Garret was the first person I told when I got Reseda’s reports months ago. He was the only person I told. I’m not sure what led me to tell him when Mallory was still my Beta- but I did. It could’ve been because he was with his mate for a year already or just because we were good friends and I could confide in him.
Coincidentally, Mallory then raped her- so… Fucking dick. Should’ve seen something coming when I didn’t tell him. Same thing with that doctor, Rex. I’ve heard some complaints before that he was a bit touchy with patients, but he was a good doctor. It was my stupidity that I let him near her with her weaker state.
I shook my head. “We won’t be able-” my voice cut off and I cleared my throat. I didn’t want to talk about it. I took another sip of my drink. It wouldn’t get me drunk, not even tipsy- it was human liquor.
( ‘Mate will taste it on your lips’ )
Fuck. I drank the last of it and refilled the glass with water.
Yeah, let’s not cause another panic attack.
“Are the other two okay?” I nodded and we talked some more before I decided to go back home to my Flower.
“I’ll see you later. Tell that woman to come home, will you?” he called out as I opened the door.
“Yeah! I will!”
“And you’re getting your clothes tomorrow! I’m not washing your shit!”
I chuckled and closed the door, walking to my house.
Hannah has come over plenty of times and I didn’t mind. It put my mind at ease when I had to do business and it wasn’t something I wanted Violet to accompany me with- but she’s been fucking fabulous as Luna.
… Love her so much…
One time I came home last month and they were both in our room, which I didn’t mind- but they both fell asleep. I felt slightly uncomfortable at the thought of another woman in our bed, even if it was her friend.
Zaxton said ‘shut the hell up, at least she’s happy’ and I couldn’t argue with him. I did however discreetly wash the sheets before we went to bed that night.
I walked into my living room and saw Violet and Hannah on the sofa watching Parks and Recreations. I smiled.
I missed her.
She turned her head my way and beamed. Hannah followed and greeted me. I waved back at her.
“Garret said to ‘tell that woman to get home’ so,” I shrugged, amused and she laughed.
She gave a hug to Violet, “Bye, Vi, I’ll see you later,”
“Bye!”
She left and I sat next to my Flower, her scent wrapping around me. Sage and fresh cucumbers. She smelled like a garden in the morning. I loved it.
“Hey Flower,” I leaned in and pressed a kiss to her lips and she pulled away with a confused look on her face.
“Why do you taste like that?” I chuckled at her and her cheeks fumed.
“Like what?” Please don’t freak out… She furrowed her brows because she couldn’t identify. Her hand reached out to grab the back of my head to kiss me. I stopped myself from being led to her- I didn’t want her to recognize it.
She looked up at me with big hurt eyes. “Why a-are you refusing?”
( ‘You brought back her stutter you prick!’ )
… I don’t want her to freak…
I swallowed and she leaned back and took a second look at what I was wearing. She furrowed her brows as her thoughts came to me.
…”Why is he changed? And he showered?”…
“Where were you?” her hand fell back on her round bump and she glared at me, suspicious.
“I told you I had to meet some people and do a check,” I went to kiss her to distract her but she moved. She went to say something but a chef came out saying dinner was ready.
She huffed at me and pulled herself up and walked into the kitchen. The first moments of dinner were silent, her mind was working. She didn’t believe me and was thinking the worst. I felt distress simmering in her.
Violet poked at her chicken and I tilted my head at her.
( ‘Just tell her, stop keeping things from her. She told you that this morning.’ )
… I’m not going to stress her out…
( ‘So you’re breaking her trust that we worked for?’ )
Violet looked up at me, glaring.
“Then where did you shower? Huh? You didn’t s-shower here!” I hated that her stutter came back because I was keeping this from her. She was getting nervous and hurt.
“I showered at Garrets,” I simply said, it irritated her and it irritated me. She angrily frowned at me.
“You’re n-not answering the question!” she narrowed her honey eyes at me.
( ‘You could just tell her- you know? Save her the heartache, cause she is carrying our pups, just saying…’ )
“I was dirty. That’s why I showered.”
“You could’ve just came here and done that. Why did you have to go to Garrets? Were you even at G-Garret’s?” Violet’s voice cracked at the end, she was insinuating I cheated on her.
I sighed, “I didn’t cheat on you Violet- if that’s what you’re implying. You would know if I did and you know I wouldn’t.”
“Well, you’re not being direct and you tasted odd and-and,” she paused for a second, taking a breath, “why are you lying to me?”
“I’m not!” Not completely… She frowned at me. Fucking hell. “Do you really want to know what I did, huh, Viv?”
I felt the hurt and discomfort in her- she hated when I took this tone with her, but I really couldn’t control at the moment.
“Obviously I want to know, s-should’ve told m-me in the first place,” she grumbled as she crossed her arms. A fire was growing in her.
“Alright, I’ll be completely honest with you. For the past week, I haven’t been meeting with people and doing checks. I’ve been going down to a cellar to see him.”
I heard her heartbeat pick up for a second, “who?”
“Him. That’s what I’ve been doing and I got blood on me today and I didn’t want you to see it, so I showered at Garret’s,” I saw as she dropped her folded arms and her breathing became shallow. “And I didn’t want to kiss you today because I was drinking with Garret and I didn’t want you to taste it. Anything else?” I popped my elbow on the table and she frowned.
“He’s been here for a week and you didn’t say anything?”
I sighed.