Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,46

lean back in my seat so I can see both of them, I pause embarrassed to tell them why I started to panic.

“What happened, il mio Cuore?” Cash asks watching my face.

“It’s embarrassing. I haven’t gone to a restaurant for a really long time and I have never gone to a restaurant posh enough to have more than one set of cutlery” I grimace.

Trick and Cash share a look.

“We’re going to fix that you'll be so used to dining in posh resturants it will be like second nature to you. Honestly it’s really easy with the cutlery thing. Start from the outside and move in. Mama’s done a fairly simple set up so it’s a good one to learn on, although she mixed it up a bit so on second thought's maybe it's not that simple. The outside fork and knife, that’s for your starter, the next set in are for your main and the small fork and spoon are for dessert” Cash explains.

Not once making me feel stupid or below him for not knowing.

“What about the glasses why are there so many?”

“That’s just because his mom likes wine” Trick chuckles from next me, “and my mom encourages her” he adds and they both laugh.

“One’s for water, one's for white wine that will match the starter, one for red wine that will go with the main and a dessert wine for the dessert” he finishes, just as the doors to the dining room open and Jenny, Marc and Kat all start bringing in dishes.

I’m surprised that Kat didn’t hire servers or something or use the couple of people that already work for her. It is Christmas eve though, so she’s probably given them the day off that and it just feels better that it’s just family.

“That’s a lot of wine” I comment, “somehow I’m not surprised though” I giggle, and they grin.

The meal is absolutely delicious and I stuff myself so full that there’s no way I could dance afterwards but with some encouragement from the guys i'm soon up and dancing to Christmas music. I can't help grinning as I watch the cuteness that is Kat, Marc and Rich.

The night seems to go by in a whirlwind and is one I will definitely always remember. We’ve just put our jackets on at the door and are walking out to the truck when I realise something.

“You guy’s have to stay at your own homes, tonight don’t you?” I ask.

“Yes Angel” Jensen says wrapping me in his arms and burying his face in my hair, “I don’t want to leave you” he murmurs quietly.

My hands clench in his shirt, I’m going to miss them like crazy.

“One day and then we’re together for five entire days” Luc murmurs grabbing hold of my hand.

“Come on Sweetheart, it’s cold and we’ve got to drop the guys home, since they all insisted on riding in the same car as you” he chuckles.

“Dude” Cash groans, making me giggle.

I unbury my head from Jensen and his arms tighten around me like he’s not ready to let me go yet.

The feeling’s mutual.

“Come on man let her go, we gotta drop you home” Trick chuckles again.

“Hang on all your parents are here why we dropping you home?” I ask.

“Good question Dragonfly” Trick snickers.

“Fuck off dude, you know for a fact that if you were in our position you’d be finding as much time to spend with her as we are” Riot growls.

“Ok fair enough, you’re right I would be” Trick concedes still smirking.

“Actually, I’m staying here” Jensen announces before the conversation can devolve.

“You are?” Cash asks, confused.

“Yeah, dad asked me earlier if I’d mind, it’s just us at home obviously and it’s pretty fucking lonely. Kat and Marc invited us” he says smirking. “Dude we are so going to be step brothers” he snickers, making us chuckle.

“I’m happy for them but it’s so weird” Cash adds.

Jensen nodding in agreement.

I’m about to add something when the wind cuts right through my jacket, fuck it’s cold.

“Alright fuckers, Ever’s cold. Say goodbye” Rafe growls.

Him and the others get in the truck leaving me outside so I can kiss Cash and Jensen goodbye, wishing that we could spend the day together tomorrow but consoling myself with the fact that we have each other for an entire week afterwards.

At each of the guys houses I say goodbye to them the same way and when we’ve dropped Riot off last, I hop into the front and scoot right across the bench seat towards Trick, he