Mother of the Moon - Chapter 143 - What the Shit?
Zelena.
There is something else going on there, I’m sure of it. Deciding to change the subject, in the hopes of gathering my thoughts, I lifted my head from his chest and peered up at him.
“Are you going to tell me what happened in here?” I asked while looking right into his eyes. His Adams-apple bobbed as he swallowed,
“What do you mean?” he mumbled,
“I mean why was Tobias about to tear the head off of that Luna Eclipse she-wolf?”
“Oh” Gunner replied. His eye twitched a little as he flew them around the room, looking at everything but me.
“Gunner?” I questioned more firmly.
“The moment she touched you, you hit the deck. We didn’t know what happened to you, so of course our first thought was that she did something. I didn’t know that you were with the Moon Goddess, I didn’t know it was just a coincidence. I thought she stabbed you or something. Tobias was quick to grab her, you know how fast he is. By the time I realised you were fine, just unconscious, he already had her by the throat” he rushed out, his nerves and anxiety filtered through his skin, stinking up the room.
“Why are you so nervous right now? What's really going on?” I demanded of him. Gunner rubbed at the back of his neck and sighed. He was silent for a moment, looking down at his feet. Finally he looked up at me, a new resolve and determined expression had taken over his face.
“It’s nothing Zee. I was wrong and I'm sorry. I shouldn’t have let Tobias attack her” he admitted,
“Okay, but shouldn’t your apology be directed to the she-wolf?”
“Yeh probably” he answered me meekly.
“You will make it right, won’t you?”
“I will. I have to”.
“Good. How long are they staying for anyway?” I asked,
“I think they will be hanging around for a while, an estimated time hasn’t been discussed. But they aren’t going anywhere, I know that much” he said in frustration,
“Is that your choice or theirs?” I asked, watching his eyes carefully,
“Both, I think. They won't leave because of you. I don’t want them to leave because I still have a lot of questions. Tonight didn’t exactly go to plan”
“Yeh, I noticed” I mumbled. Gunner stepped forward and placed his hands on each side of my face, lifting my chin so that I was now looking at him.
“I’m sorry” he said earnestly.
“You’ve said that” I smiled up at him,
“Just making sure you heard it” he smiled and pressed his lips to mine. He stood back up and looked over my face, keeping his hands on my cheeks,
“Well dinner was a bust, so how about we take some food and snuggle up in the movie room?” he asked me,
“That actually sounds amazing”
“Great, come on then” he said taking my hand and leading to the kitchen through the door at the back. The food was spread over the benches and more was warming in the oven. Roe had really gone all out for dinner tonight. I feel kind of bad about it now. I didn’t ask to pass out, but she clearly went to a lot of work to impress this pack. Gunner said that they were staying for a while, so I guess we’ll get our chance at learning more about them eventually. Gunner can ask his questions and I can find out why they came out of hiding just for me.
We piled up a huge serving tray with everything that was meant to be served at dinner, and then also grabbed some chocolates, sweets and drinks. The both of us with our hands full, made our way to the movie room and we dropped it all down on the table by the large couch. The house seems more quiet than usual. Gunner told everyone to let us talk, but it seems like they have all just disappeared.
After we settled into the couch with a big blanket, lots of pillows and the tray of food over our laps, Gunner put on an animated movie.
“A kids movie, really?” I asked him, already feeling bored of it.
“It’s one of my favourites and it’s a classic, plus you need to understand the reference I made the other day. So just shut up and watch it” he quipped and kissed my cheek before grabbing a handful cooked meat. I watched him shove the strips of beef into his mouth and I started to drool. It looks too good. I grabbed a handful and began filling my gob. The meat was tender and juicy and perfectly cooked, but it tasted different than usual. It was way better.
“Oh my god” I moaned and piled more meat onto a little plate before sitting back and shovelling it into my mouth. I couldn’t chew fast enough and I couldn’t get enough of it. I was ravenous. Gunner’s laugh caught my attention and I snapped my head up to see him watching me with an amused grin on his face.
