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“A friend has offered to help me obtain a vehicle,” I said. Max would take me later today.
“You won’t steal it, will you?” At my frown, she snickered. “Kidding.”
I grinned, appreciating her humor. “The vehicle will be delivered to your home soon. Once you’ve taught me how to maneuver it about town, you’ll keep it. I’ll procure a second.”
“You want to give me a car?” she gulped. “Why?”
“Because you need it.”
“I assume I can’t ride around in your unicorn carriage.”
I sensed irony in her words, but her smooth face suggested she was being completely serious. “I could assign a carriage to you if you’d prefer.”
“Tylik.” Warning came through in her voice. “I don’t need a vehicle.”
I lifted my eyebrows. “How else will you teach me?”
“Hey, it’s Tylik and Kate,” someone said from behind me. A glance over my shoulder revealed Rylee and Gunner striding our way with their small son, Josh, trotting beside them.
I stooped down and held out my arms, and Josh squealed and ran to me, leaping at the last moment. I scooped him up and spun him around, and he squealed some more while I whispered against his neck.
Finally, I put him down, and he leaned against my leg, gazing up at me.
Rylee joined us, shaking her head. “You’ve created a monster.”
Stroking the boy’s shoulder, I frowned. “I believe you and Gunner created this monster.”
“You know what I mean.”
I wasn’t completely sure I did, but nuance was another human thing I needed to learn.
“When Kate mentioned you two were meeting here,” Rylee said, “it reminded me of how much Josh loves coming to the park. I have to pry him off the swings at the end of the day.” She winked at Kate. “As for you two, I can’t believe you kept your relationship secret all this time.”
I cleared my throat and shot Kate a look of gratitude for maintaining the ruse even with Rylee. “You know how it is. My aunt is a powerful female. If anyone heard before we were ready to make our announcement, they’d hound us both.” Something I needed to take care of. I nodded to Kate. “I’ll ensure you’re assigned someone to protect you as soon as possible.”
“Why?” she asked, blinking up at me.
“Someone might kidnap you,” Rylee said with a heavy sigh. “Hold you for ransom.”
“You’re . . . You work at an apothecary,” Kate said. “I know you could be a duke if you agreed, but you’re just an everyday elf, right?”
“Not quite,” I said. “My family has considerable power within the fae realm.”
“Venom would make a perfect bodyguard,” Rylee said. “But I imagine he’s busy. Who’d mess with a demon?”
“I don’t need a bodyguard,” Kate said with a huff.
“Vrok recently opened a security business,” I said. I should’ve thought of this last night at the ball and asked him.
“He’ll be perfect,” Rylee said.
“Guys,” Kate said. She rolled her eyes. “I don’t need a bodyguard, but if you insist, anyone will do. My new bodyguard can drive Tylik’s car.”
“Yourcar,” I said.
She rolled her eyes again. My fiancée was incredibly sweet. Somehow, knowing we’d soon be intimate made her even more appealing. I’d noticed her right away when she entered the ballroom of course. Meeting her had only strengthened my interest.
“Have you met Vrok?” Rylee asked, nudging Kate’s arm. “He has dark green skin, black hair, and to die for muscles.”
