Page 56 of Right Where I Belong
“Oh, I am.” He looked at Sabrina. “Her blush proves it.”
“God, you’re impossible,” Sabrina muttered.
Shauna took a seat next to Sabrina and shot them both a sly grin. “Honestly, I half-expected you two wouldn’t make it—that you’d decide to remain in his hotel room instead.”
“Shauna!” Sabrina groaned, looking mortified.
Aditya grinned. “The thought did cross my mind.”
Sabrina glared at him. His grin widened on seeing her flustered.
Shauna laughed. Aditya smiled, looking at the younger girl. She was a whirlwind of energy, so naughty, but also affectionate and fun.
“So, what are we having?” She tipped her head at Sabrina’s glass. “Is the wine good?”
Sabrina stared at the glass. “Shoot, I haven’t even tried it yet.” She took a sip of her wine and shut her eyes. “Divine. I love it.”
“Works for me then,” Shauna said, signaling a waiter to pour her a glass.
Sabrina leaned toward Shauna, her tone deliberately casual. “By the way, Akash is coming here too.”
Shauna’s smile froze, and her eyes widened with disbelief.
“What?” she hissed, her voice sharp enough that Sabrina winced.
She leaned closer, whispering furiously into Sabrina’s ear, words Aditya couldn’t quite catch.
“It’s fine, Shauna,” Sabrina said aloud. “Aditya knows about that night. And I wasn’t the one who told him.”
Aditya saw the younger woman’s jaw drop, her shock clear. Then her eyes narrowed, and annoyance crept on her face. “That jerk. How dare he tell you?”
Aditya raised a hand, his tone steady. “Don’t be mad at Akash. He didn’t tell me. I guessed.”
“Fuck.” Shauna glared at him. “You are never ever breathing a word to either of my brothers or sisters-in-law. Not even to Rithwik. Am I clear?”
Aditya raised his hands up in the air. “Your secret is safe with me.”
“Good. You better keep this a secret forever, till the day you die,” Shauna ordered.
Aditya shrugged. “I don’t even know what you’re talking about. I don’t know of any secrets. What secret?”
Sabrina laughed.
“What secret are we talking about?” A new voice asked.
Aditya turned to see Akash standing behind him, a wide grin on his face. His gaze swept around the table, and his expression faltered for a brief moment when he saw Shauna, before he pulled on a smile again.
Aditya rose to hug Akash, and then Akash leaned down to kiss Sabrina’s cheek. He said a quick hi to Shauna, who gave him a dirty look in response. He took a seat beside Aditya. A waiter put an empty glass in front of Shauna and began pouring the wine.
“I’ll have the same,” Akash told him. He looked at all of them once the waiter left to fetch a glass for Akash. “So, what secret are we discussing?”
“None of your business,” Shauna retorted.
He gave her a wide smile. “I like secrets, and I like to make them my business.”
Before Shauna could respond, Aditya said. “We were discussingthatnight, and I promised to keep it a secret.”
Akash’s eyes widened. “You told Shauna about your one-night stand with Sabrina? Why? She’s besties with Jiya, who is married to Rohan, and Rohan is Rithwik’s brother? Didn’t you do the math? Do you want Rithwik to find out?”
