Parker POV
This was why I didn’t want to tell her yet. Why I wanted her to find out after I at least showed her how much I wanted this now. I can see her brain in overdrive and can feel her clamming up and shutting down. I grip her hand tighter, despite her releasing her grip completely.
“Carli, say something,” I begged her, pulling on her hand so she would face me.
“So we’re mates?” She asks quietly.
Carli won’t meet my eyes completely. She’s staring blankly right below them, and I’m desperate to know what is going on inside her head.
“Yes, we are.” I tell her quietly, trying to gauge how she is taking the news. Not good, I suspect, but it's hard to tell.
She looks down and nods, then looks out to the ocean, staring at the surf and sun glistening off the waves. Her hair looks vi
