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Bending so only she can hearthis is sort of the first tiether as a couple in front of the team”

She cocks a perfect eyebrow at ht”

I hate to tell her, but I really like that s her a kiss When I pull back, I say, “If anyone atching right now, they would know”

“So we’re going to be open about this?” she asks cautiously

“Not about your illness Of course, we’ll still keep the oes hand-in-hand with that But I don’t see e can’t be open about us being together”

“If that’s what you want to do,” she replies hesitantly

Putting my arm around her, I pull her into roup “Yeah, that’s what I want to do”CHAPTER 23ReganErik and Blue’s house is pretty e, of course, which means despite the fact the entire team is here for Billy’s party, it doesn’t feel overcrowded

This is good because despite the fact our tia” as a couple, it feels as if I’ht here Probably because it was late and in a dark bar in Detroit, so not everyone saw Dax and e in overt affections being as his fa “together” in front of them

But here in Blue and Erik’s house, where it’s broad daylight and not overly crowded, it feels like there’s a spotlight on us That ht be because since we arrived, Dax hasn’t leftme for that matter

It ht be an arm around my waist, or maybe he’ll pull me down onto his lap Several tiht in front of people No one has said a word

Well, no one except Blue herself After we arrived and Dax introduced us, she iive her a hand in the kitchen with a few things

I was delighted to help as I’d heard wonderful things about her froht attendant on the team plane, and Erik fell hard for her Blue didn’t really wantaccording to Dax and finally won her over It sounds like such a romantic love story, especially with how Erik has become like a brother to Billy

Once I ay frorill me—in an incredibly nice and overly friendly way—about how Dax and I caether She knew frotiuess a friends-to-lovers story was just too intriguing for her to ignore

I stuck to the truth as much as I could That Dax offered for tiotten drunk one night and one thing sort of led to the other That we had doubts and then regrets, but then ultio for it” so to speak

Blue listened with a dreamy smile on her face as we sipped wine in the kitchen I’d found out the party was catered, and she didn’t have a daet to know me

Dax showed up not long after, and he whisked nificant others I’d et tofroend came to wish Billy a happy birthday

And, ohhow at ease the players ith him and vice versa

Best of all atching the mysterious, reclusive Tacker interact with Billy Dax had toldvideo garoup home I observed him carefully for a while He s e, and he did all this without Billy being able to actually talk back But he did respond with srunts They sat in front of Erik’s big-screen TV in the baseether

The party is a s of presents in the large great rooh to acco overdue bathroom break The two upstairs restrooms are occupied, so I make my way down into the basement