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No. He wasn’t that young, was he? I reached out and touched Ramsey’s arm, stopping him again. He turned and looked at me, but we had reached the others at this point.
“What’s wrong?” Philip asked.
It took a moment of me and Ramsey staring at each other before Philip stepped between the two of us. He pushed against my chest, and I looked down at my brother.
“Don’t. I have no idea what is going on, but you and Ramsey need to get over your dislike for each other,” Philip told me. I scrunched my brow, wondering what he was talking about.
“That’s not…no,” I said. “Ramsey and I were talking about something, and he said something that surprised me.” I sighed and looked around for the others. “Let’s find Phineas, and then we can talk. There’s something that I need to tell you all.”
Philip’s shoulders dropped. “It’s about time. We’ve been waiting for you to share with us what’s going on.”
Philip stepped out from between us, and I started to say something until Ramsey shook his head at me.
“No?” I mouthed without making a sound. He subtly shook his head. Philip walked off again, rejoining Knox. They started walking, and I gave Ramsey a covert look, but it was no good—he wasn’t looking my way.
It didn’t take long for us to find Phineas, Alexander, and Raiden. They were sitting on an oversized blanket under a tree. We joined them, and then Philip cleared his throat and looked at me expectantly.
“What?”
“You said you were going to tell us what’s been wrong with you.”
I shook my head.
“That’s not what he said, Philip,” Ramsey told him. “He said he had something to discuss.” Ramsey looked at me and nodded encouragingly.
I sighed. “Nothing has really been going on with me,” I started. “At least nothing beyond what I mentioned at the family dinner.”
“Which you missed this week’s,” Philip said, his eyebrows scrunched.
“Sorry,” I told him. “But I did let you know that I was going to be busy because of the end of the semester.”
Philip narrowed his eyes. “You’ll be at the next one though, right?”
I glanced at Ramsey for help. He chuckled and gestured for Phineas to come sit next to him. When my brother tried though, Ramsey pulled him onto his lap. I smiled.
“Seriously?” Philip asked. I looked up at my brother, confused. “You’re going to just go back to ignoring us?”
I shook my head. “No. If you would let me talk, I would tell you what I wanted to discuss.” It was my turn to glare, and whenI did, I not only glared at Philip but sent Knox a bit of a look as well. He couldn’t control his mate, but I was hopeful that he could at least assist a little.
Philip looked as if he were going to say something again, but when Knox touched his shoulder, my brother finally closed his mouth and waited.
“I’ve been struggling with the decision as to whether or not I would continue teaching,” I said. “I had thought my decision was made, but then I met my mate,” I continued.
There were exactly two seconds of silence before the expected chaos started.
“What?”
“When?”
“Where are they?”
I chuckled and shook my head. “It’s very new, as in today new,” I told my brothers. I understood their excitement for me, but I needed them to let me talk.
“Today?” Phineas said. “And you’re here? Why?”
“Because I just met my mate, and I’ve not really had much of a chance to discuss things. I don’t even know if he wants to talk to me.”
“He?” Philip asked. “So your mate is a he?”
