Chapter 172
MACKIE: I link Dutch after getting Kes’s link. “Kes would like us to stop and pick up a turkey loin, a few steaks, and a small ham. Before we head back for the night.” “I will let Trever know.” I nod my head to him and close the link.
DUTCH: After getting the link from Mackie, which still gives me butterflies, I link Trever. “Your woman want some steaks, ham, and turkey. I guess we go shopping before we head back tonight.” He looks at me and nods.
TREVER: With it getting close to dinner, the game ended, and we lose Renae, but she did make it quite far in the competition. I acknowledge the link from Dutch that Kes wants us to go shopping. I know it’s new for her, but I am going to have to remind her that she can link me directly. Now it’s down to Trent, Thorne, Vance, and Maxine, it’s going to be an interesting evening. Dutch and I help move the pool table back inside and help to reset the room for the evening meal. After the marquee is reset, I grab both Dutch and Mackie and head out. “Where is the best store to get what she wants?” I asked Mackie. “Marty’s meats.” She says. “Lead the way.” I tell her. And we head off in the direction of the local shopping area for the pack. Once inside the meat market, I link Kes. “Hello gorgeous how many steaks do you want us to get?” “one a piece, and only a small ham and turkey loin roast, because we won’t be staying for the whole week only through Wednesday, because I have no intention of going back until Thursday afternoon some time, and any food that we have left over will go to the orphanage.” “Ok love.” I close the link and walk up to the meat counter. “4 of your best steaks please, a 2 lb. ham or the closest you have and the same for a turkey loin roast.” I tell the man behind the counter. “What kind of steaks?” “What do you mean?” “I mean, we have elk, moose, deer, beef, buffalo. So which kind?” “Oh, just a minute.” I link Kes back. “What kind of steaks were you thinking of.” “Either beef, or just regular venison.” “Ok.” I close the link. “My lady says either beef or regular venison, I will leave the choice up to you as the expert in your craft.” I tell the man. He nods. I collect the meat from him and go to the check–out counter and pay for them and we head to the closest tree line and walk in a bit then Dutch, and I strip and fold our clothes and put them in the bag with the meat and shift, I pick up the bag and Dutch picks up Mackie and we head to the cabin.
DRAKE: We have just finished with the last of the meetings and I feel good about having everyone on the same page, there were even a couple of the Alphas that had contacts with some of the smaller more southern packs that they could contact to help monitor things and keep us up to date if anything seemed to be out of the ordinary, like a sudden decrease in the rouge population in their area, or if any small packs near them suddenly didn’t check in, or respond to any correspondences, that kind of thing to let us know, so that we could send help, or have them move to a safer area for the time being. And now it’s time for dinner, and I feel like I’ve been put through the ringer. I will feel much better once James and Jessie shift on Wednesday, or I should say midnight Tuesday into Wednesday I just hope that Jessie’s mate is here, and he is just waiting to claim her until she dose shift, and that will be one less problem I will have to deal with.
