She Dances with Wolves

Chapter Five

Randolph's POV

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        "You only just met me last night, how can you so easily say that you love me when I'm not a wolf?"

        "Just like this." I leaned in and whispered softly and sweetly into her ear. "Katherine Rodgers, I am in love with you with all of my heart. Will you go out on a lunch date with me?" I saw her blush and then advert her eyes away from me as she chewed on her inner cheek. She wasn't expecting that and I just smiled while I waited for her answer. I rested my head on her shoulder and just breathed in her scent of warm cinnamon sugar. There were birds nearby chirping away as they searched for food in the grass and nearby woods. The atmosphere was peaceful and the location nearly as beautiful as her. I suddenly felt her head leaned against mine so I looked up and smiled at her. "Well, Kat, what do you say?"

        "I'd like to go on a date with you but I have to clean up in the kitchen as punishment for being late this morning. Because someone wouldn't let me leave when I needed to." I just chuckled a bit before kissing her cheek.

        "If you really wanted away from me so badly you would have fought harder. I know you were trying not to wake me up with all your squirming." She didn't argue back, just opened her mouth before closing it again. Her cheeks even puffed out a bit that I found adorable as well. "How about this, I help you clean up in the kitchen so that you get done that much faster and I then treat you to lunch?"

        "Fine, you can help me clean up. I have to brick the grills and scrub the floors. You can help by cleaning the fryers." I agreed and helped her stand up before we walked into the hotel kitchen. She talked me through how to drain and then clean the fryers as she went about the dirty job of cleaning off the grill tops. It was a tough job and made me appreciate what the omegas back home do day to day in the kitchen alone. We finished with our separate jobs about the same time so we worked on the floor together. With some soupy water and deck brushes, we scrubbed every last inch of that floor before using a squeegee to make it dry. 

        We were both pretty sweaty from the cleaning so we went up to our rooms to wash up before meeting in the lobby to leave. I jumped into the shower and scrubbed myself clean before wrapping a towel around myself to go to the closet. It was at this point that I was glad that my father talked me into bringing some of my nicer clothes with me because I didn't want to look like a slob in front of my mate seeing as we were going out on the town. I grabbed my black slacks and royal blue, button-up shirt, and black dress shoes to put on before going to the mirror to brush out my hair. 

        Once finished I headed downstairs while looking at my phone for a good place to go eat. "Well, how do I look?" Upon hearing the voice of my mate I looked up with a smile before my jaw dropped, eyes went wide, and I dropped my phone which slid across the marble tile.

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Katherine's POV

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        I got to the hallway where all of my family stays and I saw my younger sister waiting for me outside of my room. I let out a sigh as I figured she knew what I was up to before going up to unlock my door with my key. "What is it, Alex?"

        "I know that you are going on a date with that cutie from earlier and I'm going to help you get ready."

        I chuckled as she followed me into my room and started to go through my closet of dresses. "With what exactly? I've been on a date before, Alex, so it's not like I'm clueless on what to do."

        "But it has been years since you went on a date and those didn't really count. I mean having to beg your scum bag of an ex to meet up with you somewhere doesn't really count at a date in my book."

    I let out a sigh as she was right, my last boyfriend barely had time for me outside of hooking up for a makeout session every now and then. Though after learning that he was seeing me, three other girls, and his fiance all at the same time told me how thin his time was with me. But after hearing about what all he did with them I was definitely on the bottom of his priority list. "Okay, Alex, what do you want to do to help me out then?"

        "Usually I'd take you to the mall to find a new dress to wear but we are on a time crunch. Go shower and I'll figure out what you can wear in your old wardrobe." I went into my bathroom and stripped down before hopping into the shower to scrub off the smell of grease from my skin before shaving. When I was finally done, I walked into my room with a towel wrapped around me and I looked at the mess my little sister made.

