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Drew: That’s not a ‘right now’ problem. Let’s just get this girl a room, give us a place to shower and function, and go from there. We have the first location to visit tomorrow, and she’ll need rest for it.
Micah: Is she still sleeping?
Drew: Yes.
Riven: Figures.
Lake: Shut up, she’s just not a morning person.
I could feel Riven’s eye roll from here. He loved to give us a hard time, and I was actually glad to see that he was doing the same to Shaye.
He was only a morning person because in his past he was never allowed to sleep in. If his father got up and breakfast wasn’t ready there was hell to pay.
Now, sleeping in general was hard for him. Maybe when he finally had an omega at his side, he’d sleep longer than a few hours at a time.
I swear the man napped more than slept.
Movement from the back bedroom had me perking up, ready to see Shaye walking out. When the bathroom door closed I stood up and started getting to work in the kitchen, figuring by the time she got dressed, she’d be ready to eat.
I pulled the leftovers out of the fridge that we’d saved for her and started heating them up, making sure the coffee was hot. I’d watched her make two cups already, so I doctored it up the same, hoping that it was good enough.
By the time I was turning around to put it on the table, she was walking in.
My omega was disheveled from sleep but still just as gorgeous. Her black hair was piled on top of her head in a crazy messy bun, small strands hanging down loose around her face.
Despite the yawn that was cracking her jaw right now, she looked better rested than she had since we first saw her. Even the circles under her eyes were slowly receding.
“Good morning, sweets. We’ve got breakfast here. Come sit down.”
I put her plate and coffee mug down, and she sat in front of it while I busied myself making my third cup of coffee for the day. The last thing I needed was more caffeine, I was already twitchy, but I didn’t want her sitting alone.
“Where is everyone?” she asked, not taking a bite of her food yet as she stared down at it, blinking.
“Is something wrong with the food? I can make you something else if you want.”
“No, no,” she said hurriedly, stabbing a bite of fried potatoes and shoving them in her mouth, as if daring me to take it from her now.
I had a feeling she just wasn’t used to being taken care of. I’d seen the same look in Riven, and judging from the phone call that Micah told us about, she definitely didn’t get it from her parents.
“The guys went back to Micah’s place to move a few things around. We were hoping you wouldn’t mind staying there with us while we follow the clues.”
“We’re leaving the cabin?” she questioned with a frown.
“We’d like to. There’s just not enough room here. Too few showers and beds and the kitchen is lacking.”
She smiled as she looked over the cabin. Her eyes had a faraway look.
At least this time, they weren’t full of sadness, too.
“Linda and I used to make some amazing breakfasts in here, but you’re right. It’s not exactly fully equipped.”
“That and we figured if we’re going to be exploring the town, we may as well be closer, just in case some of it’s emotional.”
She snorted before taking a drink of coffee. “More like all of it is going to be emotional.”
“You aren’t wrong about that,” I said, wishing we were bonded so I could offer some silent support. For now, I offered a distraction. “They’re preparing the guest room for you, and then I’ll probably be sharing with Lake while Riven takes the couch.”
“He’s going to fit on the couch?” she mused. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so… big. Shit, that sounds terrible, but you know what I mean.” She winced as she finished stumbling over her words. Shaye was adorable when she was flustered and I loved the soft blush lighting up her cheeks.
