“Do you want to dance, Cas?”
Caspian shook his head. “Later, stud. There are so many varieties of delicious food that I haven’t eaten in almost a century. Let us eat our fill. We can dance afterward. Is that all right?”
“Absolutely.”
Gavin didn’t mind that idea at all. He had his mate next to him, and he was able to taste some food he had never tried before. He was definitely in awe of the amount of food and drinks that were provided for the party, and also the types available. He slid one arm around Caspian’s waist and intertwined their tails together while using his other hand to grab for the food. It was even better when Caspian shifted closer to him and leaned his head on his shoulder.
“Thank you for gifting me your pearl, Gav.”
Gavin turned toward Caspian and pressed a tender kiss on his mate’s lips before answering. “Thank you, too, for consenting to be my mate. I love you, Cas.”
“I love you more.”
“I love you most.”
“Yuck!”
Drake and Baltic’s simultaneous exclamations of disgust startled both Gavin and Caspian.
“Go away. Leave me alone with Gav.”
“Nope,” Baltic retorted before tugging Caspian toward the area where a bunch of merpeople had started dancing. “You and Gav should stop being so disgusting. You have plenty of time to act all lovey-dovey at home. We’re here to party, so that’s what you’re going to do. Come on!”
“Yeah,” Drake added while dragging Gavin forward, as well. “You all often tell me I’m too serious and I need to lighten up. Guess what?”
Gavin rolled his eyes. “What?”
“If I’m expected to let my hair down for a few hours, you’re all joining me. I’m not doing it alone.”
Gavin chuckled. “Fine.”
Gavin pretended to be a little put out, but he ended up having some of the best moments of his life over the next hour or so. He and Cas even got to slow dance together regardless of the fast beat of the music. He noticed Baltic and Jefferson were quite all right in their dancing, but Drake and Edwin were terrible dancers. Nevertheless, they all seemed to have a wonderful time. Gavin nuzzled into the crook between Caspian’s neck and shoulder during one of their slow dances.
“I’m having a fabulous time,” Caspian whispered into his ear. “What about you? Is everything good?”
“As long as I’m with you, babe.”
Gavin was taken aback when someone bumped against his hip. He glared at the person, who turned out to be Edwin.
“Ugh, you two are vomit-inducing.”
Drake chortled. “I told you so earlier. You didn’t believe me.”
Gavin glared at them before giving them the middle finger salute. “Whatever. Leave me and my beautiful mate alone.”
Caspian snickered. “Yeah, guys. Shoo.”
“Don’t do improper things in public, please,” Jefferson shouted from a few feet away, causing a ripple of amused laughter from the other merpeople around. Even the triplets’ parents were guffawing, as well. “There are young, impressionable merchildren around.”
“I second that,” Baltic yelled even louder.
Gavin blushed and embraced Caspian even tighter while his mate simply snorted next to his ear. His embarrassment didn’t last for long, though. Caspian pulled back a little from him and threw him a naughty, teasing smirk before proceeding to kiss him in the most sensual and arousing manner. He ignored the catcalling from everyone around them.
He was bonded to the most gorgeous mate in the entire world. As the two of them hugged each other even tighter, he deepened the kiss. He could almost tune out the noises around him. It was all white noise at this point in time. Nothing else mattered but the feeling of Caspian’s everything against him. He had his mate in his arms while their hearts beat in sync with each other. It was more than simply the right feeling. It was the perfect bliss.
THE END
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