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**Cleo POV:**
I got to hand it to Val. He did well. He stayed put for four hours. He didn't complain once about the wait. Of course, he made sure I ate every hour. Surprisingly, he paid for everyone's hair service and tipped each stylist $1,000. We leave that salon; I can feel his nervousness through our bond.
"Val, what's wrong", Cleo asked.
"Nothing, it's just.... baby, please don't freak out, okay", he says worriedly.
"Why would I freak out?", I asked. I am starting to freak out.
"Because my parents are waiting for us back at the pack lands", he said, and I am shocked he is just now telling me.
"WHAT! Your parents have been waiting for us all this time and you are now just telling me", I am pissed. I could have gotten a different hairstyle.
"I just found out you were in the chair for three hours already", he said, trying to keep me calm.
"Okay, so I am meeting your parents today. I had to at some point. How about I cook for us tonight?", I said to him. I totally forgot to even ask him about his parents. He told me they were traveling the world.
"You want to cook tonight?", he says with shock.
"Yes, why not I think your parents will like it?", I said.
"You are full of surprises. I didn't know you know how to cook", he says with a smile.
"Yes, I can, and I will make my favorite dish, lamb stew. I just need to call the chef and tell him what I need for the stew. And Jazz can help him prepare it until we get back", I said with excitement.
I called Jazz and told her the plan she knows how to prep. I told the cook to get 10 pounds of boneless lamb, a 7-quart cast iron Dutch oven, 4 bottles of Coppola Cabernet Sauvagine, salt, black garlic, white garlic, tri-color carrots, baby whit mushroom, baby portobello mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, mint, and Adobo seasoning. I hope everything is prepared when we get back so I can start cooking. Hopefully, I can be done by 7 pm. I will still need to cook, set the table, and shower in time for dinner. I am already tired just thinking about it.
"Baby, calm down, everything will be fine", Valenzano said as he placed his hand on my stomach. As we pull up to the driveway, West is standing outside waiting for us. This can't be good, as Jazz came running out to his side.
"Oh, my goddess, thank goddess you are back", Jazz said in a little panic.
"Where are mom and dad?", Valenzano asked.
"Mom is asleep and dad went to the bar", West says, sounding relieved.
"Jazz, we need to get going and start cooking", I said to Jazz as we rushed to the kitchen.
"Did you see their parents yet?", I asked Jazz.
"No, when they got here, I was still sleeping. But West ass let me sleep while he greeted them. I told him he should have woken me up. And that by me not being with him when he greeted them is rude", she says, trying not to get mad.
Jazz does have a point. I just hope his parents don't think she is rude. We get into the kitchen. The cook has everything set up and is waiting for us to start cooking. I asked the cook to bring their mother's favorite China. Since he would know he had been working for this family for decades. Jazz and I start seasoning and prepping the food. I was so jealous when she started sampling the wine. God, I wish I could drink and to think of it I won't be able to drink alcohol for another year or so.
"I think I can get used to this", Val said as he stood in the kitchen doorway.
"What, me being barefoot, pregnant, and cooking", I said with a raised eyebrow.
"Barefoot and pregnant yes. As for cooking we shall see", he says as he walks up to me and kisses me.
Finally, all the food was ready to put in the oven and I was able to take a bath. Val ran me a bath, with chamomile, lavender, and bitter kola. I guess he did read some of the pregnancy books I have. The bath was relaxing too bad I could stay longer in it. It's going to take the food an hour and a half to finish cooking, the table is already set
. Val already mind-linked everyone to tell them what time dinner is. Val washed me and laid me down to take a nap, he said he will pick out an outfit for me. I set my alarm for half-past six, then sleep takes over.
"Cleo, baby wake up", I heard Val say, like what the hell my alarm didn't go off.
"No, Val, let me sleep until my alarm goes off", I said with a whine, sounding like a damn toddler.
"Baby, it's 6:46", he said, and I jumped up.
"Really!? Val, why didn't my alarm go off", I said as I hopped out of bed to get ready.
"It did, you sleep through it", he says with amusement.
I rush to get dressed; I want to be on time to make a good impression. We walked downstairs. Jazz and West were waiting for us in the hallway. We walked into the dining room. Their parents were already there waiting for us.
"Mom, dad, this is Cleopatra Noir, my mate and future Luna of the pack. Cleo, this is my mother and Father Francis and Claret Pinot", he says with a smile.
Valenzano takes after his father. They have the same skin, eyes, and hair color, but he is about four inches taller than Val. His mother is a beauty. She has fair skin. She looks like she had a spray tan done before they got here. She has blonde hair cut into a short bob, with blue eyes. Now I see who West looks like, he is her twin.
“Mother, father, this is Cleopatra Noir. She is my mate and future Luna of the pack”, Val said introducing me to his parents.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Pinot, nice to miss you", I said with softness.
"Mom, dad, this is Jazz Charrish, my mate, a female Beta of the pack", West introduced.
"Hello Cleopatra and Jazz", Val's dad said to us.
"Hello ladies", Val's mother said in a dismissive tone.
“My name is Alpha Francis Pinot. This is my name Claret Pinot”, Francis said.
It's Luna Claret Pinot. So, both of my sons are mated to humans, huh", his mother said.
"Yes, we are mother. And our mates happen to be best friends", West said, trying to save the day.
"Really, that's cool", Francis said.
We sit and eat; I notice there is an extra place set at the table. I asked the cook if there was another person and he said Claret invited someone. I asked Val via mind link.
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