Page 64 of Shiny Things

“Your house, my apartment, it doesn’t matter babe, because wherever we are together, that’s home.”

He kissed me just as a car drove up. It was Felicity. My cheeks burned as she got out and stared at us with her mouth open in surprise. And then she smiled.

“I knew it wasn’t Ryan. You aren’t his type.”

“Felicity.”

“Eli. You guys heading up?”

“Kim?” he asked me.

I huffed. “Whatever. It’s definitely been a night. I just want to go to bed.”

I gasped, and my head whipped towards Felicity who was holding the door open for us.

Eli chuckled, and I elbowed him in the ribcage.

She giggled. “It’s okay. We’re cool. Anyone who can get Elias Davenport to laugh and relax is okay by me.”

I awkwardly let him take my hand and followed her onto the elevator.

“For the record, our mothers have been pushing us together for years. We both tolerate it, but I’ve never been interested in him like that.”

“Ditto.”

“Um, thanks for telling me that.”

“You’d never have stood a chance against this one anyway,” he surprised me by telling her.

“True mates then?”

“Yeah.”

“I suspected when I saw her in the elevator the other day. Elias would never truly fall for anyone less, and he never brings women up to his apartment. I’ve never even seen Gia there.”

“Rarely, but she’s come by a few times. Always flies in though,” he admitted.

“That makes sense. The whole Congress is going to be talking about this soon. I’m guessing you haven’t told your mother yet.”

We both cringed.

“I’ve been avoiding the drama.”

I glared at him. “You said she’d be okay.”

“She’ll come around,” he assured me. “But it’ll be a shock at first, and she doesn’t handle surprises well. I didn’t want any drama at Aunt Ginny’s party tonight.”

“Like you threatening Joe Montgomery?” Felicity teased.

“You saw that?”

“A lot of people saw that. Saw him smack Kim on the butt just before that too.”

I groaned.

“It’s okay,” she told me.

I was surprised by how nice she was being.

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