Meredith's POV
By nightfall we have completed more than I ever thought possible, Cole apparently fueling his energies of avoiding me into working at a superwolf level.
"Friends" I repeat aloud to myself as he throws the last of the debris into the skip, his shirt sticking to his skin and revealing hints of what lay beneath, hints I already know will be printed in my mind later.
"Friends?" a voice asks and I look up to see Hugo taking a seat beside me.
"What are you doing here?" I automatically ask, wincing slightly as I remember I didn't remember to return his calls.
"Oh... Oh fu*k .... is everything okay? I'm so sorry I completely forgot to return your calls, I just... I got so wrapped up in all of this" I say quickly motioning to the array of paperwork before me, the mock invitation
