My Not Yet Mate

Chapter 63

Lily

Lily walked Deborah to the door, before hugging both her and her adorable son, Joshua. She had been glad when Deborah had suggested a playdate. Lucy wasn’t old enough to do any real playing, but it would be nice for her to grow up with someone. Lily had been alone her whole life before she met Lukas. She knew how horrible it felt and she definitely did not want that for little Lucy

“Thank you so much for coming. I had a really good time, Lily told her honestly, “I haven’t really had any real friends except for one and she turned out to be my cousin.”

Deborah laughed. “It was my pleasure. Same time next t week?”

Lily sighed. “I really wish I could say yes, but I can’t steal Lucy away from the only person she’s ever known forever.” Guilt filled her. “I did abandon her at birth,” she whispered, ashamed of herself for her weakness.

Deborah hugged her. “Sweetie, you didn’t abandon her. You wanted to be a better mother for her. If you want, even if you don’t have her next week, we can have a girl’s day. My mate will watch our son.”

Lily’s mood instantly brightened. “I’d love that. I’ll let you know.”

“Perfect. See you at school on Monday.”

“Bye. Be safe.”

Lily

face

kissed Lucy’s forehead after shutting the door. She turned around and jumped when Sasha was watching her from the stairs with a big smile on her

“You are doing so well, Lily. I’m very y proud of you.”

Lily flushed. “Thank yo

you”

She walked over to Sasha who pressed her finger into Lucy’s nose, making her giggle.

“What’s the plan for the rest of the evening?”

Lily shrugged. “Maybe some movies. I’m exhausted. Who knew babies were so worth the sleep loss?

Sasha la

laughed as she draped her arm over her shoulders. “Just wait. It gets better. Do you want nachos?”

“YES! OH MY GODDESS! I can never t

down nachos.

“Alright. You go set up a movie and I’ll grab us some snacks from the kitchen.”

“Okay.”

She was about to enter the living room while Sasha veered off to the left down the hallway leading to the kitchen, when the doorbell rang. Sasha came back out, eyeing her.

“Are you expecting someone?”

“No.”

“Weird. Neither am 1.

Lily started walking back to the door, shrugging. “Debbie must have forgotten something.”

Sasha hurried to answer the door before Lily could, shooting an apologetic smile at Lily over her shoulder.

“Safety first.”

Lily stood back a little as Sasha pulled the d door open. She raised an eyebrow.

“Can I help you?”

“Yes, ma’am, Queen Sasha. My name is Kenneth and I’m here to pick up Lily for our date. It’s today.”

Sasha turned to glare at Lily, “You have a date? You’re dating now?”

Lily frowned. “I’m not. I swear.”

“I asked you Monday and you said yes,” he told her sadly. “You were leaving school”

Lily slapped her hand on her forehead. “Oh, Goddess, I’m sorry, Kenny. I must have not heard what you said. I am so sorry.”

He stuck his hands in his pockets and shrugged. “It’s fine. I guess I’ll just go home then.”

She knew she had hurt his feelings. She never wanted to do that. He was a nice person.

“Wait. Don’t

Sasha narrowed her eyes, mouthing, “what are you doing?”

Lily opened the link to Lukas. ‘Lukas?!

“Lils? Are you okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine. I just had a question.”

“What’s up?

She frowned. Why was he so out of breath? What was he doing? Sasha moved closer to her and gently took Lucy from her.

“Sweetie, what’s wrong?”

Lily looked away. “Do you… do you think he is seeing someone?”

“What? NO!”

She returned back to the link where she knew he was waiting for her to answer his question. Promise you won’t get mad.”

“I can’t tell you that. So, just tell me what you wanna ask,‘

She looked at Lucy to calm her racing heart. She was so nervous to ask him, but she didn’t want to hide anything from him either. She did want to be with him eventually and she didn’t want any secrets between them, but did he feel the same way? If he had a woman, would he tell her?

‘Please, don’t hate me.”

‘What is it, Lily?”

Goddess, he already sounded angry at her. She wiped her hands down her pants.

