“You need to have a talk with Flint,” I said. “I’m not sure if Megan is actually his mate or not. He said he’s incredibly attracted to her, but his gorilla didn’t say anything to him about her.”
Silver sent me a quick look that I felt completely. “Please tell me he’s not acting like that over a woman he only sees as a friend-with-benefits type of attraction.”
“I’m not sure,” I said. “I know that as soon as Duncan got close enough to me, my gorilla was ready to throw him over our shoulder and carry him home.”
“You had an advantage over me with that. I was in the restaurant and surrounded by so many others. I didn’t get a good scent of just Charlie until after our meal. I knew then for certain that he was mine. I had a pretty good idea before then, but it wasn’t until we were walking outside that I knew without a doubt.”
I sighed. “Well, either Flint didn’t get a good scent of Megan, or she simply isn’t his mate. That’s why he was such an ass yesterday. He reached out to her, and apparently, she turned him down.”
“I knew that much,” Silver said. “Did he really say he wasn’t sure about her being his mate or not?”
I sighed. “Yeah. I don’t know what to make of it. I’m more worried about getting to Duncan right now. I love Flint, but my main priority is my mate.”
“Understood,” Silver said. “I’ll make sure he’s talked to once I get back to the office.” Silver pulled into the zoo’s drive and followed the road that led to the gate. Once there, he pulled over to the far left and waited in line at the booth. When it was our turn, he pulled down a card from his visor. They scanned it before handing it back.
“Have a good day,” she said.
“Thanks.”
Silver pulled away from the booth and started the drive into the zoo. When everyone else went right to go into the massive parking lot, Silver went left down another road. The second gate wasn’t far, and there he held out the card again.
“I didn’t think Charlie was here today,” the guy said.
“He’s not,” Silver told him. “But my brother here found his mate with one of the employees here, and he needs to come pick him up because he’s sick. I volunteered to drive him.”
“Understood,” the guy said. “Take care, both of you.”
“We will.” Silver took the card back and slid it into his visor again as he slowly drove forward. It didn’t take long to spot Duncan’s SUV, which was part of the point. That and his favorite color was blue.
“Sweetie? Did you make it out to the SUV?”
“Yes. Are you here?”
“Almost.”
I looked at Silver. “He’s actually in the SUV,” I said as I pointed in the direction where I’d spotted it.
“Really?”
“Yeah. He needed away from the scent of the aquarium.”
“That really doesn’t bode well for him if the scent of his workplace makes him sick.” Silver stopped in front of the SUV, and sure enough, Duncan was sitting in the passenger seat.
“Yeah, well, maybe it means he’ll come work at the office. Or even better, he’ll relax and finally enjoy life a little and just stay home.”
“If you think that’ll make him happy, I’m all for it.”
I looked at Silver before getting out of the truck. “Do you not want the same for Charlie?”
Silver sighed. “I would love for him to stay home, and he’s agreed to do so while the twins are young, but I don’t think he’ll stay home permanently like Ma did.”
I glanced at Duncan before looking back at my brother. “I don’t want Duncan to do anything that makes him unhappy. But it would be nice if he would just enjoy life a little more and stop stressing and worrying about everything for a bit. He’s not had an easy life.”
“Maybe this will help you convince him.”
“Possibly,” I said. “Thanks for the ride.”
“Anytime. I’ll see you later. Just let me know how things are going with your mate.”
