could be to go see Ryne and Mel—I
loved Stump River—and then another time could be something fun and
educational for the kids.”
“Uh-huh.” He
frowned trying to divide his attention between his mate and his
mail. Lycan Link was looking at restructuring… “Yeah. A vacation
for the kids. Good idea.”
“And we need
to get away by ourselves once in a while, too.” She slid off the
desk and stood behind him. “Time without the children interrupting
or a pack emergency.” Slowly, she slid her hands across his
shoulders and down his arms. Then, a moment later, her breath
tickled his ear. “Wouldn’t that be great?”
High Council
was considering… Damn, he lost his train of thought again!
“Elise.” Kane
shrugged her hands off. “I’m trying to read an important message
from Lycan Link and you keep distracting me.” He dragged his hand
through his hair. “I’ve read this paragraph twice already and can’t
make heads or tails out of it.”
“Oh.” She
stepped away, the smile leaving her face for a moment before
returning, albeit not quite as bright as before. “Can I help you
with anything? I know we were gone a week and things pile up.”
He shook his
head. “No. They’re all things I have to do myself. If they could
have been delegated, John would have taken care of them.”
“All right.”
She shrugged and rearranged the pen holder on his desk. “I just
thought I’d offer.”
There was a
hint of hurt in her voice and he closed his eyes, exhaling slowly
before opening them again. “I’m sorry. It’s—” The phone rang and he
reached out to pick it up while casting an apologetic look at
Elise.
“I know. You
have a lot to get caught up on. I should have waited. It was just
that we had such a good time and I thought we could spend the rest
of the day together.” She turned to walk towards the door but he
stretched out his arm and grabbed her hand.
“We’ll talk
about it after supper, I promise.”
She gave him a
half smile and pulled her hand free, shutting the door firmly, both
on the office and on the mental connection they had through their
blood bond. He clenched his jaw knowing he was definitely in the
‘dog house’. The phone continued to ring and with a sigh he turned
to answer it. After dinner, he’d make amends.
As Elise left
Kane’s office, Jacob came barrelling down the stairs. The little
boy did nothing quietly and was yelling for his father at the top
of his lungs. “Daddy! Daaaadddy!”
Elise scooped
him up and pressed his face against her shoulder. “Hush! Haven’t I
told you not to yell in the house?”
“Yep.” He
squirmed to get free. “Need Daddy.”
“Daddy’s busy
right now with pack business. What do you need?”
“Gamma Helen
go park!”
“She’s going
to take you to the park?”
He nodded. “I
need ’mission.”
“ Per mission. Not ’mission.”
“Yep! I go
swing?” He grabbed her cheeks and turned her face so he looked her
directly in the eye. So young and yet already exercising his innate
Alpha instincts. Heaven help them all when he reached his
teens!
The stairs
creaked softly and Elise looked up to see Helen descending, her
pace much slower than Jacob’s had been. Helen was honorary
grandmother to the children, the ‘housekeeper’ for the pack house
and a general font of wisdom for anyone who needed a dose of common
sense.
“Jacob said
you were going to take him to the park?” Elise let the boy down and
he began sliding along the polished wooden floors making some vague
engine type noise. Obviously the long plane ride home hadn’t tired
him in the least.
“If it’s all
right with Kane and you. He’s wound up and I thought maybe it would
help wear him out.”
“Good idea. He
napped on the plane and probably won’t want to sleep tonight.” She
reached down and grabbed hold of him just before he crashed into
the wall. “I don’t know where he gets all his energy.”
Jacob pulled
free and raced towards
loved Stump River—and then another time could be something fun and
educational for the kids.”
“Uh-huh.” He
frowned trying to divide his attention between his mate and his
mail. Lycan Link was looking at restructuring… “Yeah. A vacation
for the kids. Good idea.”
“And we need
to get away by ourselves once in a while, too.” She slid off the
desk and stood behind him. “Time without the children interrupting
or a pack emergency.” Slowly, she slid her hands across his
shoulders and down his arms. Then, a moment later, her breath
tickled his ear. “Wouldn’t that be great?”
High Council
was considering… Damn, he lost his train of thought again!
“Elise.” Kane
shrugged her hands off. “I’m trying to read an important message
from Lycan Link and you keep distracting me.” He dragged his hand
through his hair. “I’ve read this paragraph twice already and can’t
make heads or tails out of it.”
“Oh.” She
stepped away, the smile leaving her face for a moment before
returning, albeit not quite as bright as before. “Can I help you
with anything? I know we were gone a week and things pile up.”
He shook his
head. “No. They’re all things I have to do myself. If they could
have been delegated, John would have taken care of them.”
“All right.”
She shrugged and rearranged the pen holder on his desk. “I just
thought I’d offer.”
There was a
hint of hurt in her voice and he closed his eyes, exhaling slowly
before opening them again. “I’m sorry. It’s—” The phone rang and he
reached out to pick it up while casting an apologetic look at
Elise.
“I know. You
have a lot to get caught up on. I should have waited. It was just
that we had such a good time and I thought we could spend the rest
of the day together.” She turned to walk towards the door but he
stretched out his arm and grabbed her hand.
“We’ll talk
about it after supper, I promise.”
She gave him a
half smile and pulled her hand free, shutting the door firmly, both
on the office and on the mental connection they had through their
blood bond. He clenched his jaw knowing he was definitely in the
‘dog house’. The phone continued to ring and with a sigh he turned
to answer it. After dinner, he’d make amends.
As Elise left
Kane’s office, Jacob came barrelling down the stairs. The little
boy did nothing quietly and was yelling for his father at the top
of his lungs. “Daddy! Daaaadddy!”
Elise scooped
him up and pressed his face against her shoulder. “Hush! Haven’t I
told you not to yell in the house?”
“Yep.” He
squirmed to get free. “Need Daddy.”
“Daddy’s busy
right now with pack business. What do you need?”
“Gamma Helen
go park!”
“She’s going
to take you to the park?”
He nodded. “I
need ’mission.”
“ Per mission. Not ’mission.”
“Yep! I go
swing?” He grabbed her cheeks and turned her face so he looked her
directly in the eye. So young and yet already exercising his innate
Alpha instincts. Heaven help them all when he reached his
teens!
The stairs
creaked softly and Elise looked up to see Helen descending, her
pace much slower than Jacob’s had been. Helen was honorary
grandmother to the children, the ‘housekeeper’ for the pack house
and a general font of wisdom for anyone who needed a dose of common
sense.
“Jacob said
you were going to take him to the park?” Elise let the boy down and
he began sliding along the polished wooden floors making some vague
engine type noise. Obviously the long plane ride home hadn’t tired
him in the least.
“If it’s all
right with Kane and you. He’s wound up and I thought maybe it would
help wear him out.”
“Good idea. He
napped on the plane and probably won’t want to sleep tonight.” She
reached down and grabbed hold of him just before he crashed into
the wall. “I don’t know where he gets all his energy.”
Jacob pulled
free and raced towards
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