My Brother’s Mate
Chapter 10

Mike's POV

Well I'm ready, but I'm early. Maybe I'll just go see it if Em is ready. I walk in to see Emily in a beautiful navy blue dress that fits her body beautifully. She is checking herself out in the mirror. "You think Mike will like it?" She asks Carol.

"I think he'll like you in anything." I couldn't help but respond. She jumps a bit and turns to me.

"Mike you scared me." She said.

"Sorry doll I just wanted to check and see if you were ready I said. Then I noticed her looking me over. Was she checking me out? I could get used to this.

"So!" I asked drawing her attention back.

"So what?" She asked. The look on her face made me smile.

"You ready to go?" I asked. She was just staring at me and she was taking a long time to answer.

"Em you ok?" I asked a bit concerned. Maybe it was too soon for a date.

"Yeah I'm good, I'm ready too." Like she was answering my question with out knowing it. She grabbed her clutch and hugged Carol. I offered her my arm and she took it. It made me smile. Being with Em was like riding a bike. I just fell into it so easily. We made our way down stairs and my parents were in the living room.

"Have fun you two." My mom said looking up at us from her book.

"Always." I said. I noticed something flash across Emily's face when I said that. I couldn't place it. But just like that it was gone. We made our way out to the car and I opened the door for her and went around to the drivers side. It was a perfect night out and I was excited to spend time with her.

We pull up to the restaurant and I helped her out of the car.

"I've never been here before." She says as we walk in.

"I know, you'll love it." I say as we make our way in. As we walk in a young woman with short black hair smiles at us.

"Hello, do you have a reservation tonight?" She asks. Emily looks up at me and I smile.

"Yes under Michael Silver." I say. She looks down and then pops her head up with a bigger smile.

"Yes Mr. Silver your table is ready right this way." She leads us to a side door and out into the patio seating area. There are string light hanging from the canopy and one table for the whole patio. I reserved the whole patio so we could be alone. Emily looks around and smiles. I guild her along with my hand at the small of her back. I pull out her chair and take the other side.

"Enjoy your meals." The young girl smiles and then leaves.

Emily's POV

The patio is beautiful, I can't take my eyes off everything around us. The building has exposed brick, there are vines going up the canopy, and the lights are so cute.

"Why is there only one table out here?" I ask. The space could have at least 10-15.

"I rented it out for us." He says. What! Seriously. Adorable. I feel myself blush. He chuckles. A man comes over to our table and he brings water and wine for the both of us. We thank him and he leaves.

"Do we get menus?" I ask, Mike looks too comfortable, he's definitely up to something.

"I already ordered everything." He says smiling and taking a sip. This is a side of Mike I don't think I've ever seen. And I decided I'm just going to let it all play out. I lean back with my glass of wine. We started talking about our day, the new housing, training. And plate after plate food started arriving. We had salad, and shrimp, pasta, bread, and my favorite dessert tiramisu. Everything was so good. In this moment I felt like I used to. Being with Mike was so familiar. It was as easy as falling asleep. We knew each other backwards and forwards. I knew we would make a good team. When the meal was over we headed back to the car.

"Thank you for dinner it was really very good." I said.

"The dates not over yet doll." He said and I smiled, I didn't want it to be over yet. We pulled up to a cabin that was on our territory, but I have never been to. Mike parked the car and we got out. He walked me to the the back of the cabin and there was a large screen that covered almost the whole back of the cabin. There was a table with a projector on it and a blanket with a lantern and snacks. He planned all this for us. I looked at him a smiled. "You like it?" He asked.

"Depends, what are we watching?" I ask narrowing my eyes. I'm testing him.

"Well that depends on your mood?" He says lifting his eyebrow.

"We'll romance is too predictable. So comedy." I look back at him.

"Nacho Lebre it is." He gestures for me to sit down. Nacho Lebre is my favorite comedy. I can quote that movie backwards and forwards. And of course he knows this. We sit down and he starts the movie. As the movie goes on I'm quoting it and Mike is laughing. The great thing about Mike is, I don't have to be someone I'm not. Mike has seen me through my awkward stage, through tough times, through everything, and he still loves me. When the movie is over I take Mikes hand. "Thank you." I say.

"For what doll face?" He moves a strand out of my face.

"For being who you are. I've had such a good time tonight. It's been so long since I've had a good night like this." He kisses my hand and stands up. He helps me up and pulls me into him. He wraps his arms around my waist.

"Anything for you Em. I've missed us being like this, and I'm glad I can still show you a good time." His face was close to mine. I grazed my lips on his, and he closed the gap between us. The kiss was soft and sweet. His arms pulled me closer and I got up on my tip toes to deepen the kiss. My arms wrapped around his neck. It was a nice second first kiss. We pulled away and he smiled. He offered his arm again and we headed back to the car. We drove back to the pack house and up the stairs. He stopped at my door. "Thanks for coming out with me. I'd like to take you out again." He said looking down at me.

"Why don't we stay in next time and be more comfortable. You don't have to show off for me, I already know you." I said. He smiled wide.

"I'd like that Em." His hand cupped my face and we kissed. He bit my lower lip and opened my mouth and his tongue explored the opening. His hand pulling my head to deepen the kiss. His other hand wrapped around my waist pulling me into him. I placed my hand on his chest. We pulled apart and we were out of breath, our foreheads touching.

"Sorry, I just felt like I needed to be as close to you as possible." He said trying to control his breathing.

"I know, the mate bond." I said as a matter of fact.

"Thank you Mike. I'll see you tomorrow for breakfast?" I asked looking up at him. He smiled again and nodded. I opened my door and closed it. Best. Date. Ever.

I crawled into bed that night without a single dream, but I don't know if that's a good thing or not?