Sebastian must have sensed her tension because he sidled up behind her and kissed her on the cheek then whispered something in her ear that Quinn couldn't hear. Raelynn just nodded. Not wanting to be all up in their business. Quinn gave them some room and moved into the living room. He flopped down onto the sofa and kicked his feet up onto the coffee table.
A beer bottle thumped him on the chest from over his shoulder. Quinn glanced back to see Sebastian standing behind him. Quinn took the beer and thanked him. Sebastian then went back into the kitchen.
" So tell me about this Frenchy you're working with, is she hot?" Sebastian asked from the kitchen.
Quinn took a sip of his beer before answering. " Yeah."
Sebastian was silent for a moment, making Quinn turn slightly to look back at him. Sebastian was standing at the counter with Raelynn staring at Quinn expectantly. " And?" he prompted.
" And what?" Quinn frowned.
Sebastian huffed. "’And what?’ he says," Sebastian mocked. " Are you gonna try and bang her?"
Raelynn rolled her lips in as if she was trying to hold back a laugh. Her light blue eyes sparkled with amusement and sympathy as she looked at Quinn.
" Why would I try and bang someone I can't stand?" Quinn asked incredulously.
" I can't stand Raelynn but I bang her all the time," Sebastian shrugged, fighting not to smile as he snuck a glance at her.
Raelynn gasped in mock outrage and elbowed him in the gut. Sebastian "Oof-ed" and twisted away from her. " I think it's the other way around, jerk," she grunted, punching him in the kidney.
" Ow!" Sebastian chuckled.
Quinn bit back a smile. Sebastian being playful with a woman? It's been a long fucking time since Quinn had seen that. He didn't ever tease Victoria. She always took it the wrong way and he'd end up in the dog house.
A knock sounded, interrupting Sebastian's beating. The apartment door opened and Henry walked in followed by Christian and his best friend Shea Dempsey. Apparently Henry knew Raelynn already because he gave her a big hug. Raelynn introduced herself to Christian and Shea. Henry came up behind Quinn and gave his shoulders a squeeze before going and dropping into the recliner.
" Hey man," Henry smiled brightly.
" Hey," Quinn replied. " What are you so happy about?"
Henry sighed and raked a hand through his hair. " I'm happy to be away from the kids and Claire for a little while. They're driving me nuts."
" That's what happens when you get married and have kids." Sebastian grunted from the kitchen.
Henry rolled his eyes. " I know that, dickhead. I wouldn't change it but it's nice to get away every now and then."
As Sebastian and Henry bickered back and forth, Christian came and sat down next to Quinn. Christian patted Quinn's knee in greeting then settled back and took a sip of his beer. Shea sat down next to Christian then leaned over and shook Quinn's hand.
" Who are we playing today?" Christian asked, effectively cutting off Henry and Sebastian's bitch fest.
" The Cowgirls," Sebastian replied, setting a bowl of Scoops and the taco dip on the coffee table.
Henry gave up the recliner for Raelynn - which was immediately stolen by Sebastian - who then pulled Raelynn down onto his lap. Henry sent Sebastian a dirty look before folding his long legs to sit on the floor next to the coffee table. Henry dug into the taco dip and moaned.
" Holy shit...this is amazing, who made it?" Henry asked around a mouth full of taco dip.
" I did," Raelynn answered with a pleased smile.
Henry gave her a thumbs up as he stuff his face again. Quinn dug in too. It was really good. Probably one of the best taco dips he's ever had.
The game started and the small apartment got loud. It was mostly Sebastian, Henry and Raelynn. It was obvious Raelynn actually enjoyed the game and wasn't just faking it to please Sebastian. And shit...the way Sebastian looked at her...it was completely obvious the man was head over heels in love with her. Quinn couldn't help but watch the two of them together. They were so perfect for each other. Quinn could definitely see them getting married if Sebastian ever got over his fear of love and marriage.
Sebastian was insanely happy. He had the most gorgeous and perfect woman in his bed almost every night. Bill had made a full recovery and got the shop reopened, so Sebastian was able to go back to work. He wasn't going to Jared as often. He was down to about once every two weeks. Sebastian smiled and laughed often and felt like he was back to his old self. Things were finally going his way.
He had finally admitted to Jared yesterday that he was definitely in a relationship with Raelynn and he had serious feelings for her. Sebastian knew that his feelings were deep and probably fell into the L-word category. He just couldn't bring himself to say it in his head, let alone out loud. But he did agree that him and Raelynn were officially in a relationship and that she was his girlfriend. Jared - the sneaky bastard - had tricked Sebastian. He had made him furiously jealous and had Sebastian shouting at Jared that Raelynn was his girlfriend.