Then I changed the subject to what I wanted to ask, "Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Lurch?"

He went still and he went mute. He only moved his head to the side to shake his head. It is in disagreement, but it appears as more. His expression showed disbelief at what I had said.

I could not help but stare at his black eye. It was so big and bruised that it could not have been an accident.

The urge to reach out and touch it was overwhelming.

"What happened to your eye?" The question bubbled out of me.

His lip went up in a small smirk.

"Why are you smirking?" I narrowed my eyes at him as I questioned his smugness.

"You are just awfully caring towards your acqenemy."

I crossed my arms "Whatever. I don't care."

Stone let out a small deep chuckle, telling me that he did not believe me.

I was glad that his eyes did no longer hold a murderous gleam. More of a determined look graced his striking features.

"Come." He ordered.

"Excuse me?"

He motioned to my crammed body between Lana and Brennan "Come here."

"No."

"Medusa." He darkly let out in warning.

"Whatever." I challenged "What are you going to do? Make me?"

His smirk turned evil as he got up from his seat, rising to his full skyscraper height. He slowly rounded the table before he leaned over until his breath was brushing my ear.

"Should not have said that Medusa." He rasped before he gently set his hands firmly on the place of my hips.

"Ston-aah." I let out as he lifted me up into the air.

My feet wiggled around as he held me tightly by the waist and carried me back to his side of the table.

"I do not like you." I bit out as he set me down next to him.

Stone was more interested in making sure my leg was touching his.

I made the spiteful purposed move to scoot along the bench only to be pulled back by a large set of hands.

"Do you just do what you want?" I said to him as I narrowed my eyes.

"I take what I want."

Brennan coughed and that broke our intense eye lock.

"Beach tonight." The surfer across from us broke the tense silence "Are you both up for it?"

The giant nodded but did not let his study on me wither away.

I turned my head and nodded also "Sure. As long as Little Miss Sunshine next to me cheers up."

"I do not know what you were expecting." He bit out, his jaw clenching and unclenching "I am not going to sit here and send you on way with prince fucking charming over there."

I raised an eyebrow at him "Maybe I should."

Stone leant closer to me. His ferocious attitude had returned as he growled near my ear "I dare you."