Her Mate

Chapter twelve

I felt like a zombie the next morning having got little to no sleep the entire night thinking about everything. After turning over for what must have been the millionth time I decided I might as well just get up.

I hopped into the shower putting on the same clothes that I had been wearing then called to check the balance on my card. Eighteen dollars and sixty-nine cents. Why didn't I accept the money? Simple, I didn't want anything from them. Once Joann recovers everything will be right back to the way things always have been between us and they would just use it against me every chance they'd get. Being stranded here, flat broke, and starving is so much better, Crystal.

I sat on the bed with my face buried in my hands for several minutes before finally pulling myself together as best as i figured I would be able to and headed out the door.

I picked up some coffee from the hospital cafeteria before heading up to Joann's room. It tasted terribly and was more than I could afford but I needed it. Opening the door I froze as I saw Nancy leaning up against the wall with her arms folded across her chest and her eyes on me.

What the hell is she doing here? How the hell did she know which room she was even in? How can she look so badass this early in the morning? She was dressed in ripped blue jeans, black knee high boots, with black mesh top that showed off her perfect abs.

"You going to come in or just stand there drooling?" I heard her say nonchalantly but with a hint of amusement in her voice.

"I-I-wasn't. What are you doing here?" I asked walking in and closing the door behind me. Get your shit together, Crystal!

"What does it look like? I came to see your sister obviously." The amusement was now gone from her voice replaced by her usual annoyed tone as she spoke looking at Joann rather than me.

"Why? You don't even know her."

"Are you really so fuckin stupid that you can't even figure that out? Looks like I gave you more credit than you deserve. Why don't you think on it and see if it comes to you."

She pressed her lips together and exhaled forcefully through her nostrils shifting her weight on her feet as if uncomfortable. "Look... Just visit her for a few minutes and I'll tell you when I drive you back."

She was certainly fire and ice. She says I'm stupid then turns around and says she's driving me back. Who said I wanted a ride back? I'd rather hitchhike. Not daring to say that to her I just nodded as I looked at the floor like an idiot.

"I'll be just outside." She told me as she passed.

I stayed for about fifteen minutes before leaving trying not to upset Nancy. Joann was sleeping from all the drugs that she was on.

Nancy seemed lost in her head as she sat watching the road without a single word since we left the hospital. She promised to tell me why she was there and damn it, I wanted to know. As the minutes ticked by at her continued silence I found I couldn't take it anymore. Once I started I couldn't stop

"That was you following me last night. Why? I swear, werewolf or not, you are the most confusing woman I've ever met. Why was you in my sisters room and why are you driving me home AGAIN when you don't even try to hide your hatred for me? Is this your idea of torture? I didn't force Jake I'll have you know, he pursued me. You think I liked it? I thought we were both in similar situations. He kept telling me that it was some "family" thing that he refused to go into details about that forced you two together in the first place and that it was only a matter of time before your divorce. I guess family was code for his pack and of course, I later realized he was lying but then...I don't know, I guess I just liked having someone around besides my sister who pretended to care about me once in awhile. And I really don't care if you beat the shit out of me but I need some answers."