My heart broke as her scent went salty with sadness.
“It’s not you, it’s everything that happened to you. Electrical currents can disrupt a body’s ability to go into heat. Your body tried, but once you got to a certain point, it just didn’t know what to do. But hopefully it’ll be better now. Don’t worry about it one bit. Weloveyou.” I pulled her, so she was on top of me, careful of all the monitors.
“Okay.” She rested her head on my chest and looked up at me. “I love your glasses.”
“I’m glad. Are you thirsty? For water,” I added.
She nodded.
I got her some water and helped her drink. “Why don’t we call the nurse?”
“How about if Wes brings me ice cream?” She pouted.
“I will absolutely ask him to. How about I feed you some of the nice soup Mrs. K made you, first? It’s still warm,” I suggested.
“She made mesoup?Mrs. K is so nice.” Grace nodded. “I want a bite. It smells good.”
Getting my cup, I spooned some soup into it, trying to get mostly broth. I sat back down, and I fed her a bite.
“That’s my good girl,” I praised as she swallowed spoonful after spoonful of soup.
A nurse came in. “Oh, you’re awake!” She looked at me and frowned. “What are you feeding her?”
“Homemade soup.” I offered Grace another spoonful. Her mouth opened like a baby bird, and I fed her some more.
“At least it’s not ice cream.” The nurse sighed and went over to the monitors.
Grace made a face at her.
“You can have ice cream later. You should have a little food first. The soup smells nice,” the nurse said. “How about if your alpha goes and gets some coffee and I’ll get you checked over and taken care of?”
That wasn’t an actual question.
“Oooh, coffee sounds amazing. Thanks, Spence.” Grace smiled at me.
Putting the almost empty cup back on the bedstand, I gave her a kiss and stood. “I’ll be right back.”
“Are you serious?” Grace laughed as we looked at jets on my laptop. “They’re going to buy us a plane as a mating gift?”
“Yes, which one do you want? These all will fit on your island, and these,” I clicked to another tab, “will fit with a few modifications to the runway. These are not allowed on your island, but we could still have one. We’d just then need to keep another plane someplace to take to your island. Or get a helicopter.” It was a little ridiculous, but my family in Greece was ridiculous.
My parents tried to give me what they deemed a normal upbringing. And they did. But I had plenty of experience with the finer things in life, too.
Also, in my family, the mating gift from the alpha’s family to the new couple was usually substantial. My family was also very excited that I was taking a mate again. While they loved Elaris and knew that it would take time for me to heal, they also worried about me being lonely.
“We have a plane.” Her eyebrows rose as she looked over them.
“The company has a plane. This would be for our family. Honestly, a pack plane is a good thing. It’s about safety, and convenience. Brennan’s business trips would be quicker and easier because he could just take the jet. Same with familyvacations. Or quick business trips for you. Let’s say that you get invited to speak at a university in New York. We could simply fly over, you could speak, we’d have dinner, and return right home,” I explained.
“New York?” She laughed.
“The math department at the New York Institute of Technology has a speaker series. Narif has spoken to them. They’d love you. Also, if we don’t specify exactly what we want, my family will pick. That happened with Elaris and me,” I laughed.
“What?” She laughed.
“We told them that we’d like a little house but were like,Oh, we’ll be happy with anything.” With a laugh, I told her about ourlittle starter home, the ostentatious decor, and the insanely expensive appliances.
“I mean, a house is a house,” she laughed. “Did you sell it after she passed?”
