the whole situation, but I shoved it back down, trying to convince myself that it was because I thought I was running out of time. Hunter was a big boy he could take care of himself. He was the one putting himself in harm’s way so if he got hurt it was his own fault. And part of me wanted to know if he was okay. I wish that I had his phone number so that I could call and check on him. That was silly though and I had my own problems to deal with.
Griffin and I had worked up a plan after he griped a little more about having to actually find the witch. He told me about her. Apparently she was older lived with her granddaughter. Both were witches, though according to them they practiced only light magic. I didn’t trust a witch no matter what kind of magic they claimed to practice. They agreed to help us though Griffin didn’t go into details than we needed. Griffin and I would have to meet them later tonight after dinner. He, of course, set the time.
I told him it all seemed too cloak and dagger to me, but he said he would feel better if we could do it on our terms. I agreed. I didn’t want Isaac or Keith trying to stop us. I was scared. I was scared of what this other half of me could potentially do. Not to mention what Hunter’s pack might do to me when they found out. If he found out.
We had dinner with the immediate family. They came to dinner these past few days. It wasn’t just Keith, Griff, and I. Now Rose made sure that she and Isaac got their work done before dinner, John, Teddy, Liam and Nick and their parents all came too. I knew why dinner had suddenly became an event, though I tried not to think about it.
I would hope that Hunter would agree to some of my terms. I tried to see it from his point of view, too. We were on shaky ground and trying to figure each other out. I hoped this wasn’t a good bye forever. But deep in my gut I knew that things would never be the same. I wouldn’t be coming here as often as I would like. I wasn’t even sure how long it would be before I came back. I treasured those dinners and I knew I would savor the few we had left.
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“That is what you are going to wear?” I asked eyeing Griffin’s light blue t-shirt and dark washed jeans. He looked down at himself then looked at me.
“Why? What’s wrong with it?” he asked.
I narrowed my eyes. I crossed my arms and pressed my lips together. My nose scrunched a little. I looked down. I thought I was the epitome of a stealth mission we were going on. There was a lot of digging in my drawers and closet, but I finally found my black yoga pants and long sleeve shirt. Sure, the shirt was just a pinch too small. It rode up sometimes and the sleeves stopped just before my wrist. Unfortunately, it also stretched over my chest snugly. I saw Griffin take a couple peeks. Sometimes even he was a pig. I was seconds from slapping him. I grabbed the combat boots that I had owned for years and slipped them on.
“You don’t understand covert mission do you?” I muttered as I pulled on my last boot. I looked over at Griffin and he held in his laughter.
“Ass.”
“I heard that.”
“You were meant to,” I said with a smug smile.
Griffin clapped his hands together and I looked over at him. He had a huge smile on his face, the smile I had seen many times in our youth. I was glad for Griff, Liam and Nick. They knew how my childhood wasn’t a happy one so they made sure our childhood was full of adventures. Many of those adventures were not sanctioned by Keith, Isaac, or Rose. Most of the time, they were our secret, though as I got older I began to doubt Isaac hadn’t noticed our antics.
Griffin had the same look on his face as he used to when we would sneak out as children. I held in my own laugh now. It was nice to see the Griffin that I had grown up with, the one that kept me sane for years.
“Alright sir, let’s do this.”
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