They were perfect. As she continued to eat, she listened as the men made plans for the day.
Colton turned to Keelan. "Did you make arrangements to see your mate again?
Keelan nodded. "She's staying with her aunt and uncle in Madison while she interviews for a job. I asked her out, we're going to go see the Hobbit marathon on Saturday. The small theatre downtown is running all three movies back to back to back. I've been dying to see the third one again."
Beth scrunched up her face. "They didn't have anything romantic playing?
"There's romance!" Keelan protested, then thought about it. "Well, up until the end when..."
"La la la la la! No spoilers!" Meryn put her hands over her ears.
"Okay, okay. Why haven't you seen it yet? It's been out for a while?" Keelan asked.
Meryn just gave him a look and then pointed to Aiden. "Overprotective, paranoid mate."
Keelan winced. "Sorry."
Colton looked over to Aiden. "Okay, today is Tuesday, so we have drills with Epsilon today. Did you want to continue with blind drills?" Colton asked.
Rheia was about to take another bite when a thought struck her. She turned to Aiden. "Do you always have drills with Epsilon on Tuesday?" Aiden nodded. Rheia sat back as a knot began to form in her stomach. "What about Wednesdays?"
"Wednesdays we train with Beta," Darian answered.
"Do you keep a schedule posted somewhere?" she asked.
The men shook their heads. Colton turned to her. "We maintain the same routines to cut back on confusion."
Rheia looked around and gave the men an acerbic expression. "So you've been using the same routine for quite some time?"
They all nodded.
"So if the ferals have been paying attention at all, they know exactly who will be where at any given point throughout the week?"
The men all nodded and then stopped mid-nod. Their expressions changed from smiling, to horror stricken, to ill.
"Dear Gods, she's right," Gavriel whispered.
Aiden sank back in his chair. "Thank Fate for you women. You see things differently than we do, question things we don't even think about anymore." He looked over to Colton. "Call all the units, tell them we have a mandatory meeting, including the trainees, first thing this morning," he said, before standing and kissing Meryn on the forehead.
Colton turned to Meryn and Beth. "We had planned on watching Penny again, but I don't think today is a good day for it. Is there any chance you two can watch her?"
Meryn and Beth eyed each other then turned to look at Penny. Meryn shrugged. "Why not?"
Colton stood. "Thank you ladies." He ruffled Penny's hair and walked around her chair to stand next to Rheia. He leaned down and kissed her gently. "Get my cell phone number from Meryn and text me later."
"I will. Have fun today."
Colton rolled his eyes. "Aiden always gets so grumpy when he realizes he's made a mistake, he'll be an absolute bear to be around." He wagged his eyebrows at her. Both she and Meryn laughed.
"Colton, get your mangy ass out here!" Aiden bellowed from the foyer.
"I am loved after all, he missed me." Colton laughed and waved goodbye.
"Goofball," Rheia said and resumed eating her pancakes.
"A lovable goofball," Beth said.
"Sexy even," Meryn chimed in.
"Will you two be okay watching Penny?" Rheia asked.
Meryn looked at Beth. "I had no younger siblings and never babysat. You?"
Beth grimaced. "I was the youngest person in Noctem Falls for close to twenty years."
"We can help," A light male voiced said from the doorway. Rheia looked up to see two young men come into the room. She was shocked to see one of them in a wheelchair.
"Jaxon, Noah! Perfect timing. Meet Rheia and Penny. Rheia is Colton's mate and Penny is her daughter," Meryn said introducing them. The men smiled at her and waved. "We have five other trainees you haven't met yet. They've been helping the construction crew with their barracks. They'll spend the day moving in after the meeting Aiden just called. These two are my minions. Noah is the cutie
Colton turned to Keelan. "Did you make arrangements to see your mate again?
Keelan nodded. "She's staying with her aunt and uncle in Madison while she interviews for a job. I asked her out, we're going to go see the Hobbit marathon on Saturday. The small theatre downtown is running all three movies back to back to back. I've been dying to see the third one again."
Beth scrunched up her face. "They didn't have anything romantic playing?
"There's romance!" Keelan protested, then thought about it. "Well, up until the end when..."
"La la la la la! No spoilers!" Meryn put her hands over her ears.
"Okay, okay. Why haven't you seen it yet? It's been out for a while?" Keelan asked.
Meryn just gave him a look and then pointed to Aiden. "Overprotective, paranoid mate."
Keelan winced. "Sorry."
Colton looked over to Aiden. "Okay, today is Tuesday, so we have drills with Epsilon today. Did you want to continue with blind drills?" Colton asked.
Rheia was about to take another bite when a thought struck her. She turned to Aiden. "Do you always have drills with Epsilon on Tuesday?" Aiden nodded. Rheia sat back as a knot began to form in her stomach. "What about Wednesdays?"
"Wednesdays we train with Beta," Darian answered.
"Do you keep a schedule posted somewhere?" she asked.
The men shook their heads. Colton turned to her. "We maintain the same routines to cut back on confusion."
Rheia looked around and gave the men an acerbic expression. "So you've been using the same routine for quite some time?"
They all nodded.
"So if the ferals have been paying attention at all, they know exactly who will be where at any given point throughout the week?"
The men all nodded and then stopped mid-nod. Their expressions changed from smiling, to horror stricken, to ill.
"Dear Gods, she's right," Gavriel whispered.
Aiden sank back in his chair. "Thank Fate for you women. You see things differently than we do, question things we don't even think about anymore." He looked over to Colton. "Call all the units, tell them we have a mandatory meeting, including the trainees, first thing this morning," he said, before standing and kissing Meryn on the forehead.
Colton turned to Meryn and Beth. "We had planned on watching Penny again, but I don't think today is a good day for it. Is there any chance you two can watch her?"
Meryn and Beth eyed each other then turned to look at Penny. Meryn shrugged. "Why not?"
Colton stood. "Thank you ladies." He ruffled Penny's hair and walked around her chair to stand next to Rheia. He leaned down and kissed her gently. "Get my cell phone number from Meryn and text me later."
"I will. Have fun today."
Colton rolled his eyes. "Aiden always gets so grumpy when he realizes he's made a mistake, he'll be an absolute bear to be around." He wagged his eyebrows at her. Both she and Meryn laughed.
"Colton, get your mangy ass out here!" Aiden bellowed from the foyer.
"I am loved after all, he missed me." Colton laughed and waved goodbye.
"Goofball," Rheia said and resumed eating her pancakes.
"A lovable goofball," Beth said.
"Sexy even," Meryn chimed in.
"Will you two be okay watching Penny?" Rheia asked.
Meryn looked at Beth. "I had no younger siblings and never babysat. You?"
Beth grimaced. "I was the youngest person in Noctem Falls for close to twenty years."
"We can help," A light male voiced said from the doorway. Rheia looked up to see two young men come into the room. She was shocked to see one of them in a wheelchair.
"Jaxon, Noah! Perfect timing. Meet Rheia and Penny. Rheia is Colton's mate and Penny is her daughter," Meryn said introducing them. The men smiled at her and waved. "We have five other trainees you haven't met yet. They've been helping the construction crew with their barracks. They'll spend the day moving in after the meeting Aiden just called. These two are my minions. Noah is the cutie
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