Lady of the house

chapter 7

The time passes as we sit by the pool in the chairs. We were just relaxing. Ava comes out telling us that supper is ready. Devon and I entered the dining room attached to the kitchen, and all you can smell is the heavenly smell of lobster. The spread was baked potatoes, fresh green beans, and for dessert triple chocolate cake with sprinkles on it.

"What did you ask your sister? What is my favorite food or something? All of these are my favorite." I ask.

"I did. I wanted our first dinner to be good. She said that you would be okay with it. Did I overstep by asking her and not you?" He says.

"No, you didn't overstep.Its sweet that you asked her so you could plan it. I love the dinner. I love that you are thoughtful." I tell him. We sit in silence as we eat. I thought of what we might end up doing tonight. Were we going to go all the way, or were we going to wait and see where things went. I am nervous. I eat my dinner fast to get it over with anxious of what might happen.

"Slow down, please. I don't want you to choke on your food. We will take things at your speed."He says reading me. "There is no pressure for us to have s*x. I want to make you happy, and that's all that matters." He tells me.

I eat slower and taste the food. The silence starts again. I think I hate the silence. It makes me nervous.I think about things that I probably shouldn't, or I dwell on ones that are happening now. "Devon. Can I ask you a question or five?" I ask tentatively.

"Sure, ask away." He says.

"What would your parents think of us being different shifters? Do you think the high council will get involved? Do you think our friends will toss us aside and not talk to us? How will our relationship affect your job as a ceo? Will it make the stock prices go down? Will people quit because they don't want us together? I don't want to ruin your life." I ask him as we finish our last bites. We take the plates to the sink and put them in. "Let's take this conversation to the living room where we can cuddle." I say, grabbing his hand and pulling him in the direction. We sit down on the sofa. He pulls me into his side and rests his head on mine as i curl into his side.

"My parents will love you. I might take them a little time to get used to you, but they will give in. They believe in staying with your fated mates as much as I do. I want to talk to them and see what might happen later. I will oppose them, not letting us be together. I think our friends will side with us or they aren't our friends and good riddance to them if they do. Friends should support one another and not criticize them. I don't think it will affect the stock market, but you never know. If people quit, I'll just hire others. It means they can't open up their minds to change. As for the job, it can't affect me, really. I own the place. They can't fire me or anything. There is nothing to worry about unless someone from the council throws a fit. We will have a long battle ahead of us if that happens. We will fight, and we will win. I have no doubt. If shifters would interact more with each other, we probably wouldn't have so many unmated shifters. I am sure there are more cross mated shifters out there. We just have to look for them and put up a united battle front." He tells me confidently.

" I hope you are right. I don't want to lose you at all. You have brightened up my life in just a day. You have given me a confidence boost that I needed. I just hope it doesn't come down to a blood bath. I hope we can fight the battle with words, not fists and claws." I tell him.

"I understand what you are saying. I hope so, too. I would die for you. Let's put this conversation on hold for a while, at least until something bad happens. I hope it doesn't, but it can." He says as he is rubbing my side. I am so relaxed like this. I don't want to move.

"We wouldn't be together if you died. That would defeat the purpose of the fight. I agree. Let's hope for the best." I push back a little so I can sit up more. I wrap one hand around his nape of the neck and pull his mouth to mine. It's starts off as a soft, slow kiss but turns into a frenzy from all the pent-up energy I could get lost in this blissful kiss.

"You should make a move. I want to take this further. I want to feel my man inside me. I want to be marked by my mate." Abby says in my head.

"Are you crazy? We can't just jump into bed with him even if he is our mate. I wouldn't say no, but it's just too soon. I don't know a lot about him. There is also the fact that he is a lion shifter, and things can get really ugly with the council and stuff. Also, what about his parents. He said that they would love me and they wouldn't. What if they do? I don't want to put a wedge between them." I argue back.

"I'm not crazy just horny for our man. We can handle the parents. We just show them how much we love their son and show them that we are worthy of him. I also am worried about our powers hurting him, too, though. " Abby says.

During this internal battle with Abby, I quit kissing him. "Everything okay? We're you talking to your leopard? What is her name anyway?" Devon asks, playing with my hair. "My lions name is Max. He is excited about the two of you. He tries to talk to her, but she only gives one word answers and stops talking."

"Her name is Abby. She says that she doesn't want to hurt him. She is excited also. Everything is fine. I was just talking to her because she wants us to have s*x. I still don't know if we should. I want to get to know you better." I tell him.

"I don't think Abby could hurt us. We are one of the strongest shifters out there. I would be more worried about us hurting you. Why does she think she would hurt us?"

"We aren't like other wereleopards. We have the ability to manipulate electricity. When we are over excited or our emotions are heightened, we can release it without us wanting to. At my tenth birthday party, I was excited about the fact that they actually got me a cake, and maybe I wouldn't be sent to a different home I ended up short circuiting the house and hurting my foster parent. That same day, they took me to a new place, saying that they couldn't handle someone with my powers. I learned to control my powers later on by myself other than when I'm over excited. We don't know if arousal could set it off because we have never been." I tell him.

"Wow, that's a lot to take in. We will figure it out. I'm sure you won't hurt us, at least not on purpose. That is an interesting power you have there. Are you sure you are an orphan?" He says

"I was found in a box outside of a fire department with a note that said my first name and my birthday. There was nothing else. Why do you ask?" I ask, curious.