“I’ll be fine. You two go relax.”
Sloane turns around. “Alright, you little rugrats! Who wants to play tag?”
The kids start to cheer, eager to play with the random man. Huh. Maybe their parents should be teaching them about stranger danger. I’ll have to talk to Missy about more than one thing, it seems. She should know better than to drop five kids off on her elderly grandmother. Where is her mother? Wasn’t there anyone else she could have called?
“Let’s take this to the backyard. We don’t want anyone to get hit by a car.” It’s highly unlikely that would happen because the only real place with traffic is downtown.
The kids follow after Sloane as he heads around the house.
I head inside with Bitsy to the kitchen.
“Thank you again for this. Your Alpha friend is very kind.”
“He is,” I agree, adding water to the kettle before placing it on the stove.
“Is he yours?”
“He is.” I turn to face her, smiling.
“What about that Emmett of yours? Is he okay?”
“He’s perfect. They’re his Alphas too.”
“Alphas! More than one?” She looks surprised.
“Yes,” I chuckle. “Two, both are our scent matches.”
“Congratulations.” She smiles brightly. “I hope they treat you well.”
“So far, they've been amazing.”
After pouring us each a cup, we watch as Sloane runs around the backyard with the kids. They’re laughing and happy. Something about seeing him be so great with these kids has me excited for our future.
He’s going to be an amazing dad. I can tell how much he loves kids from the grin on his face.
“You like this man, don’t you?”
“I do,” I answer, not looking away. “I’m going to go help him. Are you okay in here?” I turn to face her.
“Oh, yes, I’m fine.”
Nodding, I head out the sliding door. They’ve gone from playing tag to hide and seek.
“Can I join?” I ask.
Sloane looks up, giving me a beaming smile. “Only if you’re ‘it’ first.”
“Fine,” I sigh, laughing. “Ready?”
The kids shout yes, and I cover my eyes.
I start to count, and the kids all start to giggle with excitement, followed by the sounds of them moving around the backyard.
“Ready or not, here I come!” I shout. Opening my eyes and removing my hands, I look around the yard.
I smile to myself because I can already see two sets of little feet. But I don’t go looking for the kids yet, I go hunting for the Alpha.
It takes me a moment to find him, but when I see where his hiding spot is, I snort out a laugh.
