Chapter 88: 88
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It was nearly dinner time when Erick finally reached home from school. It has been busy at school but it seems like the preparation for the Open Day was nearly complete.
All the decorations and props were already set up in their class. The food was already tasted and approved by everyone in class. The costumes were almost done as well. By the next two days, everything should be complete.
Luella was in the kitchen, preparing dinner when she heard Erick walked in the house. "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," she called out as she flipped the beef sticks on the frying pan.
"Okay," Erick answered back, sniffing the air. He drooled as he could smell the delicious waft of the beef sticks. "I'm gonna head for the shower."
He ran up the stairs and went inside his room. Luka was lying on top of his bed. It looked up when it heard someone entering the room.
It looked crestfallen when it realized that it was just Erick. It laid its head back down again, looking very disappointed.
Erick rolled his eyes when he saw this. Ever since Luka had met Amber, it kept thinking that she would be walking into his room at any time. And it would be disappointed when it realized that it was just Erick. He really should invite Amber home next time, just to make Luka happy.
He went and sat down on his bed and ruffled Luka's mane playfully. "Eh! Getting all sad, are we? Who's your owner? Me or Amber?" he retorted playfully.
Luka rolled away from Erick's hand and growled at him, as if scolding the latter for being annoying.
Erick sighed as he got up from his bed. He could feel Dane snorting in amus.e.m.e.nt at him but he pushed Dane to the back of his mind. He doesn't need another mangy mutt mocking him.
He then grabbed his towel and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.
Shortly after, he went down to the kitchen, looking freshly showered, wearing just a tee-shirt and short pants.
In the kitchen, his mother was setting up the table and he was surprised to see that she only set up for two seatings.
He sat down at the dining table and watched his mother place the food on the table. Once she was done, Erick asked her, "Where's dad?"
His mother let out a sigh as she sat down. She placed food on his plate before serving herself and answered, "He's working late today."
"Again?" he said in surprise. What is going on in this town?
Luella nodded. She began to eat, not wanting to continue the conversation.
But it did not deter Erick from probing more. "Did something happen to the elections?" he asked curiously, referring to the hectic elections that were currently happening. Was the election that troublesome? He did not remember previous elections being this troublesome.
Luella just shrugged as she munched on a beef stick.
Erick frowned. He was sure that there was something going on that his mother was hiding. But he couldn't be sure as to what.
He sighed inwardly. It was better for him to not be involved. He recalled the time when he got involved at the abandoned barnyard and got into serious trouble. He even got Hamish into trouble.
Even so, he did not regret it because that was when he first talked with Amber and also it led him to Luka. So, all things were good for him.
The two ate their dinner in silence when several minutes later, they heard the front door open. Soon after, a voice called out, "I'm home!"
Erick looked up from his plate as his father walked in, still wearing his jacket. His mother got up from her seat and took his jacket from him.
Lachlan leaned down to give her a kiss on the cheek and said, "I'll go freshen up first."
Luella nodded as she went to hang his jacket on the coat rack.
Once her husband went up to their room to freshen up, she then quickly set up another seating for Lachlan on the dining table.
Shortly after, Lachlan returned back to the kitchen, looking all freshly showered. His sleeves rolled up his arms, showing his muscled arms. He looked like he was finally relaxed as he no longer looked tense as before.
He sat down at the dining table and Luella began to serve him some food.
The family of three continued to eat in silence until Erick broke the silence by asking Lachlan, "How come you've been working late, dad?"
Lachlan paused. His fork was half-way to his mouth when Erick asked the question. He then ate a beef stick before answering, "It's nothing, son. Work has been piling up ever since the elections started."
"Has there been any trouble with the elections?"
Lachlan shook his head. "None that I know of. Just some unrest in town," he answered simply.
Luella tapped her fork against her plate and scolded the two of them gently, "No talks about work at the dining table."
Erick mumbled, "Sorry, mom." Lachlan just reached out his hand and placed it on top of Luella's, rubbing the back of her hand with a soft smile on his face.
Lachlan then turned to Erick and asked, "How was the training with Latham?"
