Chapter 25

*Athena’s POV*
It took some convincing but Autumn eventually forgave me for having Silas as my mate. Just like any other little girl, she is obsessed with finding love. Even though she is too young to completely understand the idea. To make it up to her, we decide to go outside and play with her.
Currently we are making our way into the Forest and Autumn is perched around my mates neck and Im walking at his side. She has the widest grin on her face and Silas is holding onto her small legs and also smiling.
I gaze at him and my little sister and I can’t help but smile warmly at them. He is so good with kids and he is already Autumn’s favorite person. Seeing his warm and content smile makes my heart flutter. This is another check of my dream mate list. He is definitely a family kind of guy. Thinking a guy that qualifies to my expectations doesn’t exist is wrong, and that guy is at my side. It also makes me imagine. Imagine how it will be when we have kids some day. Seeing how he is with Autumn he would make an amazing Father.
He notices my gaze and he turns his head towards me. “Why are you smiling like that?”
“Just thinking.” I giggle and look ahead.
“About what?” He asks curiously and I can still feel his eyes on me.
“Oh, it’s nothing.” I lie and cover it up with giggling.
“Oh really? Autumn do you believe that?” He looks up at my sister with a mischievous smile.
“Nope, not one bit.” She mirrors his grin and laughs.
“Should we make her tell us?” His grin widens and chuckles.
“Absolutely!” She squeals.
“You heard the little lady. We gonna do this the easy way or the hard way?” His smile then becomes a bit evil. Oh boy, now I’m in for it. When I see they are sharing very similar malicious grins I decide to make a run for it. “Hard way it is then. Lets get her!” I hear him say to her.
I run deeper into the forest and I look behind me to find they are not far behind. He now has autumn on his back and she is giggling hysterically. I look ahead and I search for a way to create some distance. I will draw them to the clearing by the river, so there Is more space to maneuver away from them.
I continue to run and judging by Autumns giggling they are still not far behind. I finally reach the clearing and stop in my tracts. Silas does the same thing and studies my movements.
“Finally give up, Angel?” He asks cheekily.
“Never.” I say in resolution. I will never give up. Silas lets Autumn down and he kneels down to her. Without taking his eyes off of my he goes to whisper in her ear. What are they planning over there? She tries to suppress her giggles at his plan but they escape her lips. Their eyes become glazed with mischief and they go in separate directions. I look around for an escape route. I am obviously faster than Autumn but if she manages to corner me, Silas can get the drop on me. Autumn sneaks around behind me while my mate closes in. I run through what I think is an opening but I don’t realize Autumn managed to sneak to my escape route.
“You little traitor.” I sigh. Taking the opportunity, Silas lunges at me and I try to dodge him. He manages to grab my arm and pulls me towards him. He wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me so close I can feel feel his warm breath on my cheek. Sparks are shooting through my body and my heart skips a beat. I wouldn’t be surprised if he can hear my frantic heart beat.
“So Autumn, how should we make her talk?” He says and tilts his head towards my sister.
“I say we tickle her! I want revenge for earlier!” She yells with determination. This causes Silas to chuckle with amusement.
“What a cruel little sister you have.” He laughs looks into my eyes. “This Is your final chance to fess up before we have to force it out of you. Just so you know, I’m fine with either method.” His smile is Cheshire and slightly tightens his grip around my waist to make sure I can’t escape. My eyes widen and I stay silent. Taking that as my answer, Autumn tackles me and Silas takes me to the ground.
The the area is filled with my hysterical laughter and yells for mercy. Silas is holding me down while Autumn takes her revenge on me. Her small hands find every ticklish spot on my body. My worst ticklish spots are my sides, and Autumn is taking advantage of that known information.
I look up at Silas’s amused face with a pleading look but instead of helping me. He decides to join her. His hands make their way to my sides and I try to squirm out of his grasp.
“All you gotta do is tell us is what you were thinking about.” He laughs at my squirming and loud hysterical laughter.
“P-Please! Stop it!” I manage to breathlessly say between fits of laughter. My sides begin to hurt from all the giggling and they don’t relent. “F-Fine! I was happy ok!?” I yell in defeat. Then they howl with a victorious laugh. They finally let me go and I roll slightly away from them. I lay on the ground breathless and stare up at the sky.
“What were you happy about?” He asks and lays next me. He turns his head towards me and looks at me with a curious expression.
“Just seeing how you interact with Autumn. You are already her favorite person and best friend. Seeing how you are a family kind a guy makes me happy. I was hoping that’s how my mate was, and I am happy you are.” I admit and flop my head to look at him. To find a warm smile on his face and his violet eyes hold a gentle glow. He turns his body towards me and places a large hand on my cheek.
“Well, I’m happy to live up to your expectations.” He says and doesn’t take his eyes off of me. I become lost in his beautiful eyes and my face slowly nears his. He does the same and our lips are an inch apart. It’s almost like time has stopped and its only the two of us in this world. Forgetting all my insecurities, I find myself wondering what his lips taste like. I find myself wanting him to kiss me. Then little patter of footsteps sound above us and we look up to see Autumn staring at us with a weird expression.
“What are you doing?” She asks innocently and tilts her head. I shoot away from Silas in surprise. I completely forgot she was here. My face becomes hot realizing what almost just happened.
“N-Nothing pumpkin.” I manage to choke out in the midst of my embarrassment my little sister almost witnessed a kiss between us. “It’s getting late, we should head back.” I quickly get to my feet and hold my hand to Autumn. She takes it and she looks at Silas. He smiles and also offers his hand. We both hold a hand and we start making our way to the pack house.
We enter the pack house and we find it really quiet. Everyone must be in their rooms because the silence is almost deafening. Then I feel Autumn tug on my sleeve.
“Hey Sis, can we go watch a movie? She asks me with hopeful eyes.
“Sure Pumpkin, what do you want to watch? I ask and lift her up in my arms.
“Fantastic Beasts! The second one!” She squeals in delight, and her eyes turn to Silas. “Will you watch it Silas?”
“Of course, little lady. I got nothing better to do.” He smiles and ruffles her hair. She giggles and we head to the recreational room. Silas takes Autumn to set up the movie while I go make popcorn for the three of us.
I pop a decent amount of popcorn and place it into a large bowl. I turn around and find it is all set up and they are waiting for me. I take my seat next to Silas and Autumn sits snuggly next to me. We hit play and we dig in to the popcorn.
After a little while into the movie the popcorn is gone and we all relax. Silas lifts his arms like he is stretching but one of them makes its way around my shoulder. I look up at him and smile.
“Subtle.” I grin and causes him to slightly blush.
“Trying out one of the classics.”He chuckles and I cuddle up to him and rest my head against him.
“I wish these magical creatures were real. I want to meet a niffler. They are so cute!” Autumn speaks her mind and we laugh at her enthusiasm. Yea, some of these creatures are pretty cool, it’s surprising Newt can care for so many. Autumn then decides to climb onto my lab and gets comfortable.
“I think Credence is one of the Dumbledore’s son. I read all the books front to back and him being his brother doesn’t fit in the time line.” I ponder and Silas laughs at my conspiracy. “I can’t wait to see the next one.”
“You’re a Harry Potter junky aren’t you?”He asks with amusement.
“Absolutely! Love the movies but love the books more.” I grin up at him. “Are you?”
“I like the movies but I don’t have your level of obsession.” He chuckles.
“Hey, don’t hate.” I slightly elbow him in the gut and he lets out a bark of laughter.
“Hey! Be quiet! Im try to watch.”Autumn scolds us with a glare in her eyes. Silas and I snicker that we just got scolded by a 8 year old.