Chapter 530
“She’s not wrong.”
“What do you mean? I ask questions all the time. I think I annoy people with how many questions I ask.”
“Those are training questions or school questions. This is a boy question, otherwise you would have brought everyone in and gotten opinions.” My jaw drops open. “Stop derailing the conversation and ask your question.” She claps and jumps up on the bed motioning Jena to follow.
I start by telling them both what Ava and Lucas told me in the hospital about the witch, Adrielle, the deal and the vision with their ‘daughter’ and that they thought it might mean the boys’ mate instead and that they thought I might be their mate. I told them how I felt when I found out about my dad and Elena and that the twins and Oliver came for me. Then I told them about my ramblings at the clearing and that I think I am in love with all three of them.
“But that’s crazy right? I can’t be in love with all of them, how does that even work? If I am fated to the twins, what does that mean for Oliver? He and I have even talked about being close, but not being mates.’ I am looking between the two of them and feeling very worked up over the confusion.
“Well, let’s be honest, how could anyone not love Oliver? I mean he doesn’t really say much unless he’s talking to you, but he is super helpful and actually really nice. He spends most of his time staring at you though, maybe he’s in love with you too and is using the ‘we are really close friends’ thing to keep his distance from you.” Jena shrugs.
“I just don’t know what to do. I mean I need all three of them. Elena called them all my ‘guardians.’ I sleep better when all three of them are close, their scents calm me down and the three of them clearly help me heal. That’s all mate stuff, but I don’t feel the romantic mate stuff. I mean Oliver has kissed me twice now and it was clearly enough to break me out of a trance and start a fight and I don’t think he felt anything, but I know I didn’t. How does any of that even work with three?!” I rub both of my temples with my hands. “That thought alone is scrambling my brains.”
“Well, if you do end up with three mates, your brain might be scrambled.”
We talked for a little while longer and I reiterated that Oliver’s was my first kiss and I was already nervous about the s*x stuff with one mate and the possibility of two, but three scares the sh*t out of me. My friends, being the amazing people they are, spend more time than necessary talking about positions and technique. Then they started to speculate positions and techniques for the four of us. They are clearly on the three mates ship. I had to keep shaking my head at the thought that they were talking about Sam and Mateo. I had no interest in knowing about either of their abilities in the bedroom. They make my friends happy, that’s all I need to know.
Just as they were getting ready to start pulling up videos so I could really learn, we were interrupted by Elena and Gentry. We have more crops to unmagic. I took the out and ran to jump in the shower. As we were walking down stairs to grab some food before we head out I’m nervous to be around the guys. What do I do? What do I say? I don’t know if I know how to act around them. I still can’t feel any attraction to them like what Jena and Sierra described, but at the same time I am drawn to them. I know I search for them when I walk in a room or on the training grounds, and I guess I know why.
We all gather up and head to the same vehicles we took the other day. Before I get in though, Oliver stops me, Kota next to him. “What’s up Bitty, you’re distracted.”
Kota drags a finger down my cheek. “It will be okay, Elena and Gentry said this time shouldn’t be as bad as the wolfbane patch.”
Oh, right, they think I’m nervous about the spell breaking. I don’t say anything. I just nod, we’re going to go with that. That’s what I need to focus on anyway. Get this magic figured out and then I can figure out what I am supposed to do about these boys.