Chapter 0049


    Chapter 0049


    "Alright, burgers are all done, everyone go and fill a te." Alpha Lucas calls and ushers everyone


    into the kitchen with therge tter of grilled meat. We all filled up tes and went back out to take


    seats at an oversized table off to one side of the pool.


    Everything was so delicious. We were allughing and eating at therge patio table, conversation


    was effortless. The guys were talking about birthdays in the past and regaling Sierra and I with


    some of their antics. The adults filled in some more embarrassing details the guys ''forgot.'' knew my


    stomach was going to hurt tomorrow fromughing so hard. We sat there until the sun started to go


    down.


    As we all finished up and tes were all but licked clean, Mateo got up and grabbed my empty


    te. Sam did the same for Sierra. The rest of the boys got up and took tes from all the adults


    wordlessly. That was strange. The confusion must have shown on Sierra''s and my face.


    mlese boys eat well and have it easy when they are in the house, so it''s their job to clean up dinner


    when we all get together like this." Luna Ava exins. "They have done it their whole lives. They


    aren''t too important to help out with basic things around the house."


    Sierra and I look back over into the full ss windows showing the whole of the kitchen. Again, I


    think of a well oiled machine. They just move in sync with each other, allmunicating without


    saying words, getting the job done quickly. The whole kitchen is cleaned and put back to normal in


    less than thirty minutes. It really is a sight to see and I cant help the big smile that crosses my face.


    has you looking ike that?'' Sierra bumps me in the ribs and whispers to me.


    The way the boys move together, Ys fun to watch. I noticed it at the mall today too. They don''t even


    have to look at each other or say anything, like all the cogs in a well tuned machine." I shrugged like


    It was no big deal.


    Arge cake was set in front of me with fifteen burning candles. Where did thate from? I really


    had to get better at reading Sierra''s distraction techniques. I didn''t even notice them bringing it out.


    Singing starts as I look at the beautiful round cake with light blue frosting and dark blue piping


    spelling out ''Happy 15th Skr.'' I blew out the candles and everyone pped and cheered. The


    beautiful moment set me off and tears I have been holding back since this morning just spilled over.


    A warm arm wraps around the back of my shoulders and pulls me sideways into a tight hug. wrap


    my arms under his and bury my head into his neck and breathe in the familiar calming scent and


    just let my tears go.


    Mateo shifts and pulls me onto hisp and snuggles me closer. mlis is how it will always be from


    now on, baby sis. This is how it should have always been. Can you forgive me? " He''s whispering in


    my ear. ''l didn''t know, or really didn''t pay enough attention to notice that you never got anything on


    your birthday. No party, no presents, we didn''t even acknowledge it. I can''t imagine what that must


    have been like. am so sorry."


    Mateo pulls back and looks in my eyes, his are filled with unshed tears. I just nod, don''t even know


    if I could speak without crylng again. "l dont know if dad will ever be able to be around, since he also


    lost his mate today and that breaks something inside of you, but I have made my choice and I


    choose to spend it with the person still here, alive and kicking. Instead of spending it six feet above


    a person I don''t even remember." We both start crying and embrace again. I just let it all out and


    squeeze him as hard as I can, hope I don''t hurt him. I don''t know how long we sat like that, but the


    rest of our friends just eft us in peace. When we pulled back he rubbed his thumbs under my eyes,


    drying the tears and wiping away the smudged racoon eyes that I''m sure are there.


    "Did you tell them? The guys and Sierra, do they know this is a first for me?"


    "Yes, I had to exin a bit _ They know you''ve never had a party before and that I think you usually


    spend it alone because dad takes me with him to visit mom. I don''t think the Luna knew about that


    part, | have never seen her so pissed before. She had some choice words to say about dad’s and


    my behavior, straight to our faces. | thought


    Alpha Lucas was going to have to step in to calm her down.”


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