Page 46 of Mayhem
She’d asked herself before why they were so attractive, and she knew she’d never get an answer. However, she was in no way complaining because she got to call them hers, and Erin was coming to like that more and more.
Cruz tipped her chin and kissed her softly, Paetyn following suit when Cruz pulled away. While Erin was grateful she didn’t have to retouch her lipstick, she was disappointed because she’d come to enjoy how they kissed her.
“You look beautiful, Angel,” Paetyn complimented.
“Beautiful is an understatement,” Cruz stated.
“Thank you. You both look very rideable,” Erin responded with a sly smile.
Cruz pulled her flush against him, and Erin placed her free hand on his shoulder. “Be careful, Maly. We may not make it to the restaurant.”
“That sounds very compelling, but I was promised a birthday dinner,”Erin responded. She enjoyed making teasing comments and seeing them react. Erin was well aware eventually they would stop reacting and act, and when they did she knew she’d enjoy it.
“Then I suppose we should keep that promise,”Paetyn responded. “Are you ready?”
Erin nodded, and Cruz released her. She set the alarm before turning the light out. Closing the door, Erin locked it before intertwining her fingers with Paetyn’s and slipping her arm through Cruz’s. Paetyn opened the passenger side door for her while Cruz approached the driver’s side.
Once everyone was situated in the car, they headed towards the restaurant. Erin surfed through the radio stations before settling on some soft RnB.
They pulled up twenty minutes later atEden’s Garden. Paetyn helped her out of the car, and Cruz came around, his jacket thrown over his shoulder, and he took her other hand in his free one.
Erin allowed them to lead her inside. She’d be lying if she said she wasn’t excited to spend her birthday with them. It’d been years since she’d been in a relationship during her birthday, andwhile she enjoyed spending it with her friends and family, she’d missed the intimacy of spending it with a significant other.
Cruz pulled out Erin’s chair before sitting to her left at the round table. They’d learned that she liked to see them both when they were together, so they asked for a round table specifically. It allowed her that, and them to still be close to her.
“This is a beautiful restaurant,”Erin stated, looking around.
Cruz nodded in agreement. It was a nice restaurant known for its delicious food, drinks, and service. When deciding where to take her for her birthday dinner, Paetyn ruled out any of his restaurants since they’d taken her toThe Pitson their first date, and she’d also been toBliss.
Their server approached the table, bringing a wine list and menus. The young lady handed the wine list to Paetyn, who passed it on to Erin, deferring the choice to her. Erin looked it over as the server poured glasses of water for each of them.
She chose two different bottles of white wine, a sweet and a semi-sweet. Cruz was surprised she’d chosen those but remembered that the menus had no prices. So, she didn’t know how expensive they were because Cruz knew she would have chosen something different. He didn’t feel the need to tell her. Neither he nor Paetyn cared what she spent. At some point, he wanted her to realize that.
When the server left to retrieve the wine requested, the three looked over their menus. After a couple of moments, Cruz heard Erin sigh, and he and Paetyn placed their menus down to look at her.
“I can’t decide between the lamb and the veal,”she stated when she noticed they were looking at her.
“I think you’ll like the lamb better, Angel.”
Erin nodded, placing her menu down, and Cruz picked his back up. Once he decided on rib-eye, he set the menu aside and reached over, taking Erin’s hand. He ran his thumb over the back of it.
“Paetyn and I have a surprise for you after dinner.”
Erin looked him up and down. “One surprise,”she said, turning her attention to Paetyn. “Or two?”Her tongue came out to touch her bottom lip, and both men chuckled.
They’d planned on giving her the kind of surprise she was inquiring about, but after discussing it, they decided to wait until they took her away for the weekend. Cruz knew they would need the time because nothing would be quick about it.
“There are two surprises,”Paetyn responded. “But we’ll tell you about one now.”
The conversation paused as the server came back with the wine and glasses. They placed their orders, Erin cutting her eyes at Paetyn when he ordered the veal before shaking her head with a smile. Once they were alone again, Cruz picked up the conversation where they’d left off.
“We want to take you on a weekend birthday trip. We’ll leave Friday morning and come back Sunday evening.”
Erin smiled at them. “I’m sure me telling you that you don’t have to do that will be ignored. So, thank you. That sounds like fun. What time are we leaving Friday morning?”
“Ten,”Paetyn responded. “We’ll come over at about nine-thirty.”
“Do I get to know where we’re going, or do I have to wait?”
