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That might have been the wrong thing to say. Suddenly, all of us were looking at each other like we were planning the next murder and how to split up the remains.
“So, if I’ve got this right,” Eli spoke up, breaking the tension, “Max is first, then Kavanaugh and IKE. Any complaints on that?”
Kavanaugh raised his hand. “I would really like to not be second. Surely, I rank ahead of IKE.”
“Yeah, nobody likes a guy in a suit,” Eli said, staring at the handsome devil in the suit. “What’s with the tie, anyway? Don’t you know that’s the easiest way to get strangled?”
“James Bond wore a tie,” IKE answered.
“Yeah, like you’re James Bond,” Eli snorted.
I looked at him carefully. “I could see it. He’s got that suave, debonair look to him. And that suit fits him perfectly. What’s not to like? I bet he’s good with a knife too. Look at those hands.”
“Hey!” Eli snapped. “You’re only supposed to be looking at my hands.”
I cocked my head at him, holding back a smile. “I’m sorry, I thought we were just fucking.”
“Ooh, burn,” IRIS laughed.
Eli’s eyes practically scorched me as they roamed over my body. “There is absolutely nothing between us that’s just anything. I was trying to tell you when we were about to jump out of the plane.”
“Yes, a deathbed confession. Every girl’s fantasy,” I smirked.
“Better than no confession,” he retorted.
This guy was so cocky. He needed to be knocked down a peg. “I change my mind. I think we should eat Eli first.”
His jaw clenched hard. “And why’s that?”
“I’ve seen your body. I know how much there is to eat.”
Scottie raised his hand, looking at all of us like we were crazy. “Um…I’m not sure if anyone’s thought about this, but we could just go fishing.”
“And ideas like that are why we’re going to eat you first,” IKE snapped. “Go fishing,” he snorted. “What kind of moron are you?”
“The kind that uses his brain and says,Hey, there’s a great source of food right at our fingertips. How about we eat that instead of becoming cannibals and potentially die from Kuru.”
“What the fuck is Kuru?” Eli asked.
“Encephalopathy,” Scottie retorted. “It’s a disease that attacks the nervous system and…other things that eventually kill you.”
“Never heard of it,” IRIS said quickly. “I still say we take out Max first.”
We all looked at him, but he was passed out, his head leaning back on the edge of the boat, his mouth open as he snored loudly.
I looked at the others, shrugging slightly. “Now would be the perfect time. He wouldn’t even see it coming.”
Eli narrowed his eyes at me. “I think we need to redefine the terms of our relationship.”
* * *
“I’m so hungry,” I groaned, holding my stomach. “I need food! Let’s just kill him and get it over with.”
Eli grabbed me as I was about to leap forward and wrap my hands around Max’s neck. He pulled me against him and started running his hands up and down my arms to calm me. “It’ll be fine.”
“How can you say that? I’m roasting out here. My skin is literally burning. I’m so thirsty!”
“Eating Max is not going to make you less thirsty,” he pointed out.
