My Atypical Wolf (BL)

Ashton greeted Caleb who just came out of the pack house. “She settled in”? Asked Ashton.

“Somewhat. It’s not so easy to settle in a different place, especially after what happened to her”. Caleb sighed. “But...I’ll try my best to make her comfortable,” he mumbled.

“You will do great. You are good at making people comfortable” Ashton smiled.

“I am good at making people uncomfortable too, ” Caleb smirked. “When I want”

“Yeah... you used to do that when we just met. Annoy the crap out of me” Ashton reminisced with a chuckle which was accompanied by Caleb’s disgusted pout.

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“By the way... I am surprised the way you handled that Luna. She was attacking your soft spot and... for a moment... I was worried she was gonna get to you, but I was... quite impressed by your confidence”.

“Yeah, I was pretending. I am good at pretending, remember? I was actually feeling a lot more guilt than I let on” mumbled Ashton.

“Well, you sold it” Caleb mumbled and engulfed his mate in a giant hug. “How are you doing”?

“Shouldn’t I be asking you that”? Ashton asked him instead whilst putting his arms around the waist of his mate. “You were the one who took a hit”

“I heal fast,” Caleb shrugged. “But I meant emotionally. I know how difficult things must have been for you.”

“I am doing okay...” Ashton assured him.

“You aren’t pretending”? Pulling away, Caleb narrowed his gaze.

“No” Ashton chuckled. “Not anymore. By the way, where is Connor”? He asked after a moment.

“He is with Sue” Caleb shrugged. “Why”?

“Well... if you are free... will you like to come with me”? Ashton asked reluctantly

“Where”? Caleb frowned.

“Just.. follow me” Ashton smirked. Getting suspicious Caleb tried to enter his mind but all he could see was darkness and hear a somewhat familiar song. “I know you are trying to get in my head” Winked Ashton which led Caleb to realise that Ashton was actually using distraction to keep him out. What was he being so secretive about? A date? He wondered. Ashton did say that he wanted to restart a bit, so maybe, this was it?

“Is this a surprise date?” Asked Caleb.

“Something like that”. Ashton smiled.

They reached the garage making Caleb smirk, “You know between you and me, you realise you have to tell me where we are going right?” Asked Caleb. “I’m the one gonna be driving” he smirked.

“I know. Get in” Ashton ordered even though it was not his car to begin with, making Caleb chuckle. Caleb drove in silence as his GPS kept giving him directions. It frustrated him that Ashton wouldn’t tell him where they were headed. Towards the end Caleb could start to guess where they were headed and he was proven right.

“Seriously? You could have just told me you wanted to visit your old home” Caleb rolled his eyes.

“I know,” Ashton chuckled. “But...” Ashton went to open the bunker and took out two huge bags.

“Wait, are we moving in here together?” Caleb joked.

“If you’re up for it? Why not?” Ashton shrugged. “Honestly it has much more Privacy than your pack house”.

“With a kid around...nope” Caleb tilted his head and they both ended up laughing.

“These are some snacks that I picked up. This time I did not get our appetite wrong”. He chuckled. It was almost late in the afternoon and the growling noise from their stomachs from time to time was a good reminder that they were yet to eat.

Heading inside they headed upstairs and opened the window. His room was cleaned up by Ashton on his last visit and it looked quite good in itself. “Why did you wanna come here so suddenly”? Caleb’s brow furrowed. Most of the times they have been here it ended up in sex. He was almost 100% certain that it was the same thing on his mind.

“No I don’t wanna have sex”. As if Ashton read his mind (which he could have) he replied. “I am just tired of everything that’s been going on. With what happened to you...I just..” Ashton sighed and struggled with his words. “I just wanted to spend time with you. I know that now that you’re older you have much more responsibilities than before... so I just had to make sure you were available” shrugged Ashton.

“Ashton that is really sweet” Caleb smiled and pulled his mate into a deep passionate kiss. Once he pulled away and mumbled, “I missed this... just us... hanging out”.

“So did I”. Ashton whispered. Their eyes met and they kept staring into each other’s eyes for a bit longer, as if an invisible force prevented them from looking away. The endearment in Ashton’s gaze filled Caleb’s heart with content as he still thanked the moon Goddess for returning his mate to him.

“I love you” Whispered Caleb. Before Ashton could say anything else their perfect moment was ruined by the loud synced up growling noise from their stomach. “Let’s tame that one first, shall we?” He chuckled to which Ashton nodded with a smile.

Ashton unpacked the food which seemed to be very much high in calories. “Where did you get this”? Asked Caleb.

“I cooked it,” Ashton shrugged. Caleb’s eyes widened as he failed to fathom how on earth did Ashton find time to cook this much. A small laughter erupted from Ashton before he said, “I’m just messing with ya. The maids cooked it. I just packed em here. But...” he smirked. “If you want, I can cook for you next time. I am not so bad”

“I remember,” Caleb chuckled before he took a large bite of the lasagna. They chugged down in the food and within half an hour everything had vanished. “That was...good” Caleb burped, patting his belly for the visual effect. “I am so tired,” he mumbled.

“Go to the terrace,” Asked Ashton.

“Why?” Caleb frowned.

“Just... go” Ashton insisted. “I’ll be there in a minute”.

“Okay” Caleb frowned at the weird way of kicking him out by his own mate. Caleb had to wait a while until Ashton showed up with his futon. Caleb chuckled at his attempts of dragging that huge thing through the narrow door. “What are you doing” He laughed and lent him a hand.

After spreading it on the floor they both collapsed on it and remained like that. They chatted for a while, just random talks. Asking some personal questions and all while getting comfy on the soft mattress.

“You know... I could get used to this” Caleb mumbled. Ashton looked at him with an inquisitive expression. “You and me, just... just us like this,” Caleb smiled.

Ashton sat up and gave him a giant smile. “I am so glad you said this”.

Caleb, who was confused by Ashton’s sudden enthusiasm and wondered what he was trying to pull off. Ashton dug his pocket and pulled out something that was hidden in his fist. “Caleb, I know this past eight years wasn’t exactly like how we imagined our life would be...”

“What are you doing?” Caleb frowned, getting a strange vibe from his mate. Ashton put his finger in his mouth indicating him to remain put.

“Let me finish. Caleb, I love you... and I hate the fact that we were robbed eight years of togetherness. I am at least partially responsible, if not completely... but that made me realise one thing”. Since Caleb wasn’t allowed to talk he simply deepened his suspicious frown.

“That I don’t want to spend any more time apart from you. I know we have changed, and I know we need to re-learn about each other, but no matter what I learn there is one thing I can guarantee that hasn’t changed is that our love for each other” without even realizing Caleb gave him a subtle nod, affirming to the fact that how strongly he feels for Ashton to this day.

“I love you, Caleb Wrisberg, a lot. And I am willing to do anything, anything for you!” Ashton sighed and smiled. “But, I want you to do something for me today.” Caleb tilted his head wondering what that could be and that’s exactly when Ashton opened his fists. Caleb’s eyes widened as soon as he noticed the ring on his hand and quite literally froze in his spot.

“Caleb Wrsiberg, will you marry me?”