Chapter 66

I turned him around and placed a hand on either side of his face.

"I'm sorry you've had to deal with this all night," I said.

"But this could have been resolved if you had told me sooner."

"And what? Cause a scene in front of my sisters or Lincoln, Bates, and Blaine?"

"We had plenty of time to talk about it in the car after we dropped Norah off," I pointed out.

"What were you going to do about it? You can't shower yet, you didn't have a change of clothes..." he countered.

I stopped for a moment to think about it.

"I know I'm new to this whole Alpha's-mate-scent-thing," I admitted.

"But if he just hugged me and his scent was all over me, wouldn't you fucking me in the backseat of your truck have covered it up?"

He gave me a stern look at the turn of conversation.

I held up my hands in surrender.

"I mean, I would've gladly done that even if you hadn't offered an explanation. I've been wanting to since you drove me here from Oregon," I continued.

He rolled his eyes but I could tell he wa