“No, they’ll kill us,” I said as I pushed off of him to head for the bathroom. “I’m showering. Give me a head start then you can join.”
“I’ll be there, little bat,” he said as he stretched out on the bed. Clearly, someone was not a morning person.
I hurried into the bathroom to use the toilet and brush my teeth before setting the spray on scorching. Kota joined me almost the second it started.
“I’m exhausted,” he groaned. “I need coffee.”
“Then keep your hands to yourself, delta,” I said as I started to wash my hair. He behaved until I pulled my conditioner out. He plucked it from my hands and squirted some into his palm before massaging it into my hair. My eyes rolled back and I soaked in the moment.
I could get used to this treatment.
Somehow we managed to get to the dining room within the fifteen minutes I promised. We didn’t even look for the others as we made a beeline for the coffee machine. Kota poured two before handing me one. I doctored it up as he dumped in a bit of sugar and chugged his.
“Roxie, Kota,” Rylan called out. I turned to find him and Greer tucked into a table in the corner. I glanced around but Hayes was nowhere to be found.
Come to think of it, he’d been scarce since we found out we were scent-matches.
If so, I’d give him until our final day to process then I’d find him. I was a journalist, no one could hide for long and I refused to go back to North Crossing with more questions than we came in here with.
Kota dragged me over to the table where they were waiting. The resort had an amazing breakfast buffet but they also had a full menu.
“Well, I see who the morning people are in this pack,” Greer pointed out. “This might be the first time I’ve seen Kota without a smile.
“Give me two cups and I’ll be right as rain,” Kota said as he lifted the cup and chugged down more of the dark roast.
“Hey, Rox, I think I spotted fresh cinnamon rolls. Come grab one with me?” Rylan said. I drank down a bit more of my coffee before standing.
“In case you missed it, that’s code for we are going to go walk away and talk about you,” I told the others. Greer let out a startled laugh until Rylan confirmed it.
“Exactly my plan,” he agreed, hooking his arm through mine and leading me to the buffet line where the pastries were.
“So, how was your night?” I asked as I snagged a plate. Coming up here meant I hadn’t even had a chance to order, so I definitely needed something now.
“Incredible,” he sighed, looking at me. “We really just both fucked up and we owned it and had this honest, raw conversation. Then I made him give me his knot.”
I couldn’t help the laughter that bubbled up. “Hell yeah. I did the same with Kota. It was incredible.”
“Good to know both of our deltas know how to use their knots,” he mused as he grabbed the tongs and put a cinnamon roll on each of our plates.
“I couldn’t agree more,” I said as I pushed him gently toward the fruit section. “We need actual nutrients.”
“Fine,” he grumbled as we loaded our plates up with something that wouldn’t send us into a food coma.
He waited until he was done to look back at our table.
“I was thinking I’d like to spend some time with Kota today. Things were moving really slow because I was caught up in all this. I’d have come around but this changed things and I owe it to him to be a bit more open.”
My attention shifted to Greer. He’d wanted to take things slow and I wasn’t sure where this put us now.
“I’d like the same with Greer. It couldn’t hurt to talk again now that you guys worked through your past,” I agreed.
Now that we had a plan we went back to the table right as the waitress was rattling off the daily specials. She started over when we arrived.
“French toast, extra bacon, and a mimosa for me,” I ordered.
“Double that,” Rylan agreed quickly.
The deltas both ordered plates loaded with protein while we started on our pre-breakfast plates. I woke up more and more as I nursed my coffee and got food in my stomach.
