“Whatever you want, beautiful.” I respond, nodding my head. “Go finish packing up and we can head over to the house. Do you want to ride with us?” She nods her head quickly and heads back to her bedroom to finish getting around. I let outa deep breath knowing that we just dodged a bullet with that whole conversation.
CHAPTER 22
GRAHAM
We pull up to the gate at the end of our driveway about an hour after we finished our conversation in Nyx’s living room. We live a half-hour outside of town, liking our space and the quiet. Having two war-tortured Marines living in the city with sounds at all hours of the night is not safe for anyone.
The looming iron gate is as much for our protection as it is for the protection of anyone who is not welcome on our property. There is no way anyone gets onto our property without me knowing. Half the time the sensors are set off by the wildlife in the area.
“We will get the security set up with your own codes, if you want access?” Dee lets her know. I can tell she is in complete shock because she just slowly nods her head.
We pull down the long winding driveway before pulling up in front of our large, light grey house. Our landscaper does an amazing job at keeping our house looking its best on the outside. We usually mow the lawn and do the normal upkeep but they make sure the flowerbeds look pristine, even in October. The colors of the season shine even in the dark. The normal green bushes that line the outside of our house have turned their firered color of the fall. Our land is surrounded on three sides by woods that go for miles.
We pull into the garage, and the door shuts behind the truck before I climb out and open her door. Sticking my hand out, like the gentleman I am, to help Nyx out of the truck. She places her small hand in mine before she climbs out of the truck. Dee grabs her bag out of the backseat and leads the way into the house, quickly entering the security code on the panel by the door.
“This is the laundry/mud room.” Dee states before he walks over to the bench and sets her bag down. He starts to remove his black boots. He is the clean freak in this house. Every single thing has a place and not a thing gets out of place. He opens the cupboard next to the bench that contains our shoe rack, placing his boots in their designated place before turning around and looking at me. I quickly remove my boots and Nyx follows my lead. Slipping her tennis shoes off her feet and handing them to him. Demitri takes her shoes, placing them on an empty row before I move to place my boots in their spot.
I led her through the door to the kitchen with my hand on her back. I feel her lean slightly into my frame like she wants to siphon the heat and safety out of my flesh. Our kitchen is all sleek, clean lines and modern furnishings. The appliances are all stainless steel and top of the line. Neither of us are huge cooks, but we do enjoy cooking nice meals for dinner occasionally.
“Are you cold, babe?” I stand behind her, rubbing her arms, feeling the goose bumps lining her skin.
“Maybe a little, I forget it’s October because of how warm it’s been. The moment that sun goes down, it gets cold.” She shivers and leans back into me. I love the feeling of her body pressed up against mine. I wrap my arms around her body and pull her as close to me as she can be without slicing myself open for her to crawl inside me like Luke Skywalker sleeping in a Tauntaun.
“Let me show you to the room you can call your own for as long as you want, and I’ll go grab you a hoodie.” I led her through the kitchen into the spacious living room, and to the stairs leading to our second floor.
For now, we are placing her in our guest bedroom. This is a simply decorated room. We hired an interior designer with a king sized bed, twin nightstands and a matching dark wood dresser. Everything is dark cherry wood, with soft cream bedding. Floor to ceiling curtains line the wall of windows that face out over the backyard of the house, looking over the outdoor pool.
“Wow, this is not what I expected a guest bedroom in a bachelor pad to look like!” She laughs. Her laugh is always the most beautiful sound, well except maybe her moans. “I guess I was expecting an air mattress thrown in some sort of gaming room or something.”
“We hired an interior designer, but we did get to give them some ideas to make sure it had the vibe we wanted.”
“Well, it’s gorgeous, and that bed looks like it will swallow me whole in the best way.” Her eyes heat slightly at her mention of swallowing things whole.
I set her bag down on top of the dresser before I let her know I’m going to run to grab her that sweatshirt. I leave her to unpack her things and run to my room. I walk down the hall, two doors down from hers to be exact, and swipe my thumb on the scanner to get access to my room. While I trust Dee with my life, I have all my security stuff in here. This is where I watch cameras, and hack shit I probably shouldn’t. No one needs access to this room without me in it.
Walking into my bedroom, I hit the light switch, turning on the warm glow of my lamps. My bedroom is almost exactly like the guest room, but it’s all dark tones, my bedding a dark sapphire blue color with curtains to match. My windows alsolook out over the pool and backyard. Walking past my desk with my four monitors lining the wall, and head towards my walk-in closet.
Entering my closet, I go to the back wall and grab a well-worn Marine Corps hoodie off the hanger. It’s going to be funny to see my Army girl in a Marine hoodie. It is a heather grey color, it is soft and so worn that I’m sure she will love it. It will be a dress on her, but something in me needs to see her in my clothes.
I can hear Dee downstairs setting up the living room for a movie night. As I walk out of my bedroom, I can smell popcorn wafting up the stairs.This is going to be a great night.Walking back into the guest room, Nyx is sticking what looks like the final clothes in the dresser. Her hygiene bag is laying on the bed, so I scoop it up and go place it in the bathroom for her.
“Thank you, Blue.” She gives me a soft smile. I hand her the hoodie and she gives me an evil smirk. “You brought me a Corps hoodie? Really?”
“It’s my favorite hoodie, it’s soft and worn. I thought it would be the most comfortable.” She just shakes her head and laughs before she removes her baggy t-shirt, slipping the hoodie over her head and it falls to mid-thigh. She pulls her bra out from under the baggy hoodie. I could get used to her in my clothes, especially if she’s bare under it.
“Let’s head downstairs. I think Dee has set the living room up for a movie night, and I smelled popcorn before I came back.” I take her hand and lead her downstairs.
Entering the living room, he has rearranged the couch so it has turned into a giant bed like area. With all the cushions and blankets we have in the house, it could be a nest you read about in an Omegaverse novel.
“So we have all the streaming sites, plus Hutch could probably find anything you want to watch. What are you feeling?” He looks right at her with the remote in hand. Nextto the couch bed is our table full of snacks and drinks. There is everything you can think of. He must have raided the pantry, peanut M&M’s, red vines, popcorn, Doritos, he even busted out the Old Dutch pickle chips.
“Ummm, what about A New Hope?”
“Excuse me? You are a beautiful, strong, bad ass woman, AND you like Star Wars! I think I have won the lottery!” I cannot believe this girl, she is absolutely perfect. I know she’s worried about her broken pieces, but her pieces fit perfectly with mine and Dee’s.
“I wouldn’t say I’m that amazing, but thank you! And yes, my dad and I used to go to every midnight release of Star Wars when the episodes came out! Kyra goes with me for midnight showings now that he is gone.” Her eyes glisten with unshed tears, the pain of her Dad being gone. I shift in a little closer to her to give her some comfort.
“That is amazing, Little Fox! We usually go to midnight releases too! Ok, let’s climb in this nest and start this marathon!”There is no way we make this a marathon without this heading upstairs!
