*~*Rika's POV*~*
Conveniently, my parents sent a message the day after the girls' night, asking that I come for a family dinner. It was going to be the first time that I had seen them since I had finished the mating with Westin. And I just knew how this was going to go. At least, I could imagine a possible scenario that would play out because my dad was a giant baby that couldn't handle his daughters growing up and living their own lives.
"Oh, I can just imagine how this is going to be." Talia said, mirroring my thoughts as she and the others got ready to leave that afternoon. We had stayed up late and slept until it was almost noon. Then, we had made a big easy breakfast for us all that helped to make us wake up a little more.
"Yeah, I don't envy you right now." Lyssa laughed. "Then again, I will be in the same boat soon, with any luck." She winked at me. "Then again, Warrick can't mark me, but I can mark him." She let her fangs slide out at that and we all burst into laughter.