Sitting at the bar in the Smirking Fox, Flick took a sip of her mojito and sighed with pleasure. She was surrounded by friends and family, was chatting with her best friend, and expected her sexy lover to walk through the door any minute. Life was very, very good.
“You look so damn happy,” Pippa complained, frowning.
Flick smiled at her best friend.“Sorry, but I am. Deliriously, wonderfully happy.”
“I think I’m going to puke,” Pippa muttered but Flick saw the tilt of her lips. She was happy, so Pippa was happy. They were best friends and it was that simple.
“So what are we going to do about clearing out the house, Pips?” Flick asked, trying to concentrate on something other than her wonderful, loving, sexy man.
“Kai paid for the rifle and the immediate financial problems are solved, so Gina doesn’t want to sell a damn thing.” Pippa frowned.
Oh, Gina. Still as stubborn as a mule.
Pippa looked up as the door to the bar opened. “Is Sawyer coming tonight?”
Flick nodded. “As are Axl and Reagan.”
Pippa leaned towards her. “Do you think that she and Knox are…you know?”
Flick lifted her eyebrows at Pippa. But Pip hadn’t spent much time with Axl or Reagan and didn’t realize that whenever Axl and Reagan were in the same room together, sparks flew. “I don’t think Knox has a chance in hell.”
Flick nodded toward the entrance and they watched as Axl held open the door for Reagan. Kai and Sawyer walked in behind them. “Look at the way she looks at him, all crazy frustration,” Flick said, nodding in Reagan’s direction.
“Hmmm, I see what you mean. And he looks like he wants to grab her and push her up against the nearest wall,” Pippa replied.
“Do you want to grab the fire extinguisher or shall I?” Flick asked as the foursome approached them, three hot men and a gorgeous blonde. Flick met Kai’s eyes and her body sighed and settled as his fabulous eyes softened. He loved her, absolutely and completely, and she adored his attention. When Kai reached her he held her face in his hands and kissed her as if he hadn’t seen her for weeks and not hours.
Yeah, this was it. He was her happy.
“Do you really think it’s appropriate that you prance around the place wearing just your bikini?”Axl’s muted shout pulled them apart.
“I was teaching Scott, his son, to swim!” Reagan retorted.
“It’s the start of winter!”
“The pool is heated!” Reagan responded, her tone aggravated. “Why should you care what I’m wearing? And how the hell did you know that I was wearing a bikini? Are you spying on me?”
Kai rested his forehead against Flick’s and rolled his eyes.“Here they go again.”
“Howdidhe know that?” Flick whispered.
“He is spying on her,” Kai replied. “This Callow gig is driving him nuts.”
“Why?”
“I think that he’s really worried that she might actually fall for the guy. Knox is a good guy, single and good-looking. Axl is batshit jealous.”
“Is that why he’s been spending more time than usual in Mercy?”
Kai nodded. “Though the one time I suggested that he nearly ripped my head off.” Kai wrapped his big hand around her shoulder and kissed the side of her mouth. “I wish he and Sawyer would find a quarter of the happiness you’ve given me.”
Flick sighed. There was only one response to that, three words that she never tired of saying. “I love you. So much,” she whispered.
Kai lifted his head, looked at his two best friends, and nodded before meeting her eyes again.
“Yeah, that’s my wish,” he said, his voice normal but his eyes telling her how much he adored her.
“My wish is that Reagan would start acting like a professional around Callow,” Axl said.