The Alpha and I

Chapter 5

"Um, will you go grab some boxes from the recycling bins, it's located just down the hall and to the left" he smiles and nods at me. Now it's time to do damage control from whatever I threw around this morning. I'm I can't seriously show him I'm messy this early in the relationship, right? I quickly shove things in drawers grab whatever laundry I still need to do and get started on a load. Then I pull out my suitcase from the top of my closet and begin packing the essentials that I will need right when I get to his house.

"Here you go, I wasn't sure how much you would need" he smiles at me.

"Thanks, this is perfect. Um, do you wanna pack up my books on the shelf over there and then maybe start on the closet I'm going to finish packing up the bag I'm bringing with me and then I'll start on the drawers." We pack in silence for a while, but it feels like a comfortable silence and I'm okay with it.

"I'm sorry," he says after a while.

"What?" I say.

"I'm sorry about this whole situation and how I've been acting," he runs his hand through his hair and sighs "It's been a shit show, I know"

"Thanks" I smile gently and continue to pack "It's not really your fault"

"Doesn't make it any less shitty" he murmurs. We're silent for a few more minutes.

"Um, so why are you even here on the pack lands, Washington is pretty far for just a visit," I say.

"Well, I needed to meet your Alpha since I'm the soon to be Alpha of my pack and we are in alliance with your pack. But more so it was to address the rogue problem your pack is having. I explained the situation during your pack meeting, which clearly you weren't there." He raises his eyebrow at me "Why weren't you at the meeting?" I nod my head that makes sense the rogues have been getting more bold in their attacks. I shrug my shoulders.

"I needed the extra hours at work to pay for school and rent. Plus I really couldn't stand sitting for much longer I had just finished my finals the day we met." He nods and continues packing.

We're almost done packing a few hours later and it finally occurs to me that maybe, just maybe, the poor man is starving, I mean I know I am. "Hey, are you hungry? I don't know what we have for food, but I will find something."

"Yeah, that would be great. I'll get the last of your stuff packed up."

"Okay" I find some pasta and some spaghetti sauce, a few minutes later a masterpiece is created "Tyler, It's ready!" Suddenly, I realize I'm nervous about him eating something I made. I mean I know it's literally just heating food up, but it's the first time I feel like I'm filling the role of being a mate.

"This is great" he smiles, just as he finishes the statement Garrett walks in and cue the frown again. sigh.

"Hey Ash, I made work my bitch today! Oh, hey Alpha sorry I didn't realize...HEY is that SPAGHETTI!" I laugh.

"Go ahead" I roll my eyes and smile. Tyler just gives him a death glare. Gar just ignores it, nothing gets between him and his food. Although, he does get out of the room fairly quickly. Great back to awkward silences and few words with my mate. 

Soon dinner is over and you guessed it another awkward pause. I don't want him to go quite yet though it's turned out to be a surprisingly nice night, so it really surprises me when he asks if I wanna watch a movie. I say yes, of course, and we end up watching A Quiet Place and me being me I fall asleep halfway through the movie. When I hear the credits begin to roll I feel myself lifted from the couch and I feel myself on placed on a lumpy ass bed. I sigh and roll over as I hear the door shut.

BEEP BEEP BEEP my alarm clock goes off. I groan, What the hell? I slam it and go back to bed. Thank god for glorious sleep! That's when I hear not fifteen minutes later a knock on the door. who the fuck is here? I ignore it. The person knocks again louder and more aggressive. UGH, I drag myself out of bed and  I rip open the door and standing there is Tyler with hair perfectly in place, dressed to the nines, and a small smirk on his face. I just roll my eyes and walk back to my room. I hear him close the door behind me he coughs a bit and says" Are you almost ready to go?" 

"Fuck me" I say

He mumbles under his breath "gladly" I whip my head around so fast I damn near get whiplash. His eyes widen when he realizes what he said. I decide to move past it.

"Umm...Give me five and I'll be ready," I say.

"Great because the guys will be here in 15 to load your stuff up and I'd hate for them to meet their future alpha female," he says a little too chirpy.

That's when I hear another knock at the door. Shit. I quickly run to the bathroom while Tyler gets the door. 15 minutes later I emerge looking somewhat like a normal person, but now there is 6 large men in my room hauling my stuff out. An awkward silence ensues as they finish up while I try a weak attempt to help. Finally, we are done 40 minutes later. Some smile as they walk out most just avoid eye contact. "Bye!" I shout and now it's just Tyler and I.

"We gotta get going to the airport flight is in an hour" he says.

"Great" I say and grab my carry on as I walk out the door.

Well, this is either going to be some epic love story or more likely I will fuck it up and be back in this place within 6 months. Here's to hoping Gar doesn't change the locks.