Page 148 of Broken Dreams

Her face flushes as she finishes and we grin at her. I’m sure I can think of a lot of fun ways to renew a bond with Quinn. I’m just glad there’s someone to talk to about this stuff, because the internet isn’t always reliable.

I’d rather have a moment of awkwardness to get to the truth. I’m also glad Quinn asked, because I never would have thought to. Fuck, she wants to bond with me.

I think I feel lightheaded.

“Wow,” I whisper.

“I suppose we could have just tried and seen, but I’ve been scared of failure lately,”Quinn says. “I should be better than this, right?”

“I think the possibility of being let down is worse at times than the action,” Flynn says. “We psych ourselves out of things, lie to ourselves as we promise it’ll be better if we simply don’t try. It’s a shitty cycle.”

“Just do it,” Wren says, nodding. “Like right now.”

“Do what?” I ask, eyes wide. I feel as if I’ve lost control of this conversation.

“Bite each other?”Quinn asks. She doesn’t look like she hates the idea. Wren shrugs as if there’s no better moment. “Linus, give me your thumb.”

Okay, I can handle that. This is such a surreal moment, and my heart is pounding. What if it doesn’t work? What if…

But what if it does?

I’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster this week. I’ve rearranged our nest several times, and Quinn has helped me search for the perfect hoodies and t-shirts to steal to sleep in.

Fuck.Quinn is right. We’ve been together for ten fucking years, I want her in my head, because she’s already part of my heart and soul.

“Yes, let’s do it,” I agree, taking one of her hands as she takes the other. “God, I hope no one walks in on us.”

“Aisling and I were talking about sex positions the other day when Everest walked into the living room. He slowly turned around and pretended he never came in,” Wren murmurs, smirking. “I think they’ll survive. Do you need a countdown?”

“Yeah,” I breathe as I stare into Quinn’s gorgeous eyes.

“One, two—” Flynn says.

I kiss the tip of her thumb before biting down just as she does. Her eyes blow wide with surprise before getting cloudy with desire and excitement. I’m not even sure if it worked, but I may have found a new kink that my girl has.

“Can you hear me?”she whispers in my mind.

“Holy fuck,” I gasp, laughing as my eyes widen.

We’re both sporting teeth marks on our thumbs, though there’s not much blood. And I can hear her voice. God, it feels good.

“Hey, Baby Girl,”I say back through the bond. I can feel it like a whisper through the trees, and only if I sit quietly enough to listen for it.

This is so fucking cool.

“It worked,” Wren says happily. “I can tell.”

Scooping Quinn onto my lap, I kiss her hard on her lips before loosely keeping her with me as we continue grinning at each other. I’m so glad we took a chance today.

Sometimes, it’s worth leaping for the promise of flight.

“You two seem really happy,”Duncan observes as he drives Quinn and I home. Callum isn’t with him, which makes me wonder what he’s doing. “Callum got hung up with a work situation. He didn’t look very happy about it, but he’s home waiting for us.”

Smiling at the fact that he practically read my mind, I nod. A part of me has been waiting for the other shoe to drop, to feel as if things may not last. Everything has been so good with the Kelly brothers, it’s surreal.

It’s starting to make me feel as if I’m wrong for not wanting a bond bite. Life is short, and so much is hanging up in the air.

Argh, I hate this feeling of going around and around in my head.

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