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“Miles and Tatum will kill me if we go up there without inviting them on a ski trip, then.”
“We’re not bringing our family and friends on our first honeymoon, Brynlee. If they’ve got a problem with our privacy, they can bring it up with me.” His voice was firm.
I didn’t think he understood the tenacity of my best friends, but decided not to argue with that. Even if I didn’t tell them, they’d figure out where we were headed.
“Alright. I’m shitty with skis, though. And worse with snowboards.” I shuddered at the memories of landing on my ass repeatedly.
“I’m sure you’re better than you think.”
“Your certainty is ill-placed, Crash.”
“I won’t let you fall too many times.”
My eyebrows lifted. “We’re going to be on our way down a mountain. How are you going to stop me if I start rolling down?”
He considered it.
…And came up with nothing, as expected.
“I’ll just stay in the cabin and work.” I patted him on the hand. “It’ll be nice. I’ll have an awesome view.”
“The view’s fine from our house,” Bash pointed out.
“It’s different, though.”
His forehead pinched slightly. “I’ll think of something for us to do off the mountain.”
“No way. I saw your snowboard collection in the garage there; you love it. I’ll find something for myself to do while you snowboard. Maybe I’ll ski with you for a few hours first. Iprobablywouldn’t break any bones.”
The dirty look he sent me said he didn’t like the fact that breaking myself was even a remote possibility.
But it was what it was.
The jewelry arrivedthe next day, and Bash sat me down at the table, setting the rings out with cards in front of them to number them.
I raised my eyebrows, taking in the tidy rows. “Wow.”
“Welcome to my jewelry shop.” He gestured to the rings, sitting down across from me with a notebook.
“Are you going to take notes?”
“Yes.” There was no hesitation.
It made me smile.
“You’re taking this very seriously.”
“If you’re going to wear my ring, it’s going to be perfect.” He picked up ring one.
My smile widened, and I gave him my hand.
A few days later,we headed up to Bash’s cabin.
On the way, I found myself thinking about how strange it was that if I just said I was his when he asked me every night, everything he owned would become mine too.
Dragon shifters made plenty of money, but I hadn’t taken anything from my brothers since I moved out to go to college. Before that, they’d taken turns living in Scale Ridge with me while I grew up. The house we’d lived in was modest, and I’d never been allowed to Mate Mountain.
Hell, I didn’t even know much about Mate Mountain, the place they all lived. My brothers were careful not to say anything specific to me. I had overheard enough during my childhood to warrant a witch spelling me, so I was unable to talk about what I did know, but it was more annoying than anything given my lack of knowledge.
