Page 40 of Sunshine

After letting my family know, I was bundled into the back of Logan’s station wagon. The fuzzy feeling was still invading my brain and, for once, I let myself just go with the moment instead of trying to analyze everything.

I was going to spend the evening with Pack Kahele.

Chapter 13

Julian

We pulled up to the house and I couldn’t stop myself from giving a little bounce. “Home now!”

Sunshine grinned. She was still a little pale from being in the icy water, and her ponytail was wet. I’d snuggled against her side the entire car ride home, with Luca on her other side.

Bubbly energy filled me. Sunshine was here. At our house. We went inside, and I took a deep breath, relishing the combination of all our scents together.

Our house was perfect. I hadn’t thought I’d like California, not the way I loved Hawaii, but Luca had found the perfect place. The design was airy and open, and the walls were white with high ceilings and pine wood floors. The furniture was all soft blond wood with overstuffed cushions.

We’d added our own touches of sea glass, driftwood, sage green and crystal blue accents to make it feel cozy.

It had been ages since Sunshine had been over, so the house no longer had any traces of her scent. Something that was about to change.

“You need to hydrate,” Logan said. “You want some water? A sports drink?”

“Please?” Sunshine looked around uncertainly, like she wasn’t sure what to do with herself.

“Okay. You’re wet.” I tugged Sunshine’s hand. “You can borrow some of my clothes while yours are in the dryer.”

The urge to “accidentally” steal some of her clothes was strong. Unfortunately, she’d only worn shorts, a t-shirt, and her undergarments to the festival. There was no sweatshirt to conveniently forget about or I would have claimed it for my nest.

“You don’t mind?” She looked worried.

“Heck no.” I shook my head, showing her the main bathroom. “One sec.”

I went into the bedroom and rummaged around for some spare clothes. I found one of my softest t-shirts, a clean pair of boxers, and a pair of sweatpants with a drawstring. I was only an inch or so taller than she was, short for a guy, but average height for an omega, so hopefully my clothes wouldn’t be too big for her.

She was hovering near the bathroom. I handed her the pile of clothes. “No bra, sadly. No girls in the house.”

“The top half of my body didn’t get too wet,” she said. “I’m okay.”

“Hmm, guess I should have splashed you.” I winked at her. “Here you go.”

She shook her head at me and took the clothes into the bathroom. I wandered back out to the living room. Sure enough, Logan was dishing out dessert while Luca paced. They both stopped what they were doing and looked at me when I walked in.

I gave them the thumbs up, bouncing on my heels a little bit. Logan went back to getting the dessert sorted and Luca sat down, looking a little more relaxed.

Sunshine was in the house, she was going to sit on the couch and I would get to snuggle her. My omega instincts were all but giving me a standing ovation at finally getting my beta back to the house.

It was shaping up to be an awesome night.

She came out of the bathroom looking adorable in my t-shirt and sweatpants, her wet clothes in her hands. “Where’s the dryer?”

Luca jumped up, and Logan stepped forward, but I beat them to it and led her to the laundry room next to the master bedroom. When I’d set the dryer going, she was in the hallway looking around curiously.

“You’ve seen the house before, right?” I cocked my head.

She blushed, like she had been caught doing more than peeking into the bedroom. “Yes, but not the guided tour.”

“That’s our bedroom.” I gestured needlessly at the massive bed, still not made. There was a pile of laundry in the corner, and some random books and papers on the end table. “Me and Luca are messy, and Logan’s neat freakiness can’t keep up.”

I opened the door opposite the bedroom. There was a massive hardwood desk with shelves lined with books and an armchair. There was a small table to the side of the chair we called the “anal table” because we’d discovered it was just the perfect height.

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