‘Promise you won’t hate me,‘ she begged.

‘Fine. I promise to not hate you. There is nothing you could do to make me hate you.‘

Would he end up hating her? She shook her head in an attempt to try to let her panic go. This was not going to help her. Not at all. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Would you be mad if I went on a date with a boy from school?”

She waited breathlessly for his response. She didn’t have to wait long.

“Sure, Lils. Have fun. Be safe.

He cut the link and she sighed. He was mad. She looked at her daughter cradled in Sasha’s arms.

“Can you watch her for a few hours? I committed to this with Kenny tonight.”

“It was unintentional,” Sasha argued.

“But I did, I don’t want to be the girl that’s a liar or unreliable. Besides, Aja, he is really nice and I already got permission,”

Her eyes widened. “You asked him if you could go on a date?”

“I did.”

“And he said yes?

She nodded. “He said be safe and have fun.”

Sasha groaned. “He’s going to kill someone. Go on.”

Lily hugged her, before stepping out the door to smile at Kenny. “Ready?”

He nodded. “Where do you want to go?”

“L. I’m not sure…

“There’s a really nice Mexican place a few miles away.”

“I freaking love Mexican restaurants. Wait! Will they have nachos?”

He laughed. “Yes.”

She skipped a little, clapping her hands. “Let’s go.

They chatted while they walked. Lily started to see him in a new light than the one he had cast on himself the day they met. He really was smart and sweet. His jokes made her laugh every time and when they got to the small family owned restaurant, he held the door open for her. He pulled her chair out and pushed her in. He let her order first and asked questions about her.

He seemed to genuinely want to get to know her. She leaned on her elbow as another joke sent her into a laughing fit. They ate slowly, talking more than actually eating. When they were done, he paid and held his arm out. She placed her hand by his elbow. He led her back to her house where he nervously shifted in front of her.

“I had a really good time, Lily.”

She smiled at him. “I did, too. Thank you.”

He leaned towards her and she turned her face. His intended kiss landed on her cheek. He quickly pulled back

“Lily, I’m sorry.. I thought…”

1. ay. You will make some girl very happy one day, but I’m not that girl. I have a mate and even though he is not around, I

She touched his cheek. “It’s okay.

love him very much.”

He nodded. “I understand.”

She let her hand drop. “You’re a good guy. You’re nothing like how I thought.”

His shoulders drooped. “Thanks, I guess.”

He turned around and left. She sighed. She hoped he would get over this quickly. She hadn’t intended to hurt him. She sighed and went inside. The castle was quiet and she crept up to her room.

“How did your date go?, Sasha asked from the bathroom.

Lily jumped. “It was fine. I had a really great time.”

“Mhmm. Goodnight.”

She shut the door and Lily was left feeling like she had betrayed everyone. She sighed and kicked her shoes off to fall into bed. She reached through the crib bars to check on Lucy before rolling over to stare at the ceiling. She reached for Lukas” link.

“Lukas? I just wanted to let you know that I was home.”

“Did

have fun?”

“I did, yes. He was a true gentleman. He made a move on me,‘ she admitted.

Jealousy filled their link, before it was closed. She rolled over to bury her face in the pillow. He must really hate her now.

‘Did you want him to make a move on you?” he a

asked a few n

minutes later.

‘Yeah, I think I did.”

“And? What did he do?”

Lily smiled. She knew the real question he was asking. What had she allowed him to do?

“He tried to kiss me. I turned my face and he only kissed my cheek. I realized something about him.”

“What did you realize?”

“He wasn’t you and I only want kisses from you, she murmured softly. ‘Goodnight, Lukas.”

She didn’t wait for a response, before she shut the link. She rolled back towards her daughter. She took her hand and Lucy immediately wrapped her tiny fist around her finger.

“One of these days, Lucy, I’m going to make sure you get to meet your daddy.”

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this was just dumb and not cute at all. she’s supposed to be healing but somehow she’s comfortable going on a date with a stranger, a guy she just met at school. Even if she had mistakenly said yes (I don’t know how someone will mistakenly say yes to something like th..

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