warning for sure.
“Five minutes is good,” she told him softly. She then took off so she could finally get dressed.
Four minutes later, she was in the living room. “All right, I think I have everything. You ready as well?” she asked Arkadios.
Nodding, he grabbed up a bag, “Let’s go. Mahon and Torben are in the truck.” Holding the door for her, he followed her out and to the vehicle. Pulling open the back door, he helped her in before following her. Moments later, they were moving with Torben behind the wheel and obviously impatient.
“Sorry I took so long.” She reached out and placed her hand on Torben’s shoulder. “Hey, you okay? We have plenty of time to get there you know. I promise it’s all good.” She liked to tell them they had appointments a half hour or hour earlier than they really did so they had built-in time for everything.
“Even with your built-in keep-the-guys-moving schedules, we’re behind schedule,” Mahon said with a sigh. “Our morning meeting got bumped up and Jasmine only now thought to call and let us know,” a growl filled the cab of the truck and Mahon rolled his eyes toward her. “No you can’t kill her, Torben. Your mother would likely rip your nuts off if you did.”
“Jasmine is his sister, six years younger,” Ark whispered next to her ear.
That had her grinning and she shook her head. “Yeah, speaking of which, when am I going to get to meet your families? You guys mated me, but I know so very little about you. I would like to know more. Meet the people you love and all that fun stuff.”
“Next weekend you will be subjected to them all,” Torben muttered. “We’re having our semi-annual barbecue at the house. We have games and everyone crashes on the floor of various rooms, and then they all leave Sunday night. You’ll meet each and every single one of them.”
“You make it sound like it's going to be a hardship,” she asked with a frown. “Are they going to hate me because we have known each other for such a short period of time? And not only am I’m already sleeping with you all, but mated to you, and living with you as well?” Would they see her as a gold digger?
“It’s not a hardship,” Mahon answered. “But they do tend to be a little much after a while. Thus the reason why we only do this every six months. Any more and we’d all be raging alcoholics. They will love you and be happy for us. There are a number of bear shifters in our families, but also a bunch of humans. Be prepared for much unsolicited advice and information you never wanted to know, and will never be able to scrub from your brain. Ever.”
“Oh God. So should I order the brain bleach now so it will be on hand for later?” she teased. “I’m kidding. I just really hope you are right. I’m worried. I’ve never had to meet ‘the rents’ before, so this is all totally new to me. I really hope to be able to make friends with your families.”
“They will adore you,” Arkadios told her. “Though my sister will likely give you to the third degree. Mainly because it’s her daughter that comes here from time to time to stay with us. She’s pure mama bear that one.”
"Great. A momma bear being protective of her cub. Just promise she won't bite." Grinning, Goldie added, "However, if you want to bite me in her place I wouldn't mind at all. Also, will I get to meet your niece? The one that loves all that pink?" her tone was teasing, joyful.
He gave her a growl and nipped her ear lightly. “You’ll get to meet her. She’ll be there. She’ll also likely stay for the week since she’ll have it off from school. So you’ll get a lot of time with her. She’s a sweetheart and you will adore her just as much as she’ll adore you.”
That had Goldie smiling. “Oh, and I am going to take the week off so I can spend it with her? I want to be able to get to know her. I want get to know everyone in your family because I really do want to fit in. I want to be
“Five minutes is good,” she told him softly. She then took off so she could finally get dressed.
Four minutes later, she was in the living room. “All right, I think I have everything. You ready as well?” she asked Arkadios.
Nodding, he grabbed up a bag, “Let’s go. Mahon and Torben are in the truck.” Holding the door for her, he followed her out and to the vehicle. Pulling open the back door, he helped her in before following her. Moments later, they were moving with Torben behind the wheel and obviously impatient.
“Sorry I took so long.” She reached out and placed her hand on Torben’s shoulder. “Hey, you okay? We have plenty of time to get there you know. I promise it’s all good.” She liked to tell them they had appointments a half hour or hour earlier than they really did so they had built-in time for everything.
“Even with your built-in keep-the-guys-moving schedules, we’re behind schedule,” Mahon said with a sigh. “Our morning meeting got bumped up and Jasmine only now thought to call and let us know,” a growl filled the cab of the truck and Mahon rolled his eyes toward her. “No you can’t kill her, Torben. Your mother would likely rip your nuts off if you did.”
“Jasmine is his sister, six years younger,” Ark whispered next to her ear.
That had her grinning and she shook her head. “Yeah, speaking of which, when am I going to get to meet your families? You guys mated me, but I know so very little about you. I would like to know more. Meet the people you love and all that fun stuff.”
“Next weekend you will be subjected to them all,” Torben muttered. “We’re having our semi-annual barbecue at the house. We have games and everyone crashes on the floor of various rooms, and then they all leave Sunday night. You’ll meet each and every single one of them.”
“You make it sound like it's going to be a hardship,” she asked with a frown. “Are they going to hate me because we have known each other for such a short period of time? And not only am I’m already sleeping with you all, but mated to you, and living with you as well?” Would they see her as a gold digger?
“It’s not a hardship,” Mahon answered. “But they do tend to be a little much after a while. Thus the reason why we only do this every six months. Any more and we’d all be raging alcoholics. They will love you and be happy for us. There are a number of bear shifters in our families, but also a bunch of humans. Be prepared for much unsolicited advice and information you never wanted to know, and will never be able to scrub from your brain. Ever.”
“Oh God. So should I order the brain bleach now so it will be on hand for later?” she teased. “I’m kidding. I just really hope you are right. I’m worried. I’ve never had to meet ‘the rents’ before, so this is all totally new to me. I really hope to be able to make friends with your families.”
“They will adore you,” Arkadios told her. “Though my sister will likely give you to the third degree. Mainly because it’s her daughter that comes here from time to time to stay with us. She’s pure mama bear that one.”
"Great. A momma bear being protective of her cub. Just promise she won't bite." Grinning, Goldie added, "However, if you want to bite me in her place I wouldn't mind at all. Also, will I get to meet your niece? The one that loves all that pink?" her tone was teasing, joyful.
He gave her a growl and nipped her ear lightly. “You’ll get to meet her. She’ll be there. She’ll also likely stay for the week since she’ll have it off from school. So you’ll get a lot of time with her. She’s a sweetheart and you will adore her just as much as she’ll adore you.”
That had Goldie smiling. “Oh, and I am going to take the week off so I can spend it with her? I want to be able to get to know her. I want get to know everyone in your family because I really do want to fit in. I want to be
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