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Love's True Path	By : PrettySin Category: Anita Blake > Het Views: 3142 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The night passed uneventfully. The next morning Richard woke up naked, pressed against Mika's lithe form. He inhaled her scent. That alone was enough to send fire straight to his loins.

"Mmmm..." She moaned in her sleep, shifting against him, seeking the heat of his body.

Richard kissed her throat as his body started to awaken.

Her lips parted in a small sound of pleasure as she dreamed of Richard running his hands over her, feeling her curves as he kissed her neck. Desire filled her, and she murmured his name.

Richard woke up the rest of the way. "Uh, Mika?"

"Hmm?" She blinked her eyes open, realizing at once that she wasn't in her own bed and that she lay with an aroused male. "Richard!"

"We should probably go get out clothes." He tried to hide his arousal from her which wasn't an easy feat.

Mika sat up, running her gaze over his tan body before meeting his coffee brown eyes. "I... suppose..." A chilled wind blew at them, and she shivered, her breasts reacting to the cold and she couldn't help but think that Richard would make the cold go away if he kissed her, covering her body with his.

Richard's gaze was drawn to her nipples. He bent his head down and took one into his warm, moist mouth. He wanted her so much. He couldn't believe that she was his mate. All his.

She cried out, grabbing at his shoulders as pleasure rocketed through her, startling her with its intensity. His intensity. His touch...

Richard dragged her against his body. She was his and he was going to have her. "Mika," He whispered as he kissed her. "Say yes to me."

"Richard..." She pressed against him unable to think. "Please..." Yes? Yes to what?

"I want you." He said softly as he press against her. He moved to her other nipple and took that one into his mouth.

Her hands ran over his shoulders and down his back. "It... it feels... I can't think, Richard..." She arched into his mouth, her nails scraping against his skin.

He pulled back. "I want to know you wanted this Mika. I won't force you into this. I know you're not experienced."

Mika blushed, hiding her face in his neck as common sense returned to her. "Can... can anyone see us?" Her lips brushed his skin.

"No. Everyone is gone. We overslept it seems."

She took a deep breath, her breasts brushing his chest from where she sat in his lap. "Then... take me." Mika raised her green gaze to his. "I want you, Richard."

Richard kissed her passionately, unable to hold back any longer. He gently pushed her onto the ground and covered her body with his own.

She laid back in the soft grass, running her hands over his chest as they kissed, her fingers brushing his nipples.

Richard kissed her neck. She's a virgin, Richard. Don't forget that. He cupped her breast in his hand and ran his thumb over her nipple.

Mika whimpered, sliding a hand into his hair. Thoughts ran through her brain, varying from how good his mouth felt on her to how selfish she felt not giving him pleasure back. She didn't know how to though...

Richard was pressed against her so he knew she could feel him. Slowly he slid his hand down her leg to find the warmth between her legs.

She unconsciously parted her thighs for him, rubbing against his hardness as she shifted to kiss his jaw and neck. He was so hot and large, he made her feel tiny, and it filled her with need.

He slipped a finger inside of her. "I don't want to hurt you, but it's your first time and I'm not the smallest guy in the world."

She cried out at the feel of his finger penetrating her. "Richard..." Mika bit her lower lip, shifting against the intrusion as she watched his face.

"It will hurt at first." He told her. "I can't spare you, but I can make it easier." He slowly slipped another finger inside of her.

"I... I know..." She shook, pressing closer to his hand. "I want to touch you too..."

“Then touch me, Mika." He said as he slowly began to moving his fingers in and out of her body.

She sat up slightly, kissing his neck as her hands ran over his chest and abdomen, teasingly lower as her mouth moved down to his nipple.

Richard shuddered as her mouth met his nipple. He rubbed his thumb over her nub as he continued to move his fingers in and out of her,

She cried out around his nipple, her teeth scrapping it as her hips bucked slightly. Slowly, hesitantly, Mika took his hard length into her hand, and began to stroke.

Richard moaned as she touched his hardened length. He pushed a third finger inside of her. "Mika, if I get to be too much tell me please."

She gasped, pulling her mouth back from his chest. "I... yes..." God... his fingers felt huge, but she knew that the length in his hand was thicker. Mika looked down at his hardness, circling the head of it with her thumb as she saw a drop form. Slowly, she raised her hand to her mouth, and licked it away.

