Chapter 13
“Are you sure you don’t mind driving me home?” I asked Simone who gave me a look.
“Of course, I don’t mind driving you home.”
“But your mates are going to be missing you-”
“–and they understand that my best friend is dealing with having four mates after never wanting to have gone through with the coming of age ceremony in the first place.”
Smiling, I slipped into the passenger seat and buckled up. Simone tended to drive very crazy and faster than most people. Getting in the car with her could be a bit of a life-changing experience in some ways.
“So where are the guys right now?” she asked as casually as she could muster.
“I have no idea.”
“And you’re not curious?”
“No.”
Simone huffed. “Lia, this is going to go a lot better for you if you just try to accept what’s going on. Fighting it is going to help no one.”
“It just happened!” I cried. “How the hell am I supposed to accept it when I can barely wrap my mind around it?”
I wasn’t trying to sound very hysterical but it was difficult to not like this when the medicine was starting to wear off.
When Simone and I pulled up to the house I noticed something alarming. There were four cars in the driveway. Each of these cars belonged to my four new mates. I had seen them enough over the past few years to match the car to the person.
If they were here then it meant something was happening.
“Do you want me to come inside?”
I nodded. “Please,”
Simone was right at my side as she walked me to the door. Before I could even get my key in the door, Michael opened it. He blinked.
“Oh hey, Simone,”
“Hey, Michael,”
I looked at my brother and huffed, “Simone is coming inside with me.”
“That’s fine. She can support you during the talk,”
“What talk?” I blurted out. “Michael, what the hell is going on? I don’t like surprises and just got a surprise to last a lifetime after finding out I had four
mates!”
Michael sighed. “Just come into the living room.”
Everyone was there, sitting and waiting. Simone and I sat together on the loveseat, her hand holding mine. Every so often she would give it a firm and reassuring squeeze.
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“So what’s going on?” I asked, looking at every person in the room. “You have all come to some kind of decision which is great because it involves me.”
“Sis, don’t get too upset.”
Jesse cleared his throat. “We were all talking and Michael said it would be good if the four of us temporarily moved in.”
“Yeah you guys have more than enough room,” Colby pointed out.
Matt didn’t say anything. I guess he was still in his denial faze. It made me respect him a bit more that he could cling to that small form of denial. If only I could still be in denial then maybe I could accept all of this a lot more easily.
“So you all decided to move in without asking me?” I snapped, glaring at Michael. “And you! You’re supposed to be my brother!”
“I think it’s a good idea.”
Everyone turned to look at Simone. I gaped at her, shocked by her words.
“Simone you can’t be serious.”
“Girl, I’m dead serious. I think it will be a good way for all of you to adjust to living together. Not saying it has to be permanent but in the beginning months, it will help ease the awareness. Plus it will keep the body aches to a minimum.”
Now my best friend was against me. I couldn’t believe she was sitting here saying this when just a little while ago she was telling me she had my back and would be there for me throughout all of this!
“I can’t believe you’re saying this,” I hissed.
Simone frowned. “I’m saying this because it will be good for you, Lia. You know I only have your best interests at heart and wouldn’t suggest something if I didn’t think it was good for you in the end.”
But I had heard enough. I stormed out of the room and upstairs to the safety of my bedroom.
