Third Wheel
1979 Words
“It won’t work,”
“Why not?”
“I’ve known Enzo pretty much all my life, he’d never notice me. I could never be his mate.”
“Enzo is becoming more…open to things. I know him really well and exactly what he likes, so I can get him to fall in love with you!” I insisted.
“What does he like?” Mira asked.
“Basically a girl like you. Independent, charming, sweet, and funny.”
“Funny? Enzo doesn't really like to laugh.”
“Not yet, but he’ll loosen up once he’s in love.” I said hopefully.
“I’m also not pretty enough to get his attention,” Mira sighed.
“Yes you absolutely are! We’ll just accentuate your features with some makeup and clothes, but just be yourself and I swear Enzo will love you…unless you’re clingy, have cold feet, a bad laugh or you bite your nails.”
“That’s a lot.”
“Your breasts arent uneven are they?” I asked.
Mira looked down at them self consciously. “Not super noticeably.”
“Then you’re fine.”
“Celine, are you sure about this? I mean why are you doing this anyways?”
“I’m hoping by helping you an angel will get her wings.” I smiled.
“What happened to your duty or whatever?” She questioned.
“This is helping me with it. So are you in or not?”
Mira sighed. “I got nothing to lose, I’m in!”
--
“What are you so giddy about?” Enzo frowned the next morning.
“I’ve done it, Enzo, I’ve found the girl you’re going to fall in love with!”
“Oh goodness, not today Celine. I have to figure out what to do about the Hellion attack, I can’t focus on your little cupid game.”
“The faster you fall in love, the faster I’m gone, remember?” I asked.
He rolled his eyes. “Who the hell is it?”
“Mira,”
“Who the f**k is that?”
“Mira, you’ve known her your whole life!”
“Can I have a picture or something for reference?”
I glanced around and spotted her as she walked to her usual table. “There!”
“Is that Third Wheel? She actually looks hot!” Enzo stated.
“Third Wheel?” I asked.
“Yeah cuz she’s always hanging out with that weird couple Paz and Irene. Great fighters, but still weirdos. Anyway, she’s perpetually a third wheel, so Beta Grey and I call her Third Wheel.” I raised my eyebrows. “Oh fine, I call her Third Wheel.”
“That sounds more plausible. Grey has a beautiful heart and wouldn’t say such a thing.”
“He’s not as innocent as he seems, you know? He’s no angel.” Ezno smirked.
“Well I am,” I snapped. “Now what do you think of Mira?”
“I don’t know, she’s pretty, actually. Her t**s don’t look uneven either. But like, isn't she a weirdo?”
“Everyone is a little weird sometimes Enzo. Even you!”
“I am not!”
“You sing in the shower, but like the way a duck would.”
His eyes widened. “You watch me in shower?”
“I have to watch you do a lot of things!”
Okay, maybe I didn’t have to watch him in the shower, but he has a nice body. I’m an angel, I’m not dead.
“You know if you were less hot, that would definitely be creepy!”
“You could have gotten a guy as your guardian angel, never forget that.” I smiled. “Anyways, Mira. What do you think of her?”
“I’d have to talk to her.”
“Invite her to your chambers after breakfast. You’ve done that with lots of women.”
“So I get to f**k her?” He questioned.
“No! You’re supposed to be falling in love with her, romance her!”
“Like get her flowers and crap like that?”
“I’m going to hell.” I whispered. “I’m actually going to hell.”
“Oh don’t be so dramatic, Celine. You have to be there with me. Coach me a little bit. I don’t do romantic s**t, so I need a little help.”
“You know what, it is better that I’m there. In fact I’ll go invite her now. Go do your pushups and prep.” I shooed him away.
“I really don’t like how much you know about me,” Enzo whispered as he got up.
“Where are you guys going?” Beta Grey asked.
“I’m gonna go see my friends. And Alpha Enzo is gonna go think of some strategies.” I informed him.
“Should I come?”
“No.” Enzo said bluntly before walking away.
“See ya Grey!” I waved before flouncing off.
“What did he say?” Mira asked.
“He wants you to come to his chambers after breakfast. Don’t worry, I’ll come too to make sure everything goes smoothly.”
“Celine, how on earth did you get him to agree to hang out with me?”
“You’ll come to find I can be very persuasive.”
--
I knocked on Enzo’s door and a few moments later he answered.
“Ladies, please come in.”
I took a seat in the armchair, leaving Enzo and Mira on the couch. They both looked awkward.
“Enzo…why don’t you offer Mira a drink?” I asked.
“Oh, yeah. Want some scotch?” Enzo questioned.
This early in the morning?!
“I’d love some,” Mira smiled.
“Celine?”