He moaned loudly. "I might not last if you do that again, Mika." He was almost panting by then. He with drew his fingers from her body. "Are you ready for me?" He asked her.

Mika kissed him, licking at his lower lip before whispering, "Richard... if you aren't inside me, filling me soon, I think I might fall apart and you'll have to start again..."

Richard kissed her as he laid her back down. He gently pushed her legs apart and began to work his way inside of her.

She whimpered as he filled her slowly, her body stretching to let him in. She wrapped her arms around him, kissing him back as she tried to feel everything at once.

Richard had to hold himself in check so he didn’t hurt her. He finally worked his entire length into her. He filled her completely. "Mika." He moaned against her throat.

His penetration of her maidenhead had hurt, and she felt almost as if she was over flowing with him. "Ri... Richard..." Her voice shook as she shifted beneath him, moaning at the feel of him.

Richard kissed her as he slowly began to move in and out of her. As her body stretched to accommodate him he began to move faster,

Mika moaned, wrapping her legs around him as she moved with him. Her hands slid over his body, caressing, teasing as she kissed him back.

The wind whipped around their bodies. Mika was so tight around him. Richard moaned her name. "You are mine, Mika." His wolf caressed hers.

Her beast rolled over, rubbing the other wolf sensuously even as it submitted. Mika whimpered, holding him closer as she tightened still further around him, her body quickly building towards a precipice.

Richard shifted so he could bury himself even deeper into her. His wolf howled as he claimed his mate. It took him a second to realize that the howl had passed through his own lips.

Her back arched as her senses exploded around her, her body clenching again and again as Mika cried out his name. Her hands grabbed at his shoulders, pulling him closer as she shook beneath him.

Richard's wolf curled up around hers as he poured himself into her. "Mika..." He moaned. He looked down at her and smiled. The wind was blowing harder.

She panted, meeting his gaze with hers before pulling him down for a soft and gentle kiss. Some logical part of her yelled that she had just met the man, that it was too early to have made love with him, to have given him her virginity, but Mika couldn't bring herself to be anything other than utterly... she lacked the words for it. She felt... right. Loved... whole.

Richard kissed her back. He moved so he could lay beside her. "We should probably be heading back soon. The kids will get worried about you and your all night bowling session."

She blushed darkly at her excuse, hiding her face in his shoulder. "Yes... I..." Mika bit her lip, meeting his gaze shyly. "Richard?"

"Yes Mika?" He asked her as he sat up so he could look at her.

She shoved her hair back from her face, the brown and red strands falling to her shoulder blades. "Where... do we go? I mean... from... this...?"

"We go forward." He could feel the storm that was approaching. "We work so our lives can come together so we can be together."

Mika looked at her hands. "I'm not doing anything that could hurt Elias or Rissa, Richard." She met his gaze. "I don't believe that you would, but it has to be said. I'll kill before I let them be hurt again."

"I understand that, Mika." He took her hand in his own. "I won't let anyone hurt them either. I care about Elias and Rissa is great."

She kissed his hand. "What... should we tell them?"

"That we hit it off and have decided to start dating." Richard stood up. "Let's find our clothes."

Climbing to her feet, Mika didn't realize the view of her backside she gave Richard. "What if they... don't like it?"

Richard stared at her backside as she stood. "All we can do is talk to them and find out how they feel about it."

"I guess..." She stretched, reaching her arms up over her head as she stood on her toes, before meeting his gaze. "I'm just... I'm not used to being with anyone in a romantic status. My last 'date' was in college." Mika shoved a hand through her hair. "I don't even know what to expect being with someone, let alone someone as attractive and as... intense... as you...."

Richard stood up. "We'll work this out. I just came out of a really bad relationship so this is hard for me too. I really want to make this work." He walked to find his clothes. He found them and brought Mika her clothes.

"Thank you..." She accepted them, turning her back to him as she slowly dressed. Everything was so... confusing! She didn't know how this had happened or why or even what to do now that it had. Hell, she barely even knew Richard!

Mika bit her lip hard as she pulled on her shirt. What had seemed so right only minutes before was starting to look so wrong now that she really thought about it. She'd known him for less than twenty-four hours! He hadn't even taken her on a date or anything!

