Alphas Broken Mate
Chapter 82

Catalina's POV

Over the next few days Andrew is tested by the doctors, Rachel tests our patience, and we try and get the packs back on track.

"Finally the doctors are letting me out of here." Andrew tells his father.

"I'm sure you're happy about that." Raymond says.

"I will be happy to have you home." I say as I kiss his cheek. Andrew is up walking around and is finally getting some color. After the doctor does his final examination and releases Andrew we head to the apartment. Andrew seems to be back to his old self, well almost. I sometimes catch him daydreaming, which he never did before, but it's not too often. Just something new I noticed. Murphy and Rachel meet us at the apartment. I know Andrew is feeling guilty for the things he did while under the control of Dolus. Murphy visited a few times in the hospital, and Andrew acted a bit off around him. I need them to move past this. They are Alpha and Beta, they have work to do. And they are best friends. So I will sacrifice my sanity to force them to talk. "Hey Rachel, can I steal you a moment to talk about wedding stuff with you." Rachel's face literally twitches with excitement and joy.

"OF COURSE YOU CAN!" She grabs my arm and drags me out of the room before I can say anything to Andrew. She drags me down to my studio. When we walk in, it's like no one has been in it in months. Oh yeah, the coma. She pulls me over to the couch. "Ok spill, why are we in here?" She asks. Well I'm glad to see I'm still transparent.

"Andrew and Murphy need to be alone together." I say.

"So they can express their undying love for each other?" She ask, half joking.

"Well kinda. I know Andrew feels bad about what he did to Murphy. They need to talk it out." I tell her.

"But Andrew didn't actually do it. He had like a parasite." She says.

"I know that, you know that, but Andrew still blames himself." I tell her.

"You're right. But promising wedding talk is a low blow." She says

"We can still talk wedding if you want to." I say.

"Really? Well you guys really need to pick a date. I was thinking a month from now." She says.

"A month? Rachel he hasn't even asked me yet. I just got him back, what's the big rush?" I ask.

"He's going to ask. And no rush we just need to do it soon." She says.

"Rachel why? What's going on?" I ask.

"Nothing."

"WHAT?"

"IM PREGNANT." She blurts out. I gasp.

"Really?" I ask. She nods her head.

"No one knows yet." She says quickly.

"Oh Rachel I'm so excited for you. Why didn't you tell me?" I ask.

"I wanted to tell you after the wedding. And I want it soon so I'll still look good in the photos." She says. I start laughing.

"Geee thanks." She says.

"No not that you don't look good. It's that you will always look good. Even when you blow up like a balloon." I say giggling. Her face looks shocked.

"I didn't even think of that. Oh Goddess what if I waddle?" She says, which makes me laugh more. She hits my arm.

"Ow, no need to get violent. Now the rush makes sense. But Rachel HE has to be the one to ask me. Until then we can plan all day long but nothing will come of it." I say.

"Fine, then I'll just have to make him ask you." She says looking mischievous.

"What are you going to do?" I ask.

"I can't say. But leave it to me." She says.

"In the mean time we can finalize a few more things. I have pictures of sample invites. Which one do you like best?" She shows me her phone with 4 sample invites. After a few minutes of looking at each one.

"I like this one." I say pointing to the one at the top right corner.

"Really? Why?" She asks.

"I like the colors and the font." I say.

"Interesting. Ok great. Well one more thing down. Should we go check on the guys?" Rachel asks.

"Sure. I don't want to leave them together forever." I say. We get up and head back to the apartment. But when we get out into the hallway, we hear laughing coming from the library. Without a word, Rachel and I head to investigate. When we open the door we replace Andrew and Murphy laughing and drinking.

"It's so easy for men to make up. I bet they just looked at each other and all was forgiven." Rachel whispers to me.

"I bet you're right." I whisper back.

"My love! Come join us." Andrew says.

"Should you even be drinking?" I ask him as I walk over and sit on the arm of his chair.

"Come on Lin, it's been so long since we were all together without having to face doom. Can't we just enjoy this while it lasts." Murphy says. I can't say I love the new nickname.Read more at Narugi.com

"Fine. I'm not going to be the party pooper. But just take it easy ok? You just came home from the hospital." I say.

"Fair enough." Andrew declares. The rest of the night was fun. Andrew only had one drink, I couldn't count Murphy's, Rachel had soda just so she wouldn't be the only one not drinking, and I had two. We talked, played a few card games, and just had a good night. The next morning I woke up in Andrew's arms. I took a deep breath of his scent around me. It felt like it had been a lifetime since we slept together. I felt his arms around me and I buried my face in his chest. I never wanted to leave this moment. I felt his hand move and stroke my back with his fingertips.

"Good morning my love." OH HIS HUSKY MORNING VOICE. I have missed it.

"Good morning." I say back.

"I was thinking." He pulled me back to look me in the eyes.

"Why don't we go on a date tonight. It's been so long, and I think we both deserve it."

"I'd like that." I say and hug him.

"Good. Around 6?"

"Alright." I say. He starts to get out of bed.

"Where are you going?" I whine and pout.

"I have some things I need to do today, but it won't be all day." He kisses my forehead and heads for the bathroom. Things to do today? I just got him back and he's already back to work. Ugh, this is not how I planned my day.

"Rachel." I call over mind link.

"Yeah?" She responds.

"Andrew is leaving me for the day. Want to hang out?" I ask.

