Page 122 of Wrapped in Red
My brows shot up. “What does that mean? Are Wyatt and Noel a thing now?”
They were still standing next to one another, but I watched as Ezra introduced Seth to everyone. The way Seth took in both Wyatt and Noel before he hugged Ezra, keeping his arm around my fiancé. His eyes never strayed from the two men.
“No, but they flew up here together.” Jackson tilted his head. “Do you not like Seth?”
I shook my head. “I thought... Okay, I might have thought they were a thing when Ezra and I first started talking again. We had a fight. I said some things I’m not proud of. I’ve gotten past that.”
“I’m more than aware of your fight. Mav and Ezra have told one another everything,” Jackson assured me as the group started into the house.
My stomach dropped. “Everything?” What did that mean? Did he know about the camboy thing? Our making out at the club? Not that I cared.
“Everything, Carson, but don’t worry. Maverick did a lot worse to me. I’ll tell you about it sometime if you want.” He grinned before he went to grab his husband and son to bring them both against him in a hug. It was interesting to see the massive ex-goalie-turned-hockey-coach so affectionate like that.
Then suddenly Ezra attacked me, nearly climbing up my body to get to my mouth and pressing kisses against my lips.
“You are a wonderful, wonderful man,” he whispered as I lifted him into my arms. “I love you. Thank you for this.”
“I love you, too.” I took in the happiness on his face, the way his dark eyes sparkled as he stared at me. “I just wanted to see you smile.”
Ezra wiggled in my arms, and I placed him back on his feet. “All my friends are here. How could I not be happy?”
“I had a hard time not saying anything this morning,” Maverick admitted as he fussed with Andy’s hair. The boy shooed him away. “Stop, it’s a mess.”
Andy rolled his eyes as he reached for Leo’s hand to tug him closer. “I thought Dad was going to let the cat out of the bag this morning. We flew in last night.”
“You did? What about the pictures you sent?” Ezra gasped.
Watts moved to sit on the couch, making sure to pull Holt onto his lap. “We took those earlier this week.” He looked exhausted as he rested his chin on Holt’s head. I wondered if I should offer to let him nap in my room.
“I’m so glad this is over so we can finally stop keeping secrets.” Noel leaned against the wall next to Wyatt. “What?”
Ezra pursed his lips. “You want to tell me about this now or later, boo?” He pointed between the two of them.
“Oh, go fu—fudge yourself.” Noel corrected himself just as Mom walked in.
“Wait, what is that?” Seth grabbed Ezra’s hand. “Are you flipping kidding me right now, Ezra?” He stared down at the ring. “You didn’t tell me you got engaged? When did this happen?” He sounded like he might be hurt.
Ezra’s eyes shifted nervously between me and Seth. “Um, last night.”
“Last night? You couldn’t bother to text your bestie to tell me? Let me guess, everyone else here knows?” Seth shook his head. “Maybe I should leave.”
“Seth, wait,” Ezra called out to him.
He looked around the room for help. I certainly wasn’t sure how to help out. I was still kind of pissed that he hung himself over my fiancé the second he had the chance. Why did Seth bother me, but none of the WAGs did? Probably because they were all coupled up.
Maverick grimaced. “Boo, you should probably go after him. He looks devastated.”
“Come with me.” He grabbed Maverick’s hand and dragged him along as he chased after Seth.
Mom clapped her hands. “Carson, you need to introduce me to your friends. Noel, it’s nice to see you again, sweetie.”
I watched as my ex blushed and dropped his chin before he leaned into Wyatt. Oh, there was something going on there that I was sure Ezra was going to have to pull out of him. I introduced my mother to everyone, and then my father, who had met everyone except Jackson, Leo, and Andy. Ezra and Maverick were still outside, trying to convince Seth to come back to the house. I wondered why Ezra hadn’t told Seth about our engagement.
“You want me to go out there?” Matthias asked. “I mean, I don’t know really Seth, but Mav and Ezra are my friends.”
I shook my head. “I could...” I watched as Seth grabbed Ezra’s left hand as he yelled at him, and I saw red. I didn’t remember going outside, but the next thing I knew, I shoved Seth onto the frozen ground.
“What the fuck?”
