Second Chance Mates

-46- 🌹 Girl Crush

^ Grey siblings

"I got a girl crush, hate to admit it but I got a heart rush, ain't slowing down."
~Little Big Town, 'Girl Crush'

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*Landon's POV*

"I can't believe this!" Lia huffs, pacing around the living room.

I sit back on the couch, crossing my arms over my chest in both annoyance and amusement.

Annoyance, because my sister called an 'emergency family meeting' as soon as Ryland and I got home from our trip. Now, instead of spending time with my mate, I'm squished on the couch with my brothers on each side of me. Since I still don't have a free pass to the Silver Woods Pack, Lia dragged Xander and Enzo over to my house.

Amusement, because I get to watch my sister freak out over something I totally predicated.

"I told you," I chuckle. "You're a lesbian."

"I'm not a lesbian!" Lia glares at me.

"Have you ever found a guy attractive before?"

She pauses. "Well, I've noticed when a guy is attractive."

"That's not the same. Have you been attracted to a man before?"

Lia frowns and shakes her head. "That's not a fair question. I never looked at anyone because I knew it wouldn't matter once I found my mate."

"So if you never let yourself explore who you're attracted to, how do you know you're not gay?" I question. Lia opens her mouth to argue, but no sound comes out. She snaps her mouth shut with an exasperated sigh through her nose.

"You're attracted to Ronnie, aren't you?" Xander asks softly. "I mean, you did kiss her."

"What?!" Enzo and I both shout.

"She kissed me!" Lia clarifies while glaring at our youngest brother.

"You kissed her back," Xander points out, shrinking into the couch when Lia throws him another glare.

"Lia, it's impossible to not be attracted to your mate," I argue. "The mate bond pulls us towards our mate. I fought it with Ryland, but now I love him more than I initially thought possible. You should give Ronnie a chance."

The door to Lucca's bedroom creaks open. Lucca leans against the doorframe, eyes squinting and hair messy as if he just woke up from a nap.

"I couldn't help but overhear your conversation," Lucca says with a yawn.

I roll my eyes. "Of course, you couldn't."

"Here's what I think," he starts, and I mentally prepare myself for another of his anti-mate speeches. "If you don't want to be with her. Then don't. The only reason you're hesitating is because you think you're supposed to be with her. Just do whatever you want."

"That's easy for you to say when you haven't met your mate yet," Enzo growls lowly. "You don't understand what it's like to have a mate."

"Thank god for that," Lucca scoffs. Xander winces at Lucca's word choice, using the name of a deity that's not our own.

"I can't wait for the day you meet your mate," Enzo says gruffly. "You're going to eat your own words. Just you wait."

Lucca snorts. "Yeah, sure. In fact, I doubt I even hate a mate. That bitch goddess probably severed my connection to whatever mate was 'destined' for me, and gave her a better mate. Who knows? Maybe Lia was my mate, but the Moon changed her mind and gave her to Ronnie as a punishment to me."