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Nory was the first one to knock on his door to see the new place. Liam followed just a minute behind. They didn’t stay long, because he was on the floor building a million-piece dresser atthe moment, but as Nory headed for the door, Tabian stopped her.
“Hey, you’re a human.”
“Yes?” Nory said, frowning.
Liam was standing on the porch behind her, looking at Tabian like he’d lost his mind.
“So like…what do you like to do for fun?”
“Liam,” she deadpanned.
“Ew. Never mind.”
Liam was laughing behind her and Tabian regretted everything.
“Why are you asking about humans?” Nory asked.
“No reason.”
“Hey, what’s going on?” she asked, the smile fading from her face.
“Do you have any red wine lying around that I could buy off you?”
“Ummm, Delta has some leftover bottles from the wine tour. I can ask her. I’m a white wine girly myself.”
“Oh, then don’t worry about it. Wait, is there a huge difference between red and white wines?”
“Yep. Did you not pay attention at all on the wine tour?”
“No. I was busy trying to track down a beer. Wine is gross.”
She giggled. “Well, if you want to try some, I’ll get some from Delta. I’m on my way to say hi to her anyway.”
“Okay, just let me know how much I owe her. I have cash.”
“Yep,” she said, heading out the door and off the porch.
His Alpha, Liam, was still standing there with his eyes narrowed at him. “What’s going on?”
“Nothing.”
“Do you want to talk about anything?”
“Nope,” Tabian assured him.
“Is this about a girl?” Liam asked.
“Woman,” Tabian corrected. “And she’s clearly not interested in me. I’m having to force it too much.”
“Mmm. Sometimes it’s like that if they’ve been hurt. Be patient.” And that was all he said. Liam turned and left without another word, and without a look-back.
Okay. Tabian watched his Alpha and his mate walk back toward the other homes, hand in hand.
He’d thought Liam would freak out about him mentioning a human woman, but what a silly thought. Nory was human and Liam seemed happier than Tabian had ever seen him before.
Not ten minutes later, Delta was at his door with a bottle of red wine and a wine opener, and a couple of red plastic cups for good measure.
“What do I owe you?”