Erick ate some mashed potatoes before answering, "It's been good. We've been practicing our attacks and defense. Trying to get used to our wolf counterparts."
Lachlan nodded. "But I'm sure that you've got it easy with Dane," he said.
Erick grinned. "It's an absolute breeze."
"You don't have any training tonight?" Luella asked her son as she sipped on her glass of orange juice.
Erick shook his head. "None for tonight. Latham said that this week he has been busy at the workshop so he let us off for a week."
Lachlan nodded in understanding. "No surprise. With the elections coming up, there are more people coming into town. And some drove with their cars. They probably brought their cars to his workshop to get them fixed or for maintenance."
Erick shrugged. "Probably," he said as he chewed on a chicken drumstick.
After they were done with dinner, Erick helped his mother with the cleanup, wiping the table clean and bringing the dirty dishes to the dishwasher.
His father was in the living room, watching the late night news. A few minutes later, Luella joined him, tucking herself in his arms. She turned around when she saw Erick was about to climb up the stairs to his room. "Are you going somewhere?" she asked, looking curious.
Erick stopped and turned to look at his mother. He then shook his head. "Nah, I'm just going to go to my room," he answered. He doesn't have any plans to go to Amber's house since he planned to take it slow.
"Come and join us here," she invited. "It's been awhile since we all watched TV together."
Erick nodded. "Sure. I'll go and get Luka."
Soon after, they were all watching an old movie with the parents cuddling together on the sofa, Erick on an armchair and Luka lying down at his feet.
Erick frowned as he read the title of the movie. He then turned to his parents and said sarcastically, "Really now? A Van Helsing movie?"
Lachlan just shrugged. Luella grinned as she turned to look at Erick, who had a big frown on his face. "It's a good classic horror," she commented.
"And the werewolves there aren't bad too," Lachlan added. "And watching the vampires getting their arses kicked are fun."
Erick rolled his eyes as he got up from his chair. "I'm gonna make some popcorn."
"Make more for us as well," his mother called out as he walked out of the living room.
Few minutes later, Erick returned with two huge bowls of popcorn. The movie has already started where the scene depicted the time Van Helsing had killed Mr. Hyde.
He handed one of the bowls to his mother and went to his chair. He grabbed a footstool and placed it in front of him. He then leaned against his chair with his legs propped up on the footstool.
Seeing this, Luka jumped up from the floor and lay down on top of Erick's leg.
Looking down at Luka, Erick smiled. Luka looked like a huge blanket covering his legs.
He then looked discreetly at his parents who were still cuddling with each other and sighed inwardly. Although he has found his mate, he wonders when he will be able to hug and cuddle her to his heart's content.
Looking at them now, he really felt like a third wheel.
The more he thought about it, the more he missed her. He can't wait to see her, even if it's just at school.
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It was nearly dinner time when Erick finally reached home from school. It has been busy at school but it seems like the preparation for the Open Day was nearly complete.
All the decorations and props were already set up in their class. The food was already tasted and approved by everyone in class. The costumes were almost done as well. By the next two days, everything should be complete.
Luella was in the kitchen, preparing dinner when she heard Erick walked in the house. "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," she called out as she flipped the beef sticks on the frying pan.
"Okay," Erick answered back, sniffing the air. He drooled as he could smell the delicious waft of the beef sticks. "I'm gonna head for the shower."
He ran up the stairs and went inside his room. Luka was lying on top of his bed. It looked up when it heard someone entering the room.
It looked crestfallen when it realized that it was just Erick. It laid its head back down again, looking very disappointed.
Erick rolled his eyes when he saw this. Ever since Luka had met Amber, it kept thinking that she would be walking into his room at any time. And it would be disappointed when it realized that it was just Erick. He really should invite Amber home next time, just to make Luka happy.
He went and sat down on his bed and ruffled Luka's mane playfully. "Eh! Getting all sad, are we? Who's your owner? Me or Amber?" he retorted playfully.
Luka rolled away from Erick's hand and growled at him, as if scolding the latter for being annoying.
