Page 17 of Izzy
Ulises eyes widened when he saw Izzy. He peered around him into the driveway to discover Daruss was with him, along with Jude and Raylee. They all must have ridden over together.
Ulises didn't know what to do. A part of him wanted to shut the door in Izzy's face, lock himself inside and take a bath while he answered the messages of two people who actually liked him. Three people ,if he counted Seryn's new chef, but he was already talking to him.
Izzy stepped closer with concern in his expression. "Are you okay?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Did that come out as annoyed rather than fearful? He hoped so. He didn't want to give Izzy a reason to get aggressive with him again.
"You're pale." Izzy reached for him as if he were going to pull him in for a hug, but Ulises stepped back.
"I'm fine." In truth, he'd been dizzy for a while but it had gotten worse since Easton had upped the dose of the medication. He needed to mention it to Easton because it had gone on too long. Not that Ulises was a doctor, but he thought it might be the medication. It was hard on his body. "Why are you here, Izzy?"
"I'm crashing your party." Izzy grinned. He'd given into Izzy's charm because of that grin in the past, despite knowing about his reputation.
"No."
"I knew you'd say that. That's why Daruss is staying too."
"Daruss is welcome. You are not."
Izzy's expression softened. Maybe he was apologetic but there was something else softening his eyes too. Something Ulises hadn't seen before. "I'm sorry for scaring you. I won't lose control like that again. And I would never hurt you. I promise, baby."
Ulises sighed. If he could kick his own ass he would. And then he'd shake himself and ask why he always gave in to Izzy when he should send him packing. "Fine. You can stay. But if Daruss leaves, you have to as well. And don't call me baby."
Izzy smiled. "Okay, sweetheart."
"Or that either."
"Honey?"
"No." Ulises left the door open when he went back into his apartment. "Nothing but my name."
The others had given them privacy by staying at the bottom of the steps, but they’d come inside after the argument was over. Jude held out his hand. "I need to see their usernames."
Ulises sighed and shook his head. But he nodded to his phone which laid on the coffee table. "Would anyone like anything to drink?"
"I'll get everyone something. You should sit." When Izzy entered the kitchen, the space grew smaller. He took up so much room inside the apartment. "I'm fine."
Izzy growled despite his promise. Ulises stiffened and backed away from him. The fear must have shown in his expression because Izzy sighed. "You're not feeling well. I can tell. Let me help. Please."
Ulises nodded, giving Izzy what he wanted. What would happen if he didn't?
He moved around Izzy. Izzy mumbled to himself. "I shouldn't have come."
Ulises had to agree. He wondered why Izzy had.
When another knock rang through the apartment, Ulises went to answer it only for Daruss to stop him. "Izzy's right. You're a little pale."
Ulises sighed. "That's just my skin tone."
Something about what Ulises said excited Jude. "We should go to the beach. Not the lake in Wingspan. Only dragons swim in that. But the big lake. We can make a whole day of it."
Ulises shrugged. "We can also hang out at your brother's house."
Jude shook his head. "That makes more work for you, doesn't it?"
"Mitch cleans the pool. Not me. I'll wash the towels. It's nothing much." Ulises liked hanging out with Seryn and Mitchell. The biggest issue was he always thought about what he needed to clean. He couldn't shut off his housekeeper brain, even when he was supposed to be having fun.
"But going to the beach is supposed to be about you. Sun and sand. Relaxing. Are you going to be able to do that at Mitch and Seryn's house?" Raylee sat on the coffee table in front of Ulises.
