The Silent Alpha

***Jane** 

My hands shake anxiously as I watch the clock tick, both nervous and excited for my first date with Talia.I was stunned when she asked me out a few days ago but I greedily accepted the offer, desperately wanting to get to know her.I consulted with Aurora and Rosalie over what we should do, both of them insisting that I take Talia to the local amusement park to reduce the tension between us.

To make Talia feel more comfortable with me, I suggested that Kota join us for the first half and she readily accepted.

In all honesty, having Kota around would make me less nervous too.

We could then head over to the Lake at the AL pack for an evening picnic with just the two of us.

"You'll be fine," Agnes reassures me with a kind smile.

"You just have to be yourself and Talia will fall in love with you.She won't be able to resist," she wiggles her eyebrows.

"You'll see." Kota jumps around the living room like a bunny, already dressed for the park.

It took me a while to get his sunscreen on but the little tyke finally gave in when I bribed him with a cookie.

"Can we go now?" he asks, tugging at his little baseball hat.

"J-j-just a few m-minutes.Mom-my sti-ll n-needs to come ho-home and get read-ready," I assure him sheepishly as she races into the room.

"Just give me five minutes to change and touch up my makeup and then I’ll be good to go," she says over her shoulder as she rushes up the stairs.

Kota groans, swinging his arms around in boredom as twenty minutes pass by.

My palms grow sweaty in fear that Talia may have changed her mind entirely, but she finally descends down the stairs looking as beautiful as ever.

She looks amazing in a pair of high waisted jeans and an off the shoulder blouse, her golden skin glowing against the white of her shirt.

Talia flashes me a shy smile as I gawk at her, nearly falling over the chair I am sitting on.

Dude, snap out of it!Grayson growls.

She's going to think you're a moron! I try not to make a fool of myself and stand up straight but as I catch a glimpse of the bracelet on her wrist, my entire body fills with butterflies and I trip over the leg of the chair, crashing ungracefully on the ground.

Kota and Agnes burst into laughter while Talia rushes over to help me up.

Sparks tingle up and down my arm when our hands meet, the sensation startling Talia enough that she lets go, letting me fall back onto the floor.

"Oh my goodness," she mutters to herself.

"I-I’m so sorry.I...I’m just nervous," she gulps, tucking away a loose strand of hair behind her ear as she once again reaches over to help me up.

"It’s been Oh great, two nervous idiots going on a date to an amusement park with a child” Graysonmutters.

What could possibly go wrong? I block out his voice as I dust myself off, Talia holding out her hand for me to take.

"Let’s go," She says quietly, waving over Kota to join us.

She checks Kota once more to make sure he’s ready to go before we walk over to the pack house.

Evan takes us to Aurora’s office where she appears to be hiding from the visiting Alphas.

“I’m not hiding," the Queen mutters as she looks over some documents.

"I’m just very busy."

Suddenly, a portal opens to her left and she grins at us, wiggling her eyebrows in mischief.

"Now you three have fun!"

She giggles, pushing Talia and Kota through the portal.

"And good luck!"

She hisses in my ear before shoving me through as well.I nearly lose my footing and crash into Talia, my chest bumping against hers.

She timidly looks up at me, our eyes locking in an intense gaze.

"H-hi," Talia whispers, her lips curved into a small smile.

Now’s your chance, Say something to her, Grayson urges.

I open my mouth but end up choking on my tongue, coughing furiously into my arm.

Smooth, Grayson mutters as I struggle to regain control of my Talia hands me a bottle of water and I finally manage to catch my breath.

We look around the area Aurora sent us to and realize it’s a small alley beside the park.We will have to return here to be transported home again.

Talia takes the lead, leaving Kota to me and we head for the ticket booth to get our park passes.

shock at the incredible display

so much

of people start racing towards me, but I manage to put up my walls

been great but I still could not

I’ll have to use nods and gestures

spots a bouncing ATV ride with flashing lights and loud car horns, nearly taking off before I catch

you need to stay with Mommy

"Don’t run off."

on the Blue ATV he wants to

ride seems to be able to hold one adult passenger and two

you go with me?" He asks me, dragging

"Beep! Beep!"

screams when the ride

to bounce up and down, my hands

we were only moving in a

I tell myself as Kota and I bounce

and we wave our hands at Talia every time we pass her, Kota and I laughing hysterically with every

five? Grayson laughs but I ignore him, just wanting to

is over, helping

looked like you were having more fun than Kota," she giggles

Kota starts

pink one!" Kota calls out,

ride and I happily volunteer, Talia chuckling to herself

I pull on the lever, the dragon slowly ascending until it reaches its

a silly face when

his fingers into his mouth to pull his lips apart and hang his tongue

my lower jaw so that my teeth stick out and pulling my eyelids back with

laughter when she sees our faces, snapping a

takes complete control of the date, dragging us from ride to ride, but I don’t mind one bit, getting on as many

and the spinning teacups, the last one

but laugh at me as I held onto

Grayson laughed but it did not matter to me, I liked seeing

to a giant game

Kota smiles, pointing to a giant purple Octopus hanging on

game is a milk bottle toss where we have to knock over a tower of

all of the bottles in the first toss

three balls.Her first throw narrowly misses the tower of bottles

sweetie," Talia

Talia attempting to soothe his broken

about we get some ice cream?" She

another dollar so I

Grayson grumbles but I refuse, wanting to prove to myself that I could be useful.I

the center of the tower,

hands me with the Giant Octopus and I turn around to find Kota and

me as I get down on my knees to show it

I have it?" He asks shyly,

biggest smile stretches across his mouth when I nod, the little boy jumping

around the large octopus, the stuffed animal nearly

dragging the toy

a beat when the word slips out of his lips, all of my thoughts melting away to focus on the little boy who just

as my own during the face off with the Alphas but it's different knowing

I eye Talia nervously,

it is disappears before

Kota says, shoving the octopus

Zane

she grins at him, taking him by the

we get some

toy to his mother to

little tight as

me on the cheek, my heart feeling as

about what

and make

way, but only a small groan escapes my lips.I sigh in frustration to myself, but she doesn’t seem to notice, already

to the little menu on the

Dippin’ dots before, so I stare at the assortment of colorful dot-like ice cream flavors, unsure which to

try Cookies and Cream," Talia

go

Oreos, the last time being when my mom snuck some into my room to share with me on

were rarely available to us back at

in the pantry, they were gone before Agnes, and I could ever grab some.I nod my head at her suggestion, and she hands me a

dots and Talia picks

nearby table and Talia watches me careful as I take