Page 89 of Gemini
“Not everyone,” Micheal said. “I didn’t see Andrea.”
“I invited her, but she had to work,” I mentioned. “She gave her best.”
“Great, well since we’re here and who knows when this will ever happen again.” Leslie handed us the drinks before taking his own.
“Oh!” Eve said. “Wait, we have something here too.” She leaned in to Emery. “Downstairs in the kitchen,” she whispered. Emery got up and disappeared. “Sorry, just one moment.”
As we waited, Dom connected my phone to his laptop so everyone could see each other.
“You guys still floating around?” Leslie asked Eve as he took a seat beside me.
Eve shook her head. “We’ve been in our permanent home for a few months now.”
“Does that mean I can come visit?” I asked excitedly.
“I think so, once everything is clear. We’ll have to be discreet…”
“Of course. It’ll be hard to know what to say to Jamie.”
“I know. We’ll have to plan something out.”
The safety of her partner came first. Looking at the twins, I understood that now more than anything.
“Dom and I can always help with that,” Micheal added. “The Severfalls trail and search for Emery went cold some time ago. Still always good to take caution just in case.”
Emery returned not long after with a bottle of wine and a couple of glasses, giving one to Eve before pouring her a glass, then one for himself.
As everyone had their glass, they each lifted them up.
“Happy Birthday, Lena!”
Even if it was my birthday, it also felt like an anniversary. The destruction of Severfalls was more than a year ago. And we’d all survived in some way. Even if my survival wasn’t like theirs—with forgiveness came finality.
“We have a lot to finish here,” Eve said. “But I will contact you soon. Promise.”
“You better,” I said, tapping my glass on the table. “No more waiting a year.”
“Got it.”
“Emery, if you ever wanna cross blades, you know where to find me,” Leslie said, giving him a sly little smirk. “And my crossing blades, I mean—”
I smacked him on the shoulder. “Stop.”
Thankfully from what I could see of Emery, he looked partially amused. “We both know who’d be on top.”
Leslie snorted. “Yeah, right.”
“And Leslie?”
“Yeah?”
“You hurt Lena again and you’ll be wishing I was only in your nightmares.”
Leslie’s eyes darkened. “If I hurt her, I’ll be calling you up myself. But honestly, Dom will get to me first.”
“He’s right,” Dom signed.
“Good.” I caught Emery’s tight smile. “They might forgive you, but I won’t forget.”
