Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
“Are you sure you’re ready to go back to school?”
My father asked, narrowing his eyes at me as I brought down the last of my bag.
“I have to or my grades will suffer,”
I reminded him.
“I just feel like you need to rest more,”
he said, frowning deeply. “You’ve only been out of the hospital for a couple of days.”
“School isn’t going to wait for me to recover,”
I told him, kissing him gently on the cheek.
Enzo walked down the stairs holding Asher in one arm and Cooper in the other.
“Enzo, can you tell my father that I’m going ot be just fine returning to school,”
I said, placing my hand on his upper shoulder.
“I honestly think you should take a few more days off,”
Enzo said shrugging.
“Exactly,”
my father agreed.
I rolled my eyes and walked toward Enzo. I pinched Asher’s tummy, making his little legs kick. I turned to Cooper and poked him playfully on the nose, making his little cheek dimple. I smiled at my boys before looking up at Enzo.
“Well, I’ll have you with me. So, it won’t be so bad,”
I murmured, puckering my lips for him.
Enzo chuckled and met me the rest of the way with his own lips. Our kiss deepened but only for a moment because soon, my father was clearing his throat, making us jump apart. Enzo ran his fingers through his hair, and I tugged at my fingers nervously, trying to ignore the heat in my cheeks.
Despite the fact that I was married with children now, it was never okay to make out in front of your dad.
“Sorry, Dad,”
I said blushing as I threw my arms around him and hugged him tightly.
He returned the hug.
“Have a safe trip back,”
he said, pulling away. “Your mother and I are returning to the Nova pack this afternoon. But if you need anything, call us.”
“I will,”
I assured him.
“Oh, good. You haven’t left yet,”
my mother said, rushing down the stairs. “You forgot Barry the bear.”
She held up a light blue bear with a polka dot bow tie.
This was the only toy that could get Cooper to sleep.
“Oh, goddess,”
I said with my face warming. If I couldn’t even remember my son’s bear, how was I going to do motherhood?
Enzo took the bear from my mother and then went to pick up the car seats that held Cooper and Asher.
“I’ll put the bear in the car along with these two,”
he announced before turning toward the door.
My mother waved, with her finger, to the babies before they were out of sight. Then she looked at me and she studied me with her eyes.
“Everything okay?”
She asked, still staring around my face.
I swallowed, hard.
“I’m just a little nervous,”
I admitted, trying to ignore the heat rising in my cheeks. “What if I screw up? I couldn’t even remember a stuffed bear.”
“It’s not like you are doing this alone, Lila,”
my mother said smiling. “It’s what you have family and friends for. It’s what you have Enzo for. Lean on us for support whenever you need it and make sure to communicate your feelings with your mate.”
I nodded, blinking away the tears, as I hugged my mother.
“I love you,”
I whispered.
“And I love you back,”
she said in return.
After I said goodbye to my twin siblings, who were excited that I had twins of my own, I told them all to drive safely before I turned and left the packhouse to join my little family on our journey back to school.
We only had to stop once in the thirty-minute drive to change diapers, but we ended up back at school promptly. I was surprised that my friends were waiting in the parking lot for us to return, but once they spotted Enzo’s car pulling around the corner and into the lot, they all started jumping up and down and cheering.
When I got out of the car, Becca ran toward us and helped herself to the back seat where the twins were.
“Auntie Becca needs some twin time,”
she chuckled, unbuckling Cooper who was sleeping with his bear tucked under his arm.
“Same with Auntie Rachel,”
Rachel said as she opened the other side of the car to get to Asher, who was wide awake.
“I’m going to bring our stuff to the house,”
Enzo said, kissing the top of my head before going to his trunk to grab our suitcases.
I smiled lovingly at him; I couldn’t help but watch my mate as he walked toward the faculty houses with our bags and suitcases. He was such a great man, and I knew he was going to be an excellent father. I don’t know why I was so worried; my mother was right. I needed to lean on my friends and family for support, especially Enzo.
“How are you feeling?”
Brody asked, giving me a side hug.
“Exhausted and I don’t know if that’s ever going to go away,”
I admitted. “But I don’t want to fall behind on school so I returned earlier than the recommended return date which would have been next week.”
“If you need help babysitting, you have plenty of volunteers,”
Brody chuckled as he glanced over his shoulder at Becca and Rahel who were cooing and bouncing the babies.
I laughed.
“I don’t doubt that,”
I told him. But then I looked around with a frown. I saw Kayla watching Becca and Rachel. She had a fond smile on her lips and looked as if she wanted to take a turn with one of the babies. Then, my eyes trialed back to Brody who seemed much more relaxed than lately. “Where’s Sarah?”
I then asked him.
He met my eyes, and his grin grew.
“She apologized to her old friends for mind-manipulating them. They forgave her and now they are hanging out,”
he said, pointing to the student lounge. “They want me to meet up with them in a bit. But I’d rather be here, hanging out with you now that you’re back.”
I smiled fondly at him.
“We can all go to the lounge,”
I said with a shrug. “I should get used to being seen with a baby.”
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