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Chapter 69
Finlay
Home. We were going home, finally. I had to restrain myself from pushing everyone out the door of the cabin in the morning. To be honest, everyone was just as excited as me to go home. Amie had taken my altercation with Alpha James harder than I expected. She had been keeping close to me ever since. Not that I minded. It was where I preferred her to be, but I didn’t like her to feel stressed or worried. We needed to get back home so I could give her all my attention. After breakfast, everyone offered to help wash up and pack the last things. It was almost comical to see them all ‘helping’. My aunt did her best not to snap at them as they got in her way.
“Okay, everyone. Take one last look around, make sure we haven’t forgotten anything. We won’t be back for another ten years,” I called out. Amie and I had already made sure everything in our rooms had been packed and stored in my truck. We stood waiting while the others had a look around.
“All done, everything is packed,” Sam declared.
“Then let’s get in the cars. Time to go home,” I told them. There was a loud cheer and we filed out of the cabin. I openedthe door to the passenger seat for Amie. She had the packed lunch my aunt and Raina had made for us. As she got seated, I leaned in and kissed her, because I didn’t have a good reason not to do it.
“A day and a half,” Amie said as I pulled out and made sure everyone was following.
“Homesick, Red?” I asked.
“Yes.” I took her hand and as the warrior manning the checkpoint let us pass through, she let out a sigh and I could feel her relaxing. I kissed the back of her hand while watching the road.
“A day and a half,” I reminded her.
“When we get home, do you think the pack will let us stay locked in our house for a week?” she asked. I laughed.
“Are you kidding me? Medow and my aunt will steal you away to plan a mating ceremony,” I said.
“Oh! I didn’t even think about that.” She was not big on celebrations, it had got better since she came to the pack but she was still bad at things that put her in the spotlight. Everyone else birthdays and celebrations, she was the first one to organise. It was nice to know my aunt and Medow would make sure Amie got her moment as well.
“I think you need to plan for it,” I said. “What else do you want to do when we get home?”
“Gardening. I know Medow said she would look after your garden, but I miss spending time in it. Maybe there will be enough rhubarbs left to make a pie,” she dreamily said.
“Our garden. Well, let’s be honest, your garden,” I corrected her. Her smile grew bigger.
“And I want to walk along the creek, the wildflowers will soon be out of season. And go for a run on pack land. The full moon is only two weeks away. What do you want to do?” she asked.
“Spend time with my mate,” I told her.
“That’s not fair. You make me sound like a bad mate,” she objected. I smiled.
“Not at all. You have all the right to do things that make you happy. I will just follow you around,” I said. She looked at me like I was crazy, but then she smiled.
“I would like that. And we need to move my things,” she added to the list.
“And I will talk to Miles about the addition to the house,” I told her.
“We should probably schedule some time to run the pack as well.” She giggled.
“Yes. That as well. But we will be allowed to sleep in for the next month,” I decided.
“Deal,” Amie agreed. We continued talking, planning and eventually falling silent. It was the nice kind of silence we always had enjoyed. We stopped at lunchtime to eat and switch drivers.
“Take a nap, you will have the first evening shift,” Amie told me.
“Am I talking too much, Red?” I teased her.
“You are,” she said. “Now be quiet and sleep.” She put on music on a low volume and I twisted so I had my back halfway to the door. That way, I could lean back and still watch her.
The journey was just as unproblematic as when we drove to the games. Amie had asked everyone if they wanted us to stop for the night. I knew she wanted to get back as soon as possible, but as the Luna she was, she put the others’ well being first. No one wanted to stop. We were all equally eager to get back. It was late evening on the second day when we crossed into the pack land. A shiver ran down my spine as the connection reestablished itself.
“Home,” Amie said and took my hand.
