Cynefin

six!

Whilst showing them around, Peter found the little playground and immediately left us to go play. Brad sighs at his brother's actions.

"Thank you for showing us around. Peter is always a little curious and a lot nosey. So I appreciate you taking your time to entertain us," Brad scratches his ear a little, almost like he is nervous too even say something like that.

"I usually would just listen in on the meetings, so you actually spared me the boredom."

We stay a bit in silence just looking at Peter playing around. This felt good. Peaceful and almost perfect.

"So, uhm" Brad clears his throat, "Lexi, what is something you love to do around here?"

This question is tough for me, part of my training I had to answer many questions as the alpha and then as Lexi. This question was the hardest one, because we are one person who cannot split love into two pieces.

A cold finger is softly pressed on my forehead, I come to find Brad's light brown eyes. I'm pretty sure confusion flashed across my face, before it morphed into a slight smile. I take Brad's cold hand and cover it with my warm hands. I break eye contact.

"Well Mr. Olaf, that's easy to answer," I lie "I like to babysit and I like to train," no lie there "oh and I like goofing off with some of the pack members."

I look up to see Brad get this mysterious smirk across his lips. I know that look. The look that means a person has a devious idea.

"Mind showing me what training you like?"

Before I can cutely decline, a fist comes to my face, I dodge and punch Brad in his ribs a bit too hard. I realise I cannot show my alpha strength so I laugh knowing it'll slow me down a bit.

Brad doubles over covering his ribs. I almost began to feel bad when he suddenly grabbed my thigh, wrestling me to the ground. We wrestle around until we both a huffing from laughter. A small body lands on us. It's Peter who decided we are the new playground.

"I win," says a very chuffed smirking Brad, that is currently laying on top of me.

"You only win because Peter is on top of you. It is so not fair, but whatever."

Brad reaches behind his back to tickle his brother, which gets him to get off us. Brad stands up and offers me a hand. Peter sees what his brother is doing and offers me his hand as well. I smile and take Peter's hand and stand up. I laugh at the puppy dog eyes Brad gives me.

I pick up Peter and run towards the pack house. Brad growling behind us and chases us all the way. When we get to the pack house, I see Luke standing at the top of the steps talking to Alpha Walen. I hug Peter close to me, getting a last squeeze in before putting him down. 

Brad stands next to me, noticing that the meeting is over and that they must leave.

I put my hand out towards Brad.

"Give me your phone" which he gladly gave me.

I put my number into his contact list and kneeling down to take a few selfies with Peter to add as my contact image. I give Brad his phone back as he sees that I also changed his wallpaper to the selfie of his brother and I.

I see Brad opening his camera again, before he pulls me close and snaps a few selfies. He then pulls me down to once again kneel next to Peter and snaps more photos. 

Luke clears his throat, nods at Brad, which Brad also returns with a nod. I hug Peter bye, giving him a small kiss on the cheek that makes him giggle, before I walk to stand next to Luke.

Waving as Alpha Walen and his sons leave, smiling as Brad winks at me. So that's the future alpha of the Ways pack.