I can hear the chattering in the house before I get to the door. Another of our weekly get togethers. I am happier to be here than I was at the family BBQ earlier, getting sick of being harassed in the end…..
It works out so well having the houses nearby, as we literally pop in and out of one another’s homes, or gardens. A little community of our own which is what we had wanted with us all being so close. So as we have kids they grow up together. Not that there is kids on my horizon anytime soon.
Jeez, the noise and smells that come from Indie and Dan’s and Knox and Lilah’s kids, they can keep them! They are cute, don’t get me wrong but fucking hell they are noisy! And sometimes there is no pleasing them. You feed them, they still cry. You change them, they still cry. It’s like well what else can I do for you?
If I do find my mate and have kids, I hope some paternal instinct will appear as right now I am more a fun uncle type that they can have a laugh with and I get distracted playing with their toys. I have no clue how to take care of them!
“Hola! Party can start, I have arrived” I greet everyone as I walk in the door.
“Hey Gabe” Lilah comes and hugs me.
“Looking gorgeous as ever Chica” I kiss her head.
My Luna is the sweetest, she has changed so much in the little over two years we have known her, and I know that is all down to Knox and being here in our pack. She is where she belongs. Plus I think being a mama too, she is a perfect mama for that little bundle of joy of theirs. Though I think Knox changed too meeting Lilah, he was always a tough and ruthless, but fair Alpha, but while he is still tough and ruthless in some ways he has softened. He would do anything for Lilah and you can see a mile away how much he loves his mate. The way it should be.
How we never realised they were mates that first night they met I truly don’t know when we look back. That lotion Lilah used must have been some strong stuff, because it definitely had us all fooled. Though while we assumed they weren’t fated mates we had all assumed they just both had some serious sexual tension and chemistry going on. I think in truth it was a mixture of it all.
The moon goddess made a good choice pairing them up though. I guess she picks the fated mates for a reason, and with them you can see why, they complement each other perfectly, Knox can be a jackass at times, while Lilah is a sweet angel haha.
“Alright dick head” Knox slaps me on the back in greeting.
“Hmm yeah, you?” I reply with a smile.
“Yeah, see you just walk in as always” Knox laughs, it drives him crazy we all just walk into one another’s houses.
“I knew I was safe today, if I can hear other people in here I know I ain’t going to walk in on you doing the dirty” I joke.
I hear Lilah and Indie giggling, because they know I am right. I have unfortunately walked in on them both with their mates at awkward moments. I should knock, but it’s funny to keep them on their toes.
I do see Dan and Knox with their mates and how much happier they seem, I never thought they were unhappy before, and still don’t think they were unhappy before, but they seem a whole other level of happier now they have their mate by their side. And it has honestly made me think it has to be my turn soon surely.
That along with the constant pestering from family, I really can’t help but think about it. I have not had chance to meet my mate yet, but she has to be out there somewhere right? We meet different packs regularly with warrior training yet I have never come across my mate. It makes me wonder if I will ever find her. All our group of friends were late in finding their mates which was unusual. I am in no rush to have the kids and settle down, as much as I know it would be expected of me, but needing my mate, wanting my mate, that is something I am craving.
Part of me is terrified that may never happen for me. And that I could be alone.
I had found University such a drain on my brain today, but one I was eternally grateful for. Anything was better than being back at our pack. Five years into my medical degree now, and two years left before I was fully fledged Dr, then all the pain and suffering and long days would finally be worth it.The fact that after my training shift at the hospital I was collecting my cousin was just a stark reminder of the realities of the hells that remained at our pack on a daily basis. But I was not going to complain about seeing my little Lola. My best friend since we were pups, her visits were one of the highlights of my months when her Mum and Dad managed to sneak them in. It was a true shame she did not live closer. Both of us 24 this year, and as close as sisters rather than cousins. Lola and I had been the best of friends from being tiny, and I know she found it so difficult me being away at University. But then at the same time she was so supportive of me, and she loved her
I sit surrounded by our friends, Knox by my side, where he has been since we became mates, well probably before that really. He was just more discreet in it. Now he is openly there, affectionate and sweet as ever, the big bad Alpha he likes to call himself, though that may have initially been my wording he now chooses to use as joke, yet to me he is the sweetest and kindest guy. And the best Daddy to our little guy. Kai had been an unexpected surprise, but one now I cannot imagine life without. We had not planned a baby, not even spoken about one, but when we found out we were pregnant we both got swept away in the excitement of it all. It distracted me from the other stuff going on too, all the difficult stuff we had to face. It gave me a positive to focus on. Anya, had been trialled at my former pack, River Ash Pack, for the torture, bullying and abuse she had put me through for the year or so after she found she was mates with our then up and coming Alpha, my then boyf
