As I walk away, I turn back to Shane. “The three of us should grab a bite next week.”
Shane nods and a smile forms on his lips.
Maybe our relationship won’t be as strained as I feared by not telling him the truth.
“What were you too talking about?” Taylor asks as we wave goodbye to her parents.
“Just guy stuff.”
Taylor laughs and I chase her to the car, picking her up as she tries to open the door.
I twirl her around in my arms before setting her down on the ground.
“I love you,” I say before kissing her.
“I love you too,” she responds against my lips.
Hearing those words is like a prayer to my ears. I know that I will never grow tired of Taylor’s love.
Chapter 20 - Taylor
The Sitting Duck is popping as TJ and I walk inside.
There is music blasting, and the place is almost full to the brim.
“What’s going on?” I whisper to TJ.
“It looks like a party.”
We spot some members of Druk Technologies in the middle of the dancefloor, going absolutely wild. I guess dragons do know how to let loose.
“A party for what?” I ask.
“For you two!” Nic shouts from behind us.
She throws an arm around my shoulders.
“We were just so happy that you two mated, so we invited everyone that we knew to celebrate you two together.”
TJ smiles at her. “Thanks, Nic. Where’s Lex?”
She points at the same table they were at the last time I came, and Lex is sitting, chugging a beer with Pat.
“Mind if I go chat with Lex? I’ll be right back.”
“Of course, babe, I’ll just be dancing.”
“Dance with me,” Nic slurs as she pulls me into the middle of the dancefloor.
Nic holds my hands as we jump up and down to the beat of a rock song.
It feels good to let loose after all the tense and scary things that happened yesterday.
I may be suspended, but at least I have TJ and his friends.
Glancing at TJ, I see him pulling something out of his pocket and showing it to Lex. I try and get a good look, but Nic pulls my attention back to her.
“Come on, dancing is fun!”