Chapter 21 ~ I Stuck My Tongue Out At Him

Delilah’s POV ~

Delaney had been weaning Daddy back from the medication for the last twelve hours. He is starting to show signs of cognition.. and Amadeus is healing him, finally..

His REM has increased behind his eyelids.. and he squeezes my hand when I speak to him. His color is up.. his heartbeat stronger.. and his deep breaths have increased.

Maddox stepped in the room and asked how he was doing. I whispered “Better, I think. He realizes when I am talking to him.. his heart rate increases when I come in the room. I am hoping he wakes up soon. I have missed hearing his voice.”

Maddox smiled “Soon.. He will be awake and all will be right with your world.” I laughed “Seriously, dude. It feels like you’re my cheerleader sometimes.” He chuckles “Rah rah ree.. kick em in the knee.. Rah rah rass.. kick em in the… other knee.”

For some reason, that literally cracked me up.. and I started to call him on it.. when a crackly voice chuckled “That.. was the stupidest shit I’ve heard in awhile!”

I squealed at the top of my lungs “Daddyyy!” And flung myself into his arms.. which he wrapped around me in an “OOF!” Maddox laughed “It’s so good to see you awake, sir.. Delilah has been beside herself.. Allow me to get my sister..”

He stepped out and Daddy said “I think I like that young man. He truly cares about you and it shows. He will be a good mate.” I leaned up.. looking in his eyes “Daddy.. I’m not eighteen yet.. I haven’t met my mate.”

Delaney had just stepped through the door.. laughed “You have. You just don’t know it yet. Mr. Connors! It is so nice to see those lovely blue eyes looking around!”

Dad smiled “Henri.. pretty child.. Mr. Connors was my father. And you are?” She grinned “Delaney Stone.. I am your caregiver.” He smiled again “Lucky me! I hit the jackpot!”

Delaney asked if I could step out while she did a few things.. but I kissed him bye, because I had interviews at the diner for new servers. In addition to firing Megan.. I lost my two high school students that were helping out.

I walked out of the infirmary with the biggest smile on my face.. Maddox and Brock were out front. When they asked where I was headed.. I explained. Brock asked if he could hang out with me.. and I started to say yes.. I meant to say yes. I had every intention of saying yes.. but I opened my mouth and “No blow jobs in my cooler!” came out..

Maddox busted out laughing.. Brock turned beat red and Derek said “That surprised you, as much as it surprised us, didn’t it?” I could only nod my head.. Maddox told him “I like her unfiltered mouth.. the things she says!”

I apologized to Brock “I meant to say yes. That’s all. Apparently, my brain had other ideas.” He chuckled “That’s okay. I get it.. my reputation precedes me.. I have vowed to myself to be better.. do better.. I am going to wait for my mate.. and pray she forgives me my past.. umm.. indiscretions.”

I smiled at him.. “She will forgive you. And she will be lucky to have you! Let’s head out.. shall we? My first interview is in an hour!”

At the diner.. there were about twenty people lined up out front.. I looked at Brock “I only have four scheduled appointments.. so I’m not at all sure what this is about.”

Kathy met me at the door “Thank Goddess you’re here! These people have been showing up the past hour. I don’t know what happened.. Someone said an ad was tacked to the bulletin board at the college in Trenton Falls? I didn’t know you were doing that.”

I looked at her.. shaking my head “I didn’t… Brock please let Maddox know what’s going on… Ask Gizmo or Geek about checking the surveillance cameras at the school.. see if anyone familiar has been by the bulletin board.”

I got all set up for my interviews.. Having decided to hold them in my office this time.. I usually have them in the dining room.. but there are too many people out there, at the moment.

I got through my interviews.. had pretty much decided on the ones I wanted to hire.. When I stepped out of my office to let all the others know I wasn’t interviewing any more today.. Absolute chaos erupted..

A girl in the back felt froggy.. and leaped into my face “Bitch! You shouldn’t have placed an ad on the bulletin board, then! That’s false advertising.” I growled “That was NOT my ad.. BITCH! I tried being reasonable. I tried apologizing for the mixup. I even offered recompense for any travel expenses.. Now.. I am done with all that. I did not place any ads at the university.. so it can’t be false.. when it wasn’t ME in the first place. Done being nice about it.. Get the fuck out of my diner!”

Brock laughed, as everyone filed out the door “Winning any Miss Popularity contests, lately?” I grinned at him.. it was so nice to have my friend back.. “I’m more of a ‘Most Likely To Kick Your Ass’ kind of girl.” Making him laugh harder.. “Yeah.. I can see that..”

I looked at Kathy “I will be back in a few minutes.. My daddy woke up.. so I want to make his favorite dinner.. and we don’t have any skirt steak in the cooler..” Brock jumped up and followed me out the door.. causing me to giggle.

Brock asked “So what do we need skirt steak for?” I told him “It’s an old family recipe.. my mom taught me.. and my dad is in love with it.. It’s called rouladen.. a german recipe.. Rolled beef.. wrapped in bacon.. stuffed with rice, meat and vegetables.. seasoned to taste.. The secret is in the mustard… simmered in a rich brown gravy.”

His stomach growled.. making us both laugh. As soon as we made it back to the diner.. I started prepping the meal.. while Kathy set up for dinner service.

I finally ran Brock out of the kitchen because he wouldn’t stop sampling dinner.. and packed up everything to take back to the clubhouse.. satisfied I had made enough for everyone. There was always at least a hundred people at the clubhouse at any given time.. and I don’t like anyone feeling left out.

A commotion in the front of the house caught my attention.. A man’s loud voice was demanding to speak to whoever is in charge.. with Brock advising him to calm down.. when I heard “You better get the owner out here, now.. Boy!” I took that as my cue.

I stormed up front and demanded “What is going on here?” The man asked if I was the owner.. when I replied yes.. I was in charge.. He sneered “Well! I suggest you make sure your little brother knows his title is being challenged, Delaney!”

I grabbed the man’s right arm..yanked him to me.. flipped him and punched him in the head.. knocking him out. I smiled at Brock.. “Someone else for Maddox to chat with…”

Derek and Maddox crashed through the door.. just as I finished saying that.. “What’s going on?” Brock grinned “Apparently.. someone wants your title, Alpha.. but this guy needed a nap before we found out who it is..”

I stuck my tongue out at him.