Gee, thanks, Caro.
You’re welcome. FYI, I found popcorn, so next time he goes all diva mode, give a shout-out so we can enjoy the show.
A million finger emojis are headed your way, Caro.
Ah, tsk-tsk, little brother. You may be a grand uncle but you’re the jester of the brothers. If you recall correctly, both Ionus and I warned you that payback was a bitch for the shit you gave us when our mates arrived. Now it’s your turn in the hot seat. I, for one, am enjoying this immensely.
Fuck. My. Life.
I was thinking that a lot today
All I wanted was a mate. And lots of sex. And babies. Did I mention I liked sex? Well, I had all that, kinda, until Ronan wound up pregnant. Time to up my game and win my mate over, then have tons of make-up sex.
Me: Donovan, Odem Denarius here. I’ve got some work if you’ve got the time.
Donovan: Hey Odem, I’m headed out your way for another job now. I can stop by in about an hour. Does that work for you?
Me: Perfect, I’m the middle house. See you then.
He probably knew that, but oh well. One more to reach out to before I start clearing the rooms and making dinner.
Me: Jacob, Odem Denarius here. I’d like to commission nursery furniture as my brothers, Ionus and Caro, have.
Jacob: Congrats!
If only he knew…
Jacob: How many are you adding to your house ??
Me: Two, fraternal twins.
Jacob: Excellent. Gender neutral furniture?
Me: Yes, please and thank you. Spare no expense, I want the finest for my offspring.
Goddess, how wonderful it felt to say that. Not for the monetary value or fine furnishings but ordering for my own dragonets.
Jacob: Timeframe?
Me: Great question. Let me get back to you on that but likely around the four-to-five-month timeframe.
Jacob: I’ll get to work on the drawings. Send me your email and I’ll send them over for approval in about a week.
I fired it off and headed back upstairs. It had been so long since I’d been in those two rooms I’d forgotten what I had stashed in them. When I opened the first box, it all came back to me. I’d been in the midst of rearranging my horde and of course got distracted. Damn squirrels. The contents in these boxes were part of my stone collection.
Opals and Rubies were many of the stones I had a hard time passing by. Diamonds, in their original form, were another. My horde was worth far more than it could ever be valued on paper for. Guess it was time to move it all back downstairs.
Amidst the moving, Donovan showed up.
“Hey man, good to see you,” I greeted him. “Let me set this box down and I’ll show you the rooms.” Donovan waited in the foyer while I dropped the box off in the horde room. “Sorry about that. How’ve you been?”
“Great,” he smiled. “With all of you finding your mates I should consider building a home for myself up here,” Donovan chuckled. “Seriously, I’m happy for you guys.”
“Thanks, it’s been a crazy couple of years for sure. Mine is currently napping and not very happy with me. I’m hoping these renovations will bring him around.”
“Seriously his loss, you’re a great guy.”
“Thanks, that means a lot.” Both rooms bordered the main bedroom. “This one I’d like to turn in to a walk-in wardrobe. Ronan has, like, three hundred pairs of shoes and a lot ofclothes. Maybe in the center do an island style dresser. Drawers for clothes, lingerie, and jewelry and have one end be a, what’s the desk thing you sit at and do your make-up?”
