My Brothers Best Friend

Chapter 7 - Adjustments

Imogen's P.O.V

The morning sun peaks through the kitchen blinds. My hands wrap tightly around my coffee mug as I lift it to my lips and sip the warm liquid. My silky night dress hangs loosely on my body, one of its spaghetti straps drips off my shoulder.
Adrian walks shirtless into the kitchen.
"How was last night?" He questions raising an eyebrow.
"Fine" I reply.
"You guys didn't-?"
"No of course not, we only made out...a lot"
"I applaud the man for his self control. Where is he now?"
"Asleep I think"
"You think?"
"He was in my room until like 4 this morning and left to go back to the guest room"
After the party last night all the Alpha's and their Beta's stayed at the pack.
"He's probably still sleeping" I continue.
Dean walks into the kitchen in only a pair of boxers. My eyes gaze over his toned body. Wow.
Adrian follows my gaze.
"Checking him out I see" Adrian says pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"He's my mate I'm allowed too"
Dean smirks,
"Good morning" he says, "where are your parents?"
"I don't even want to know" Adrian replies for me.
"So does that mean I can do this" Dean leans forward and kisses me.
"Definitely" I reply smiling.
"See having a mate isn't bad" Adrian interrupts. I stare angrily at him for ruining the moment. He smirks back at me.
Dean joins me at the table,
"So I was thinking, maybe I could drive you to school on Monday?" He says pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"Yeah, totally, sure" I say.
"Okay I'll pick you up 8:30 then?"
"8:30's good"
"Good"
"8:30's good for what?" My father questions as he enters the kitchen.
"Dean just got his license, and offered to drive me to school"
"That's very kind of you Dean"
Dean smiles a boyish grin back at my father. My father stares him down.
"I should probably go put some clothes on" Dean says, his eye contact with my father never breaking.

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I hurry out the door to the waiting car.
"Hey" I say entering the car.
"Hey" Dean says leaning in to kiss me. I pull away, he looks sad.
"Not yet" I reply gesturing towards the back door. He nods and drives off my pack territory. The car ride is awkward, no music playing just the two of us sitting in silence. The mate pull is strong urging me to complete the mating process but if I do then my parents will know I have a mate.
Dean pulls over on the side of an old dirt road.
"Now can I kiss you?" He questions.
"Definitely" I reply. We kiss.

My body lays underneath Dean's as we make out in the back of his car. I catch a glimpse of the time and realise we're late for school.
"Shit" I curse.
"What?" Dean questions concernedly.
"School"
"Shit"
Dean hurriedly drives to school, we arrive half an hour late.
I enter my classroom, everyone's eyes go to me.
"Ms Rhyes why are you late?" The teacher questions.
"Slept in miss" I reply.
"Hurry now and take a seat" she says gesturing to an empty desk.

Lunchtime rolls around, Ally finds me at my locker.
"Where the hell were you this morning?" She questions angrily.
"I slept in" I reply.
"Adrian told me Dean picked you up this morning"
"He did"
"Is he just a shitty driver or is there something you're not telling me?"
"Shitty driver"
"There's something going on that your not telling me"
"Like what?"
Ally replies in a hushed tone,
"You found your mate didn't you?"
"What?" I reply.
"There's something you and your brother aren't telling me"
"There's nothing Ally"
Dean appears next to me,
"She's your best friend Igg just tell her" he says.
"You tell no one, understood?" I say.
"Understood" she replies excitedly.
"I found my mate" I whisper in her ear.
"Who?!" She asks excitedly. I roll my eyes towards Dean.
"Ah, oh my God this is so-" I cut her off.
"Shh" I say.
"Right sorry"
Ally continues to speak in a hushed tone,
"Oh my god I'm so excited, it's so cute"
"My parents don't know yet and they won't for as long as I can withhold it from them" I say.
"Why?!"
"Whole my mum and Jace thing and how my dad hates Jace aka Dean's dad"
"Right, I won't tell anyone I promise"
"Thanks" I hug her. She pulls away from the hug but before she completely detaches herself she pulls down the top of my cheer uniform revealing my bare collarbone.
"He hasn't marked you" she says confused.
"No, not yet" I reply.
"When I first met your brother he marked me within the first hour-"
"Ally I don't want to know"
"Right sorry" she giggles.

I stare at Dean from a distance across the cafeteria, he stares back.
"Imogen are you even listening?" Ally questions.
"Hmm what?" I ask.
"Don't worry. Look I can see that you two being apart is killing you so if you guys wanna go for a bit of a make out behind the school building I'll cover for you for the first half hour of cheer practice"
"Really? You would do that?"
"Of course girl"
"Thanks so much" I hug her.
I tilt my head slightly to the side, gesturing towards the door. I walk out of the cafeteria, Dean follows me. I stop behind the school building, Dean catches up.
"Hello there" he says in a suggestive tone.
"Hey" I say back using the same tone.
Our mouths connect and sparks fly, pulses travel all through my body and butterflies pool in my stomach.
"This cheer uniform looks really cute on you"
"Really? You don't hate it?"
"No of course not. But right now I'm not as overprotective because you're not in heat and we aren't fully mated so I can't say my opinion will stay the same as time progresses"
My smiles drops, Dean lifts my head up with his fingertips,
"Don't worry about it, we'll work something out. But for now-" He doesn't get a chance to finish his sentence before cutting himself off by closing the small gap between us.

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Probably the last update for a month or so