“I just talked with Amie and Finlay,” I said. He nodded. These days, it was hard to see the pain in his eyes when Amie’s name was spoken. You had to know him well to notice it. I saw it as progress.
“Is there an issue with the meeting?” he asked.
“No, not really. There is a new development we need to consider.” James raised an eyebrow. “Amie is pregnant.” I saw the shock roll over his face until he got himself together and hid it.
“Pregnant? So she won’t be coming to the signing?” he asked. He almost succeeded in making it sound like he didn’t care.
“Oh, my sister will come. We didn’t even discuss the possibility of her not coming. She is set on meeting Mino. With that said, we will have to be cautious around her. Alpha Finlay will be more protective than usual, so will the rest of their pack.”
“It was Amie who asked you to tell me beforehand, wasn’t it?” he asked.
“It was. She wants this meeting to be a success, we all do.“
“And giving me time to digest the news limits me from doing something rash and idiotic.”
“Yes. If you could keep the news to yourself, I would be grateful. My parents don’t know. Amie wants them to find out when they see each other.”
“Sure,” James said, and a faint smile appeared. “It’s the least I can do. A pup. That is big. I guess that is the final nail in the coffin.”
“I would say so. I’m sorry,” I agreed.
“It’s fine. I actually think I’m getting over the whole ordeal. I think it will make me a better mate when that day comes.”
“I think so too. I think you have a good future in front of you.”
Chapter 85
Amie
The journey to the meeting place was interesting to say the least. Sam, Jake and Finlay all kept trying to feed me with snacks which Matilda had sent with us, or tried to make me drink water. We stopped at every rest stop we saw. How the warriors in the second and third car hadn’t lost their minds after the second hour was a testament to their loyalty to the pack.
“I promise we can skip this one,” I insisted as I saw the sign for another rest stop.
“Are you sure?” Sam asked, he was currently driving.
“I’m sure. It hasn’t been an hour since we last stopped. At this pace, we will be about two months late to the meeting.” I took a breath and reminded myself they did this because they cared about me and the pup. “You are all being really sweet, but this has been ongoing for three days.”
“We made room for this in the travel plans,” Finlay reminded me. I knew we had, that is why it had taken three days.
“I know. But we are so close and I really, really want to meet my parents,” I told him. He smiled, nodded and kissed my hair.
“I understand, we will skip the stop and go straight for the meeting,” he said.
“I think I have never loved you more than in this moment,” I told him and relaxed against him. The three men in the car laughed. Three minutes later, as we passed the rest stop, Sam chuckled.
“What?” Finlay asked.
“Both of the other cars mindlinked me, asking if something is wrong as we didn’t stop,” Sam told us and there was another round of laughter. We were close to where the meeting would take place, a rented log cabin in the middle of nowhere. My nerves were acting up and my wolf felt restless.
‘Is there anything I can do?’ Finlay asked in a mindlink. I snuggled in closer to him and he put his arms around me.
‘This is what I need,’ I told him. We turned off the main road.
“Remember, my family poses no threat to me or the pup. I will not have any of you growling at them when they hug me. Is that clear?” I told everyone in the car.
“Yes, Luna,” both Sam and Jake said.
“I will behave,” Finlay promised. I smiled and gave him a kiss.