Mika took a shaking breath, forcing herself to be calm, or at least tried to.

"Mika are you okay?" Richard asked softly. He knew that she had been a virgin so this must be very hard for her. He would take this slow for her. They had rushed the beginning, but he would court her properly. "I'm sorry that things went so fast. I'll slow this down for you. How about dinner and a movie this Saturday?"

She faced him, sighing as she placed a hand on her forehead over her brow. "I'm sorry, Richard... You must find me horribly... inept, I suppose."

"Not at all." He put an arm around her shoulders. "I rushed things. I am sorry if it was far too fast for you. I will go as slow as you need."

Mika smiled slightly, hugging him. "Thank you... and you don't need to be sorry. We were both very willing, now weren't we?"

"Yes, we were, but I didn't stop to think that this was your first time. I mean I knew but how you would feel afterwards didn't click for me." He quickly got dressed. "Let's head to the car." He offered her his hand.

Mika threaded her fingers through his. "So... dinner and a movie..."

He nodded. "Yes dinner and a movie." After a short walk the car came into view. It was the only one there.

"Richard-" She stopped him as he moved to circle to the driver's side. "I don't regret this morning... or giving my virginity to you. I think it was very quick... not the sex, but the stuff leading up to it... I think the only thing I regret is that I don't know as much about you as I want to, and I didn't exactly explore pleasuring you as much as I wanted to either... alright?"

"Ok." He said. "When we decide to do this again, you can explore as much as your like." He unlocked the car so they could get in. "So that was some exciting bowling, wasn't it?"

Mika poked him gently in the side with tickling fingers. "Oh, come on! It worked fine with my brother and his wife! It's not my fault they told Rissa and Elias that was what I was doing... even after I confessed the truth... and what with Rissa being so little, I'm not sure that she'd understand that she needs to keep this quiet..."

“I understand why you did it, but bowling? Do you even bowl?" He asked as he got into the car. "I didn't tell my family for the longest time. But thanks to Anita I had to."

"Anita?" She slid into her seat, buckling her seat belt. "And yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Not in a league or anything anymore, but I'm very good."

"Anita is my ex. You may know her as the Executioner." He pulled onto the dirt road. "We'll have to go sometime so you can show me some moves."

"You... you dated Anita Blake?!"

He sighed. "Yes, but it was awful."

"I would think so!" Mika gaped at him. "She's a sociopath with a borderline personality disorder!"

"I take it you know her then?" He asked as he got onto the freeway.

"I did my thesis on her in college. I interviewed her a few times for it." She shook her head. "Miss Blake was not happy with me, though my professors wanted to have the paper published." She sighed. "And I'll be happy to show you my moves any time you want." Mika's tone, however, made her innocent comment about bowling sound entirely sexual.

He gripped the steering wheel. He didn't trust himself to respond to her moves comment. “She's only going to get worse once it gets out that Jean-Claude left her for his second in command."

She reached over, patting his thigh comfortingly. "I don't know what to say..."

"I was stupid for dating her as long as I did." He moved over to the next lane so he could get the right exit.

Mika rubbed the warm denim covering his thigh. "Well, we all do stupid things, don't we?"

"Yes but that was really stupid. The pack suffered because of her. Hey you want to get some breakfast?" He asked as they got off the off ramp.

She blushed slightly. "Wasn't what we just did a bit ago what many people would consider a very good breakfast?"

He laughed. "I meant a food breakfast." God, she looked cute when she blushed. "We can go to the Lunatic Café. On second thought we should shower before we go there."

"What's the Lunatic Café?" She smiled as he laughed, a pang of lust hitting her that she forced back down.

"It's mostly a were hangout, but seeing as how we smell it's probably not the best place to go right now." He had smelled her sudden lust, but was trying to ignore it.

"Oh. Um... yeah. So... where else?"

"I know there's a little mom and pop place close to my house. We could go there."

"That'd be nice." She smiled, then paused. "Do you have a phone that I could use to check in on the kids?"

"I have my cell phone." He said as they reached the little dinner. He parked the car and handed her the phone.

Mika leaned over and kissed his cheek before dialing her home number.

Elias grabbed the phone. "Hello?"

"Elias? Hey honey, it's Aunt Mika. How're you and Rissy?"

