Hazel and Maeve

Chapter 18

-Hazel POV-

I watch as my sister doesn’t even get to utter a word to me before Casimir is pulling her into their room. I smirk while Uncle Dominic just laughs. We continue our walk to show my mate his room, and I know it isn’t a long walk... But… my wolf is whining in my head as if it is.

Hayden: I know your true desires.

Me: Shut up.

Hayden: I will not push you. I know you truly want to give in to your dark fantasies, and I support you. But how about if we just hang out with our mate for a little bit?

Me: I don’t know... I..

Hayden: Listen, I need to be close to his wolf for a little while longer, and I know you want to spend more time with Sebastian as his scent is calming you.

Me: You are right. I, honestly, wouldn’t mind getting to know him a little better.

Hayden: YAY!

I cut off the link just as Harmony started jumping with joy. I love my wolf and how supportive she is of me. It may not make sense, but I just want to get to know my mate a little better before jumping into something. A lot of wolves get down to business, mark each other, and live happily ever after… and there is nothing wrong with that. But something in me just wants to do things a little different.

My thoughts are soon broken when Uncle Dominic’s voice rings in my ears.

“And here is where you will be staying, Sebastian.”

“Thank you. I appreciate it.” My mates manners cause my Uncle to snort out a laugh.

“At least you know how to thank someone for a room.” Ending his sentence with a laugh. Sebastian and I also let out a little chuckle. Sobering up, he turns his attention to me. “There is a bag of clothes in there for you as I chose a room that is connected to another. That way, you could be close to your mate without having to actually stay in the same room.” I give my Uncle a grateful smile just before he pulls me into a hug. “I love you, and I hope your birthday was amazing.”

Pulling back, I kiss his cheek before giving him a smile. “Love you too, and this birthday was everything and more.”

“Good. Good. Now, I am off.” With those words, my Uncle just about jogs away from us.

Not being able to hold in my laugh, I let it loose because I know he is running off to be with Uncle Apollo. Those two are perfect for each other, but they are also gross sometimes. Oh, f*ck. Sucking in a deep breath, I turn towards my mate, who is already staring at me. My heart does a little flutter as I watch his right hand lift up towards my face. My cheek soon feels the sparks of our bond when his warm hand lays down, cupping my cheek.

“Hazel, I just wanted to let you know that you do not have to stay in the connecting room or even enter this room with me. You can also go home, which I will respect, but I would love to hang out with you for a little bit longer. That is if you are comfortable enough, as I would never want you to do something that would make you uncomfortable, okay?”

His soft tone just melts my heart.

“Sebastian, I would love to hang out for a little bit longer. I will also let you know about the room situation in a little bit, okay?”

Not saying a word, Sebastian just stares at me with a smile on his face. His hand still cupping my cheek. A few seconds pass before he speaks, “How did I get so lucky to end up with a mate that is so damn gorgeous….”

Oh, my goddess, he needs to stop. I can feel my cheeks burning.

My mate lets out a little laugh at my reaction before dropping his hand from my face. He then turns to open up the door to the guest bedroom. Once the door is open, he turns to give me a small smile before walking into the room. I don't say anything as I just follow behind him. Soon stopping short as I watch him walk over to the bed.

Sebastián soon stops a few steps away from the bed and turns to face me. "Your bag is on the bed, so why don't you go and change while I set up a movie or something in the little living room area."

I smile at him, "Okay, I like that plan."

Not saying anything else, I grab my bag at the same time; Sebastian walks over to the living room area. Once the bag is in my hands, I make my way over to the bathroom. Closing the door behind me, I don’t waste a second to dig into the bag to see what my mom packed me. A soft laugh makes it to my lips as I look at the clothes.

Mom packed me some sweatpants along with some of my comfy t-shirts. She knew I would want to be comfortable, which makes my heart happy. I quickly strip out of my clothes and shoes as I cannot wait to slip on my comfy clothes. I may be a heels-and-dress kind of girl, but that doesn’t mean that I don't enjoy my sweats. Once all ready, I put my dress and shoes in the bag before exiting the bathroom... only to stop short as I catch sight of my mate.

Hayden: Yummy.

Me: Stop it. I am trying to concentrate.

Hayden: Concentrate on what? His yummy forearms? How is his tie just loosely hanging around his neck? I have some ideas for that...

Me: STOP IT! He is going to smell me!

Hayden: I have no complaints with that, but I will try to hold back. For you.

Me: Thank you.

Just as I push Hayden in the back of my mind, Sebastian looks over at me with a smile. I smile back while I feel a blush spread all over my cheeks.

“Hey, what did you want to watch?”

“Anything.” I squeak. Quickly coughing to cover that up, I try again. “Anything is good with me.”

Bash just smirks at me but doesn’t make an attempt to call me out on embarrassing myself. I let out a breath as he turns his back to me to find a movie for us to watch. Thankfully, the TVs in the guestrooms have Netflix and all the other streaming services. Not saying anything else, I drop my bag near the bed while I head over to the couch. Plopping down on it with a huff as I make myself comfortable.

I look up to find Bash staring at me. “You know, you were beautiful in that dress. Just stunning, but seeing you like this.” He waves his hand up and down at me. “You look so damn sexy, Haze. Just.. f*****g gorgeous.”

“Thank you…” I whisper out.

Looking at the floor for a second, I will myself to calm down. Only to jump when Bash is suddenly, in my view.

“Hey. Calm down, Haze.” Bash tells me while laying a hand on my knee.

Softly laughing, I clutch my chest. “Gosh, you scared me,” I say while noticing that he is on his knees in front of me.

Smiling softly, “I wanted to calm you down for a second. You looked a little freaked out.”

“Ha, yeah. You could say that. I just never pictured that this would be my life right now.” I tell him honestly.

“Well, you better get used to it because I don’t think I could ever let you go, Haze. Seeing how you laughed, smiled, talked, and danced tonight... It was amazing. Just seeing you be you was everything. I couldn’t have asked for a better mate.” I go to open my mouth, but he places his finger over my lips. “Don’t say anything. I just want to enjoy my time with you. Tomorrow we can figure everything out, okay?”

“Okay, Bash.”

“Good. Now, it is movie time.” Moving to sit down next to me, I watch him pick up the remote as he presses play. I smile once I see it is a comedy movie.

“I love comedy movies.”

"Really? I love them too. They are pretty much all I watch."

"Me too!" I say excitedly as I lean into him while the movie starts.