I was glad Shayne wasn't home yet when I got back from my encounter with Rider. I needed to shower and get Justin's scent off of me. Shayne would go crazy and probably go on a death mission. The guards gave me a strange look when I got back. I popped the trunk from my car and pulled out shopping bags. As I walked up the steps to the house they both bowed respectfully.

I rushed to my room and found Bre sleeping with my baby girl on the bed. I dumped the bags in the closet and went to the bathroom to shower. I had a bit of time to think about what would happen the next two days. I had to do this and I needed to make sure to keep Shayne out of it. Eric already knew what he had to do and would make up an excuse to stay here until needed.

When I got out of the shower I wrapped the towel tightly around me. I walked into my closet and started to change. I slipped on a sundress and put Elle's new clothes away. Walking back into the room I found Bre half-awake holding up the bottle for my baby.

"How'd it go?" She asked, a small yawn escaping her lips.

"In two days it will be done." I said.

"I hope you know what you're doing." She said. "I still think you should tell Shayne."

"This is my decision and I have to be the one to take him down."

I sat down on the other side of the bed and scooted closer to Elle. Her small lips were glued to the small bottle. Her eyes were closed and I could hear the small noises she made. My heart melted seeing her here in front of me.

I never thought much about being a mother until it actually happened. My own mother disowned me and threw me out of her life. I didn't want to be like that. I wanted to be the best thing for my baby girl. I want her to have parents that love her.

"So what's the plan now? You saw him so what's next?"

"I want you to stay here with Jake and the baby. I don't want any of you to get hurt. I'll make sure Shayne stays here too. I have everything planned out but I can't tell you much."

"What? Why?" She frowned.

"I can't risk you trying to stop me."

Bre and I talked about a few other things before she left the room. I was laying down on the bed looking up at the ceiling. So much had changed over the short period of time. I found my mate, fell in love with him, got locked up, got knocked up, and finally had my baby.

When I used to belong to Imperial I never really thought about having a family like I do now. I wanted to be useful to the pack and I put myself through training. I wanted to find a mate when I was much older. I wanted to have a clear mind of what I wanted. I wanted a normal relationship and a normal life.

But that was never an option for me.

Having some sort of normality in my life wasn't an option. I had lived half of my life as a rogue. I had seen things that no one my age should have seen. I've been through the worst of the times and then the best when I found Jake. I gained a best friend and a brother.

I was starting to drift off into sleep when Shayne walked in the room. His smile was big when he walked in and quickly rushed to the bed. Carefully he laid in front of Elle with his head hovering over her. I smiled as he placed small kisses on her cheeks and her forehead. It was the cutest thing I had ever seen and it made my heart melt.

"How are my two favorite girls?" Shayne asked.

"Hungry." I admitted.

"Me too."

Shayne's arms opened for me. I crawled to him and he sat up. He wrapped his arms around me and brought me on his lap. Before I could get out a single word his lips crashed to mine. My arms wrapped around his neck and my fingers tangled in his soft hair. A shiver ran down my spine when his canines grazed my lower lip.

If it were possible he brought me closer to him. His hand trailed down my arm and landed on my waist. He was rubbing small circles and every time I could feel him lowering his hand. I giggled when Shayne started rubbing my thigh and lifted up my dress to reach up to tug on my panties.

"Shayne," I said pulling away and playfully hitting his chest. "Not in front of the baby."

"Speaking of babies, maybe we should get started on the next one."

My face fell and my jaw dropped. Was he seriously thinking of trying to get me pregnant again? I just had a baby for god's sake. I wasn't ready to have another one and I didn't want to have a baby after another. I at least would want to wait until Elle was old enough to use the potty on her own.

"I hope you get those thoughts out of your head." I said.

"A boy would be nice." Shayne continued. "A boy to take over the Alpha title."

"Can we just take things slow? I want to enjoy the three of us right now. I want you to take the day off tomorrow and spend it with me. We haven't had a day to ourselves in a while."

"We will when Eric leaves." Shayne said.

"Please, Shay, I really want to spend time with you. Alone." I said. "I'm sure Eric can occupy himself at your mothers house for the day."

"I'll plan something for the both of us and I'll surprise you. We can have a night with the three of us." He said kissing my cheek.

"No, I want to do something nice for you. I'll cook us a meal tomorrow and we can spend quality time together. We'll have Bre watch over Elle and she's willing to go to your mothers house too."

Bre didn't like Shayne's mother and that's mostly because I spend my time avoiding the crazy woman. She was disappointed I didn't have a boy to pass down the title to. She insisted that I have another baby soon so we could aim for a boy. I just had a baby and here they are making me look like a bunny that's pops them out more than once.

