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He gave his order without looking at a menu, and I quickly read over the one on the wall. I chose two completely different things, figuring Tori, and I could share both so we could try more food. Madd paid without asking for the total, and she handed his card back a moment later.
“Alright, that’ll just be a few minutes.” The hostess cheerfully gestured us toward the very-full benches where people were waiting.
I fought a grimace at the sight.
I really didn’t want to snuggle between Madd and a stranger, and since there were men on both sides of the small gap I could see, it would probably piss him off.
Instead of dragging me to the tiny gap, Madd led me to the far end of the bench. Most people had at least part of their attention on him, if not all of it, so he didn’t raise his voice when he said,
“My mate and I need to sit here if you don’t want a fight to break out.”
There was a pause, then everyone made space.
Not alotof space, considering how large Madd was, but still. Space.
He sat down without hesitation, and I inhaled sharply as he plopped me down on his lap. My back nestled against his chest, my head tucked under his chin.
It was ridiculously comfortable.
My damn wolf purred, and my chest rumbled the tiniest bit.
“Sorry,” Madd murmured.
“Was the hostess a scorned lover?” I whispered back, turning my head as he tilted his toward me. Hopefully, no one else would hear us talking.
“No. I told you, there are no scorned lovers.”
“Then why are you apologizing?”
“Human women flirt with me frequently. You were uncomfortable with it, so I apologized.”
Oh.
“It’s not your fault you’re so damn gorgeous,” I said, turning away from him again.
His chin rested on the top of my head once more, the pressure light enough that it was comfortable. Definitely not painful.
I supposed it was thoughtful of him to apologize, even though he hadn’t done anything wrong.
He’d said earlier that he hadn’t made an announcement about whether I was his mate or not, but clearly, that had changed.
The word was out, and there was no going back from that.
We waited on the bench,and as much as I didn’t want to, I enjoyed the hell out of it. The physical contact was comforting, and Madd’s body felt ridiculously good against mine.
He was warm and strong, with his heart beating steadily against my back.
I could get used to that.
The hostess brought our food out far too soon, still wearing that same brilliant smile as she handed it to Madd without batting an eye at me. “Congrats on finding your mate, by the way.”
“Thanks,” I replied for him, unable to resist. The smile I flashed back at her was almost as bright as the one she wore. “I’ve been waiting for him forages.”
My irritation was too strong to suppress my sarcasm.
She looked a bit taken aback by the way I’d broken into her flirtatious conversation.
Madd tucked me closer to his side. “Let’s go, Love.”
