The Summer Moon
Chapter 86 -

Malia

The next few days passed so quickly they were all a blur. I had been spending every second I could with Ty, basically the only time I couldn't spend with him was when he was in meetings for the pack. Even when he was working, I brought my school prep books to his office and he let me sit there with him, and we did our best not to totally distract each other but sometimes our hormones just got the best of us.

Not much had changed for Liam and Alana, which meant Liam was totally driving us crazy. He'd been texting the both of us every day to ask if we were out with Alana or if she had said anything about him, whereas Alana was completely oblivious to Liam's obsessions with her. The only times she ever brought him up were when he randomly showed up when we were out together, or to remind me again how she thinks he has aggression issues. Thankfully though, Alana didn't seem to be too interested in any of the guys she had met in town, yet most of them were avoiding her since they knew she was Liam's mate and didn't want to get their ass kicked.

Tonight Ty and I had made plans to go on a double date with Liam and Alana and I was so excited. Ty was already on his way to pick me up, then we were going to meet up with Alana and go mini golfing. We had told her that we were setting her up on a double date with a "hot guy" and she obviously agreed. She just didn't know that this guy was going to turn out to be Liam - who was meeting us there.

"Damn please tell me you're not wearing that," Ty said, his voice husky as he came up behind me. I giggled jumping back into his arms, I hadn't even sensed him come in. I turned away from my mirror and ran my hands through his messy dark hair. His eyes trailed over my body, looking over my black skinny jeans and lingering on the cleavage from the laced white tank top I had decided to wear. "How am I supposed to kick your ass at mini golf when you look this good," Ty groaned.

'It's my secret to winning," I whispered in his ear then skipped away from him, turning to shoot him a wink as I swung my purse over my shoulder. Ty sighed dramatically then took my hand and led me out the door with him. "Can I drive?" I jumped excitedly as we came closer to the driveway. I was completely in love with the car Ty had given me for my birthday. For a person that was once terrified of even the idea of driving, this car made me want to drive all the time so every time I was out with Ty I was always offering. Besides, I don't think Alana has actually seen the car yet since ever time we'd hung out lately I'd already been with Ty so he would just drop me off.

Ty walked over to my car opening the drivers door for me and I slid into my seat, the engine revved to life. "I love this car," I said, looking over to him as he climbed in, earning myself one of his winning smiles.

"I'm so happy baby," he kissed my cheek then we sped down the road to pick up Alana. I pulled up in front of the hotel, and just like the first time I had shown up with Ty's car, she came running out of the building and her jaw dropped as she laid eyes on the car. Freezing only for a moment, she looked around as if she were looking for another car until Ty put the window down and waved her over. Her eyes widened then she climbed into the back seat. "You got a new car?" She said looking to Ty as she leaned forward into the front seat.

"Well sort of," Ty laughed turned his eyes back to the road. Then Alana's eyes moved over to me, sitting in the driver's seat. I had to laugh as they rapidly flickered between the two of us before she finally realized what was going on. "You bought Malia a car?" Alana screamed from the back seat. "He bought you a car?" She turned to ask me next when Ty just gave her a smile.

"It was my birthday present," I giggled, trying to be calm about it. Her reaction was pretty much was just about as shocked as mine when he first gave it to me. I was getting used to it though, and it helped when I considered it a shared car. Ty and I were going to be together forever so it was basically our car, and if we ever did break up then I would definitely be returning it to him.

"Don't you dare," I heard Ty's voice threaten in my mind.

"Give it back?" I giggled back to him, knowing that's obviously not what he was referring to. He had obviously heard my thoughts about breaking up, not that I honestly ever believed we would - and that one I made sure to push towards him. I looked over to him to make sure he heard it and he flashed me another big smile, while Alana continued to gawk over the car from the back seat, completely oblivious to our conversation.

When we pulled into the parking lot I immediately noticed Liam's car parked at the side of the lot, and he was staring into the rear view mirror while messing with his hair. My heart went out to him, he was obviously really nervous for tonight and I really wanted this to go well fo him. We all climbed out of the car and headed towards the entrance, then Liam ran to join us and when Alana laid eyes on him she gasped, "What are you doing here?"

"Surprise!" Liam shouted, throwing his hands in the air and plastering on a big smile.

"Oh no, please don't tell me he's going to beat up my date again," Alana turned to me and the smile dropped from Liam's face. Ty's hand came to rest on my back and I could practically feel the awkwardness in the air. Ty and I were both cringing, this was not off to a good start.

"Um actually Liam is your date Alana," I said putting on my best and most believable smile for her. To which she only responded with a groan then hooked her arm through mine and pulled me towards the counter where we got our clubs. Ty and Liam went to the front desk to check in, and I kept glancing in their direction eager to meet there eyes, hoping Ty would have some sort of solution to make this whole situation less awkward.

"Why would you set me up on a blind date with that jerk?" Alana said turning to me with a scowl on her face. She waved her hands in the air as she spoke so I could tell she was really angry with me, and she had every right to be. Maybe I should have thought tonight through more, technically Alana had every right to dislike Liam but I only wanted to show her that there were things to admire about him. Really, they had a lot in common and I think if they could ever get to that point, they would make a really great couple that would compliment each other well.

