Page 72 of Loved By Two
“Siren,” he says and holds out his hand for Avery.
She stares at it, and I expect her to give him a tart response, but instead, she surprises me as she presses her palm to his. He pulls her into his body before dipping her back and causing her to squeal, but her laughter quickly follows it as he rights her and twirls her before pulling her back into his body.
“What the fuck? Who knew he had moves like that?” I say, equal parts surprised and impressed.
Jessica laughs. “He used to be my dance partner when I took dance classes,” She says, smiling, her expression nostalgic.
“He’s pretty good,” Noah says, watching Mason with Avery.
Jessica nods. “Yep, better than I was, that’s for sure. My rhythm is pretty poor in comparison.”
I shake my head. “I’d have to disagree. You’ve got plenty of moves, little temptress.”
It’s not hard to see her blush, even in the dim light.
“That you do, sweet girl. You sure know how to move perfectly in sync with us,” Noah says, pulling her hard against him.
“Keep that up, and we’ll have to go get that room Avery was talking about,” I say, only half joking.
But the way Jessica stares back at me has my dick thickening.
“Hmm, hold that thought, and I might just take you up on that later,” I say, glancing at Noah and then back at Jessica.
Aware that we’ve inadvertently crashed her hen night, I still do, in fact, want her to enjoy herself, and I don’t ever want her to miss out. It’s why when Avery reaches for her hand, her intention is clear. I step back as she pulls Jessica over to Lily, and they all begin dancing. Even Octavia joins in.
Jax and the guys all come over as Linc reappears with a tray of mixers for the girls and some beer for us.
We all take a drink as we stand there, content watching them throw their heads back, laughing. Jessica looks so young and carefree, and it warms my heart.
“She’s never been happier. You know that, right?” I glance over to Mase, leaning his elbow on the high round table as he takes a swig of his beer, his eyes flick to Jessica and then back to mine. “Thank you for loving her the way you do.”
“You don’t have to thank us. She’s our world,” Noah says as he watches her, a huge smile gracing his lips.
I swallow down the sudden lump of emotion, my arm sliding around Noah’s waist and tugging him to my side.
“Loving her is easy,” I reply. “Just like loving you,” I say, my words for Noah as I stare back at him.
“God, you’re all so whipped. It’s sickening,” Mase says, rolling his eyes, swigging his beer.
“Hey,” Jax replies. “Don’t knock it. Believe me, when it happens to you, and she knocks your entire world off its axis, you’ll know.”
He shakes his head. “Nope, not going to happen.”
Elliot looks at me and shakes his head just as River leans in and whispers something into his ear, his signature grin in place before pulling back.
“Or maybe she already has, huh,” River says to Mase with an arch of his brow.
“You lot can fuck right off,” Mason says, but he also doesn’t deny River’s statement.
“So is Avery taken?” Ezra asks, looking between us.
I almost choke on my beer, and Noah rubs my back. River throws his head back and laughs.
“What, what did I miss?” Ezra asks, looking confused. Mase seems ready to blow, and the rest of us laugh. “Oh, okay, enough said,” Ezra says, holding his hands up.
“I didn’t say anything,” Mase retorts.
Lucien tries to hide his smile. “That’s the point, man, you didn’t have to.” He slaps Mase on the back. “Denial is a bitch.”
