The Alpha Who Loved Her

Chapter 5

***Becca***

I woke up still in Wills arms. As soon as he sensed my movement he awoke as well. I walked to Bell’s room to check on her. She was still fast asleep. I returned to the living room but will wasn’t there. I closed my eyes and took a breath focusing on only his scent and walked to the kitchen. There he was sitting at the counter as handsome as I remembered. He hands me a glass full of strawberry banana smoothie. I looked at him and smile as he drinks his coffee. The silence between us becoming awkward, “great smoothie” i furrow my eyebrows at my pathetic attempt to spark conversation. “Coffee’s still good too”, Will raises his glass to me. I excuse myself to shower and as I walk towards the bathroom I hoped he’d follow.

I finished in the shower and put on a form fitting tank top and some boy shorts. I returned to the kitchen and found Bell and Will preparing breakfast. The two of them laughing as Will pretended to be a French chef making pancakes. I couldn’t help the smile that came to my lips seeing them together. This wasn’t the first time she and Will had spent time together.

*5 years prior*

“So, do you think you’ll stay this time?” Will asks. “ I can get a job at the local hospital Becca, if you want to live among the humans I will do that,” Will standing in front of me. “I would never ask you to leave the pack you love, the job you love just for me” I respond. “You wouldn’t have to. I will do anything to be in yours and Bells life. I love you and want you”. He lifts my chin so my eyes meet his. “I’m not ready yet Will.” I see the look of defeat in his eyes but I couldn’t let him sacrifice his fated mate for me. We spent the rest of the week in awkward silence except when Bell was in the room. I knew I had hurt him, again. The last day he was with us he kissed me like he never had before with so much emotion. I felt his love, his pain and hurt all put into one kiss. He leans in and whispers, “ I love you and I love Bell, I would be a good dad to her”. Tears streaming down my face I nod in agreement and tell him “I love you too and I know you would, I just can’t.”**

Every once in a while we would get in contact with one another and we’d spend a week or so together despite the pain I caused him. When we were together it was as if nothing had changed between us. “What does mommy want on her pancakes” Will asked as he pulled me from our past. “How about boysenberry syrup” I answer. “I love boy-berry-seruuup!” Bell replies as she pulls it from the cupboard. I grab butter, peanut butter, and some fresh fruit and bring it to the table as Will brings the tall pile of pancakes. We finish breakfast and the three of us decide to go for a run. We get about a half mile from the cottage when we here, “momma my legs are tired”. Before I could pick her up she was already on Will’s shoulders. We return to the cottage the duo playing all the way. I run inside to grab a couple baskets. We roam around the cottage and find some stinging iron we pick of the largest leaves. Enough for dinner. We wonder into the forest under Will’s watchful eye. I asked him to make sure we didn’t run into anyone. We gathered truffles and returned to the cottage. “I have something I need to take car of at home Bell you want to play later?” Will asks “yeah!” She squeals in excitement at the thought of seeing Will. “My uncle Bo and aunt Sarah are coming for dinner too, momma can we cook marshmallows by the fire with the chocolate and the graham crackers?” Bella asks. Will looking at me with both excitement and nervousness on his face. “you saw Bo and Sarah? Did you meet their pups?” Will asks as he catches the flicker of excitement in my eye at the thought of having nieces or nephews or many both. My thought interrupted by my sweet girl “How many puppy’s do they have momma? Do they look like Shmelly” Will bursts into laughter and I answer “pups, he meant children, we call you pups because your always busy and mischievous like puppy’s” Will literally rolling on the floor. I help him to his feet and remind him, “don’t you have somewhere to be” he laughs as he continues out the door, “see you for dinner Bell” he leans in closer to me kisses my cheek and says, “I bet your wishing she knew about wolfs now aren’t you” he turns and runs to the forest.

