"And his mom likes her," she added.
Both Priest and Dav laughed. "It's no secret that the queen follows little Meryn on Facebook, hell, half the city does. She's hilarious."
Izzy sat up straighter. "I'm her Coffee Goddess. She's getting me an altar and everything."
"Coffee Goddess?" Dav asked.
Oron tickled her neck. "She's an extremely talented barista."
"Gods! Coffee! We don't have a decent place here," Priest practically whimpered.
Izzy eyed the long wooden bar. "If you order equipment, I can show you how to make drinks," she offered.
Dav froze. "Are you serious?"
"Yup, no one should be without coffee, that's like, criminal," she shuddered at the thought.
"And she'll only require ten percent of your profits from the coffee sales," Oron tacked on.
Dav pursed his lips together. "Worth it."
Izzy turned around to face her mate. "I wasn't going to charge him."
Oron smiled. "He can more than afford it and you are jobless. Tell me you wouldn't feel better with a small bit of money coming in for yourself?"
Izzy chewed on the side of her thumbnail. "I could get my own stuff then."
"You know I would buy you anything you would want or need, but you like the idea of your own money."
"Doesn't everyone?"
"You've got yourself a rare woman there Oron," Dav said.
Oron squeezed her close. "Don't I know it."
"Are the rumors we heard true? Are all the warriors getting mates?" Priest asked.
"Twelve warriors, including myself, have dreamt of and found their mates. That's about ten percent of the current roster finding their mates in under six months. I think it's safe to say we're all getting them," Oron informed them.
"Twelve?" Priest repeated? "I heard of the Eta unit finding their mates, who else?"
"Warrick Fortier, I attended his mating ceremony myself."
Priest gave him a funny look "Isn't that personal."
Oron threw a napkin at him. "Not the claiming you dolt. Because Warrick had just taken over as the Founding Family head, they had a ceremony so more people could see both him and Avery."
"What's she like?" Dav asked.
"He," Oron corrected.
"I didn't know Warrick was gay," Priest said.
Oron laughed. "Neither did Warrick from what I hear. But you almost can't be in the same room as the two of them. It's like Avery is the sun and Warrick rotates around him."
"Good for them," Dav said, passing them their beers.
Izzy accepted hers and took a sip. "Wow, I usually don't drink beer, but this is amazing." She took another healthy gulp.