After Dallas and I left the airport to go home, I couldn't stop thinking about Ryker and the fact Dallas is also his mate. Try as I might, fate did have other plans to bring Dallas and I together, go home together only to run into Ryker and we are both his mate's. My parents kept looking at me and I'm sure wondering what was going on inside my head so I had to keep any emotion off my face, I don't need them questioning me right now. When we got home I went to my room and shut the door, wanting to be alone for the moment to gather my thoughts and my feelings before anything else happens.

Seeing Ryker after so long brought up everything and I feel horrible for how I treated him and I want to make things right, to apologize for hurting him like I did. I love him, I think I loved him from the moment he brushed past me in school all those years ago and seeing him each day, I feel harder without even realizing it. He looks so much hotter now, his body got a lot bigger and his eyes if possible even brighter and beautiful.

I want to feel his body on mine, to feel his huge arms around me, holding me to his solid chest and yes even want him to dominate me in bed. I know what he and Dallas did on the plane. I wasn't playing music, I was listening to them and it sounded hot as hell and I got hard listening to them and wanted it to be me. I can't wait for us to have sex, both of them are just too sexy for words.

As the evening went, we had dinner and talked about college and football, plans for the reunion and I made plans with Dallas to show him around town, hopefully with Ryker tomorrow after we have lunch. I know Dallas is excited to see him again as am I. I hope things go well and we can move on together.

"Are you nervous about meeting up with Ryker?" Dallas asked as we left the house the next morning after a promise to my mom and dad that I won't be gone all day, just most of the day.

"Kinda. I mean it's Ryker, my mate. The one person I never should have hurt. He didn't deserve it and I know that now. I have a better understanding now so I hope to make things right and we can be together because I'm tired of fighting fate and I'll accept him as my mate and hopefully have a good life with him. I have seen how mate's are, I feel it still even with the rejection so I can only imagine how I'll feel once I take it back and we heal from this."

"I never felt happier or more relaxed in my life, Gaelen. All I can think about is him, how bad I want him in every way. How his voice sounds, how his skin feels against my own, how his eyes just captured me the moment I looked into them. He's perfect." Yea it definitely sounds wonderful and I honestly can't wait to feel like that.

"Sounds amazing. I want that Dallas, more than I thought I did."

"And you'll have it, it'll take a little time but with how he was looking at you yesterday, trust me he wants you just as bad as you want him." Dallas opened the door to the diner and we walked in to see Zane standing there and when he saw me, he squealed and ran over to me and hugged me tightly.

"It's so good to see you!" He still is as bubbly as ever. I chuckled and hugged him back.

"It's good to see you too, Zane. How have you been?" I asked and he went to tell me he met his mate and they are expecting their first kid in a few months and about how Brent has been having him handle more of the diner because he's going to take over when Brent retires.

"Sounds like your life is going rather well. I'm happy for you Zane, you look happy." I said and he smiled looking behind me and a man came over to us and damn he was huge and very handsome.

"Hello I'm Ravi." He shook our hands and we told him our names and chatted for a few minutes.

"Ryker will be here soon. He had an issue this morning so he's running a little late but don't worry, he will be fine." Zane said and I was concerned for Ryker.

"What happened? Is he ok?" Dallas asked and Zane shifted on his feet looking at Ravi.

"I can't say, it's not my place but yes he's fine." Zane said so we let be. If Ryker wants to tell us he will so we went to sit in a booth and Zane took our drink orders and brought three glasses, our and one for Ryker and a few minutes later Ryker walks in wearing a hoodie and sweatpants and he looks like he's in pain but he's smiles when he sees us and walks over and sits beside me.

"Hey Ryker, are you alright?" Dallas asked and Ryker looked at us both and smiled while nodding.

"Better now that I'm with you two. With how we are Gaelen and meeting you Dallas, it's making me feel different ways today than yesterday, pain comes and goes but I'll be alright soon enough."

"Like pain from what I did?" I asked, feeling even worse seeing how it's hurting Ryker.

"Yea I had to get my meds refilled and I just took a pill a few minutes ago so it hasn't kicked in yet but it will soon and I'll feel fine."

"So you have been taking them since that night?" I asked shocked and he nodded.

"It's the only thing that's kept me alive and not in a coma, Gaelen. The one who gets rejected feels like they are dying every minute of the day so a family member made pills with a doctor for those who are rejected so the pain doesn't kill us. We either take them until we find our second chance mate if we have one, our mate takes it back and works things out, or we grow old with someone who isn't a mate and try to be happy. It's messy but doable and I've been doing it for the past eight years but I would rather stop taking them and be happy, complete, and enjoy the rest of my life with my mate's. I know a lot has happened in a short period of time for you to reject me, even if I did nothing to you for you to come to that decision. Yes it was bullshit that you didn't give yourself a chance to get to know me. You only saw half the picture, my father's side obviously because if you had taken the time to talk to me and him, you would know it's all his doing. The pain I endured growing up was his fault. What he said about me is his fault. What you saw Gaelen was me standing up for myself against him when he cornered me to talk when he had years to do that before he showed up here. Your rejection and him made me lose myself for two years. I was so deep into my mind that I didn't want to come back and face reality. I was hurting from both you and my father and Leo Goddess bless his soul did all he could for me but there was only so much he could do. I went to college after I graduated early, December and started college right away. I left my life behind and got as far away as I could from him and you were already in Florida so I knew I wouldn't run into you so I was safe from having to relive that night over and over again but now Gaelen, I want to work this out. I want there to be an us. I want a future with you, I want a family with you and I want us to go through whatever life throws our way, together. I'm willing to forgive the past, let it go, and move on. I want this to be a fresh start for us and now that Dallas is in our lives, for us three to be together. I love you Gaelen, I loved you since the moment I locked eyes with you and smelt your scent. I never stopped loving you. I want to be intimate with you, to complete the mating and start our lives together. This is what I want but do you want this?" I couldn't speak, I was literally speechless after listening to Ryker and since I couldn't talk, I did the only thing I could think of.

I put my hand on the back of his neck and pulled him to me and kissed him, full on the lips and I felt like I was in heaven. He kissed back right away and he dominated my mouth and I moaned and he groaned when I let him have control and gosh was it hot. I felt my body tingling all over and I was hard. Ryker slowly stopped kissing me and opened his eyes and pulled back just barely to look into my eyes and I saw happiness and love in his eyes.

"Yes, all of what you said is exactly what I want to Ryker. I accept you as my mate and I love you so much. I take back the rejection and I want to be with you, forever." It was instant that I felt connected to him, like our souls were one and I know it's because I accepted him and I can only imagine what it will feel like when he marks me and I can't wait for that to happen.

"I accept this also. I want that life with you both and I'll do anything I can to be with you both." Dallas said and Ryker got up and sat beside him and kissed him and I smiled at them.

I'm glad Ryker didn't experience any pain with Dallas, that he felt happy when he met Dallas and that they started off on the right foot but now I know things will be better for us three. Dallas had Ryker let him up and he sat beside me and kissed me, softly and with tenderness that I couldn't help the tears that gathered in my eyes especially when I felt Ryker sit on the other side of Dallas and kissed my cheek and rubbed my neck gently.

"Gaelen Stokes, what on earth are you doing?" I heard my mother's voice and we all three looked towards the door to see my parents and a few other family members standing there looking directly at us.