His Arrogant Human Mate novel Chapter 39

"Do I have a choice?" Caroline quizzed.

With a chuckle, I shook my head. "Not really." Her pout exaggerated to the point where all I wanted to do was kiss her until it was gone. And chew on that plump bottom lip. "What movie do you want to watch?" I asked her, to which she shrugged carelessly. Of course, I knew what her favorite movie was. It was an important piece of information I had gotten from Alfie before everything went down between them. Grease, apparently. Which was completely unexpected for me.

All I had to do was press power on my television, as i had already queued up the move. When Caroline realized what it was, her cheeks got red. "How did you know?"

"I have my ways of getting information," I said vaguely. "You stay here, I'll be right back."

Ordering the pancakes took all of two seconds, but I also had to make a reservation for dinner tonight. I wanted to treat my girl to a real date. One where there would be no pressure of being in front of other Shifters. I contacted a fancy Asian kitchen and asked for a private booth. After some convincing and some bribing, I was able to get the reservation completed. By the time I finished, the chef was arriving with a tray of breakfast foods.

"Thank you, my friend," I told him as I could it from him. "Take the rest of the day off, alright? And could you request that everyone leave the house for the day as well? Thank you."

Caroline's eyes brightened when I walked in. But not at me, at the massive piles of food I was about to present her with. "Is all that for me?" she asked, amazed.

"Everything that you either don't like or don't finish, I'll have," I said, placing it on her lap and plopping down beside her, scurrying under the covers. The movie was already onto the part where Sandy realizes she knows Danny.

Caroline, once she got her food situated, became lost in the movie. And I became lost in Caroline. Her little feet bounced and wiggled to the beat of each song and every once in a while, she would mouth the dialogue of a character.

"What's your favorite song from this, sugar?" I tested, playing with the ends of her hair while I snatched a piece of fruit she designated as being "gross".

"'There are Worse Things I Could Do', by far. Without a doubt," she answered without hesitating.

I nestled myself closer to her, wrapping an arm around her stomach. She was distracted enough that Caroline didn't even give me a pointed look like she usually does. "You're so beautiful, you know that?" I murmured. The only reaction I got was that her cheeks got pink.

"A date. A real one, with a nice dinner and anything else you might want. We could go see a movie after or get ice cream. I realized that we never really had an opportunity to get to know each other like a normal couple would, so we'll do that tonight. It'll be a good start in the right direction for us." Caroline held my gaze for a few moments while processing this information before she nodded.

Hope. For the first time, I had hope in our relationship. Maybe everything would work out okay, I told myself. As much as I acted like I was so sure of myself and so confident in what would become of Cara and myself, I sometimes had no idea. But the way she was looking at me now, I thought things would be okay.

Caroline found a simple black lace dress. It was form fitting but in a classy way. It had a high neckline and long sleeves, all of which were slightly sheer, but from the chest down to just above her knees, there was an extra black layer underneath. As I pulled her from the car and onto the street, I kissed her knuckles.

"You look wonderful, my dear," I murmured.

She blushed, the color brightening her face adorably. "Thank you. I'm, uh, not used to dressing up. I've never been someone who wears dresses."