Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
I was barely able to hold the tears back then, and when one of them slipped out and rolled down my cheek, Reagan reached out with his little hand and wiped it away for me.
“No cry, Mama. We love you.” That little gesture, that sweet little voice saying those words, they meant so much more to me that Reagan could have ever known.
“I love you too, baby boy.” I couldn’t help but smile as I took him in my arms and hugged him.
“Yeah, Riviana, we all love you.” Juniper, feeling left out, came over and hugged me tightly.
“Yup, we love Astro so much.” Paul added his arms to me, and I broke down and became a blubbering mess. I couldn’t help it. I was being shown so much that it was melting my heart. I hadn’t realized how much I had missed everyone that I loved until this very moment. I had needed their words, I had needed their hugs, I had needed their love.
With the reunion over with, we went inside and settled back into our daily life. All of our guards and knights went to their homes with their families or back to the barracks. Landon went to the Noble tower to start packing up some of Trevor’s things since our friend, the bear, stayed behind at the Fae compound. I hoped that Landon would find his mate soon, he seemed so lonely.
A few days after we got home, over the weekend, we called our friends and family back over so that they could join us for the Christmas gifts that we hadn’t been able to open or give to them to open. It was time for our Christmas do over.
All the kids in our life got something, and so did the adults. We had so much love to give, and the resources as well, that we wanted to make sure that no one went without on this day. It turned into a wonderful experience where they all stayed for lunch and dinner, not wanting to let it end.
The adults talked and shared information about what had happened over the time that we were gone. The kids all played and had fun until they fell asleep amongst their gifts. That was a scene that we made certain to get a picture of. So many little sleeping faces together was such a sweet photo.
Looking at all of them, I had to wonder: how could I ever want anything other than this peace and joy in my life?
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Joaquin
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It had been a little over two weeks since we got home, and it was already approaching my Little Bunny’s birthday. We had celebrated our late Christmas with everyone, but now I wanted to celebrate her birthday.
We hadn’t been home to plan for a big party, or rather a ball, like last year, but that was fine. My Little Bunny didn’t really want a big fussy party like that anyway. And we had been gone for so long that she didn’t really want to go anywhere either.
No, we were staying in and I knew exactly what to do.
My Little Bunny’s birthday was on a Monday this year, so I was going to be surprising her by having something special the Saturday before it. I had it all mapped out in my head, and there was nothing special that we needed to do except ask Mom or Eve to put the kids to bed, which of course they agreed to immediately.
I had asked Abigail to make a special dinner and have it delivered to our room. I lit candles and put them all over to set the mood in our room. There were rose petals on the bed, on the floor, and in the bath that I had drawn for us. That bath even had a magic Fae rock that I had gotten from Sterling back in the Fae city. He had told me that it would help to keep the water hot while it waited for us.
Now that the room and the ambiance were all set and perfectly ready for us, I went to find my adorable little wife in her office at the base of the tower.
“Joaquin?” She looked shocked when I pulled the documents out of her hands. “What are you doing?”
“It’s the weekend, you need to take a break.” I set aside the reports from Riviana Falls that she was pouring over “Come with me, Little Bunny.”
“Joaquin, you know that I am busy. I have a lot of work to catch up on.” She protested and tried to pull her hand away.
“Come on, Little Bunny, let’s go and have dinner together.” I smiled as I picked her up and held in my arms in a princess carry. She was my princess, even if she was a queen. Hell, she was even more than that. She was my everything. My mate, my wife, my princess, my queen, my goddess, whatever she needed to be, that was what she was.
“Alright, fine Joaquin. Dinner and that’s it. Then I need to get back to work.”
“Whatever you say.” I smirked, knowing that I wouldn’t be letting her get back to work at all.
I carried my Little Bunny to the elevator and pressed the button for our floor, bypassing everyone and everything else.
“Why are we going to our room? The dining room isn’t up there.” She laughed and shook her head.
“Don’t worry about it. You will see when we get there.”
“Joaquin, you’re such a-.” She didn’t have a chance to tell me what I was, though, because the elevator doors opened up to our floor and she saw the soft flickering light from the candles and the petals all over the place. “Joaquin?” She was shocked once again. “What is this?”
“We’re having dinner, what does it look like?” I chuckled as I carried her over to the table which had our dinner waiting for us.
“It looks like a romantic movie has thrown up in here.” She was nervous and embarrassed, blushing as she tried to crack a joke about it.
“Movie scenario or not, I still wanted to plan this for you. Now sit down and enjoy your dinner with me.”
“Alright.” She finally gave me a soft, sweet, and loving smile as I sat in the chair across from her.
The meal that Abigail had made for us was one of my Little Bunny’s favorites. It was one that we had from time to time, and she always loved to have. It was actually one that Abigail had learned after my Little Bunny started to live here. It was the honey garlic pork chops that Eve made for Little Bunny as she was growing up.
I had Abigail make this the way that my Little Bunny loved it, with her favorite sides as well. There were crispy pierogies and sweet carrots as well. It was good, and I was happy to see the smile on her face as she ate the meal.
We had talked about the kids and the future as we ate, and when I saw the tension leave her shoulders as she relaxed more and more made me sigh in relief. I knew that she had needed this night more than she would admit it to herself.
“Thank you, Joaquin. You’re such a wonderful husband.”
“I know.” I think I was blushing with pride right now as she praised me.