“You hungry or something?” he laughed at me,
“Sorry” I mumbled through my stuffed mouth. I chewed and swallowed it down before turning back to Gunner,
“I’m starving, I didn’t realise how hungry I was” I giggled and shoved a spoonful of pasta into my mouth. The moment the smooth pasta hit my tongue, I regretted eating it. It is completely bland and boring compared to the sweet and juicy meat. I huffed and put the pasta bowl back down and picked up the plate with the marinated beef strips on it. The smell had me salivating. I settled back into Gunner’s chest as a cowboy doll walked around on the TV screen.
As the movie progressed, my hunger did as well. I tried a bit of all of the food that we brought in with us, but for some reason all I had a taste for was the meat products. I guess that little trip to the Ethereal Plane has drained me a bit, now my body is demanding protein to make up for it. I happily snacked away on the sausages and chicken skewers, but the marinated beef strips were heavenly above all else. As Gunner reached around my shoulder to grab a piece of the meat, I felt a growl bubble in my throat. As his fingers got closer to the beef, I snapped my teeth at his hand and growled.
“What the shit Zee?” he gasped and flung his hand away from my face. What the shit indeed. I have no idea where that came from. I laughed awkwardly and lifted the plate to his face.
“Sorry, that was weird, I’m just kidding” I fake laughed as I tried to play it off as a joke.
“Oh” Gunner laughed at me and placed his arm back over my shoulder. He grabbed the meat and shoved it in his mouth. Watching him eat it, a strange possessiveness came over me. What the actual fuck, it’s just food. I think I’m just tired and my body doesn’t know what’s going on. Yep, that’s it. I need to get some sleep.
“How long does this movie go for?” I asked Gunner, a little space man was arguing with the cowboy toy now.
“We’re only like half an hour in, are you over it already?” he asked, sounding a little disappointed and surprised,
“No, no I like it. I was just thinking that I was a little tired is all”
“We can go to bed if you want?”
“Nah, I want to watch the rest of it”
“Good cause this is my line, watch, watch” Gunner chuckled and squeezed me into his chest tighter. The little spaceman climbed onto the kids bed, said ‘To infinity and beyond’ and then jumped off. Gunner laughed and shook my shoulder,
“See, you get it?” he laughed and pointed at the huge TV screen.
“I get it” I chuckled,
“Though, I feel like I should be weirded out that you were using quotes from a kids movie while I was sitting on your face?” I teased and elbowed his hip. Gunner purred and leaned down to press his lips to my ear,
“Well, you know we can replay the scene, the one where you ride my face to infinity and beyond” he said softly with a seductive undertone.
“Nope, sorry spaceman, I’m too busy watching the movie” I smiled and pushed his head away. He grumbled a little but sat back into the couch. As the movie played, I became more invested, it was actually pretty good. I can see why Gunner likes it so much. I caught him multiple times staring at me with a strange expression on his face. I let it go the first couple of times but began to get nervous the more I caught him. I wiped at my mouth to see if I had food on my face. Then I picked at my teeth to see if I had something stuck between them. As far as I could tell there was nothing embarrassing going on with my face, so what is with the weird looks.
“What?” I snapped as I turned to see him watching me again.
“Nothing, I just… I just love you, that’s all” he stumbled out. I would like to think that I know Gunner pretty well by this point. I’m used to the faces he makes and what his expressions usually mean. But this one I haven’t seen on him before. It was a little worrying. He looks guilty and worried, all mixed with the ‘I’m keeping a secret’ look and ‘there’s something on my mind’ look. Still gorgeous, but troubled.
“Is everything okay?” I asked him. He lifted me onto his lap and pulled me flush against his body. I snuggled into him and my whole body melted into his embrace.
“Everything is perfect” he whispered into my neck as he nuzzled his nose across my skin. We stayed like this as the movie played. I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew, Gunner was lowering me into bed and tucking my legs under the blanket.
“Did the movie finish?” I groaned as I turned onto my side,
“It did” Gunner answered as he kicked off his shoes,
“I’m sorry I fell asleep”
“That’s okay little wolf”
“We can watch it again tomorrow and I’ll stay awake this time” I mumbled as he slid into the bed beside me,
“Actually, I was thinking tomorrow we could go to the beach” he replied and pulled my body across the bed so that my back was pressed into his chest.
“That sounds nice” I yawned and was out before he could reply.
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