Page 292 of Eternal
We sat there, finishing our breakfast in silence. Then he stretched as he stood, cracking his neck. “I’m hitting the shower. Try not to run away while I’m soapy, naked and vulnerable.”
I rolled my eyes, but the corner of my mouth twitched. “No promises.”
He passed behind me, pausing to drag a knuckle softly down the back of my neck, as if to leave a trace of warmth before he disappeared into the bathroom.
I exhaled, alone now with the remains of breakfast and then my phone lit up again.
Viktor.
I winced, tapped the call back, lifted the phone to my face, and he answered with zero hesitation.
“Where the fuck are you?”
“Good morning.”
“You hung up on me,” he snapped. “Don’t ever do that again, Azra. I swear to God I’ll find a way to reach through the screen and slap you with my slipper.”
“I panicked!” I whispered, glancing toward the bathroom, as if Damir could hear us through two doors and running water.
Viktor narrowed his eyes. “Why are you whispering? Who’s with you?”
Before I could answer, a second face popped into the frame.
Kat. Grinning like a goddamn hyena.
“Hi,” she chirped. “You have that freshly fucked glow all over you.”
My jaw dropped. “Kat!”
“Gross!” Viktor practically gagged, jerking away from her. “Can we not say that while I’m still in frame?”
Kat laughed. “What? She does! Look at her. Hair a mess, shirt half on, eyes all floaty.”
“I just had coffee,” I muttered, face burning. “It’s the caffeine.”
“Sure it is,” Kat teased. “Tell me, isthe caffeinestill in the room or did you kick him out this morning?”
“She hung up on me, Kat,” Viktor hissed. “I was worried.”
“I didn’t mean to,” I mumbled, cheeks still hot. “I was…busy.”
He groaned. “Stop. Please. I'm still here. I don't need the play-by-play.”
Kat elbowed him. “You’re so dramatic. They’re not kids anymore, Vik.”
“I know that,but?—”
“You need to accept it,” she cut in, rolling her eyes. “God forbid someone actually gets some fun time.”
“I swear, if you keep talking about Azra’s sex life I’m going to throw up,” Viktor muttered, rubbing his temple like we caused him a migraine since birth.
I couldn’t help it, I laughed, loud, full, unexpected. Both of them turned to look at me through the screen.
“What?” Viktor asked, blinking.
“Why are you laughing?” Kat chimed in.
I swallowed, still smiling. “I really… I miss you two.”
