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They both greeted her. She looked good. Happy. Rafe was thankful for that. He didn’t know what he’d do if they thought she was miserable.
“Mom,” Rhaider said, “this is our heart-match, Demi. Sweets, this is our mom, Raquella.”
There was a beat of silence while the two females stared at each other through the electronics, and then both grinned and said, “Hi!” at the same time.
“It’s so nice to meet you,” Raquella said.
“You too,” Demi said.
“Where did you meet? What happened with the bar audition? Tell me everything!”
Rhaider and Rafe shared the details of meeting Demi and getting the house band gig.
“So, you’re not nomads anymore. That’s good,” Raquella said. “I never liked you just traveling around without stopping much.”
“We’re glad too,” Rafe said. And that was the damn truth. He hadn’t minded being on the road at first, but as they lost out on job after job—or only found temporary gigs and nothing permanent—it had started to wear on him. He was not built for constant travel; he much preferred having a permanent address. Particularly when it meant that he and Rhaider had finally found their heart-match.
“So, you’re a lion?” Raquella asked.
“Yep,” Demi said. “I teach first and second graders at the pride school.”
“Have you told your family yet?”
She shook her head. “We will after we’re finished talking to you.”
“You look a little nervous.”
Rafe glanced at his mate and noticed the tension on her face.
“I am. They were very traditionally-minded when it came to mates up until my brother mated a human. They’ve come a long way, but it’s one thing for me to find my heart-match in a different type of shifter, but to have two mates?” She shrugged. “I have no idea how they’ll react.”
“Itisunusual,” Raquella said, “but they’ve known for years they were going to share a mate. It took me some time to get used to the idea, but like I’ve always said, it’s not my mating bed, so I don’t care how many people are in it, only that my boys are happy.”
“We are,” Rhaider said.
“Definitely,” Rafe echoed.
“Well, I’d be a fool not to be able to see that,” Raquella said with a chuckle. “It’s very clear to me that you’re smitten with your kitten, and that’s how it’s supposed to be.”
Demi chuckled and Rafe grinned. He liked that phrase, ‘smitten with your kitten.’ It was one hundred percent true.
“Maybe you can come for a visit over the summer,” Raquella said. “I’d love to meet in person.”
“I’d enjoy that,” Demi said.
“Sounds good,” Rafe said.
They talked for a little while longer, finding out that their mom had been out on a date recently with a male from another clan, and while she wasn’t sure it would lead anywhere permanent, she enjoyed her time with him. She promised she was happy for them and missed them terribly. They sure as hell missed her.
They said their goodbyes, and when the screen was dark, Demi rested her head on Rafe’s shoulder and sighed. “That went really great. Your mom is so sweet.”
“We knew she’d like you,” Rafe said.
“She just wants us to be happy,” Rhaider said. “Although that’s the first time she’s ever said she didn’t like us being on the road. I guess she didn’t want to stress us out with her worry that we were constantly on the move.”
“That’s sweet.”
“It is,” Rafe said. “Do you want to take a break or just call your parents?”