Erick sighed as he got up from his bed. He could feel Dane snorting in amus.e.m.e.nt at him but he pushed Dane to the back of his mind. He doesn't need another mangy mutt mocking him.
He then grabbed his towel and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.
Shortly after, he went down to the kitchen, looking freshly showered, wearing just a tee-shirt and short pants.
In the kitchen, his mother was setting up the table and he was surprised to see that she only set up for two seatings.
He sat down at the dining table and watched his mother place the food on the table. Once she was done, Erick asked her, "Where's dad?"
His mother let out a sigh as she sat down. She placed food on his plate before serving herself and answered, "He's working late today."
"Again?" he said in surprise. What is going on in this town?
Luella nodded. She began to eat, not wanting to continue the conversation.
But it did not deter Erick from probing more. "Did something happen to the elections?" he asked curiously, referring to the hectic elections that were currently happening. Was the election that troublesome? He did not remember previous elections being this troublesome.
Luella just shrugged as she munched on a beef stick.
Erick frowned. He was sure that there was something going on that his mother was hiding. But he couldn't be sure as to what.
He sighed inwardly. It was better for him to not be involved. He recalled the time when he got involved at the abandoned barnyard and got into serious trouble. He even got Hamish into trouble.
Even so, he did not regret it because that was when he first talked with Amber and also it led him to Luka. So, all things were good for him.
The two ate their dinner in silence when several minutes later, they heard the front door open. Soon after, a voice called out, "I'm home!"
Erick looked up from his plate as his father walked in, still wearing his jacket. His mother got up from her seat and took his jacket from him.
Lachlan leaned down to give her a kiss on the cheek and said, "I'll go freshen up first."
Luella nodded as she went to hang his jacket on the coat rack.
Once her husband went up to their room to freshen up, she then quickly set up another seating for Lachlan on the dining table.
Shortly after, Lachlan returned back to the kitchen, looking all freshly showered. His sleeves rolled up his arms, showing his muscled arms. He looked like he was finally relaxed as he no longer looked tense as before.
He sat down at the dining table and Luella began to serve him some food.
The family of three continued to eat in silence until Erick broke the silence by asking Lachlan, "How come you've been working late, dad?"
Lachlan paused. His fork was half-way to his mouth when Erick asked the question. He then ate a beef stick before answering, "It's nothing, son. Work has been piling up ever since the elections started."
"Has there been any trouble with the elections?"
Lachlan shook his head. "None that I know of. Just some unrest in town," he answered simply.
Luella tapped her fork against her plate and scolded the two of them gently, "No talks about work at the dining table."
Erick mumbled, "Sorry, mom." Lachlan just reached out his hand and placed it on top of Luella's, rubbing the back of her hand with a soft smile on his face.
Lachlan then turned to Erick and asked, "How was the training with Latham?"
Erick ate some mashed potatoes before answering, "It's been good. We've been practicing our attacks and defense. Trying to get used to our wolf counterparts."
Lachlan nodded. "But I'm sure that you've got it easy with Dane," he said.
Erick grinned. "It's an absolute breeze."
"You don't have any training tonight?" Luella asked her son as she sipped on her glass of orange juice.
Erick shook his head. "None for tonight. Latham said that this week he has been busy at the workshop so he let us off for a week."
Lachlan nodded in understanding. "No surprise. With the elections coming up, there are more people coming into town. And some drove with their cars. They probably brought their cars to his workshop to get them fixed or for maintenance."
Erick shrugged. "Probably," he said as he chewed on a chicken drumstick.
After they were done with dinner, Erick helped his mother with the cleanup, wiping the table clean and bringing the dirty dishes to the dishwasher.
His father was in the living room, watching the late night news. A few minutes later, Luella joined him, tucking herself in his arms. She turned around when she saw Erick was about to climb up the stairs to his room. "Are you going somewhere?" she asked, looking curious.
Erick stopped and turned to look at his mother. He then shook his head. "Nah, I'm just going to go to my room," he answered. He doesn't have any plans to go to Amber's house since he planned to take it slow.
"Come and join us here," she invited. "It's been awhile since we all watched TV together."
