Rachelle’s pov
I was disturbed when Everett woke up really early and kissed me good morning on my forehead before leaving the room. The sun wasn’t even out yet, the room was still a bit dim and the Everett I had grown used to loved his morning sleep. He hated it when the sun rays had made their way into his room and reflected on his face while he was sleeping. He would be grumpy throughout that morning because the sun interrupted his sleep.
So to have him wide awake and bubbly with energy this early morning was quite disturbing and weird because I didn’t wake him up, he woke up himself! I didn’t fret though, I just smiled at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek too before he left the room to do whatever God knows what while I went back to sleep.
The past few days with him had been beautiful, fun and quite different from the first times we had. This time, it was better. Everett gave me more attention, said cheesy and sweet words that made me cringe and laugh sometimes. He randomly hugged or kissed me anywhere he felt like wherever we found ourselves, I wasn’t always a fan of PDA but with Everett, I grew used to it. It was really sweet of him and I really liked it that I wanted more of those kinds of moments with him everyday. I never thought I’d ever be wanted or loved to this extent by someone, then the person had to be perfect like Everett, with the way he adored me and made me feel like a gem he was lucky to have. I knew it because he always made it known to me that he was lucky to have me in his life.
He turned my insides with too many emotions, made me feel like a princess with his special treatments and always reminded me of how much I meant to him, how much he loved me and how beautiful I was no matter what was on my body or what I had gone through. I thought of the saying ‘after rain comes shine’ and that I believed that was also the course of my life. I went through hell first before finally finding my peace and happiness with Everett. The moon goddess loved me and I knew it, she made me have an alpha as my mate, an alpha that was capable of protecting me at all times. I know she chose him for me for a reason and I was going to find out what it was soon, someday… but for now, I just wanted to bask in this paradise like days with Everett as he showered me with all the love I had wished for in life.
Hours later, Everett was back with a mischievous smile. I just laid and watched him as he took funny goofy steps towards me until he sat beside me while I laid on the bed. “Wakey wakey love” he said in a cheerful voice and pulled me up to a sitting position. I rolled my eyes and looked at him “what are you up to Everett?” I interrogated and his smile just got wider “you’ll see” he replied before helping me out of the bed while I protested. There was no training for me that morning so I wanted to use all the morning time I had to sleep throughout in bed, but it seemed Everett had other plans for me.
“Just tell me, what’s going on?” I asked my curiosity getting the best of me “I said you’ll see” he said again and winked at me before pulling me to the bathroom and handed me my toothbrush “now get that mouth clean, I’ll be waiting In the room” he told me and walked out leaving me in the dark about what was happening. He seemed too cheerful, it wasn’t a bad thing per say, but for someone who hates waking up in the morning he was in a really happy and cheerful mood and it seemed really suspicious. I squinted my eyes at him trying to fish out what he was hiding as he walked out the bathroom so he didn’t get to see me but I still didn’t get anything, nada. I just sighed and smeared toothpaste on my brush and brushed… if I couldn’t figure out what it was then I’d just play along till he was ready to reveal it to me.
I walked out of the bathroom once I was done and saw him taking a tie from his drawer “what’s that for?” I asked and he came around to my back “to blind fold you” he said and held the tie above my head “woah woah woah, I need to know what’s happening right now” I said surprised as I turned around to face him and took a step back from him so I could look at him well as I wondered why he would want to blind fold me but he shook his head “not telling” he insisted and gestured for me to come closer but I shook my head and he began to come towards me. “Come on Rachelle, just let me get this over with” he whined and I smiled.
My plan was to push him till he finally gave away what he was hiding to me. I was probably going to succeed and maybe I wasn’t going to either but it wouldn’t hurt to try. “What do you want to get over with?” I asked and he stared at me with a blank face before laughing “Rachelle I’m not telling you okay. So just give up already and let me blindfold you” he replied and I folded my hand over my chest while I still tried to get out of his reach as he followed me round the room “is it a surprise?”
“Of course it’s a surprise Rachelle ” he replied sarcastically, the tie still in his hand. He was clearly losing patience.
“But I want to know what the surprise is” I whined as I intentionally stomped my feet, trying to act cute so he’d fall for my charms. He just shook his head and quickly reached out to me then grabbed me by my arm then pulled me close to him “I guess I’ll do this the hard way then” he said and smiled. I smiled back and wiggled in his hold “I just want to know” I repeated and he groaned, I was breaking his resolve slowly and I was also enjoying this moment, it was kind of funny too.
