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Happy Place

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Nights Like This

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“She does…” my voice softened as my thoughts drifted away hundreds of miles where I lift half of my found family. A little prickle hurt my nose as emotions came knocking. “Even if I don’t always deserve her love.” Shaking my head I closed my eyes. Coming back to him and our fur mama to be in the -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I smiled at the way she spoke about Jenna. “She loves you, she doesn’t keep that hidden. I have a feeling she’d make sure I knew if she didn’t think I was good for you. But one day… I’ll get her approval out loud. I’m looking forward to getting to know her a little better.” I grinned, taking -

The next bite I took remained on the plate. Becuase I shook my head. “Jenna…” I had to stop to think about what I wanted to truly say. “She has a hard shell that is tough to crack, however once she allows you in. You will see… her heart is just a big ball of marshmallow.” Preciously whispering as-

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

My heart soared at the sound of that laugh. “I will take it personally if you don’t accept the offer… it was my brilliant idea after all.” I winked at her, it was weird… I never winked! “And it might score me a few points with Jenna. So you’d be doing me a favour if you let me help.” Also… it was -

The sound for a sweet chuckle escaped as I picked up my fork and nod. “You are so helpful in the kitchen. Just the aroma in here is telling.” It was divine. Taking a small mouthful I leant in listening to him. Laughing, nodding my head. Covering my mouth when I was worried that I would lose my -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I chuckled a little. “Honestly, I couldn’t think of anything better to do than spend a whole day in the kitchen with you. Besides… I’m a contractor. We only work when we feel like it.” I grinned at the last part and scooped up a forkful of cheesy pasta and some salad. “Also… I’m pretty handy in -

Picking up some cucumber to bite I stopped at his suggestion. “Batch cook?” Why hadn’t I thought of it? Oh right.. because I’d never the time to stop and think ahead. “That’s a great idea. However, you don’t need to help. You have better things to be doing I’m sure. I can’t think about making -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I smiled at her. “I have tasted your work in the kitchen and it is amazing…” An idea came to me. “Now that you have cover once in a while, maybe we should set aside a day to batch cook, get a few easy-to-reheat dishes stockpiled in your freezer?” I tilted my head, watching her reaction. “It might -

“I am no chef… all I do is try to have a few good meals when I can. When work is crazy, my diet is the same.” The aromas filling my senses were mouth watering delicious. My gaze fell back on Collin as he moved around my kitchen without a single ounce of hesitation, I had to admit to myself… -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

It was a sixth sense, feeling these… shifts in Harper’s presence. Because it wasn’t her scent that had shifted, and her heart only gave a small clue. Was it the accidental kiss? The words? The way my voice only sounded like that when I was close to her? Whatever the recipe was that made her react -

‘𝓢𝓸𝓻𝓻𝔂, 𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽.’ Well…. Lordy… lordy…. Lordy… me! That did something to those nerve endings. Clearing my thoughts, rushing them to catch up to the rest of that we were doing. A reminder to get my head out of the space he kept leading it too unintentionally. And then when I could constraint -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

The way her heart skipped and the muscles in her stomach tightened was threatening to redirect the blood flow in my body… the last time she did that to me I ended up with her pinned to the side of my truck. And while I was fully willing for a repeat of that… She reminded me what it was we were -

Those butterflies made themselves known once again. Making me wonder… How could something so tender, ignite into a flame so blue? Listening to him speak I nod me head slowly in agreement. Because let’s face it, Collin had hit the nail on the head. Good or bad, happy or sad. Those around us did -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

My heart thumped so hard against my ribcage that I was sure she would feel it when she leaned back into me. I closed my eyes and I had to really make myself focus on giving all of my attention to what she was saying. I chuckled because, for me, I found it was the opposite sometimes… >

Leaning back into the arms and hold of this man wasn’t hard. He had my upmost respect and trust in the short time we’d known each other. That was of course a far cry from my first unseen impressions of him. “I have my dad and friends to thank for it. They always showed me that being hopeful-

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I smiled at her… the way she took in all the information I gave her, she processed it and always found the kindness and the hope in everything. She acknowledged the hardships and struggles, but never let them overshadow the triumphs. This wasn’t a quality that most realists had… and Harper Lee -

Not sure when I stopped setting the table to stand there with my eyes on Collin, and my ears open to absorb all the information he was sharing. So much to consider, to learn, and to understand in what he chose to share with me. A wash of emotions filling my heart, my fingers moving to the dip of -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I laughed and grinned at the way she phrased it all. Spirits, if it didn’t make my heart race just like her’s had started to. I turned off the hob, sprinkled a generous serving of grated cheddar on the top of the dish and slipped it under the broiler as I started to explain. “It was certainly -

Cheeks burning, flames rising up from that pull I felt whenever Collin came close. However, this time it came from the rage he saw me. Those Hallmark moments I gushed over, the ones which made my toes curl, my heart beat pick up, and those sweet shy sounds of excitement and encouragement were -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

Of course, she saw Nova first. It made me smile… a small part of me wished that sometimes she would see herself first. But that would involve changing something at her core. “That is you, sweetheart… and this is a decent camera… but the true quality can’t be seen until it's printed.” I grinned -

⌿ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀᴄᴋ ✥ ʟᴇᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ✥ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴇᴛᴀ ✥ #ᴀᴜᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇᴀʜ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ɪɴ @themakahwolf.bsky.social, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. #ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛʀᴘ #ᴛᴡɪʀᴘ #ᴀᴜ ²⁵⁺ ― ✥ — ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ: ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀɢᴇ, ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ.

