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“We can’t just sit here worrying all weekend,” Zane blurts, and I cock a brow and fold my arms over my chest as I stare at him, waiting for him to continue. This fucker is going to think out loud and I’m intrigued to hear what he has to say. He paces back and forth a few more times before raking his fingers through his hair as he spins to a stop. “I can reach out to my Pops and see what he knows on his end with regards to… all of this,” he rambles, throwing his arms out to the side. “But I don’t think our lives are going to magically go back to how they were over the weekend.” He sighs, his mind going a mile a minute as his brows furrow.
“Or…” The encouragement comes from Raven, who looks at him with a hopeful glint in her blue eyes.
“Or we forget all of this bullshit, like literally, and just fucking be us without worrying for the rest of the weekend, or until the end of today at least.”
We all stare at him in surprise as he nods lightly, as if his own words are fueling his decision to push for the latter. Which actually does sound appealing. But even I know that I can’t be selfish with the decision-making here; really, it has to come down to Raven and Creed. Ravenmorethan Creed from mystandpoint, but only because she does things to my fucking soul, and I’m a sucker for her mere existence.
“When you say forget…” she breathes, staring at Zane with a hint of wonder mixed with uncertainty drifting in her eyes.
“I mean, make Creed work his magic,” he explains, tapping at his temple. “I know it’s not as simple as that, and we wouldn’t want to leave ourselves exposed, but I like the thought of having nothing to worry about when we’re so helpless right now.”
Pursing my lips, I consider the bigger picture. What would we need in order to do this?
The house would need to be on lockdown. We wouldn’t be able to go outside, not even into the yard, that’s vulnerable. The memory of the Guild taking us only a few weeks ago is a stark reminder.
“What does everyone else think?” Raven asks, pulling me from my thoughts, and that’s an instant tell that she wants to do this.
“I think we could make it work for the day,” Creed answers, and a shimmer of excitement seems to spread across her face.
“What do we need to do?” she continues, bracing her elbows on her knees as she looks at each of us, making sure she has all of our attention.
“Brax,” Eldon calls, nodding at me like he knows damn well I’ve already started to go over all of the aspects.
“We can’t leave the house, not even to the back yard,” I state, pointing to the full glass wall. “I would also tint them for the entire time, just to be safe, and I would place two gateways at both entry points so if someone did manage to get in, they would be transported somewhere else the moment they crossed the threshold.”
“What else?” Zane asks, a grin spreading over his face at the fact that his plan is coming together.
“One of us will have to remember, because I don’t think Creed’s magic comes with a timer.” I look to Creed and he nods in agreement. “But otherwise, I think we’re covered. We’ll still have our magic if anything becomes a problem.” I shrug, failing to downplay the hint of excitement flowing through my veins. “I’ll also be the one to remember.”
Zane claps his hands before rushing across the room and slapping me on the back. “You’re awesome, man.”
I roll my eyes at him. I don’t care if anyone thinks I’m awesome.
That’s a lie. I care if she does. I just don’t like leaving myself exposed.
“So we’re doing it,” Raven murmurs, lacing her fingers together in her lap.
“If that’s what you want, Shadow.”
Her eyes meet mine, a slow smile trailing over her lips as she nods. “Just for today, I want to forget all of our problems.”
“And what are we going to do instead, Little Bird?” Eldon asks, tucking a loose tendril of hair behind her ear.
“Eat, laugh, and fuck.”
Raven’s headfalls back against the sofa as she laughs wholeheartedly from her belly. It’s so intoxicating I’m close to grinning along with her, but I catch myself at the last second. I’m happy to admire her from afar right now.
My cock doesn’t like that decision, though. Nor does it like the fact that I declared delayed gratification on her sweet pussy until Sebastian is dead. Even now, I’m wondering if I overshot my mouth, but fuck, I won’t go back on my word.
Lacing my fingers together, I brace my elbows on my knees and keep my gaze fixed on her. None of them are aware of the troubles swirling around us, none of them seem to know anything else exists except the five of us in here, and it’s almost… serene.
I’ve done security checks on all the entry points and triple-checked my gateways as discreetly as possible, so I don’t burst their bubble. They were occupied with baking cakes and eating pizza earlier, but now they’re relaxing on the sofa like we’re normal. This is probably the hardest I’ve ever had to blend in before in my life, but it’s still amusing to watch.
“I bet you’ve never embarrassed yourself with your magic,” Raven says with a soft chuckle, pointing at Eldon, who just recalled the time she made food with her magic and forgot to create the plate for it.
“Please, I’ve embarrassed myself more times than I care to admit,” he retorts, his gaze drifting to mine, and I shake my head, fighting off another grin. “Tell her, Brax. Tell her it’s true.”
Raven’s bright blue eyes swoop my way, eager to hear the story to back up Eldon’s words, and I’m a sucker to deny her, even if it embarrasses me too. “There was the time he wanted to go swimming and he was adamant he could figure out our swimwear,” I state, making Zane chuckle as he sits on the floor by Raven’s feet.
