Page 54 of We Are All Sinners

I grab the cup quickly, holding it out, careful not to let my dick touch the cup, and let go. Once I squeeze the last drop into the cup and put the lid back on, I brace myself on the counter, realizing just how tired I actually am.

I wash my hands and put the cup into the Styrofoam carrier with the ice pack. I wrap the towel back around my waist and head back out in my room where my best friend is waiting.

“I can do both if you want. I don’t think Emily is going to take two kids any worse than she will one. That is if you think Evie will be pissed enough to hate you.” Liam rolls his eyes.

“I get it, they aren’t shallow women, but we still should be honest about it, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.” I tell him, realizing that my girl has taken everything pretty well so far. I should give her more credit.

“Good man. I wasn’t going to let you out of it anyway.” He chuckles as I toss him the Styrofoam box.

“Don’t forget to put them in the freezer until Noah can mail it in the morning before we leave.” I holler at him as he heads out the door.

“Duh, bro! Where do you think mine is?” He yells back.

I look at the clock and realize it’s already twelve thirty in the morning.

I quickly take out my phone and notice that Evie never answered me back.

I head downstairs, meeting Liam and Noah in the kitchen, who are both waiting on me.

“Have y’all heard from the girls? Evie never answered my text.” I ask, hoping the girls are still up.

“Yeah, I’m staying at Lily’s tonight, and we plan on heading to the beach house around nine in the morning, right after her very important meeting. We will get everything set up for you before we head to the restaurant, don’t worry, we got this bro!” Noah reassures me.

“What about…”

Liam cuts me off, “The ring? Darius is getting your mothers ring as we speak. He is going to deliver it personally in the morning when Noah gets there. You just have to show up brother. Noah will mail these in the morning before him and Lily leave. We are keeping our word and protecting Tasha and Nadia. They get their happily ever after too!”

I open my mouth to protest, but Noah pipes in again, “I remember your moms ring, it was huge! Just remember, the bigger it is, the bigger the mark will be when she knocks the fuck out of you.” He chuckles, messing with me.

He might be right though.

I shake my head not able to harbor my smile any longer, “I’m really doing this!” I say excitedly, thankful that I’m not proposing until I tell her everything.

This trip will definitely be one to remember!

“Did Emily take care of packing her bags?” I ask, just wanting to make sure everything I planned is going smoothly.

Why am I so nervous? I mean, she won’t say no if I do this part the right way, which I fully respect and understand. I know she is still a girl, and even though I kind of ruined it, she told me she would say yes if I got it right.

Fuck, this is going to be torture until she says yes.

“Yup. Just got confirmation. They are watching and acting out early episodes of The Vampire Diaries and could use some guys to play Damon and Stephan parts. Dude, they are drunk as fuck over there! Who the hell is Damon and Stephan and what is all this vampire shit they are into?” Liam looks confused reading his most recent text from Emily to us.

“They are the hot Salvatore vampire brothers all the girls drop their panties for. Go have some fun and I’ll see you back home tomorrow afternoon for lunch.” Noah cocks his eyebrows shaking his head at the fact that we are clueless.

“How the hell do you know all this?” Liam asks, crossing his arms over his chest.

“I have been watching Lily since we found her. I know all about the Salvatore brothers. Lily starts season one episode one every few days, and then skips around with episodes. Fuck, I can even tell you about the founding fucking families of Mystic Falls! It’s called research my friends. It’s an entire fandom that women of all ages fell in love with. Some even say it started the dark girl era. It’s a rabbit hole I didn’t mind going down.Too bad she didn’t watch any of The Originals since I started stalking her. We would have had more of a heads up about your new soon to be bro-in-laws place.” Noah smirks.

“Well, it’s just fiction. It’s not like they could ever actually have them. They are basically the equivalent to a Playboy magazine for a guy then!” I throw in, trying not to feel threatened by an imaginary vampire.

“Yeah, good point. It’s not like the girls could go to one of their conventions next Fall and meet the people who play the characters or anything.” Noah replies, not making eye contact with either of us.

“Great! Now I have to compete with fictional men! Can I please just have a win? Please?” I throw my hands up, exhausted by everything.

“It’s a convention with like thirty thousand other screaming fans. Anyway, Lily booked three tickets, so I’m just assuming they are for the girls. I could be wrong, so don’t say anything or she is gonna know I’m a fucking creeper!” Noah explains.

“We won’t out you man, go have fun, and we will see you tomorrow. I’ll keep our boy here in check until we get back toFlorida, then it’s gonna be your turn!” Liam hollers out as Noah runs out the back door.

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