“Fine!” she growled, throwing her hands up in annoyance
After that, the shopping trip went surprisingly well. Flora walked through the aisles, picking up several high-quality items. Blankets, throw pillows, sheets. She even grabbed a large, lemon shaped throw pillow. She glared at me every time she put one in the cart, but it was well worth it.
“You’re an ass,” she muttered when we got in the car, the back loaded up with all manner of soft and squishy things.
“But I’m your ass, and now you can make a proper nest.”
Chapter 28
Flora
Bear had gone out with Spencer to do something work-related—they didn’t say exactly what—leaving me to study in the guest room.
I now had plenty of nesting supplies, thanks to Spencer's insistence. So I’d created a little nest on the guest bed and was studying there.
Chase had left me alone, too, understanding that I needed some space. When he asked me about dinner, I admitted that I had eaten so many tacos that I probably wasn't going to be hungry for a while. I couldn’t remember the last time I gorged myself on so much glorious Mexican food.
My vision was starting to swim with exhaustion, my eyes blurring from staring at textbooks nonstop, when the sound of footsteps alerted me to someone’s presence.
I had left my bedroom door open in case Bear got home early. Despite how crappy my situation was, I couldn’t deny being excited by the idea of him coming home.
Only, it wasn’t Bear in my doorway.
Nor was it Spencer or Chase.
“Percy,” I greeted, standing up and snapping my textbook shut.
“Hey. Chase let me in. I just wanted to pop down and see how you were doing. Mable has been worried sick and would be down here herself, but Maggie is keeping her busy,” he said. “The guys told me what happened. I am so sorry about your place, Flora.”
“Sure,” I replied incredulously. “I’m the one who’s apparently stealing your bodyguards now?”
Percy threw his head back in laughter. “Oh, don’t worry. You’re not stealing them. We’ve needed less protection recently, anyway. A few weeks ago, I stepped down from playing for the California Chargers, so I don’t need protection anymore. They still follow me around anyway because they’re anal like that.”
“You stepped down?” I asked, surprised.
“Yes.” He nodded. “Mable was about to give birth, and one of us needed to be home with her. We couldn’t all be going to away games every weekend when she’d just given birth.”
“That’s really thoughtful of you,” I told him.
He snorted. “It’s not thoughtful. It’s the bare fucking minimum. You met Mable, though. She said she brought some supplies down here.”
“She did,” I confirmed. “She brought enough nesting supplies to deck out several apartments.”
“Yeah, that tracks,” Percy scratched the back of his head. “When she wanted to build a nest at our place, we got a little overexcited. Honestly, you’re doing us a favor by taking all that stuff out of our spare closet.”
“Only if you’re sure,” I insisted. “I can’t thank you enough.”
“Are you okay, staying here?” he asked. “I know you’ve only just met them, but they’re really good guys. I promise.”
“They didn’t exactly give me a choice about living here,” I said with a grimace.
“I thought that might be the case. Unfortunately, while they do have hearts of gold, they’re more stubborn and irritable than my pack,” he chuckled. “Mable wanted me to let you know, though—you’re welcome to come stay in our apartment. If you need to get away from them. My omega likes you and is adamant that you must be comfortable. She’s the one who sent me down here to check on you.”
I stared at Percy in shock. We’d literally had three conversations, and now he was offering to let me stay at his place.
“I wouldn’t want to intrude,” I said.
“You wouldn’t be. Mable’s been worried about you, and anything that alleviates stress for our omega, we’re happy to do. Also, I can appreciate that you may not want to live with a brand-new screaming baby. Our daughter is the light of our lives, but she’s got a set of lungs on her.” He smiled wistfully, clearly thinking about his child.
