Double Time (Sinners on Tour #5)(60)

"Why wouldn't I like that?" she said with a grin.

"Depends on if you want to talk or make out. It makes me talk funny."

"And he clicks it against his teeth and drives us all nuts," Sed added.

"I can't sing with it in either, so I only wear it for special occasions."

"And he has enough special occasions to keep the hole from growing shut." Sed laughed and flipped his bottle cap at Trey. It pinged off his shoulder.

Trey glanced sidelong at Reagan. In all of his "conquests," he'd never once considered what it would be like to have to answer to them once he settled on a more permanent relationship. It had never even entered his thoughts. He kept waiting for Reagan to get upset and tell his man-whore self to get lost, but she brushed it off with no problem.

"He keeps hinting that he has some talent with the thing but hasn't proven it yet." Reagan stifled a yawn. "I'm currently unimpressed."

Sed laughed. "Sounds like a challenge. Are you up for it, Mills?" He took another swig of his beer, his eyes fixed on Trey as he tilted his head back and swallowed.

Reagan slid her hand up Trey's thigh and brushed her knuckles over his fly. "Nope. He's not up at all."

The sudden stirring in his groin was about to brand her a liar.

"Eric and Rebekah already claimed the bedroom," Trey reminded her. "Not enough room in my bunk to do a good job."

"You better put your name on the bedroom sign-up sheet for tonight. And put your tongue where your mouth is."

He tilted his head to one side as if perplexed. "Isn't my tongue always where my mouth is?"

She grinned and took a drink of her beer. "You know what I meant. Back your claims with some evidence."

"Sed," Brian called from the adjacent living area. "Jess says you owe her five orgasms for that comment about her getting fat. She also claims to love you for some reason and says she will talk to you later."

Sed grinned. "She still hasn't figured out that I sometimes say shit to piss her off so she'll 'punish' me." He finger quoted punish. "Making that woman come is a privilege, not a punishment."

"When's the wedding?" Reagan asked.

Sed lifted his brows and stared at the ceiling as he made a mental calculation. "Eighty-seven days."

"Are you doing anything special?"

"Hell if I know. Our mothers are hashing that stuff out. My job is to show up in a tux and repeat some vows. My mom wants to make sure the ceremony is traditional and momentous. Jess's mother wants it to be Hollywood's social event of the year. So Mom's taking care of most of the wedding stuff, and her mother's taken over plans for the reception. I don't have a clue what's really going on. I'm glad I'm on tour right now and can avoid most of the bullshit."

"I think Jessica is ready to elope," Trey said. "She seems pretty stressed out about it all."

Sed paused with his beer bottle halfway to his mouth. "I should probably jump on that opportunity, but then she'd get pissed that I didn't let her have her huge wedding."

Sed knew how to handle his fiancée without her even knowing she was being handled. Which was good, because if Jessica knew Sed made a concerted effort to keep her either placated or riled, that would have really pissed her off. The guy was smarter than he looked.

"I'm never getting married," Reagan said. "I mean, what's the point? I guess if you want to raise kids together … " She glanced at Trey. "What do you think?"



       
         
       
        

Trey shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Well, I guess it depends. My parents have been happily married for over thirty years."

"Mine too," Sed said.

"Then you have Eric's parents. He doesn't even know who his father is. His mother dumped him off when he was a little kid. I don't think a marriage would have made a bit of difference in that situation. I still don't know a thing about Jace's family situation other than his parents are both dead. And then there's Brian, whose parents get along okay, but their parenting skills could use a complete overhaul." He glanced over his shoulder at Brian, who was sitting in one of the captain's chairs now, staring off into space. "Some people should be married. Brian should be married. Other couples? I'm not so sure."

"I think it's important," Sed said. "With the right woman, of course."

"Eric and Rebekah rushed into it, but they work. I think it was inevitable between the two of them. And then Jace … " Trey's gaze shifted to their quiet bassist. "He asked Aggie to marry him and she said yes, but they don't seem to be in any hurry to make it official. So yeah, it depends. I don't think all couples have to get married or even should get married. Though it would be nice if all kids had a nice stable home to grow up in."