Page 112 of Packed in the Fire house

None of us wanted to leave each other.

“We're all sharing a ride there, so you could always come and see us for lunch using the other vehicle,” Blaze said as he grabbed his bag, a hopeful expression on his face.

I grimaced. It was a nice idea, and in fact, I would have loved to pop over there the next day to bring them some cookies and maybe share a meal with them. Only, their choices of vehicles weren’t exactly suitable. They had a truck and an SUV, both alpha-sized.

“I'm pretty sure my feet won't reach the pedals on either vehicle.”

Walker looked thoughtful for a moment before nodding. “In that case, we need to get you a smaller car. Maybe a Mini or an A3?”

“I’ll look into the safety ratings for both,” Rune said as I gaped at Walker.

“I draw the line at you buying me a car.”

Walker beamed down at me, his hand rubbing my back. If he was trying to seduce me, he was doing a bad job of it. “We just want you to be safe, and having a car would be good for you.”

Huffing, I glowered at my alpha. Sure, having my own car would be extremely useful. Being able to drive to the grocery store or take Luka to daycare on my own would be helpful.

“But I like driving Sunshine around.” Blaze pouted. “It’s one of the few ways she actually lets us take care of her.”

“You don’t own a car,” I pointed out. Rune had the truck and Walker the SUV.

Blaze nodded. “I do need to get one. My last one had an itchy steering wheel so I got rid of it and just never got around tobuying a new one. Now I need to. I’ll find whatever has the best safety rating for us, Sunshine!”

Walker frowned. “Well, she’ll just be using the car while we’re on shift, because if we aren’t on shift, we will be driving her anywhere she needs.”

“You are incorrigible,” I grumbled into Walker’s chest.

“Shhh, just accept my love,” Walker said, clutching me to his chest, muffling my complaints.

We spent way too long in the doorway, saying our goodbyes. Each alpha kissed me multiple times, hugged me, and assured me that they would be back soon.

I’d been left on my own before while they were on calls, but this felt different. I had spent so much time on my own before, surely, I could do it again. Before my apartment burned down, I had spent pretty much every day with just Luka.

“Go to work! The B shift guys are going to be waiting to go home, and you’re making them late!” I said as I shoved them out the door.

It took a few more attempts to get rid of them before they all piled into Walker’s SUV and drove off. Locking the door behind them, I padded into the kitchen, where Luka was sitting in his high chair eating leftover pasta. Eating was a bit of an exaggeration. He was more likely shoving it in his face and getting it all over himself.

“Oh dear, my sweet boy, I think you need a bath!”

Walker: Just got to the station, are you okay?

Sunny: Just giving the little food monster a bath.

Rune: Maybe we should avoid the pasta with dark sauces. He gets them everywhere, and he’s stained so many clothes. Also, can you give Sooty some of the mint I clipped earlier?

Blaze: Hush, you're stifling his creativity. I'm missing you already, sunshine.

Even though I had only just finished giving Luka a bath, I was also starting to miss the guys. Usually one of them was there when I gave Luka a bath, holding out the towel, ready to grab the wet and wriggling toddler.

Every member of Pack Landry had ingratiated themselves in my life so much that I couldn’t help missing them. Without them, the large, beautiful house was quiet.

Thanks to the bath, Luka was getting sleepy as I dried him off, so getting him into his diaper and little sleep suit was easy.

His nursery was next to the pack bedroom, so after grabbing a warm sippy cup of milk, I tucked him in, taking a moment to sit on the nursery recliner and watch as he drifted off to sleep. The light outside was starting to dim, so once I was sure he was asleep, I took a moment to wander around the house, checking that all the windows and doors were locked.

The guys had gone around and done that before. They had checked several times, in fact, but I still felt more comfortable going through and checking.

I had an entire evening to do whatever I wanted. The house was immaculate because the guys had cleaned it top to bottom before leaving for their shift. I didn't really want to start baking late into the evening, because if I stayed up too late, I would still be woken up first thing in the morning by Luka.

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