The road trip

Colin

"Come on guys, we are already late,'' One of my dad's urges for me. Beau Foxly is the man I admire. The alpha of the pack, my father. Next to him, I am tiny. He tells me that he likes it that way. That in his eyes, I will always be his little baby and even though I am an adult now and can be on my own, he still treats me like he used to all those years ago.

He collects my bag from me and I groan "I can do that myself dad,'' I try to reach for the bag but he just chuckles as he hurriedly walks away from me.

"What would you need me for if I let you do things on your own?'' he laughs and I watch him as he puts my things in the truck. Tala walks over to me and I notice that she is dressed too fancy for this.

Tala is family. My cousin and best friend. She is just like me and Colm

"Where do you think?'' she twirls around and I smile at her dress. She is dressed in a very skimpy black dress. Her boobs are huge and very exposed. I don't know how uncle Darrien lets her dress this way. Darrien is the kind of parent that we call a free parent. He lets her explore and be who she wants to be. Right now, she is in a slutty phase and that is okay.

"You look like you are going to the club,'' I point out.

She laughs "I look sexy. No one can take that away from me,'' she walks away from me and I watch her as she throws her bag into the other car. My uncle Darrien's car. I want to ride with Tala. We have been friends since we were kids and she is the only one that actually gets me. We are complete opposites, in every way. I would have thought she would get along with Colm, being that she is the life of a party and he is too. We all went to the same high school, we all had the same circle of friends but she is the only one that I kept.

Tala is the most beautiful girl I have ever met. Her eyes are hazel and her hair is a white blonde. When she walks into a room, everyone turns to look at her. She is a real-life princess. She is family to me and I love her.

"Let's hit the road guys," Papa urges.

I walk over to dad "Can I go with Uncle Darrien?"

He raises a brow. I know he wants me in his car "Why? This is a family trip. Don't you want to be with your Dads?"

"I do but I want to be with Tala. she is the only one that will make this fun and besides, you know how I and Colm get when we are in confined spaces."

I know we will end up fighting and I want to avoid that. I love my brother but he can be a lot and i don't want to have to deal with that today. I have a plan and Tala has to be with me for that plan. A list of things I have to do to find my mate. The things I am looking for in a life partner. She is the only one that really knows about my search for my mate. She is the only one that can help me with it.

"Fine, but on the way back you are with me,'' he ruffles my hair and I smile because I love him so much. The love I have for my parents is uncanny. Like my life wouldn't be what it is without them. The support they have given me. The pure and unfiltered love.

It is special to me and I appreciate it.

I walk over to the other car and Uncle Jabi looks at me "I am tagging along with you guys,'' I explain.

He smiles "You know you are always welcome."

Uncle Jabi reminds me a lot of me. Most times when I look at him, I see myself. I am an Alpha but I don't feel like one. Sometimes, I feel like the deities got everything about me wrong. How can I be an Alpha when all I want to do is submit to someone. I watch him as he puts the rest of his things inside the trunk of the car.

"Come on baby,'' Unlce Darrein tells him and i watch them as they embrace.

"They are so gross,'' Tala walks over to me and comments. I chuckle because i dont think so. I like watching older couples show love. I want that so much that it makes me jealous.

"Don't you just wish you had that kind of love?'' I ask her.

She scoffs "I have that love every day of the week with different people. You should give it a go, it will rock your world."

Tala has never had a boyfriend, she has had situationships but they never last. It is going to be a funny experience when she finally finds her mate. I cant wait to watch her go through the motions.

"Into the car guys,'' Uncle Darrien tells us and we take a seat at the back of the car. Once seated, Tala whispers into my ear.

"What is the plan? How are we finding Miss perfect?"

i have talked to her about this. She wants to help me because she knows how important this is for me. "Dad said that the way to know if someone is your mate is by touching them, well there are going to be a lot of people our ages in this thing. I just got to mingle, touch a lot of people and then i will find that person."

it sounds a lot easier when i say it out loud but i know that it is not as easy as i am thinking it would be. It happens when you are not searching--that is what my dad says but i want to find this person.

I am desperate and i will do anything it takes.

Fuck.