The Human and their Mates

Chapter 27

Taylor's POV

"Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for." My phone starts ringing, playing Panic! At The Disco's "Greatest Show" at some dumb time in the morning. I roll over and check the caller ID.

"God damn it, Brittney, what do you want this time of the morning?" I growl into the phone.

"Eek." She says sarcastically. "It's noon, bitch. I thought I was safe."

I pull my phone back to look at the time. "Whatever. I was sleeping. What do you want?"

"Dude, we're waiting at the shop for you guys to show up for the fittings." She giggles.

"Fittings...?" I yawn and stretch, accidentally bumping Ethan's tummy. I immediately rub the spot in an apology, and to say good morning to our pups.

"Jesus christ..." Britt sighs. "Is one of your gods awake?" I can practically hear the eye roll.

I look to my other side where Shay normally is, but he's absent. "It looks like Shay is. Ethan's still sleeping next to me." At the sound of his name, Ethan rouses slightly. "Good morning, Sir." I chuckle and lean over to kiss his forehead. "Why? What are you talking about?" I ask Britt.

"Oh my god, you're dense without coffee." She groans. "So, people tend to do this thing when they get engaged, called fittings, where they try on clothes to get married in." She has an amused tone.

I'm stunned for a few seconds. "OH MY GOD!" I shout and jump out of bed. "SHIT!" I stumble toward the closet, falling twice. "Fuck, I'm so sorry! We'll be there soon!" I shout to Britt, and before I hang up, I can hear her laughing. "ETHAN! GET UP, BABE!" I shout, grabbing our clothes from the closet. "We're late, Baby! We gotta go!" I say, throwing my clothes on, and tearing around the room gathering things we'll need. By the time we're both dressed, Shay has come up the stairs.

"Hey, Babies." He says, gently. "What's the hurry?"

"We're late! Britt just called me!" I say, jamming my feet into my socks. I make it downstairs and feel a chill set in. I turn to my right and see Britt sitting on the couch, laughing up a storm. "Oh, you bitch!" I yell, and storm over to jump on her. She shrieks and runs away, and of course I give chase.

"NO! Have mercy!" She screams through her laughter.

"NO! YOU WOKE ME UP FOR NO REASON!" I growl as I tackle her to the floor.

She shrieks and twists every which way to get out of my hold, but I don't let go. "I'm going to tickle you until you can't breathe!" I shriek, my fingers digging into her ticklish spots.

"NO!" She giggles.

We're on the floor for a good five minutes, before she loses her breath. "There. Now, we're even. And you can still buy me coffee." I grin as I pull her from the floor.

"Ugh, fine." She groans, yet throws a grin my way too.

We make our way to the door, pausing to put our shoes on. We get into the car, and start towards town.

"What time is the appointment, even?" I ask, trying to stretch in the backseat.

"It's at three." Britt giggled next to me. "I just love giving you shit."

"Ugh, I know." I rolled my eyes. "I need to make a stop before the appointment though. I didn't get my wake and bake, because someone was being a brat." I look at Britt, who looks away and starts whistling. "You can't ignore me. I'm right next to you in a confined space." I growl lightly at her. When she looks back at me, I pounce on her, knocking her against the door.