suggestively.
"At least I found mine, tell me, exactly how many women have you sampled now
little brother?" Kian replied putting him in his place.
"Hey, I'm not looking for a mate! Don't want one, ever." Kole said adamantly
shaking his head, all the humor was gone from his eyes now.
"Ok, I will remind you of that if one ever falls into your lap." Kian laughed. "But
seriously, can you get the fuck to work now? This god awful bathroom isn't going
to demo itself."Snow had started falling as Kian sat in his truck eating his sandwhich. He
took out his phone glad she had put her number in this morning before he left
her. Texting her he said "Wanna come over to my place tonight? I'll pick you up
in my truck... your little car would end up in a ditch halfway there." Hitting send he
smiled that she had programmed it in under 'Mate'. Like he would ever forget
that, but her surprising possiveness made his heart happy.
"Well aren't you rude this afternoon!? :p" Emma sent back.
"My apologies.....drive your car.....maybe I could be persuaded to drag you out
with my truck when you get stuck. Your mouth is worth braving the elements. ;)"
His phone beeped. "Perverted mate! I am wet imagining that though" Before he
could respond she followed that with a second text.
"Too bad you aren't here to take care of that for me. Maybe I will have to take
care of that myself."
"That ain't playing fair woman!"
"But it is a lotta fun lol! I get out of work at 5. Gotta go. Can't wait to see you
Kian."
"Pack a bag. Miss you Em."
She sent him a kissy face back. He really did miss her. It had only been a
few hours and already he was desperate to see her again. For the first time in his
whole life he was wishing he didn't have the fast healing of his kind. He could go
see her if he busted his thumb with a hammer. Shaking his head at how idiotic that sounded even to him he got out of his truck heading back to work. Wishing it
would pass by quickly, but knowing it wouldn't since he had to update his uncle
on the progress at the end of the day, and bring in paperwork from the jobsite.
He wouldn't lie to him about finding a mate though, that felt too close to shame.
And Kian could never be ashamed of Emma. She may think she needed a wolf to
be strong, but he knew better. She had to have had a spine of steel to make
something of her life after her past. Putting herself through school to become a
nurse, not to mention picking up and starting over town after town. Kian had no
idea what it would have been like growing up without a rock solid support system.
Calling it a day Kian walked out of the house with the other guys on his
crew. The work was hard, but he loved it. Making something out of nothing, or
helping a place find its potential. He was leaving something of himself behind in
this town that would be around long after he was gone. Before he got in his friend
Lex pulled into the drive way, getting out he strolled over to Kian's truck, "I heard
some of the guys were talking about hockey this weekend if the ice on the lake is
thick enough, you game?" Lex was a little shorter than Kian's own 6 foot 4 frame,
though still intimading in size. With dark brown hair that curled slightly, and warm
brown eyes that Kian could read as well as if they were his own. They had grown
up next door to each other. Played together as pups, pondered the mysteries of
girls together through puberty, and beaten each other bloody a few times along
the way.
Shaking his head he smiled, Kian pulled the sweat soaked white tshirt off wiping
it his face on it. "Nah man, I'll pass. Got some plans already.""Yeah right. With who, Kole is already in, and Kayla has to work." Lex said giving
his shoulder a shove. Kian didn't answer just kept buttoning the flannel shirt he
had changed into staring off towards town his blue eyes melting toward silver his
friend took a small step back. "Come on man, its me. Whats up?" His voice
serious now.
"I know, you are as much family to me as Kole, or Kayla."
"Then what the hell man?"
"Shit" Pausing to run his hands through his dirty blond hair "I met my mate. And
shes incredible, smart, she has all this wild red hair, with freckles." Kian said.
"Son of a fucking A! Congratulations man!" Lex beamed at him with excitement
for a minute, but feeling Kian's stress his grin faded "Tell me she isn't human
though Deck." Using the nickname he gave him all those years ago. "The alpha
is going to flip. He's always been against bringing humans into our pack. He'd
never let you turn her."
"She isn't, she is a born shifter. But its complicated."
Lex raised an eyebrow in silent question for him to continue.
"She doesn't have a wolf inside. Can't shift." Kian finally admitted.
"Good luck with that, it may be a problem for Russ, which is fucked up. But I think
its great, I can't wait to meet her. See you later man, let me know if you change
your mind about the game, she might wanna watch you lose!" Lex called the last
part walking towards his own truck.Knowing that both Kole and Lex were happy for him put Kian in a better
mood as he drove to the office. They had always had his back, no matter what.
Kian noticed that Cathy's car wasn't in the lot anymore. She usually left early on
Friday. Good, that way he wouldn't have an audience when he talked with his
uncle. She was the biggest gossip in the whole pack, which is probably why Russ
had her as a secretary. She let him know everything going on. Taking a deep
breath to settle the animal pacing inside of him he pushed the door open.
Russell Decker sat behind the desk in his office, he was still a good
looking man in his early fifties,
