Her

Unexpected 4

It was Thursday. I was about to close up the office in about twenty minutes when I heard a truck pull into the parking lot.

I looked outside from the window and noticed Sebastian jump out of his tall truck. I immediately turned around when he looked towards the window.

It has been almost a week since I've last seen Sebastian Carter. He didn't come by the shop at all and I was thankful after that because honestly I wasn't prepared. I needed my space and although he didn't know about Thalia, I knew that the moment I would speak about her he would flip. What was I to say to a man that I was fated to?

I didn't even hear the bell go off above the door, to busy with my thoughts about the handsome man who seemed to be on my mind...constantly.

We locked eyes like we did when we first met, he had a gleam in them that made his green eyes look more vibrant then ever. His smile was perfect when he kept on walking closer and closer towards the counter.

"Hoping I'd see you here." Sebastian said while leaning against the granite top

"Where else could I possibly be? I barley know my way to the shopping market." I say raising my eyebrow

He makes a choking noise in the back of his throat while trying to cover it up behind a cough

"I..I can show you around sometime? If that's okay with you? It's a pretty decent sized town." he says stuttering. A slight smile appears on my face but then I remembered that I couldn't. I had a little one and soon enough he'll know about her.

"What did you need Sebastian?"I say seriousness in my tone

"I came to ask you if you wanted to maybe have.. dinner..tonight?"

He scratches the back of his head and while he does I openly check him out, his tight fitted shirt that has a little bit of dirt here and there makes him look handsome.

His nice fitted pants lay low on his hips and his work boots make him look taller. I couldn't help but stare. I knew it was rude but when you see someone you just can't take your eyes off of it's hard to keep it to yourself. It's been so long since I've been able to ogle somebody of the opposite s*x and this man right in front me, I knew I wanted to ogle him forever but right now definitely wasn't the time.

"I..I don't think its the right time to.." I feel bad. Not horrifying bad but just enough to where I know that I should be cutting the guy some slack. I'm just not ready yet, "Listen I've just been really caught up with moving in and arranging stuff. Its not a good time to just yet." I say stacking a couple papers away. I can feel his eyes on me as I move around behind the counter.

"Well then, I know you got about fifteen minutes before the shop closes, I'll just stick around to get to know you better here. In fact theres a Mcdonald's across the street, I'll get us a vanilla cone." he says walking towards the door.

"Everyone knows Mcdonalds ice cream machines never work!" I shout

"They'll make an exception for me!" he shouts back as he walks out the door

A few minutes later the bell above the door chimes and as I turn around to look Sebastian is licking his vanilla cone. He smiles in my direction and hands me the delicious creamy ice cream.

"So are you the only one that intruded into my lands or what?" he asks innocently. I smirk as he asks me and know that I have to be cautious now with what I say to him. The thought of him finding out abut Thalia is something that I have yet to figure out.

"That I know of? Yes, its just me." I say clearly lying through my teeth. It stays silent for a few seconds as we enjoy our little ice creams. It was a little weird now to have things a little more subtle and calming. I wasn't relaxed, I could never be relaxed knowing that somewhere out there Cole wanted my had on a spike.

"So is it me or do you drift a lot into thought?" I whip my head towards him my hair now fanning my face as I look at him. I made contact with his green eyes and I couldn't help myself. I just stared at him. I wasn't close enough to see every little speck on his face but I could pin point them. He had no acne scars, he had very few wrinkles on his forehead and his lashes were undeniably long. He smiled as he seemed to notice me just looking at him. That immediately snapped me out of it. s**t. I did drift into thought.

"My bad.." I say as my cheeks turn a deep shade of red.

"No, it's completely fine. Thoughts are good." I smile and awkwardly tuck my hair behind my ear.

Minutes pass and not once did I notice the time fly by as we talked about the town and how much his pack spends their time in the woods. He was a proud Alpha, they seemed like a big pack and the people who led them seemed as if they were always preparing for the worst outcome. I wasn't part of a pack for what seemed like years. I was always the girl that kept to herself and never completely cared to know about the boundaries of a pack that was united.

"I haven't had a conversation like this in a while." He says looking down at me and fidgeting with his pockets. I smile because the same goes for me. I was isolated for so long and to know that I was kept away from so much brought me sadness. All those years with a man who never cared was brutal. I never wanted to feel that way again not in a million years. I didn't realize the feeling before when I was with Cole but now I do. It was like drowning. Every time I tried to take a breath of fresh air I was back in the water with his words and pain that never stopped. Not until Thalia.

"s**t" I get up from the desk chair and check the time behind me. I grunt and it had to have been the most manliest thing I have ever done in all my existence. Time really flew by when you had great conversations with people. "I..- I've got to get home." I say half not wanting to go because I never felt this. I had never known what it felt like to feel like this. To talk to a man whom I know was to help me. Sebastian would become a person of great fortune and I knew that tonight when we talked would be one of the many memories we would never forget