Page 216 of One Winter Knight
Her nest was empty of people, but filled with pillows, blankets, and fairy lights. They weren’t in Hale’s room either. I found them on the top floor in her room.
“Right there, right there,” she directed as Hale held her up while she hung lights, which looked like butterflies, by the window.
“That looks fun.” I looked around her room.
Boxes of her things lined the walls. There was gorgeous bedroom furniture, including one of those beds with the tops and the curtains. One of those little couch things, like you might see in a historical drama, sat by the window near a desk with a laptop on it. The little alcove by the fireplace was filled with packages.
And there was her creepy doll from the Christmas market in Switzerland, staring at me from the bookshelf.
“Pumpkin!” Fiona finished hanging the lights and wiggled. Hale put her down.
She ran to me and gave me a huge kiss.
“I missed you, too.” I gave her a big kiss back.
“Did you miss me?” Hale asked, only a tiny bit anxious.
“I did.” I gave him a kiss as well. “Oh, Verity sent cake pops, they’re in the kitchen.”
Hale brightened. “Oh good. See, she wasn’t really mad, after all.”
“Thank goodness.” I looked around the room. “Looks like you have done a lot of stuff today.”
“We did. There’s still so much to do though.” She gestured at all the boxes.
“At some point, I’m going to need to get some of my things. I’ve been washing my clothes, but I’d still like a little more to wear thanjust what I brought for the rave.” Hale’s scent remained anxious.
Shit, I hadn’t even thought of that. We all got more things from home, and he was literally living out of a suitcase.
“We should figure that out. I’m happy to take you to the store and get you some things,” I offered.
He hesitated.
“If you want, I can time you, like on that game show where you get to have everything you can put in the cart in a couple of minutes,” I offered. That’s what we did with Gwen when her ex destroyed all her shit, since she didn’t like taking help either.
His face lit up. “I love that show. That’s something you can just do? Wow, I never actually thought of that.”
“Yeah, you pick the store. I’m not sure where you like to shop. Swoop? Athletes’ World? Cowboys Are Us?” I grinned.
Hale chuckled. “I could do a lot of damage in the western store in two minutes. Swoop is good because I can get socks, underwear, T-shirts, and maybe an extra pair of shoes. Things that it never hurts to have more of.”
“Perfect. We need household stuff anyway,” I replied. “Like cleaning products and garbage cans for the guest bathrooms.” You could get pretty much anything there.
Fiona blinked. “I don’t even know what a Swoop is.”
I exchanged a look with Hale. It was one of those stores I thought everybody went to for basics. Sure, there were plenty of places that you could get better things at, but it was convenient and inexpensive.
“Where did you get your dorm shit?” He blinked.
“Um, CoCoCozy like most omegas?” Her eyebrows rose.
“A trip to Swoop it is then. Because, I’m yours for the rest of the day. But first…” Nervously, I went through my bag and got the boxes from the jewelry store.
“You got me a present!” Fiona asked.
“I did. Dimitri helped me pick them out. This one’s for you.” Ihanded her one box. “This one’s for you.” I gave him the other.
Fiona opened the box. “Oh, Pumpkin, this is so sweet.”
