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“But is it your thing?” Six asks.
“No.”
Thayer tilts her head to the side and examines me, giving me a probing look before deciding, “He doesn’t look pervy.”
Bellamy turns only her head to look at her friend.
“Just because he’s hot doesn’t mean he’s not a giant red flag. In fact, that probably makes it worse.” She looks back at me thoughtfully. “He’s got to be a perv.”
“I’m not a pervert.”
“That’sexactlywhat a pervert would say,” Thayer exclaims, pointing at me.
I close my eyes, pinch the bridge of my nose and pull deep from my reserves of patience. I hear the door open once more and look up as Phoenix walks in. He frowns as he takes in the scene before him but walks up to his fiancée, his forehead smoothing out as his hands come around her waist.
“Wild girl,” he purrs, his mouth dropping to her hair. “What are you doing here?”
She giggles when he nuzzles her neck and cups his face, pressing quick kisses against his mouth.
Thayer rolls her eyes. “Not right now, Phoenix. Don’t distract her, we’ve got important friend business to attend to.”
He hums in acknowledgement and comes to sit on a desk next to her, pulling Sixtine with him and settling her between his legs and against his chest.
“Are you grilling him about his thing with Nera?” he asks, taking out his phone. “I’m telling the lads.”
Six looks at him, wide eyed. “You knew?”
Phoenix waves the phone in my direction. “He spends eighty percent of his time in class eye fucking her. I’m surprised you didn’t notice.” Fuck, do I? That’s news to me. I need to be more careful about revealing my obsession with her. “That’s all you need to see to know he’s fucking whipped. Nera has him wrapped around her little finger,” he adds, smirking at me like the same can’t be said about him with Six.
Bellamy raises a brow in my direction when I remain silent. “Nothing to say to that?”
“Nope.”
“Why not?” Thayer asks.
A slow, satisfied grin stretches my lips.
“I didn’t hear a single lie.”
Six looks up at Phoenix.
“Why didn’t you tell me about the two of them?”
He shrugs. “I don’t give a fuck what he does.” His hands tighten on her hips. “So long as it’s nowhere near you.”
She blushes prettily. “Now that I think about it, I wouldn’t have wanted to hear it from you. It was up to Nera to tell me when she was ready.” She glances back at him. “Are you keeping any other secrets?”
He stiffens, but I’ve had enough of watching this conversation play out aimlessly.
“Look,” I cut in, staring at the girls one after the other, “The last thing I want is to be caught up with a student, believe me. You think I don’t want to stay away? You think I don’t want to date literally anybody else? I fucking can’t,” I grit through clenched teeth. “If I’m eye fucking her in class it’s because I can’t get enough of her even though we spend every night together. I love her. I’ve tried not loving her, but I can’t. More importantly, I don’t want to. All I can think about is the day I’ll be able to hold her hand in public and shout from the rooftops that she belongs to me.”
Six’s eyes soften as Bellamy’s mouth drops. A surprised but pleased smile pulls at Thayer’s lips.
The door bursts open, pulling everyone’s attention away from me as Rhys and Rogue barge in.
“Babe!” Thayer exclaims, jumping down from the desk and into Rhys’ waiting arms.
Rogue’s penetrating gaze moves from where I’m seated and over to Bellamy who’s still leaning against my desk. Her own eyes shine happily when they meet his.
