The Power Bond

Chapter Forty One|| Back to Work

{Madeline's POV} 

"Im sad." I mumbled watching the trees go by. 

"Why?" Ryker asked with a small chuckle. 

"Because I miss the beach." I replied. 

Today we were going back home and were only minutes away from our pack. I had so much fun the past two weeks it's unbelievable. It was supposed to only be one week, but Ryker just wanted one more so I of course agreed. We might as well took the freedom while we could. First he took me to bora bora, then some little getaway which I didn't know the name of but it was beautiful, and for the remainder of the last week he took me to Paris! Yes, Paris. How romantic.

"I will too, but I think we're tanned enough to last the winter." He joked. 

I looked down at my sun kissed skin and grinned. 

"We look hot." I told him and he smirked, "That we do." He shot back with a wink. 

Ryke and I bonded so much the past two weeks. It was nice to just sit down and have a peaceful night just talking and joking around with no worries. I knew we were ten times closer than we were leaving then when we arrived. Of course we were close before, but something just seemed so... perfect when we left. 

Minutes later we were pulling through the gates and parked in front of the house. It was nice to be back, though, I missed everyone. 

Walking through the front door I heard a screech and a flash of red hair as McKenzie darted towards me. 

"I've been so bored! Im so happy you're back!" She said throwing her arms around me and I laughed hugging her back tightly. 

"And look at you! You're so tan! You're freaking glowing." I grinned doing a little spin and her eyes zeroed in on my neck. 

"Oh my gosh, and that necklace!" She looked closer and I felt my cheeks heat up. 

Ryker had gotten me a very expensive necklace, that I yelled at him for probably an hour about, while we were in Paris. I didn't need flashy things for him to show how much he loved me, I already knew. He just replied with 'anything for my girl' and that was the end of the discussion. 

"You did good." She said looking at Ryker who was smirking. Great, now his ego is bigger than it already was. 

"Thanks." He replied and shut the door and placed a kiss on my cheek, "Im going to go speak to Dimitri in my office." I nodded and he headed towards the stairs. 

"So? Details!" She said pulling me towards the couch and I laughed going willingly. 

"It was nice." I answered. 

"Nice? Nice?! No, honey, I'm going to need more than that? What'd you do? Where'd you go? Did ya... ya know?" She moved her eyebrows up and down and my cheeks heated. 

"We did different things. We scuba dived, much to my protest, he took me out onto a boat and drove us around and it was so perfect, uh... we saw the eiffel tower! That was fun..." 

"Okay you suck at details."

"Well the last one you're not getting any details about! That is personal information." I said and she grinned. 

"Oh you so did."

"It's a honeymoon! What did you expect? For us to sit around and play chess all week?" She let out a screech, yet again, and I flinched. 

"My little girl is growing up!" I rolled my eyes but couldn't help but let out a laugh. 

"Well... I have big news to tell you also." She said and I grinned. 

"What?"

"Im pregnant! Isn't that great?!" My smile instantly dropped. 

"W-what's wrong?" She asked and I quickly shook my head. 

"Uh.. nothing. It's just shocking, but I'm so happy for you!" I put on a smile and she was back to grinning. 

"I know right! Dave is so happy!" 

"I bet." I mumbled and sighed. 

I want that... but will I ever have it?

***

"Goddess this is so much paperwork. What did Dimitri do? Sit on his ass the last two weeks?" I asked looking over the piled work on Ryker's desk. 

"Looks like it." He mumbled and let out a frustrated growl. 

"I knew I shouldn't have accepted him as a fill in beta. He's too careless." Ryker mumbled. 

I just nodded still in thought after Mckenzie and I's conversation. 

He leaned over grabbing my hand and pulling me onto his lap. 

"Why did you look so bummed when you came in here?" He asked changing the topic and it shocked me at how he could read me so well. 

"I wasn't." I tried to cover up and he gave me a 'are you serious?' look and I sighed looking downing fiddling with my fingers. 

"I just... McKenzie told me some news. That's all." I tried to be discrete about it but Ryker being Ryker wouldn't leave it alone. 

"And that news was...?"

"Nothing crazy. It's girl stuff." I let out a small laugh and Ryker was quick to grasp my chin and pull my head up to where I was looking at him. 

He gave me a serious look.

"She's pregnant isn't she?" He asked and I looked away and heard him sigh. 

"Madeline, why are you stressing this so much?" He asked and I quickly looked back to him. 

"And you're not?! This is our future, Ryker!" Tears were already building up in my eyes and I had to blink them away. 

"Madeline, we're trying. That's all we can do for right now. You cannot go straight to negative thoughts. This takes time. Especially if what your mother said is true." 

"I know." I croaked out looking back down at my hands. 

This was embarrassing. 

"It's just Alessia... then McKenzie..." I took a deep breath in. 

"Alessia wasn't even planning hers, and McKenzie got married a month ago. It's been three weeks at the most, babe. I promise when I say we will have a child of our own. Lets say you end up not being able to have one." I flinched at the thought, "Then we adopt. They may not be ours but they damn well might as well be, because that is how we'll treat them. Give it some time and if things aren't looking for the better then we can look into, as for now... we keep trying." 

"You're too good to me. I don't deserve you." I mumbled looking up at him and his eyes softened. 

"I think you got that flipped around, gattina." He leaned forward placing a delicate kiss on my lips. 

"Time." He said and I nodded, "Time." I repeated. 

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Mini chapter but AH, I love them so much. 

Poor Madeline.

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