Chapter 20

I sighed and racked my hand over my face. “I’m not doing the same thing, Zig. I’m um… we’re sleeping together.” I said. “Yeah no shit but..” Ziggy tried to interrupt but I held my hand up and looked straight through the windshield avoiding her eyes. “No, Ziggy. He is sleeping beside me.” My jaw was clenched and I couldn’t look at her. “Oh shit” was all she could come up with for a response. “I told him the summary of why I don’t sleep with anyone, but he heard me in the morning and literally broke my door. He lets his demon calm mine. It doesn’t fix anything, but I can’t deny that it helps. I am getting more sleep and I come down from my rage a lot faster.

Apparently, he tried to come get me.. When it happened. He wasn’t allowed to search for me, so he destroyed the third circle. I am helping him work together with both sides of himself, since his demon has been buried for so long.” I was word-vomiting everything out before I could lose my nerve. “He’s less boring than I thought. But there is a war coming. I have felt it for decades and now there is more reason to believe that I’m right. We will be each other's weakness. I can’t put a target on his back.” It felt good to get all of this off of my chest, especially to Ziggy. “As for what it feels like..

It feels like fire when he touches me. Like my whole being is igniting. I feel more powerful than before.” I finally turned to meet her eyes. She raised her eyebrows in surprise at me. “I didn’t think your angel would like him that much” she said, looking at the red that I knew was in my eyes. I just grunted at that. I didn’t think it would either.

Ziggy leaned her head against the back of the head rest and took a deep breath. “I can’t deny that he is my fate any more, D. But my job doesn’t make me friends, and what if he doesn’t want me as much after a while?” I had to hold back a giggle at her insecurities. She was gorgeous, a freak in the sheets and he has been obsessed with her since he laid eyes on her. So I told her exactly that. “We all know how much he loves you and wants you. Just let him love you, man.” I added.

She sighed another deep breath but smiled at me. “You’re right, and this will be the one time I admit it. I am only admitting it out loud to keep you from hitting me when I tell you that you’re being as big of an idiot as I have been.” I turned to her to go off but she stopped me. “You and Devland are literally the two strongest beings in existence. The favorites of our makers, and from what you told me, you are already making each other better versions of yourselves. If anyone was dumb enough to use your connection against either of you, the other would take them out in an instant.

You were fighting those two young demons and he couldn’t take his eyes off you. I did think he was going to tear the head off of the big one when he drew blood though” she said with a laugh. “When I get back, I am going to jump on Acheros, fuck him in the middle of your bar and then tie him to me in every way possible. You are going to take Devland and… I don’t know. Hold his hand. That will be a start I think.” I cringed but laughed at her proposal. I agreed. She needed Roo, and if I can get her to admit it, I would hold my love's hand for that. “Alright love bird, let’s get this over with” I said, poking her nose.

I have been pushing her for hundreds of years to just let fate win with her and Roo but she has never accepted so easily. I’m sure part of it was that I was giving in to my own fate. I had never wanted to be their leader but since I was the most favored and around more than Devland, the group seemed to follow me. I would never dream of abusing the power, nor did I even want it, but if this is the one time that she followed my lead, I would be happy. I was always distant with whomever I took to bed, but I did care for the others. I wanted them to be strong and survive, but I also wanted them to be happy. I had scars of my own to heal and she knew that, but I would do what I can to help strengthen her resolve to finally accept her fate.

The next few hours were hell. They were shopping. Ziggy forced me into a dress. I actually ended up buying the dress, but only because it looked like a sexier version of Morticia Adams dress in the exact blue of Devlands demon eyes. I also bought a tulle skirt that was completely see through that I planned on teasing Devland with at some point. We also stopped to get some “lady things” to tease our men even more. I was happy that I told her, but we were both blushing messes in the store. Sex was one thing and we have never shied away from it. This was something else. We wanted to make them happy.

After hours of torture, it was 7pm and I was hungry. We made our way back to the bar finally, and I had to convince Ziggy that we weren’t making a detour to see our “sex crater” as she called it. I came clean about some of the rest of it throughout the day and she came clean about just how much her and Roo couldn’t stay away from each other. They literally owned a house together but only used it “once in a while”. We pulled in and parked. I dropped Ziggy off on her floor and agreed to meet at my booth for dinner. We agreed to meet at 8 so I had just enough time to go and throw my stuff in my closet for later. I was only a little disappointed that I didn’t see Devland in my room, but shook it off and went down to meet Ziggy. We ordered some bottles and waited for the boys. They strolled in exactly on time and Ziggy shot out of her seat immediately.

“Acheros Dagon” she bellowed. Oh shit, I didn’t think she was actually going to do it. Acheros looked terrified and I had to cover my mouth with my hand to keep from laughing out loud at the scene about to unfold. Ziggy was storming up to Roo and he was looking between her, Devland and I trying to find someone to help or at least explain. For a second I thought he was going to run, but he just waited for her to get nose to nose with him.

She turned to give me a wink before attacking Roo’s face with her own. She pushed him up against one of the booths with a privacy curtain and nearly picked him up to set him on top of it before sitting on him, all while kissing him passionately. She managed to close the curtain most of the way, but I stood and closed it the rest of the way while laughing at her actually following through with her plan. I walked back to Devland who was laughing but looking more confused than anything. I offered my hand to him and he looked at it like it would bite him. “Would you like to go sit down?” I asked, raising an eyebrow at him. He finally took my hand and kissed the back of it without looking away from my eyes. We made our way back to the table, Devland looking at me as though I will take off running if he looks away. “So um.. How was your day?” I asked. Yikes.