Dylan and I were sat down at a table next to each other. His parents were cooking dinner and his siblings were upstairs. I kept fretting and fiddling with my dress. For about the hundredth time of fiddling with my dress, Dylan put his hand on mine.

"Stop. You don't need to be nervous." He removes his hand from mine and I feel the tingles from where his hand was.

"But I'm meeting your family. What if they don't like me?"

"Why do people always worry about that?"

"We're mates and that means your family and I will kinda have to get on since I'll soon be kinda part of the family."

"Well, don't you worry okay? Everything will be fine."

"Don't say that, you'll jinx it." My right leg now started going up and down. God, why was I so nervous? Dylan places his left hand on my knee.

"Stop."

"Sorry.." My left leg starts doing the same as he was restricting my right leg from moving. He removes his left hand from my right knee and places his left hand on my left leg and right hand on my right leg.

I found it slightly awkward since the dress was slightly high and his hands were in my skin.. "Sorry I'm just really nervous and I don't know why.."

"You'll be fine okay?"

"But-"

"Dylan sweetie, go get your siblings!" A womanly voice yells from the kitchen. I'm guessing that was his mum.

"Okay!" He yells back. "I'll be right back. Don't worry okay? You'll be absolutely fine." I nod and he gets up and leaves to go get his siblings.

While I wait, awkwardly, his mum comes out with some food. "Do you need help?" I ask.

"Oh no dear, I'm alright. And who might you be?"

"Oh, I'm Alexis-"

"My mate." Dylan says, cutting in. That was quick.

"You've finally found your mate? This is great! No more of those whores huh? I still think you should've waited." She said, shaking her head. She walked back into the kitchen after placing down the food she had in her hands.

"I agree with her." I mumble. He sighs but doesn't say anything.

His mum comes back in again with more food. "Is this why you called a family dinner?" She asks him. He nods. "This is just wonderful." She goes back out again and soon enough his whole family are sitting around the table.

His dad at the head of the table, his mum next to him and his siblings around us.

He had a sister who seemed older than us and a brother who seemed around my age. I however hadn't seen him before. He also had a little brother who seemed around five. He was adorable.

"What's your name?" The former Alpha asked, as in Dylan's dad.

"Alexis."

"What a wonderful name!" His mum says, clapping her hands.

"Thanks." We eat and chat for a bit. I still don't even know the names of his siblings but I felt extremely shy and I didn't want to ask because it'd probably come out bad and I'd be embarrassed.

"So, do you talk at all or what?" His sister says, indicating it at me.

"Yeah I do."

"Well you don't seem too conversational."

"Oh, well-"

"Shut up, Cammy. Leave her alone."

"Why should I? Is she just one of your whores again?" Wow, he must've brought a lot of different girls home.

"No, she's my mate." He says, growling at her.

"Oh, well sorry." She says, obviously not meaning it.

The whole table stays silent and we eat in silence. Er, yeah awkward.

"So, how old are ya?" His brother asks me, the one that isn't five looking I mean.

"16."

"Same."

"How comes I haven't seen you at school?"

"I don't go your school, that's why."

"Oh, why?"

"I don't like to be associated with that guy." He says pointing at Dylan. I furrow my eyebrows in confusion. "I'm sure you already know why." I nod. "See. God, he's an idiot am I right?" The whole family burst out laughing even the little one. His sister, Cammy, even cracked a smile.

"I am right here you know?"

"That's why we're laughing, you idiot. See what I mean?" His brother says laughing his head off.

"Jackson, shut the fu-"

"Don't you dare swear, young man." His dad says sternly.

"Sorry."

***

After dinner, we had all gone our separate ways. We all went to our rooms. However, Dylan's little brother followed us. "Ollie, you should be in bed now."

"But I want to play games."

"Its late buddy. I have school and so do you." Ollie pouts and walks in the other direction.

"He just wanted to play." I say.

"Yes but it's past his bedtime. I'll play with him tomorrow." We enter his room and he shuts the door, switching on the lights. "Get ready for bed, we have school tomorrow."

"Yeah, we do don't we? Hm school, what you happened to make me ditch."

"You started it by running." I roll my eyes.

"Your family seem nice. Especially Jackson. He seems cool." Dylan growls. "Chill out will you? He's not my type anyway. And I have a mate. So, he can go suck on balls." Dylan chuckles.

"Damn right you have a mate."

I grab some pyjamas of mine and head into the bathroom, locking the door. I quickly change and brush my teeth. I walk out and see Dylan sitting on the bed, in a chilling position, in his boxers.

I try not to stare at his amazing body. Like damn, it was absolutely amazing. I look at the ground. "You're allowed to stare."

"I uh I wasn't staring. What makes you think that?"

"I just know. Come on, time for bed."

"You're sleeping like that?"

"Better be happy, I usually sleep naked. I mean, I can always sleep naked if you want. I wouldn't mind it."

"Um, no. Keep those boxers of yours on."

"Alright then, well come on cuddle buddy." He pats the space next to him.

"Cuddle buddy?"

"Mhmm now come on, I'm tired." I roll my eyes and reluctantly get into bed and under the covers. He gets under the covers too. He wraps his arms around me, holding me tight. I can feel him breathing on me.

"Dylan?"

"Mmm?"

"How old is Ollie?"

"He's six. His birthday was last week."

"Oh, that's sweet. What about Cammy?"

"She's twenty."

"Does she have a mate?"

"Yep, he was at the borders."

"Oh okay. How did your mum and dad meet?"

"Alexis-"

"Call me Lex or Lexi. I like them better."

"I like Alexis. And I like you."

"So how did they meet?"

"Alexis, please go to sleep."

"But I have questions."

"And I want to sleep." I try to sit up but he prevents me from getting up. "Go to sleep, please?"

"Tell me how they met though?" He groans.

"I'm tired. I'll tell you tomorrow okay? Just please go to sleep?"

"Fine." I get comfy again in bed, even though that was difficult with him restraining me.

Soon, I fall asleep and feel him kiss the back of my head. "Sweet dreams." I hear him mumble.