Chapter SEVEN

                                    

                                          
After Dallas and I go our separate ways I head to my office on the main level of the pack house. On my way there I bump into my other best friend Christy. 
                          
"Aren't you a little late?" She asked raising an eyebrow and smirking at me.
                          
"I over slept" I reply smoothly. I can't tell her I was with Dallas again or she's going to read way too much into it and then broadcast it throughout the house.
                          
"Riiiight so the fact that you smell of Dallas has nothing to do with", she ask leaning in to sniff around me.
                          
I blushed deeply and lean away from her. I thought I had gotten it all off of me during my second shower. I can't go around smelling of sex. Mated couples do it all the time but I don't want the pack to get the wrong idea about Dallas and I.
                          
Christy burst out laughing.
                          
"I was only kidding. I can't smell anything. I was only trying to see if you were lying."
                          
I glare back at her. Sometimes I just want to strangle her.
                          
"So what if I was with him. It's our business what we do" I huff as I cross my arms and continue to my office.
                          
"True but...... ", she stops with a look of uncertainty acrossing her face.
                          
"What?" I ask irritably as I reached the door to my office and walk in. I'm ready to be done with this conversation its making me uncomfortable.
                          
Christy follows and plops down in one of my guest chairs.
                          
"He seems a little infatuated with you lately. Is it getting serious? Do you think you two will perform the mating process?"
                          
My heart skips a beat at the mention of mating. I sit in my chair and look up at her knowing she is right. I've seen the look in Dallas eyes as well. Not just respect for his Alpha or even lust but love and adoration.
                          
Dallas is a great guy. He is one of my best friends but I'm not his mate and I dont feel that way about him.
                          
When I took over the Alpha position from my dad I did have a few mating offers from Alphas of surrounding packs but none of them interested me or my wolf. Soon after I started the arrangement with Dallas because well a girl still has needs.
                          
"I know I can see it too and I don't know what to do. I don't want to hurt him."
                          
"AND you dont want to give up your morning exercises" she replied wiggling her eyebrows.
                          
I ball up a piece of paper and throw it at her. She easily dodges.
                          
"This is serious Chris, what should I do?"
                          
"I don't know but when the time comes to pump the brakes whatever you do let him down gently he is still the Beta of this pack and we don't want things to be awkward" With that she got up from her chair and walked towards the door.
                          
"Well girly I have to get going I have some mouths to feed" Christy was one of the packs chefs and had to go start preparing lunch.
                          
"See ya" I said as she closed the door. Now to get to the conference call. 
                          
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After successfully negotiating the terms of expanding our territory to the west to accommodate our growing pack I was in need of some nourishment. Just then there was a knock at the door. From the woodsy pine scent I knew it was Dallas.
                          
"Come in" I say while putting my notes from the call away.
                          
Dallas walks in wearing a tight fitting blue Henley the same color of his eyes that show of his 8 pack quite nicely and some fitted dark blue jeans that show off his muscular legs.
                          
"Hey I just stopped by to see if you've eaten yet. I know you forget to eat when you immerse yourself in paperwork"
                          
I looked at my watch and see its been 3 hours since Chris left and its now 4:00pm."As a matter of fact I was just getting ready to go eat."
                          
"Great come on" Dallas says leading the way out my office.
                          
As we walk down the hall we chat about the training of the pack warriors. Dallas is the head instructor so he keeps me up to date on new recruits, promotions, weaknesses, thats sort of thing.
                          
He was just telling me a funny story about a new recruit peeing his pants during a rogue drill, because he thought it was real, when we reached the dining room.
                          
There were only a few pack mates in the dining room at the time. They all gave me a bow of there head to acknowledge their Alpha before they went back to chatting and eating. I sat down at the head of the table and Dallas sat on my right. The chair where my mate was to sit but I chose to ignore it. That chair usually sits empty due to proper protocol.
                          
The atmosphere was warm and inviting as we ate the submarine sandwiches the chefs made. This has to be my favorite part of being in a pack. Being surrounded by friends and family. Laughing, telling stories and just enjoying the camaraderie of it all.
                          
Slowly the dining room started to empty out and the maids come in and clear the dishes. Then it was just me and Dallas.
                          
For some reason I felt awkward being alone with him like something had changed since this morning. I looked over at Dallas and I could tell he felt it too. 
                          
Dallas cleared his throat and looked at me with a serious expression.
                          
Oh boy.
                          
"Amy I've been meaning to talk to you about something and now that we are alone I'm just going to come out and say it."
                          
Oh crap
                          
"R-R-Really wh-hats that" I stammered and blushed alittle embarrassed at my stuttering and nervousness.
                          
He turns towards me and take my hand.
                          
Oh shit
                          
"I have been wanting to tell you for a while now but it just never felt right but now I'm just thinking fuck it and I'm just going to say it." He rambles on looking into my eyes and there I see it again....love. 
                          
I swallow loudly. "What is it?" I ask even though I'm pretty sure I know what he wants to say. A million questions rush through my mind. Do I want this? Will this change our friendship? Should I just go for it?
                          
"Amber I lo-"
                          
He is interrupted as a young recruit barges in the room looking frantic.
                          
"Alpha Amber, Beta Dallas!" he yells looking around the room for us.
                          
I can't help but feel relieved although Dallas looks a little pissed as he lets go of my hand.
                          
"What?!?" We answer in unison.
                          
"There has been a rogue caught in our territory!" He answers.
                          
That gets our full attention.
                          
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