With Nova’s dinner in my hands I turned to look at the small screen Collin held out and came to a abrupt stop. My eyes went to Nova with her nose in the air looking up with pure love in her beautiful eyes. I couldn’t help but smile. “She’s so cute.” Her tail, her belly, the way she sat. And then -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I chuckled at her refusal…. But the shutter was half pressed as she stretched out her hand so…. it wasn’t really too cheeky to snap… after all, who could waste a perfect focus like this, her hand over her face the one outstretched, perfectly framed. Nova looked up at her like she was the sun and -

The sound of the shutter made me jump a little, and laugh. Covering my face with my hand and then turning away. “No…. I’m a mess.” However Nova came to my side. Looking up with those beautiful innocent eyes, the black nose and of course the playful tail. “Your daddy is so in trouble!” Telling -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

Even on the tiny screen, framed in the doorway, just a little off-centre… I could tell she was spinning a million thoughts around her beautiful mind. I clicked the shutter… The only thing better than that sound was Harper’s laugh… and the breathy gasp when we kissed… oh and her heartbeat, -

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“Uhm…” some part of my drifted into my mind and thoughts. How would all these women react to yet another outsider coming in? Why hadn’t it even occurred to me? Sue and Leah were their own powerhouses who knew me from my life before La Push. But now. My eyes were on the job at hand however, at -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · last yr.

I nodded. “We really are… there’s never anything we can’t fit all together. There's always someone there when you need them. You’ll really like them, I know it can be intimidating getting to know a group that has known each other for so long… But they would do anything for each other… and the guys -

Listening his his voice over the hum of the music, gave such calming vibes. It had one of this Hallmark moments. One I could see myself appreciating more as time goes by. Hearing all about the women of the tribe from Collin, was different from what Kenz has said. However, at the same time so -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

Her blush. By the Spirits it was breathtaking! I smiled and nodded. “That protective nature is always right at the core of every person chosen to be a part of the pack, even the ones that can’t shapeshift,” I told her. “Like Kim, she’s a nurse… Emily is a nurturer, and Rachel keeps us all in line, -

My face blister with the heat of my blush. (Maybe a little from the close proximity to the heat of the hob, and my boyfriend too?) “Oh I’m real. Trust me. All the bells, whistles, and klutziness.” Bumping my hip into him as I worked. “I…” okay.. I wasn’t certain where my thoughts were taking -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

I grinned at her making notes… I had a feeling somewhere in that beautiful brain of hers she was calculating how long two people should be dating before inviting the parents for dinner. But no doubt first, she would wait till after our dinner with them that Mom had requested. “That sounds -

“Me too…” smiling over my shoulder. “They have a perfect charm to them. Especially when you’re cooking, or just having one of those days.” s Setting the avocado back into the draw. We didn’t need that of cheese would be a heavy part of dinner. “Kevin love cheese in his salad. Check.” I ticked -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

I chuckled at Nova and my heart swelled a little at how she included her in almost every conversation. Then her playlist started with a breakup song and I grinned even bigger… was it possible to have so much in common with one person? I started to wash my hands. “This is a good one… I’ve always -

Laughing I jumped back from those wiggling fingers. “Nope. No chicken juice for me thank you.” Nova barked seeing the enthusiasm from me. “That’s right baby girl, we will keep our hands free.” I couldn’t help myself, kissing his shoulder. “Music, I can do that.” And I didn’t even need to leave -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

I smiled at the two of them over my shoulder and my wolf rose up, I had to remind my wolf that Nova having sleepovers was not necessarily and invitation for us to join them. ‘Where the tiny wolf goes you always go. Why would this be any different?’ He griped like a grumpy old man. I laughed >

I sat there listening and watching him, my hand moving in Nova’s fur while I let everything he was telling me settle. Information I could deal with. It was something my brain could manage without any issues. My eyes moved to Nova, she was watching me as I nod my head. “Okay. It sounds like -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

It was so easy to find my way around her kitchen, everything was in a logical place. Most people kept pots and pans close to the stove… but really the most logical place was close to the workspace, and right there I found a covered pan that would be suitable to pop under the broiler for a minute -

Nodding my head, until I realised he was busy working on dinner. “If it’s not a problem I’d like that. If you don’t mind?” Leaning forward as I watching his back, my eyes drifting to his bum and the. Darting back up again. Shaking my head, I closed my eyes. “It’s nice having her here. She’s -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

I couldn’t stop smiling, it was pretty much a constant start when I was with Harper… even in dire situations she still made me feel like there were reasons to smile. But now.. here with her and my baby girl here with me, there was no reason to ever stop smiling. I grinned at her nerdy joke… but >

I let him lead me to a chair to sit, my eyes filled with happiness as I listened at the sounds coming from Nova enjoying her snack, and watched her dad move around my kitchen as if this was where he belonged… and they did… they both did. “There is nothing wrong with our baby girl loving a little -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

I grinned at her. “You can’t say you weren’t warned.” I chuckled. “I told you once I managed to get past the first few dates… That’s where I shine.” I wrinkled my nose at her kiss and stepped back to pull out a chair at her table for her. Was it weird to invite her to sit in her own house? -

My hands moved to rest on his wrist, the smile on my lips seemed to be a permanent fixture. At least my friends Teddy, Char, and Jess has been notifying me of it. “Hmm…” glancing over the side of Collin’s arm at our soon to be mama. “You aren’t making this easy on me are you?” -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social@notapupanymore.bsky.social · 2y ago

She was perfect… attentive, kind… the words seemed flimsy to describe her. There would never be words that felt strong enough to express how I… how we felt about her. I chuckled a little as Nova sauntered past me to munch on her treat in her cosy new bed. Spirits… What more could a dog dad ask -