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“Fine.” That was to be expected. And truthfully Nix hated to make decisions, especially if it was for more than just him. Nix was always scared that he’d make a bad choice and someone would be disappointed. All in all, it appeared that his teasing worked out quite well for him. He shuffled his feet as Evan practically dragged him toward the SUV. Nix liked having Evan directing him. It almost felt like he was being taken care of. Not that Nix planned to get used to the sensation. It was just nice that Evan wanted to be around him.
“And we’ll go to my place.”
Nix nearly tripped over his own feet. Luckily, Evan still had a hold of his arm and kept Nix upright. Nix was just so shocked. He hadn’t been to Evan’s condo yet. They’d hung out at his a few times. Spent a lot of time driving to and from practice and games. Nix made sure that Evan always had a text message waiting for him. But he hadn’t made it inside the sanctuary yet. “I get to see the Batcave?” he teased. He was so freaking excited that he wanted to do a little dance.
“You're the bat,” Evan pointed out as he unlocked the vehicle with the fob. “Wouldn’t your place be the Batcave?”
“The dragon cave!” Nix danced to the passenger side because why not? Dancing was fun. He yanked open the door to throw himself into his seat. “But it’s not really a cave. It’s where you keep your hoard.”
“It’s one of the places,” Evan told him.
Hmm, Nix was totally going to be blown away by Evan’s hoard. He just knew it would be amazing. But Evan had just given him some more information and Nix wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass him by. It was so hard to get Evan to talk about himself. “You have your hoard in more than one place?”
“I do,” Evan confirmed.
Score! “Can I see the other place?”
Evan snorted.
“I’m going to take that as a yes if you don’t specifically tell me otherwise,” he warned.
“We’ll see how the rest of the season goes,” Evan said. “It’s not someplace I can go often when I’m playing hockey.”
“You could fly,” Nix suggested. He was dying to know more about Evan’s dragon side. He’d tried to do research but anything he found online was more myth and guesses. There weren’t any dragons as part of the paranormal council that had decided to lead their kind.
“Really? Can I?” Evan turned onto their street.
“Maybe?” Nix shrugged. “Can you fly?”
“Yes.”
That was it! Evan just answered with one word. So unfair! “And…?” Nix pushed.
“I don’t like to draw attention to myself,” Evan said quietly. He was looking straight ahead as if he was concentrating on the traffic to make his turn into the parking lot.
Nix knew better. Evan’s heart was beating fast. With Nix’s paranormal hearing, Evan’s rapid pulse was easy to catch. This conversation was bothering him. So Nix did what he always did and tried to lighten the mood. “Yeah, I wouldn’t want to fly if I was a dragon either. It’s not like being a bat. Bats are awesome.”
Evan chuckled as his shoulders relaxed.
“Really, being a bat is amazing,” Nix explained. “Not only can I fly but I also can hang upside down for as long as I want. My brothers and I used to do that all the time when we were younger.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s fun, obviously!” Nix shared.
“Is it?” Evan questioned. He pulled smoothly into his parking spot.
“So much fun.” Nix hated that with his brothers so far away they couldn’t have the same fun as they’d always had. Even Gem had joined in with him and Aries when they shifted. Gem loved shifting more than anything except maybe for his family.
“I’ll have to take you word for it,” Evan told him. “Now for the rules.”
Rules? That didn’t sound like fun. “What rules?”
“First, no stupid shark movies,” Evan said.
Nix rolled his eyes. “I think they’re good.”
“Second,” Evan said without acknowledging Nix’s words, “food stays in the kitchen or at the table.”
