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parents. This should be fun,” she said with sarcasm in her voice.
Chapter Six
Konner followed Alexis out of the bedroom. Having her mother walking in on them wasn’t as big a deal to him as it was to Alexis. In some ways, he thought it was kind of funny, especially how Alexis had reacted. She’d acted like a teenager getting caught having sex for the first time. And it really didn’t bother him if her mother had looked at him. Considering his age, he was the elder of the two of them so it wasn’t an older woman checking out a much younger man.
Alexis’ parents weren’t in the living room but in the kitchen. Her mother moved around the room, making what looked like breakfast. Her father stood at the coffeemaker getting it ready to brew. It made sense that they’d make themselves at home since the house had been theirs for so many years before they’d moved to Florida. Konner looked at Alexis to see what her reaction was to her parents taking over her kitchen. She seemed to take in the scene and sighed. Konner followed her to the round table when she sat on one of the chairs.
Her mom turned from the stove and smiled at them.
“Good, you’re here. I’m going to make pancakes from scratch, not that awful stuff in a box.” She came to stand next to the table, closer to Konner. “As you probably already figured out, we’re Alexis’ parents. I’m Claudia and my husband is Dean.”
“I’m Konner,” he said in return.
“Oh, you’re Australian. It’s nice to meet you, Konner.
Alexis never told us she was seeing someone.” He heard Alexis quietly groan beside him. “Yes, I am. We recently started dating,” he replied.
“So I guess that expensive-looking car outside in the driveway is yours?”
Alexis broke into the conversation before he could answer. “Yes, it is, Mom. I would have thought seeing it would have clued you in to the fact that I wasn’t alone.” Claudia shrugged. “I thought maybe you had it as a loaner or something. I never would have guessed it belonged to your new boyfriend. That would be the last thing I thought of.”
“Gee, thanks. Make me sound as if I’m a loser when it comes to men.”
Her mother shook her head. “I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just been a while since you’ve really dated.”
“Don’t forget about the pancakes,” Dean said as he joined them at the table.
“Oh yes,” Claudia said as she went back to the stove.
“Konner.” Alexis’ dad held out his hand.
Konner shook it. “Dean.”
Dean sat in the chair on the other side of Alexis at the table. He looked at his daughter. “I promise no more surprises like this. I wasn’t thrilled with the idea, but your mother insisted. You know what she can be like when it comes to your birthday.”
“It’s okay, Dad,” Alexis said.
“I heard that,” Claudia said. “And I’m not that bad when it comes to Alexis’ birthday.”
Both Alexis and her father shared a look that said otherwise. Konner smiled. This was what he’d been missing since he’d become one of Anubis’ warriors, having a family to share inside jokes with. To have a mother to fuss over him when it was his birthday. His parents and two siblings were a long time in their graves.
They’d all been very close. It had hit his mother the hardest when Konner had made the decision to sign up to fight in the war. She’d been so afraid she’d lose him. In the end, she had, but not to death as she would have figured. He sometimes still wondered what his family thought had happened to him. To them, it would have seemed as if he had just dropped off the face of the earth to never be heard from again.
But now he had Alexis to consider as his family since she was his mate. Each time they’d made love the night before, he’d found it more than a struggle not to bite her.
The urge rode him hard, but it was his conscience he had to fight with more. He wanted to take that step that would permanently tie her to him. In some
Chapter Six
Konner followed Alexis out of the bedroom. Having her mother walking in on them wasn’t as big a deal to him as it was to Alexis. In some ways, he thought it was kind of funny, especially how Alexis had reacted. She’d acted like a teenager getting caught having sex for the first time. And it really didn’t bother him if her mother had looked at him. Considering his age, he was the elder of the two of them so it wasn’t an older woman checking out a much younger man.
Alexis’ parents weren’t in the living room but in the kitchen. Her mother moved around the room, making what looked like breakfast. Her father stood at the coffeemaker getting it ready to brew. It made sense that they’d make themselves at home since the house had been theirs for so many years before they’d moved to Florida. Konner looked at Alexis to see what her reaction was to her parents taking over her kitchen. She seemed to take in the scene and sighed. Konner followed her to the round table when she sat on one of the chairs.
Her mom turned from the stove and smiled at them.
“Good, you’re here. I’m going to make pancakes from scratch, not that awful stuff in a box.” She came to stand next to the table, closer to Konner. “As you probably already figured out, we’re Alexis’ parents. I’m Claudia and my husband is Dean.”
“I’m Konner,” he said in return.
“Oh, you’re Australian. It’s nice to meet you, Konner.
Alexis never told us she was seeing someone.” He heard Alexis quietly groan beside him. “Yes, I am. We recently started dating,” he replied.
“So I guess that expensive-looking car outside in the driveway is yours?”
Alexis broke into the conversation before he could answer. “Yes, it is, Mom. I would have thought seeing it would have clued you in to the fact that I wasn’t alone.” Claudia shrugged. “I thought maybe you had it as a loaner or something. I never would have guessed it belonged to your new boyfriend. That would be the last thing I thought of.”
“Gee, thanks. Make me sound as if I’m a loser when it comes to men.”
Her mother shook her head. “I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just been a while since you’ve really dated.”
“Don’t forget about the pancakes,” Dean said as he joined them at the table.
“Oh yes,” Claudia said as she went back to the stove.
“Konner.” Alexis’ dad held out his hand.
Konner shook it. “Dean.”
Dean sat in the chair on the other side of Alexis at the table. He looked at his daughter. “I promise no more surprises like this. I wasn’t thrilled with the idea, but your mother insisted. You know what she can be like when it comes to your birthday.”
“It’s okay, Dad,” Alexis said.
“I heard that,” Claudia said. “And I’m not that bad when it comes to Alexis’ birthday.”
Both Alexis and her father shared a look that said otherwise. Konner smiled. This was what he’d been missing since he’d become one of Anubis’ warriors, having a family to share inside jokes with. To have a mother to fuss over him when it was his birthday. His parents and two siblings were a long time in their graves.
They’d all been very close. It had hit his mother the hardest when Konner had made the decision to sign up to fight in the war. She’d been so afraid she’d lose him. In the end, she had, but not to death as she would have figured. He sometimes still wondered what his family thought had happened to him. To them, it would have seemed as if he had just dropped off the face of the earth to never be heard from again.
But now he had Alexis to consider as his family since she was his mate. Each time they’d made love the night before, he’d found it more than a struggle not to bite her.
The urge rode him hard, but it was his conscience he had to fight with more. He wanted to take that step that would permanently tie her to him. In some
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