Josy I am waiting outside the library for Ivan and Malik; today they have a different tutor. Mylana and Peter followed Alpha Lakota in one of the SUVs they would need for the way back; Mylana will determine if the Pack-members Jazzy picked are to be trusted and will be allowed to become a part of Crystal Blood Pack. One of our Pack-members used to be a Gamma in a small Pack, and after being set up by his Brother, he chose to remain in hiding. Today he is telling our Pups about what a Gamma does, what his training was like, and both boys had been looking forward to it. After lunch, I will take the boys to our cottage to show them the finished end result; I hope they like their bedrooms. I moved all our belongings to the cottage after I dropped the boys off for their class; a few Warriors helped me out, and I have already unpacked everything. Josh opens the doors of the library and one by one the Pups walk out. All of them are talking about their class of today; it sounds like Mylana made the right decision to ask a Pack-member to teach the Pups about the position he once held and the training that comes with it. Malik grabs my hand when he reaches me, and Ivan starts walking in front of us as he is telling me about everything they were taught today, both of them very excited about it. Lunch is very loud as every Pup is telling their parents about their class, and I smile as I see some parents trying to quiet their Pups down, but they could have saved their breath. "Okay, I have a little surprise for the two of you." I say to Ivan and Malik once they are done with lunch, and both ask me what it is. "It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you, but I want your opinion on the colors I chose for the cottage. If there is something you think I should change, I might be able to do it before it is ready to move into." I say, and both of them jump out of their seats. Each grabs one of my hands to pull me out of my chair, only to come to the conclusion that I am stuck between them and my chair. They almost run out of the Pack-house, too excited to see the end result, and I can't wait to see the look on their faces when we get to the cottage. They have only seen the outside of the cottage; I had decided to go with a light moss green with light brown details. The front porch of the cottage was added to the cottage, making the inside of the cottage bigger than it used to be. Peter and I had taken into mind that I wanted a big family, and to have enough room, we needed to use the entire old foundation for the cottage itself. Above the front porch is a canopy with a high sort of roof; Peter filled it with glass and placed lights behind it to give it an inviting look. On both sides of the front door, we placed furniture; each side has a two-person egg-chair that are facing one another and a round stone fire-pit on each side. I found so many outdoor furniture pieces I liked that I had trouble deciding what to get, and Kanoa gave me something to think about when I showed him a patio daybed. It made it a little easier to make the final decisions; I ended up choosing a couch for one side of the front porch and on the other side I placed swivel rocker chairs. There are a total of seven bedrooms upstairs; six are connected to a bathroom, and the master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and a walk-in closet. Each room is big enough for a king-size bed and a desk for our Pups or Cubs to do their homework; the master bedroom is to the right of the front door, and the rooms for Ivan and Malik are on the other side of the front door. "Aunt Josy, there is furniture on the front porch." Malik yells as he runs up the steps, and both of them are running from left to right and back again. I smile as they try each piece of furniture; they both keep going back to the egg-chairs, and I am glad I chose the ones with wooden frames. They might have tipped the iron ones over with the way they jump onto it. "Okay, let's go inside and see if there is something I need to change." I say as I open the front door, and both run inside with smiles on their faces. The living room makes up one half of the ground floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Warrior building and huge sliding doors to the backyard.The other half of the ground floor is for the kitchen with a seating area on both sides; at the front of the cottage, I placed a small seating area, and at the back of the cottage, a huge seating area. I wanted to have a seating area to be able to have dinner with a lot of people, but a cozy, small one if it would just be a few of us. Again, the boys are running around from one side to the other, yelling how much they love the interior and stopping dead in their tracks whenever they see a picture on the wall. I tell them to check out the first floor, and I already know that I will be hearing a lot of yelling from both of them. They turn to the right at the top of the stairs, and the first room they run into is the master bedroom. "Aunt Josy, this bed is huge." Ivan yells as I see him diving onto it, and after both of them have tried the bed and walked around the room, they walk into the first room across the hall. Both of them seem a little disappointed to see that it is empty, and they start to look a little sad when each room after that turns out to be empty too. After walking into four empty rooms, Malik asks if we can go back to the Pack-house. "Malik, there are two more rooms to look at. Why don't you check out those first, and then we can head back to the Pack-house if you want to." I answer. Ivan opens the door to his room, and instead of yelling or screaming, he starts crying, but I can tell it isn't because he is sad. Malik looks past him into the room, and I hear him whisper, "She didn't forget about us." I wrap my arms around both of them and tell them I could never forget about them, that they are my family. We spend the rest of the day at the cottage, and when I am preparing dinner, the boys are in the backyard loving the patio daybeds I placed there. A knock on the door has me calling out to Malik to open the front door; I need to keep an eye on the stove, and I am not expecting anyone. "Hello, Conan. Aunt Josy is in the kitchen." I hear Malik say when he opens the door, and his footsteps tell me that he is running back to the backyard. "Hey, Josy. It looks like the boys are enjoying their new home." Conan says as he walks into the kitchen, and I tell him how things went when they were exploring the first floor."I came by to tell you that they will be back in the morning. We have twenty-seven new Pack-members, and one of them happens to be your big Brother's Mate." He says, and I nearly drop the plates I have in my hands. "Argos finally found his Mate?" I ask as I turn towards Conan. "Maybe now he will be too preoccupied to follow me around." I mumble, and we both laugh. During dinner, I tell Ivan and Malik that Mano will be returning in the morning, and after they have settled down after that announcement, I tell them that Argos has found his Mate. Both of them are happy for him; they really consider him their Uncle, and both are a bit sad when I tell them that Jahi will be leaving our Pack. Chai has been pacing in my head ever since we heard that Mano would be returning in the morning, but she refuses to tell me why she is so nervous. It takes me a little longer to put the boys to bed; they are so excited about their new rooms, and I allow them a little leeway. I curl up on one of the daybeds in the backyard with a latte macchiato, and as I look around the backyard, I think about my Mate; I really miss him. Don't get me wrong, I am still upset with him for ignoring me. However, I do understand why he needed to go with Alpha Lakota and that he needed to deal with Alpha Roland. Mano just wants to make sure no one will come after his family again, but I wish he had talked to me about it. I hope that one day I will be sitting on this daybed with my Mate and a huge baby bump watching our other youngsters. It is possible we get Pups and Cubs; it might be just one of them, and I truly don't care as long as Mano is beside me. "You will get that wish sooner than later." Chai says with a twinkle in her eyes, and I am glad I am holding an empty mug, or it would have covered my lap and the daybed. I place my hand on my belly as I think of the tiny life that is growing inside of me; we won't know if it is a Cub or a Pup until this little one is born. Chai makes me release the block I have on my feelings; I didn't want Mano to feel the turmoil of my emotions. It could have distracted him from his task, and that could have had serious consequences, but now it is safe to let my feelings flow through our bond again.I wonder if Mano and Torben will understand my feelings, and I smile when I try to imagine the look on his face when I tell him about my pregnancy.