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“We haven’t discussed living arrangements.”
“Oh, oops.” Marlene smiled sheepishly. “Sorry, it’s the lion in me. It’s easier for lions to move forward quickly because we just assume a lot of things. Mates move in together right away. But you two have your own timetable and whatever it is will be right for you.”
Diesel glanced at his phone. “We should get going to the theater.”
Marlene and Emberly embraced again. Diesel kissed his mom on the cheek.
“Have fun tonight,” she said.
“It was so nice to meet you,” Em said.
“I’m looking forward to getting to know you,” Marlene said. She waved at them as they walked down the sidewalk and then shut the front door.
“That wasn’t too bad, right?” he asked as he opened the passenger door.
“Nope. She’s so sweet.”
He bent and kissed his mate and then shut the door. When he turned on the engine, he said, “I’m sorry if she laid a lot of heavy stuff on you right away. It’s part of being a lion.”
“I’m not freaked out by what she said. In a way, it feels like I’ve known you forever, even though it hasn’t even been twenty-four hours yet. Is it because we’re heart-matches?”
“I think so. I feel the same way.”
“It’s pretty neat. I don’t want you to worry about saying what’s on your mind, though.”
“What do you mean?”
“Do you want to talk about living arrangements? I got the feeling when your mom brought it up that you wanted to pursue the topic, too.”
“I don’t want to rush you.”
“You aren’t, I promise.”
“I was wondering where we’d live. I want to be with the pride, but if you’d prefer to live in Cabot’s Mill because of your parents and the coffee shop, I understand that, too.”
He glanced at her and she was chewing her lip. He gave her hand a comforting squeeze.
“I honestly don’t know.”
“Then we won’t worry about that decision. It’s not like the world is hanging in the balance.”
“Good point.” She laughed. “I can’t believe I walked into a bar, met a guy, and he turned out to be my Mr. Right. Life’s funny, isn’t it?”
“Funny but awesome.”
“Indeed.”
* * *
Monday morning, Diesel showered and shaved, eyeing the curtain that was keeping him from watching Emberly soap up. His cat made a curious sound in his head, and she peeked out at him.
“I heard that. We don’t have time.”
“I didn’t say anything.” He tried to hide the smile, but he loved that she seemed to know what he was thinking.
“Oh please, I’m all wet and soapy in here. If you weren’t thinking sexy thoughts, I’d wonder if something was wrong.”
“It’s because you’re so enticing.”
