In Between The Alphas
Chapter 68

Logan came in about a second after she had finished speaking and her eyes snapped to his.

"I am leaving now," she said, "It was an honor to be here."

"Thank you," he said and she nodded.

"You might want to work on gathering allies," she offered over her shoulder as she walked out.

"That wasn't weird at all," I muttered and I heard Logan chuckle.

"Let's get you out of here," Logan said as he offered me his hand, "You have blood and piss on your knees."

I made the mistake of looking and cringed, "I'm burning these."

"I'll bring the lighter," he added and I gave him a smile.

It has been two days since we got Jake back but he's still unconscious. Logan relaxed the curfew till ten to give the people a sense of safety.

I'm also back at the pack house albeit not permanently. I think I've scarred those children enough so I just hang around Logan's office and help wherever I can. I'm better at math than him so he lets me do anything that has to do with calculations. There was a knock on Logan's office and I had barely looked up from the desk when Diana's scent filled the room.

"I come with coffee and bagels," she said as she placed a paper bag in front of me and two cups of coffee. "I don't know how you take your coffee so I just decided to wing it."

"You could've just asked me," I shrugged

"That would have ruined the entire surprise," she said, "You look good in glasses."

I subconsciously touched my reading glasses. Years of reading in the dark did a number on my eyes so I need reading glasses to be able to work for a long time and Logan didn't hesitate before taking me to get one. "Thank you," I smiled.

"So how do you take your coffee for future purposes?"

"I like mine with a shit tone of milk and sugar and Logan likes his black like his soul with a dash of cream," I recited off the top of my head and I saw her staring at me in shock, "Is there something on my face?"

"You know how he likes his coffee?" she asked and I nodded, "I don't even know how Greg likes his coffee."

"Greg doesn't like coffee," I said, "Tea is the way to his heart."

"How do you even know this?"

"I tend to notice things about people I care about," I shrugged, "I like it when people remember little things about me so I try to make sure I remember little things about people."

"That's amazing," she said and I picked up one of the coffee cups and took a sip.

"I think this is for you," I said handing it to Logan and he raised a brow from where he was sitting across me, "It tastes like shit."

"I'm going to ignore the part where you called my coffee shit," he then turned to Diana, "Thank you."

"Thank you again for the coffee," I said as I took a sip from the other cup and found it was a bit to my taste. "How are the children?"

"Amelia absolutely refuses to be carried by anyone," she said with a huff, "It's like we suddenly have a plague or something."

"It can't be that bad,"

"She has been crying for half an hour and even her mum can't calm her down." She deadpanned, "We're just hoping she stops crying long enough to fall asleep." She paused before continuing, "You should come over; she always liked you more." "I can finish this up and come over," I offered, "Maybe see if I can help in any way."

"If you can do that I would be so grateful,"

"Just give me a few minutes to finish this up and I'll be right there," she muttered another quick thanks before leaving and I noticed Logan staring at me, "What?"

"Nothing,"

"That's a lie and you know it," I teased, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Because I can," was his simple reply.

"Haven't you been told that staring is rude?"

"Well I have a beautiful girl sitting opposite me; what do you expect?"

I rolled my eyes at him but couldn't stop the corner of my lips from tugging upwards. He does this every day, drops compliments at random times.

"If you want then you can go check on Amelia now," he said, "Or I could have Diana bring her in here."

"A child in your office?" I asked and he just shrugged, "What if messes everything up?"

"Then we tidy it back up," he said simply and I shrugged

"If you're okay with it then I don't mind either."

I went back to my work and I heard the door knob turn before loud screams assaulted my ears.

"I'm sorry I tried to get her to quiet down but she didn't want me holding her," she said as she put Amelia to sit on the floor, "Good luck."

She didn't even wait for me to respond before leaving the office and I turned to Logan who just shrugged.

She was wearing a pretty white dress with flowers and I was ultimately grateful for the fact that Logan's office had a rug and her hair was escaping its braids. I made my way over to her and crouched in front of her so I wasn't towering over her. "Hey, don't cry" I said in the softest voice I could muster, "It's Charlie,"

Her cries reduced in volume but she still had tears and snot streaming down her face.

"Can I have a wipe or a tissue please?" I asked and Logan opened his drawer and handed me a pack of wipes. "Thank you,"

I gently wiped away the snot and her tears before sitting on my heels in front of her.

"Do you want me to pick you up?" I asked as I opened my hands and she crawled towards me so I could pick her up.

I let out a sigh and hoisted her in one hand before standing up. She still let out the occasional sniffle but she was quiet and that was the best thing ever.

"Let's get you to sleep okay," I said as I began to rock her back and forth and that was when I noticed Logan staring at me with an unreadable expression, "What?" My words seemed to snap him out of his reverie and he just shook his head.

"You're good with her," he said softly and I shrugged.

"I always liked children,"

"They like you too."

"Would you like to hold her?" I asked and his eyes widened, "Maybe on a day when she isn't screaming at everyone."

I let out a small laugh but was interrupted by a knock on Logan's door.

"Are you expecting anyone?" he asked and I shook my head, "Open the door for me please."

I opened the door with my free hand and saw one of the guards there and shock splashed across his features for a second before he schooled it back.

"Is the Alpha in?" he asked and I stepped aside.

"Is everything alright Steve?" Logan asked and he nodded.

"You asked us to let you know the moment Beta Jake wakes up," he said then his eyes flittered to me quickly, "He's awake but he's asking for her."