“Jesus,” Noc muttered.
I glared at my man. Then I stared at my man. Then I put my hands to both sides of his face, pulled it down to mine and I kissed him.
He kissed me back.
The kiss started to get heated in a good way when I heard Noc say, “Kids, I can see this is a touching reunion but it’s f**kin’ wet and we’re in the middle of the goddamned road.”
Tor lifted his head and aimed his eyes to Noc. I kept my arms around him as I twisted to do the same.
“You have found the witch?” Tor asked and I saw Noc staring at him.
“Jesus, I don’t know whether to be creeped out I’m starin’ at another me, relieved I wasn’t tagging a head case or pissed I didn’t find this Cora before you,” Noc muttered, not tearing his eyes from Tor.
I pressed my lips together to stop from giggling.
Tor, on the other hand, didn’t find anything amusing.
“Have you found the witch?” Tor semi-repeated, his tone edging toward impatience.
“Yeah, man, I found the… witch,” Noc answered, saying the words like he really wished he didn’t have to say them.
“You must take us to her,” Tor commanded.
Noc stared at Tor another second then mumbled, “Fuck me, this shit is whacked.”
“Sir, you must take us to her,” Tor ordered again, definitely losing patience.
Noc lifted a hand and nodded his head. “Yeah, yeah, I get that. Let Cora down so she can get in the SUV with me,” he replied and Tor’s body got tight.
Oh dear.
“She will ride with me, we will follow,” Tor decreed.
“Uh… Tor, yeah?” Noc asked his name.
“That is me,” Tor confirmed his name.
“I gotta point out, man, that it’s raining and you’re on a f**kin’ horse,” Noc noted.
“I’m aware of that,” Tor retorted.
“And your babe is pregnant. She needs to be in a car where it’s warm, dry and safe, not riding on the back of a horse in the rain,” Noc remarked sensibly and logically and, I will add, sweetly.
I so totally had to hook him up with Phoebe.
Tor’s arms convulsed around me and a low growl escaped his throat. He didn’t want to let me go but he knew he should.
God, I loved my man.
Noc moved a step forward and continued in a quiet voice. “I understand that you two have been separated awhile and had your souls torn apart and shit but I swear I won’t let anything hurt her. She’s safe with me. Yeah?”
Tor scowled at Noc but I watched his face gentle when his neck bent so he could look at me.
“You will ride with the other me,” he said softly.
“Okay, honey,” I whispered.
His arms gave me a squeeze and his lips brushed mine. Noc moved closer as Tor lowered me off of Salem and Noc’s hands caught my waist and steadied my descent. This made Tor’s jaw get tight and I had to admit, it was a weird sensation to have the hands of two of the exact same, but entirely different, men on me.