"Horrible. The sitter left in the middle of the night." Elias sounded outraged. "Rissa woke up in the middle of the night because she had another nightmare. I realized she was gone then."

"WHAT?!" Mika's tone was shocked. "Are you two alright?"

"We're fine, but Rissa is a little shook up. She didn't like being here without an adult." Elias opened the fridge to he could drink some OJ.

"Elias, I'll be home as soon as possible. Hold on a second, hun." Mika look at Richard. "What's your cell phone's number again?"

Richard told her. He had overheard the whole conversation.

"Aunt Mika, relax. We're fine. You don't have to rush home. I made Rissa breakfast and got her off to school on time. I, uh, called in sick to school."

Mika gave Elias the number. "You make sure you call me if anything happens, alright? So much as the toilet flushing funny or you stub your toe, you understand me?"

"Yes, Aunt Mika." He said with just a bit of annoyance in his tone. "Love you and bye." He said and hung up.

"So your sitter left them alone?"

Mika covered her face with her hands. "Yes. God, Richard! What if the house had caught fire? Or... or one of them got sick?" She shook her head. "I can't believe anyone would leave them alone!"

"They're okay Mika. And now you know you should find a new sitter. I can't believe the nerve of some people."

She took a deep breath and nodded. "I'm sorry... I just... I get scared of losing them or messing up raising them..." She shook her head, undoing her seat belt.

"It's scary taking care of kids." Richard undid his seat buckle, "but everything is okay. Even though Elias is ditching school. Maybe we'll bring him so food."

"Well, I'll be dealing with that, but... I can't bring myself to be mad at him, you know?" Mika climbed out of the car. "So... um... what's your favorite color?"

"Green. Yours?" He smiled at her. Now was as good a time as any to start leaning about each other.

"Green." She grinned back at him, following him into the small diner. "Your turn."

"Well." He thought about his question. "What do you do in your free time?" He asked he as he opened the door for her.

"Thanks..." Mika gave a polite smile to the waitress. "Seating for two, please." She took Richard's hand as they went to their seats. "And I'm assuming you mean that odd moment I get when I'm not bowling, or chasing kids... or working. That stuff?"

He laughed as he took his seat. "Yes that would be the stuff."

"Hmm..." She paused after sliding into her chair, her brow furrowing as she thought. "Reading... I like to read... I also like to sing. Or just lay outside on the grass with Elias and Rissa and find shapes in the clouds..." She blushed slightly. "You probably think it's silly."

"My mom and I used to do that." He thanked the waitress for the menus. "When I can get away, I like to go caving. I haven't been in quiet some time." He ordered his drink. "I read a lot too, mostly school papers, though."

Mika ordered tea, then smiled at Richard, noting the way his hair lit up with highlights in the sun streaming through the window. "I haven't been caving since Rissa was four." She shrugged, glancing through the menu. "Other than school papers, what do you like to read though?"

He grinned. "That's top secret. I am afraid I can't tell you what I read. No one knows, not even Jamil." He took a sip of his soda. "Mmm, nice and watered down. I'll have to take you caving sometime. We can go caving and bowling. We'll make a day out of it."

She pouted at him slightly over the reading comment, but couldn't stop the happiness from showing as she thought about spending the day with him. "That sounds great... but I'll warn you- the kids will be going on a number of our dates."

"That's fine. I know this great park we could go to, maybe have a picnic." The waitress came back and he ordered. He watched Mika as she ordered. She was so beautiful. He was happy to have found her.

After thanking the waitress, Mika sipped her tea, making a small noise of pleasure as she closed her eyes to enjoy the steaming heat of it. "Mmm... sweet and bitter..." She licked her lips, and smiled. "The picnic in the park sounds lovely."

Richard looked away. Damn, didn't she realize how sexy she could be? "I can make some sandwiches. What do the kids like to eat?"

"Rissa likes bologna and cheese... they're her favorite thing, second only to strawberry ice-cream and macaroni and cheese... and Elias eats anything as long as it holds still long enough." She giggled slightly, shaking her head.

He laughed. "It sounds like Elias could hold his own at my house. When all of us were still living at home we fought a lot over food."

"'All of us'?" Mika raised her brow in query. "How many siblings do you have?"

