MERCY
We walkto the table to sit with our friends, and Elle jumps up and hugs me. That was a little unexpected.
“Sit beside me. I mean you’re basically my sister.”
I giggle and sit beside her after Max moves and lets me in the booth, but then he slides back in beside me. I bite my lip to stifle my laugh because I know quite well, Liam will never allow it. Liam tells Max to move and sits beside me.
I whisper to him, “You said you’d be nice.”
“I said I’d be nice, not ridiculous. He’s not sitting next to my girl.”
Grabbing his face, I pull him down and kiss him on the cheek.
“How was the photo shoot?” I ask Elle.
She buries her face in her hands. “I’m pretty sure there's a cell phone video of me screaming and running in a bra and G-string.”
I glance over at her questioningly.
“There were coyotes or wolves. At least ten, maybe more.”
I raise an eyebrow as I listen to her story.
“So, they came over to where we were shooting. Sniffing around. So, I ran.”
“Umm Elle, I think if you run, it makes it worse. You’re not supposed to run.”
She throws her hands in the air, almost hitting me, “Why does everyone give me this information AFTER I’m attacked by wolves.”
Isabella laughs, “You were not attacked by wolves.”
“Was Isabella there?”
“Yes, and she didn’t even try to save me,” she pouts.
Isabella fumbles with her phone and hands it to me, “Press play.”
Elle yells, “I knew it! Some friend you are!”
I press play and watch a video of Elle screaming profanities and running around like a psychopath while a few of the coyotes run over to her. But they were not attacking her. I sit laughing hysterically.
I look over at Elle and smile a huge grin, “They weren’t wolves.”
Glancing over to my right, I see Liam staring at me intently.
“What?”
He whispers in my ear, “You’re beautiful. Especially when you laugh. It’s mesmerizing.”
Xander holds up his glass in a toast.
“Mercy and Doc Delicious. Who would’ve thought.”
Elle cracks up, “I’m not calling my brother Doc Delicious.”
Liam smirks, “Good, one asshole calling me that is quite enough.”
Xander and Isabella get up to dance. Elle gets up to go to the bathroom. I know now is my chance.