Tessa felt incredibly pissed off she had only had one full day back home before being called here for emergency intervention with Dagger and this morning had three more referrals were in her inbox. She needed to vent or she was going to do or say something stupid if she ran into Alpha Sutherland again.
“Dr Evans phone, Tim speaking”
“Oh Hi Tim, it's Tessa Torrent is Ian busy?”
“If it isn’t Rochesters precious girl! Ian will just be a minute. We are coming to visit you soon. Ian needs to check up on your little patient”.
“I am heading home tomorrow so I might miss you guys” she admitted
“Oh no! Did something happen at home? Is everyone okay?”
“Everything's fine its just the first time that meathead alpha will let me observe the kid around his family. It’s like they expect me to magically cure him no assessment. It's like asking you guys to do surgery with no clue to the patients symptoms”. Tessa cried unable to hold her frustration in any further.
“You make me feel lucky that Alphas only talk to doctors not the nurses” Tim sympathized back.
“I am sorry Tim, I don’t mean to dump this all on you. I just feel like I am trying to do my job with my hands tied”.
“So did the Alpha ask you to leave or…?” Tim queried.
“No I just told him I’d be leaving after my next session till they could make time for the observation” Tessa admitted coyly.
Tim erupted in laughter. “Oh my goddess, I wish I had been a fly on the wall. How did he react?”
“I don't know, I pretty much ran out of there” she admitted.
“Probably for the best” she heard Ian comment in the background.
“Hang on I’ll put you on speaker so you can hear us both” Tim said followed by the sounds of him fumbling with the phone.
“How much did you hear?” Tessa asked
“All of it I think. Just double checking to didn’t call Alpha Sutherland a meathead to his face did you?” The doctor asked laughing.
“I was tempted but no” Tessa replied laughing too.
“We are due in the morning anyway. I am sure we can work things out. Why don’t you head into town and have dinner out. That way you can avoid any further contact with the Alpha till we are there”.
Tessa finished up her case notes and checked on a few social media sites for Daggers mother. She hit a bullseye on facebook and was able to download some photos of the she wolf. She had just asked Beta Tom to borrow a car when Aidyn overheard and offered to drive her in. She accepted thinking it would be nice to have company.
On the way into town she spotted a office supply store open late and asked Aidyn to pull in.
She quickly printed a few photos of Dagger and his mum and grabbed a multiframe to put them in. She also had them print a nice photo on a cushion cover that would be available the next day.
Aidyn told her he was free from any duties the next day and would pick it up for her.
With that all done they headed to a nice little Italian restaurant that Aidyn was fond of. Over dinner and some wine they shared a relaxed conversation and some laughs. Tessa told him about her experiences in Europe and how she loved how the packs over there were more integrated with human society. He shared his wish to travel and hopefully find his mate.
By the time he dropped her back of at the clinic building they had established a new friendship.
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Blade had been home for an hour. He was frustrated to find that his Uncle and Dagger were both already in bed. Not ready for bed himself, he met Tom for a beer in the packhouse kitchen. As they chatted about the success of his meetings, Aidyn walked in smelling amazing?”
“Are you wearing cologne?” Blade asked as he passed the tracker one of the beers.
“Nuh can’t stand the stuff.” Aidyn answered.
They chatted some more over another few beers, before Blade decided to call it a night. As he tiptoed down the hallway he heard soft sobs coming from Daggers room.
He entered and found his son on the floor searching for something.
“What's wrong little man? Have you lost something?” Blade asked. He was shocked when Dagger held out his arm to be picked up. Dropping to his knees he pulled the little boy into his arms. “Daddy is here now” he crooned. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted the stuffed toy that never left Daggers side. “Is teddy hiding?” he asked him, receiving a nod in reply. “Ok Daddy will find him”.
Tucking Dagger back into bed Blade retrieved the teddy and tucked it in too. He sat on the floor stroking his sons back til they both fell asleep.