"I have three brothers and one sister. My mom is always giving my brothers food to take home because she always could so much. She got so used to cooking for seven people, so now that it's just her and dad she always cooks way too much."

"Oh... big family." She ducked her head. "Mine only had Greylen and I." Biting her lip, Mika looked up at him. "Richard... what- oh... darn it. I was going to ask if you thought your family would like me, then I thought that it was too soon, then I thought about this morning and the fact that I'm raising two children that you've met and being that they are all of the family I have I... urg..." She covered her face with her hands. "O'Sullivan, you are a grown woman. You're educated- hell you're a doctor! Stop acting like a teenage girl with a crush on the school hottie!"

Richard blinked a few times. "School hottie?" He asked. "And I'm sure my family would love you."

Mika blinked at him through her fingers. "Please tell me I didn't say that aloud."

"You did. And I think this is more than a crush." He sipped his soda.

She sat up and ran a hand through her hair. "Forgive me. I'm acting like a ninny over this. I just didn't think I'd meet anyone... and then... this happened... and with you." Her lips quirked wryly. "Though I agree. Much more than a crush."

He put his hand over hers. "This is new for both of us. When you find your mate...it's hard sometimes to be together. We just need to get to know each other and work on this."

She turned her palm over, lacing her fingers with his. "By the way... I do hope you don't think that I was out of line with Sylvie..."

"I think Sylvie was the one that was out of line. However, I can't blame her. Anita was horrible. Many of the pack are still upset with me over her." He kissed her hand.

Mika pulled his hand to her lips and kissed each knuckle before nuzzling his palm. "I just wanted to make sure being that... well, how new I am."

He watched her kiss his hand. He ran his fingers down her face. "You should know, the Ulfric and Lupa that came before me did a real number on the pack. There are some horror stories. I'm doing my best, but it's been hard."

She closed her eyes, leaning her face into his palm. "I'll do whatever I can to help, Richard. I promise."

"Thank you. Anita helped at first, but then it all went to hell. I let the pack down with her, so if you meet some hostile pack members don't hold it against them." Their food arrived and he thanked the woman. He took a bite of his pancakes.

Mika picked up a sausage, licking the juice from it, absently nibbling at the end of it. "I wouldn't think of it. I'm new, and they don't know anything about me other than I've got the power. But power and strength aren't the same things at all."

Richard watched her mouth as he ate. His mouth watered slightly at the sight and he had to swallow before he drooled on himself. "Not in the least. They'll be stand offish for a while."

She poured a bit of syrup on her plate and dipped the sausage in it before licking it away. "I understand. How's your breakfast?"

"It. uh, good." He took a hurried bite. He'd been watching her eat again. Watching her eat led to bad thoughts, very bad thoughts.

Mika quirked a brow. "You're sure? You're frowning a bit..." And he seemed to be staring at her mouth...

"I'm sure." He took another bite of his food. It was good, but he couldn't tell her how she ate her sausage made him think dirty thoughts.

She took another sip of her tea, then finished her sausage, buttering a slice of toast. "Any other questions?"

"Well, I am curious about your work. Why did you become a psychologist?" He finished his pancakes.

"Well, because I find the human mind a very interesting and complex thing to study, along with the social an ethnical influences of a person's growth and development." Mika began to eat her eggs, absently dipping the toast into the yolk.

“Sounds interesting." He ate his sausage. "You'll definitely be good for the pack. A lupa is supposed to be someone you can trust. Maybe once they learn to trust you, they'll talk to you. The pack needs someone they can trust."

She looked at his mouth as her at the sausage. God, his mouth was so... perfect... so... beautiful... so... sexual. God, she wanted to cover it with hers and... Mika stared absently at his mouth, forgetting her breakfast and... everything.

"You okay?" He asked since she was staring off into space. "You stopped eating."

"Huh?" She jumped slightly. "What?"

"You were staring off into space. Is something wrong?"

"Oh. I... I'm sorry. I was... distracted." Mika blushed. "There's nothing wrong."

"It's okay." He finished eating. "That was great. I'll have to come back here. So how was it?"

"How was what?" She blinked, still half lost in her thoughts of his mouth.

"Your food." Her mind seemed to be elsewhere. Richard watched her slowly slip back to reality.

