Hidden Wolf

7 Work Hard

Market days used to freak me out, I was happy to grow the produce and dump it on Trish to sell. I'm still more comfortable growing then selling, but I don't mind helping out now.

The saturday morning farmers market is the event for foodies. Colourful tent covered booths line the lot with throngs of people milling around hoping to get the best products or deals.

Multiple produce vendors, baked goods, canned goods, orchards, fish, meats and more. Trish bakes bread, sweets and cans, while I grow everything you could think of. It's the perfect partnership, she cans all of the surplus and loves to sell stuff.

"Hey Trish," I greet walking up with the fresh cut sunflowers and cosmos.

"Those are beautiful Jess," she says taking them from me. Her energy is bright and bubbly like always, she thrives in the chaos of this environment.

"Look who finaly showed up," Jude teases, leaning up against his display case. His bright blue eyes sparkle in the summer sunlight as he brushes his dirty blond hair back. Annoying tall and well built, he catches a lot of attention.

"You know mornings aren't my thing," I reply. They really aren't but I stayed at the pack house last night so that added 45 minutes trip back home before gathering stuff for the market.

Once everything is set up we take a seat in the lawnchairs behind the booths. Jude has come a long way since I first met him here. Packless and lonely to a member of Still Waters pack and our gamma, there's no one I trust more.

"Can you swing by my place before you head back today?" Jude asks.

"Of course, whats up?"

"I think I can get everything out in one trip with both trucks, land lord's got a new tenant, and it's time." I smile and nod.

"Big move," I tease and he beams.

"I'm happy for you, it took him long enough," I say with frown.

"Chris does everything on his own time line, much like someone else I know," Jude says nudging my shoulder with his.

"Speaking of Chris, where is Mr. Tall dark and handsome?" Trish asks.

"Buisness meeting I think? He said he'll be back for dinner, we're supposed to go out tonight," I say with a blush. Trish jumps up to help a customer leaving me and Jude.

"So our Alpha is finally taking you on an actual date?" He teases.

"I guess so," I laugh nervously and blush.

"So where's he taking you?" Trish asks as she sits back down.

"Dunno, he never said, just told me to wear bike safe clothes, so I'm guessing a drive somewhere." I typically hate surprises, but this has me a little excited, not gonna lie.

A few hours later the market's wrapping up and I've loaded up the packs orders in my truck. Once we're packed up I follow Jude over to his lake side cottage.

"Feels so strange," I say tossing a box in the back of my truck.

"I know right," Jude says with a grin. "It's good though, as gamma I really need to be there at all times anyways. Back in my old pack I always lived in the pack house anyways, though this is a hell of an upgrade."

We load up the last couple boxes and lock up for the last time before heading off. The drive back was quick, only about a half hour before we pulled up to the pack house.

"Don't worry about this, I'll get the guys to give me a hand, you have a date to get ready for. He says an hour?" Jude asks for confirmation, I nod. Sometimes I wish I could link like they could, but I don't really need anyone else in my mind.