THIRTY EIGHT

                                He interlocked our fingers. My stomach churned, I couldn't help but grin. I remembered the time when I saw him. I never considered him to be so close to me, my mate. 

      I squinted at him. His easy smile settled peace within me. The fear I felt about the transaction washed away. I could deal with anything with him. I had felt something from him from the start when I saw him in Wolf form first, like I had known him forever, it didn't make sense at first, but now I knew. Mate!

       "And you hungry? We can go out for dinner." He smiled.

       A deeper sense of calm washed through me, "Dinner?" 

       "We can cook at home." He suggested. 

       I halted to look at him, "I really wanted to go out tod