Louisseena

Chapter 25

Bruce POV:

I waited outside the restaurant against my car for a particular someone. It took some time but when she stepped out, she nodded as she saw me, signaling that she had completed her mission. She had a solemn look on her face. 

“ You’re not going to like what you’re about to hear Bruce. “ Beckett said.

Beckett briefly told me what I wanted to know about my mate’s wolf. She confirmed that Raven was indeed missing. She said she will put it in a report tonight on more specific details so that I can start my investigation. My beast inside is raging at the person who did this to her. Bloody jerk.

Beckett could sense my aura getting wider around me as I was cursing about the jerk. “There’s still one more important thing you need to do.” 

“What Becky? Spill it out” I said in an angry tone. Beckett just laughed and said,” can you please bring her to go shopping? She needs a better wardrobe.” I stared blankly at the sudden change of topic. “Or I will bring her. It will be nice to go shopping with my sister-in-law.” she teased. “ I just thought maybe you might want to. Or you can just bring us both hehehe and we can use your money. Let me know okay?” she winked. 

I ruffled my little sister's hair and chuckled. We have a big age gap and I dote on her the most amongst my siblings. Especially after that incident when she was young. I am the second eldest in my family and she is the youngest or currently the youngest. I can’t tell when my parents might want to give birth to another pup again. 

“Oh by the way, can you send her home since you guys stay together? I gotta do that report for you. The faster the better.” she said with determination.

We headed into the restaurant.

What I didn’t expect was to see my mate’s face red like a tomato.

Loulou POV:

I received a text message from Marcus. He wanted to meet me. I was so happy that I’m finally meeting up with Marcus after so long. We were meeting at a cafe. It’s a date.

He sat opposite me at the small round table. I was happy. He looked happy. He said he was getting married next month.

… I gasped for air as I felt a burning sensation in my heart. I was dreaming again, a nightmare. I’m awake now but I still feel the burning sensation lingering. It was a dream, I shouldn’t be able to feel any physical pain. I move my fingers only to feel something in it. I jerk away and sit up as if it was something that scares the hell out of me. 

My head looked down to see Bruce whose head was lying down beside me.

Shit. That scared the hell out of me. I could hear my heart beating hard but was calming down as I realised it’s just Bruce, not one of those creepy crawlies that you might find in a room. Wait, was I holding his hand again? I can’t remember…. 

I see that I’m wearing a big white shirt again over me. Under it was the work clothes I had yesterday. I look over to him. This must be his shirt. It feels so comforting and warm with the shirt’s scent. Maybe we use good laundry detergent, I thought. 

I continued to look over at him. His shiny bald head, his strong facial feature with his eyes closed. I reached out my hand tracing them without touching his face… that’s when I saw the time on my watch. “9:25am”. The heck? Why didn’t my alarm go off?! It's a work day. 

I jumped out of bed wanting to rush to the bathroom. Wait, I should wake Bruce up. I rushed over to Bruce’s side and squatted down. How should I wake him? I placed my hand on his arm and gently shook it.

“Boss. We’re late.” I said softly, trying not to give him a shock. 

He mumbled something I couldn’t quite hear. I shake him gently again.

“ Boss " I said in a singing tone. “ beep beep. Beep beep. Beeeep beep.” I tried to mimic an alarm ringtone.

Bruce made a sound and the next thing I know, he moved his arms around me and pulled me close to his chest. My eyes wide in shock. Was he still sleeping? Is he sleep moving?

“Shhhh…. 5 more minutes” he said sleepily. “Boss, it’s way past 9am” I said while still being in his chest at an awkward position, patting his arm twice, trying to wake him up.

Bruce took a deep breath. “ I know Loulou.” he said as he released me from his grip. He was still holding my shoulders and brought me up to his smiling face. “Don’t worry. I took the day off for you already.” 

I heaved a sigh of relief as I sat down on the floor beside him. I look at him thoughtfully. I think this was the part I am supposed to say “thank you” but I didn’t. Now it feels like I’ve missed the  moment. Should I still say Thank You ? 

He lets out a laugh. “ Let’s eat out. We’ll go to the mall today. Go get changed” he nudged me as he stood up and left my room.