"You good?"

I threw an arm over Ari's shoulder and grinned at him. "Yes." I jerked my chin at Kane and Blair still fighting over him. "Not as good as you, though."

Ari shrugged. "It's always good to see Blair."

"Whatever is going on, he obviously cares."

"I'm more than some possession to be marked and forgotten." He shook his head and stepped away from me before I could force him to share that juicy anecdote.

Ari would talk when he was ready. ...