I waschoking

to saythe least

whywas I choking you ask, well

I hadjust given archey his breakfast and had settled down to eat mine

aftera large mouth full he swallowed then turned to be

didn'twait until I finished

no

heasked the one question that had been circling around the pack for afortnigh now

"isbeta shawn your mate?" he asked in the bluntest way a seven yearold could

shockedI struggled to swallow, which then in turn traversed into a hetic fitof choking and struggling to swallow (NO DIRTY JOKESINTENDED FOR ALL OR YOU DIRTY MINDED PEOPLE OUT THERE)

with said seven year old patting my back gently andreprimanding me telling me

'you eat slowwer, and not take such big bite, greedyalpha' over and over again

thus was how my morning started

when my fit had subsidded I dried my tears

and archey having finished his breakfast settled in mylap and started stealing my bacon

with a glare from me he quickly placed it back

no one touches my bacon

he snuggled into my arms giving me the puppy dog eyesthat melted my heart

how can anyone be mad at puppy eyes?

"this doesn't mean you're getting my bacon" Iscodled lightly and he pouted "and who told you that shawn and Iare mates?"

but I should know before I even asked

"Lilly"

that girl was going to give me grey hairs at the rateshe was going

"are you?"

were we?

"YES!"

"of course you'd say that blue"

"but we are?" but she didn't sound certain

“i don't know" I mumbled resting my cheek onarchey's head

"does he make happy" archey asked as I pulled backto look at him he looked up at me with one of those goofy grins kidshis age always seem to have I laughed

"yes, he does"

"do you like being around him?" he asked innocentlyfluttering his long lashes still grinning like the goof ball he was

"i can't imagine being any where else"

he pressed his hands against my cheeks and gave me aserious look

straight faced and all

"then you're mates" he said with finality and Igrinned

"when did you become so knowledgeable?"

"know a lot of what?" and I chuckle pecking hisforehead

"smart sweety, when did you become so smart?"

"oh," he puffed out his chest pulling away from mehe looked off in the distance placing his free hands on his hips

looking like one of those stereotyipical pictures ofexplorers claiming new land

"i was born this way" he said and we both broke offinto fits of uncontrollable giggles

then he was gone

and my bacon was gone also

"thatsly little pup"