“What if I do something to make you tell me?” I questioned him and slowly trailed my hand across his lips. He closed his eyes and was already breathing hard, trying to resist what I was doing to him. “You know I could do a lot of things and I know you won’t mind it” I added “Rachelle don’t push me” he said in a rather pleading voice and I grinned “no” I said firmly and gave him a quick kiss “what’s the surprise?” I asked and he opened his eyes “still not telling” he replied. I stood on my toes and touched my nose to his, our lips close enough to kiss.
“Then I won’t stop pushing” I whispered seductively and gave him a kiss that lasted longer this time and pulled abruptly then immediately making him blindly follow me for another kiss but I was already smiling victoriously at the effect I had on him. “Rachelle” he whined and I laughed “you should have seen your face when you leaned in” I said making a joke of him “please just play along” he begged me holding the tie towards me. I sighed and came back to him “okay fine, let’s go” I said and let him blindfold me “it’d better be worth it Everett, or else” I warned and he chuckled
“I’d win you in any fight baby so you can’t do anything” he teased and gave me a peck on my cheek then helped me out of the room.
We went down the stairs and he gently led me on until we came to a stop then he took off my blindfold and I couldn’t believe my eyes. The dining table was filled with a variety of dishes, there was a cake in the middle!
“Oh my God Everett, you did this?” I exclaimed out of surprise and turned to him “yeah” he said and smiled shyly “I got help from Violet though, and it worked out quite well. I was hoping you’d like it” he said and looked at me, expecting a compliment as he nervously chewed his lip.
I went closer and stood in front of him “it’s beautiful Everett” I told him and kissed him deeply and he gingerly responded, our lips and tongues transporting us to another dimension. He broke the kiss and blushed “you’ll be the death of me Rachelle” he said
“I’ll rather die with you Everett” I replied matter of fact and we shared a loving look.
“Jeez Rachelle, you’re going to make me cry” he said and looked away for a moment before he went ahead to pull a chair out for me “ladies first” he said with a bow and I laughed as I took my seat.
“So which did you make?” I asked him and he shrugged as he sat beside me “not much, Violet did more than assisting me in making most of them, honestly I’m a bad baker. I’m only good at making coffee” he explained and I couldn’t help the loud and long laughter that burst out of me. “Oh my God you’re so hilarious” I said and pulled a plate of cinnamon rolls to my front, I took one and broke a piece before eating it.
I chewed and then froze!
It wasn’t good, it was more than that…
It was horrible. The cinnamon wasn’t well mixed and the dough was bland.
“Do you like it? I made that” Everett asked and I forced a smile at him then gave him a thumbs up “yeah, it’s really good” I liked and dropped it then gulped down a cup of coffee. I didn’t want to kill his spirit, not after all he went through to make me breakfast. He couldn’t find out from me that he was bad at baking. Maybe Theodore was going to be the one to have to tell him. It seemed like he didn’t buy the compliment though because he kept on watching me with squinted eyes as I smiled at him while taking large gulps of my cup of coffee.
He moved to take the cinnamon roll and I slapped his hand, he looked at me and reached for the cinnamon roll again. I tried to slap his hand again but he quickly grabbed my hand and smiled at me. “gotcha” he said and quickly grabbed the cinnamon roll then took a huge bite and chewed.
His face turned sour and I felt bad for him. He took a really large chunk that would be hard to chew or even swallow considering how bad it tasted “oh my Lord” he said with a mouthful of cinnamon roll and rushed to the sink where he spat it out and rinsed his mouth. He sauntered back to the table and sighed as he sat down “you’re too nice, that was horrible” he said and looked at me
“I didn’t want to make you feel bad,” I defended making his shoulders slack. “I got the recipe from YouTube, it was really confusing and I was so excited to make you something… I guess I missed an Ingredient” he explained and I couldn’t help but laugh. He looked so cute at that moment as he pouted.
“What matters is that you made me something and I’m grateful. Now let’s eat something else” I said to make him feel better as I dragged a plate of croissants to myself “I made that too” he pointed out and I abandoned it immediately
“Then what’d Violet make?” I asked and we both laughed, “She made the pancake” Everett said and stood up to cut a piece for me then fetched another cup of coffee for me
“My love” he addressed me as he served me then he kissed my forehead and sat to watch me eat.
I couldn’t trade anything for that moment.