Chapter 41 Alarick's POV I had an amazing time with LeeAca. I didn't really think that I could, but with Onin bugging me to spend more time with her I figured I would. Plus it was a good distraction from the call I got earlier today. I watch as she heads up the stairs with the bags with a slight smile on my face. Markus looks at me questioningly but I ignore him and head to the kitchen to get a fork for my dessert. She gave me the chocolate cheese cake, so I need a fork for it. Markus follows me into the kitchen grabbing a fork as well. I see that she gave him the Lemon cake. I sit down at the bartop and start to eat the cheesecake. Oh goddess was this amazing. Markus takes a bite of his and his eyes go wide. "Who made this?" He asks practically moaning as he takes another bite. "Her name is Lyn. She owns Roy's Diner at the end of the strip." I say, taking another bite. "Never heard of it." He says. I shrug my shoulders and we both continue to eat our desserts in silence. Once we are done Markus takes the boxes and throws them away and I wash our forks. We head up to my office in silence. Once the door to my office shuts he sits down eyeing me. "What did you two end up doings?" He asks, giving me a look and raising his eyebrow questioningly. I look at the clock and see that it is already 4:30. We were out for 3 hours and before that she was in my office. We essentially spent the whole day together and didn't end up arguing. I find that hard to comprehend. We always end up arguing. "We went to pick up two children from school and drop them off at the diner for their aunt and uncle. Then looked around for a spot for a free daycare LeeAca wants to build." I say, giving him the short version. "Wait. wait wait. Children? Daycare? What are you talking about." He asks, confused. I go into the details and tell him about the children and the daycare. When I am done he has a look of admiration in his eyes. "Well isn't she the perfect Luna." He says proudly. I don't know why, but him saying that irritates me. He doesn't notice but continues speaking. "So you two practically spent the whole day together and it was nice? You had a good time, I can tell. You aren't as grumpy as you normally are." He says pointing my way. "I'm not normally grumpy." I state and he laughs. "Dude, you are always irritated and have a scowl on your face. I would say that is more than grumpy." He says. "Either way I am glad to see you took my advice and gave her a chance. Now you know that you can at least be friends for the rest of your life." He says getting up to leave. Many paragraphs are missing. Read the complete book on FindNovel .net His "at least" comment didn't sit well with me, but I didn't want to get into the conversation of becoming more than friends with LeeAca. She and I can be friends and have a good time. But there will never be anything more. I can feel Onin's irritation at my thought, but he doesn't say anything. I go back to work on all of the pack financials to see that they're up to date. LeeAca's POV I walk into the room and put the bags on the small bar counter that is to the right.Fen is still seething in my head about giving the desserts to Markus and Alarick. I choose to ignore her. I look around and see that Maleena isn't here. "Maleena, where are you?" I ask through midlink. "Oh I am in Alena's room. Apparently I don't have the best etiquette, so she is coaching me. "She says slightly annoyed. I laugh. "Okay, well good luck with that." I say to her and close the link. I go through the little bar and find myself the only utensil there is a plastic spoon. With that I sit on the little barstool and start to eat the desserts. After the 5 desserts I feel like I am going into a food coma. They are all amazing. Fen calmed down once we finished the first dessert, but now that I am cleaning up she starts to get pissy. "What is wrong now Fen?" I ask sleepily. "What is wrong? What is wrong? I'll tell you what is wrong! I can feel the change you have had when thinking about that stink bug!" She says shocking me. "What change Fen?" I ask her. Where the heck is this coming form? "You are tolerating him now! I felt the way you were looking at him when he was pushing Christopher on the swings. You were longing. Longing! For what kids with him?!" She yells at me. She could have said anything else but that. I am pissed now. "Longing! For HIM?! Please Fen! If you would have paid any attention I was looking at Christopher." I yell at her. "His laugh and the smile he had when playing. I wasn't longing for Alarick, Fen. I was longing for the children." I say calmer now and a lot more soft. She's quiet for a minute. "I apologize for that." She says finally. "But there has been a shift in your feelings for Alarick today. I don't like it." She says. "What are you talking about?" I ask her again. "You were joking with him and by the end of the day you were nice to him. His scent didn't bother you and you gave him a dessert." She says. "You have got to be kidding me! This is all about those stupid desserts!" I yell, walking over to the bedroom. "No! The dessert is just the cherry on top of the cake. Did you not hear anything else I said?" She asks and I think about it for a few seconds. I guess she is right. I saw another side of Alarick today that I liked and responded to. Shit. "Exactly LeeAca. You need to be guarded as much as I do. This is a partnership, we have both been through the same things. The same hurt. You need to protect me as I am protecting you. We can't go through it again." She says, making me feel a little guilty. I mean technically, as of now, we are supposed to spend the rest of our lives with Alarick. The least we could do is get used to being civil and nice to each other. "I am sorry. I will try better." I say trying to hide the disappointment in my voice. I just lay down on the bed and don't say anything else. After those desserts, I really need a nap. In Addicted to You movie, Audrey's biggest regret? A one-night stand with Floyd, her secret love for eight years. Despite his arranged marriage and his family's troubles, he kept rescuing her. She tho...