Chapter 9 Dinner plans
675 Words
James POV
Our witness was dead. I had known her. She was not my friend but we had met at several gatherings. She was nice. Mostly she spoke to me about history. She had a way of animating it and making it interesting. I was much closer to her husband than her. He was a few years older than me and had been one of the people in the pack very involved in introducing new wolves into the forest. He had thought me and many others about the animals and plants growing there. Now I was going to have to tell him his mate had died. He might in fact already have felt it. If his mate had been a wolf he defiantly would already know something was very wrong. I was not sure if it was the same when one was mated with a human though. Most of the time, wolves mate with other wolves. But there were still several within every pack who would find a human mate.
I looked around the room. I had been here before but could not tell if something was different. Whenever I looked around I would catch glimpses of her, Lizzy Blacktail. It was distracting, to say the least. Her skin was shimmery and pearly. I wonder if it was as soft as it looked. What I saw her beautiful sparkly eyes I wanted to pull her into my arms. When she gave me a small smile, my world lit up.
Then I realized I was going to need to continue without her. It would be insensitive to Kyle to bring her along. He did not need many witnesses there when he found out his mate would not meet him when he came home from work. He would never hold his mate again. Not all wolves survived this loss. The chances were even worse when they lacked children. Kyla and Mary had not had pups yet. I was sure about what I had to do but it was still surprisingly difficult. Maybe she could sit in the car and wait? No, that was entirely unreasonable. I could also not come up with a reason to separate her from Altic. A man who had thought to shove my mate behind his back, like she needed protection from me! A man who acted like he had a claim to her. I was jealous for the first time in my life.
Still, I said what needed to be said and prepared to watch her leave. My blood started pumping really quickly. Close to a full blown panic. I caught her hand and invited her out to dinner. Then Altic butted in, so now he was joining me for dinner. Also, Lizzy invited her sister. I had not even meant to invite Lizzy and now I needed to plan an appropriate dinner after watching a friend break down in front of me. It was my first date with Lizzy. I should make it amazing and memorable. But also not put too much pressure on the situation.What is the correct restaurant for this kind of situation? I also realized I had mostly been silent in the car and been inches from losing my cool in front of her and Altic. How would I convince her I was not some crazed boring man? Especially next to Altic. I needed to think this through. Fancy, tasty and/or familial? It hit me like a wish in the wind. Martys, one of my favorite restaurants, would be perfect. It was not fancy but tasty and fun. We could play darts, pool and skiball. Their burgers were heavenly and they had milkshakes which popped with every sip. Also, even with this short notice, I would be guaranteed a table. I made the booking and texted them the address. This time I would show them what I was really like. I was going to be charming. I was going to be fun. If I had any say about it I was going to hold her in my arms.
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