I patted the empty space on the bench beside me, my eyes watching every move he made. There was hesitation behind his green eyes. After another moment of deliberation, he sunk down onto the bench next to me, his body close to mine, his fingers playing with the soles of the boots I was wearing. This close, I could see the slight color change of his eyes. The green was marbled with hard black; it was his anticipation coming to the surface.

I took another deep breath, which only seemed to put him more on edge than he already was. This in itself was turning into a vicious cycle; both of us were making one another more nervous. I wasn't doing a good job of this at all. I had never in my life had to deal with something like this.

There was no doubt that she would phase once her little one was born, and Embry was terribly excited to try…things with her when they were both in wolf form.