Mika rolled her eyes at herself. "I'm sorry for being such a moron... I just... I was staring at your mouth, and I was thinking over how sensual it was... and..."

He had been taking a sip of his soda and when she spoke he nearly choked on his drink. "Sensual? Really?" He didn't tell her that he'd been thinking about her mouth too.

"Sensual... sexy... seductive and..." Her breath caught, and she swallowed. "I can't stop thinking about kissing you." She flushed.

He grinned at her. "Well I'm honored that you want to kiss me because I can't stop thinking about kissing you either."

"You can't?" She blinked, stunned.

"I wanted to just grab you and kiss until we both need air." He confessed to her.

Lust curled low in her belly, her emerald green eyes darkening. "This... could be very... very bad." She licked her lips, watching him. "Or... very... very... good."

"We should pay and leave now before we get kicked out for public nudity." He said laughing as he tossed some money on the table and stood up. He offered her his hand.

Mika took it, noting not for the first time how small her made her feel. "Good idea."

He smiled at her and lead her out to the car. He unlocked it. "We forgot to get something for Elias."

"Elias probably has eaten half the kitchen by now..." She took a deep breath. "Richard? Will this... need to constantly touch you and... well... you know... go away? Or at least lessen a bit?"

"I think so. It's just it's so new to us. Eventually just holding hands or a brief kiss will be enough." He got into the car. He hoped it would lessen. The feelings he has for her were very intense.

Nodding, Mika shut the car door behind her. "It's not that I don't like touching you. So... don't think that."

"I understand." He assured her. "But this feeling is very intense."

"Yes." She didn't realize that she was leaning closer to him until her breast brushed his arm.

Richard leaned down and kissed her. His wolf rose up. "Damn wolf." He whispered against her lips.

"Mmm..." She nibbled his lower lip, sliding her tongue over the satin smooth flesh.

"Mika, we're in a parking lot." He said to remind her as well as himself.

She was on the other side of the car, pressed against the door before either of them could blink. Mika jerked her seat belt on, telling herself that she was being an idiot. He was right. He wasn't rejecting her, no matter what her wolf was saying as it slunk away. There was no reason to feel like you wanted to cry. "Sorry. I forgot myself." Mika looked at him with dry, calm eyes. "Take me home, please."

"Mika. You look so sad. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I want to be with you, but you'd hate me if I let it go to far. Plus we'd probably end up in jail." He kissed her again, a chaste kiss.

"I know." She said quietly, inwardly berating herself. "It's not your fault. I know what you meant."

Richard put an arm around her and hugged her.

Mika hugged him back, hiding her face in his neck.

"We'll work through this together."

She took a shaky breath as she nodded. "I'm sorry for being an idiot about all of this..."

"You're not an idiot." He told her. "We're both confused about all of this."

"Well, you don't act like a moron simply because of this attraction and... everything." She pulled back from the hug, running a hand through his chocolate brown locks.

"Trust me, Mika, you don't want to know what I've been thinking. I've been just as bad at this." He took her hand from his hair and kissed her palm.

"How could you be 'bad at this', Richard? You're amazing..."

"I so am not. I had to keep looking away from you eating. Even that made me have very bad thoughts."

Mika blinked. "How does my eating make you think sexual thoughts?"

"The, uh, sausage." He looked away from her. He couldn’t believe it. He was actually blushing.

She tilted her head, cupping his face and turning his gaze back to her as he thumb stroked his cheek. "What'd you think?"

He turned even more red. "I, uh..." He stuttered. "I thought about your mouth...on me...on my..." He didn't finished his sentence.

Her thumb stroked over his lower lip. "We'll have to try that... next time..."

All he could manage to do was nod. He started the car and headed back to her house.

"Richard?" Mika asked softly as they turned onto her street.

"Yes, Mika?" He asked as he pulled into her driveway.

"You don't think I went too far in the parking lot, do you? That is... telling you that I want to try using my mouth on you next time..." She bit her lip, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Not at all." He looked at her. "I think I'd enjoy that very much." He leaned forward so he could whisper in her ear. "Then I'll return the favor."

Her breath hitched as his warm breath tickled her skin, exciting her just as much as his words did. "I think... I need a... a cold shower..."

