“You heard right.” She rocked back, seconds from bouncing. “I found the librarian. But she’s not a librarian. Not really. I mean, I guess in some weird way she is, but you’re not going to believe what I saw, who I saw and then I found— ”

“Whoa. Slow down there, Mighty Mouth.”

Her nose wrinkled. “Mighty Mouth?”

“Kind of sounds sexual. Like your super power would be sucking—”

“Seth,” she snapped, eyes narrowing.

“But I meant you’re talking so fast I can barely pick up what you’re saying.”

Josie shook her head. “Sure you did.”

I winked. “How about we take this convo to that room back there? Practically everyone is there.” I took her free hand, but she didn’t budge. I searched her face. “You okay?”

“Everyone is there?”

“Yeah. Luke and Deacon, and Alex and Aiden.” I paused. “You know they can be trusted with this, right?”

“Of course,” she replied quickly. “I just don’t want to intrude.”

I stared at her a moment. “Intrude?”

“Yeah.” She slipped her hand free as she glanced down at the vial. “I mean, it’s been six months since they could all hang out, and I don’t want to intrude.”

I didn’t know if I should laugh, hug her, or shake her. Pressing the tips of my fingers under her chin, I lifted her gaze to mine. “Okay. There’s a couple of things you need to understand.”

One eyebrow rose. “Oh, really?”

“Yes. Really,” I repeated. “Alex and Aiden are back for the time being. It’s weird. Trust me. And to be honest, you know how I feel about being around them, right or wrong, but you have no reason to feel like you’re intruding. You’re not.”

Her lashes lowered and she sighed. “I know. It’s just . . . they are such close friends and none of this is important right now, but I guess . . . I’m socially inept when it comes to these things.”

“That makes two of us then.”

She laughed softly and looked up. “Awesome.”

“You don’t ever have to worry about them. Hell. Given some time, Alex is probably going to become your best friend.”

Her eyes widened and she winced. “I don’t know about that. I mean, there’s the whole Apollo thing and then the whole thing with you, and that’s like sharing way too much weird stuff.”

“Josie.” Chuckling, I lowered my mouth and kissed her. “You are . . .”

“Amazing?” she supplied.

“I was going to go with crazy, but amazing works too.” I laughed when she smacked my arm with her free hand. Luckily, not with the vial of Pegasus blood, because that would’ve sucked. “You ready?”

“Yeah. Just one sec.” Pink spread into her cheeks. “There’s something I need to tell you first.”

“Okay.”

She stretched up and over, speaking in my ear. “I love you.”