The middle doesn’t change.
I unlock the door and let us into the suite.
“Nice!” Harper exclaims, walking over to the table as I stand by the door to hold it open.
Shayne smiles at me as he follows. “We’ll put the bags in the closet for now, if that’s okay?”
“Sure,” I tell him, wondering idly if the bed’s big enough for all of us.
It’s big, sure, but for three big men, a woman and a slim male Omega?
I’m not convinced it’ll be stable enough, but I guess we’ll find out.
Jay follows Shayne inside and they disappear into the bedroom.
I close the door, shoving the keys in the lock but not locking it.
Harper turns to me. “Where should I put this?”
He’s talking about his violin.
I chew on my bottom lip as I look around. “Uh, anywhere you want. There might be a proper place for it inside the closet, but if you’d rather it was out where you can pick it up whenever, maybe the coffee table?”
He nods slowly. “I haven’t played in days, but walking into that amazing reception area today, I knew I had to.”
“What made you pick that song?” I ask.
“Freebird? Oh, that’s one of Jay’s favorites since he was a kid. I learned it for him. It just … it felt like the right choice. What makes you ask?”
“It was … I don’t have many memories of my mother, but she used to sing me that song.”
“Huh. That’s so strange. Jay’s father used to whistle it a lot. He wasn’t super close with his parents but something about it always stuck with him.”
“Then, I guess we have something in common.”
“Sounds like a fated coincidence,” Harper says, reminding me of a trope I’ve seen used in my favorite movies, time and time again.
If I needed another sign that this pack was meant for me, this would be it.
Kind of funny that it happened after I’d already decided they were going to be mine.
I smile at Harper. “You played it well.”
“Thanks,” he says, grinning a little. “I have a good range. Do you have any hidden talents?”
“Talents?” I laugh. “I don’t think so.”
“Everyone has talents,” he tells me. “We just need to figure out what yours are, that’s all.”
“I think you might be disappointed.”
He smiles, and his hazel eyes light right up. “Oh, no. There’s no way you could disappoint me.”
Oh my God, I can smell his perfume again, and it’s so incredible my mouth is starting to water!
You dumb ass, you closed your mouth. Stop breathing through your nose!
I can’t force myself to obey. He smells too good, standing this close to me.
