"Sorry". I took a sip of my wine. "Need to see if I pass my exams first".

"I'm sure you'll pass with flying colours. So how have you been?".

"How long have you been in contact with my dad?". I couldn't do the small talk anymore. I needed to know, I had questions. "How about we eat first and then I'll answer all the questions you have".

Was she stalling?

"Shouldn't we wait for George?". Just then I heard a car pull into the drive.

"Food looks great Miss Wilson". Jake took the seat next to me grabbing my hand under the table.

"Please eat, George won't mind if we start without him".

We ate, we had small talk and I think I had a little too much wine. My head was a little fuzzy and I felt slightly buzzed.

One thing I missed was my grans cooking. I cleaned my plate and could have easily asked for seconds.

"Coffee Leah?". George asked.

"I'll help". Jake got to his feet and followed George to the kitchen.

I guess I was having coffee.

"I miss having you around".

"I wasn't the one that wanted to move out". The look in her eyes made me instantly regret what I said. "Sorry". I sighed.

"I thought I was doing the right thing".

"By leaving me homeless?". I frowned.

belong now Leah. I went the wrong way about it but you and Jake are meant to be.

How did she know?

"Not really". I shrugged.

her since that night?". She

isn't why I was here. I didn't want to talk about my wolf. I was done with the small talk and stalling. I loved my gran but

to see

with me in the years I was growing

your

dad, he's not anything. He didn't want to be in my life then so

his mate sweetheart. The

to up and abandon his daughter. I don't

wanted to go home. I wasn't

"Leah please-..".

us to meet? I was never allowed to mention him when I was younger.

to go home". I didn't want to

"Babe?".

I just want to

"Okay we'll go home".

a clear head and time to think on it. This was a big thing and I had to do this for me and not

honey". My gran placed her hand on

time to think, to

...

overreact to

put on my big girl panties and

about it the more I talk myself into doing it. And the more I talk myself into doing it the more I talk

I couldn't shut off my mind. I had tossed and turned from the

low and full of

I pushed the covers off but his arm snaking

what's

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