dish that was barely recognizable as food. I basically pushed it around on my plate while my stomach rumbled.
Amy finished her dinner and cleaned her plate. “I’ll be in the library if you need me.”
When she was gone we all breathed a sigh of relief. We dumped our food in the garbage disposal and Caeden then rummaged through the fridge for something edible.
“Who wants ice cream?” he asked, now digging through the freezer.
“Me!” Bryce screamed.
“ Shh ,” Caeden scolded. “Don’t let mom hear you.”
“Sorry,” Bryce said. The kid seriously reminded me of an eager, over active, puppy.
“We have…” he looked through the various ice creams, “pretty much every flavor. What does everyone want?”
“Rocky Road,” Charlotte and Bryce said together. They looked at one another and blushed.
“Soph?” he asked.
“Umm,” I peered at the different flavors. “Banana.”
“Good choice,” he said and handed it to me. “I think I’ll have mint chocolate chip.”
Bryce and Charlotte were eating out of the carton but Caeden grabbed us bowls. He opened a drawer and pulled out a scoop. He took the ice cream carton from me and made me a bowl. Sticking a spoon it he grinned and handed it to me. “Dig in,” he said.
I took a big bite. “ Mmm , yummy,” I said.
He laughed as he scooped his own ice cream. He put the ice cream away before it could melt and hopped up on the counter to eat.
“I have the next two days covered for duty so we can redecorate your room.”
“Caeden,” I said. I had completely forgotten about decorating my room. “That’s not necessary. I don’t want the others to have to work overtime.”
He waved his hand and blushed. His feet thumped against the cabinet in a steady rhythm as he swung them back and forth. “Yeah well,” he rubbed the back of his head nervously, “I realize that I overreacted. Our usual patrols are more than enough to keep check. I’m new at this whole Alpha thing and I just don’t want anything to happen to the pack.”
“I understand,” I kissed his dimple. A smidge of ice cream was left on his cheek and I wiped it away with my thumb.
He smiled at me. “I’ll get the hang of it eventually.”
“We both will,” I leaned my head on his shoulder.
nine .
“No, no, no. No way!” I shook my head and looked at the offending black motorcycle. “I am not getting on that thing! ”
“Sophie, it’s a motorcycle, it doesn’t bite.”
I turned my head to look at the beast. “Really? It looks like it could bite , to me.”
“Please, Sophie,” he held out a helmet.
I crossed my arms over my chest. “What if I fall off?”
“You’re supposed to hang on to me, Soph. What happened to my mighty little she-wolf?”
“She packed her bags and left,” I said.
“I’ll go really slow,” Caeden said in a coaxing voice that was meant to soothe me. It did anything but. “The hardware store is only two minutes from here. We can go there, get your paint, and come right back. I won’t make you ride the bike to Target, we can take your car.”
“I don’t want to .”
“It’s safe Sophie. I wouldn’t ask you to do something that isn’t safe.”
I bit my nail. “You’ll go really slow?” I asked.
“Of course,” he said, grinning. Obviously he could se nse my imminent defeat.
“Give me that thing,” I snatched the helmet from his hands and pulled it over my head.
Grinning like a fool Caeden climbed on the bike and started it. The loud rumbling made me jump and let out a squeal.
“No! No! I can’t do it!”
Caeden began to laugh. He held his own helmet in his hands. “Just put one leg over here and hold onto me. I started towards the bike but ended up taking three steps back. I bent down at the waist.
“No! No! No! No!”
“It’s fine Sophie ,” he said
Amy finished her dinner and cleaned her plate. “I’ll be in the library if you need me.”
When she was gone we all breathed a sigh of relief. We dumped our food in the garbage disposal and Caeden then rummaged through the fridge for something edible.
“Who wants ice cream?” he asked, now digging through the freezer.
“Me!” Bryce screamed.
“ Shh ,” Caeden scolded. “Don’t let mom hear you.”
“Sorry,” Bryce said. The kid seriously reminded me of an eager, over active, puppy.
“We have…” he looked through the various ice creams, “pretty much every flavor. What does everyone want?”
“Rocky Road,” Charlotte and Bryce said together. They looked at one another and blushed.
“Soph?” he asked.
“Umm,” I peered at the different flavors. “Banana.”
“Good choice,” he said and handed it to me. “I think I’ll have mint chocolate chip.”
Bryce and Charlotte were eating out of the carton but Caeden grabbed us bowls. He opened a drawer and pulled out a scoop. He took the ice cream carton from me and made me a bowl. Sticking a spoon it he grinned and handed it to me. “Dig in,” he said.
I took a big bite. “ Mmm , yummy,” I said.
He laughed as he scooped his own ice cream. He put the ice cream away before it could melt and hopped up on the counter to eat.
“I have the next two days covered for duty so we can redecorate your room.”
“Caeden,” I said. I had completely forgotten about decorating my room. “That’s not necessary. I don’t want the others to have to work overtime.”
He waved his hand and blushed. His feet thumped against the cabinet in a steady rhythm as he swung them back and forth. “Yeah well,” he rubbed the back of his head nervously, “I realize that I overreacted. Our usual patrols are more than enough to keep check. I’m new at this whole Alpha thing and I just don’t want anything to happen to the pack.”
“I understand,” I kissed his dimple. A smidge of ice cream was left on his cheek and I wiped it away with my thumb.
He smiled at me. “I’ll get the hang of it eventually.”
“We both will,” I leaned my head on his shoulder.
nine .
“No, no, no. No way!” I shook my head and looked at the offending black motorcycle. “I am not getting on that thing! ”
“Sophie, it’s a motorcycle, it doesn’t bite.”
I turned my head to look at the beast. “Really? It looks like it could bite , to me.”
“Please, Sophie,” he held out a helmet.
I crossed my arms over my chest. “What if I fall off?”
“You’re supposed to hang on to me, Soph. What happened to my mighty little she-wolf?”
“She packed her bags and left,” I said.
“I’ll go really slow,” Caeden said in a coaxing voice that was meant to soothe me. It did anything but. “The hardware store is only two minutes from here. We can go there, get your paint, and come right back. I won’t make you ride the bike to Target, we can take your car.”
“I don’t want to .”
“It’s safe Sophie. I wouldn’t ask you to do something that isn’t safe.”
I bit my nail. “You’ll go really slow?” I asked.
“Of course,” he said, grinning. Obviously he could se nse my imminent defeat.
“Give me that thing,” I snatched the helmet from his hands and pulled it over my head.
Grinning like a fool Caeden climbed on the bike and started it. The loud rumbling made me jump and let out a squeal.
“No! No! I can’t do it!”
Caeden began to laugh. He held his own helmet in his hands. “Just put one leg over here and hold onto me. I started towards the bike but ended up taking three steps back. I bent down at the waist.
“No! No! No! No!”
“It’s fine Sophie ,” he said
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