Chapter 187 - Jamal

I’ve felt Bella’s excitement through the matebond all day, but she’s not answering any questions about what’s going on. She just keeps saying that she has a surprise for us when we get home. I give a seductive growl through the mindlink saying that we can come home now if she wants, but she refuses, telling us that she needs time to set everything up.

So, we don’t go home until 5:00 when all our meetings are done.We walk inside to the smell of BBQ ribs, cornbread, collard greens, corn on the cob, and coleslaw.

“Damn!” Gregory says, both of our mouths watering at the smells coming from the kitchen. Both of us know that Bella didn’t cook this. For all of our mate’s vast and many talents, cooking isn’t one of them. Though she definitely knows how to handle any meat we give her.

“Hey, Bells! What’s with all the - oh fuck!” I had started to ask Bella what was with all the food, but when I look up, I see her framed in the doorway and I completely lose my words.

She is leaning with