With a shrug, Zane murmurs, “I noticed your old one was looking worn.”
“Your turn now.” Jake watches as he grabs the gift and neatly opens the package. A watch comes out of the sleek, polished wooden box.
Another label worth a few grand makes my eyes water. The money I spent on the chess set and first edition was about the right price tag. I’m kind of relieved I didn’t embarrass myself with crappy gifts. But that’s no way to feel. Next year, I’ll make them something. We’re a family now and swapping expensive gifts isn’t what family is about.
That doesn’t stop me from feeling excited about my presents though. And considering I just watched Jake and Zane kiss again, my blood is already running hot.
I’m almost bouncing by the time Jack hands over mine, and I’m swift to rip them open. One, is a passport cover. A brand that matches Jake’s sleek leather wallet.
Not entirely sure why they’ve given me this, I turn to Zane with a questioning frown. His smile is gentle. “Look inside.”
Obeying, I open the slim leather sleeve and grin at the contents. Three plane tickets for Hawaii. I look at the dates and the instant I do, my eyes bog out. “We’re flying tonight?”
Jake grins. “Yeah. In a few hours. We need to get our asses in gear if we’re going to make the plane.”
“Why the hell didn’t you tell me? I need to pack.” Second gift forgotten, I leap upwards and make to dash off upstairs, but before I can, Zane has grabbed a hold of my hands and is tugging me down.
“Don’t you want to know why we’re going to Hawaii?”
“It’s a present, of course.”
He shakes his head. “Open the other one.”
Eyes darting between the pair of them, I settle back on the seat with a huff. Christ, don’t they know how long it takes to pack? My mood is leaping between excitement and panic, but I’m edging toward the former. I’ve never been to Hawaii. I want to shriek in glee, but I force myself to be calm. Or as much as I’m able.
My fingers fumble with the paper, but I manage to tear it off to reveal a small, velvet jewelry box. About the size of a box for a necklace. I open the box and in my haste, nearly drop it, and then, when I see what’s inside, I do.
From the floor, peering up at me, winking in the room’s dim lighting are four rings. Three different kinds of gold, and one with a gem on it.
It’s that one that makes me think there is something unusual about this gift.
Unusual as in ‘proposal’.
My mouth works as I turn my head to stare at Zane, and then look up at Jake who’s standing there, right in front of me. As I try and absorb the consequences of this gift, Zane maneuvers himself so that he can stand in front of me too. Before I can feel overshadowed by their height, the pair of them kneel down.
The minute they do, I leap up but both of them grab one of my hands and tug me back down. “What are you doing? You can’t be...” Speechless, I watch as Zane reaches for the ring with the gemstone on the bridge. It isn’t a diamond, but a huge cabochon ruby. The smooth polish of the stone makes it look sleeker than water rolling down a window pane. Jake reaches for my left hand and holds it steady as Zane pushes the slim band over my ring finger.
As he does, Jake murmurs, “I know what you’re thinking. We can’t be legally married, Mona. But there are other ways. Ways that might seem unorthodox, but are filled with meaning all the same. In Hawaii, up on the North Shore, we’ve found a Wiccan. She can hold a hand fasting ceremony, tying the three of us together. Forever.”
My mouth trembles at the idea of having a blessing, a ceremony that might not be official in the eyes of the world, but would mean the universe to me and my guys.
Before I can answer, Zane whispers, “Will you be our wife?”
Whatever other answer can there be?
Nothing but a clear, resounding…
YES.
Also by Serena Akeroyd
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Naughty Nookie
Sinfully Theirs
The Gods Are Back In Town
Hotter than Hades
The Sun Revolves Around Apollo
Five Points, Hell’s Kitchen
A Screwed Duet
Screw You
Screw Me
Filthy Feckers
Filthy Hot (COMING SOON)
FourWinds
Queen of the Vamps
Kingdom of Veronia
Perry & Her Princes
Her Highness, Princess Perry
Long Live Queen Perry
QUINTESSENCE
Charmed by Them
Healed by Them
Worshipped by Them
Protected by Them
Loved by Them
QUINTESSENCE: The Sequels
Sawyer
Andrei
Kurt
Sean
Anchor Pride Series
Claimed by Caden
McKinnon’s Mate
The Corsakis
Three’s Never A Crowd
Old Enough to Know Better
The Federation
A Menage Made on Madison
La Belle sans La Bete Series
Menage Material
A Thoroughly Modern Menage
Forever Theirs
Secrets & Lies
The TriAlpha Chronicles
Origin
Trinity
Triskele
Triad
Triumph
Trierna
TriAlpha
Los Lobos
The Raw Touch
The Salsang Chronicles (written with Helen Scott)
Stained Egos
Stained Hearts
Stained Minds
Stained Bonds (Coming May 2019)
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