He kissed her neck. "I think we both do. If Elias wasn't home we could take one together." He pulled back from her and got out of the car.

"Evil wolf." Mika pouted as she slid from the car. "Evil sexy wolf..."

Richard grinned at her. "You're the sexy wolf." He told her as he walked her to the door.

She blushed, running a tickling hand up his side. "I'm doubting that, but... being just the lupa, I'd never dream of questioning my Ulfric..."

"Stop that. We are equals." Elias opened the door. Richard looked up. "Hey."

Mika squeaked, whirling to face her nephew. "Elias! Honey! Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." He looked, bored. "How was bowling?"

"Um... great. I got a turkey. You know, three strikes in a row?" Why didn't she think Elias believed her? She glanced up at Richard, unsure of what to do.

"Right, and I'm going to grow feathers and start cawing." Elias rolled his eyes. "Funny that you always go bowling once a month on the full moon. Come on, Aunt Mika, I'm not stupid."

Mika gasped. "Elias!" Oh God! When had he figured it out?! She pushed her nephew into the house, tugging Richard after her, whether he wanted to come or not. "What exactly do you think is happening here?"

Richard went with her. "It's obvious you're a were." Elias said looking up at her.

She nodded, trying to ignore the shaking in her belly. "And what do you think about it, Elias?"

"I think it's cool. What's it feel like? Does it hurt? I mean I wanted to ask before, but I thought it would upset you and Rissa was always around."

Mika sighed with relief as she sat in one of the kitchen chairs. "Ugh. You just scared me, kiddo."She rubbed her temples. "It's... very hard to describe. There's a part of you that's very... id, very animalistic and cares only about the most basic of desires. The change hurts, but it's also very freeing..."
Reaching out, she grabbed him and pulled him into a hug. "And thank you for not telling Rissa."

"She's probably call me a liar and come crying to you. So Richard’s a wolf too right?" Elias looked at Richard, who nodded. "That's so cool."

"How... did you know that I'm a wolf?" She stared at her nephew, then looked at Richard. OVERLOAD! Brain shutting down do to overload of incoming material. All questions will be filed incorrectly and answered in one or two syllable words. Please check in at a later date in time to see how badly the system has been effected. Thank you.

"Duh, dogs don't like you. That's why you won't get Rissa one. I saw it on this tv special." Elias looked at his aunt. "Are you okay?"

"Huh? I'm... fine. Of course I'm fine. I mean... so what if I've suddenly out of the blue met my mate and then call home to find that the sitter left my children alone and then find out that my nephew knows that I'm a werewolf..." She grabbed the back of her chair. "I'm sort of... dizzy..."

Richard grabbed her. "You okay, Mika?" He asked her. She didn't look so good.

"Wait, Richard is your mate? I just wanted to get you two out on a da-." Elias froze before he spilled it all.

"Rich? Could... could you carry me to the couch? I don't think I can walk..." Mika closed her eyes, forcing herself to take deep breaths.

Richard picked her up. Rich? Well it was better than Dick. "Get her some water, Elias." The teen ran and brought her a bottle of water. Richard laid her on the couch. "Take it easy."

"Sorry." Mika pressed a hand to her forehead. "I don't know what's gotten into me... I'm never like this. I'm not this... neurotic." She paused. "Did I call you Rich?"

"Yes, you did. And it's okay. You've had a big shock." He opened the bottle for her and gave it so her so she could take a sip.

She drank a few sips of the water, then fixed her nephew with a hard stare. "So... matchmaking your science teacher and I?"

"Uh, I, um...LOOK a distraction." Elias yelled and ran out of the room.

Richard shook his head. "Kids these days."

Mika giggled slightly, and pushed herself into a sitting position. "Do you mind?"

"That he tried to get us together? Not at all." He looked at her. "Maybe now he'll be better in class."

"He'd better be." Mika tugged him down to sit next to her on the couch. "Thank you, by the way."

"Why are you thanking me?" He asked her as he put an arm around her waist.

"For being you. You've been nothing but kind to Elias and Rissa, you've been a great help with the pack and... well... you know what other part was great." She blushed to the tips of her ears.

He kissed the reddened tip of her ear. "Thank you for letting me into your life. I'm liking what I see."

Mika smiled and kissed his jaw. "Ditto."
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