Erick nodded. "Sure. I'll go and get Luka."
Soon after, they were all watching an old movie with the parents cuddling together on the sofa, Erick on an armchair and Luka lying down at his feet.
Erick frowned as he read the title of the movie. He then turned to his parents and said sarcastically, "Really now? A Van Helsing movie?"
Lachlan just shrugged. Luella grinned as she turned to look at Erick, who had a big frown on his face. "It's a good classic horror," she commented.
"And the werewolves there aren't bad too," Lachlan added. "And watching the vampires getting their arses kicked are fun."
Erick rolled his eyes as he got up from his chair. "I'm gonna make some popcorn."
"Make more for us as well," his mother called out as he walked out of the living room.
Few minutes later, Erick returned with two huge bowls of popcorn. The movie has already started where the scene depicted the time Van Helsing had killed Mr. Hyde.
He handed one of the bowls to his mother and went to his chair. He grabbed a footstool and placed it in front of him. He then leaned against his chair with his legs propped up on the footstool.
Seeing this, Luka jumped up from the floor and lay down on top of Erick's leg.
Looking down at Luka, Erick smiled. Luka looked like a huge blanket covering his legs.
He then looked discreetly at his parents who were still cuddling with each other and sighed inwardly. Although he has found his mate, he wonders when he will be able to hug and cuddle her to his heart's content.
Looking at them now, he really felt like a third wheel.
The more he thought about it, the more he missed her. He can't wait to see her, even if it's just at school.
It was nearly dinner time when Erick finally reached home from school. It has been busy at school but it seems like the preparation for the Open Day was nearly complete. All the decorations and props were already set up in their class. The food was already tasted and approved by everyone in class. The costumes were almost done as well. By the next two days, everything should be complete. Luella was in the kitchen, preparing dinner when she heard Erick walked in the house. "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," she called out as she flipped the beef sticks on the frying pan. "Okay," Erick answered back, sniffing the air. He drooled as he could smell the delicious waft of the beef sticks. "I'm gonna head for the shower." He ran up the stairs and went inside his room. Luka was lying on top of his bed. It looked up when it heard someone entering the room. It looked crestfallen when it realized that it was just Erick. It laid its head back down again, looking very disappointed. Erick rolled his eyes when he saw this. Ever since Luka had met Amber, it kept thinking that she would be walking into his room at any time. And it would be disappointed when it realized that it was just Erick. He really should invite Amber home next time, just to make Luka happy. He went and sat down on his bed and ruffled Luka's mane playfully. "Eh! Getting all sad, are we? Who's your owner? Me or Amber?" he retorted playfully. Luka rolled away from Erick's hand and growled at him, as if scolding the latter for being annoying. Erick sighed as he got up from his bed. He could feel Dane snorting in amus.e.m.e.nt at him but he pushed Dane to the back of his mind. He doesn't need another mangy mutt mocking him. He then grabbed his towel and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. Shortly after, he went down to the kitchen, looking freshly showered, wearing just a tee-shirt and short pants. In the kitchen, his mother was setting up the table and he was surprised to see that she only set up for two seatings. He sat down at the dining table and watched his mother place the food on the table. Once she was done, Erick asked her, "Where's dad?" His mother let out a sigh as she sat down. She placed food on his plate before serving herself and answered, "He's working late today." "Again?" he said in surprise. What is going on in this town? Luella nodded. She began to eat, not wanting to continue the conversation. But it did not deter Erick from probing more. "Did something happen to the elections?" he asked curiously, referring to the hectic elections that were currently happening. Was the election that troublesome? He did not remember previous elections being this troublesome. Luella just shrugged as she munched on a beef stick. Erick frowned. He was sure that there was something going on that his mother was hiding. But he couldn't be sure as to what. He sighed inwardly. It was better for him to not be involved. He recalled the time when he got involved at the abandoned barnyard and got into serious trouble. He even got Hamish into trouble. Even so, he did not regret it because that was when he first talked with Amber and also it led him to Luka. So, all things were good for him. The