Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
I watched on as the police just stood there, the picketers weren’t breaking the law, not yet anyway. And that was why Devon had called me. He wanted me to help them because they weren’t able to take action against them just yet. If I could keep things from getting out of hand, then that would help them in the long run.
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Riviana
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I couldn’t believe that Reeselynn was already a week old. Well almost. She was six days old. It was now Saturday the ninth of March. I was feeding the baby in the living room while the others still slept. Joaquin was even still in bed at the moment.
There was a lot that could be said about having this moment alone with the baby. Just her and I here in the room all alone.
I had known when she woke me up at five that I wouldn’t be able to get back to sleep, so I popped through a magical door and down to the living room before she could wake her daddy. Her cries were soft and quiet anyway, so she hadn’t been that loud yet.
“There you go.” I said as I popped her off my nipple and switched her to the other side. “There you go, sweetheart.” She latched on again and started to suckle once more. She had been a good eater since the first feeding. And she was still going strong ever since.
“Hey, why didn’t you wake me?” Joaquin asked as he came off of the elevator.
“Because you needed your sleep.” I told him quietly as I watched the nursing baby.
“You need your sleep too, mine isn’t more important than yours.” He sat next to me on the couch and watched me.
“Well, when you grow boobs to feed the baby, then you can nurse her. Until then, this is my job.”
“Ha ha ha.” He laughed sardonically at my words. “Sorry, I will give her a bottle, not a booby. I can’t breastfeed her.”
“And that is why I didn’t wake you. You know that I like to breastfeed them as much as possible. It’s good for them.”
“I know that it is.” He said, not at all acting offended or angry. “But remember when the twins were born. You were trying to do everything and needed help. You need to let others help as well. Reeselynn will eat from breast and bottle. She hasn’t been picky.
So, if you need some more sleep, I will take care of her. She will be just fine with her daddy and either formula or breastmilk.”
“I know.” What he was saying was true, but it didn’t matter to me. I wanted to do this, so that was what I planned on doing. “I will do what I can though Joaquin, and I will ask for help when I need it.”
“Why are you two arguing already?” Reagan asked as he came into the living room. “You know, it’s what woke me up.”
“Ha ha ha, very funny.” I looked up at him. “You know that it couldn’t, not with how this place is built.”
“Hmm, I wonder.” He looked slyly at me. “I just woke up though, and I was hungry. Also, I thought that I would find you in here feeding my little sister.” He had become such a doting big brother already. I loved seeing him with the baby.
“Well, I just finished feeding her. We can get some breakfast. Let the others sleep a little longer.”
“Sounds good to me.” He said as he took the baby to pat her back. He was going to burp her for me. “Come on, little one.”
“Is it just me, or is he practicing how to be a dad?” Joaquin asked as he watched Reagan leave the room.
“I think that he is just trying to be a good big brother to his sister, that’s all. Don’t make more out of it than there is.” I told Joaquin as he helped me to my feet.
“Maybe.”
Together we went to the dining room and got something to eat. The others didn’t wake up until closer to eight and nine that morning. Talia, the night owl, slept until ten, but I didn’t mind. It was the weekend after all.
This seemed like it was going to be a peaceful day. We hadn’t heard much from the scouts lately, so there was little to worry about. And the morning was dawning bright and beautiful. The weather was even really mild and nice. It truly seemed like we were just going to be able to relax in the sunroom and have a nice peaceful day. That is until the phone call came in.
“Hello?” I answered the call from Devon without thinking much about it. If there was something that was going to happen with Orson, we would get a call from Glick, Rawlynne, or Jackson. The locals wouldn’t be the first to know about it. So therefore, this couldn’t be that major.
“Hey, Riviana.” His voice was a little tense and that made me sit up straighter on the couch.
“What’s the matter, Devon?” I asked immediately. Clearly, there was something wrong.
“I just got word that there is some sort of demonstration. Apparently, there are pro super natural supporters and anti super natural rioters picketing against each other at the stadium.”
“The stadium? Why there?” I was confused by the fact that, once again, the stadium was being targeted by these people.
“Well, apparently, the anti super natural elitists of the world think that the stadium is linked to you because that was where you revealed us to the world. They seem to think that the whole place has some big significance to us. Especially after that support group held their convention there as well.
They think that we set the whole thing up because of that.” I could hear what Devon was telling me, but I wasn’t really able to process it at the moment. This was all just insane to me. I didn’t know what was going on. Why were they trying to associate that place to us? And why were they even picketing in the first place? What the heck was going on here?
“How bad is it, Devon?” I asked as I got to my feet. I needed to go, I knew that already, and I wasn’t the only one that was going there. Joaquin and the others would be with me. We were needing to settle these things and set the record straight.
“They’re both staying on their side of the barriers right now, but I am sure that they will be crossing it soon. The antis are hurling slurs and hate speech to the super natural supporters, and they’re not liking it all that much. I am afraid that it is going to break out into a fight soon.”
“Hahh.” I sighed and tried not to let this get to me. “The most that I can do is try to keep the peace. The antis will have us to focus on, and they will leave the supporters alone. And the same for the supporters. I know that it isn’t much, but we will be there to do what we can soon.”
“I appreciate that, Riviana, I really do. I know that you will be able to make a difference, even if it is just a small one.”