38 Ch 37 Little Sister (2/2)
\”Anyone can read them.\”
I pulled out my phone, unlocked it and handed it to her.
\”Set me up.\”
\”You really don't know anything! You have to open an account! Here...\”
She handed my phone back to me.
I grinned at her as I set up an account and handed my phone back to her. She did her thing and handed it back.
\”There, you're following me now, so you can read to your heart's content.\”
Her sarcasm wasn't lost on me. She still believed I was playing her.
\”Now Little Sister, we need to talk about mates.\”
\”Uh uh,\” she said shaking her head. \”You promised stories.\” She crossed her arms across her chest and glared at me.
\”Why do I have a feeling that no matter what I say right now, you won't believe me?\” I asked.
Her turn to say nothing as she continued to glare at me.
I made a few taps on my phone, set it on her desk. My dad's voice came through the speaker as I heard her mother moving in the hall, eavesdropping.
\”Little Wolf, everything all right Son?\”
\”Fine dad. I need a favor from you if you have a moment.\”
\”Sure, hang on a sec.\”
We could hear him yelling. I had to laugh.
\”Ok, I'm back.\”
\”What did the wrestling team do this time for you to be riding them on a Tuesday night?\”
\”That's what you called about?\” He snorted. \”They got into with the basketball team so they're all working out together tonight. Now what's up Son?\”
\”I promised someone some stories but we're having a bit of a trust issue here.\”
\”What did you do now?\”
\”Just give her the site for the stories, will you please?\”
There was silence for a moment.
\”You keep pushing Son. I'm not doing a set of stories about...\”
\”Dad, I'm here with the girl I told you about from Yellowstone. I'm just talking about the old stories.\”
\”My name is Tammy!\”
\”Nice to meet you Tammy, so to speak,\” dad said after a pause. \”I'm Black Wolf. You ready for a website?\”
Dad hollered out away from the phone, \”Don't even! Two more laps for that!\”
\”He coaches,\” I whispered to Tammy.
\”Ready?\”
\”Yes sir.\”
I had to grin at her calling him sir. He gave her the website for the books Mom had written.
\”Little Wolf, make sure you hook her up with the complete set,\” he added to me.
\”Yes sir,\” I said, knowing that if I answered him that cheekily in person I would get thwacked across the shoulders.
\”You still coming out with Mahina this weekend?\”
\”Yeah, thought she and I might do a bit of hiking after the council meeting.\”
\”Good. Chani was asking if Derrick was coming out with you.\”
\”I don't know, I'll ask him. I'll let you know tomorrow night.\”
\”Good deal, ok, let me get back to these boys. Nice talking with you Tammy. Love you Son.\”
\”Love you too, Dad.\”
I nudged her out of her seat, clicked on her computer, putting in the code for a free set of the books. Then I turned around. She and I looked at each other. I held out my hands. Hesitantly she put hers in mine.
\”The truth Little Sister, nothing less will do.\”
She nodded, her hands a death grip on mine.
\”I can love you forever Little Sister, but you are not my mate,\” I said gently. \”Can you accept being my sister?\” Then I leaned close to whisper in her ear even as I shifted my hands enough so they would sprout fur. \”And part of my pack? Please Little Sister?\”
I pulled back so we could look at each other. She held the truth of my being in her hands.
\”A thousand bites will make no difference Little Sister,\” I whispered. \”That is the truth. Would that it were otherwise.\”
She swallowed hard. I couldn't even name the emotions filling her.
\”Can I at least be your girlfriend?\”
\”Little Sister,\” I looked at her with a hint of my previous sternness. She sighed. Tears still glistened in her eyes, even as her one thumb brushed against the fur on my hand.
\”Who's Mahina? It's a weird name.\”
\”My girlfriend,\” I said with a little grin.
\”Tell me about her. What did you notice first?\” She asked as she let go of my hands and turned back to her computer.
Hmmpft. Just like that she seemed to ignore the fact I had revealed to her I was a werewolf.
\”Her perfume,\” I answered her, slightly bemused.
\”Her scent?\”
I sighed. This was backfiring on me.
Suddenly she shrieked, spinning around and staring at me. She ignored her mother's quick appearance in the doorway.
\”She's your Luna!\”
Her mother slid back around the corner. I could hear her counting backward from ten under her breath. The woman deserved a medal for her patience with her daughter.
\”Little Sister...\”
\”Don't you Little Sister me! Don't you know what her name means? It's Hawaiian for Diana, and it means Moon Goddess!\”