Dinner ran late,so by the time I get back to my lair, it’s after ten o’clock. While I know the rule is that nothing good happens after midnight, is now too late to text Leticia back?Probably.
Answer is always no if you don’t try.My wolf pushes, thinking about my phone.We talked to her late into the night before. Maybe she’s a night owl like us.
It’s not like he doesn’t make a solid point.
Royal:
Sorry it’s so late. Dinner ran long. I promise, I wasn’t trying to stand you up.
The showerI wanted to take before dinner is now screaming my name. I head into my bathroom and bring my phone into the glass-enclosed shower, sticking it to the magnetic clip where it always goes.
It’s not that I’m addicted to technology, but the shower has some really good acoustics for listening to music. With a few clicks, I turn on a playlist of relaxing tones, trying to flush the frustration and exhaustion out of mysystem.
But I’m halfway clean when my phone beeps with a message.
Maybe it’s her.My wolf presses.
I keep rinsing, but he keeps nagging.
I turn and tap the screen. It’s definitely Leticia.
Leticia:
Ooooh, standing me up... I thought we were JUST friends.
Just friends?My wolf snorts.You have to tell her. She needs to know.
It’s been literally four days since we started talking to her. There is no way in hell I’m telling her we’re mates. That’s not happening. Now shut up about it.I push hard, trying to shove him out of my front-of-brain consciousness.
I type out a message about how we never said the word date, but I was pretty sure that’s what it was, before deleting it. I go with something a little more tame.
Royal:
Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say JUST friends. Friends are a pretty big deal.
Regret hitswhen I send that message. It’s not rational to want Leticia like I do. The mountain of shit standing between me and her is too high to contemplate climbing for the chance to be together. I should stop messaging her and let it go.
But I can’t. This is what happens with me... I can’t pull myself away from her. Maybe it’ll be a hyperfixation, and I’ll lose interest, but when this level of obsession sets in... and my wolf calling her our mate? I doubt Leticia will ever leave my mind.
Leticia:
Well, that’s true. Seeing as how I have one... it is kinda important to keep him.
What are you doing right now?
I snort,looking at the shower around me.
Royal:
Right now? I’m about to get out of the shower.
Leticia:
Pictures or it didn’t happen.
Holy fucking shit.That was not within the possibility of any answer I expected from her. I can’t believe she said that. I wipe the overspray water off my phone screen and look at it again.
Leticia:
