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“I could choose for you?” Forge suggests.

“That would be nice.”

“What are you getting?” he asks me.

“You know what I’m getting.”

He smirks. “Lasagna.”

“Is that your favorite?” Raewyn asks me brightly.

“Yes. They make it well.”

“So you have come here before? Together?”

“Not in a long time,” I say.

“We work a lot,” Forge adds.

“But you made time for me.”

“Of course we did,” I say.

“And we should make time for each other more, too,” Forge adds, which is a little surprising.

Though, after our moment earlier, it shouldn’t be. This case is getting to us. Only, it’s not the case. It’s the Captain and whatever the hell he’s up to.

I don’t want to think about work right now, though, so I push the thought away and focus on dinner.

Chapter Sixteen

Raewyn

There is so much going on in the restaurant. I am trying not to stare, but it’s hard. Everything is so interesting and I have so many questions and comments to make.

It’s smaller than I expected it to be, but there are plenty of tables, all with people sitting and eating. Some only have two people while others have four or five.

The smells are another thing I can’t stop thinking about. Sweet and savory. Everything smells so fresh. It has my stomach rumbling and my mouth watering. I can’t wait to eat.

The food can’t come quickly enough, though it should be here soon. We put in our order a little bit ago. Pierce ordered the lasagna with a promise to let me try it. Forge ordered meat ravioli for himself, and chose spaghetti with meatballs for me, because he said it was a good and a safe place to start. He, of course, offered for me to try his as well. I wish I could have ordered a bite of everything so I could try it all.

“What was it like living in the village?” Pierce asks, reaching for his glass of wine.

I declined wine, not only because I don’t have an ID, but because I have never had alcohol and I don’t know how it will make me feel. The last thing I want to do is not feel well while I am out on a date with two alphas that are my scent-match.

“I loved it,” I say. “Many have left over the years, but I chose to stay. I like the idea of living in a small community where everyone helps everyone. I’ve heard a lot of bad stories about the city.”

“The city can be a lot,” Forge agrees.

“Which is why we live outside of the city,” Pierce says.

“Really?”

“Yes. Not far from your village, actually,” he adds.

“Oh, wow. How funny.”

“After spending the day in the city with work, the last thing we want to do is go home to all that noise,” Forge says.