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“I have a question,” she says.
“Another?” I tease, making her smile as she brushes away her tears.
“You’ve been leaving me things, right?”
“Yeah,” I say. “Little gifts here and there, a well placed call where it merits it. I went with your father to interrogate the grocery delivery people too. The owner had no idea why you were getting your orders messed up. However, one of the managers was paid off by ROWS, which makes the company unsafe.”
“I’m tired of grocery shopping for the shelter,” Aisling says. “I always forget something. I need to find another company.”
“Evan mentioned driving past some new food delivery trucks. It looks like a new company is doing business in Minneapolis,” I remember. “Ask him for the name. Maybe have Caelin do a little research.”
“Matchmaker,” she grumbles under her breath, making me chuckle. It feels good to tease her, to laugh. The stone that’s sitting on my chest isn’t as heavy, but I know this is just the beginning.
“Maybe so,” I rumble. “Go talk to them so you can get that checked off your list.”
“What do you know about me and my lists?” she sasses. Fuck yes.
“You like your checkmarks, don’t you, baby girl?” I growl before reminding myself to reel it in. Friends don’t do this. I’ve never been very good at friendships outside of the guys, though.
Here’s to learning new skills.
“I really do,” she murmurs, sitting up. “Thanks for the chat.”
“Anytime,” I say as I let her go and watch her stand.
I already miss her as she walks away.
Domh
Valentine’s Day
“She’s going to love it,”I remind Evan as he cleans the back of his truck.
He keeps it spotless either way, but I know he’s nervous. Things have been better between Aisling and Aiden in that they’re no longer completely ignoring each other, but I notice the longing looks he’s giving her.
I hope he knows what he’s doing, because it appears as if he’s edging himself out of our relationship with her, tattered as it may be.
“Will you detail the inside, please?” Evan complains.
Rolling my eyes, I move to open the door, seeing that it’s already pretty clean. Grabbing a garbage bag, I pick up two items of trash, and then begin wiping down the leather seats. Aisling went into the city for a half day on her own.
We made sure to drive her SUV to the house so she’d have access to it. We told her we had a surprise for her, which is true.
We are going to take a drive down to the lake that’s frozen, to watch the sun go down, and right now, Evan is making sure his ride is ready. The mattress will go in the bed of the vehicle, heaters will be at the end to keep us warm, with twinkle lights along the inside of it for a little light.
He’s packing blankets, pillows, beer, snacks, and a thermos of hot chocolate.
It’ll be a low key, fun date. Aisling loves to be outside, which is why she prefers to walk. As a pack, it feels wrong for her to be out in the cold, but we fixed that with a heated coat and gloves.
Our omega is meant to be spoiled with unique experiences. The stars are going to be gorgeous tonight, with the option for a few shooting stars. I just want to snuggle and enjoy it with her.
Caelin brought up the idea to us, and Evan fully intends to deliver, which is why he’s maniacally cleaning.
An hour later, everything is ready, and I head inside to shower and change. Aiden has roses that he is putting in a vase, making my footsteps slow.
“Those are gorgeous,” I mention casually, waiting to see what he’s up to.
“Mom dropped them off from Isla’s greenhouse,” he murmurs. Isla runs a very successful flower business, and learned how to grow them from Aiden’s mother. She’s also one of his many cousins.