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Teagan’s dad had needed her to stay a few extra days, so she made it home late yesterday. The three of them had broken into my pot brownies, and from the looks of things, they had eaten way too much. There were sandwiches, chips, cookies, and candy all over the place, making me shake my head.
“Bitches! Those are my brownies, and you couldn’t even wait for me to get home?!” I whined as I dropped my bag on the kitchen counter and kicked my shoes off.
“You’re lateeee!” Teagan dragged out the ‘e,’ almost falling off the couch when she started laughing hysterically.
Sienna smiled lazily from where she was sprawled out, looking completely comfortable. She watched Teagan fall, not moving to help her. Eliza shoveled a few chips in her mouth, eyes red and only half open as she watched me grab a brownie off the plate.Yeah, half the batch is gone. They had way too much.
“I had a surprise shopping trip after work,” I admitted with a blush heating my cheeks. Before they could start asking questions, I snatched a brownie and took a bite.
“Yes, with the sexy pack you told us about,” Teagan said from where she was now laid out on the floor. “Details! Now!”
I rolled my eyes, grabbing a cheeto and throwing it at her face. She caught it mid-air and happily ate it as I flipped her off. “Well, I told you I agreed to go on two separate dates before deciding about a second date with all of them. The twins were…” I trailed off with a shudder, remembering the feel of them against me and their easy laughter as we ate tacos on the rooftop. “They were amazing. Tomorrow is my date with the other pack.”
“The two alphas and the beta, yeah?” Sienna asked after slowly blinking at me for a few seconds too long.
“Yeah,” I agreed, taking another bite of my brownie. I was already feeling more relaxed. “Valentina, his aunt, picked me up from work for a surprise shopping trip. Maximo paid for everything, and they all picked out something else that’s getting delivered tomorrow.”
“Lingerie!” they all said at the same time, chuckling at the heat on my face.
“Shut up!” I told them, but then I joined them, laughing as I fell into Eliza’s side. There wasn’t anything better than spending time with my best friends. Teagan started having a philosophical conversation with Sienna about whether time was, in fact, linear, or more of a ball of timelines, meaning everything was happening simultaneously.
I snuggled into Eliza who wrapped an arm around my shoulder. We settled back into the couch.
“You look happy, Hazel.”
I smiled at my best friend. “I think I am. I mean, it’s definitely the most happy I’ve felt in a long time.”
“Don’t overthink, or at least try your hardest not to. Enjoy the ride. You deserve to be happy!” She squeezed me.
“Thanks,” I choked out, determined to take her words to heart. We all relaxed, sitting around the living room until a ring broke the easy atmosphere. Everyone moved quickly, though in reality we were probably slow as fuck, considering how high we were at this point. It was Eliza’s phone.
“Hey, boss. What’s…” Panic started to creep into her voice by the time she hung up. “Oh shit!”
“What? What’s wrong?” I asked, my brow furrowed.
“I have to go to work. The night-shift bartender is sick, and they don’t have anyone else who can come in.”
“You’re high as hell, Eliza,” I hissed. “Why did you agree?”
“I couldn’t not agree,” she protested. She tried to stand up, but she couldn’t get off the couch on her own.
“Shit.” I bit my lip, trying to figure out what I was going to do, then it hit me. I had the perfect person to call. “Give me a minute.”
Fumbling with my phone, I opened my contacts and found Valentina’s name. I hit it before I could second guess myself. She picked up on the second ring, loud music blaring in the background as she yelled a hello over the line.
“Valentina! I need your help. I’m having a bestie emergency,” I told her. “My friend is a bartender at Neon Nights and got called in, but we’re all high as fuck, and she can’t do it.”
Laughter filtered over the line. “Oh my god, Hazel. That sounds like a fantastic time. Bring me some of the good stuff. You got it from Sutton, right? I bet you did. Okay, we’ll meet you at the bar.”
“We?” I asked, confused, but the call ended.Who is we?
I blinked at my phone and looked up at my best friends. “Well, I called in help. Guess we get to see who’s coming with her.”
“Valentina? Is that the cool omega you told us about?” Teagan asked excitedly.
“The same one you hit on at the bar?” Eliza asked as she finally managed to stand up.
“Yes to both. Now…” I clapped my hands. “We got to get you to work. I’m sure we can help you do this.”
