Page 59 of Havoc's Fox

“I was… out. Got up early,” Analise said, flashing a smile and walking toward her room.

“In your pajamas, barefoot, with a blanket around you,” Bam said.

“It was kind of spur of the moment.”

“Yeah, I’m sure it was,” Everly said.

“I’m going to go jump in the shower. I won’t be long,” Analise said.

They just watched her as she practically ran through the room, leaving little toe prints behind.

“I’ll get the mud off the carpet,” Bam said.

“No, leave it. After it dries, it’ll brush right out instead of spreading. Then we can vacuum it up.”

“Do you think she knows we know?” Bam asked.

“Obviously not, or she wouldn’t be lying to us.”

“Do you think this means she’s staying?”

“I don’t know. I’d hope so, but she’s being so secretive I’m pretty sure it’s only going to get worse,” Everly said.

“But she mated him! If I had my eyes closed and caught a scent of her, I’d think he was with her! I mean, she smells like Havoc. Really smells like him.”

“Yeah, but she’s obviously sneaking out early in the morning, and lying, which means they haven’t finalized anything.”

Bam grumbled, shaking his head as he got up, went into the kitchen, and returned with the coffee pot to top off their coffee cups. “So, what do we do?”

Everly shook her head. “I know your instinct is to protect your daughters, but they’re not kids. We’ve got one chasing her mate while he runs faster than she did in the beginning, and another refusing to accept the mate who broke her heart when they were kids.”

“But she just mated him!” Bam exclaimed.

“I know. It’s a mess, but frankly, Bam, we didn’t make any of this mess. If we do try to help, we’re in the way. No matter what we do we can’t solve this for them. Only they can do that.”

Bam sat down beside his wife and quietly sipped his coffee, crunching on the cookies they were sharing. Finally, he looked over at Everly. “No matter what, we know they’re safe. No one in the clan would allow anything to happen that’s bad, and their mates would never put them in danger. They’re both good young males.”

“Agreed,” Everly said.

“With that being said, you want to go on vacation and come back when it’s all finished?” Bam asked.

Everly started laughing. “It’s really not a bad idea.”

“Somewhere warm?” he asked.

Everly took a second to really look at him. “You’re serious.”

“I think it’s time for us to step back.”

Everly smiled. “I’m proud of you.”

“Me, too.”

“Bikinis, beach towels, and flip-flops. That’s all we need to pack?” she asked.

“Maybe a change of clothes or two in case we want to try a restaurant while we’re there.”

“There where?” she asked.