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“Nah.”
Rafe scooted his plate of extra fries toward her and she grinned. “You guys are the best.”
“Oh darlin’, we haven’t even gotten to our best yet.”
“I can’t wait.”
Chapter Seven
By the time Rhaider polished off the mile-high chocolate pie, he was stuffed and half in love with Demi. She was candid about her family and life, including getting stalked relentlessly by an alpha lion.
“He hasn’t shown up in a while, though, or sent me flowers or tried to contact me, so I hope he’s decided to leave me alone. He was so crazy insistent before, and then he just kind of dropped off the planet.”
“Well, he’ll definitely be staying away from you now,” Rhaider said.
His bear wanted to find the male and beat him within an inch of his life and ensure he never even thought of her, let alone contacted her.
“I hope I don’t have to deal with him at all, but if I do, I’m glad that you two are with me.”
“One hundred percent,” Rafe said.
The bill appeared and Rhaider grabbed it and slid from the booth. He walked to the register and smiled at Connie. “Can I get a piece of three-berry pie to go?”
“Of course,” she said. She added it onto the bill, and Rhaider paid, leaving a generous tip. By the time she returned with a piece of pie in a Styrofoam container, Rafe and Demi were walking toward him.
“What’s this?” Demi asked. “We didn’t have leftovers.”
“Pie for later,” Rhaider said.
“Oh, you’re so sweet. Thanks, Connie. It was all delish.”
“You’re welcome, hon. Nice to meet you boys. Take care.”
“You too,” Rhaider said.
Rafe grabbed the door and they returned to her car.
He didn’t want to push her about the rest of the night one way or another, so he didn’t say anything and waited for her to speak.
She fisted the car keys and said, “I’d like you to come home with me if you want. But I just…want to sleep. I’m honestly exhausted from chasing kids around all day, and I want to give you my best when we do eventually…you know.”
Rhaider cupped her face and kissed her. “You’re so adorable. That works for us.”
He released her and Rafe gave her a quick kiss too.
“I didn’t want to leave you tonight, but I didn’t want you to think that we’re only after one thing. You’re our heart-match and that means we’re in for the long haul.”
“Right,” Rhaider said. “Whatever happens between us isn’t on a schedule.”
“I appreciate that,” she said. “I don’t want to be away from you both tonight.”
“Then we won’t be,” Rafe said.
They got in the car, Rafe taking his turn to be squished in the back. It took only a few minutes to reach her home. There was a small car and a truck on one side of the driveway. Demi parked next to the truck and led them up the steps to the small, wooden porch and unlocked the door.
“Home sweet home,” she said. “Come on in.”
They walked into the family room, where a plush couch and coffee table sat in front of an electric fireplace and a flat screen hanging on the wall. She turned on the overhead light and placed her bag on a hook by the door. “Hemi moved out first,” she said as she showed them the kitchen. She took bottled waters from the fridge and offered them to them. “He had a little studio apartment outside of town but he didn’t like being away from the pride. We don’t have to live in the territory, but most prefer it. Then he found this place and asked if I wanted to join him. Our parents didn’t want me out of the house—they thought that I should stay home until I got mate-matched, but since I wasn’t going to do that, I hopped right out of the house and into this one.”
