Yes, Sir

6.6

•- Laine Bennett -•

I was anxiously sitting at our usual table with Austin by my side. Thea agreed to come as well, but she was stuck in traffic as the city the never sleep became alive once more.

"Baby, calm down. You're making me nervous," Austin nudges me gently with a soft smile playing at his lips as he brings up a glass of whiskey.

I groan and fall into his shoulder for comfortability. I knew that Brent and Hails had their ideas, of course they both knew at different times, but the privacy of Austin and I's relationship was kept hidden from everyone but our families. Naturally I wanted it to remain discreet but as my luck managed to dwindle to nothing, the secret was out to my small and exclusive group of friends.

"I'm sorry. I know you're their boss but I want them to like you as a person. Not the estranged man who broods in his office daily in an attempt to seem unobtainable."

"I'll drink to that," he laughs before downing the remainder of his drink.

Unlike him, I wasn't replying on alcohol to help me through this situation. Austin and I had taken a cab from his apartment seeing as we both planned on drinking tonight and I couldn't be bothered to drive especially at night. But my drink remained untouched and I had no intentions of drinking my worries away. At least not right now.

I hear the door open and keep my head faced forward in fear that it was them. We had all agreed to change before making our way here, and so I managed to squeeze into a pair of jeans and a semi-decent shirt for the occasion.

Despite spending Hawaii and many other days with Austin, normal clothing on him was still an alarming sight. He looked relaxed, approachable, the type of guy who'd buy you a drink before sneaking you into the bathroom for a quickie in a disgusting stall. But of course, Austin Wood was extra and would probably take you to a secluded hotel that is way out of any commoner's price range. I digress.

"She's tense. It's not like he's meeting our father, Laines. Because that would both be extremely weird and also only meet him to knock his fucking teeth in," I glare at Thea, making her shrug before turning her body to face the drinks showed on the shall hoard above the bar, "Austin's buying right? Because I want to get shit faced on the expensive shit that I'd never be able to afford."

Austin shakes his head humorously before tilting his glass in the direction. "At least allow me to know what you're getting while I refill," he smiles as I slide out of the booth we were seated at.

Thea nods and gladly leads the way to the alcohol, whereas I slouch back into the booth in hopes I could hide myself from anyone else who steps through the threshold.

Unluckily for me, I feel the presence of two new bodies, which could only be told by Mahalia's signature vanilla scent.

"So before they come back, I want details. All the nitty gritty details. When did it happen? Where did it happen? How did it happen? How does he treat you? How is the sex? Is he worthy for our girl?" Mahalia quickly says in a hushed tone so Thea and Austin couldn't hear.

I managed to explain everything in thorough detail before Austin and Thea returns with a pitcher for everyone.

Austin pushes me to the side gently and I slide in against the wall. His arm freely drapes around the back of the cushioned seat and around my shoulders perfectly.

I was nervous, seeing as this was the first real introduction of Austin Wood as a human, not some hierarchy who took over Manhattan with his dashing good luck.

I clear my throat awkwardly as everyone stares Austin and I down, and knowing my sister, I expected her to say the first words, but shockingly enough, Brent begins.