Colton was pointing and laughing, which fueled Sascha's anger to new heights.
"Poor tiger wiger!" Colton teased.
"Leave him there, Keelan. We have actual work to do," Darian said, walking back over to the ropes where he had been working out. "I want to see the progress you made increasing the strength in your upper body."
"Sure thing," Keelan said, joining him at the ropes.
"Bastards! Let me out of here!"
Everyone went back to their workout.
"Guys?" Sascha called.
Darian held the rope while Keelan climbed.
"Guys, come on, I have to piss!" Sascha yelled.
"Go ahead, Sascha, I mean it's not like the women are watching," Colton cajoled.
"Although, Amelia did get those binoculars from somewhere," Gavriel interjected, sending Colton into fresh fits of laughter.
All around him, the men laughed and teased the Gamma Unit leader until Aiden couldn't stand seeing Sascha squirm anymore and ordered Keelan to take down the wall. Darian felt lighter than he had in years.
Maybe I have a chance after all.
CHAPTER FIVE
Amelia walked into the house and shut the door. Darian's kiss had changed something in her. In her mind, she had always known he was her mate, but after his kiss, she suddenly felt empty without him. She keenly felt the separation from him, and it scared her. Desperately needing a distraction to take her mind off her still tingling body, she headed toward the kitchen.
When she entered, Ryuu looked up from the stove. "Is there something I can do for you, itoko-sama?" he asked.
She frowned. "What does that mean anyway?"
He gave a noncommittal shrug. "It is a mode of address in my language. I find that the English language lacks proper terms to covey certain meanings," he said, not explaining anything at all.
"It sounds pretty."
Ryuu smiled and gave a half bow.
"Could you show me where Aiden's office is? Keelan brought my makeup case down last night so I could do makeovers for Beth and Meryn."
"Of course, one moment." Ryuu untied the starched, white apron and set it to one side. He walked her out of the kitchen to the foyer and down a second hallway on the other side of the staircase. He paused at a closed door before knocking.
"Come in!" she heard Meryn yell.
Smiling, Ryuu opened the door for her, and she walked in.
"Thank you, Ryuu."
"You're very welcome." He bowed again and left.
"Are you here to do makeovers?" Meryn squealed.
"Yup, my case should be around here somewhere." She looked around.
"If you mean the silver, toolbox-looking thing, it's against the wall," Jaxon said, pointing it out.
"That would be it." She wheeled the case to the small seating area where Beth and Meryn now sat.
"Is it okay if I join in, too?" Noah asked shyly.
"Of course!" Amelia pointed to the empty seat next to Meryn on the small love seat.
Meryn turned to Noah. "I'm going to get sexy."
Noah blushed furiously. "I want to look pretty."
Beth laughed. "Noah, you are pretty."
"I wish I had your eyelashes," Amelia sighed. "Women pay a lot money for false mink lashes to look half as good."
Meryn's eyes lit up. "I want to try those."
Amelia started pulling different palettes and brushes from her case. "So, will the order be Beth, then Meryn, then Noah?" she asked.
Meryn and Noah looked at each other. "Can we try it ourselves?" Meryn asked.
Amelia looked between the two of them. "You know what? Let's use my laptop. I'll fire up a makeup tutorial on YouTube, and you two can try it out. How's that?"
"Perfect! I can't wait to shock Aiden." Meryn grinned evilly.
Amelia pulled out her laptop from the back of the case and logged in. "What type of look did you want?"
Meryn pulled the laptop between her and Noah. "We got this, you do Beth."
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely." Meryn started typing. "We just have to find a video we want."
"Okay, if you have any questions or need help, let me know." Amelia slid a tray of assorted makeup and beauty supplies over to them and turned to Beth. "So what's your normal look?"
"Pretty natural, I tend to go for neutral colors like cream, pink, and light brown."
She assessed Beth's gorgeous blonde hair and blue eyes. "How do you feel about bold colors?"
Beth flinched. "How bold?"
"Trust me." Amelia grinned and started pulling out the makeup she knew she wanted for Beth's new look.
"So, Amelia, do you know The Doctor?" Meryn asked, her eyes still glued to the laptop. Noah pointed to one video and she nodded.