Page 73 of Knot Now Knot Ever

“What?” I questioned.

“Please, beautiful, close your eyes,” Pascal urged.

If it had been anyone else, I would have said he was pouting to get his way. I gave in and covered my eyes with my hands as excited butterflies churned in my stomach. With a gentle grip, Pascal guided me forward, came to stand behind me, and pulled my hands down to reveal the room. Straight ahead was a pair of glass French doors that opened to a small balcony. Large windows on either side of the room let sunlight flood the large space. All the walls were white but accented with beautiful crown molding. Looking up, I found a tray ceiling that gave the illusion it was vaulted, giving the whole room a spacious feel.

“Holy shit, this room is as big as my apartment,” I blurted.

“Like we said, at first, it was considered for being the nest so we left the room the whole width of the building,” Tanner explained. “I believe that’s what this room was being used for when we bought the place. In fact, other than updating the windows, new carpet, and painting it white, we didn’t do a whole lot in here.”

“It’s stunning,” I said as I slowly twirled, taking it all in.

Pascal snuck up behind me, causing me to bump into him. “You should really check out the balcony,” he whispered after brushing my hair off my shoulder so he could kiss the skin behind my ear.

That kiss made me weak in the knees, but I managed to wobble my way over to the glass doors. Using both hands, I grasped the golden door latches, twisted up, and pulled them open. The doors swung easily, and a rush of fresh air blew in, making me smile. The balcony railing was black wrought iron with an intricate filigree pattern. It wasn’t all that deep, but there was enough space to place a chair or two. Gripping the railing, I looked down and found it provided the perfect view of our neighbor’s garden. Unlike this building with its small patio, their home had lush green grass, a fountain, and tons of beautiful flowers starting to bloom. When they were all in full bloom, I’m sure I would be able to smell them if the breeze hit right.

Spinning around to face the guys, I smiled so wide it hurt my cheeks. “This is perfect.”

Fawn let out a whoop and darted forward to grab my hand, drag me back inside, and dance in celebration. The rest of the morning was spent planning what I wanted to do with the space and most of what I had would work, but the guys insisted I get a few new things.

“Come on, starlight, you’re gonna need some chairs that are safe to go on the patio,” Tanner reasoned.

“Guys, what’s the rush? Everything I need right away is going to be delivered tomorrow. Besides, according to The Snuggery website, there’s no way we can get stuff delivered any sooner than three days with rush shipping,” I pointed out. “Right now, what I want to focus on is getting the room painted so we don’t have to fight the furniture once it arrives.”

“All right, then go get your shoes on,” Pascal directed.

Confused, I sat there in hopes he’d explain himself.

“You want to get your room painted, right?” Pascal asked, and I nodded. “Then we have to go buy paint and everything else we need. It’s only a little after one, and with all of us working on the project, we’ll have it done in no time.”

“You’re serious?” I questioned, getting up from the couch. “And everyone’s going to help?”

“Yeah, why wouldn’t we?” Tanner challenged. “Did you think we’d just leave you to do all that work yourself?”

“Well, I, ah…” I said, stumbling over my words. “I just assumed it was my room, so whatever I did to it was my problem.”

Zachary scoffed. “Let me guess… that’s what your ex-pack told you?”

Fidgeting, I tucked my hair behind my ear and nodded.

“Douchebags,” Fawn muttered. “Guess what, angel? Now, you get a crash course in what it means to be part of a pack. Let’s go get everything you need to make your room amazing.”

“Oh, and I’ve sorted things out with The Snuggery. Your things will be here tomorrow,” Eli shared with a smug smile.

“How do you do shit like that?” Tanner demanded.

“Let’s just say I’ve got a rather close connection with someone who can expedite things,” Eli answered cryptically.

Tanner shoved to his feet, shaking his head. “So not cool, man. You make impressing our Omegas impossible.”

Everyone laughed as we headed to the garage, but no one even tried to deny the truth of his accusation. We had to take two cars—Zachary’s SUV to fit everything in and Pascal’s hatchback since he hadn’t driven it in a while. Thankfully, the lunch traffic had died down so it didn’t take us too long to get to the Design Warehouse. Like The Snuggery is for all things Omega, the Design Warehouse is pretty much what it sounds like but with packs in mind.

At the Design Warehouse, you could find beds, couches, and tables of all shapes and sizes to accommodate your pack’s needs. They also had everything under the sun for interior design in whatever style you might possibly want. This company understood that one size would never fit all and tried to offer something for everyone. My theme for this room would be blush, sage green, gold, and various shades of tan. I planned to paint the walls a super soft cream color with one wall sage green. Then I’d paint all the crown molding on the walls and ceiling gold to make them pop. It was going to look amazing.

Fawn helped me pick out a set of sheer gold curtains for the balcony doors and a blush option for the other windows since they already had blinds to darken the room. As we passed the lighting area, I spotted a gorgeous gold chandelier with crystals, but what made it extraordinary was the light pink and white flowers and delicate ivy that wound its way around the limbs. The lights appeared to bloom from some of the flowers, and I simply couldn’t take my eyes off it.

“Can I help you with something, sir,” a store clerk asked Zachary.

“Yes, could you please have one of these chandeliers waiting for us at checkout?” he answered, causing my jaw to drop.