maybe heroin and cyanide.”
He turns in a different
direction than we do and I bust out laughing. “Well, that was
interesting.” My dad laughs and pulls up to the restaurant a few
minutes later. We’re actually early so, we get a booth in the back
that faces the door and wait for Bastille to arrive.
He finally enters the
restaurant about fifteen minutes later, with three women trailing
behind him. We rise to greet him. He and my father shake hands and
we all squeeze into the booth. Bastille then goes on to introduce
the three women he brought with him. “This is my mate Lilith, and
our two daughters Shiloh and Mirajane. Mira here is the youngest at
93.” He looks at my dad and says “Why don’t we give them some time
alone? That way he can make an informed decision while we discuss
the terms of the truce.”
My dad nods and says
“Sounds good to me. We’ll be over there if you need us.”
“ We’ll be fine.” Once
they’ve moved to another table I look at both girls and say “So,
tell me a little about yourselves.”
Shiloh starts first by
glaring at me and saying “Well, I’m 125, I don’t want to be here. I
like to swim, hunt, and fish. I play video games, and cheat at
cards. I work as a tattoo artist. Oh, and I’m a
lesbian.”
I stare at her blankly and
say “Well then, Mira how about you?”
She smiles and says “Well,
I teach first grade classes at the elementary school. I love kids.
I love the outdoors. I like to camp out under the stars. There are
tons of other things but if I told you all of them I’d probably
bore you to death.”
I laugh and say “You’re
probably right. So, how soon can you move in? I’d like for us to be
around each other so that we can develop our relationship and get
to know each other a little better. You’ll have your own room until
we get to that point where you’ll move in to mine.”
She nods and says “Okay, I
can move in, in a few days. Will I still be able to
work?”
I nod. “Of course, it
might be a longer commute but you don’t have to quit. If driving so
far becomes too hard on you though, we could have you transferred
to a school around Asphalt Bay.”
She smiles and says “Okay,
that’s fine with me.”
At that moment Bastille,
Lilith, and my father walk up to the table. Bastille looks at me
and says “Have you made your decision?”
“ Yes sir. I’ve decided to
take Mirajane as a mate.”
He raises an eyebrow and
says “Are you sure? She’s not too young for you?”
I smile and say “I’m sure.
Age doesn’t really matter.”
Bastille nods his
agreement and says “So, we’ll set the date for the mating ceremony
a month and a half from now? Before your father
retires?”
I nod. “Sounds like a
plan. Mira will move in with me in a few days so that we can get to
know each other before the ceremony takes place.”
“ I understand that. We’re
looking forward to becoming in laws. See you in a month and a
half.”
He turns to his daughters
and says “Come on girls.”
Mira hands me a napkin as
she slips from the booth. “This is my phone number. This way we can
call each other or text, and go over ceremony plans
together.”
I laugh and say “I’ll
leave that to you but, thanks for this.” She kisses my cheek and
runs out after her family.
My father smacks me on the
back and says “You chose well son. She’s a very pretty
girl.”
“ Thanks dad.”
He stretches and says
“Well, let’s get something to eat before we head home shall
we?”
“ Sure.” We sit at the
table and order steaks for lunch.
Once our meal is finished
and we’re back on the road my father takes the time to give me a
speech. “I’m proud of you son. I know I don’t say it often because
you tend to sleep with anything that moves but after everything
you’ve done these past few days I couldn’t be prouder.”
“ Thanks dad.” He looks at
me all serious and says “and if you need help with any of the
ceremony planning, call your