Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,80
they fight, never seriously and everyone gets to enjoy watching them beat the shit out of each other. Atlas finally tackles Jensen and crashes onto the coffee table, making the thing collapse from their combined weight and breaking it, that’s got to be like the tenth one. I think we might even have spares in one of the store rooms now.
“Alright assholes, if you’re going to fight go and do it in the ring in the gym and try not to damage each other too fucking badly. I have a feeling Ever will kick my ass” Trick orders and although they grumble they both get up and make their way to the gym.
“I get the feeling that they both need that” Cash mutters and I nod in agreement.
“Right where do you want me then?” I ask turning to Rafe and smirking.
“Now there’s a fucking question” he grins and winks at me. “Unfortunately I really do need to start cooking though.”
I chuckle and he tells me what he needs chopping and I give him a quick kiss on the way past. Hopefully Jensen will be back soon, I had no idea how much prep went in to cooking a Christmas dinner for eight people. Trick and Cash start to hang up strings of fairy lights and garlands. I have no idea how we managed to get all of this stuff in here and keep Ever from guessing what we were up to. She definitely knew something was going on though and I’m glad that she trusts us enough to just let us get on with it.
Eventually Jensen and Atlas come back in both looking a hell of a lot less tense than they were before.
“What about a tree?” Atlas asks, wiping sweat from his forehead as we all pause.
“I thought we could go and cut one down” I say. “I think there’s a chainsaw in the garage.”
“Why don’t we set all of the decorations up for it in the sitting room and then wait until they get back and all go and pick out a tree together, I bet she would love that” he suggests.
“That’s a really good idea.”
“We can put the presents underneath it and open them after dinner?” Jensen suggests.
“In that case I need to go down into town and get some presents for everyone” Atlas adds grabbing his jacket and striding towards the door.
“I’ll come with you” Trick adds, getting up too, “Ever and Luc took the truck to go and see his aunt.”
“That’s ok we can go down in mine” Atlas shrugs.
“See you later guys!” Jensen calls out.
With them gone it unfortunately leaves Jensen to set up the rest of the decorations as Cash goes to try and find another coffee table to replace the one him and Atlas broke, and rather than watch the disaster unfold I turn back to peeling the sweet potatoes and then filling a pan with water. Music comes on over the speakers and Rafe comes up behind me, I grin as he holds his hand out to me to dance. He is so damn sweet. We dance for a while before my gaze lands on a grinning Jensen. I raise my eyebrow in question.
“I’m glad you guys sorted your shit out and are finally together” he grins.
Having such supportive friends has made the world of difference.
“Have you thought about how it will work with Ever, seriously? I know she likes it but in terms of a relationship?” He asks curiously and me and Rafe share a smirk.
“She’s already said she’s thought about being between us naked. I honestly think it will only become an issue if we make it an issue” I say.
Jensen’s eyes widen slightly before he smirks.
“God, I love our girl” he says simply.
We stare at him in shock, Cash pausing in bringing the coffee table back in to stare too.
Jensen shrugs and continues, “I’ve known that I love her since I was eight years old and first started to understand it. To understand that there was different kinds of love. Don’t fucking try to pretend you don’t” he chuckles as he strolls back out of the kitchen leaving me and Rafe staring after him in shock.
“That was . . .” Cash mutters, walk into the kitchen as we watch him.
“Yeah . . .” I reply lost for words.
“It’s not really that surprising though” Rafe starts and we both turn to look at him. “Jensen’s always felt things the hardest and has always admitted shit quicker than the rest