Chapter 19

**Elena**

I assemble my lasagna on a platter and Caleb finally comes up to me.

"I'm so sorry. For the way I left last time but also for the way I treated you." He sniffs and I look up, noticing the tears building up in his eyes. "I had to feel the bond to feel the guilt and I blame myself for that too. If I left it was because I screwed up and I thought you wouldn't forgive me. At first I thought you were rejecting me so I chose to run away and finally I am... and I messed up." He turns his head and wipes away a tear. "You must think I'm pathetic."

"No I don't." He lifts his head. "It takes a lot of courage to admit you made a mistake and apologize." I sigh. "I need some time. You should have told me how you felt all along instead of running away. And last time, yes you screwed up. I could end up pregnant with your child."

I've tried not to think about it too much but it's always in the corner of my mind, it's way too soon to have a child with either of them. We don't know each other that well, even if we are mates.

"I know, and even though you won't believe me, I have to tell you that I would be more than happy to have a child with you. But not right away."

"Then pray to the goddess that I don't get pregnant right away." I pause. "I'm willing to let you close to me but don't pull a stunt like you did because if you do, it's over. There won't be another chance." I say right into his eyes so he understands the sincerity of my words. "And speak up when you have something on your mind, don't keep it to yourself and especially don't run away."

"That's more than I would have hoped for." He tells me with a small smile.

**Theo**

After dinner, Jensen and Elena go upstairs to get ready for our movie night. I'm making popcorn in the kitchen and Finn is hunting down every chocolate snack he can find.

"Didn't you eat enough? That lasagna was to die for. Best I've ever had." I tell him and Caleb enters the room at the same time.

"It sure was. I could get used to this life without a problem." Finn says as he sets chocolate bars on the counter.

"She's giving me a chance." Caleb tells us as he leans against the center island. "But I'm not going to get another one."

"That's pretty good if you ask me." I reply and we hear Elena and Jensen coming down the stairs. "I can't wait to see her pregnant." I voice my thought out loud without meaning to.

"Ditto." Finn and Cal say to me at the same time before heading into the living room.

When I walk into the living room with two bowls of popcorn, Elena is sitting on the couch between Jensen and Caleb and Finn is on the other side, next to the little boy. She has tied her hair up in a messy high bun and is wearing leggings and an oversized black t-shirt...my t-shirt. She and the cub are trying to agree on what to watch as Finn and Caleb look on in amusement.

Finally we launch a classic, Snow White, you can tell he has a sense of humor anyway. Half an hour later, there are no more popcorns and Jensen fell asleep on Elena. She tries to get up with the kid in her arms but Caleb gets up to pick him up. They both go upstairs to put him to bed and come downstairs a few moments later.

"Do you know why he chose that movie?" Cal asks Elena and she shakes her head. "He thinks you look like her. He told me he hopes to have a mate as pretty as you one day."

"He's so cute." She replies as she takes her place on the couch again. Finn takes Jensen's place and puts his arm around her shoulders. She snuggles into his arms and Caleb sits on the other side, obviously uncomfortable. He doesn't know what attitude to have with her. She's given him a chance to be around her, but he knows he doesn't have the same relationship with her that we do, and he doesn't know how long it will take.

*"Get close to her."* I tell him through the mindlink and he complies. It would almost be funny to see him like this, we are all three alphas but he is the alpha in all his glory, just like his father for that matter.

*"Put your hand on her thigh.*" Finn encourages him and he complies again. *"Caress her a little bit."*

Elena doesn't say anything she is against Finn and Cal strokes her thigh. I'm dying to touch her, my wolf craves physical contact.

"Shall we go to the bedroom?" I ask them. "It's just that I want to touch her too." I add sincerely.

"Okay but nothing else will happen. Jensen is sleeping in the next room and I left the door ajar so I can hear him if I need to."

"You tell us like we don't know how to control ourselves." Finn replies, rolling his eyes at her.

"Ah because you can?" She asks him as she stands up and crosses her arms.

"With you? Never!" he tells her with a big smile, then pats her butt.

When you don't know Finn, he gives the impression of being someone who doesn't care about anything and doesn't take anything seriously when the reality is quite different. He has always been close to his parents, but since his father lost his leg, he is even closer. Nobody really knows what happened except that he got an infection and the doctors had no choice but to amputate it. After that, he had a meltdown and his mother suffered a lot from the situation.

The four of us go up to Elena's room, she lies down on the bed, she hugs Finn on her side, Caleb hugs her from behind and I hug her legs, putting my head on them.