Bell and I get to work making dinner. We start by rinsing all the stinging iron separating the leaves from the stems as I will dry the stems and leave them for Will to use at the hospital for his patients. I place the stinging iron into the food processor and add some roasted pine nuts we collected earlier as well and then added fresh garlic and a bit of olive oil making a nice nesto sauce similar to pesto but with more flavor. Bella is already mixing the flour into the water yeast sugar and salt to make French bread. I then rub the steak in an array of herbs and spices and let them sit. Shmelly at our feet waiting for a steak to drop. I toss her a piece of fat to her and she run to the front porch to partake in private. “Momma am I going to meet Uncle Bo’s puppy’s?” I nearly dropped the pan of hot pasta as the words came out of her mouth so naturally. I was tidying up and setting the table when Will walks in with a grin on his face “what are you up to?” I ask curious what he was getting us in to. “How about we move this party outside to the patio and increase the seating.” Before I could answer “the puppy’s are coming!” Bell jumps up “yay cousins!! I get to play with COUSINNNNSSS! I never had a cousin before Will they like me?” I turn to her “of course they will, you’re going to have so much fun” I’m holding back tears of joy at the thought of meeting Bo’s pups. I go to the cupboard and pull out graham crackers, as I frantically look for hershey bars but instead find Oreos and peanut butter cups. I place them on the counter and grab the marshmallows. Will looks at me with amusement on his face, “what I have to make a good impression and all pups like sweets”, Bell chimes in “yep Shmelly loves chocolate”. Will and I both laugh at my slip.

I feel Bo approaching my barrier. I slowly let it down realizing that with 2 Alpha’s and a witch here Bell and I are safe. I run outside and see Sarah and Bo walking towards me holding hands. My stomach doing somersaults in anticipation of meeting their pups Sarah turns her head and there are for pups running towards me! Squealing my name “Auunnnnt Beccccaaaa” they say in unison. I run to them “hey guys I’m your aunt and I have your cousin inside excited to play with you” as I catch all four in a group hug. “Is that our cousin Bell?” The smallest pup asks him being 3 or 4. “Yes it sure is!” I pick him up and run with him to the cottage making airplane sounds. He laughs continuously as I set him down. Bella right in front of him, he smiles widely at her and says, “Hi my name is Mark these are my sisters Anna and Camilla but we call her Millie and this is our big brother Jake let’s play guys”. I give look at Will and mouth “thank you”. He smiles and pulls the bread from the oven. I hand Bo the steaks to grill and we head outside to watch the kids play together.

We sit on the porch catching up when Sarah pulls me into the house. She grabs me and hugs me. I can feel her tears on my cheek. “Thank you for coming here and being with us. I know you needed time but it’s been 12 years. As your oldest friend I have to ask what happens next? You have that beautiful daughter growing before your eyes and you haven’t told her who she is yet. You and Will have been doing this on again off again dance for 13 years. I know he comes to see you every year for a week because when he comes home he drops his stuff and stays in wolf form for a week last time he nearly went feral. He loves you.” I look at the ground “he deserves better than me”. She grasps my hands in hers as she sits next to me on the couch, “you’re not your mother”. Bo walks in “steaks are ready” he looks at Sarah and they have a silent conversation. We get up from the couch she pulls me into her and hugs me. “I love you and want what’s best for you and Bell and Will just might be it”. She walks to the counter and grabs some dishes of food. I follow her lead and we walk to the patio placing the dishes on the table. Will already called the kids in and they come to the table. Bo sits at the head of the table Sarah at his side. The girls sit near me and the boys near their mother. Will sits to my left. I reach under the table and place my hand on his knee he looks at me and grasps my hand with his and we enjoy dinner as a family that should have never been apart.

After dinner Will and I clear the table. I bring out the s’mores supplies and introduce the kids to new varieties they love. We talked and teased one another and the kids played twister. Bo notices Mark drifting off to sleep and lifts him up he kisses Sarah on the forehead and she tells him “I am going to stick around a while I think Becca needs to go for a run.” She looks at me with a glimmer in her eye and smiles at me.

I look at Will and he’s already taking off his shirt ready to run with me. Sarah picks up Bell and takes her to bed “I love you uncle Bo, I love you cousins, love you Will, I love you aunt Sarah most can we talk to animals again”. Sarah carry’s her to bed and puts on her pajamas. “Perhaps little One” I hear her answer then she begins singing softly. Will and I go outside I brush his lips with mine and run to the beach.