Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,134
notice that they put one on Cash too who has slumped sideways and is now completely on the floor, before my eyes close again.
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I snuggle deeper into whoever I’m lying on. I know I fell asleep on Atlas but whoever’s chest I’m on now doesn’t feel as wide as his and judging from the size of the person snuggled up behind me I’d guess that, that it's Atlas. I can’t really be bothered to open my eyes right now. I’m still drifting in that lovely space between asleep and awake where none of my current problems can touch me and I’m just content. If I open my eyes I’m going to have to think about the conversation I need to have with them all today and that we have to leave Atlas aswell.
I push all serious thoughts aside when a delicious scent suddenly wafts my way. My eyes pop open to see a grinning Jensen with a plate of bacon literally centimetres from my face. I yelp in surprise and the chest underneath me vibrates with a laugh as a chuckle comes from behind me. I glare up at Trick, who it turns out I’m lying on and he just grins unapologetically so I turn my glare on Atlas who just leans down and kisses the heck out of me, making my heart explode in my chest and Jensen and Trick chuckle.
“You were saying, Princess?” the smug bastard asks when he pulls back and my kissed dazed self automatically tries to follow.
“I, er. I don’t fucking know” I grumble giving up, “give me the damn bacon.”
They smirk at me but Jensen, the smart man doesn’t keep the bacon from me. I wriggle around until I’m sat up and squished in between, Trick and Atlas with Jensen sat in front of us on the floor holding up the plate of bacon to the guys. The giant mountain of bacon is reduced to nothing in minutes.
“Jensen, I need that bacon back!” Rafe calls from the kitchen and we share a wide-eyed look.
“Ever ate it all!” he calls back.
“You little shit” I say incredulously as I launch myself from between Atlas and Trick and land on top of him. I waste no time in tickling the shit out of him until he’s giggling like a little girl.
“Alright I give!” He yells between bouts of chuckles.
I stop tickling him and grin down at him proudly as the others watch still laughing. I lean down again and instead of kissing him I bite his chest leaving an indent and making him groan beneath me as I soothe the pain with my tongue before hopping up and going in search of coffee.
“What was that?” Jensen calls after me his voice filled with heated amusement.
“Payback” I smirk as I walk straight towards the coffee pot an pour a giant cup.
“Underwear is on the bed for you” Rafe smirks from the table and Atlas shoots him a curious look.
“I told him he could pick my underwear and I’d model it for him if he made brownies” I explain chuckling.
“I like your thinking, Princess” Atlas smirks.
The guys all take a seat and I decide that before I can overthink it or talk myself out of it, to bring up the conversation. I wait until everyone is settled and nervously play with my coffee cup.
“Are you ok, Sweetheart?” Trick asks earning the attention of the others as they all look at me with concern.
“I need to talk to you guys about something” I start and they all share a look, “before this goes past the point of no return” I’m not brave enough to look at them for any length of time so my eyes dip back to the coffee cup in my hands.
“Ok, Angel” Jensen says, his voice full of understanding.
Cash grips my thigh in his hand and gives it a supportive squeeze as Luc does the same on the other side.
Come on Ever put your big girl panties on, you’ve got this. Taking a deep breath I raise my head, I need to look at them all when I say this, I need to know what their initial reaction are.
“I like you all. More than friends, every single one of you. Including Atty” I clarify just to make things abundantly clear and so there’s no confusion, now that I’m being completely honest with them. “I won’t chose between you. I can’t” I finish. There’s probably more that I should tell them but I’m so fucking nervous that’s all