you’d better hurry and get dressed because Dane and
Melanie are leaving by horse-drawn carriage any minute now and they’ll be
passing this way.”
Lucas
quickly opened the limo door and they hurried inside.
“So
how did you like me as a wolf?” asked Maisey, putting her panties back on.
“ Perfect, and I guess we should get back to the reception.”
****
Maisey
had hoped that her parents would like Lucas. She’d invited him to the house not
only to introduce them to one another but she thought it best that she break
the news that she’d be running a yoga studio and not going to university and
following in their footsteps, with someone by her side.
The
first part had gone just fine. They were talking non-stop and her mother was
offering him more cakes and cookies than the poor guy could handle. She looked across at him sitting with a mug of tea in one hand, a
cookie in the other, and a cupcake balancing on his kne e. She raised her eyebrows at him, hoping her mother didn’t have sandwiches out in the kitchen too.
“Mom,
Dad, there’s something I want to tell you.”
They
stopped talking and both turned to look at her. “Someone’s kindly offered to
set me up with my own yoga studio, and after the holidays, I’ll be running it.”
She
swallowed. It was out, but they hadn’t said anything.
“Someone? And who would
this be?” asked her father.
“His
name’s Nick Pearson, a wolf-shifter who you might have seen me dancing with at
the reception last week.”
“Does
he own the cabin near us?” asked her mother.
“That’s
him,” said Maisey, glancing at Lucas.
“And
how do you know him?” asked her father.
“We
met when I was up there one time,” said Maisey, wondering what her parents
would think if they knew she’d had sex not only with Lucas, but Nick too, and
both at the same time.
She
swallowed.
“I
see. You know that we’ve had this talk many times before and we’d prefer for
you to follow in academics like us,” said her mother.
“I
know and maybe I’ll do that when I’m older, but for now I want to do what makes
me happy.”
Lucas
smiled at her.
“Maisey,
I can’t say that we approve of this. We’ve worked hard
to give you a good education. Your mother almost lost her life bringing you into this world and this is the
thanks we get?”
Maisey
stood. “I’m sorry you feel that way, and if you don’t mind, we have to leave
because Nick has invited Lucas and me to his cabin for some dinner.”
Lucas
put his arm around her as they left the room. Tears slid down her cheeks. When
would her parents accept her for who she was?
****
Even
his world famous venison chili couldn’t encourage Maisey
to eat. She pushed it around the bowl while he and Lucas dived into it. She didn’t know if she was upset over her parent’s words or what,
but on the drive to Nick’s place she’d felt light-headed and sort of strange.
“Let’s
go out and cut a tree and bring it back in here. I have a few decorations we
can put on it and we’ll start to make this place look like it’s the holidays,”
said Nick, clearing up the dishes.
Maisey
loved Christmas. She did have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season—like
Lucas and Nick making her dream of owning her own business
come true .
“You
know what I’m going to get you for Christmas?” she asked Nick as they cleared
away the dishes.
“Gift
certificate for yoga classes,” he said, loading the dishwasher.
“Nope,
I’m going to find you a mate.”
“Really? Will she come gift wrapped?”
“Maybe.”
“ Which reminds me. I hope you two guys can come for Christmas
dinner,” said Nick.
“We’d
love to,” said Lucas.
“Christmas
with two alphas, am I lucky girl or what?”
Lucas
smacked her on the butt. “Okay, let’s go get this tree cut and brought back and
start making this place look like a winter wonderland.”
All
three pulled up their coat collars when they stepped outside only to be met by heavy
Melanie are leaving by horse-drawn carriage any minute now and they’ll be
passing this way.”
Lucas
quickly opened the limo door and they hurried inside.
“So
how did you like me as a wolf?” asked Maisey, putting her panties back on.
“ Perfect, and I guess we should get back to the reception.”
****
Maisey
had hoped that her parents would like Lucas. She’d invited him to the house not
only to introduce them to one another but she thought it best that she break
the news that she’d be running a yoga studio and not going to university and
following in their footsteps, with someone by her side.
The
first part had gone just fine. They were talking non-stop and her mother was
offering him more cakes and cookies than the poor guy could handle. She looked across at him sitting with a mug of tea in one hand, a
cookie in the other, and a cupcake balancing on his kne e. She raised her eyebrows at him, hoping her mother didn’t have sandwiches out in the kitchen too.
“Mom,
Dad, there’s something I want to tell you.”
They
stopped talking and both turned to look at her. “Someone’s kindly offered to
set me up with my own yoga studio, and after the holidays, I’ll be running it.”
She
swallowed. It was out, but they hadn’t said anything.
“Someone? And who would
this be?” asked her father.
“His
name’s Nick Pearson, a wolf-shifter who you might have seen me dancing with at
the reception last week.”
“Does
he own the cabin near us?” asked her mother.
“That’s
him,” said Maisey, glancing at Lucas.
“And
how do you know him?” asked her father.
“We
met when I was up there one time,” said Maisey, wondering what her parents
would think if they knew she’d had sex not only with Lucas, but Nick too, and
both at the same time.
She
swallowed.
“I
see. You know that we’ve had this talk many times before and we’d prefer for
you to follow in academics like us,” said her mother.
“I
know and maybe I’ll do that when I’m older, but for now I want to do what makes
me happy.”
Lucas
smiled at her.
“Maisey,
I can’t say that we approve of this. We’ve worked hard
to give you a good education. Your mother almost lost her life bringing you into this world and this is the
thanks we get?”
Maisey
stood. “I’m sorry you feel that way, and if you don’t mind, we have to leave
because Nick has invited Lucas and me to his cabin for some dinner.”
Lucas
put his arm around her as they left the room. Tears slid down her cheeks. When
would her parents accept her for who she was?
****
Even
his world famous venison chili couldn’t encourage Maisey
to eat. She pushed it around the bowl while he and Lucas dived into it. She didn’t know if she was upset over her parent’s words or what,
but on the drive to Nick’s place she’d felt light-headed and sort of strange.
“Let’s
go out and cut a tree and bring it back in here. I have a few decorations we
can put on it and we’ll start to make this place look like it’s the holidays,”
said Nick, clearing up the dishes.
Maisey
loved Christmas. She did have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season—like
Lucas and Nick making her dream of owning her own business
come true .
“You
know what I’m going to get you for Christmas?” she asked Nick as they cleared
away the dishes.
“Gift
certificate for yoga classes,” he said, loading the dishwasher.
“Nope,
I’m going to find you a mate.”
“Really? Will she come gift wrapped?”
“Maybe.”
“ Which reminds me. I hope you two guys can come for Christmas
dinner,” said Nick.
“We’d
love to,” said Lucas.
“Christmas
with two alphas, am I lucky girl or what?”
Lucas
smacked her on the butt. “Okay, let’s go get this tree cut and brought back and
start making this place look like a winter wonderland.”
All
three pulled up their coat collars when they stepped outside only to be met by heavy
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