"Don't you have your own Alpha stuff to attend to?" She asks. Ugh why is everyone so responsible now?

"Fine but will you at least help me get ready for my date tonight?" I ask.

"Of course I will. What time?" She asks.

"It's at 6."

"I will be there at 4." She says. Andrew comes out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. Even though he still isn't back to his old self, he's still fine. I get up and head to the bathroom, my turn to get ready. I shower, brush my hair and teeth, and grab some clothes to wear. I need to meet up with Jet to talk about the pack. I pull on some jeans and a sweater, the weather is cold now and I hope it snows. I head out into the kitchen and grab a cup of coffee.

"I will be back around 5 ok?" Andrew says.

"That is all day." I say.

"I don't want to get in the way of you getting ready. I know Rachel will be here at like 3 or something." He says.

"How do you know Rachel is coming over?" I ask. He pulls me into him.

"Because I know you. And I sure as hell know her." He says and kisses my forehead.

While I don't think Andrew's knows that she pregnant, so who knows who, or is it whom.. Whom cares. He heads out the door and I sit down to enjoy my coffee.

"Hey Jet." I mind link.

"Yeah?"

"Can you meet me in my office in like 30 minutes?" I ask.

"Sure. Umm also I kinda used your office while you were in a coma." He tells me hesitantly.

"I'm glad someone used it." I say. What am I going to walk into? I finish my coffee and head to my office. I walk in and notice it looks almost the same as I left it. The only difference is the chair at my desk and more papers. I sit down in the chair and notice a significant comfort level difference. This chair is definitely better than the chair I had before. I hear a knock at the door.

"Come in." I say. Jet walks in and takes a seat in front of me.

"I like the new chair." I say.

"Yeah, your old one was the worst. I'm surprised you didn't have back problems." He says with a chuckle.

"Yeah yeah yeah, just tell me about the pack and what's been going on." I say. We spent the next few hours going over pack stuff. Before I know it, it's almost 3.

"Wow I can't believe it's almost 3." I say.

"Yeah, we didn't even stop for lunch." He says.

"We can stop for today. You should go eat." I tell him.

"Alright. But you really need to think about who the new Alpha should be. And they better get along with me." He says. I know he's trying to joke, but he's also serious.

"Don't worry I'll make sure you get along." I say. Jet leaves the office and I head up to my apartment. Rachel should be here soon but I am hungry. I made myself a sandwich while I waited for her. As soon as I'm done Rachel comes through the door. "Are you ready to get beautiful?" She asks.

"I'm already beautiful." I say.

"That's beside the point. Let's start with the hair." She says. Rachel proceeds to do my hair, my make up, and makes me try on 4 different outfits. We finally decided on a hunter green dress with black sequins. It was short with Princess sleeves. Thank goodness I had a long black coat I could wear with it. FINALLY I'm done! And it only took two hours. Eye roll! But I will say, I feel absolutely beautiful. My hair is half up half down and curled. When I step out of the bedroom Andrew is waiting for me. He is in a navy blue suit and white shirt, with three buttons undone, yum. He looks so good I can't help but smile. Andrew literally circles me.

"You look perfect." He says as he wraps his arm around my waist. He leans down and kisses me. His other hand cups my face as my hands pull him into me from his suit jacket. He pulls away.

"Come on, let's go." He grabs my hand and leads me out of the apartment. We make our way out to the lobby where a car is waiting for us.

"So are you going to tell me where we are going?" I ask as we get into the car.

"Nope." And the car drives off. We only drive for a bit before we arrive at our destination. When I get out I remember the restaurant. It's the one he took me to on our very first date.

"Our first date." I say. He smiles and nods. We walk in and just like before, no one is here. The only difference is I'm greeted first.

"High Alpha, Alpha. Your table is ready." The young woman leads us to a table. We take our seat and wine is brought out. It's the same wine as our first date.

"I figured you liked wine enough now to appreciate this." He says as he pours me a glass. We chatted about our day and about our future plans for the packs. We had a really lovely date. After our meal we headed back to the car, which was now a limo. I looked at Andrew.

"The dates not over yet." He said, and opened the door for me. When we got in there were blankets, pillows, and snacks laying out. There was also a large tv in the limo.

"We have some time before our next destination so I thought we could watch a movie." He say as he gets close to me. We snuggle up as the car drives to our next location. We decide to watch one of the Harry Potter movies, because it's the best. By the time the movie was overe we were at our next stop.

"Now I need to blindfold you." He says.

"What? Why?" I ask.

"It's a surprise." He says holding up the blindfold. I sigh but let him. He ties it around my eyes. He takes my hand and leads me out of the limo. He guides me over gravel and then through grass then on to wood I think. He stops me and places his hands on my hips. "You ready?" He asks. I giggle.

"Are you?" I could hear his breathing pick up. He removes the blindfold and we are standing on a dock lit with candles and covered in flowers. I looked all around me. The moon was full and lit the lake. We were at the lake house. It was beautiful. The lake house had candles all over it. It was unreal. I looked back at Andrew and he was down on one knee. He took my hand in his.

"Catalina Black. Having you as my mate has been the best blessing of my life, but I know having you as my wife would be a miracle. Lina will you do me the honor of being my wife?" He says and opens a small wooden box holding a beautiful diamond ring. OMG HE'S PROPOSING!! OMG DONT PASS OUT! I'm feeling light headed. So soon. Oh goddess he's staring at me me. Say something Lina!