Page 40 of Electric Wounds
“Games are for kids,” Jax grumbles, his dark eyes narrowing slightly. He’s been in a sour mood all day, and the luxury of the hotel doesn’t seem to be helping. The only thing that actuallyseems to change his attitude these days, is Lily. Jax leans against the arm of the sofa, his tattoos peek out from beneath his sleeves. “Let’s just watch something.”
Dylan snorts. “Why do you always have to be such an asshole, Jax?”
Jax shrugs, ignoring the jab. The tension in the room thickens, but before it can escalate, Lily returns.
“How about we order some room service?” she suggests, her voice light and calm. She’s dressed in comfy clothes, her blonde hair still a little damp from the spa. The relaxation she radiates seems to diffuse the tension. She really is becoming the center of our group, regardless of whether she realizes it or not.
Everyone agrees, and we huddle around the room service menu, playfully arguing over what to order.
“Burgers,” Dylan declares, eyes glued to the menu. “And fries. Lots of fries.”
“Club sandwiches,” I add. “Non-negotiable.”
“Wings, definitely wings,” Jax chimes in, grinning.
Enzo rolls his eyes but says, “Steak. I want steak.”
“And maybe some salads?” Lily suggests with a smile. “And desserts?”
Dylan nods. “We should just get everything.”
Lily laughs, but I’m pretty sure he’s being serious.
Jax grabs the phone and places the order, trying to keep up as we all shout our additions. “Yeah, we’ll take five burgers, three club sandwiches, four orders of fries, wings, a steak… oh, and a couple of Caesar salads. What do you have for dessert? Great, we’ll take two of each.”
I can’t resist. “Don’t forget the champagne,” I call out, winking at Lily.
“Add nachos,” Enzo adds, smirking. “And mozzarella sticks. Oh, and if they have a charcuterie board, throw that in too.”
Lily’s eyes widen as she looks at us and this time Dylan laughs. “I said everything,” he mouths.
Jax hangs up the phone, looking amused. “They said it’ll be up in thirty minutes. But I think we scared them with how much we ordered.”
“Good,” Enzo mutters with a smirk. “Maybe it’ll come faster.”
Dylan rolls his eyes. “I don’t think it will work that way.”
“It will. They won’t want us to add more to the order, so they’ll rush it,” Enzo retorts.
“I hope not. I want it to be edible,” Jax chimes in.
Lily gets up to leave and I smack Enzo across the chest, indicating her leaving was his fault. He looks sufficiently chastised and gets up from the couch, following her.
They both return a few minutes later, wearing white hotel robes with the hotel logo across the breast. Enzo looks smug, likely because he just got to see Lily naked or mostly naked, anyway. I ignore the slight flare of jealousy as Lily holds up a few more robes in her hands, asking, “Hotel robes, anyone?”
Dylan grabs a robe without hesitation, pulling his clothes off right in the middle of the room to change, and I follow suit. I keep an eye on Lily, noticing her watching us even as she pretends not to. Jax reluctantly puts a robe on too, muttering under his breath about how ridiculous we look. But within seconds, we’re all in robes, lounging across the couches again like royalty.
“Anyone brave enough for a face mask?” Lily teases, holding up some she bought at the spa, her blue eyes sparkling.
Dylan raises his hand instantly, grinning. “Hell yeah. I could use some pampering.”
“I’m in,” I say, taking a mask from her. “Might as well enjoy this while we can.”
Jax, after a moment of hesitation, grabs a mask, too. His competitive streak won’t let him back down. Even Enzo grabsone with a huff, though he warns, “This better not end up on social media.”
“I would never photograph this and save it forever,” Lily gasps, pretending to be offended, even as she inches her phone out of her robe pocket.
Enzo snatches it away, placing it in his robe pocket. “I’ll take that, thank you.”
