A Second Chance (Fated Mate)(24)
“What’s wrong Conner?” She placed her small hand on his forearm gently, “Did you change your mind?”#p#分页标题#e#
He took a deep calming breath and felt for their connection through her touch. “No way, I could eat a horse too.” He grabbed her hand and walked with her to the waiting room to update Jake and Shana.
Katie stopped him in the hall and pulled him into an empty patient’s room “Wait, before we go I really need to ask you a question.” At Conner’s questioning look she asked, “When I have these babies will they have, I mean to say, will they be…Furry when they come out? Like four legs and fangs?”
Conner couldn’t help but laugh openly and loudly. Katie hit him in the arm, “It’s not funny you, butthead. I’m scared, everyone keeps calling them pups.”
He sobered quickly, noting for the first time her fear. “No, my love. They will be little, pink, crying, human appearing infants with no fangs or fur. But they will be shifters, are you okay with that?” At her nod he smiled and pulled her into his arms for a long passionate kiss. Jake and Shana could wait while he kissed away his mates fear.
Chapter 9
Katie, Conner, Jake and Shana went to the cafeteria at the hospital to eat together. Katie was hoping that Conner and Shana could share a meal without going for each other’s throats, or hers.
Shana could feel Katie’s tension. They sat down at the table in the corner while the men got their food. Shana said, “Conner and I talked and we won’t be fighting anymore. I’m really sorry about the bickering. We use to be very close friends. Somehow, the friendship was strained over the month you were gone, with all the times he asked for your contact information, and then everything that happened when you came back. We both wanted to care for you, I see now that it is his job and I will learn to back-off. If you ever need me, you know I’m only a call away.” Shana leaned over and hugged her friend, “Still friends?”
“Always,” was Katie’s tearful reply. They hugged, cried and laughed.
When the men saw the women hugging and crying, they went back into line to give them extra time. Neither of them wanted to have to deal with anymore tears.
While going through the line Jake mentioned, “Um, did you happen to talk to Katie about the pups? She seemed worried that they’d come out in wolf form.” Jake was attempting to suppress his laughter.
Conner started to laugh openly, “Yeah, we talked briefly about it. I’ll explain it all to her later. We have some news though. I better wait until the mates are here.” Jake looked at him questioning, “Don’t worry. I hope it won’t cause anymore tears. Why do they keep crying?”
“Well, they’ve been through a lot of traumatic events this past couple months. Plus, your woman was just in a car accident today, and my woman is dealing with the loss of her best friend.” At Conner’s look of confusion Jake explained, “Before I met Shana it was only Shana, Trevor and Katie. Now Shana has to deal with her best friend getting mated, and having babies and possibly leaving again. She wants to have Katie close, and is afraid she’ll leave. Shana feels like Katie just got to where she belongs.”
“I have to admit, I’m worried Katie will leave. And to be honest, if she leaves, I’ll follow-anywhere. I need her and the babies. I not only need them, I want them more than you could ever know.” Conner felt and smelled sad, for the first time since he’d come to Jake’s Pack he was sad.
“I understand. Please try and make Katie understand that pack is forever, we don’t leave unless forced out or we choose to leave when we grow. I would hate for you to go. Not just as your Alpha, but as your best friend. I’d like to raise our children together, and have Wednesday night BBQ’s, and watch football and baseball. I am Alpha; I could force you to stay, but I’d never do that.”#p#分页标题#e#
Conner smiled, “I know you’d never force me to stay. I think when Katie realizes that this is where her family is, she’ll feel more secure. She’s been through a lot. It seems that every time she starts to get into a routine, or becomes comfortable around us, some tragedy happens.” They had gone through the line, and were walking to the table where the ladies were, dry eyed. Thank God.
Conner slid in next to Katie, before he was able to greet her, she began to dig in. She was shoving a vegetable quesadilla in to her mouth, after slathering it in sour cream and guacamole. He looked across the table at Shana, who was doing the same thing to her BLT sandwich. “I guess y’all were hungry.”