Chapter 7

I can’t stop looking out the windows, enjoying the scenery as we go. He asks, “What are you thinking, love?” I smile, “I’m not really thinking anything. Just really enjoying the scenery.” He laughed, “I guess I’m just used to it. It’s not such a big deal for me.” We continue on our way and I ask, “Do we live at the top of a mountain?” He smiled, “Not at the top of the one we live on. We live at nearly nine thousand feet. We are going to stay in a hotel at a lower elevation for the first night. It will help with your acclimation. Some people have a hard time breathing on our mountain for the first week or so. I think if you have a night at a slightly lower elevation first, you might breathe a little easier at our home.” I smiled, “Thank you so much for thinking of me.” He chuckled, “You are all I think about.” I gush, “Aw, you’re so sweet.”

We get to a town called Canon City. We park in a hotel parking lot at around eleven pm. Luke goes in and gets a room for us while I grab my bag. I get out of the truck and he comes out to get his bag and he leads me to our room. He asks, “Are you okay with us having just one room?” I smile, “I would like that.” As we walk into the room, Luke asks, “I hope this is okay. We are less than an hour from home, so we can sleep in tomorrow.” I take my bag to the bathroom and take a quick shower. I get dressed in my white tank top and black booty shorts. I brush my teeth, then walk out to the room. I heard a gasp then a growl. I furrowed my brows at him, “Can I help you?” He growled, “You are going to be the death of me. You look so good.” I smirked as I walked to him, “Well, my prince, it’s time for you to take a shower. I know we’re both tired, so we should get some sleep. Don’t you think?” He sighed, “You’re right. We should get some sleep.” He stands up and goes to the bathroom to take his shower and I finish brushing my hair and get in bed. The bed is so comfortable I sink into it and relax with a sigh.

I’m almost asleep when I feel the bed dip as Luke slips under the covers. I snuggle close to him and ask, “Can you hold me tonight?” He sighed as he wraps his arms around me, “Of course, little mate. Nothing would make me happier.” I sighed in contentment as his arms squeezed me close. I was out like a light as soon as he sighed into my ear.

I woke the next morning and I can see daylight peeking around the black out curtains in our room. For a minute, I had to think about where we are, but I snuggle in closer to Luke, not wanting the closeness to end. I smiled and lifted his heavy arm to get out of bed. I walked to the bathroom, used the restroom, brushed my teeth, and brushed my hair. I walk back to bed and look at my phone. It's almost ten o’clock. I can’t help but wonder what time checkout is. I laid down under the covers again and asked Luke, “What time is checkout?” He replied in his sexy sleepy voice, “Eleven.” I climbed on top of him and laid down, “If checkout is at eleven, then we should think about getting ready to leave. It is now ten o’clock.”

He sighed, “So you are laying on top of me and wanting me to get out of bed?” I laughed out loud, “Oops. I guess I should get off of you.” He smiled, “Unless you have other things you want to do.” I blushed, “That can wait until we get to our new home.” I got up and continued, “You get out of bed and get ready to go. I will get dressed out here. I’m already done in the bathroom.” He smiled, “You got it, my sweet mate.” He got out of bed and I tried not to stare at his huge muscles. He has plenty of them to look at. He caught me drooling over him, “Are you going to stare at me forever?” I blushed, “No, but I will keep staring for as long as I have something to stare at.” He laughed, “I guess that’s my que to get dressed.” I cross my arms aver my chest and nod, “Mmm hmm.” He takes his bag in the bathroom and I grab my bag. I get dressed into a pair of black jeans and a royal blue tank top while I wait for Luke to finish. I finished packing my laundry and got ready to go.

Luke walked out of the bathroom, and my mouth started watering. Damn he looks so hot. He was wearing black jeans and a white t-shirt. It shows off his muscles to perfection. I walk up to him and reach up to wrap my arms around his neck, “You look so handsome.” He sighed, “You are so beautiful.” He kissed me gently and I sighed, “We better get going. It’s only two more minutes until checkout time.” I released my hold on him and we walked out the door. He checked us out of the hotel while I walked out to the truck and put my backpack in the truck. When he got out to the truck, he put his bag in the back of the truck and got in. I smiled at him as he started the truck and put it in gear.

As we got closer to our new home, I started noticing the air getting heavier. I started taking deeper breaths. Luke asked, “Are you okay?” I smiled, “I’m okay. I just need to get used to the air.” He smiled, “That happens to all the new people. Just try to relax through it. It shouldn’t take long for your longs to get used to it.” I put my head on his shoulder until we get to the warriors who are guarding the perimeter. He lowers the window and nods at the guards, then they bow their heads to me. As we continue to our house, I’m absolutely loving this view. We are completely surrounded by pine and fir trees.

When we get to our house, I am loving it! It’s a huge log home with tons of windows. I get out of the truck and gasp, “The house is beautiful!” He wraps his arms around me and smiles, “I’m so happy you like it. If there is anything you don’t like inside, you are welcome to redecorate the way you like it. This is our house. I want you to feel like this is your home too. I put my hand on his cheek, “Thank you so much!”

We walked in the house and I gasp as I smiled, “This is gorgeous!” The living room as high ceilings. The outside walls are log and we have a huge fireplace made of native rock. When I look up, I can see the railing around the second floor, allowing the natural light to spill into the second floor. I walk to the right and find a massive kitchen equipped with a six-burner stove and all of the appliances that I have always loved in my mom’s kitchen. I started opening cabinets and the refrigerator. It’s all stocked completely and I sigh in relief. I open a door off of the kitchen and I see a walk-in pantry. I look around and smile. This is absolutely perfect.

I walked around the first floor and find that most of it is wide open. That’s the perfect arrangement for having children. I went upstairs and find that the immediate area is wide open with six doors around it. It looks like we have four regular bedrooms with restrooms connected to them. Then we have a huge bathroom for guests. I walked in the last room and found our bedroom! It’s absolutely gorgeous. Our outside walls are log and we have corrugated metal wainscoting around the lower half of our walls with an off-white paint on the upper part of the walls. I walked into our closets and gasped at how huge they were.

I walked downstairs and was met with a smiling mate, “Do you like it?”