MIDDLE GROUND

9

"Well you are making my brothers go a bit mad." She raises an eyebrow, "I think Oisin is in love with you."

I perked up, finishing off my mimosa. "love?" I shook my head. That man doesn't desire me let alone love me.

She didn't answer my question, just continued, "So let's gossip! Well I'll talk and you can commentate but try to avoid questions. As a human you really don't have the luxury of speaking unless spoken to." She sits right next to me. I hear the shower running. Liam must be taking one.

I couldn't help but glance over at the cracked door. Liam was the man I had a school girl crush on.

"He likes you too."

My eyes grow wide as her fingers trace up and down my arm.

"We tried so hard to get you to crack. Bringing around gorgeous men to dinners or a drink at the pub. But you had your eyes on Liam. And trust me, my mate is a sight to behold. Would you like to see him?"

"No!" I yell and blush.

"I heard that!!!" A voice from the bathroom yelled. Fiona giggled.

"I'm not saying you have to, but the offer is on the table."

"Fiona! God, no!" Heat pools in me as my body flushes from head to toe.

"Look at your cheeks blush! You're so precious and smell simple divine." Fiona's eyes grew dark but unlike her brothers she didn't put me on edge.

Liam walks out with a white towel barely hanging onto his waist and is in front of us in a flash.

"That's because you're hungry, my sweet."

"I should excuse myself." She cleared her throat and walked over to the door to the hallway. "Liam, be ready when I return." She smiled wide and took in his body slowly with her long eyelashes, raking him up and down. She bit her lower lip and slipped out the door.

"Water?" Liam said like he wasn't just ogling Fiona as well. The tent in his towel was evidence.

He turned towards the bar and let the towel fall. I couldn't help but gawk. Movie stars didn't look this good.

"Stop staring Evelyn. You are making the room wreak of unrequited lust." He didn't even look up from the drawer he was rummaging through. He pulled something out and put it on before I could blink.

Black sweatpants were on him before I got a chance to look at his front.

Within moments my mimosa was switched out switch a crystal champagne glass filled with water.

"You're scent is unique to you. So between the scent of your blood rising to your cheeks giving you a lovely rosy color, your arousal also has a scent. Humans can smell it too but not like we can." He winked.

"So you've...never-mind." This is mortifying.

"Go on, Evelyn. Ask anything you'd like while the royal family is away. Trust me, I don't find it disrespectful. Your secrets are safe with me."

"So you could tell I was into you this whole time?" I'm so embarrassed I have to hide my face in my hands and peek out through the slots in between my fingers.

I cringe waiting for him to answer.

"You have been attracted to me and Fiona since you met us. One glance and your body became an aromatic aphrodisiac to us." Wafting the air as if he could smell it now.

Wait, could he?!

"Evelyn."

"Evee." I corrected him.