        "I'll clean it up when we're done, don't you sweat it. Now, put this on and I'll help you with your make-up and hair." My sister handed me a pale blue sundress with off the shoulder sleeves, sweetheart neckline, and it ended about my knee level. The skirt was flowy and flirty and the back had a false corset-style lace-up. She paired it with my white ballet flats before having me sit down in front of my vanity. With my eyes closed, she got to work on my make-up. It was always my mother or Alexandra that did my make-up before contests as I was never good at it no matter how hard I tried.

        "And done!" Opening my eyes I couldn't help but smile at her handy work. She added a bit of blush to my cheeks, nude pink lip gloss, and a touch of blue eyeshadow to my lids which was paired nicely with brown eyeliner and mascara. She kept it light and fresh just as I liked but I still looked like a knockout. As for my hair, she put a curling iron to it to add to my waves before doing a side part.

        "You are the best, sis. Thank you." I gave her a quick hug before looking around my room. "Now have this fixed before I get back." I went out to the lobby and waited for Randulph with my clutch in hand. My heart was beating a little fast as I found myself a bit nervous about this date. I saw Randy walking down the grand staircase while looking at his phone. My head started to buzz with questions like if he was regretting asking me out on this date now, all because he wasn't looking at me. All I could see was him, especially as those large hands of his brushed his dark hair back away from his face. His sleeves wrapping around his bulging bicep as his muscles had to flex. His shirt becoming a little tight around his chest even though the top two buttons were undone. I found myself licking my lips as I pictured that chest of his that I got a full view of last night.

        I had to bring my daydreams to an end and get his attention so I cleared my throat before speaking up. "Well, how do I look?" Randy smiled before he even looked up at me, but once his eyes were on my he stopped dead in his tracks and his jaw dropped. Much like his phone! It slid all the way to me so I bent down to pick it up, seeing on his screen that he had Google Maps pulled up and all the local restaurants were listed. I felt silly then for thinking that he was changed his mind about me. This date was so sudden that neither of us really had time to plan for anything really.

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Randolph's POV

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        I knew that my Kat was beautiful, to begin with, even in her jogging attire. But when I saw her all dressed up just for me, my heart nearly stopped. The dress hugged her curves in all the right ways and her hair framed her face perfectly. As her long legs bent at the knee to move her down in order to pick up my phone I nearly ran towards her and scooped her up before taking her back to my room. I wanted to peel that dress off of her in order to get a better look at those long legs and sexy curves that called my name with every movement. Watching her walk up to me, I moved to meet her halfway as she handed me my phone back. I took her hand and kissed the back of it before smiling at her.

        "You look stunning, Kat. Absolutely ravishing."

        "T-Thank you." I watched as she tucked a bit of hair behind her ear as she looked away from me. "You don't look too bad yourself handsome." This made me grin before I offered her my arm and had her lead the way to the garage where they kept the cars. Phil and I bought a rental to get here from the airport as the shuttle service didn't go this far out. The rental was promptly returned because my future beta Edward went back home to return in a week. We got to her car and I offered to drive instead of her, wanting to surprise her with where I finally picked. She didn't want to at first but then finally accepted after reminding her about my amazing reflexes. We got into the car after she tossed me the keys and we went out into the town.

        Driving one town over I found a place by a lake that served French cuisine. It was a cozy little place and we ended up with the best seat in the house overlooking the lake. After we ordered I just stared into her blue eyes as we talked a bit more about ourselves. I could tell that she was still unsure about our mate bond but I promised myself that I would never give her a moment to doubt my intentions or desire towards her. Our food arrived and we ate until I heard a lovely piano melody coming from the speakers. The restaurant played music from France or done by a French artist and this one caused me to stand up and gently take Kat's hand into mine and pulling her up from her seat.

        "What are you doing," she asked nervously before I pulled her in close to my body. Holding her left hand and with my left arm around her waist, I slowly twirled her around the open area by our table to the music. Kat giggled at me at first before finally stepping in time with me and resting her head and right hand on my chest. I pressed my cheek to the top of her head as we slowly danced to the piano playing. Thanking the moon goddess for the long length of the song, we came to a stop just after the last note and she stayed in my arms a moment longer before pulling away. I pulled her back in and placed a sweet kiss on her lips before we returned to our seats.