Chapter 1 #2
“Sort of. We’re planning to get ready for the holidays and wanted to have a trial run.
Emma’s grandda is excited about having everyone over, and I find that I can’t just tell him no.
This will be epic if nothing else.” He said he could count on him.
“It’s being catered, so no one has to bring anything.
That way, we can all have fun without people having to run food in and out while we’re eating.
Notice that I didn’t say the women. I’m learning to watch myself with my pronouns. ” They both laughed.
“I’ll be there.” He told him how he was staying in one of the houses that he bought, and Dyson was excited for him. “I’ll have everyone over once I get a few pieces of furniture. Right now, I have a couple of beds and an air mattress.”
“More than we had when we first moved into our home. I’ll see you tomorrow night. Try to find your mate next. You’ll love it.” He said that he knew that he would and closed the connection.
Getting into bed, he was happy that he’d gotten to speak to two of his brothers.
It was wonderful having such a large family, and he couldn’t have been happier that they all got along so well.
Even having his parents around, too, was better than most families had, and he also had his grandmother.
Sidney considered himself to be extremely lucky to have such a large family and that they all got along so well.
He didn’t know what he’d do without them there for each other and himself. They were extremely close, all of them.
After getting a good night’s sleep, he was up by the time the sun was coming up and making calls to get the kitchen done.
He also made arrangements to meet up with Melbourne to get his lists and was off trying to find a couch like his brothers.
They were so nice that he was sur that his family would enjoy them on game days too—it didn’t matter what games were being played, he loved to watch sports on the big screen.
The next thing he did was have a television delivered.
He wanted to watch a couple of games on television and was happy that they were going to set it up for him, too.
The kitchen was his biggest project, however.
The local pack had a good crew that was willing to come in and look the kitchen over.
He wanted it done soon, so he told them that if they needed to hire an extra crew to get it done, he was willing to pay for that.
When they said they could do it for him, he was happy.
While the rest of the house wasn’t perfect, it was good enough for him to live in until his mate came along.
Next thing he did was go out and buy himself a nice office arrangement with a desk and chair so that he could continue to work while he was waiting on things to get finished.
Since he had computer experience with setting it up, he didn’t have any trouble getting the computer that he wanted purchased.
He was just about ready to set things up when the crew that was going to be working on the kitchen showed up.
He couldn’t have been happier to get it done than he was at that moment.
By two in the afternoon, they had the kitchen torn up and the walls ripped to the studs to get the electrical things taken care of.
He’d not thought of that and was glad that someone was making sure that he had enough power to run the appliances in his home without any trouble.
They had him a list of things that he needed to decide on before they were finished for the day, and he was excited to know that he was going to be a part of the household upgrade.
He nearly forgot about dinner at his brother’s and decided to leave when he was dressed.
He didn’t want to be late for it, and he was glad that he showed up early.
Everything was being set up in the kitchen, and he and his brother went to the living room to watch a little basketball that was on the television. He was thrilled when Sammy joined them.
“I’ve been working at the restaurant all day, and I’m starving.
I never got a break like I usually do.” Unlike the other women in the family, Sammy had decided that she was going to continue to work outside the home.
Owning and operating a restaurant, she managed the books and kept up with the daily paperwork.
The Dew Drop Inn had good service as well as really good food, and he was glad to be able to eat there several times a month.
She was taking a few days off next week to finish the shopping for their home, and he was almost as excited as they were.
His brother had met the woman of his dreams in Sammy, and he couldn’t have been happier for him.
All his brothers had done well in finding their mates, and he couldn’t wait to find his.
He only hoped that she was just like the other women so that she could hold her own.
They were all ball busters, and he was very proud of them all.
Dinner was better than he thought it would be, and he had high expectations.
As soon as the meal was over and the plates cleared away, they went to the living room and sat around the television.
There were still games on, so he was happy for that.
While he was there, he picked up the lists that Melbourne had and the name of the place he’d gotten his living room furniture.
He didn’t mind if they all had the same thing; he decided it was the most perfect furniture for his house, too.
It was nearly midnight when he got home.
Going to bed late and getting up so early had him slightly dizzy with exhaustion.
As soon as he lay his head down on his pillow, he was out.
Not even thoughts of the construction crew coming in in the morning deterred him from turning off his alarm.
They’d work, and he’d sleep if it came to that.
But he knew that he’d be up in time to greet them at the door, as he wanted the house finished as much as they did.