“That sounds good.” Relaxing, his smile came back and his scent went back to normal.
Candied bacon should be just for me, so I didn’t mind that.
“You’ve got to introduce me to people in the coffee shop, though.” His brain was already off in a new direction, making me smile. “I’m really curious to know if I’m going to see any of my student’s parents.”
That would be interesting.
“I’m going to be able to get much more helpful information in the parent-teacher conferences going forward.” His pleased tone was filled with excited confidence. “I’ve got a few students who might need extra help but I know I’m missing something.”
Only my mate could step into an entirely new world and his first thoughts would be about his students.
But I was blessed because his second had been about dirty romance stories.
Chapter 29
Dorian
After our second lap around the main center of town, I swung his hand and made sure to look relaxed as I spoke as softly as I could. “We’re being followed, aren’t we?”
It’d been easier to figure out in the car, but something had started to feel off.
Braun grinned, completely unworried and looking a bit like Emeric when he’d gotten into mischief. “Technically he’s trying to walk beside us, just one street over, so it’s more like a weird third on our date?”
Good grief.
I didn’t want to live out that kind of book.
“But I’m remembering to point out more of the little things about the area on this lap around town and I even remembered that story about Jimmy ending up naked.” His smile was so genuine I couldn’t tell if he realized how insane the situation was or not. “Oh, and he’s being followed by all the ghosts and two pack members who were in town for work.”
I’d always thought living in San Fransico for six months would’ve been the weirdest place I’d ever live.
I was wrong.
“That’s good to know.” At least they were on the ball when it came to insane people?
Except for the food truck guy.
He was odd and no one seemed to know what he was.
“Do we have a plan?” His nod was decisive but his grin didn’t give me as much confidence as he seemed to think it would. “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?”
Learning more about Braun was helping me better understand some of my more reckless students.
“I think I’m supposed to say no, so I’m going to do whatever the relationship version of pleading the Fifth is.” And now he looked pleased with himself as well as excited. “I will say very clearly that our first option is to head to the car. I had it moved closer and we’ve got a straight shot to it just around the corner.”
Someone had moved the car?
“When you were texting your mother to fill her in about the couple…and…and when I was buying the candles?” That didn’t sound right, so I wasn’t surprised when he shook his head. “When I went to the bathroom in that little antiques store and got distracted talking to the owner about that table?”
I needed to remember not to leave him alone that long again…he got into trouble.
“Yes.” He didn’t look nearly as repentant as he should have. “Should we head back to the car?”
What was the right answer from a pack perspective?
Thinking like a human wouldn’t help me.
“Give me a moment.” This wasn’t as easy as the human thinking side of me thought it should be. “One more lap around the park, please?”
