The Alpha's Eden

Assurances

Eden PoV

We returned to our bedroom after my mates showed me the nursery they'd been secretly working on.

I crawled into my side in the middle of the bed and wriggled around until I was as comfortable as I would get. True comfort had gone a week or two back, I was just too big to find it again.

Jace and Blake climbed in on either side of me once I'd stopped moving. Neither one touched me in fear of disturbing me but they were close enough to comfort me with their scent and body heat.

Within minutes of saying goodnight, I heard their melodic, slow breathing and knew they were asleep.

I squeezed my eyes shut and hoped to follow them into a deep slumber yet nothing happened.
Deeply focused on my breathing, I tried to make it slow and steady enough to relax my body but it had the opposite effect and made my entire body twitch with restlessness.

Eventually, I dragged myself out of bed, careful not to disturb Blake as I moved over him.

My body felt cold without Blake and Jace close by so I put my slippers and dressing gown on, and made my way downstairs to make some hot milk.
I figured that was what humans drank to help them sleep so maybe it would work for me too.

My exhausted eyes become hypnotised by the turning of the spoon in the saucepan and I jumped and let out a startled Yelp when a deep voice rumbled from the darkness of the hallway.

"Can't sleep either huh?" Caleb asked as he leaned against the doorframe.

"Nope. I'm too fat to get comfy. What's your excuse?" I shook my head and turned off the hob as the milk was done.

"How long you got?" He frowned and ran his hand over his face in frustration. I knew that because Blake did the same thing when he was frustrated.

"Milk?" I asked holding up the pan.

"Yeh, why not. Anything's worth a try right?!" He sighed and joined me in the kitchen. He grabbed two mugs and put them in front of me on the counter.

"That's what I thought. I saw it on some tv show" I shrugged before filling the mugs up and putting the used saucepan under the tap so the remains didn't dry onto the pan and be gross.

Caleb sat on the far side of the marble island and I slid his mug over to him before taking a stool opposite him.

I gazed down at the steam that rose from my mug and blew on it to cool it down. "So spill " I prompted him as I continued to cool my drink.

"Shit Eden, there's just a lot going on right now" Caleb stared blankly before he took a large mouthful of boiling milk.

" careful Caleb" I cried out to warn him not to burn himself.

"What?" He frowned at me like I'd lost the plot completely.

"It's scalding hot  milk"

"Vampire Eden, remember?" He rolled his eyes at me but I saw the briefest hint of a smile haunt his lips before he sipped his drink again.

"Oh yeh duh" would the hot drink burn me or was I immune to the heat? I thought to myself before taking a small sip which didn't hurt at all.

"See? Nothing to fear kiddo" he teased me.

After we sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes he broke it.

"You know about Sawyer and I don't you?" He asked quietly.

"I do"

"I assume you don't approve?" He grunted out bitterly.

"Why wouldn't I approve? " his words shocked me and my voice squealed in protest.