“Oh, Nora, you are so cute...”
She comes and gives me a hug. I really am sincerely touched. Back in the Jade Moon Clan, nobody cared about my birthday–most of them didn’t even know when that was. Alec gradually forgot about it, too, since he didn’t care anyway.
Tonia orders coffee and enthusiastically shows me some of her favorite apps since it’s my first time using one. She suggests I get a mailbox and some games. Apparently, she uses her own phone a lot.
“Does Bobo have a phone?”
She nods and takes a second phone out of one of her jacket inner pockets, a black one. This one is an older version and looks used.
“I keep it for him most of the time. He doesn’t like using it too much anyway, except for listening to music. He loves Latino stuff, like reggaeton.”
“Really?”
It’s funny to imagine that this big, lazy, and aloof wolf loves dancing music! Tonia nods with a smile while petting her brother’s fluffy ears. I noticed Bobo really loves to be pet, like a house dog.
“You should see him dancing! It’s the only time he doesn’t want to sleep. Put the big boy on a dancefloor, and he becomes a real killer. We will take you out dancing someday!”
“I want to see that someday, Bobo!”
We laugh a bit, but then I focus again on the smartphone. Tonia shows me a few more things, and I think I understand quickly enough how it works. She lets me use it for a while as she drinks her coffee, and I even download and try a cooking game for a bit.
“Okay, enough playing Nora. How about trying to make a call?”
Her smile speaks volumes about who I should try to call, and I blush immediately. To call Damian? Out of the blue? What am I supposed to tell him! What if he is busy? I ponder for a while, but I really do want to try calling him. Okay, but if I’m to call him, I need some intimacy! I get up and exit the café to stand in the hall, and Tonia and Bobo can still clearly see me from the glass wall, as I’m barely a few steps away.
I try to ignore the fact that Bobo will probably be able to hear me since he is in his wolf form, and I call Damian. Itrings for a while, and I wonder if he might be busy, like in a meeting or something. But suddenly, someone picks up.
“Who is this?”
I frown. It’s a masculine voice, but not Damian’s. I don’t think it’s Nathaniel either, and I don’t recognize that tone at all. Did Tonia put the wrong number?
“Hum, hello, is this Damian... I mean, mister Black’s phone?” I mumble, confused.
“It is. I asked, who are you?”
“Oh, sorry, it’s Nora, Nora Bluemoon.”
“Nora? Oh, my apologies; wait a second.”
His tone changed completely as soon as he heard my name! I hear someone taking the phone, and this time, it’s Damian’s voice.
“Nora?”
“Damian! Hi... Sorry, I... Tonia got me this new phone, and I wanted to try calling you. Are you busy?”
Gosh, I must be so red right now. Calm down, Nora, calm down.
“No, no, it’s okay, sorry about that. Neal usually answers when it’s an unknown number. I’ll be sure to save it for next time. How are you? Everything okay?”
Oh, so that voice was Bobo and Tonia’s older brother! I forgot he was Damian’s Beta. What’s with him and having others answer his phone, anyway? Last time it was Nathaniel, too. So intimidating!
“Yes, yes, I’m fine. Tonia took me to this huge mall today, so we are out shopping. It’s nice to go out. Oh, but Bobo is with us, so don’t worry.”
“I know, Tonia texted me. Did you find anything you like?”
“A few things, yes. Tonia is good at choosing for me; actually, I don’t know how she can pick so many clothes so fast!”
“You should choose things you like, too, Nora. Don’t let Tonia do it all for you.”
