"The Fly." He pulls me onto the couch, onto his lap. "Don't tell me you forgot."
"Of course not. This is the one where Jeff Goldbum gets naked, right?"
He laughs. "Right."
"Can we watch Jurassic Park after?"
"Should have figured you'd have a crush on the guy who studies chaos theory."
"My feelings for Dr. Ian Malcolm are purely professional. I respect him as a potential colleague."
"Uh-huh." Ethan shakes his head like he finds me ridiculous. His lips curl into a smile.
The bus door swings open and Joel steps inside. This time, Mal and Kit are in tow.
"You two want to get this out of the way now?" Joel asks.
And I thought I was tactless.
Ethan pulls me closer. "Violet and I are having sex. Any questions?"
Kit shoots him a good luck with that blowing up in your face look.
Mal looks at us protectively. I'm not sure which of us he's protecting. But, really, I don't care.
Ethan and I are having fun. Period. There's no way I'm going to open my heart to him. Not if he really believes our breakup was entirely my fault.
If he apologizes and explains why he threw me away… maybe I'll give him another shot.
Maybe.
I smile my best leave me the fuck alone smile. "We're just having fun. Just until I leave the tour."
"Long as you're on the same page." Mal nods and motions to the bunk.
"No loud sex after midnight. That's a known rule. I'm looking at you, Valentine," Joel says.
"Your shows don't end until midnight," I say.
Joel shrugs. "I don't make the rules. I just enforce them."
"Consider me warned," I say.
Joel plops on the couch next to Ethan. "What are we watching?"
Ethan shoots him a dirty look. "Vi and I are watching The Fly."
"The original or the remake?" Joel asks.
"The remake," Ethan says.
"Thank fuck. That one's way better." Joel grabs three pairs of Bluetooth headphones. He shoots Ethan a shit-eating grin as he pulls his headphones onto his ears.
As much as I hate Joel interrupting our moment, I have to laugh. The guy is a character.
I slide my headphones on and settle into Ethan's lap. He slides his arms around me and boots up the movie.
The three of us fall silent as the film starts.