Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
I couldn’t believe that I was reminiscing about all of this right now. It had been so long, and I had nearly forgotten about it all. In a way, though, I was glad that I never forgot any of the history that Joaquin and I shared. Even the bad parts were fond memories that helped us to shape who we are now.
“Are you ready, my love?” Joaquin asked me when I opened the door that he had just knocked on.
“Yeah, my darling, I do think that I am. Now, where might we be going this evening?” I looked up at him as he took my hand.
“You will see.” He was still not telling me. I kind of remember that our dates were like this in the beginning as well. He would plan something elaborate only for me to find out what it was after the fact.
Joaquin led me out of our room, down and out of the tower, and to the garage where there was a dune buggy waiting for us. He loved these dune buggies and used them to traverse the castle grounds and the surrounding mountains and forest areas.
Joaquin then drove me to a new, pearly white building that I know wasn’t there before. It wasn’t all that big, and it was dome shaped with a glass ceiling.
“What is this?” I asked him with my head tilted in confusion.
“We’re going to have dinner and then watch the stars.” He grinned at me and took my hand as he pulled me from my seat in the dune buggy.
“Really?” I grinned at him. “That is so sweet and romantic. And best of all, it’ll just be us.”
“Yup. I wanted some alone time with my Little Bunny.” His smile was one of pure love, damn he was such a good husband.
“Thank you, Joaquin. Thank you so much.”
I think I really needed this. I needed some peace and quiet along with some alone time with my husband. And best of all, I haven’t even heard that annoying whispering voice at all today. Maybe it was because I was looking forward to my date, or maybe because I had gotten so much rest that I didn’t feel quite so stressed out or anything like that.
I decided to just snuggle against Joaquin’s side while he took me inside the new building. My heart was thumping with excitement and joy as I felt his firm, reassuring presence. It was going to be an amazing night. I just knew it.
I couldn’t help but remember the way that things used to be. The way that Joaquin and I had been when we first got together and all the changes that had happened between us over the year. I went from wanting to runaway and practically hating him to loving (almost) everything about him. What better love could I have ever asked for? What better life could I have asked for?
I can answer that. None. There was no better life, there was no better love. What I had with Joaquin was the best life I could have ever imagined.. And that was why I was looking forward to this date so much.
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Riviana
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The inside of the building was like a standard planetarium, for the most part. The only difference that I saw was that there was no large telescope for watching the night sky. That was fine, I guess, we could still see the stars, just not as close.
Joaquin led me straight to the middle of the room where there was a small, round table waiting for us. There were only two chairs at the table, and it only had two place settings. Candles were already lit and there was a bucket with chilled wine sitting nearby.
There was a rolling cart next to the table. There were several dishes that were tailored to Joaquin and me. All of our favorites were laid out with just enough for us to have a little bit of everything without wasting any of the food.
Joaquin led me to my chair and pulled it out for me to sit down. He then started to pour me a glass of wine before he filled a plate with food for me.
“Isn’t this a date for your birthday? Shouldn’t I be serving you.” I raised a brow at him and asked that question as he sat the plate down in front of me and started to fill his own plate.
“Well, I asked you out, so no. Not to mention, you’re my wife and my Queen, and my Goddess, I want to do all that I can for you.”
“What did I ever do to deserve you?” I asked him as my heart melted from his loving words.
“You put up with me and all my stupid asshole-like behavior for all these years. I think that makes you worthy of anything.” His adorable, boyish grin made my heart pound with desire for him. Even after all these years together I loved him and wanted him probably more than I even wanted and loved him in every year prior to this.
After Joaquin got our plates ready, he sat down opposite me, and we started to eat our meal. We talked about seemingly unimportant things and joked about stupid things. We laughed and talked so much that the food had long since gone cold. We didn’t care though. It was an amazing meal even if it was cold.
“So, do you think that Aunt Glory will have another boy, or will Trevor be cursed with a daughter this time?” I asked Joaquin with a laugh in my voice.
“I hope he gets a daughter. They’re great, don’t get me wrong, but they pull on the heartstrings. I can’t believe how much of a softy that I have become ever since Rika and Talia have been born.” He was looking at me with a soft and sweet smile and a twinkle in his eyes. “Trevor has already calmed down since he got himself a mate and became a father, but can you imagine how much calmer he would be if he has a daughter?” This time Joaquin laughed when he spoke.
We moved on a little after that discussion, choosing a different topic to discuss.
“Have you chosen anything special that you want to do for Talia’s birthday?” I asked Joaquin, knowing that he was always trying to make all the kids feel extra special on their birthday. He was such an amazing dad and the kids loved that about him.
“Oh, I have a few ideas. I am not going to tell you though. It’s a surprise.” He grinned at me as he obviously thought about the stuff that he was going to do.
“That is so not fair. You big butthead.” I giggled at him and his total aloof expression.
“Hey, I need to have a few secrets, Little Bunny, a man has to have some mystery about him.”
“There is absolutely no mystery about you, Joaquin. That is to be sure. I know you and that is why I love you.”
“You love me because of my sexy dance moves.” He joked with me and started to move around like an idiot in his chair. I was really glad that I knew he was doing it on purpose and that he really wasn’t that much of a weirdo.
“Please no! Stop! My eyes! I think I’m going to go blind!” I pretended to cover my eyes and looked away from him like it was all too much for me to handle. I wasn’t able to stop laughing while doing it though. “AH HA HA HA HA!”
“Oh hush you. You know you love it. I am the best dancer in the whole world.”
