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“Mom’s been saying that a lot recently,” she sighed, letting go of the straw.
“About what?” I asked.
“You and your new boyfriend,” she rolled her eyes.
“Hey! First, he’s not my boyfriend, kiddo. He’s my mate. There’s a big difference there and I thought you liked him.”
“I do, but why here? Why can’t you guys come live with us?” She sighed.
I took a long breath and tried to figure out how to explain everything to an eleven-year-old.
“Because Scott needs more sunshine than we get at the coven. If he slept all day and only went out at night, he’d get sick,” I finally settled on.
“He could sleep at night,” she grinned as if she solved all the world’s problems. “If you can sleep at night here instead of the day, he can do it back home too.”
“That might not work,” I said. “It would be loud and noisy while he tried to sleep.”
“Do I need to get Mom’s sword again? I’ll make everyone be quiet!”
“It’s not that easy, Salta. People deserve to live their lives. Can you imagine telling the baby to be quiet?” I said, barely managing to keep the sigh out of my voice.
How did you tell a kid that you’re haunted back home? That everything reminds you of a man she never knew and doesn’t know to miss? How was I supposed to tell her that I needed a place where things were more relaxed?
“Well, no, but we can buy earplugs!” she grinned.
In other groups, people grew up and moved away from home. That really didn’t happen in the Lost Fang Coven. We were close knit and occasionally took in outside vampires or elves, if our mother approved of them or they true-mate responded to one of ours. Hell, we even took in a few humans and non-shifters over the years that last way.
“Can I tell you a secret?” I asked.
“Yes!” She cheered and I shushed her.
“It’s a secret. We have to be quiet about it and you have to keep it to yourself!” I whisper-shouted.
“She’s not going to keep any secret,” the hound sounded off in my thoughts.
I was pretty damn sure he was right, but as long as she kept her mouth shut until she was home, it would all work out.
“Who can’t I tell?” Salta whispered back to me, tucking a long strand of hair behind her tiny, pointed ear.
“Anyone,” I whispered.
“Why?”
“Because it’s a secret,” I laughed.
“What’s it about?” she asked, her expression turning way too serious for any little girl to wear.
“Why we can’t move.”
“Is it the bad guys? The one who made you crash the car? I miss that car,” she pouted.
“There weren’t any bad guys that made me crash. It was just an accident. I miss the car too,” I said, feeling my heart sink into my stomach.
I really missed the car. Not that it was practical with a newborn baby on the way, but me and that car had some really good times.
“Then why can’t you live with us still?” she asked, her bottom lip trembling.
“Scott and I are going to have a baby,” I whispered.
