Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,158
is broken as the rest of us find it hilarious.
“Well played, Jenny” Jensen calls.
Completely unembarrassed that Jenny blatantly knew what we were up to. If she was any other parent I probably would be stupidly embarassed but it’s Jenny. She has this awesome mix of supportive parent and friend down. Good for a mom cuddle but also good for gossip and wine.
“Why thank you, now get your butts down here. I’ve missed cooking for you all!” She yells and I hear Rob burst out laughing in the background.
“We’re coming mom!” Trick calls.
“Five minutes or I’m coming in!”
By this point I can barely breathe I’m laughing so hard and the guys are all either grinning at me or laughing themselves. I’ve just started to calm down when Jensen snorts and that sets me off again and in turn my giggles seem to set them off.
After the last few days we really needed this and I feel lighter.
“Come on. We’ve only got a minute left I know for a fact mom is timing us” Trick chuckles and we all hop up. Not bothering to get dressed and I admire Jensen, Trick and Cash as they’ve all not got shirts on.
“I think that might have to be a new rule” I say out loud and immediately slap my hand over my mouth.
“What should be a new rule, Sunshine?” Riot smirks.
“Erm. . .” I start trying to think of an excuse before giving up, “I think you guys should just always be shirtless” I chuckle.
“We will be if you are?” Jensen grins cheekily.
I pretend to think about it for a second making him smirk.
“See this is why we need our own place, can’t really walk around shirtless here” I shrug as I step through the door giggle at their groans.
“Just wait Sweetheart” Trick says.
“I think we should start going to the cabin for all of our school breaks from now on” Rafe suggests.
“I am definitely up for that!” I call back, “longer than a few days next time!”
“Deal, Sunshine” Riot says as he drapes an arm around me.
“When’s the next break?” Jensen asks excitedly.
“Eight weeks” Luc says sounding disappointed.
“Damn it” Jensen curses.
“Don’t forget we’ve got those tickets for the concert in new Orleans” I remind them.
“Oh I forgot about those” Riot says as we enter the kitchen and take a seat at the overloaded dining table.
“Wow Jenny” I say as I stare at all the food.
“She wasn’t lying when she said she missed cooking for you all” Rob chuckles and Jenny just shrugs unapologetically.
We all dig in to the massive feast and I can almost guarantee that I won’t need to eat lunch after this. The guys probably will because they're like black holes when it comes to food.
As I look around the table I get a pang in my chest as missing Atlas hits me like a fresh wave for a few moments before returning to a dull roar. I’m not sure it will get easier until he’s back with us or even until we’ve heard from him and know that he’s at least ok.
A hand reaches over and threads their fingers with mine and I glance over at Trick who squeezes my hand and smiles sadly. I’m not the only one feeling like he’s missing. After breakfast is done we stay sat around the table for a while, filling Rob and Jenny in on what we got up to. Carefully leaving out Atlas in every story as well as not mentioning what happened at the bar at all. The guys do it so well that it’s obvious that they’ve been telling half truths and carefully constructed stories to other people for a while now.
It’s pretty impressive actually. I get the impression that I have only caught a small glimpse of their darkness and the talents that come from being acquainted with it. Just like they’re unaware of my own darker talents. I think they’re starting to get a better picture though, especially after I threatened to cut off that poor excuse for a man’s dick off, and they realised I actually would’ve done it. I will always use violence as a last resort there are better more thorough ways to make a person who deserves it hurt, ways that are longer lasting and more soul destroying but men or women, who force themselves on others deserve violence as well, as far as I’m concerned and I make no apologies for that.
I have a feeling the guys would agree with me on that.