The guys wait for him to say more.
He doesn’t.
“Only one of you needs to be here at a time,” Val finally continues. “No point having two exhausted alphas on the floor when a rested one will do the job better.”
Max nods immediately. “Agreed.”
Gary exhales, looking relieved. “Our omega will like that plan.”
The conversation drifts for another minute, but my attention is already wandering, my alpha restless.
Then Revea appears, smiling as she heads towards us.
My alpha immediately perks up, watching every step. She glances between Val and me, colour rising in her cheeks.
“She’s so damn gorgeous,”I murmur.
“Focus,”Val replies instantly, even though a spike of possessiveness rolls through the bond.
“You must be Gary and Max?” she says, smiling bright and beautiful. “I’m Revea Monroe, owner of Shear Instinct. Thanks for coming by before I leave for LA, really appreciate it.”
She holds out her hand.
Gary shakes it. Max follows.
And my alpha rumbles.
These guys have just had a baby with theirmatedomega.Chill the fuck out.
But beside me, Val’s shoulders tense, and our eyes meet for a second.
“Our alphas need to calm the fuck down.”
Val exhales slowly.“Agreed.”
Gary smiles. “Nice place you’ve got here. Our omega loves it.”
“She’s a client?” Revea’s eyes light up.
“Oh yeah, but she hasn’t been for a while. Busy with this one at home…” Without prompting, Gary pulls out his phone. “This is Bella. She’s one month old.”
Revea leans in. “Oh my god, she’s adorable. Look at that hair!” Then she calls over her shoulder. “Mags!”
We’ve found the salon’s kryptonite. Baby pictures.
After Margret joined, she squealed so loud that more people came to investigate. Gary’s now on picture ten of Baby Bellz, and he’s surrounded by every member of staff who doesn’t have a client.
“I’ll sweep the place while he’s… doing whatever this is,” Max murmurs, shaking his head as he walks off.
I’m just relieved this seems to be working out.
Val said yesterday Revea treated bringing in new staff like a goodbye.
She’s got no idea.
This just means that when we come back to the salon after her stint in LA, it won’t be for security reasons.
It’ll be for her.
