Alone H.S.

Chapter 23: Zippers

Harry -

I threw another punch. Then another and another. Until I felt the familiar ache in my arm muscles from overworking them.

"Take a break, Harry!" Louis shouted over the loud punch sounds echoing through the room.

I let my arms hang by my sides and tried to catch my breathe.

"How was it?" Louis asks, walking over to me and taking the boxing gloves off my hands.

"Uh...fine?" Why is he asking me about how my training was? He's right here watching me the whole time.

"Really? Just 'fine'? That's the best way you can describe it?" He smirks and I know he's not talking about training.

"Okay, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, sorry." Louis throws the gloves of the floor and busts out laughing.

"I meant mating and bonding. Last night? 'Oh, Harry! Oh! Ah!'" He fake moans and groans and I just roll my eyes.

"First off, that sounds nothing like Lily. And uh, I guess it was...nice. Fulfilling. Just..perfect, I guess. And I don't ever want to hear you moaning my name again." Louis laughs and we both head for the house.

"But it's really fun, Alpha." Louis smiles.

"And don't call me Alpha like that." I tell him, only for him to laugh again as we both enter the house.

Dylan immediately runs up to me and I pick him and we all head for the kitchen where Lily and Eleanor are fixing lunch.

"You two look like you've been having fun." Eleanor says, turning around to look at us.

"Oh yeah. I've been moaning Harry's name and he's gotten all tired and sweaty. Want to guess what we've been doing?" I hate my Beta.

"Uh, no thanks." Eleanor laughs and Lily gives me a confused look.

"He's kidding." I mind-link my perfect mate and her eyes widen and she gasps.

"What?" Louis and Eleanor asks worriedly at the same time.

"I got it! I really got it!" Lily happily shouts as she runs up to me and I set Dylan down so I can pick up Lily as she jumps into my arms.

"Got what?" Louis asks confused.

"My mind-link." I tell him and he nods in understanding.

"How do I do it back, though?" Lily asks as I set her back down.

"Just talk to me. In your head, though."

"Like this?" She mind-links.

"That's it." I mind-link back and she smiles widely.

"I'm guessing you two are exchanging dirty thoughts about each other right now from the way you're both smiling." My dumb Beta, who I really need to replace, says.

"No. I'm just happy I know how to mind-link." Lily tells him and he rolls his eyes.

"So, when's the Luna gonna be presented to the pack?" Eleanor asks and I look over at Lily. Is she ready to be presented?

"Yeah, everyone's dying to meet her." Louis speaks up and Dylan wraps his arms around my leg.

"What're you doing?" I ask him, looking down at my son.

"I want up, daddy. Pick me up."

I reach down, lifting him up.

"I guess just whenever Lily feels like it. We don't have to have some big official thing. Just-"