Well, um I'll explain why I haven't updated later because I need time to make something up-, I mean....because....because I don't want to take time off of your reading! Yeah, that works........
Candise POV
“No Tyler don’t pull that!” I yelled. I’m very frustrated at my parents and the Alpha for leaving the teens and children with decorating the pack house. Yes it’s the most wonderful time of the year…….note the sarcasm. The men are out tree shopping while the women are out grocery shopping for this year’s Christmas dinner. And since EVERYBODY is eating at the pack house this year, we need more than enough food to feed everyone.
I love Christmas and all, it’s just, I hate getting ready for it. I mean why can’t we just go to the store. I’ve been before and met new friends also. Gosh I sound like a kindergartener. “Hey mommy, I made a new fwiend today!!!” I chuckled, shaking my head at that thought. Me, Kaleb, and Shannon hit it off right away. We learned a lot about each other. Well for one, I learned that Shannon found her mate about a year ago. He’s the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, one of our neighboring packs. And from the way she talks about Cole, her mate, they’re head over heels for each other.
Then there’s Kaleb. He hasn’t found his mate yet, which is strange, considering he’s in his twenties. We didn’t stay on the subject too long for me to ask why. He seemed to tense up when I brought it up, which is understandable. I mean, a mate is someone you cherish. Someone you love and protect with your life. And Him being a beta male, it takes a toll on him not having one. Still, he flirts jokingly with me and as always, I either play along or whack him in the head alongside Shannon. Now don’t get me wrong, Kaleb isn’t bad looking. If I didn’t have a mate already, I would really consider- 'Do NOT finish that sentence.' Ivery growled before I even got to finish.
‘Hold on. Now, you interrupted me before I even got a chance to finish what i was going to say. I was say how I would CONSIDER, pairing him up with Blaze.’ I lied. ‘Yes. Of course you did….Do you really think that I’m going to believe that. I am apart of you. That includes your conscience. We are one, which means I can tell when your upset, distraught, joyous, nervous, and LYING.’ she finished. Dang. Enough said.
‘Ok. I’m sorry for lying, but relax. I only have eyes for Jason. He’s the only one I want. Kaleb is just our friend and you know we joke around like that.’ I try to explain to her. ‘I believe you. I just don’t want you to push our mate away. That’s all. I love Jason and Lucias both, so very much. I couldn’t bare to break their hearts by looking at another male.You may not yet, but I do love them.’ she says with so much love and pride in her voice. ‘You won’t ever have to worry about that happening. I know in the beginning I was hesitant about this whole mating thing, but I’m trying. For you.’ I tell her. ‘For us sweetheart. For us.” and with that, she nestles in the back of my mind.
I’ll admit it. This is going to be difficult. But I’m willing to give it a try with Jason. I’m so thankful that jason is giving me the time and space that I asked for. But I know I can’t keep this up forever. Sooner or later, the time will come when I have to face the facts. He is my mate. He’s not going anywhere. That last breakup with HIM really messed me up. HE made it hard for me to trust. That bastard ruined everything. But that’s another story for another time.
As I finish placing the last ornament on the tree, I climb down the ladder and stepped back to admire my layer of the tree. That’s right. The tree was so tall and wide, that we had to split it up into five different sections, or levels, to decorate. I had the middle layer, Blaze had the bottom a.k.a the hardest and most time consuming, and three of our friends had the rest of them. Blaze joined me in the admiring, soon followed by our friends Rosey, Chase(Harvey’s son), and Maria. We all let out a tired and relieved sigh.
“Ya know,” Rose began. “I think I’m gonna celebrate kwanzaa next year.” we all give out a tired laugh.
“Ahh come on guys! We should get into the Christmas spirit. Sure it took us a few hours, without food...or water...or food, but at least the outcome is beautiful.” Maria decided to say. We all turned slowly to look at her. “We had to chase 10 year olds in order to get the start back…” Blaze says in a flat tone, meanwhile, mine Chase and Rosie's eyes are looking at her in disbelief. Did someone slip some extra crazy in her coffee this morning?!
“Maria. I love you, but you have a serious problem.” Chase cuts in while shaking his head.
Maria lowers her head and that’s when I came in. “You know. When you think about it, we did do an awesome job guys. I mean, how many adults would it take to pull this off.” I said lightening up the mood. Maria lifts her head and a huge smile dances it’s way upon her face as she looks at me. I smile back and the others start mumbling things like. “....well when you put it like that….Wow It does look great…...Haha adults! Kiss our asses!…..-I was just kidding…” We all burst into laughter.
“When I wished to be surrounded by girls, I guess I was very persistent.” Chase smirks while wrapping his arms around us. we all shook our heads and laughed. “Ow!” Chase suddenly yelled. Why? Well because Blaze had smacked him on the head. “Gosh Chase. You’re such an idiot.” she exclaimed. We laughed but were interrupted by a large threatening growl. Everyone in the house stopped what they were doing and took a fighting stance while growling. As the crowd began to disperse, there left in the circle was a 13 maybe 14 year old boy, holding christmas lights in one hand and his other hand on his stomach. “What? It’s been a while since lunch.” he replys shyly blushing red while looking at the floor. Everyone breathed out a relieved sigh and nodded in agreement. Then they turned to me.
“Well guys. We did work extra hard today. Who’s up for some pizza?!” I spoke loud so everyone could hear me. They began to cheer and hoot and holler. I smiled at our pack’s future generation, me included, and headed toward the phone to order the pizza. That is until, the doorbell rang. Everyone was still laughing and conversating in the living room, so I decided to answer it. And you would have never guessed who it was…….
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Ok. I'm ready. I'm REALLY sorry everyone :'(. I've been a terrible writer. There's just been so much school work to complete and testing. I just never had time when I got home from school because I was always tired. But I will try to update at least every week. Just please bare with me. I hope you enjoyed the short chapter......-_-.....but it's not the end of it. I will try to get an update in this weekend if possible. Once again, I'm sooooo sorry :'(.
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