Page 79 of Petals of Blue: Part Two
Just as she closes the bathroom door behind her, the back door opens and in come the rest of my people. The three of them look tired, yet their eyes immediately search for Blue.
We're so gone for that woman.
"Hey," I greet as they walk through the kitchen. "Bee's in the bathroom. She had lunch with my momtoday. Did any of you fuckers know about that and decide not to tell me?"
Felix's frown is deep. "I didn't know. How did she get there?"
"Clara picked me up," Blue answers, waltzing into the living room like a damn model. "We had a good chat."
Declan kisses her, and Roman does the same as they pass her on their way to collapse on the couch. She smiles so wide I can practicallyfeelthe happiness radiating off of her.
Blue rarely shows so much raw emotion, so when she starts bouncing on her toes and twisting her hands in front of her, I'm intrigued. And possibly a little scared.What the hell did my mom say to her?
"Blue, are you...giddy?" I guess, trying to read her body language. Obviously I've seen my woman happy and excited, but this looks like a fuck ton of pent-up energy.
"Yes!" she bursts out and blows a raspberry with her lips. "Sorry. I just—I came to a realization today. Well, all week kind of, but I want to tell you now."
"What's going on, Petal? Do you regret our night?"
My eyes snap to Roman. "What areyoutalking about?"
Blue snaps her fingers to get our attention, then points at Roman. "Roman and I had sex. I came on Declan's dick with our clothes on. And I've made out with all four of you. No, I don't regret any of it. That was an anxious response," she tells Roman, frowning with worry.
"I'm sorry, Petal." Roman shakes his head as if to clear it, then smiles at her. "I loved what we did. Now tell us what's on your mind before I start filling in the blanks again."
"And to be clear, there aren't going to be any secrets between the five of us. So no need to be embarrassed about what happens between anyone, okay?" Blue looks at each of us, waiting for us to nod. "And no jealousy. Four dicks are a lot, and you will all get your turn," she adds, winking.
"Ooo, maybe I'll get to eat you first."Fuck, I could lay her out right here and?—
"Okay! Enough." Blue waves her hands around as if to beat our sexy thoughts away. "I wanted to tell you that I'm not angry anymore."
It's on the tip of my tongue to sayabout what, but I can only imagine how poorly that would go.
She takes a deep breath, closes her eyes, and smiles. "I want to make us official. I've forgiven each of you; I'm not angry, nor do I feel any resentment. I may need some reassurances as we build trust along the way but I'm officially ready to move on and move forward with you."
"Holy shit..." Declan murmurs, then absolutelylauncheshimself off the couch to get to her. "Yes, yes, yes!" he shouts, tripping over our feet on his way to sweep our woman off her feet.
Blue laughs as he tackles her onto Roman's lap. "I wasn't proposing," she teases with her arms wrapped around my best friend’s neck.
Declan sits up a little to look her in the eye. "You're right. That's my job. We'll go look at rings soon. Promise," he states and smacks a kiss on her forehead before devouring her plump lips with his.
I think we just started our forever. Officially.
Fifty-Three
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My excitement slowly fizzles the longer I can't get a hold of Blue. She's not home, and I haven't heard anything about her having plans. I'm still pissed that she left with Clara yesterday without letting us know.
I just want to keep her safe. How can I do that when she doesn't fucking communicate?
All afternoon at work, managing the schedule, ordering liquor and setting up interviews to replace Blue's bartender position, I couldn't stop thinking about her. She's on my mind every few seconds. I'll feel better when she comes back to work and I can check on her whenever I want.
Two more weeks.
"Fucking A," I curse when her voicemail answers my call. "Blue fucking Bennett. Where are you? You better be okay or I'll track you down and-and…"Shit, can I threaten to spank her yet?
We're building something really amazing here, andwhile she slept with Roman and hasn't done more than make out with me, I don't feel the need to rush us.
