Page 56 of I Dated a Holiday Hero
Krix blinked. “You know my mother?”
Veradil nodded. “We are on a few charity boards together.”
He nodded. “Right.”
Hever chuckled. “Just be glad that Salmet isn’t at the door wanting to know what your security plan for me is. I can give you hints. Help me to fly and help me get my license.”
Krix nodded. “I can do that. I might ask Jeneev for help. Her brother has wings in a similar structure to yours.”
“Nice. Well, I am using your connections to help me get into a training situation.”
“Fine, but the first thing you have to do is to use your wings to do a pushup.”
Hever shrugged and dropped onto her arms, lowered herself to the kitchen floor, glanced up, and smiled. Her wings unfolded and pushed on either side of her shoulders, walking her to an upright position.
“Okay, so you have that already. They look so soft.”
“I can’t carry more than my own weight and maybe forty pounds. They aren’t cargo haulers.”
Krix smiled. “Good. A guy has to be good for something.”
Hever looked at her mother. “So, how do you feel about having another adult daughter or two? I know that my sister has mates, but she could always use a mom.”
“Mates? Plural?”
“Yeah, she is mated to Sarel and Vinul. Omega and tiger alpha, respectively.” She smiled. “Vinul is an Etir.”
“Oh. Nice. Wait. When did you meet her?”
“When she was born. When I was chucked into the pod for corpse storage, she had to go through life in the lab. She organized an escape for her and the littles, but she ended up in a group home. She got through life pretending to be human.”
“Hm. Does she have a name?”
“Leska. We are both genetically part Nelith and part Tirra’s dad.”
She smiled. “Ask her. If she wants family, I am in a very expansive mood.”
Hever nodded. “Okay, I will introduce myself to her this week. Today, I have to get back to work and start advertising for assistants.”
Veradil smiled. “Have breakfast and get to work. I will contact a wedding planner and let Salmet know what is going on.”
Hever grinned. “I would come in for a hug, but I know where all hands are right now, and you two seem perfectly comfortable. I will grab breakfast at the commissary.”
She grabbed Krix and hauled him out.
He laughed as they walked outside. “What was that?”
“Uh, I managed to see under the table, and there was a lot more going on than you could guess at on the surface. Mom’s still mid-sleepover.”
He grinned. “Let’s get you to Z-Corp. You have your pass?”
“Yup.”
He lifted her into his arms. “Let’s go.” He launched skyward, and then there was a heartbeat, and they were next to the building and lowering to the sidewalk.
“Can I see where you work?”
“Not today. I have to get to work right away, making sure that the requisition for replacement staff is filed. Desmond was an okay mechanic, but I liked that he could lift heavy objects. I definitely need someone in the heavy-hitter capacity, with an engineering background.”