We are all lazed around the lounge, eating pizza, Kai and Finn now fast asleep, curled up together on one of the recliners, bless them. There may be 18 month between them but they are already pretty close, though Finn is a little devil in disguise, so I can see him teaching Kai how to get up to stuff he shouldn’t as he gets older, goddess help us! But hard to believe the chances are that in front of us, curled up on the recliner is Midnight Forest Packs future Gamma and Alpha bless them. Makes me smile to think of them like that. I see Lilah watching them, smiling, I wonder if she is thinking the same as me. She looks tired, though Kai was up early again, She swears her son is a vampire as well as a werewolf pup, he sure seems to prefer the night hours! I will definitely be trying to get rid of our friends early so she can have a bath and get to bed early, she deserves a rest. I hope Knox can see to Kai tonight so she can sleep too. So much for the promises of him starting t
I always find it so weird staying in Esme’s room, but love visiting my cousin. She is so lucky to be able to come to university, not many she-wolves from our pack are allowed to leave pack unless it is for going to be with their mates, so for Esme to be allowed to go to university was pretty rare. Our pack was The Crimson Night Pack and was down near the southern borders, quite the distance away from the university Esme was studying at. I do wonder if that was part of the reason she chose this university, for it being the furthest one away possible she got accepted to. This was her fifth year there and she loved it. She was doing amazingly, and had really had to fight our Alpha to allow her to come and study, so she was truly making the most of her place here and doing so well. I was so proud to be able to call her my cousin. My Uncle, had helped argue the fight for her, to help her get permission to go and study so she would be able to go and study, and in the end the Alph
We have all got sorted and piled ourselves into three cars, getting a couple of our pack warriors to drive us into town to drop us off at the club/bar, like we usually do. They would be called back later to collect us too so we didn’t have to drive back after a few too many drinks. “Ah the Black Star club, where it all began…..” Dan says grabbing Indie round her slowly expanding waist as we approached the door. This is something he would say each time we came here now, with it being the place we first met both Indie and Lilah. It was sheer luck we both happened to be here that night, and our paths had crossed, but I imagine both of my friends are glad that they did. I don’t think either of them were ever unhappy before, but I definitely don’t think they were ever as happy as they are with Indie and Lilah by their side.Dan is maybe a little deaf now, as jeez was Indie loud at times! I think I was starting to get used to it, but she has whole levels of loudness I didn’t even kn
I can’t get over just how busy it is in here tonight. The queue at the bar is crazy as ever, I could be waiting forever, and that is just waiting to get served. And if one more person knocks into me, I swear I will karate chop someone in the head! I had already been elbowed in the ribs by some muscly guy pushing his way to the bar, and some other dude stood on my foot, though I should be grateful I haven’t got dainty shoes on tonight or it would have likely hurt a lot more. Esme told me to make a note of what he looked like and if I saw him again to accidentally on purpose stomp on his toe, I don’t think I would dare, but she made me laugh all the same. She probably would do that, she has that fieriness in her. And I bet if she did it with the heel of her stiletto it would hurt like a bastard too! “Lola, Chica, I just got to take this call, it’s about shifts next week, you stay in line, we got to be served soon. I will be back as soon as I can” Esme says to me, an apologeti
We are sat snuggled in the booth, Lilah is laughing at Indie, dancing away, giving it as good as any of the many drunk people on the dance-floor, despite the fact she has not drunk a drop of alcohol due to being pregnant. She is having fun, as she always does. And Dan is relishing everything his mate does.Manuel had gone to the bar to order more drinks for us all, as the bucket of beers we ordered when we arrived didn’t last long as predicted. Gabe and Jake are sat chatting.Lilah snuggles back up to me, I can hear her singing along to the music in the way that she does. I can’t help but smile, thinking back to that first night we’d met as she had done the same back then too….Suddenly Lilah sits up “ I need to go find Manny” she says.Wait, what? What was going on? “Erh, why?!” I look at her. Not sure I liked her rushing off the way she was, wanting to leave me to find another man. Though I know he is her friend. But instinctively the mate bond makes me jealous, not to mention my w
I stood by the bar, waiting to be served. Fortunately, with us being well known in here, I can walk straight to the bar and not have to wait too long to be served, missing out on the crazy queues that many of the people in here have to put up with. Even with the ability to get served quicker, it seemed to be taking an age tonight, so goddess knows how the people in the queues must be feeling tonight. The bar staff will be knackered tonight, though I imagine the bar owners would be happy with the profits. I have to say it was nice for us all to get out again, and have some fun. It had been long overdue. Things have definitely been hectic, lots to sort in pack and with the businesses. Setting up Indie’s art store alongside the property letting store too. And, of course, the new pups. And Anya’s trial. Lilah stayed so strong through that. I don’t know if she is putting on a brave face or if she just wants to move on, but I will be there if she needs me and she knows that. She is prob