Page 154 of One Winter Knight
That was where the garage was. Along with a less formal living space, with a kitchenette and dining nook. Perfect for gaming, movie nights, or watching sports.
“Saoirse wants the bedroom on that floor, right? I figured she would,” I replied. That floor had a separate entrance with a little atrium. Also, an outdoor space that connected to the main terrace with a fun spiral staircase.
“Yes. That’s also being painted. I have an office for Saoirse and me being built in the basement. Non-negotiable. Charging that to the tantrum card. They can’t do it until next week,” she replied. “I like the big laundry room. Hale’s already doing laundry. The rest will be a gym. Saoirse’s ordering equipment. Currently, she’s downstairs designing our office.”
Fiona handed me a cup, then made herself some.
“I love you taking charge, but I don’t want you to get in trouble.” I kissed her again, then took a sip.
She waved me off with her hand as she took a tin of cookies out of the sack. “This is just some basics to make the place habitable. Don’t worry, there’s a lot to do. Let’s get everyone over so we can go power shopping. Then tonight we can make dinner together in our own place.”
With a happy squeal we sat down in the tiny breakfast bar and she opened the cookies.
“Is everything okay with your team?” she asked, as she bit into along rolled cookie.
“Yeah. Didn’t get fined. Didn’t get benched. I’m getting paid for the missed games. I can even play tomorrow. Oh, I got family room passes for all four of you, along with tickets. You all have health insurance. Some of you are MASOs. Also, I got them beers as an apology after practice, then we visited our teammate who is in the hospital.”
I checked my phone. The group chat was going off.
“You know, we might be tired after power shopping, maybe instead of cooking we can meet up with some of my friends for dinner. I’d love for you to meet them. We can go to Taco Hut and see if Saoirse can out eat my friend Dimitri in a taco eating contest.” I grinned. I would gladly pay for that. “Hale and I met at Taco Hut.”
Fiona thought for a moment. “That’s fun. What about the bar you always go to? I’d like to see that. Though we absolutely need to go to Taco Hut.”
“How about I ask what everyone is feeling like? Also, I have a small budget for new basics for this place, you don’t need to pay for everything,” I told her. “You still have to decorate your room and nest.”
“Oh, I already ordered a shit-ton of stuff online. You have no idea how fast I can shop. We also went to Hardwicks and got all sorts of things. Don’t worry, there’s so much to do.” She waved me off. “I love the idea of meeting your friends.”
I texted the group chat I had with some of my friends on the team.
Me
Want to meet my pack tonight? Taco Hut or Titos? My treat.
Gwen
I have a game tonight. Yourcousin wants a picture of your omega. But another time I want to challenge Fiona to a taco-eating contest.
Should I take Gwen out of this group chat given she was no longer in the City? No. I’d leave her.
Me
Sounds like a plan. Good luck.
Clark
Either sounds good.
Tenzin
I’m still in Portland. Going to the game tonight.
He added a photo of two babies and a dog allon top of him. Short version was that after he’d moved to New York and was with Gwen and Clark, he found out his ex was pregnant with twins, one of which was his. While he didn’t like his ex, he had taken a little paternity leave to help out with his son between Christmas and New Year’s.
Anders
Tito’s. Your pack needs to experience our spot.
Dimitri
