New Life: Outside of Sun Moon Pack

Chapter 5

Mew POV

Ring....ring....ring....

I tear my eyes off of the reports and computer monitor as I glance at my phone on my desk. My scowl is quickly replaced with a smile when I see Bas' name flashing across my phone.

Oh, it has been a while since I've been able to see him or even talk to him.

I grab my phone and happily chime, "Hello, cous. How are things over there?"

Bas' cheery voice spills from my phone. "Hey, cous. Things are looking up here. How about you?"

Wait. Looking up. Does that mean what I think it means? However, if I'm wrong, I don't want to make him sad either. I guess I'll just have to wait and let him tell me in his own time.

I lean back in my office chair and push the documents away from me. "I'm fine. I have to admit that this job isn't as easy as I planned for it to be. I know that it is was going to be somewhat of a challenge, but I wasn't expecting the department heads to not be able to follow rules."

I turn my chair around to look out the window, as I continue, "You are lucky that you called while I'm at my desk working and not in a meeting. I have never been anywhere where they have so many meetings. The kicker is that most of them are completely unnecessary if they would just turn in the proposals and requests to me like I have instructed."

A soft chuckle flows from my phone. "Mew, I never told you that it was going to run like our companies. We have our companies running very efficiently. It sounds like the university needs some overhauling of the policy and procedure manuals."

I sigh and nod my head. "I know, but I was trying to ease everyone into it, instead of demanding everything at once. The problem is that it isn't working. The staff is fighting me. I don't understand why they are so resistant. Oh, I have gained the nickname of The Ice Dean. I guess everyone sees me as some ruthless and cold-heart person, but I don't mind. Maybe it will keep the ladies away from me."

I sigh and watch a butterfly fly around the outside of the window. "The first week that I was here was almost too much for me to handle. The ladies wouldn't stop coming up to me. However, after the rumors about me being heartless and my new nickname stuck, I haven't had to worry about the ladies coming up to me anymore."

A small frown dances across my face as I talk about those initial first days. However, it is quickly replaced with a small smile as I continue, "The only thing that I have now is some lady leaving me delicious food boxes every day, which I'm not going to complain about that. At some point, I will find out who she is and thank her. It is almost making feel like I'm at home with the homecooked meals."

Bas teasingly chimes, "Ohhhhh, so you are finally looking for someone."

I can't stop the soft chuckle that escapes my mouth as I continue to absent mindedly watch the butterfly outside. As my smile grows a little wider, I reply, "No, I'm not looking for someone to date. Bas, you know that I'm not ready for that yet. I still love and miss May so much that I still dream about her every night along with our son. What I am saying is that these little boxes of food are making feel like I'm at home, even though I'm not. I can almost feel that someone cares about me again, just like May did, but I'm still not ready. Not yet."

Bas chuckles again. "You may not think that you are ready, but if the moon goddess deems that you are, she will send you your second mate. Don't try to refuse your second mate. You know that things don't go well after someone tries to refuse or alter the moon goddess' will."