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“I’m sorry about that. What can I get you?”
I snort, placing my order. “Thanks for that, man. I appreciate it.”
“It was my pleasure. It’s not as if you’d done anything wrong. Some people just aren’t meant to be out in public.” Vincent grins. “I’ll get those drinks made for you and delivered to your table.”
I toss him my thanks once more before heading back to the table, eyes zeroing in on Belle. “Hey, are you okay?”
Her head jerks up as she shoots me a smile. “I’m fine, but are you?”
“That’s not the worst I’ve heard,” I say with a shrug. “I’ve gotten quite good at ignoring it—mostly.”
“Yeah, it’s the mostly that we’re worried about,” Jack says with a sneer. “If Belle hadn’t gone after them, I would’ve. No one gets to speak to you like that.”
He cups my cheek, leaning in to kiss me, and Belle gasps. We both turn our heads to look at her. Had we not told her we were together? Shit, I don’t think we did. Shit.
“The two of you are together?” she asks hesitantly.
Jack grimaces. “We didn’t tell you that, did we?”
“No.” She shakes her head. “I don’t mind, though. I was just surprised. If the two of you are together, why are you on a dating site?”
“We both want to find our mates, or mate, if we share one,” I say carefully because I still don’t think she knows we’re her mates.
Her brow furrows. “So, does that mean you don’t want to be together any longer?”
Jack snorts. “Oh, we have no intention of giving up the other. We might not be fated mates, but we’re chosen mates. Hopefully, our mate or mates are willing to accept that. If they’re not? Then Fate didn’t pick well for us, did she?”
“No, I guess not.” Belle smiles at that. “That makes sense.”
Jack sighs, leaning forward as he runs a hand through his white-blond spiked hair. “I don’t want to be rude, but I want to make sure we’re on the same page. I know you weren’t raised in the supe community, and I don’t know how much you actually know about it.”
“Not much,” she says with a half-smile and shrug. “My besties have been trying to catch me up on what I don’t know, but it’s a lot. I’ve only known about the supernatural for a few years.”
“That has to be hard,” I add, my smile slipping slightly. “Do you know much about fated mates?”
She shrugs again. “A bit. Enough to get by. Can we not talk about my deficiencies right now? I’d rather get to know the two of you.”
I frown at her choice of words, but don’t argue with her. The three of us spend the next hour getting to know one another, and I’m sure she has no idea that we’re her mates. It kind of sucks, but it’s not completely unexpected. I’ll have to let Derek and Nick know before their date. We don’t want to bombard her with information.
“I’m starting to get a little hungry, but I’m not ready to say goodbye yet. Would you like to join me for dinner?” She doesn’t duck her head this time, so I’m able to see her cheeks flush. She’s so adorable that it’s not even funny.
Unfortunately, my cock decides to come to attention then—who knew I wasthatinto blushing? Thissoisn’t the time. Jack frowns when I don’t immediately answer, his eyes flashing to me. I grab his hand, placing it on my cock, which has him smirking.
My eyes go wide when he strokes it through my jeans before letting go. “We’d love to join you for dinner, Belle. We’re not ready to call it a night either. Do you have anywhere in mind?”
I ignore the two of them as they carry on talking about where we should eat. I force my eyes shut, trying to think of the least sexiest things I can—grandmas in bikinis, hairy assholes, bitchy harpies with shrieks for voices.
“Cy?”
My eyes pop open at Belle’s soft words, grateful that my dick has finally gotten the memo. “I’m sorry. What was the question?”
Belle giggles. “I asked if you were ready to go.”
I grin, not even caring that she caught me spacing out—though I’m grateful she doesn’t realizewhyI’d checked out. “Of course. Lead the way.”
The three of us toss our now empty cups into the trash before heading outside. I reach for Belle’s hand, hesitating for a moment. “May I?”
Her smile is shy as she looks up at me from beneath her eyelashes. She bites her lip as she nods, and I quickly intertwine our fingers.
