Chapter 28: The Heat.
"Honey!" Jen called from downstairs. "Hurry up. You dad has started the car."
"Alright." Beth said, shutting her room door and running down the stairs.
"You changed your top." Jen pointed out as she got to the bottom of the stairs, handing her a bag, containing her phone and other things.
"Yeah. That top was way too pretty for this kind of job, including these jeans, but they’d manage." She said, taking the bag. "Thank you so much, Mother."
"Anytime baby, I put a bagel in there for you and your father. Now hurry, you don’t want to get your head bitten off."
Chuckling, Beth walked out the front door, shutting it and running to where Raymond sat patiently in his steaming car.
"Finally decided to show up, huh?" He said as she shut the door, putting on her seatbelt.
"So sorry, had to change." She said.
"No qualms. You nervous? You might not have noticed them before, but you’d definitely notice them today." He said, sparing her a small glance.
"Well, honestly. I’m looking forward to it." She said blushing a little, causing Raymond to crack a full blown laughter.
"Effects of the early years of the mate bond, I see." He commented. "Wanted to ask yesterday. Did you guys ..um consummate the bond?" He asked a bit awkwardly and she was beet red almost immediately.