No. No, but I would like a book of my own. And maybe, I think I would like something that I picked out by myself.
Oh, well of course you can have anything you want. You know that.Talon would give him literally anything.
Kami says that I’m going to have a job with you and him. That’s right. Isn’t it? I’ll have work so that I can have things that are mine too. I can help.
Uh-huh.He left it a little noncommittal because he had no idea what Kami meant by Mercury was going to have a job. If Kami thought Mercury was going to be sliding all over the world to find stones, he might have another think coming.
Then again, who knew? Kami often managed to get people to do what he wanted them to do.
Oh good, thank you, mate.
I’ll be with Reno and Triton if you need me.
I’ll call you if I do.
His hailee sounded so cheerful that he just let it go. Kami was obviously showing him a good time.
“No larceny going on?” Reno asked, raising his eyebrows.
“Apparently not.” As they headed down into the cafeteria area, they ordered rare banana splits. He’s getting the Grand Tour, and they’re shopping. He wants to buy a book.”
“I have a whole book right now, hooted. NOTE: I don’t know how to fix this??? Sooner or later, he’s going to figure out that you’re extremely well off.” Reno winked at him.
“We all are, thanks to Cain and Jack,” Triton put in.
Talon had to admit that was the truth. “Those two are sort of geniuses when it comes to making money. I have no idea where it all comes from.” He knew some of Jack’s money came frommaking movies and stuff. Or people paying him to let people make movies. He had no idea. One way or the other, he was grateful because that meant Cain paid him extremely well to do his job.
“It doesn’t matter.” Reno grinned and shook his head. “All that matters is we’re recipients of their largesse.”
“We work hard,” Triton agreed. Oh, look at that! The banana split was set down in front of Triton, and he beamed at it like it was sentient. “This is infinitely better than throwing you around the room, Talon. I approve.”
Sure enough, Reno’s baby girl started to squawk as soon as the ice cream landed, and he unstrapped her so he could pull her around on his lap. “You’re gonna have to share with me, sweetheart.”
She made grabby hands at the ice cream, and it was the cutest thing he’d ever seen. He hoped soon he would have the same feeling about his own baby, because it certainly wouldn’t be for lack of trying if he and Mercury were not pregnant yet.
“I’m pretty sure I don’t want to know what that smile means.” Triton spooned up some of the icy confection, licking it off his spoon.
“I’m pretty sure I didn’t want to see you licking your ice cream,” he teased. “So we’re even.”
They settled in talking about everything and nothing and a great many dragons, as well as some of the other species, stopped by to say hello. Surprisingly, it was Jack who settled next to them with his own big dish of ice cream and peanuts and hot fudge a while later. “Afternoon, gents.”
“What are you doing here, Jack? You usually eat at your own quarters.”
Jack’s golden eyes twinkled with laughter. “I am avoiding my mate and my children. I needed some time.”
“Wow, just come right out and say it, why don’t you?” Reno laughed, shaking his head. “I brought my sprog with me.”
Jack nodded easily. “Sure, you only have one right now. Trust me, when they get to be in the double digits, you’ll start to ponder leaving everything behind. I used to have a nice, orderly, quiet, single existence. Did you know that?”
Talon had to hide his grin because he knew Jack loved everything about his mate and his children, all of them, whether they were natural or adopted. The guy had walked away from dragon life for a long time and left his mate behind, not knowing that it would hurt him because they didn’t know they were mates then. They were just betrothed or something.
Now though, he didn’t think he’d ever seen two dragons who were more in love, not even him and Mercury.
“Anyway, I wanted to see you guys about our current situation.”
Ah, now they were getting down to brass tacks. Jack wanted to talk about alpha business without all the omegas there.
“How is it going with you and Cerran establishing contacts with other keeps?” Triton sounded very formal suddenly.
