Sixty-Three

Turi and her team have fixed up some of the abandoned homes near the entrance of the pack grounds. Six on both sides. Miles and count the cars. Three at each house. A couple of hogs at the one closest to the gate. We stay here for a few hours just watching before we head back to the burger stand. 

"Your scent is all over the place," he says when I walk into the kitchen to get my stash. 

"I used to come here to get away from all of you," I say tossing him a band. He catches the money effortlessly and holds it up judgingly. 

"We annoyed you?" 

"Yeah, I wasn't part of the team and you guys made sure I knew it," 

"We were protecting you," he scoffs as I tuck the twenty-two into my jacket. 

"Got it," I smile when my fingertips touch the old flip phone. I stuff it into my pocket and dust myself off. His scent is all over me and I'm in love with it. "We can go home now," 

"How are you feeling?" he as