Page 32 of Alive and Kicking
Wrapping my arm around her I pull her in close to my side, my arm resting over her shoulder. Her eyes find mine and she frowns at my smile. “With us driving you too and from school, we don’t have to worry about anything happening to you.”
“Like the mafia will care that I have a person with me.” She doesn’t pull away from me as we walk down the hallway.
We pass by Carol on our way and she lifts her phone to snap a photo. I lift my middle finger at her and she huffs. Viv notices, but ignores her. Since she’s not worried about whatever Carol is doing, I ignore her as well. It’s not like I can tackle the girl in the middle of a crowded hallway and smash her phone.
When we get far enough away from her that there’s no way she can hear us, Viv speaks. “Don’t worry I have Nox working on her payback.”
I grin at her, wondering what devious thing she’s come up with for Carol’s petty behavior. I bet it will be epic no matter what it is. I don’t push the topic though, and just enjoy the time alone with Viv as she gets into my car and we head home.
When we get to the house I’m about to suggest that we could do our homework together, but I don’t get a chance. The second we walk in the doorway Nox is there sweeping Viv off her feet. Literally. He just walks up to her and throws her over his shoulder before walking away with her, without so much as a greeting or even an explanation tossed in my direction.
Viv looks unamused as she dangles over Nox’s shoulder. “Is this what we do now? Just throw me over shoulders and carry me off like cavemen?”
I chuckle at that, having forgotten that Cain had done the same thing the moment we got back from Viv’s house in New York. Nox’s bedroom door slams shut and I’m just left standing here like an idiot. Not wanting to put up a fight and get between whatever is going on between them right now, I head to the kitchen and make a pot of coffee. I’ve got quite a bit of homework to do and I was hoping to get some help from Viv for some of it, but I guess I can just wait until later.
The front door opens and closes not long after I’ve gotten settled at the kitchen island and Cain comes into the room,finding me alone looking over my English paper. He sees the half full coffee pot and goes over to make a cup for himself. He’s in the middle of pouring steaming hot coffee into the mug when we hear a long, drawn-out moan. My eyebrows raise and Cain puts the carafe down, turning to look at me. “I thought Zane was staying late at school today.”
Clearing my throat, I nod. “He is.”
Cain’s brows lower as we listen to another moan followed by the rhythmic thumping that can only be a headboard against a wall. “So Nox is…” He trails off.
I nod, a grin spreading across my face. “Nox is totally in there fucking Viv’s perfect pussy.”
Cain narrows his eyes at me. “It just surprised me… We should mind our own business.”
The exasperated glare that I give him is unrestrainable. “Like Nox ever minds his own business. If you ask me, he deserves to have us all pull a chair up to the bed and watch.”
Cain tries to hide the smirk that plays at the corner of his lips, but it’s still obvious. He knows that I’m right. “That may be the case, but this is their moment. Let’s not diminish it.”
Frowning, I can’t help but admit to myself that he’s right. I know Nox wanted to wait before taking this step. I’m not sure what made right now the moment for that, but I won’t make any jokes to make either of them feel awkward about it.
When I don’t disagree with him, Cain gives me a small nod. “I’ve got some papers I need to grade.”
I don’t stop him when he walks away. A part of me feels like I need to tell him about Enzo being a guest lecturer for Viv’s history class, but I decide that’s her business to share when she’s ready to. Instead, I just focus on my homework and try to ignore the sounds of Viv’s moans.
Viviana
Nox closes the door behind us and flicks the lock. I’m dumped into the middle of the bed and I have no idea what is going on. He said we needed to talk but he doesn’t look mad. He has this intense expression on his face that’s focused solely on me, but I wouldn’t say it’s angry. I don’t have a moment to talk as he climbs up onto the bed with me, his arms bracketing either side of my head. “I want you to say it,” he tells me.
I frown, not understanding what he wants to come from my mouth. “Say what?”
“The text you sent me earlier,” he explains.
Furrowing my brows, I think back. “I want you to change Carol’s name in her school files?”
Nox’s head shakes back and forth. “I’ve already done that. But no, that’s not what I was talking about. The other thing.”
My brow furrows further before understanding finally dawns on me. “I love you.”
Nox’s whole expression melts before he’s kissing me. It feels weird to directly state it like that. I don’t have the easiest time expressing my feelings because my upbringing didn’t focus on emotional things. Maybe it was because my dad raised me toshow my love rather than express it with words. But actions have always spoken louder than words for me. I mean, having a man break someone’s neck means a lot more than three silly words that anyone can promise, with or without emotion backing them up.
Then again… I do want that romance I’ve seen in movies and old TV shows, maybe because it seemed like something unobtainable to me at times. I just don’t know a lot about relationships. I’ve never really been involved with anyone like this before. The only real thing that I can comprehend about it is that they are mine and in turn, I am theirs.
Nox pulls away, his eyes smoldering as they look down at me. “I love you too,” he says, in a gruff voice like he’s not sure how to form the words in his mouth.
A shiver goes up my spine in a pleasant zing. Maybe it does feel a little nice to hear the words. I kiss him this time, and a groan tries to escape from his lips as my hands trail up the muscular plains of his stomach before wrapping around his neck.
Hands dip to my waistband before slipping under my shirt to trail fire up either side of my ribs. He stops just under my breasts, and after barely even being touched, my panties are already soaked. A soft moan leaves my lips as he trails kisses down my neck to my collar bone.
