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“I know, and I love you for it. But I’ll go buggy if I’m not doing anything.”
He nodded. “I understand completely.”
After she used the shower and got dressed, she found him at the kitchen table with a half-dozen wrapped packages of breakfast pastries and two mugs.
“There was only black tea in the customer lounge,” he said apologetically.
“I don’t mind,” she said.
From the offerings, she chose a glazed donut and dipped the tea bag into the steaming water. Ren drank coffee and ate the remaining pastries. He had a huge appetite, which he said came from his shifter genetics.
“I suppose my appetite will grow as the babies develop.”
“From what the pregnant females in the pack say, the answer is yes, and you’ll crave red meat more, too.”
“Good thing I’m not a vegetarian.”
He laughed. “That’s very true. Acksel and his sister Eveny argue about vegetables all the time. It’s pretty funny.”
“I love the pack.”
“Do you?” he asked, his eyes bright with humor.
“In my realm, we’ve got our families and friends, but it’s not like the pack. Even though you have your family groups, it’s like everyone is one big family. How many people are helping with the house?”
He shrugged. “Whoever can. The pack always steps up when someone needs help. When I was a kid, my mom was injured during a hunt. She was out of commission for a few days, and the pack rallied around us right away. Acksel’s dad brought me home to stay with him so my mom could rest, and the omegas in the pack cooked and cleaned while she recuperated, and my dad had to work. I’ll never forget when Dade brought me home, that my dad told me how special the pack was, that we never let a member struggle if we could help.”
“That’s really sweet.”
“It’s notmypeople anymore, you know. You’re my mate and that makes you my family and part of the pack. We’ll be there for pack members when they need us, and they’ll be there for us. It’s the way it’s supposed to be.”
Her eyes stung, but the tears that threatened were sweet ones.
“Oh, babe,” Ren said, reaching across the table to give her hand a squeeze. “Are you okay?”
“I’m good, really. Just a little overwhelmed still, I guess. We could have lost everything yesterday, including each other. But we didn’t, and I’m trying to keep the focus on that. The pack’s sweet helpfulness just makes me want to cry a little, but not sad tears.”
“I understand.” She arched a brow. He amended, “I get the emotional feeling. When I couldn’t find you, I didn’t know what to think. I mean I have zero way to get to your realm without you or your father.”
“In a worst-case scenario, you could always call Rich. He can get ahold of my mother, who knows fae who would open a portal for you. But let’s just try to not ever get separated in dangerous situations again, okay?”
With a laugh, he leaned across the table and kissed her. “You got it.”
After finishing their breakfast, they headed down into the shop and she met the pack members who worked for Ren.
“We’ll be staying in the apartment until the house is fixed up,” Ren said.
“Sucks what happened to you, but glad you’re both okay,” Kevin said. “My mate Beth, is a whiz with fixing up walls, so she’s on the team to help with that.”
“Is she into home remodeling?” Kismet asked.
Kevin laughed. “Well, she wasn’t until our boys started to get rambunctious and knocked holes in the walls rough-housing. After we paid to have a wall repaired one time, Beth said she could do it better and cheaper herself. She’s made a little business for herself fixing up interior walls and painting. Our sons help when they can and she uses other omegas when the job is big. She’ll make it look like new.”
“I’m looking forward to meeting her.”
They said goodbye and walked outside, where Kismet opened a portal to their home. A huge dumpster had been set on the front lawn and appeared to be half full of broken furniture. A few males and females were inside the house working, and Ren introduced her to everyone.
“We can pack up our clothes and keep them at the apartment,” Ren said. “We don’t want them to get messed up during the remodel.”
