Lukas is gentle as he helps me into a pair of panties and then into my sweats and a pair of slippers Cricket had been happy to lend me a few days ago for around the house. He's paying so much attention to me as he fusses, his hands tugging my now tangled hair into the right general style before helping me to my feet and frowning when I flinch at the way my lower back pinches.
"Rie...I'm not really sure what's happening but I'm sorry." My perfect man mumbles as he pulls me into the safe harbor that is his arms, his hands massaging my lower back until the twinge passes.
"I...Endometriosis can cause painful penetration...I didn't think I'd have that issue but you were a bit bigger than your fingers.." My face lights up saying the words, even if I am sheltered from his gaze homed here nestled so close.
Once again, betrayed by my body. I couldn't have this? Just this once? Not even to blow off steam and relieve some tension before facing the firing squad? I cant take comfort in joining with my mate in the most basic of ways because my body cant behave.
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Lukas
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When Aurie's tears start up again they're of the angry variety. His knuckle finds it's way into his mouth and he clamps down on it as they fall, his expression filled with every ounce of the hatred towards his body that is swirling itself around his mind right now. The emotion is so raw that it feels like an exposed nerve... The straw threatening to break the camel's back.
There doesn't seem to be a lot I can say to him at this moment. Not a lot I can do. I can't exactly save him from his own body, but I can make his day easier.
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Aurie
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Lukas pats my back but doesn't let me sulk. He tries to separate from me but then thinks better of it, opting to pull me along behind him into the bathroom so he can swipe the hand towel. He uses it to wipe my tears away and clean up my face with gentle strokes before tossing it aside and crowding me into his arms to be carried.
He doesn't say a word as he makes his way into the hall cradling me close to his chest. He pauses at the top of the stairs only long enough to press a kiss to the top of my hair calming both of us before making his descent into what can only be called madness.
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Lukas
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Aurie's team quickly learns that the only place he'd be sitting is in my lap and eventually stops trying to pull him away from me for various activities, all of them eating in shifts as Ma pumps more food out. All I can wonder is if the house will have anything left in the fridge when the day is done but I can't linger on it.
It only takes two sharp tugs on the edge of Jack's mind to pull him into consciousness. He bumps his mind into mind to let me know I have his attention and I tell him what I need before turning my attention back to the angel situated in my lap avoiding everyone's gaze.
He's curled up and leaning into me, his hands tucked under his chin as he focuses on my heartbeat and his breathing.
A throat clears immediately in front of us and I don't have to look up to know who it is.
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Aurie
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Lukas keeps his eyes on my face and I can feel him gauging my reaction as the woman in front of us comes into focus.
She's only a few inches taller than I am, and her silky silver hair is pulled over one shoulder in a braid that hangs past her waist. Her skin is the same deep caramel as the arms wrapped so protectively around me, her smile familiar and her eyes kind. One hand rests on her cocked hip and the other holds a doubled-up paper plate nearly overflowing with the food that I've seen circulating through the crowd that had shown up to help with today's outing.
"I hope you two were working up an appetite up there and not just avoiding me!" She chuckles, effectively making my mouth drop open.
"Ma! Inappropriate!" Lukas snaps, no real edge to his voice as he reprimands his mother. There's an unfamiliar blossom of second-hand affection that blooms in my chest to mirror the reaction Lukas has towards the older woman and it puts me on edge.
She shakes her head with a rueful smile before sliding the overly full plate onto my lap, her hand hesitating as if she wants to reach out and touch me once she's in my personal space but seems to think better of it before withdrawing.
"It's nice to meet you, I'm Sunshine, Lukas's Mom. It's so nice to meet you, Sweetie!" Sunshine beams at me, no hostility registering as she clasps her hands at the waist intent on starting at us, "You know, I always thought you were special. Every time my sister and I went to watch Cricket dance we always mentioned to each other how pretty you were and how sweet you seemed."
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Lukas
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Aurie seems just as taken aback at Ma's words as I am.
"I didn't realise you went and watched Bug dance." Why had everyone around me found Aurie so much sooner than I had? Why hadn't any of them told me? Why didn't they drag me along to just a single show or practice?
"Yeah, we go with the fan club, me and Rose always have time to represent the pack support wise. And it's nice to see him so happy." Her eyes tear up and she tries to be inconspicuous as she tries to wipe away the unshed emotion. When she speaks again her voice is thick, "Just like your so happy, Baby. I knew you would find someone special. I knew you would."
My face heats up at her words and I try not to look too overwhelmed by the number of people who just heard her, including Aurie.
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Moonchild
Werewolf(#1 in the Blackthorn Pack series, also 18+ only) Life is hard enough as an omega. You're a runt to begin with, and then to have life pile up even more on top of that and it starts to drown you. And Aurie is drowning. Health issues, a full college...
