Chapter Thirteen
Once again, I wake up feeling incredibly warm and with two male bodies curled around me. I have a feeling that this might become a regular occurrence and I've got to admit, I'm not complaining in the slightest, in fact I'm very much looking forward to it. I grin and snuggle deeper into their arms.
I try to go back to sleep but something keeps niggling at the back of my mind.
I get a flash of the bad boy’s theme tune and flinging my bra?
What the fuck? That can't be right, surely?
Suddenly it all comes rushing back to me with startling clarity and I sit up with a yell, effectively dislodging Kai and Hunters arms causing them to wake up with me.
There's a rush of footsteps as Maverick, Levi and Jax come rushing in all looking ready for battle.
It would be funny if I wasn't feeling just a tiny bit mortified right now.
"What's wrong?" Levi asks, searching the room for a threat.
"We heard you yell Titch." Maverick states relaxing slightly as he sees no obvious threat.
"Did you have a bad dream again, Little Star?" Jax questions concerned.
"I wish." I mutter, darkly.
Kai and Hunter start chuckling beside me obviously realising what caused me to jump up so suddenly. The others stare at them both confused and I turn to Hunter and Kai, glaring at them.
"Did I pretty much strip in front of you?" I demand, hoping I’m wrong but really, I already know the answer, I need to clarify just in case it was a horribly embarrassing dream.
"What!?" Jax yells. "I thought you guys were coming in here to rest?" He pouts for a moment, "why wasn't I invited?"
"What Jax is trying to ask is why you think you stripped in front of Kai and Hunter?" Levi asks.
Watching his expression carefully I see that although he's trying to portray that he's calm and collected, it's not entirely true as his right eye is twitching slightly.
I turn to Kai and Hunter for some help in trying to explain the situation, but they are both still laughing, so there's no help coming from them. I groan and bury my head in my hands, this is so embarrassing.
If I'd known I was going to get tired enough for asleep me to make an appearance, I would've pre warned the guys and then tried my hardest not to let it happen.
"Little Star?" Jax questions.
I bring my head up and look at Maverick, Jax and Levi all of whom are now perched on the end of the bed watching me. I decide to ignore the laughing hyenas next to me.
"When I get really, really exhausted, I mean can't keep my eyes open, bone tired like I did earlier.
I kind of start to act a little drunk. I have no brain to mouth filter and I simply don't care about the same things I usually would.
So, for example earlier I was uncomfortable in my clothes but also too tired to get up to change, so I didn't. I knew Hunter and Kai were in the room but I didn't care about them seeing me get undressed.
I just wanted to be comfortable." I shrug and shift under the stares of the three at the end of the bed.
Jax starts to smirk at me but before he can say what he was going to he gets interrupted by Kai.
"Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do . . ."
I don't let Kai get any further in his singing before I plant both of my feet against him and push until he falls out of bed landing with a thump on the floor.
The others burst out laughing.
I suddenly remember that Kai was grazed by a bullet earlier and still in my half awake and slightly mortified state I launch myself off the bed after him and end up with my knees on either side of his hips. He stares at me wide eyed as I run my hands up his chest and grip onto his shoulders.
My eyes plead with him.
"Shit, I'm so sorry Kai. I'm still half asleep I forgot you were grazed by that bullet earlier. Are you ok? I'm so sorry if I hurt you!" I take a big breath, panicking.
Everyone is now watching us, concern etched into their faces now that they've remembered too. I feel awful. Kai frowns at me seemingly confused.
"I'm absolutely fine.” He says frowning again.
We all look at him sceptically, even if he didn't actually land on his injured arm the impact from falling off of the bed would've still jarred it, causing him pain. He reaches over to the bandage on his arm and I scoot back a bit on his legs giving him more room, it doesn’t occur to me to get off of him.
He unwinds it and we all watch him confused.
Once he's taken it off completely though, I gasp in shock hearing it echoed by the others.
I lean forward and lightly trace my fingertips over the pale white scar now in the place of where the bullet had grazed Kai's arm.
"How is this possible?" I ask turning towards Levi, since he seems like he knows most of the answers usually.
However, this time he looks as confused and perplexed as the rest of us. Well shit, if even Levi is stumped then fuck knows what happened.
