Page 7 (1/2)

Fane had to ad her He had never been nervous with girls Then again, he hadn’t really dated ured, aste his tiirls he had dated never produced even a quarter of the attraction he felt for Jacquelyn

He wished now that he’d gotten up earlier and called his father to talk to hi up, but he still felt very unprepared to handle it Especially since she was hu of his world

As Fane ca He heard Mrs Henry coht side of the house As she came around the corner, she saw that he was there and s, Fane Did you sleep well?"

"Bună diracefully "I slept very well, thank you"

"I take it that ’bună di?" Mrs Henry asked

"That was a very good pronunciation And yes, it et the door," she said just as the doorbell rang again

As Mrs Henry opened the door, Fane felt his sto to say to her? he wondered Well, naturally he couldn’t very well declare her his mate in front of all these humans – they would think he was mad

So he settled with a siht That’s a very nor to say And normalcy hat he wanted, after all

The four ladies were standing at the threshold of the door

"Lilly, hoeet it is of you to couest!" Mrs Henry announced kindly

"We co a homemade southern meal for the newcomer," Lilly responded

"Come in! Let me introduce you to Fane He’s from…well, here I’ll let him tell you He can speak for himself, after all," Mrs Henry said as they all filed into the entryway

"Sara, why don’t we set this food in the kitchen? Then we can sit in the living room to make our introductions That suit you okay?" Lilly asked

"Oh, of course, of course You all can’t stand here in the front door holding all that food You would think I’ve never had coirls, and let’s set it on the counter in the kitchen," Mrs Henry said, sounding a little flustered with herself

Sara, Fane thought So that’s Mrs Henry’s first naht to ask when he’d ht

Once the food was left in the kitchen, they allchair by the fireplace, while the three girls sat on the couch next to the rocking chair Mrs Henry and Fane both sat on the love seat across from the couch There was a wooden coffee table in between the couch and love seat that had variouson it

Fane realized that while he’d been cataloging the roo at hier on the s on his neck His wolf liked that she noticed even though she didn’t knohat they"Good , doamnelor (ladies) My name is Fane Lupei and I am from Romania I am seventeen and I will be a senior this year" Fane looked at each of the ladies, pausing briefly on Jacquelyn "Should I say more?" he asked

Lilly looked at him quizzically "What does dorin too much at her poor pronunciation Roe to speak

"ItI have a bad habit ofyour pardon," Fane said to Lilly