Page 101 of Cunning Eian
He’s trying to pretend he’s not blushing, that he might not be as excited.
Or is he excited for a whole different reason?
I control my damn face, but damn if Eli didn’t just impress me even more with that reaction—I never would have thought he’d have it in him.
The Ellsworths take their leave and I watch Colby, Harry, and Iris closely, trying to see if they saw what I just saw.
“That poor boy,” Iris says with an empathetic sigh after the door closes behind him.
“Right?” Colby exclaims. “I bet there’s a story there.”
“Oh, you have no idea,” Iris shouts excitedly then grabs Colby’s arm and steers him to the exit.
I watch them go, unable to stop my smile. I fucking love seeing Colby talking to Iris. I love that he knows her, that he knows how important she is to me.
Harry claps me on the shoulder.
“Wanna stay over? Nan wants more time with Maggie and Theo is threatening to go to your house to meet Colby, and they’ll be home tonight to watch the game.”
I laugh. I can only imagine what that scene would look like to my security guards.
“I’ll call Bran.”
“Rory and Duffy too,” Harry says.
As we walk out, my shoulders drop with the knowledge that at least for tonight we’re all safe.
