Page 45 of Quinton's Quest

I dipped my carrot into what was truly a wonderful dressing. “What did they look like?” I already knew, but I wanted to play this out.

“One was tall. Long blond hair and dark-gray eyes. Like, he could’ve been a model.”

My gut clenched.

“The other guy was slightly shorter. Brown hair, light-brown eyes. Slender.” She eyed Quinton’s hot dog—almost like she was calculating if she could get it before he returned.

“Oh?”

“They came with Maddox and Ravi. I should’ve introduced myself, but they kind of kept to themselves and after the proposal, things got a little chaotic. When I looked for them, they were gone. Oh, here’s my ketchup.”

Quinton slid back into his seat. “I live to serve.”

“I believe their names were Archer and Gideon.” I met Lucia’s gaze before flicking it to Quinton.

Who had the decency to flush. “Yeah. I sort of wondered…” He poured ketchup on his plate.

Lucia dunked her fry in it.

“Wondered…” I prompted him.

“I thought maybe you knew them.”

I arched an eyebrow. “You thought maybe they were my ex-husband and his new lover?”Watch the sarcasm.

“Oh dear.” Lucia laughed. “On that note, I’m out of here. Anyone want my sandwich?” She rose.

Quinton continued to hold my gaze as we both shook our heads.

“Fair enough. Compost, it is. Later.” A heartbeat later, she was gone.

Quinton slid into her seat so he was directly across from me. “Ravi, a pediatric nurse in the hospital—and a good friend—invited them. And forgot to tell me. But my parties are like that and, of course, I didn’t mind. Yes, things got awkward when I realized who they were. But I wasn’t going to kick them out.”

“Do they know you know me?”

“I…sort of implied I’d met the new Dr. Rodgers.”

“Not that he’d—” I glanced around. “—had his cock up your ass?”

Quinton burst out laughing. “Uh, that would be a hardno. No one knows that.”

“Except Lucia.” I took another bite of my sandwich.

Again, with the blush. He poured ketchup onto his hot dog. “Damn, I forgot mustard.”

“I’m certain you’ll survive.” I attempted to pin him with my gaze. “Lucia knows.”

“She might’ve been with me the morning after the, uh, you know.”

Best sex of my life? Yeah, I know.

Oh, sorry, Gideon.

We’d had a great sex life—but it had been comfortable. We’d known each other so well that there’d never been any mystery. With Quinton—

“Having flashbacks? Leo…are you blushing?” He grinned.

“You still should’ve told me.”