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 of rides,

having never seen so much color

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

been great but I still could not filter out voices among

use nods and gestures to

flashing lights and loud car horns, nearly taking off before

to stay with Mommy

"Don’t run off."

eyes locked on the Blue ATV

to be able to

you go with me?" He asks me, dragging me into the line driver’s

"Beep! Beep!"

when

to bounce up and down, my hands gripping onto the sides of

while we were only

I tell myself as Kota and

we wave our hands at Talia every time we pass her, Kota and

are you, five? Grayson laughs but I ignore him,

ride is over, helping Kota

having more fun than Kota," she giggles as we walk out

go again when Kota starts to pull us

want to ride the pink one!" Kota calls out, pointing

ride and I happily volunteer, Talia chuckling to herself at

the dragon slowly ascending

silly face when

mouth to pull his lips apart and hang his

my teeth stick out and pulling my eyelids back with one hand while the other continues

laughter when she sees our faces, snapping

but I don’t mind one bit, getting on as many rides as I

bumper cars, the train, the merry-go-round, and the spinning teacups, the last one nearly making me vomit from

couldn’t help but laugh at me as I held onto the grip for

me, I liked seeing

suddenly pulls us to a giant game

to a giant purple

game is a milk bottle toss where we have to knock over a tower of 6

three tries but knocking all of the bottles in the first toss would get us the

hands her three balls.Her first throw narrowly misses the tower of bottles but her final

Talia sighs

Kota pouts, Talia attempting to soothe his

we get some ice cream?"

another dollar so I

it.I'm more coordinated than you, Grayson grumbles but I refuse, wanting to prove to myself that I could be useful.I line up to the toss and aim for the center, throwing the ball with all

the tower, all

hands me with the Giant Octopus and I turn around to

me as I get down on my knees to show it to him, stroking

I have it?" He asks shyly, his large eyes twinkling at

mouth when I nod, the little boy jumping into my

his arms around the large octopus, the stuffed animal nearly

dragging the toy to his

of his lips, all of my thoughts melting away to focus on the little boy who just claimed

as my own during the face off with the Alphas but

hear him say it again but I eye Talia

is disappears before I can decipher

says, shoving the

Zane

cool," she grins at him, taking him by

get some

toy to his mother to

me, the smile on her face a little tight as she reaches

of her toes and kisses me on the cheek, my heart feeling as though it

overreacting about what Kota

to him tonight and make sure

I could put into words that it means the world to me that he sees me that way, but only

she asks, pointing to the little menu on the glass

dots before, so I stare at the assortment

try Cookies

can’t go wrong

my mom snuck some into my room to

were rarely available to us back at

made an appearance 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 cup full

Rainbow dots and Talia picks Mint and

and Talia watches me