“Why the heaven would you offer me scotch again?” I asked.
“I was trying to be nice.” He said through gritted teeth.
“Be nice to Mira, not me.”
He poured their drinks and Mira looked at me with wide eyes. “This isn’t working!” She mouthed.
“Just breathe,” I whispered.
Enzo returned with the drinks. Mira took a sip easily. Did it not burn her throat or something?
There was silence once more.
“So you guys have known each other like all your lives right?” I asked. “That’s pretty cool.”
“Yeah, but we didn’t talk much since Alpha Enzo was like way too cool for me,”
“I wouldn’t say that,” Enzo chuckled. “You know, being the future Alpha I tended to have tunnel vision and was more focused on that.”
“You do an incredible job,” Mira offered. “I mean our fighting has completely improved.”
“You think so?”
“Oh for sure! You being hands on is super helpful.”
“I love putting my hands on things.” Enzo stated.
I cleared my throat. My goodness where was his class?
“Um…so I’m liking your new look, Mira. It’s really sexy. I can barely even look in your eyes honestly.”
“Is that a good thing?” Mira asked.
“It means you have immaculate tit-”
I coughed loudly. “Sorry, I think I need some water. Enzo help me with that?”
“Sure,”
He followed me into the kitchen. “What the heaven is wrong with you?” I hissed.
“I was being nice to her!”
“You need to stop talking about breasts and touching.”
“What the f**k else do I talk about?”
“Literally anything else, Enzo. Like hobbies or something.” I offered.
“But I don’t care what her hobbies are.” He shrugged. “What do her hobbies have to do with me?”
“It’s how you get to know her, Enzo. You ask questions about her, she asks questions about you. That’s how it works! That’s how you fall in love.”
“Are you in love, Celine?”
“No…”
“You ever had a boyfriend?”
“Not technically but-”
“Then why am I listening to you? What do you know about love?”
“I’ve watched people fall in it a bunch of times. And I know about romance. A guy kissed me right before I came here. Granted it was my first one since being a guardian angel but…it was very romantic!”
Enzo smirked. “You just had your first kiss? Does that mean you’ve never…had a man inside of you?”
“No, I have never had sex.”
“Now I get it.”
“Get what?” I demanded.
“Why you’re wound so tight. You need someone to shove you down on a bed, lift that pretty little skirt up, spread those sexy legs and f**k you til you see heaven again.” Enzo grinned.
I felt a strange tingle dance through my body. Specifically between my thighs. Well that’s strange.
“You’re incorrigible!”
“I know right?”
“Look between the two of us this can work. You know about s*x and I know about romance and those are the two most important parts about love. And Mira already loves you.”
“No, she loves who she thinks I am.” Enzo pointed out.
“Then let's make you into that person.”
“Celine, I told you I’m not changing for anyone.”
“Well then shift or something!” I begged. “Enzo, you are the most unromantic man I’ve ever met. You can’t fall in love that way.”
He sighed. “Fine, I will try to…shift.”
“Yay!” I hugged him.
“What is with you and hugs?”
“Angels hug a lot.”
“Werewolves don’t.”
“Um, is everything okay?” Mira called.
“Of course!” I called back. “Are you ready?”
“Yes,”
We walked back out and sat down.
“This scotch is really good, Alpha Enzo.”
“Please just call me Enzo,” He forced a smile to his face.
“Okay, Enzo…um what do you like to do, you know when you’re not…doing Alpha things?”
“Working out mostly, I don’t know if you can tell, but my biceps are getting bigger and you know my V muscles are getting deeper.”
“I have noticed actually. I mean not that I like stare at you or anything. Just casual glancing and stuff when you’re shirtless.” Mira stammered.
“Hey, that's something you have in common!” I smiled. “Enzo likes to look at himself shirtless too.”
Enzo glared at me, but Mira merely smiled. “I get it. If I looked that good I would never stop looking in the mirror.”
“Thanks, sweetheart.”
Silence again.
I nodded in Mira’s direction, signalling Enzo to ask her what she liked to do.
“Oh um, so what do you do for fun when you’re not doing…whatever it is that you do?” Enzo questioned.
“I love to read,” Mira smiled.
“Really?” Enzo sneered. I glared at him. “I mean really? That’s…fascinating.”
Oh this was going to be so much more work than I thought it would be!
“You know what, I really have some s**t to do. But this was interesting, Mira.”
“Yeah, of course you’re so busy!” Mira laughed, downing the rest of her drink and flinching slightly. “Thanks for inviting me over.”
“Sure, yeah. See you later.”
“Bye Celine.” Mira waved before quickly leaving.
“So?” Enzo asked. “How did I do?”
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