No. It was too crazy to even contemplate.
Time seemed to slow down as her breasts cleared the surface of the water, then her rib cage, and then her smooth belly.
His breath locked as he stared at the bright-green-jewel navel piercing.
Holy shit.
It was her.
Chapter Fourteen
Tori had oneleg over the tub when James grabbed her hand and tugged her back in.
She gasped before she landed in his lap.
“What the hell—”
“Nadia.”
Oh, fuck a duck. He’d figured it out minutes after she had.
“What, what’s going on here?” Kris demanded, her gaze sweeping between them.
When Tori tried to pull away, his grip tightened.
“You were at the Gem State Comic Con.” It wasn’t a question.
“Wait, she was?” Kris gasped. “Tori, were you really?”
“Time for us to go.” Blake hopped out of the hot tub and reached for his wife.
“No, Blake! Didn’t you hear? OMG, he called her Nadia, and now they’re looking at each other like—oof.” Her words ended on a gasp as Blake tossed her over his shoulder and jogged toward the house.
“Wait, baby, I really want to hear this. It’s just getting exciting. Oh,come on...”
Her voice drifted off as they vanished into the house.
“It was you.”
Tori couldn’t bear to see the dismay and shock in his eyes. Was he disappointed? Horrified?
She was still processing her own shock.
The only thing she could focus on was being cradled in James’s lap. His hard—familiar—chest against her back, and his strong arms looped about her waist. His fingers splayed across her abdomen, before one danced inward to lightly touch her piercing.
That was what had given her away.
She bit back a groan.
The piercing must’ve confirmed any suspicion he’d had. It was an unusual shape and color of stone. And Aidan had seemed fascinated by her piercing that day.
The way he’d kissed it and flicked it...
Heat rippled through her, and she squirmed on his lap. Immediately, she felt the answering press of his erection beneath her bottom.
Her breath caught in her throat, and her pulse quickened.
“Is it true?” His breath was hot against her ear. “Are you my Nadia?”