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Chapter Seven

Maranda answered before the phone finished its first ring. “Tell me, tell, tell, tell me! Mariah laughed at her twin and answered “What is it you want me to tell you Maranda?” Mariah teased. “I finally arrived at my destination. The cabin is awesome, I love it already! Or maybe you want to hear about the two absolutely gorgeous hunks of male flesh that helped unload my car, set up my computer equipment, moved my furniture around for me, and then offered to fix me supper? Maranda wasn’t laughing. “No Mariah! I’m talking about the emotional surge I felt earlier this afternoon that nearly knocked me off my feet, and I am not falling for the gorgeous hunk bit, I know better!” Maranda finished.

“Maranda, I was serious. The emotions must have come from when I first saw them approaching my SUV. Wow, they are hot!” Mariah answered. Maranda tried again, “Since when did you even notice males, if they are hot or not, no there has to be something else, fess up Mariah, now! Did your wolf pack come in, is that it?”

Mariah sighed and tried to explain, “I know it’s unusual for me but for the first time I’m away from home, Maranda, they don’t know. No one here does. It’s a new start for me. My history is a complete secret. They are not going to look at me with pity, or make fun of me, because they don’t know! Surely you, of all people, understand. I can be a different person here, with more confidence and belief in myself since I was 17. Changing my attitude was one of the reasons I took this job. I don’t want to be withdrawn and alone my whole life. I thought you and Skeeter, and Sparky would be happy for me. Maybe I should have talked over some of the thoughts I had on the matter before accepting this job.”

“No, no, no Mariah. I just didn’t think to look at it like that. I still kinda feel sorry for myself because you left me here. I never thought you would ever leave me. Of course it’s wonderful. I haven’t heard you this excited in forever. I love it, I love it for you, I love you being free and excited about life and what it holds. You know I’m the selfish one, I just didn’t think, I guess, and I freaked out a little. Now I guess I’m a bit jealous! Really gorgeous huh? Do they have brothers?

Both girls laughed and eased back into their twinness. It was nothing for them to talk for hours, but it was usually Maranda doing the talking unless Mariah had found a new wolf pack online to study, Normal warmed them both up and information flowed, questions were asked and answered and neither could quit smiling.

Meanwhile, “Dean!” Both guys shouted at the same time, “Where are you hiding?” Dean came out of kitchen smiling at Garret and Lucca, knowing what they were shouting about.

“Strange, you didn’t tell us, in fact avoiding telling us, that the scientist staying in our cabin was a female. A gorgeous female, young, with all the right curves in all the right places, Brown haired, brown eyed, sexy female.” Garret finished but couldn’t stop smiling regardless of trying.

“Well, I knew it was a female, the company that leased the cabin told me that, but I didn’t know any more than that until I looked her up online. She is pretty nice to look at.” Dean supplied.

Both Garret and Lucca growled. Dean looked at them frowning “Oh come on guys, already?” “Yes”, they both replied in unison. “Ours, got it!”

“Well you guys keep telling me at meetings that we need females on our mountain, so I thought this would be a start.” Dean said. “I didn’t know you guys would take possession her first day here, by the way did everything go okay?” Dean finished with a gentle smile.

“Yes” Lucca was the first to answer. Unloaded all her equipment and got it set up, moved her furniture where she wanted it. But she wants at least two more locks on her front door and she wants to order interior steel shutters for all the windows Turn the place into a fortress.” Dean frowned. So, Garret added. “First time away from home and all. Never been alone before, so she wants the security up the where Sasquatch couldn’t get in.”

Food was the next thing on their minds, so they headed to the kitchen, Garret hollered over his shoulder, “We aren’t done yet, we want to know what you found in your search, and what other plans you have up your sleeve for the other guys.”