"I honestly have no idea; I can only guess that it has something to do with the Soulmate bond.” He looks thoughtful for a moment before continuing, "We can ask Mr. S when we see him for the meeting.” He glances around at us all.
I relax slightly knowing that there is someone who at least knows something about what's happening to us and what in the world a Soulmate bond actually involves.
"Actually, I was about to come in to wake you guys, we are going to be landing soon." Levi informs us.
"Come on Little Star, shower time." Jax winks at me plucking me off of Kai's lap.
He better not think he's coming in with me.
Cheeky bastard.
The move is so sudden that I instinctively wrap my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. His hand automatically moves down to my ass in order to help me stay up, as he walks us towards the bathroom.
He stops suddenly, his breathing seeming to halt in his chest, and he squeezes his eyes shut.
I look at him confused.
When he opens his gorgeous sapphire blue eyes, I'm shocked and admittedly aroused by the amount of barely restrained desire I can see contained in his eyes.
"Little Star, where are your panties?" He says huskily, his voice practically dripping with heat.
All noise behind Jax stops and I glance over his shoulder at the others. My faces heats in mortification for the second time this morning.
Damn it.
Kai, Maverick and Levi all have their eyes trained on where Jax currently has his hand placed on my ass cheek.
Hunter has stopped midway through putting his shirt on and is just staring at me, his eyebrow slightly raised.
I'd forgotten in the drama of this morning that I'd taken my jeans off last night.
"I do have underwear on." I state.
"It doesn't look like it from here Titch." Maverick chimes in helpfully.
Jax having apparently gotten over the shock of thinking I have no underwear on, strokes my ass before squeezing gently.
"Doesn't feel like it either Little Star.” He smirks at me.
I smirk back, fighting down my desire as much as I can.
"Well I can promise you I do have underwear on there’s just not much to them." I shrug as I state it nonchalantly.
Using Jax's shock to my advantage, I jump down and, ignoring the others behind me who still haven't said a word, bend down to pick up my bag, which sets of a chorus of groans behind me. Whoops I forgot you shouldn’t bend down in teeny tiny underwear.
I smirk to myself as I walk swiftly to the bathroom and shut the door and let out a deep breath.
It's never going to be boring with my guys around, that’s for damn sure.
"She's going to be the death of us." Jax states, sounding completely unconcerned and in fact quite excited about the prospect.
I don't wait to hear the others reply and reach into the shower to turn it on. I wash quickly and get dressed in black skin tight jeans with black suspenders attached. I pair them with a loose-fitting white blouse that Hunter must’ve have found buried in my closet when he went to get me some clothes from my mothers.
I think it might be my job interview one, another thrift store find.
I pull the suspenders up over my shoulders and tuck the blouse loosely into the jeans leaving the top couple of buttons open.
I don’t own anything close to smart shoes, so I slip my Dr. Martens boots on, it gives my outfit an edgier look.
I decide to leave my hair for last so it can dry slightly more, as I line my eyes with black kohl and add a swipe of mascara to my lashes wanting to keep it simple, although it’s not like I have much choice, this is the only makeup I own.
I chuckle out loud, turning my attention towards my hair, I braid my black tresses into a loose French plait leaving a few strands out to frame my face.
Once I'm pleased with my overall appearance I wander back out of the bathroom and make my way into the main part of the plane.
There must be another bathroom on this ridiculously luxurious plane because all of the guys are freshly showered and dressed.
I take a seat next to Maverick and opposite Jax and Levi, leaning my head on his shoulder.
He shifts his arm and brings it to rest around my shoulders pulling me close into his side.
"You look beautiful Titch." Maverick compliments me.
"Thank you." I smile up at him.
After a moment of silence, I realise that I have absolutely no idea where we are actually going. In all the excitement and rush to get everything ready to go on time, escaping my mother and all the weirdness with the Soulmate news stuff. I completely forgot to ask.
I mentally face palm myself. It’s a fucking good thing these guys are the good guys, I would be ridiculously easy to kidnap apparently.
I’d even pack my own bag.
"Guys where exactly is HQ?"
“Oklahoma, we have a house not too far from headquarters so, we will have enough time to quickly drop our bags at the house before going to the meeting with Mr. S."
I nod.