the stage, and she also gets closer with her crown on but leaves the mic behind.
Wrapping my arms around her waist, I take a step back, forcing her to come with me. Her face is much higher than mine, so I slowly let her slide down until her feet are hovering above the floor and her mouth is close to mine.
“I love you too,” I whisper. Our lips graze, but we both pull away, happy to leave it at that. It’s the strangest feeling, being so in love with someone and yet not having the physical need to touch them intimately.
Clapping resonates around the room, and I let Rachel slide back to the floor before turning around.
Lik and Rose are looking at us with love in their eyes and huge smiles on their faces. He’s got an arm around her shoulder and hers around his waist as they’re awkwardly clapping at us. When they stop and separate, Rachel runs to them, jumping into Rose’s arms.
“What a beautiful queen you make.” Rose’s raspy words are cut short when Rachel slams her lips against hers.
Lik slowly walks toward me, a half-smile pinching the corner of his mouth. “Hello,” he simply says.
I grab his waist. Sliding a hand to the back of his neck, I pull him toward me forcefully like I know he loves. His lips land on mine with a force I give back. I bite his bottom lip, making him open his mouth before I push my tongue against his. He groans against me, softening under my touch and pressing his whole body against mine. The hand holding his neck goes up to his hair and I pull at the strands to separate us.
“Hello,” I finally say back.
“Give me this,” he says as he grabs the crown on my head. “Being a king doesn’t suit you.” He puts it on his own head.
“But it suitsyou?” I scoff.
“What?” he shrugs. “Maybe I was born to reign. You don’t know.”
The girls have closed in on us now, and Rachel glares at Lik. “That wasn’t for you.”
“What belongs to Sam belongs to me.”
Instantly, all our eyes dart to Rose.
“Please,” she snorts. “I don’t belong to Sam. I’m above all of you, you all belong to me.”
“Sorry, we already have a queen and a king,” I tell her, pointing at Rachel and Lik.
“Huh. What’s above the queen and king?”
“Nothing is above the queen and king,” Rachel says as she juts her chin.
“Really?” Rose smiles with that smirk only she has. Pretending to talk to herself, she counts on her fingers. “It goes, jack, queen, king…oh, I know!Ace.”
“I like Ace for you,” I tell her. But before she can say anything, I add, “because it can be the highest or the lowest card, depending on the game we play. Just like you.”
She opens her mouth to retort something, but Lik cuts her off. “Oh. How fitting.”
“Okay, I take it back,” she defends.
“No, no. It’s perfect,” Rach jumps in. She wraps her arms around Rose’s waist and nestles herself against her. “I love it.”
Rose pretends to roll her eyes but softens as Rach holds her closer. “Well, if the queen loves it,” she pretends a huff. “Fine.”
“Alright,” I yawn. “Home time.”
“You must be joking,” Rach laughs. “What an old man!”
“So old,” Rose agrees as we all start making our way.
“Daddy likes his comfort and early nights,” Lik adds.
I slap his ass as he walks. “It’sSirto you, thanks very much.”
