Page 14 of Dark Daze

I whirled around.

Hilton stood a few metres away, Gunnar behind him.

Fuck. How much had they heard? Their expressions gave away nothing. Maybe there was nothing to give away. Chances were they just stepped into the room.

"Yeah, I could use a little." I rose quickly. "I didn't know you two knew each other."

"I used to work for Caleb," Gunnar said. His gaze went to Hilton.

"We were discussing the possibility of Ric also working with us," Hilton said.

"I see," I said. "I'm sure he’d like that."

"He would," Gunnar agreed. He stepped over and scooped up Bella like she weighed nothing. "Probably a good idea if you don't mention it to him until Hilton is ready."

"Of course," I said. "My lips are sealed." Funny I was saying that only a couple of minutes after Bella had.

"And we won't say anything to Ric about him being the father of your child," Hilton said.

My heart stopped.

Fucking hell.

My mouth went dry and I swallowed. "You heard?"

"Heard, but guessed before that," Hilton said. "It's obvious to anyone with two eyes that he wants you as much as we do."

Gunnar looked at him sharply but didn't say anything.

Hilton continued. "And you two have a past. I know you well enough to know you don't go around fucking anything with a cock. I also know you tried to put this life behind you, and he wouldn't have let you do that if he'd known."

"Exactly," I said. "Hecan'tknow. At least, not yet. Maybe someday."

"Let's get her to bed," Hilton said to Gunnar. I wasn't sure if he was talking about Bella or me.

Gunnar nodded and started towards the stairs.

It might have been the alcohol and it might have been their presence and the growing tension between me and all three guys, but I didn't want to spend the rest of the night alone.

Nova was with her cousins, well away from the bachelorette party. I was a grown woman and they both wanted me. There was no reason why I couldn't fuck one or both of them.

I walked beside Hilton as we made our way up the stairs.

Vinny met us at the top. "Hey, I was just going to go looking for her." He smiled at her sleeping face. "It's going to suck to be her in the morning."

"Technically, it's already morning," Gunnar pointed out. "But yeah, she's going to have a bitch of a hangover." He grinned.

"You're only smiling because it's not you," I said. "Wait until after tomorrow night's bachelor party. I bet you're going to get shitfaced."

"Fuck yeah I am," Gunnar said. "Free alcohol for the win."

I snorted a laugh and smiled at him. "You two go and put that poor woman in bed." I waved at Gunnar and Vinny.

"Yes, ma’am." Vinny gave me a sarcastic salute. He gestured down the corridor and the pair disappeared that way.

I turned to Hilton and licked my lips. "Could you help me out of my dress? I can't reach the top of the zip." Yeah, I could, if I tried hard enough, but you know, seduction and all that. I wasn’t very good at it, but it was a start.

"I'd be happy to." His brown eyes saw straight through my bullshit and right into my horny little soul. He followed me into my room and closed the door behind us.

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