Selena Rose, Daughter of the Moon

Chapter 14

Selena pulls into a space at the park for this week's visitation with Gabriel. Scanning the area she sees Dwayne and Nathan already there and sighs in relief.

"Come on Kya baby, let's go see Dwayne and Nathan."

"Yay! I love them momma, I just love them so much." Kya's says as she unbuckled herself from her carseat in record time and opening the door she fast-walks around the truck to her mother. "Can I run momma?"

Selena smiles indulgently at her, "Yes baby you can."

Dwayne turns, seeing Selena and Kya he smiles big and waves. Selena smiles and waves back as she starts walking toward him. I am really enjoying getting to see him so much more. I haven't spent nearly enough time hanging out with him. Even if we do have to see Gabriel near every time. Maybe we could all have dinner after Gabriel leaves? I should ask him.

"Hi Dwayne, I hope you haven't waited long?"

"Nah, we only got here a few minutes ago. I haven't seen Gabriel yet," he looks around for him, "does he have the right time?"

Selena completes her own scan for Gabriel and takes a seat on the bench next to Dwayne, "I told him to be here at 3. But he is late pretty much every time. I think it is his way of showing me that I am not the boss of him. But whatever. I was thinking, after we leave here, would you and Nathan like to come have dinner with us?"

"Why Miss Selena, are you asking me out?"

"What?" Selena blushes, "Well, um, I could be, maybe...I wouldn't be averse to it... I mean, would you want me to ask you out?"

Suddenly very serious Dwayne turns to face her and says "Yes, I would very much like that. You have so much going on that I didn't want to add to it and I wasn't sure how things would be with Gabriel in the picture."

With a now very dry mouth Selena says, "Then yes. Yes I am asking you out. I would very much like for you and Nathan to have dinner with Kya and I."

"And we would love to have dinner with you both." He grins at her and she grins back.

A shadow falls over the two of them and they look up to the source still grinning goofily, "Selena, may I speak to you? Alone please." Gabriel stares pointedly at Dwayne. Dwayne grins back at him in pure alpha joy, "I'm going to go check on the kids. Shout if you need anything."

Selena keeps her grin as she watches him leave, "Thank you Dwayne." Her smile fading fast she turns to face Gabriel, "What's up? Why do you need to speak alone?"

"Why is he here every time? Are you afraid of me or something?"

Selena laughs, "No. He is here because I like to have company and because his son makes Kya more comfortable around you. What do you care?"

"Because I would like to spend some time with both of you, Kya and you."

Selena shrugs, "Well that's nice but that is not what we are here for and definitely not what I am here for. I am not interested in spending time with you. I thought I made that clear before?"

Gabriel looks down and kicks some rocks lightly with the toe of his shoe, "Well yes, but I thought you would at least give me a chance to change your mind." He sits down next to Selena in the spot so recently vacated by Dwayne.