I look at Ezra and Mateo as if those two are stupid. What are they talking about? And who the fuck is Android? Or better yet, who, in their right mind, would call a kid Android?
“How could I be talking to some man behind your backs when you have my phone?” I snap back at them. Their accusation is uncalled for, completely baseless, and goddamn stupid.
“Don’t lie, Kat! This is why you were so desperate to find your phone, isn’t it? So you can speak to this germ,” Ezra growls at me, and Maddox presses forward.
I blink at them. This can’t be happening. If I were cheating, they would feel it. Are they morons? “I have no idea what you are talking about,” I tell them.
“Really? Then explain why he called forty-three times in two days?” Mateo says, glaring at me.
Maddox growls. They are serious, and they seriously think I am having an affair. “Show me,” I demand, and Ezra practically tosses the phone at me.
I scan the call logs, plenty from family, Terra, Jasmine, and pack members. Then there is the Android that these two are upset over. Looking up, I purse my lips.
“See, there he is! Now, fucking explain,” Ezra snaps at me.
I fold my arms in front of my chest and shake my head. Never have I ever struggled so much to keep a straight face as much as I am now. Usually, it’s not hard at all when I face one stupid person. But now, I’m looking at double stupid, stupid that shares one brain cell between them. Or perhaps these two are brain-dead.
“Yeah, I let him touch my soft wares,” I tell them. Emphasizing soft wares.
“You let him touch your what?” Mateo growls menacingly.
“Yep, he could even handle duel-siming me,” I tell them.
The crazed, menacing looks make it almost impossible to stop myself from laughing. “Sometimes he lets me finger his touchscreen?”
Ezra steps forward and I can’t hold it in any longer as I see the murderous look on his face. I crack and laugh as tears roll down my cheeks at their stupidity.
“You think this is funny? Are you trying to joke about it?” Ezra growls at my face.
“Hilarious,” I choke out. I have to sit on the couch before I pee myself from laughing so hard.
“I can’t believe you are laughing right now. You betrayed us.” Mateo gasps in disbelief. He truly feels disgusted and betrayed. I can hear it in his voice and feel it through the bond. And yet, as sorry as I am, I can’t help but laugh even harder. I can’t contain myself.
“Well, you both just won first place for the dumbass awards,” I choke out, struggling to breathe at this point.
“Excuse me?” Ezra says, glaring down at me.
“Did either of you check the numbers on the “contact?” I ask using air quotes on the contact. They look at each other. “Because if you did, you would have realized it was too long to be a mobile number and if you tried calling it back, it would have probably called my tablet. It is a software number. I called it to find my phone, you bloody idiots. My phone is an Android phone if you bothered to look at the back of it.” I explain, no amusement left in my words at this point.
Honestly, I can’t believe they actually think I might cheat on them. Not only is it ridiculous because of how “obvious” it would be, but also, I can’t cheat on my mates. I can’t believe Ezra and Mateo think I ever could.
Ezra turns the phone over and looks at it. “Ah well, I thought it was a man’s number or code for some man’s number.” He mutters, keeping his eyes locked on the phone.
“And what man do you know that has the name Android?” I ask.
“I did think the name sounded odd,” Mateo mutters.
“So, a blowjob is out of the question?” Ezra asks.
I glare at him. “Why the hell would you think I was having an affair?”
“Because you aren’t giving us any, so?”
“So, you assumed instantly I was having an affair. I am fucking tired. I haven’t got time to scratch my ass or screw either of you, but I have time to find another man?” I ask.
“Well, when you say it like that,” Mateo looks away guiltily.
“He assumed it, not me, so punish him,” Ezra says, and Mateo glares at him.
“Are you forgetting we are mates? If I were cheating, you would know instantly and feel it.” I point out the obvious.
“Emotional affairs happen,” Mateo says, and I raise an eyebrow at him. He needs to lay off watching Dr. Phil.
“Emotional affairs, right? But it is okay for you to fuck in the forest behind my back?” I snap at them.
“We have apologized a million times for that, and we haven’t since. Must you always bring that up?” Mateo asks and drops his head to look at the floor.
“Well, apparently, I am having an affair with my phone, so I thought I should remind you two of when you were both screwing and leaving me out all the time.” I snap at them. As funny as their accusations were the moment they brought them up, it’s not nearly as funny anymore. I slowly realize that my mates don’t trust me.
“It was one time, and it wasn’t planned or anything, and we thought you wanted nothing to do with us,” Ezra says, shrugging his shoulders.
“You are my mates,” I tell them, though how I can make that much clearer is beyond me.
“And we are mates too. It’s not cheating,” Ezra says, pointing between him and Mateo.
“I never said it was, but it fucking sucked knowing my life was falling apart while you were fooling around,” I stress the same thing I have stressed far too many times. All those times they still didn’t listen, and it doesn’t look like they will anytime soon.
“We didn’t mean to upset you, you were in a bad place, and we… it was one time,” Ezra says. “I don’t care if you two screw around when I am not here, so why do you care?” He gets defensive.
“Because it always feels like you are both ganging up on me, and then you run off together like you don’t want me around,” I explain.
“What? No, Kat, it wasn’t like that,” Mateo says, stepping forward and wrapping his arms around me. “We are yours, and you are ours. As for this whole Android thing, that was Ezra, and it had nothing to do with me, he found the phone.” Mateo says and kisses the top of my head.
“So, I found it now? What, when I wanted to use it for blackmail against her – you found it. But now she is angry – I did?” Ezra asks, completely astonished.
“Blackmail?” I raise an eyebrow as I look between my mates. So, there is more to this than I already know. Apparently, the Android thing isn’t the only bit my mates came up with.
“He wanted you to suck him off in exchange for your phone,” Mateo chuckles.
“Yeah, after sucking off Android, my lips are sore and slightly chapped,” I tell him, laughing to myself.
Ezra mutters something under his breath and steps over to kiss my cheek. “I’m sorry Mateo is an idiot and didn’t realize what Android was,” Ezra says, and I roll my eyes.
“So, what did you learn with Seline?” He quickly changes the topic, and for once, I’m grateful we can talk about something other than phones, Android, and sucking someone off.
“She showed me how to create and forge mate bonds,” I tell them.
I know I shouldn’t, but I leave out the part about their daughter, who is mated to Kyan Octavian – Dominic Octavian’s son. The same boy that I will meet in two days for whatever reason his father needs me this time. Hopefully, not another stupid, power-hungry attempt to challenge the power he seems to be seeking.