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When the music stops, and Pen looks at me from the other side of the dance floor, her body loose, her eyes smiling,, I do what any sane man in love would do, I stride over to her, pull her into my arms, and kiss her senseless.
“What wasthat?” she exclaims when I pull back and grin down at her, feeling that rush of euphoria. “That was…” Pressing her fingers to her lips, she looks up at me in wonder this time. “That was areallygood kiss. I felt it everywhere.”
“Told you, I’m basically Cupid. That was an arrow straight to the heart. I am also what you call a man of many talents,” I quip, but I see the wonder in her eyes. Pen felt that ceaseless, undying love we have for one another. I know it’s that way for her and the others too, and I’m okay with that because if anyone has the capacity to love more than one person as deeply as she does me, it’s Pen. “Pretty sure that was our souls tying the knot,” I add with a smirk.
“Either that or there’s something in the water,” she agrees with another tender press of her lips against mine.
“Well, whatever it was, if we could bottle that feeling and sell it, I’m sure we’d become billionaires overnight. Imagine becoming rich from love.”
“I’malreadyrich from love,” she replies, wrapping her arm around my back and hugging me closer. “I'm the richest woman alive. I’m so lucky.”
“Thisistrue,” I agree. Reluctant to let her go, but knowing we really should close up, I pull back. “Let’s go home, yeah?”
“Not before you tell me what you said to Gray. I’ve got to know.”
“It’s not that big of a deal.”
“York, spit it out,” she urges.
“Alright,” I respond, then cupping her cheek, I look into the eyes of the woman who has stolen my heart and say, “I just told him the truth as I know it.”
“And what’s that?”
I lower my lips to hers, pressing a kiss against her mouth before continuing. “I said that not everyone gets lucky enough to find their once in a lifetime love. That the way Gray feels for Lena is a force of gravity. There’s no fighting it. In fact, it’s impossible to live without. Fuck knows I tried for three long years to do that…”
At first Pen doesn’t say anything, and I feel heat creep up my cheeks from embarrassment. “You think what I said is corny…?”
She shakes her head emphatically. “No! God, no. I think… I think what you said isbeautiful.”
“Well, that’s a relief,” I reply, blowing out a breath.
“It’s pretty bloody romantic, York,” she says, rising on her tiptoes to plant a soft kiss against my lips. “I like this side of you.”
“That’s not all I said,” I say, pulling a face.
“Oh yeah? What else?”
“I told Gray not to be a fucking idiot and to go and claim his woman,” I explain with a rueful grin.
“Okay, so that’s a little more caveman,” she laughs.
“Caveman?” I smirk, tipping my head to the side in thought. “I’m happy to take on that title too. Do you think I could pull it off, Pen? Being a caveman, I mean.”
“York!” she warns, knowing the moment our eyes meet what I’m about to do, Backing away from me, she holds her hands up. “Don’t you dare–”
“Man must claim woman,” I say, bashing my fists against my chest as she turns on her heel and runs. I chase after her, catching her near the door where I swoop her into my arms. “Mine,” I add for good measure as laughter bursts free from her lips, swelling both of our hearts with joy.
THIRTEEN
Family Affair
PEN
"It's full-on tonight,"Zayn mutters, on high alert as he pulls out my chair a few nights later and searches the crowd at Tales for any threats.
Everywhere we look there are men and women from rival gangs, all here to watch two men beat each other to a pulp. In any other setting this would be a recipe for disaster but Tales is unique in that respect. Firstly, no weapons are allowed in the club, and if a fight were to break out, the security team circling the walkways above our heads would put an end to any violence with one well-placed bullet between the eyes. No warning. No second chances. Secondly, no one fucks with Beast and Grim, at least not since Malik Brov tried to, and that didn’t end too well for him.
“Mate, we’ve got shit covered,” Beast says, squeezing Zayn’s shoulder before redirecting his attention back to Lena. “I don’t know what you did to put a smile on Gray’s face, sweetheart, but I’m sure happy you did. You know, I ain’t seen him this happy for a long fucking time.”
