Second Chances: Sapphire

Mates

"Still mopping," Henry asked.

"I'm fine," I said. "He's the one who needs to fix his attitude." I grabbed my towel and headed to the bathroom. I started to play music on my phone while I took a warm shower. As soon as No Doubts "Don't speak" started playing I got upset and into my feelings. I didn't tell Christian but I also started to open the bond between us and I felt his betrayal last night. It was brief but he still was with another woman. I have no reason to be upset but we both know we are mated and that still means something. I've been down this road before and I know where it ends. I've never had a mate in the traditional wolf sense of the word but I did form a bond with someone centuries ago. It wasn't a divine being that brought us together but a choice. Lycan's choose their mate and form a bond for life. I don't know what is more sacred a bond by choice or one chosen for you. Either way, both bonds are strong and hard to break. They mean you will love one another forever. I don't know how to tell Christian that I am a lycan. That I am a thousand plus years old. I am not sure what the worse part would be but I have to tell him. I wish I could have met him before I became numb to it all. We both have something in common, our mates betrayed us. I understand him better than anyone but if I learned anything I know he needs to make a decision on what to do about Jessica for himself and fast. I wish I could ease his pain. I know what it feels like to lose that important person and feel like they just gave up on what was meant to last and come before it all.

As I finished showering, I thought I wanted to help him in any way I could. I walked over to Henry in just my towel and sat down on the kitchen island. I crossed my legs and stared at him for a few minutes.

"We need to call everyone we know in Asia and find info on Karin's pack," I said.

"Will do," Henry replied. I felt a little better and decided to treat myself to a little shopping. I got dressed and drove to the biggest shopping mall in the area. I started at a few shoe stores and then a couple of clothing stores. I found some nice everyday wear and a couple of shoes. I walked into VS next and looked for some nice lingerie pieces. I noticed a purple-haired girl at the other end and saw it was Karin.

"Hey, How are you?" I asked her.

"Fine, great actually," she replied.

"Good, how's your new pack," I said.

"They're great. They are not used to a female being around or seeing a mated couple but they are being nice," she said.

"That's good to hear," I said. "What brings you here."

"Shopping, I have nothing but the clothes I had when I .. you know and these clothes they found that God knows who they belong too," she told me.

"Gross, but good we can shop together," I told her.

"Cool," she said. We started to look around and picked a few things out. She went to go try some things on and I kept looking at some bras.

"Hey," a familiar male voice said. I turned around and saw Liam.

"Oh hey, how's it going," I said.

"Great," he replied. This guy looked just as intense and brooding as Christian but today he looks calm and relaxed.

"Karin is in the fitting room by the way," I said.

"Oh ok, thanks. Um I know it's none of my business but Christian isn't doing too good and I think he could use some tough love from a certain female," he said as he walked back towards the fitting room. I didn't answer him but since I was done shopping I just left and headed to my car. I sat there just thinking about what I should do. "f**k me." I drove towards Christians territory ready to confront him.

I walked into the packhouse and was greeted by Brendan. I was polite and said hi but I knew I had to go and do what I came here to do. I headed for Christian's bedroom. I knocked on the door but there was no answer. I decided to open the door and saw him passed out on his bed. I went back downstairs and asked for some water and to have someone prepare him some food. I went back upstairs and rolled Christian off of his bed. As soon as his body hit the floor he snapped up scaring me a bit.

"Good morning," I said. He looked at me as if I were a dream come to life. "Morning sunshine."

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"What are you still doing on the floor?" I asked back. He stood up and walked over to me. On any other occasion I would have been nervous or turned on but he smelled of booze and sweat.

"Please go take a shower," I pleaded. He headed towards the bathroom door in his bedroom and slammed the door shut. I heard some rumbling and things falling to the floor. Something slammed hard on the wall it made me jump. I ran into the bathroom and saw him slanted on the wall trying to wash himself up. I liked the view I had but I knew I needed to stop staring and help him out. I went over and closed the drain. I sat him down on the tub floor and started to help him soap up. My hands washing his smooth skin felt so good. He seemed to like it as well. He smiled and let out soft moans. I washed his hair and helped him up so I could remove the shampoo and soap from his body. I was getting a bit wet because I had the curtain open but I was trying to do my best in this situation. I grabbed a towel and then turned off the hot water. The cold water brought him to life and he growled so loud it hurt my ears.

"My bad," I said smiled. It kind of was on purpose but well he deserved it. I helped him out but he was better now so he managed alone. We both went back into his bedroom. He walked over to his dresser and rummaged through the drawers. He pulled out a shirt and threw it at me. He then pulled out more clothes and started to get dressed.

"That's for you," he said. "The shirt." I was so distracted I thought he was talking about something else.

"Thanks," I said. I took off my shirt and put his on. I was still wet and started to get cold. I decided to take my bra off because it had got a bit wet too. He turned around and was shocked to see me with his shirt and clearly knew I took my bra off. He walked over to me and began to caress my hair. Suddenly a knock on the door surprised us both. Brendan walked in holding some soup and a fancy looking sandwich. He sat the tray down by the foot of the bed and walked out. I wanted to laugh but held it in as best I could.

"You should eat something," I said.

"Are you hungry," he said with his deep husky voice that made me swoon.

"I'm not the one who didn't eat breakfast," I said.

"Fair enough but you can help me eat some of this," he said. I smiled and sat on his bed. He moved a chair he had by the wall closer to the bed and sat down.

"Should I feed you," I said. He hadn't tried to eat anything and it was getting frustrating. "Please just eat."

He grabbed the sandwich and took a bite.

"I rather eat you," he said.

"Down boy," I replied. I started to move around a bit.

"What's wrong," he said.

"Nothing, I'm just sleepy," I said. He came towards me and laid me down on the bed. "Eat." He went back to eat and I just laid there closing and opening my eyes from time to time. I started to take off my jeans and adjusted myself so I could get comfortable on Christian's bed. Christian walked over to the bed and laid down next to me.

"How can you still be tired?" I said with such a tired voice.

"I'm not but I'm not going anywhere," he said. I could barely fight it anymore I was falling asleep but I still heard Christian say " goodnight my love."