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“Well . . . I mean, the two of you . . . Nico, you’re married,” she hissed, giving Liam a nervous look.
He found himself holding in a grin. He didn’t want to make her uncomfortable. But her nervousness was cute. Did she really think Nico would tell her this without Liam’s knowledge, while he was standing right there?
“Hmm. True, I am. Well, Liam?” Nico challenged.
Liam narrowed his gaze at his husband. He definitely needed a session. He was getting a bit crabby because he’d been forbidden from coming.
When Liam turned to Lottie, he saw her staring up at him worriedly. Was she concerned that he’d be mad?
“When I first saw you, Lottie, do you want to know what I thought?” Liam asked.
“I don’t know. You kind of looked annoyed. Grouchy. You barely said anything to me.”
“That’s just his resting bitch face,” Nico said.
Liam glared at him. “I was grouchy but not at you.”
“Then whom?”
“I was grouchy because I was attracted to you, and I didn’t want to be.”
“But I thought the two of you . . . you’re gay, right?”
“We’re both bi, sweetie,” Nico explained gently. “And while we love each other, it’s always felt like something was missing.”
“And the piece that is missing is you,” Liam added.
Her mouth dropped open then she looked from Liam to Nico before reaching down to pinch her thigh.
“What the hell are you doing?” Liam yelled.
“Liam, fuck, shut up!” Nico hissed at him, looking nervously at the door.
Fuck.
He wanted to say that he didn’t give a shit whether her brother stormed inside, but this conversation was too important for interruptions.
They were all still, silent, waiting.
When nothing happened after a few moments, Liam stepped forward and knelt in front of them.
“Baby, what did you just do?”
“I just pinched myself. I thought I’d better check that this was actually happening.”
“You hurt yourself. Again. Right in front of our fucking eyes.” Liam glared up at her.
“I didn’t pinch hard.”
“Show me.”
“I . . . I . . . ”
“Liam,” Nico said quietly. “You can’t push her too hard.”
“Her health is the priority right now, Nico. If she keeps hurting herself . . . even small pinches to check that she’s not dreaming aren’t acceptable. Not now.”
“I can’t show you.”