Of course I would like to have a baby boy. A baby boy we could pass the Alpha title down to. A boy that will be protective over his sisters even though he'll be young. I wanted to give that to Shayne more than anything.

After everything we have been through he still stays with me. Sure he was a bit of an ass and locked me away, but I get it. He was hurt and it probably hurt more knowing it could have been me who killed someone he loved. I couldn't even start to imagine how hard it must have been.

"I don't want her out of the house." Shayne said, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"They will be surrounded by guards. I don't want her to leave the house but I want to spend some time with you. Alone. Together. Possibly in bed."

I nuzzled my nose against his neck and felt him shiver. I opened my mind to him and let him see how good of a night we could have. A low growl rumbled in his chest.

"Alright but I want Eleanor back here first thing in the morning." He said.

"Of course." I nodded.

"So what do you have planned?" Shayne asked.

He had me back in his arms and his hands were in my waist. Little did Shayne know that I had a lot planned for him tomorrow. I was glad he had agreed to my plan.

"You'll just have to wait and see. I'll prepare things in the morning. You can continue with your day and if you want you can take Elle to your parents house while I finish up here."

"Sounds good."

Shayne leaned in to give me a lingering kiss. I smiled and started squirming in his arms. I saw the frown on his face and chuckled.

"I'll go make us something to eat. Watch Elle and check if she needs a diaper change." I said.

"What do I do if she does?" He asked.

"Change it." I said, giving him the "duh" look.

"Me? You want me to change the diaper?"

"Well, yeah. I'm not going to do it all the time. You're a father now so get used to it."

It's been a week since Elle has been born and you'd think he would have at least changed one single diaper. I chuckled at Shayne's scared face as I walked out. He was clueless about the whole baby thing. The good thing was that we had each other for support.

I headed down to the kitchen and found Jake going through the refrigerator. He looked at me and smiled widely. As I walked past he ruffled my hair and I smacked his hand away.

"So what are you making us?" Jake asked.

"Us?"

"Yeah. You, me, Shayne and everyone else that stays here. Chase is with his mate." Jake said, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. "Lucky bastard gets to get laid."

"I'm sure you'll find your mate soon, Jake." I said.

"Spare me the romance."

"You want a mate and you know it."

"I do and I have a feeling I'm going to meet her soon. My wolf has been crazy for the last two days. I can only say that it's because she's close." Jake said.

"Now who's being a romantic?" I teased.

"Get to cooking, Woman." Jake said with a grimace.

I started getting ready on the food and decided to make burgers and hot dogs. Thankfully Jake wasn't too much of a lazy bum. He helped slice the tomatoes and wash the lettuce. I had him cut the onions and not once did I hear him sniffle. That to me was a disappointment but I knew he was trying his hardest to hold it in.

An hour later we had everything set on the table and we quickly cleaned the kitchen. Shayne entered with the baby in his arms. Jake immediately smiled and went to go coo at her. I smiled at seeing the boys I love being cute over my little angel.

"She definitely needed a diaper change." Shayne said.

"Peace of cake, right?" I said, taking Elle from him.

"Sure, if you count three attempts at putting on a diaper then of course." He said.

"Three tries isn't bad." I said.

"I waisted three diapers 'cos I didn't know how to get those flappy things on."

I laughed and walked to the living room. I set Elle on the couch and checked to make sure Shayne had done a proper job. Once satisfied I wrapped her up in the purple blanket she was now wrapped in.

"You're such a tool." Jake told him.

"I bet you can't do better." Shayne shot at him.

"Can too!"

"Can not."

"Can too." Jake countered.

"And here I though Eleanor was the only baby in the house." I muttered.

"I heard that!" Shayne and Jake said in unison.

"Go finish cleaning the kitchen." I ordered.

They were both going to protest but I shot them a look. Nodding they headed into the kitchen. I mind linked Sam and Bre to tell him that the food was ready.

We were all seated around the table eating. I was nibbling in fries I had managed to cook up. I had Elle next to me in her seat. I didn't want her getting used to being held. She would become a whiny baby if she was constantly being held.

"Shay, is it alright if I get some guys to help me out tomorrow?" Bre asked.

"For what?" I said.

"I want my own place and since Jake is bunking with Sam I can't have him as a roomie." Bre said. "I wanted to start moving some furniture there."

"Oh." I said surprised.

"Will you be done by late afternoon?" Shayne asked.

"Yeah, I'll take Elle to your parents." Bre said.

"Alright, Jake and Sam will help you. I'll get others to lend you a hand too. They'll both go with you to my parents. I don't want Elle unprotected."

"I'll protect my niece." Jake said.

"I'll be there to help." Sam added.

"Good. Then it's a plan." I said smiling.

All this planing was starting to give me a head ache. I was going to have to get a good night sleep if I wanted to get through tomorrow.