All Chapters of Arrange Marriage With Alpha Lucus : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

"So, they're all coming this weekend?""Yep. Lucus called me last night to ask if that was all right.As she took a bite of her chicken and rice, Jasmine gave a nod. They had just finished teaching their class together and were now eating lunch."So you have a few days to figure everything out? Or will they be there on Friday?""They will be there Saturday morning. It was meant to be just Lucus at first, but one of them has business here on Saturday, so the others decided to drop what they were doing and come down here.""They really do sound like fun people," Jasmine said, laughing at Emma's frustrated face. "Also, I think it would be good for you to have a break with them after everything that happened on Sunday.""Don't get me wrong, I'm excited. That's all.""Strange to see them all together again?""...Yeah. How bad is that?"She smiled softly and reached out to run her hand through Emma's hair. "No. It's not weird. You thought for a long time that you would never see them again

After dinner, they all sat around the small fire Lucus had started earlier and ate s'mores. Emma helped Clary hold a marshmallow on a stick over the fire until the outside was toasted and the inside was still soft. After having way too many s'mores, they walked to an area near their campsite and looked at the stars for a while. Zia and Lucus got out their cameras and tried different low-exposure settings to try to get pictures of the stars up above.Clary yawned next to Emma and said, "Mommy, I'm tired.""Yeah? Little one, are you ready to go to sleep?"She said, "Mhm," and rubbed her eyes."All right, go up."Emma let Clary climb onto her back, then slowly got up."What up, Lucus? I'll get Clary ready for bed. How do I know which room to go to?""The small tent can be used by you and Clary. I sleep in the big tent with everyone else. I've already set up the sleeping bags and air mattress, so you can just go in.""Thanks."Lucus gave Clary a kiss on the cheek and a quiet "good night"

Lucus rubbed at the knots in his shoulders, drained from preparing everything for the weekend. It had become his new habit to prep the ingredients for the weekend now that he didn't come in on Saturday and Sunday mornings to bake everything himself. Jay knew enough to bake everything to his approval, so Lucus was happy to just set up the kitchen to make it easier on the younger alpha. The door to the kitchen swung open as Jay popped his head through the door."Umm, Lucus there's someone asking for you.""For me? Like a customer? Did something happen?""No he asked for you by name? I think he knows you?" Confused as to who it could be, Lucus wiped his hands on his apron and followed Jay out the door to find Emma leaning against the counter."Emma?""Hey!"Emma smiled at Lucus, giving a small wave. "Sorry, I hope you don't mind me dropping by unannounced...""No that's totally fine! I thought you were spending the whole day with Zia?""We were supposed to but there's some last minute

"Are you sure you don't want me to come with you? I don't have to go into work today..."Lucus frowned as he filled Emma's mug with coffee. The night before, they had come home and fallen asleep fairly quickly, Emma taking the bed and Lucus the couch once more. In the morning, the two had eaten a quick breakfast of toasted bagels and scrambled eggs before Emma got ready to leave."I'm sure. It's just a lot of going around, and I don't want to drag you all over the city.""I don't mind...""Lucus, I'll be fine on my own. You haven't had a weekend to yourself in a while either. Just enjoy the afternoon, and I'll be back to help prepare for dinner. Okay?""Fine..."Emma chuckled a bit at Lucus pout, shaking her head as she waved before she left the apartment.The real reason she didn't want Lucus to come with her was because she wasn't ready to have the conversation that would come with the errands yet.Emma had thought about their current arrangement of switching off between city and to

As lovers, it was interesting to explore their new dynamic as a reunited couple. They didn't have the honeymoon stage of new lovers, but there was still a sense of giddiness that surrounded them. They were remembering certain things they had forgotten about each other as well as discovering things that had changed. There were fewer moments of awkwardness and more moments of comfort.After Emma had gone back to town that day, she spent a few hours talking to Lucus before finally falling asleep at close to two in the morning. What had started as a call to tell Lucus about some of the things Clary had shared about her field trip became a conversation that ranged from debating the best place to buy fried chicken to internet safety for children. At one point, they went back to their past."I missed you. So much."It was a little past one, and the world outside Emma's window was calm. Lucus quiet confession was whispered through the phone, and Emma felt her heart clench a little."I missed