didn’t realize he was tearing up until he heard Caleb clear his throat. He looked up and the other man’s eyes were moist and he was swallowing hard.
“They know how to hit you, don’t they?” Caleb said, tickling Landon.
Bran took a deep breath and smiled. “They don’t play fair.” Bran smiled back at Lucas, who was now trying to gnaw on his finger.
Kate watched both men and realized that, somewhere between walking in the front door and now, she had fallen in love with Caleb and had fallen in deeper love with Bran.
“Caleb, have you thought about moving to the Pack house?” Kate asked.
Caleb looked at her and put Landon in his swing. He took Lucas from Bran and put him in the swing that faced Landon. He turned on the swings as both boys began to babble at each other.
“It will take me a few days to pack, but yes, we’ll move into the Pack house,” he said, turning around to face them a wide smile on his face.
She went over to where he stood, wrapped her arms around his neck before jumping and wrapping her legs around his waist. He easily supported her weight, cupping her ass.
“There are definite advantages to living in the Pack house,” she said conversationally. In the background, she heard Bran on his cell phone calling in the Pack to help Caleb move.
“One, you always have people on hand to help you move. Plus, there will always be someone there to watch over the boys. You’ll be able to sleep at night without worrying about someone coming to get them.”
Caleb started to move around the room as if swaying to unheard music. “Is that right? Maybe we should take advantage of one of these babysitters tonight,” he said, nuzzling her neck.
“I second that,” Bran yelled from the sofa as he watched the two of them dance while still on the cell phone.
Kate giggled. “I know the perfect babysitter, though he isn’t pack,” she said, smiling.
“Who?” Caleb asked, curious.
“Rian. He is dying to babysit. He absolutely fell in love with the boys.”
“Do you trust him?” Caleb asked.
She nodded with a serious expression on her face. “More than I trust certain pack members. I swear the Raymonds hates me.” She rested her head on his broad and solid chest. At five feet ten, it was rare to find someone who made her feel delicate and feminine. With his height and strength, Caleb made her feel protected and precious. She felt a low rumble in his chest and looked up.
“They better not give you any issues in front of me,” he said, growling. A second growl was heard as Bran stood and joined him, his cell phone conversation finished.
“It’s an ongoing issue since Kate wasn’t born in the pack. There is a couple, the Raymonds, who are vocal against Kate. I gave them the ultimatum yesterday to adapt or get out.” Bran walked up behind Kate and wrapped his arms around her waist, effectively sandwiching her between them.
“I can’t promise not to hurt someone if they disrespect my mate,” Caleb said.
Bran gave an evil grin. “You don’t have to worry about politics and maintaining the peace between pack members. All I’m going to say is get some good punches in for me and don’t do any permanent damage.” He winked at Caleb, who laughed.
“The pack should be here in an hour or so,” Bran said happily.
Kate jumped down. “Come on, Caleb. We should start packing anything personal you don’t want anyone else handling. We can put all that in the SUV before they get here.” She looked around at the dingy parlor. “Not to be funny, Caleb, but what is actually yours here?”
Caleb rubbed the back of his neck.
“Not much actually. Besides being the only property for sale in the area, I liked it because it came fully furnished.” He gestured to the living room, where most of the furniture was still covered in sheets.
“I was only able to tackle the parlor, the master bedroom and the boys’ room.” He paused.
Kate guessed the reason for the look of sadness that