That's what August called me as I swung where I lay when he got up to get juice and bagels for us. My head is almost hanging off the bed, hair wild, quilts up to my neck, feet sticking out the side. I grin and he laughs and asks if honey on my bagel is okay.
I nod. Please.
We're not eating in bed, Bridge. I have to sleep here. I don't want to sleep in crumbs.
So don't.
Then grab my shirt and come sit at the table.
No, I mean don't sleep here. Come sleep with me.
He smiles ruefully and says he doesn't think Loch or Ben would like that, or Sam. How will Sam feel if he just shows up?
Sam isn't there every night. I frown.
Oh. I thought he was.
Well, he isn't and I think three is always a perfect number.
I think Lochlan is generous in a way I wouldn't be.
(Pretty sure Jacob said the exact same thing about Cole once.)
Take advantage of him, then. I dare August but he catches on fast.
If you need me you know where I'll be. He comes back to the bed and gives me an upside-down kiss. No smile, just ferocity.
Would you change your mind?
Doubt it, Heartache.
That's not a nickname. Please don't.
Offering your bed is not an option. If you need me you can come to me. The moment I come to you I've lost control.
Oh. It's an ego thing.
Everything is an ego thing here, Bridget. You think I'm so removed that I'm not impacted by this? I'm right in the middle of it.
So what do you want me to do?
Come and eat your bagel, he says, and smiles again.