I shook my doubts from my mind and willed myself to put the confident smile back on my face. "Liam is actually a really great guy Alana, he's really funny and laid back and he's Ty's best friend, I think you guys would really hit it off if you just gave him a chance. Even if you want to just get to know him as a friend, I know you'll have fun tonight," I pleaded with her, trying to sell up Liam as best as I could.

Alana pursed her lips and cocked her hip to the side. She tapped her foot on the floor for a few moments and her silence filled the room, until finally she sighed and said, "fine, I'll give him a chance but only because I trust your judgement. Plus, Ty seems pretty cool and if he's willing to be best friends with this guy then how bad can he really be," she shrugged casually and I practically wanted to jump for joy. This was awesome, now all Liam had to do was turn on the charm and hopefully this would be the start of something totally amazing.

I spun around to see the boys walking towards us, a playful smile coming across Ty's lips as he knew that Alana had just agreed to give Liam a chance, yet Liam still held the nervous look in his eyes. So I turned to Liam and decided to try something. "Relax, you've got this," I pushed the thought towards him and I watched as Liam's shoulders relaxed a little.

"Thanks Lia," he replied, and the four of us grabbed our clubs and headed towards the course. This was going to be an exciting night.

By the seventh hole the awkwardness had become a thing of the past. We had decided to play girls against boys, and while Alana wasn't the best mini golf player, I was totally on top of my game tonight and we were a few shots in the lead. Liam was doing his best to make small talk with Alana but she was still giving him the cold shoulder, although I think Liam was seeing it as more of a challenge and was actually enjoying himself. A few times when he really got going I would see her break the slightest smile, or try her best to hold back a laugh, and I knew he was definitely making some progress.

I set my ball down at the start of the eighth hole and lined up my club to make my shot. If I hit it off the rock it would go straight under the windmill and towards the hole. I pulled my club back and prepared to take my shot, then just as I was about to follow through, I caught Ty in the corner of my eyes. He shifted his arm flexing his bicep as he pulled his shirt up to wipe his forehead, giving me the slightest peak at his glorious abs. Losing total focus of my shot the ball bounced flat against the back of the rock and rolled back towards me.

"Oops, bad luck," Ty came up beside me and whispered in my ear. I spun around to face him my eyes narrowed as he set his ball down and took his shot, his ball following the exact route I had planned for mine, only his ended up dropping straight into the hole.

"Ty!" I shouted at him while he looked back to me once more with a smirk dancing on his lips. "You did that on purpose," I scowled at him.

"You wore those sexy skinny jeans on purpose, fair is fair baby," he winked at me as he backed away and headed towards the next hole.

"Oh game on," I called back to him then turned to Alana. We absolutely needed a game plan because there was no way I was going to let the boys beat us. The two of us finished the hole and went on to the ninth to meet up with the boys with my plan already in mind. Here we go. I thought to myself, willing my mind to focus entirely on Ty, on how good he looked, on what happened last night while we were in bed. If I kept focused on that, it's all Ty would be able to hear and he'd have no idea what was coming.

Ty shuffled as he lined up to take the first shot, moving his head around more than before as if he was trying to get himself focused and I knew exactly what was bothering him. I took a step closer, and just as Ty swung I brushed my hand up against his arm, closing it around his shoulder. The ball bounced off the wall instead of going straight to the hole and I had to do my best to control my smile as he looked back at me.

"Ty do you think you could help me with my shot? This hole looks really hard," I whispered giving him my best puppy dog eyes. His gaze softened on mine and I knew he was totally falling for it. I brought up a memory from earlier in our relationship into my mind, the time Ty taught me how to ride his dirt bike and I felt Ty's body melt against mine.

"Of course I can help you," He whispered, his arms coming to wrap around me in the most loving way and I felt myself settling into him. I had to force myself to focus and not become totally wrapped up in him, as I quickly bent to set the ball on the ground, my ass grinding against the front of Ty's jeans.

"Lia," Ty's voice warned as I came back up and pressed my back against him, and I could feel his entire mood had changed, his hormones now driving him crazy.

"Everything okay?" I turned my head to the side to look up at him, his eyes were dark, burning into mine. Then all of a sudden, this moment was stole from us when howling came form the distance. A chill ran down my spine, and Ty's entire body tensed, an arm instinctively wrapping around my waist to protect me. I spun in his arms as the howling continued, thoughts were filling Ty's mind of an attack in the woods, another rogue attack, and it couldn't have been at a worse time. Ty's eyes were locked on Liam's and I could tell they were struggling with what their next move would be, but we all knew there was no choice here. They had to go. And just as suddenly, the two of them were running across the course, out of the mini golf park and heading towards the woods.

"Be safe baby," I called out to Ty, already feeling worried about the attack. The faintest fear of the last attack still lingered in my mind, part of me still convinced that I could be right, that Ty could be the target just as his brother Jordan once was. But I pushed the thought to the side, I had to stay focused because as I turned back around I was reminded of another problem. How am I going to explain this to Alana?