The primary bedroom is spacious enough to fit a pack much bigger than ours. The nest, at least, has a more confined feeling that should help her feel safe and secure during her heat, if it does happen to start.
I have no doubt, this place is expensive. Luckily, Ravvi and I have a pretty substantial inheritance. My mom had no idea what to do with her income from Ruined Records, so she put half back into her charity while splitting the other half between me and my siblings. Even without that, I’m sure our advances from the tour could pay for a week in this room.
Then again, I’m not sure how outrageous her medical bills will be from her time in the emergency room.
Whatever the cost, we’ll figure it out.
Ravvi and I spend a while browsing the gift shop to pass the time and end up buying way too much shit.
The living room of the suite looks like a war zone as we try to wrap our courting gifts. They’re super fucking basic, but they’ll have to do.
I do have one idea for a gift I think Cove will actually like, and I text the twins. I could’ve hit up Marcus directly. He’s family, after all. The twins will make sure they don’t forget, so they seem like the safer call.
Cove loves Wicked Truths, and with Marcus and Oakley filling in for us, I think a personalized gift of their autographs would be a nice touch.
“Don’t abandon me when we’re so close to the finish line,” Ravvi says, bumping his shoulder against mine as he rips off a piece of tape.
“Sorry, I was securing another last-minute gift.” I laugh. “What the hell are we going to do about Christmas?”
Ravvi snorts. “Pray she’s so lost to the heat that we can shop the post-holiday sales and make it work?”
“Cheap ass.” I drop my phone and grab one of the blankets to measure out the wrapping paper. Then again, there’s no way we can provide another set of decent gifts from the shop here. I’m going to need to do some internet shopping.
Cove and Declan finally join us a little before noon. We scour the room service menu and order enough food that they probably think they’re serving ten people.
Cove snuggles in Ravvi’s lap, and Declan sits on the other end of the couch, looking quite smug.
Not that I don’t get why.
As soon as I woke up this morning, I could sense him in the bond.
I smile and focus on Clover. My brother stole her away the second she came into the suite, but I’m about to be extra annoying and steal a kiss or two.
Shoving myself off the couch, I head over to the pile of boxes.
“While we wait for the food, we thought you could open a few belated courting gifts. Ravvi and I wrapped them, but they’re from the three of us.” I grab two of the packages, bringing them over to the love seat Ravvi and Cove are perched on. Dropping them next to her, I cradle her cheek with my hand. “I’m so fucking relieved to see you feeling better.” I bend and give her a quick kiss. My nostrils flare, breathing in her sweet orange scent. It changed when she bonded me and Ravvi, but it has transformed again. It now carries notes of Declan’s scent. I smile as I pull back, brushing my thumb over her jaw. “Congratulations on your newest bond.”
“Thank you,” she mumbles, following my lips.
I chuckle, grabbing the top box and handing it over. “Our options were limited…”
She takes the box, smiling up at me. “I didn’t need gifts. I already told Ravvi, but all of you coming on tour, when you weren’t enthusiastic about doing so, is basically the sweetest courting gift I can imagine.”
“Just remember that when everything you open sucks.” I snort, leaning close to peck her lips a final time before heading back to my seat.
Cove puts on an excellent performance, pretending to be excited about opening silly things like throw blankets, pajamas, slippers, and a bath gift set.
“She’s too good for any of us,” Declan says under his breath.
He’s not wrong.
She should be giving us hell for not planning ahead. Courting gifts are an important part of relationship building between alphas and omegas, but we did this whole thing ass-backwards.
We’ll just have to make it up to her once she’s feeling more like herself.
We eat, and I’m finally able to pry Cove away from Ravvi.
Symbolically speaking, of course.
