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I hope having Scarlett around will help him see this is our destiny.
There were times I when I questioned staying in Silver Valley, but the second Scarlett showed up and I could tell what she was going to mean to us, I knew why we never left.
She’s the reason. We had to be here to meet her.
If we’d moved on that never would have happened.
I realize Rueben’s talking, and that I’ve zoned out on him.
It can get hard not to. He has a habit of talking ceaselessly about things he’s excited about. It can be a little much, sometimes.
I turn the faucet off and tune back into what he’s saying.
“… definitely likes the kitten, so maybe I should ask her to name him?”
Right. He wants to go spend time with Scarlett.
“Sure,” I tell him as I pick up a towel and dry my hands.
It’ll probably cheer her up more than speaking to me would.
Pretty sure I didn’t say anything to make her feel better about her breakup.
“Wait. Did you say sure?” Rueben asks, raising his eyebrows.
“You can go downstairs. Just, try not to talk Scarlett’s ears off, okay? She’s not used to that.”
He smiles. “Relax. She’s our true mate, right? That makes her the perfect match for us.”
He has a point.
True mates are supposed to be perfectly matched.
I don’t know what it says about us that ours spent so long acting as if she didn’t feel the same things we could feel, pushing us away at every attempt to get to know her, but I know how free-spirited Scarlett is, and accepting a mating bond to a pack would be like saying yes to a marriage proposal.
It’s a forever bond, a lifelong commitment.
I don’t know if our mate is ready for that, but I know we’re willing to wait for as long as she needs.
I just hope she’s started to get closer to accepting it.
Chapter twenty-two
Rueben
Darting down the stairs before my pack’s lead Alpha can change his mind, I completely forget it would be smart to bring the kitten with me. By the time I think of that, I’m already at the door to the lounge, and Scarlett’s looking up at me from where she’s sitting on the couch, eating a bag of chips.
“Hey,” I greet, taking in the elevator look she’s giving me and feeling glad I went for my most casually sexy outfit. Ladies love sweatpants. At least they do when there’s Alpha cock involved.
“Uh, hey,” she murmurs. “Where’s …”
“Oh, Cap’s still up there cleaning his hands. He’ll probably be at it for a while. You know how he is about cleanliness. What am I saying? You probably don’t know. He usually tries to hide his OCD streak. Except he didn’t do that so well, did he? You won’t find a speck of dust in this house. I’d place a bet on it, but I guess that’s what landed you here in the first place.”
And I’m rambling, so I stop. I supress the urge to apologize for it, knowing my apology would only end up longer than the original ramble.
“Cap?” Scarlett asks, raising her eyebrows.
“Oh, right. That’s firefighter speak. We don’t always call him Cap, but we never call him Jack.”