two ate their dinner in silence when several minutes later, they heard the front door open. Soon after, a voice called out, "I'm home!" Erick looked up from his plate as his father walked in, still wearing his jacket. His mother got up from her seat and took his jacket from him. Lachlan leaned down to give her a kiss on the cheek and said, "I'll go freshen up first." Luella nodded as she went to hang his jacket on the coat rack. Once her husband went up to their room to freshen up, she then quickly set up another seating for Lachlan on the dining table. Shortly after, Lachlan returned back to the kitchen, looking all freshly showered. His sleeves rolled up his arms, showing his muscled arms. He looked like he was finally relaxed as he no longer looked tense as before. He sat down at the dining table and Luella began to serve him some food. The family of three continued to eat in silence until Erick broke the silence by asking Lachlan, "How come you've been working late, dad?" Lachlan paused. His fork was half-way to his mouth when Erick asked the question. He then ate a beef stick before answering, "It's nothing, son. Work has been piling up ever since the elections started." "Has there been any trouble with the elections?" Lachlan shook his head. "None that I know of. Just some unrest in town," he answered simply. Luella tapped her fork against her plate and scolded the two of them gently, "No talks about work at the dining table." Erick mumbled, "Sorry, mom." Lachlan just reached out his hand and placed it on top of Luella's, rubbing the back of her hand with a soft smile on his face. Lachlan then turned to Erick and asked, "How was the training with Latham?" Erick ate some mashed potatoes before answering, "It's been good. We've been practicing our attacks and defense. Trying to get used to our wolf counterparts." Lachlan nodded. "But I'm sure that you've got it easy with Dane," he said. Erick grinned. "It's an absolute breeze." "You don't have any training tonight?" Luella asked her son as she sipped on her glass of orange juice. Erick shook his head. "None for tonight. Latham said that this week he has been busy at the workshop so he let us off for a week." Lachlan nodded in understanding. "No surprise. With the elections coming up, there are more people coming into town. And some drove with their cars. They probably brought their cars to his workshop to get them fixed or for maintenance." Erick shrugged. "Probably," he said as he chewed on a chicken drumstick. After they were done with dinner, Erick helped his mother with the cleanup, wiping the table clean and bringing the dirty dishes to the dishwasher. His father was in the living room, watching the late night news. A few minutes later, Luella joined him, tucking herself in his arms. She turned around when she saw Erick was about to climb up the stairs to his room. "Are you going somewhere?" she asked, looking curious. Erick stopped and turned to look at his mother. He then shook his head. "Nah, I'm just going to go to my room," he answered. He doesn't have any plans to go to Amber's house since he planned to take it slow. "Come and join us here," she invited. "It's been awhile since we all watched TV together." Erick nodded. "Sure. I'll go and get Luka." Soon after, they were all watching an old movie with the parents cuddling together on the sofa, Erick on an armchair and Luka lying down at his feet. Erick frowned as he read the title of the movie. He then turned to his parents and said sarcastically, "Really now? A Van Helsing movie?" Lachlan just shrugged. Luella grinned as she turned to look at Erick, who had a big frown on his face. "It's a good classic horror," she commented. "And the werewolves there aren't bad too," Lachlan added. "And watching the vampires getting their arses kicked are fun." Erick rolled his eyes as he got up from his chair. "I'm gonna make some popcorn." "Make more for us as well," his mother called out as he walked out of the living room. Few minutes later, Erick returned with two huge bowls of popcorn. The movie has already started where the scene depicted the time Van Helsing had killed Mr. Hyde. He handed one of the bowls to his mother and went to his chair. He grabbed a footstool and placed it in front of him. He then leaned against his chair with his legs propped up on the footstool. Seeing this, Luka jumped up from the floor and lay down on top of Erick's leg. Looking down at Luka, Erick smiled. Luka looked like a huge blanket covering his legs. He then looked discreetly at his parents who were still cuddling with each other and sighed inwardly. Although he has found his mate, he wonders when he will be able to hug and cuddle her to his heart's content. Looking at them now, he really felt like a third wheel. The more he thought about it, the more he missed her. He can't wait to see her, even if it's just at school.
