NOVEL NEXT Chapter 465: Selfish wishes
Before leaving for their trip alone, Lara and Nate had two things to do: choose the destination and find a solution for the twins.
Melanie wouldn't accept to keep them for two days, so they had to think of someone else. Nate had already the solution, but he had to check if it was actually feasible.
«Samantha would be happy to,» he said to Lara on the way back.
«I'm not sure, Nate! She's building her family and managing a new pack. We shouldn't bother with this. What if it puts her in a difficult position?»
«Jaden asked about her, you know? He said he missed his aunt. As for Sam, we will ask her. I believe she will accept, so we don't need to worry.»
«What about the destination?»
«Do you trust me?»
«I do.»
«Then, it'll be a surprise. You will like it, I promise.»
However, even though both were striving to leave as soon as possible, they had to settle things at the company and talk with the pups. Scarlet and Jaden might have complained, so they would need to convince them to allow their precious mommy to travel with their dad for a few days.
«The weekend,» Nate said. «We can take Monday off, what do you think?»
«Mhm... Your schedule isn't too packed on Monday, indeed. But maybe it's too soon.»
«I have this feeling that we won't go ever if we delay once more.»
«Oh, okay. Monday is perfect. But call Samantha today! We can't just drop the kids without enough forewarning.»
«Don't worry. I will talk with her.»
Discover more content at empire
His mood was in the sky. He had a few days with his mate alone and the chance to propose in a romantic place. It was just so perfect.
Also, since it was vacation and he didn't have to work, he could spend every second spoiling his mate, staring at her, cuddling in bed till late... He couldn't wait to finally leave.
«I feel a little guilty, though,» Lara sighed.
«I don't. It's not that I don't want to travel with the pups, Lara. I just prefer, for once, to be just the two of us. We're not abandoning them to themselves. They will have everything they need. It will be a vacation for them as much as for us.»
She nodded, still uncertain. She felt bad for having fun with Nate alone, but she also knew he wished for it. She couldn't be as selfish as to think about her conscience alone.
«We won't be doing it so often, in the end,» he added. «Just sometimes. For special occasions.»
«It's okay,» she chuckled. «You don't need to convince me more than this, Nate. It will be fun. I can't wait to go, really.»
He sighed, relieved. Lara wasn't changing her idea. He couldn't imagine coming up with another way to propose. Other than the pity it would be to renounce a vacation.
«I love you,» she said.
He almost got a heart attack while driving, but his nerves withstood her direct assault. She knew how to be unfair, didn't she?
«I love you too,» he managed to reply. For once, he could connect two words and say them instead of blankly staring, wishing to wag his tail and twitch his ears.
«I couldn't say this in front of Doctor Mason, but there's something I wish for, as well.»
«Yes?»
«I'd like to see you in your wolf form another time. Maybe, from up closer this once. If it's all right with you, of course. Don't take it as a demand. Just a wish... If you feel comfortable...» she whispered, observing her fingers and fighting against the need to torture her nails because of embarrassment or anxiety.
«It's all right with me,» he said.
«I'm so happy, Nate. But, as always, I fear something happens. What if this is just a transient moment, an illusion? I try not to think about it, and I succeed at times.»
«I won't let anyone or anything hurt you. I'm here to protect you, Lara. If this moment of tranquillity is destined to end, we'll cross the storms together, won't we? I'm not letting you go, this time.»
He moved his eyes away from the street to glance at her, and they smiled at each other for a long second before Nate focused on driving.
«I won't be able to bring the twins to Samantha,» Nate said, remembering the terms he had kind of agreed on with Mayford. «I can't go there just like that. So, you'll need to bring them to the house in the centre. Do you feel safe doing it? I can ask someone else to come with us.»
«It's fine,» Lara said.
«I can ask Samantha to come outside to fetch them.»
«Oh, Nate! She's already doing much by keeping the twins for the weekend! I will bring them in. No one will harm me on the way; we're allies now.»
And wolves like you, he thought. He wasn't worried about dangerous stunts as much as the other pack trying to win his mate over. But he couldn't say it out loud. His secret worry would have stayed secret until the end of time.
«I can't wait!» Lara repeated, sensing Nate's mood.
She was going to reassure him until he calmed down, just like he had comforted her in the past. He had learned to use words to communicate just for her, so she could as well put in some effort.
«It will be our first vacation just the two of us,» she added. «It's special.»
«Oh, yes,» he agreed. «Very special.»
And he would have ensured it was the most special experience for them both. He would bring her to nice places, eat delicious food, and sightsee the best sceneries.
They would do what unmarried couples do, and they would come back closer than before. And there wouldn't be any attention-stealer in his way.
He hid his grin, not willing to scare Lara. She would have discovered that naughty part of him at some point, but it was too soon to uncover every single of his flaws.