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River:You’ll see, and you’ll be jealous you didn’t think of it first.
With that, I left him to contemplate what they’d missed and tucked my phone away. The shop was only ten minutes from home, so I put in an order to pick up Chinese food. I’d just grab it on the way back to the house in Sienna’s car.
It was fairly painless to get everything paid for and taken care of, but Sienna’s car was not Gomez, and as I sat behind the wheel, driving over to get the takeout, I missed him terribly.
The things I do for my pack.
Unfortunately, I’d chosen the closest garage which meant they’d barely had time to paint while I was gone. As I stepped through the front door with food in hand, the scent of paint and sounds of their cursing filled the house.
“Honey, I’m home. Why are we so angry?” I sang out, amused when the cursing got louder and I heard my name tacked onto the end of it.
Nash was the first to find me, his scowl bigger than I’d ever seen it.
“Fuck this,” he grumbled, then he practically slammed himself onto the stool at the kitchen island. “Putting together furniture with Yuri is worse than any training drills I did in the military.”
“Oh, I could have told you that,” I said as I unpacked the food. “Sienna’s car is here now.”
He raised his eyebrows. “New tires?”
I hummed. “Four of them. All brand new.Andan oil change. I figured anything more would be a gamble, and I don’t want her to hate me.”
He chuckled. “She’d kill you for it, but she’s working on that independence.”
“What was so important that you had to leave?” Yuri’s words were harsh, but I was no stranger to my cousin under pressure. He let out a long-suffering sigh when I refused to answer or acknowledge him. “I’m sorry. What did you do?”
I finally explained to him as he sat down, earning his nod of approval—not that I needed it, but it felt nice all the same.
The front door opened right as King sat down, and Sienna rushed in, breathless, then came to a stop next to us.
“How is my car here?” She tried to seem upset, but I could easily see the relief in her eyes. “And why does it smell like paint?”
“Remember that conversation about letting us spoil you?” King mused. She narrowed her eyes at him, then her gaze circled the room, landing on each of us in turn.
“We just got a head start on the nest. Same color you picked out, don’t worry. But it’s not done yet, so don’t go in,” Yuri explained.
“And your car got an oil change and new tires. I knew you’d hate relying on us or the buses for rides, so that hardly even counts as spoiling you.”
“I’ll pay you back,” she said, but I held up a hand.
“No. I’m not worried about it. I needed it fixed properly, so I knew you were safe. It was for me, really,” I said. “Now, sit your cute ass down and have some lunch with us. We need to hear what you figured out for Eliza’s birthday.”
It amazed me how quickly she obeyed, eagerly launching into the story. I had been prepared to fight her more about the car, but it appeared I didn’t need to. As she talked, I noticed her scent was even stronger now, sweeter, and from the looks on the other alphas’ faces, they’d noticed too. Maybe it was her good mood or just that we’d just missed her. Either way, if we didn’t distract ourselves with food soon, this would turn into a much different kind of dinner party, and I wasn’t too sure that our omega was quite ready for that.
“I guess the drag show had an impact if you’re suggesting karaoke,” I mused. “You’ll have to ask Yuri to sing. He’s got the best voice, but he never lets anyone hear it.”
“Fuck you, River,” Yuri growled, but Sienna looked like I’d given her a gift.
“You’ll sing for me, won’t you?” The puppy dog eyes she turned on him were downright impressive, and his armor began to crack before my eyes.
“No,” he said dryly, but I could see right through him. My cousin was just as taken by this fiery little omega as I was, and we’d give her the world if we could. What was a little karaoke if it made her happy? Okay, it was a lot, actually, since Yuri didn’t like to be in the spotlight, but I knew he would do it for Sienna.
“What else were you up to today? You coordinated a karaoke night at a biker bar, but there’s no way that’s all you did while you were gone.”
Sienna shifted uncomfortably and mumbled something about shopping before stuffing a huge helping of lo mein into her mouth. I chuckled, amused by her avoidance tactic, but the others started talking about work and other things.
Yuri started discussing the new job with King, and I eavesdropped, surprised when I heard him discussing keeping the books for the strip club and a few other investments that Yuri had throughout Alexandria. King nodded along and said he could come down tonight to sign all the paperwork and take a look at everything.
Once she finished her food and slid off the stool, Sienna started cursing.
