Sometimes they were so fucking cute it was stupid.

“Maybe the shit-gibbon has been keeping closer tabs on me than we thought,” Olivia said dryly. “But if he has been, that’s no one’s fault but his.”

“How can you be so calm about this?” Patrick demanded, pointing a finger at her with his free hand, scowling.

Honestly, yelling at Luke yesterday and then making up this morning with hot sex probably had a lot to do with it, but Olivia wasn’t going to admit to that. She just lifted her tea to her lips and sipped.

Calm.

Cool.

Collected.

Lexie’s eyes narrowed at her. “You got laid!” she exclaimed, almost accusatory.

Olivia almost snorted hot tea. Thankfully she ended up just choking a little, which still wasn’t exactly comfortable. Behind her, she could feel Luke shifting uncomfortably and she had to resist the urge to look and see if he was blushing. Off to the side, Nick snickered, earning an elbow in the side from Avery. Both Patrick and Kincaid looked amused, although Patrick still looked frustrated as well.

“Ah ha!” Lexie jabbed her finger at Olivia, much in the same way Patrick had but with a lot more glee. “I knew it!”

“Pixie,” Patrick said, tightening his grip on her neck and tilting her head back to look at him. “Not the time.”

“Right.” Sighing, Lexie tipped her head back, using Patrick’s grip on her neck to support her while she rolled her muscles around. “Okay, so what can we actually do here to be useful instead of just ranting?”

She ignored the look Patrick gave her, which promised later retribution, and her comment immediately had the effect of lightening the mood for everyone. Even Patrick looked lighter; probably because now he had a punishment to plan. Nothing like giving a dominant a little control to make them happy.

“Well, we’re going to have everything we need soon,” Kincaid said. “I suggest getting the front window boarded up and then going somewhere else. Not home. Somewhere more secure. Or bring a big group of people home with you and don’t go anywhere alone today. Obviously this guy is escalating. He may have just gotten lucky today, found out about Marquis somehow, I don’t know. But I don’t want you taking any risks.”

“Got it,” Olivia said dryly. Sure it irked her a little bit to have one of her Baby Doms bossing her around, but this was Kincaid’s area of expertise and everything he said made sense.

“You can come to my place if you want,” Luke said, looking down at her, his fingers giving her hip a little caress. “I have a great security system, plus Molly is a security system on her own when it comes to making noise any time someone approaches the house.”