Best Friends Or More?????

Chapter 17

~Natalie~

I wake up and look down to see Jazzy gone. I climb out of the bunk and leave the hallway seeing Jazzy, Jax, Pattie, Sam, and Ash sitting around with some of the other pack members eating a bowl of oatmeal. When I walked up Pattie smiled at me and handed me a bowl. I smiled thanking her and sitting down.

"How long do you think this will last?" I ask Pattie. She looks down at me.

"I don't know sweetie. I don't think it will be for super long considering there is only one person but it might take a while considering we have no idea what we are facing and he could be stronger then our troops." I nod and look down playing with the oatmeal not feeling very hungry anymore. I miss Justin and all I want is to be with him again.

I set the bowl down in front of Jaxon knowing he would be hungry still. He smiles at me and quickly digs in.

Once all the kids were done eating they all start playing. I sat on the couch watching them. They were so innocent, none of them knew what was going on outside of this safe haven.

~Justin~

I sigh rolling over in bed after a restless night. I can't sleep with out Natalie but I knew she has to be in that cellar to keep her safe. I miss her but I push through it just using the pain as incentive to hunt down what ever is chasing us. I changed in to a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt, and black Supras. I jog down stairs and go in to the war room.

"Hey Justin." Ryan says thirty minutes later. I have been looking at all of the plans, memorizing them.

"Hey man." I say. He walks closer and hands me a bowl of cereal.

"Thanks." I say taking a bite.

"No problem man." Ryan says sitting down on the couch. I walk over and sit next to him.

"This is hell." I mutter. He smiles sadly and nods.

"It is. I miss Sam so much. I think it is the hardest on Chaz though. He was whimpering in his sleep last night. It sucks for them that they got in to a big ass fight before it happened." Ryan says and I nod.

"I was thinking of talking to my dad about letting the guys go down and see their mates and children before the big fight. I think it will really help Chaz and Ash also." I say and he nods. He stands up and I stand up after him. He grabs the empty bowl from my hand and lays his hand on my shoulder.

"You're going to be a great Alpha Justin. Your dad is an amazing alpha but you will be amazing too." He says. I smile and hug him. 

"Thanks man, that means a lot." I smile and he smiles back before walking out of the room. After a while I grab my phone and walk out of the room shutting the door behind me. I walk around the house looking for my dad, finally finding him in his office.  

"Dad can we talk?" I ask him leaning against his doorway. 

"Yeah sure come on in." He says and I walk in sitting in one of the chairs in front of his desk. He sets the pen he held in his hand down. 

"So I was thinking, I know that we all are missing our mates, and I thought that maybe before we went to war that we could go and see them. I thought we could do it in two shifts. The pack fighters could go first and some of the guys could watch the house, and then the rest could go last. I know that it is risky but I just think it would be good for everybody and I know that Chaz and Ashley got in a fight before they were sent down so I thought it would be especially good for them." I say and he smiles at me. 

"That is an amazing idea son. You are going to be a great alpha one day. We will do that." My dad says as he stands up and walks from around his desk. I stand up and he brings me in to a hug. 

"Thanks dad, I promise when I take over, I won't let you down." I say and he looks down at me. 

"Justin, you are one of the best sons, pretty equal with Jaxon." We both chuckle and he continues. "I am already so proud of you." He says hugging me tightly. I smile and we say our goodbyes. I go up to my room and step in to my closet. I grab one of Natalie's sweaters and climbed back in to my bed laying down hugging the sweater to me stuffing my face in to the sweater. I inhale her scent and close my eyes. I daydream about my life with Nat once this is all over. Our beautiful little baby, her and me. We definitely need to get our own house soon. I want to have somewhere where we both can escape. 

~Natalie~

I smile at Pattie as I stand up. 

"I love spending time with you Pattie, but would you be mad if I just went and lied down. I'm not feeling well and I think I just need to rest." She smile squeezing my hand. 

"I wouldn't be mad at all sweet heart. I completely understand. You go rest, don't wanna strain you or the baby." She says smiling at me laying her hand on my stomach gently. I smile and squeeze her hand back before walking off. I go to the bunks and climb in to mine. I laid down on my side gripping Justin's jacket that he gave me last night. I stuffed my face in it laying my hand on my stomach. I inhale his scent wanting nothing more then to feel his arms around me. 

Justin? I ask through the pack link hoping he could hear me and wasn't busy. 

Hey baby girl, are you and the baby okay? He asks and I smile. 

We are okay just missing you. I say. 

I miss you so much baby girl. But I will see you soon. He says and I grin. 

I can't wait to see you. I say. 

I can't wait to see you either baby girl. I miss you all so much, but especially you and the baby. I am thinking that once this is all over, we should buy a house. Have somewhere where we can just have some time to our selves. I grin at that thought.

We miss you too. I think getting a house will be perfect. We can make a nursery for the baby. I say. 

That sounds perfect baby girl. He says and I smile. We talk for a few more hours before he had to go meet one of the other packs that is going to help us. I climb back out of my bunk. When I walk out Pattie hands me a plate. There were two hot dogs covered with ketchup and mustard and some mac and cheese on the side. 

"Thank you Pattie, this looks great." I say crossing my legs under and digging in. 

"I went to go and get you earlier but I could tell you were clearly busy." She smiles and I nod. 

"Yeah I was talking to Justin. We are going to look for a house once this is all over." She grins. 

"That sounds amazing sweetie." She says and we talk until Jazzy comes over with tears in her eyes. she climbs in to Patties lap.

"Mommy, I miss Daddy." She says sniffling.

"Oh sweetie I know, I miss daddy too." She says hugging Jazzy to her chest. I smile and lean down kissing her head. I let them talk as I walk over to Ashley and Sam. 

"Hey guys what's up?" I ask and Ashley sends me a sad smile. 

"I screwed up. I was such a bitch to Chaz. I shouldn't have pushed him to have a baby. For all I know he could die and the last time we talked I was yelling at him." She says and I hug her. 

"It's okay." I say rubbing her back. "I am sure he will be fine, when he comes back you guys can talk about it." I say and she nods. 

"I am going to tell him that I can wait until he is ready." She says and I send her a comforting smile. 

"That is so sweet that you are willing to do that for him." Sam says and we smile at her. We talk for a while before the three of us get up to make dinner