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friend. What’s your name, dear?”
Kira cleared her throat. “Kira Kolanowski. My friends call me KK and the mean—”
A quick tug had her back in Isaac’s grip, the hand on her shoulder holding tight. “This is Kira, she just moved in, uh…”
“Two weeks ago.” She filled in his silence.
“Two weeks?” She sensed his scrutiny and turned her gaze to his down-turned face. “We only met a week ago. How did I not notice you?”
Kira shrugged. “I dunno. You’re oblivious to the world at large?”
“I’m a Healer. I can’t be that oblivious,” he grumbled, and she smiled.
“Apparently you can,” she countered.
“Oh,” the rapid clap of hands had them both refocusing on Meg. “Look at your two bickering like an old married couple. Do you see that, George? Just like us.”
“Uh, Mrs. Abrams, we’re not—”
“Oh, honey.” Another wave of her hand. “I know how you kids are today. It’s fine.” A firm, cool hand snared Kira’s and tugged. “Come along now, the party is about to start and we don’t want to be too late.”
Isaac snatched her once again, and she felt as if she were the rope in a game of tug-o-war. “Kira isn’t going, Mom. I’ll be along soon, but I’m not inflicting the family on her. No matter what you think, we’re not—”
“Of course you are. You just don’t want to tell anyone yet. I understand. I’m a very hip mother. Aren’t I, George?”
George grunted. Kira wondered if he could speak.
Kira tried, “Mrs. Abrams—”
“Meg or Mom.”
She was gonna get the words out. “We’re not anything but friends. We just—”
“With benefits?” The woman sounded so disappointed. “That’s fine, dear. I really do know how you kids are. Friends with benefits today, mated tomorrow. I’m a very cool mother. You didn’t answer me before. Aren’t I a cool mother, George?”
George grunted again.
“See, he agrees.”
Kira’s head spun, and there she was in Isaac’s arms once again.
“Mom. We’re friends. There are no benefits and Kira is not coming.”
Kira thought getting to sniff his hotness was a benefit but kept her mouth shut.
“Oh.” One single syllable and she was smacked with the woman’s disappointment. She imagined Meg’s expression echoed the feeling as well and Isaac’s annoyed sigh soon reached her.
“Mom.”
“No, no, it’s fine.” His mother was a subdued husk of her former self. Did Kira hear a sniffle? Yes. She heard a sniffle.
Immediately regret and sympathy filled her. She’d seemed so excited only moments ago. Kira reached up and patted Isaac’s hand where he gripped her shoulder, drawing his attention.
When he looked to her, she spoke, “If you won’t leave me…”
Parties were hard in general. Add in the fact she wouldn’t know anyone or the area, it’d be doubly difficult.
“You sure?”
Kira nodded, and he huffed, “Fine, Mom, we’ll come.”
More excited clapping. “Perfect, let’s get you two in the SUV and—”
“Kira and I will take my car.”
“Oh.” The disappointment was back, and this time Kira refused to give in. “Well, at least you’re coming and I’ll get to show Kira off to Nancy Brown. She thinks her son’s mate is everything and sliced bread. Just wait until she sees yours. Ha!” Meg patted Kira’s arm a couple of times. “We’ll see you two soon, dear.”
Then his parents were gone, bustling back to their vehicle, and suddenly they were alone once again.
Quiet reigned, and Isaac broke the silence. “Dear God. I’ll straighten her out about the mate thing. She’s… her. And I won’t leave your side and I’ll make sure they all know to give you space.”
Kira shook her head. “No, it’s fine. They’ll figure it out soon enough and bringing it to everyone’s attention makes it…”
Weird .
“Okay then, let’s shower and then we can go. On the way, I’ll apologize for my mother—a lot—and tell you about my family.”
Oh. Goodie.
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Kira cleared her throat. “Kira Kolanowski. My friends call me KK and the mean—”
A quick tug had her back in Isaac’s grip, the hand on her shoulder holding tight. “This is Kira, she just moved in, uh…”
“Two weeks ago.” She filled in his silence.
“Two weeks?” She sensed his scrutiny and turned her gaze to his down-turned face. “We only met a week ago. How did I not notice you?”
Kira shrugged. “I dunno. You’re oblivious to the world at large?”
“I’m a Healer. I can’t be that oblivious,” he grumbled, and she smiled.
“Apparently you can,” she countered.
“Oh,” the rapid clap of hands had them both refocusing on Meg. “Look at your two bickering like an old married couple. Do you see that, George? Just like us.”
“Uh, Mrs. Abrams, we’re not—”
“Oh, honey.” Another wave of her hand. “I know how you kids are today. It’s fine.” A firm, cool hand snared Kira’s and tugged. “Come along now, the party is about to start and we don’t want to be too late.”
Isaac snatched her once again, and she felt as if she were the rope in a game of tug-o-war. “Kira isn’t going, Mom. I’ll be along soon, but I’m not inflicting the family on her. No matter what you think, we’re not—”
“Of course you are. You just don’t want to tell anyone yet. I understand. I’m a very hip mother. Aren’t I, George?”
George grunted. Kira wondered if he could speak.
Kira tried, “Mrs. Abrams—”
“Meg or Mom.”
She was gonna get the words out. “We’re not anything but friends. We just—”
“With benefits?” The woman sounded so disappointed. “That’s fine, dear. I really do know how you kids are. Friends with benefits today, mated tomorrow. I’m a very cool mother. You didn’t answer me before. Aren’t I a cool mother, George?”
George grunted again.
“See, he agrees.”
Kira’s head spun, and there she was in Isaac’s arms once again.
“Mom. We’re friends. There are no benefits and Kira is not coming.”
Kira thought getting to sniff his hotness was a benefit but kept her mouth shut.
“Oh.” One single syllable and she was smacked with the woman’s disappointment. She imagined Meg’s expression echoed the feeling as well and Isaac’s annoyed sigh soon reached her.
“Mom.”
“No, no, it’s fine.” His mother was a subdued husk of her former self. Did Kira hear a sniffle? Yes. She heard a sniffle.
Immediately regret and sympathy filled her. She’d seemed so excited only moments ago. Kira reached up and patted Isaac’s hand where he gripped her shoulder, drawing his attention.
When he looked to her, she spoke, “If you won’t leave me…”
Parties were hard in general. Add in the fact she wouldn’t know anyone or the area, it’d be doubly difficult.
“You sure?”
Kira nodded, and he huffed, “Fine, Mom, we’ll come.”
More excited clapping. “Perfect, let’s get you two in the SUV and—”
“Kira and I will take my car.”
“Oh.” The disappointment was back, and this time Kira refused to give in. “Well, at least you’re coming and I’ll get to show Kira off to Nancy Brown. She thinks her son’s mate is everything and sliced bread. Just wait until she sees yours. Ha!” Meg patted Kira’s arm a couple of times. “We’ll see you two soon, dear.”
Then his parents were gone, bustling back to their vehicle, and suddenly they were alone once again.
Quiet reigned, and Isaac broke the silence. “Dear God. I’ll straighten her out about the mate thing. She’s… her. And I won’t leave your side and I’ll make sure they all know to give you space.”
Kira shook her head. “No, it’s fine. They’ll figure it out soon enough and bringing it to everyone’s attention makes it…”
Weird .
“Okay then, let’s shower and then we can go. On the way, I’ll apologize for my mother—a lot—and tell you about my family.”
Oh. Goodie.
Chapter
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