Bash:Covered. Javi’s throwing a party. You cool going there?
Me:I’m cool. I haven’t been to a Javi party in too long.
Bash:Looking forward to it, Hells.
Me:Me too. Say hi to Gracie for me.
Bash:Yeah.
Tossing my phone aside, I lifted my eyes to find Theo’s on me. His brow was furrowed, the corners of his mouth turned down.
“Who’s making you smile like that?” he gritted out.
“A friend. Sebastian. A few of my high school friends are coming to town Saturday. We were making plans.”
His head cocked, that frown still in place. “You’re not working Saturday?”
“No. I took the night off.”
“Were you going to tell me?”
Leaning forward to rest my elbows on my knees, I leveled a hard gaze on him. “I definitely would have told you I didn’t need a ride because I’m not inconsiderate. Was I going to tell you my plans? I don’t know. Maybe. Maybe not.”
His laptop closed with a loud snap. “Maybe not?”
“Do I owe you my Saturday nights, Theodore? That sounds like a boyfriend thing.”
In a flash, he was in front of me, scooping me out of my chair, taking my place with me on his lap. His hands threaded in the sides of my hair, tugging me into him, then his mouth covered mine in a deep, wet, possessive kiss. I tried to pull back, but not that hard. When he held my head and licked my mouth, I forgot everything but the feel of him.
Forehead to mine, his inhales were jagged. “I know I messed up with you and I have to pay for it. But we’re not playing games with each other. I don’t claim your Saturday nights, but if I ask you where you’re going, I expect a modicum of respect and for you to answer me. If you’re doing something you don’t want me to know about, then we need to have a whole other conversation.”
“You don’t have to pay for anything.” My fingers curled around his wrists. “No games. I’m hanging out with a group of high school friends Saturday night. We’re gonna go to a party at this guy Javi’s. If you want to come, I’ll text you the addy.”
His chin bumped mine. “You want me there?”
“If you want to be there. Warning, though, you’ll have to meet my boys, and you’ll have to be okay with that.”
“Boys you’ve fucked.” He said it flatly, but his displeasure was obvious.
“Yeah. And the girlfriends they’re gonna put a ring on as soon as possible.”
He stroked my bottom lip with his thumb, his eyes tracing the same line. “I’ll come.”
“And be decent?”
“And be decent,” he echoed.
This should be interesting.