Chapter 62 - First date for Ezra and Lilith

Ezra

Shopping with Lilith was amazing. Just being with her soothed my wolf after all that time we spent apart. I still cared about Blanca and I was grateful now that she pushed for me and Lilith to meet. I no longer felt as much pain as I did before after Blanca chose Carlo. Being with Lilith was exactly what I needed. When the time came to say goodbye, I really didn’t want to.

“Lilith, I know things have been really strange between us, but can I see you again?” My heart pounded in my chest as I waited for her answer and when she nodded, my wolf howled with delight. We arranged to meet up for dinner the next night and I said goodbye before getting into the car. I would have loved to spend the night with her, but that would have been a lot to ask.

I just wanted to hold her in my arms. I wanted to kiss her and make love to her, but most importantly, I wanted to mark her so that the entire world could see that she was mine. Now that I was free and had the means … I had the means for the first time ever! … Now I could actually make her mine. I didn’t care what it took to prove to her that I was what she needed.

I didn’t care what I had to do to show her how much I loved her. I had been given a second chance at love and happiness and this time around I was going to grab onto it with both hands.

Lilith

IT STILL BUGGED me that Ezra and Blanca dated, but after spending the afternoon with him, something had changed. I wasn’t entirely sure what it was, but something had definitely changed. The second I got back home, I called Blanca and she squealed with utter happiness.

We talked over the phone for over an hour and I told her everything about my shopping trip with Ezra. At the end of our call, I made sure she was still okay with it, and I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I could hear in Blanca’s voice that she was happy for me and Ezra. When I hung up, it felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

I would never have guessed that I would be dating one of Blanca’s exes, but from what she explained, they were never really going out, so they weren’t really exes. They just went out on a couple of dates and then she chose Carlo. I couldn’t understand why. I would never have thought they would make such a great couple.

I spent the rest of the evening having to force myself to focus. Each time I didn’t force myself, my mind would drift to Ezra. It got to the point where my parents started teasing me and I quickly told them that I had met someone. I thought it would stop the teasing, but it just made it worse. I ended up going to my room early, and smiled when I heard them laughing downstairs. I had to admit that I was feeling like a love-struck teenager, and after their teasing, I realized I probably looked like one.

The following day dragged by and when Ezra arrived at my house, I was feeling as if I was about to have a panic attack. He walked up the steps and my heart felt as if it stopped when I opened the door. He was the most handsome man I had ever met in my entire life. None of the boys at school ever made me feel the way he did.

The moment he touched my hand, I felt a calm rush over me like I never had before. He greeted my parents and we left for dinner. We talked about everything we could think of and it felt almost impossible that we had so many similarities. He looked sad when I asked him about his family, and I felt sad that he was alone in this world. I couldn’t imagine life without my parents.

He told me about his new place and his people. There was something in his eyes though. Something a little cold when he talked about them. I wondered about it only for a moment when he changed the subject. After dinner, we took a walk through the square and the air was hot and stifling. We were right in the middle of summer. I would have loved to go down to the lake for a swim, but I didn’t say anything.

I hadn’t exactly packed a bathing suit and there was no way I was going to swim in just my underwear on our first date. Our evening ended on my parents’ porch with a soft kiss on the cheek and a promise to see each other the next day. I could feel what he was feeling was intense. Hell, the feelings I had already developed for him were scaring me, but for some reason, I couldn’t imagine a life without him. I could actually see us getting married and having children. I could see us going on a double date with Blanca and Carlo.

I could imagine an entire life! That was what scared me the most. I didn’t want to think that this could end, but I was also scared to hope that things might work out. I went to bed feeling a lot better than I did the night before. Meeting Ezra was not part of my original plan, but it sure made the entire picture look a lot brighter.