Alpha Loren

Chapter 31 An Old Dress

October 23rd

The next morning, Leo wasn't by my side. In his place was the heavenly smell of bacon.

Like a possessed zombie I climbed out of the high squishy bed and headed straight for the food.

"How are you feeling Ella?" Leo asked sensing me the second I entered the kitchen.

"Pretty good...," I replied noticing a slight bruise on my wrist where Leo had accidentally held me maybe a little too hard last night.

"The aches will wear off with some breakfast," Leo said handing me a plate with a slice of greek bread, bacon and eggs.

"I know I've said this before, but you're just very..." I said. "Rough. And by no means is that a bad thing it's just....I'm a beginner and it's very intense. You've gotta go easy on me."

"I'm sorry," he said kissing me on the head on his way to the table. "I'll be gentle next time."

I smiled and looked down at my breakfast.

"Do you forgive me then?" he asked.

"For what?" I asked.

"...whatever you were mad about," he grumbled.

"No," I said sharply.

"But you-"

"Because I wanted to," I replied stabbing my bacon, "It doesn't mean I forgave you and from now on we are using condoms until you show me you're ready to be a father."

He rolled his eyes.

"Don't give me attitude. You know you're the one in the wrong," I snapped.

After that we ate breakfast in silence before putting our bathing suits on and taking a short walk down to a rocky beach on our island with some reef. 

I didn't let him hold my hand, even when we were clambering across big boulders twice my size that he could manage in a stride. I chose to struggle rather than accept his help which he irritatingly found quite amusing.

When we finally reached the water, it perfectly clear so you could see every single little colourful creature.

"It's beautiful," I said as I crouched down to get a closer look of the thriving life down there.

Leo then stepped in, kicking up silt and sand and making the water cloudly and murky.

"Great, you ruined it. Just like you ruined-"

"Shut up," he interrupted, grasping my wrist and pulling me in behind him, "It's peaceful here. Let's just be...at peace."

I pursed my lips and bit my tongue before looking around. The ocean was still, the sky blue with only the occasional cloud drifting idily by. It was peaceful. Maybe we should keep it that way...

I then forced myself to nod, "Okay."

"Good," he said moving his grip down to my hand.

We waded through the water until we were up to my waist.

"Fuck, what was that?" I squealed leaping up towards Leo.

My foot had delved into something extremely squishy and slimy.

"Probably just a piece of seaweed," Leo said calmly guiding me further into the ocean.

I put my foot back down and felt the same squidgy thing move underneath it.

"That is not a fucking piece of fucking seaweed!" I shouted, squeezing his hand tightly as I lifted my feet off the ground and using Leo to stay afloat. I wrapped my legs around his torso like a koala bear whilst he wrapped one arm around my back.

"How about I carry you away from the scary squishy thing?" Leo suggested walking fearlessly into the sea.

"I like that idea," I agreed.

For the rest of the week, I fought the urge to snap at every little thing Leo did. I hadn't forgiven him and every night when he asked if we could 'give the condom a miss' the answer was still a firm no. But...it somehow worked. Maybe being away from the pack and his alphaship made him into a better human or maybe he was just happy to be having sex. I don't know. But we drifted through the vacation practically argument free, peaceful and content. 

October 30th

When we arrived back in Seattle after the immensely long flight, it was past midnight and when we had driven back to the house it was about 3 in the morning. After a beautifully long sleep that went well into the afternoon, I finally dragged myself out of bed. Leo was no longer in the bed and when I got downstairs I found one of the twins downstairs.

"Hey, Marco or Carlos?" I asked.

"Marco. Carlos is on his way." Marco replied.

"Okay, where's Leo?"

"Oh he went out to the base to catch up with pack stuff," Marco replied. "He told me to apologise on his behalf for not saying goodbye but he didn't want to wake you because you were so fast asleep."

I nodded, "Jet lag hit me hard."

"Coffee?" he asked.

"That would be great."

Marco and I sat down at the table with a cup of coffee each. The caffeine coursing through my veins brought some life into me and I slowly began to feel less like death.

"So Carlos and I had plans to go to a Allison today in her new faction before we got called for babysitting," Marco said, "I heard you met and then immediately broke into Leo's junior institute together, the reason she's been move faction, so I figured you must already be good friends and would like to come?"

I nodded.

Carlos arrived a bit later, dressed practically identically to his identical twin brother.

"Carlos in the building!" Carlos bellowed through the house.

would never have guessed," his

same shirt?!" I exclaimed. "How am I supposed to

each other and froze, examining the other

began shouting at each

I said, "I didn't mean to

shirts a few months ago forgetting that we are no longer five and don't like dressing the same anymore,"

on the same day," Carlos

first this

notes on what you're wearing?" Carlos replied, "By

forget who is who just remember that I

the more attractive one,"

remember Carlos's jeans are dark grey and Marco's

"Fine."

"Fine."

later, we were arriving in a small village. It'd been a long

after the trespassing fandanza, Leo being the prick he is,

Marco exclaimed after as two people had come out of the house in front

at her new home, "It's smaller than

sorry," I said through gritted teeth, "That's my

"Don't you dare go blaming yourself. But I didn't know any of you

was just gonna be Marco and I," Carlos began, "But then our brother lumbered us with his luna last minute," he added

smiled awkwardly,

his

tried not to make eye contact with either Marco and Carlos. I knew exactly why Mateo was at Allison's house but of course it

move some

"Oh," Carlos chirped, "Okay."

Can

walked towards the house Allison looked to me nearly laughing, "They're so gullible," he

Mateo came downstairs wrapped with a towel around

are you doing?" Marco asked.

he began, "I was fixing the shower...then I tested

he and his twin once

their brother, seemed surprised at how easily he

believe

on Mateo,"

a dust but it was nice enough. Allison made us

Carlos do you get the..." Marco said as we

at Carlos in confusion and he

lit

go," he

walked into the forest. I walked with Allison behind the boys and we

Allison. Her energy

Carlos can be really irritating, can't they?"

shoving each other and forcing each other into headlocks the

them forever and I love them just...deep down," she said

fight this morning because

they'd done

Carlos

strong,"

I noticed the blunt in his

what was in

of pot drifting into my nose as he passed it to Marco who took a hit

all grimaced

you get

place as usual," Carlos

Marco said with a laugh after

wear off," Mateo reassured,

know

said to

widely. How

out of your mind?" Marco said snatching it off him, "He

then burst

looked at me and

the start," she said, "Come on boys. Walk and

the forest, Mateo and the twins only getting higher and higher. They were on

really fucking

and

Mateo said with pleading eyes, "Do

the fuck would I have

that was gonna go before I noticed what Marco and Carlos

Opera.

They were singing opera.

Well, trying. 

and severe inability to sing was kinda

walked back to the house half an hour later, "Have you seen the Uzbekistani

"Umm..." I said. "No?"

are you some kind of simpleton?" he asked, "Hey Marco! Our brother has made this girl

educate

must at least know about

I shook my head.

driven by the battle for independence that aimed for a smooth transition into the market economy avoiding stagnation and pauperism?"

I don't even know what

work on it," he assured me before

muttered, "I thought that was a

looked around, "Thought what was a

"That!" he exclaimed.

pointed at a distant leaf drifting from

smile tugging at my lips, "That makes

the house where they stood eating

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