“Can we take Aurelia with us?” Theo asked. He gave his little creature a gentle hug.
“Of course. She should see the house that she might be in charge of,” Dario answered. “And we’ll take Bo too to check out the garden.”
Theo nodded. He just didn’t like change. The important thing was that he would be with his mates and his new family members. Theo was going to miss rooming with Ethan but being summoned had shown him that Theo needed to be with Wylder, Dario, Mitch, and Alek. Theo would make sure that he and Ethan remained friends. In fact Ethan had a hockey game coming up in a few days and Wylder already promised to take him. And Dario, Mitch, and Alek had promised to come too.
“Get some more reading done.” Dario patted his back. “I’ll come get you when Alek returns.”
Theo nodded. “Want to help me, Aurelia?” His little creature loved being helpful.
She nodded while bouncing in his arms.
“I’m going to decide what we’re having for dinner,” Dario stated as he rose.
Theo wanted to groan. They had to think about dinner already?
Wylder snorted as Dario exited the room. “He’ll calm down. Dario is just worried about you.”
“I’m fine.” Theo stressed the last word.
“I know. You’re tougher than anyone thinks,” Wylder told him.
Theo blew his human mate a kiss. Wylder had been Theo’s biggest champion since the very beginning.
Ignoring the tea that Dario had brought him, Theo reached for his notepad.
He hissed as he grabbed the pages wrong and cut his finger. “Ow!”
“What’s wrong?” Dario rushed back into the room.
“Nothing.” Wylder plucked a tissue out from the box beside him and passed it over. “It’s literally just a paper cut.”
Theo wrapped the tissue around his finger. “I just wasn’t expecting it.”
Dario’s shoulders dropped as he relaxed. “You sure you’re okay? Need a Band-Aid?”
Removing the tissue from his finger, it had already stopped bleeding. There was just a spot of blood on the tissue as well. Theo tossed the tissue into the little trash can beside the table. “Yep. All good.”
Dario grumbled but backed out of the room.
When Theo looked up at Wylder, he received a wink in return. “Activate protective Daddy mode.”
That made Theo’s lips twitch as he tried not to laugh.
* * * * *
Dario
He was nervous. After looking at nearly forty houses online, Dario was excited to share what could possibly be their future home. At least as long as Theo and Wylder attended university.
Dario had been in his apartment for so long that it felt weird to even consider moving out. Although he’d already decided to keep the apartment for them since Theo was obviously comfortable there. Having multiple homes would suit their needs for when they needed a break. A weekend at the apartment would be perfect for Theo and Wylder to get them away from campus.
The house was less than a block from the university. It would make more sense for Theo and Wylder to walk to and fro. Evian loved being in the neighborhood as well and that had been a big plus for Alek.
Mitch hadn’t said much about the house other than making plans with Sami to bring up his things from hell. Wylder had stated a dozen times he didn’t care where they lived as long as he didn’t have to listen to the music from the dorms any longer.
It was all really up to Theo.
And Dario’s little one wasn’t good at hiding his feelings so it would be pretty easy for Dario to quickly note how Theo truly felt about the house.
