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“Fuckin’ hell, Mon,” Texas clipped before calling louder, “Hex, Mon’s droolin’ again.”
A heavily inked guy stepped out of a door close by to stare at us. “Huh, fair.” Then he disappeared again.
Mon cocked a brow at Texas.
He groaned and palmed his face. “Welcome to the mad world.” He faced us and crossed his arms over his chest.
I knew what was coming. I was expecting it.
“My sister is a shining light in what can be a dark world. She’s to be cherished. She ain’t second best. She’s top-tier.”
Eve nodded. “We couldn’t agree more, which is why we were sure about our feelings before coming here.”
I nodded. “We wouldn’t have travelled halfway around the world for someone who doesn’t mean everythin’ to us,” I told him.
Texas eyed us for a beat longer, until a certain devil stuck her head out a door and yelled, “Stop messing with them, bro. Guys, get your cute butts in here.”
Chuckling, Eve and I followed Texas down the hallway and into a tidy and spacious room. Another guy covered in ink sat on the table while Rommy rested on the armrest of the couch beside another older guy. Rommy thumbed at him, saying, “This is Lan. On the table is Easton. Lan is a part-time detective and a private investigator too. Easton is a paramedic.”
“Hi,” Easton said with a wave.
“Hey. Eve and Quake, right?” Lan asked.
I nodded. “Yeah, man.”
“We’re dating Rommy,” Eve supplied before her cheeks heated.
“Aww,” Rommy cooed, then skipped over to hug Eve to her. “They’re stuck with me as theirs now.” She kissed Eve quickly and moved over to the table. “Come have a look at what my brother’s doing.”
Texas had just sat down with fresh gloves on, but he pushed his chair back to make room for us.
“That’d have to hurt. Looks great, but the pain, man,” I said when I saw the lion on his shin.
Easton chuckled. “I’m used to the pain now.”
Guessed that was true since every inch of him was practically covered.
“Better get back to it,” Texas said, so Eve and I moved over to the couch. I sat and pulled Eve down on my lap while we talked with Lan. Easton and Texas added in what they wanted to say every now and then too.
After a while, Easton hissed. “Damn that highlighting.”
Texas snorted. “You should know by now it’s the worst part.”
Easton groaned. “I do, but let me complain.”
Lan chuckled. “You wanna tap out, East?”
Easton glared back at him. “No.”
“Just about done,” Texas told him before the gun started buzzing again. “You guys staying in town for a bit?” Texas asked, flicking his gaze up.
Rommy nodded. “I want to for a few days. Got to visit Channa’s, the compound, and Ballarat Wildlife Park.”
“I’m sure Talon will offer some rooms at the compound,” Texas said.
“Rooms? We only need one room, bro.”
“La-la-la, my sister doesn’t do any of that stuff.”
