A bright future (1)

The group of six didn't linger, and they moved to leave after they finished their tea.

Kalina, Talia, and Tatiana repeated many times that Mindy should stay in touch, and wished the newly-mated couple all well, and Maddox moved slowly to stay last.

Their visit was too short for Maddox to observe Gideon carefully, but he could see that Mindy was happy, so he kept his thoughts to himself.

"Give me a heads up before you visit home, so I'm there.", Maddox said while wrapping Mindy in a goodbye hug. "I'm sure that mother and father would like to meet your mate."

Mindy smiled. At first, she was not sure where Maddox was going with mentioning their home, but then she understood that it applied to both her and Gideon.

That reminded her, "Do mom and dad know?"

Maddox shook his head. "I didn't tell them." He glanced at Tatiana. "I didn't tell them that I found my mate either. After last night, they definitely know, and will be upset when I call."