Chapter 2:
The Morning After
Vivian awoke early the next morning finding her mate, Gabriel, like her, in his human form still fast asleep. She wandered downstairs oddly intent on making breakfast, something she hadn't done in a year and a half. She got out the eggs, bread, bacon and waffle mix and began to cook.
Everybody began to wake up as she finished setting up the table and making the coffee, unsurprisingly Rudy and Esmé were the first to come down with utter shock on their faces.
"Vivian you're better, my god, how could you relax to that point and so easily? You were so tense and torn up that we thought you'd keep yourself stuck." Esmé cried running over and hugging her daughter.
Gabriel came downstairs and sat down at the table. Esmé looked over at him then turned back to the girl in her arms. "No, no you didn't you… I thought you didn't want him baby."
"Oh she'll have me we established that last night Esmé, isn't that right my sweet Viv." Gabriel piped up picking up some bacon and waffles putting them on the plate in front of him.
"Yes that's right. Mom I swore up and down before that I wouldn't have Gabriel before because well I thought I was in love with some stupid homo sapien but I realize now that yes Gabe and I belong together." Vivian walked over to Gabriel and hugged him tightly from behind. She kissed him softly on the cheek and went back upstairs to dress.
Esmé sighed as she watched her daughter leave then went back to her breakfast, eating silently with her daughters new mate, envious slightly that her daughter had found someone to love her so deeply and fully.
Vivian was so happy and couldn't stop smiling as she changed her clothes. She could once again live a normal life this time with someone who could appreciate and love her for all that she was. As she thought about Gabriel she couldn't really figure out why but she knew she felt absolutely safe with him. Why wouldn't I feel safe with him? He's perfect I know he can protect me and I know he will; he loves me so much. But how do I feel about him? Do I love him too? Or do I just want to be with him because he's a good and protective man? Do I not want to hurt him?
"What you thinking about Viv?" Gabe said coming in as she finished putting on her black HIM tee-shirt.
Vivian turned around walked over to him and gave him a small hug before answering him. "Not much just thinking that, hey, now I can have a normal life and I can have said life with someone who can appreciate me for all that I am not just one side of me."
Gabriel lifted her into his arms and kissed her gently on the lips. He held her tightly for a couple long moments before placing her down and telling her he'd be back in a while to pick her up and take her home with him, they were moving in and going through the ceremony of mating.
Vivian started packing her things and her mother came in to help her. She took a look at her now gone mural and thought that she'd be able to do another only this time she'd finish it. She felt she could now be part of the pack again, they all came together for her after they'd all found out about Astrid and Rafe. It meant that they were all together again now; they were a true pack again they came back together after all.
"Viv I'm so happy for you, I can only hope that I can be as happy as you again, but losing your father, I'm not sure if I want to move on so quickly anymore. I think though that I could be happy with Tomas, he seems like a pretty decent guy." Esmé said putting the last of Vivian's clothes into a suitcase.
"Thank you mom I really do appreciate it and I think you and Tomas will definitely be happy together just give it some time!" Vivian went to her mom and hugged her tightly before turning and putting the last of her things into the open box on her bed.