My Fated Human Luna by TheNich29

few minutes, I pull the phone out of my pocket. I dial and she picks up on the first ring. “Maverick, I

didn’t expect to hear from you. You just left the hospital a half an hour ago.” I don’t even know what to

say. “Maverick, what’s wrong?” “I screwed up and I think I just destroyed my friendship with Connor.”

“What the hell happened?” I tell my mother everything and she just listens. When I finish, I expect her

to say something profound but instead she’s silent. “Mom, are you still there?” “I am, I just can’t believe

that you would do that to Connor.”

“Mom”, I start to say, but she stops me. “Don’t mom me Maverick. You had no right to treat him that

way without getting his side of the story. I have taught you better than that.” I sink further down into my

chair because I know she is right. “I’m sorry mom.” “I’m not the one you need to apologize to. Maverick

your human and you made a mistake. The character of a man is not determined by his mistakes. It’s

determined by what he learns and how he moves forward after making them. You need to make this

right.” I smile, “I promise that I will.” We talk for a little while longer before we say our goodbyes. I try

one more time to call Connor and it goes right to voicemail. I grab my keys and head out of the office.

Once I’m in the car, I think about what I am going to say to get Connor to at least talk to me. I reach his

apartment and his doorman lets me in. Thankfully, he didn’t think about telling them to take me off the

list. I reach his apartment door and take a deep breath. I knock and of course there is no answer. A

knock a few more times and he still doesn’t answer. Well, I’m not going away. I slide down the wall until

I’m sitting on the floor outside Connor’s door.

People pass by and I can tell they are nervous seeing a man sitting on the floor in their building. Fifteen

minutes later, Connor’s door opens and he crosses his arms across his chest. “Maverick, get the f**k

out of my building. Other tenants are reporting a weirdo outside my door.” I scramble to my feet. “I’m

not leaving until you let me apologize and beg for your forgiveness.” I expect him to smile or laugh but

he doesn’t. “Connor, I’m an a**hole. I was so angry when Jennifer told me that Delilah came to see you

I wasn’t thinking straight. I was hurt and angry. I should have told you how I was feeling and asked you

why she was there instead of letting my imagination get the better of me.” He still hasn’t said a word

and I hate how much my actions hurt him. “I’ll leave, I just needed you to know that I’m an a**hole that

f**ked up. I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness, but I hope one day maybe you will be able to forgive

me anyway.” I turn to walk down the hallway. When I push the button for the elevator, I hear footsteps

behind me. I turn and a fist collides with my face.

I look up at a smiling Connor. He reaches his hand out and I take it. Once I’m back on my feet, he pulls

me into a bro-hug. “Come on Maverick. Let’s have a beer and figure out what your crazy ex is up to.

When we head inside, he replays the message for me as we drink our beer. “I can’t believe what an evil

uncaring b**ch she is. I’m so grateful that I realized it before I actually married her.” “You definitely

dodged a bullet”, Connor says, and we both laugh. “The better the question is who the hell was she

talking about that could help you get the VP position.”

The Next Day

Ruby POV

After training, I get dressed for the office. My grandfather asked me to meet him and Maryah for

breakfast in the city before I head to work. I arrive at a diner I’ve been to a few times with my parents.

When I head inside, the scent of coconut invades my nose and immediately makes me think of

Maverick. Gemma is pacing and I look around. My eyes land on someone I didn’t expect to see. He

notices me at the same time. He stands and walks toward me. “Ruby, I didn’t expect you to be joining

us when Stephen invited me to breakfast.” I smile and immediately know what my grandfather is doing.

“Will you excuse me for one moment? I need to make a phone call. I’ll join you at that table when I’m

done.” He nods and I step outside. I dial my grandfather and he picks up on the second ring. “Good

morning sweetheart.” “Really, you tricked us into a date.” He busts out laughing and I can feel the smile

on my face. “Don’t be mad. You two just need a little push.” “I’m not mad. Thank you” I say before I

hang up the phone.

“He smells so good,” Gemma says. “I know he does. Let’s just hope that, despite not feeling the pull,

we can win our mate.” Once I’m back inside, I head to the booth. I slide in across from Maverick. “Why

do I get the feeling that your grandfather won’t be joining us?” “I guess he thought that we should have

breakfast together before we head to the office.” He chuckles, “I will never say no to breakfast with a

beautiful woman.” The minutes he says it I can see the regret on his face. “Maverick we are not in the

office. We are just two people having breakfast. Thank you for the compliment.” The smile returns to

his face and the butterflies in my stomach could carry me away. We order breakfast and I swear I have

never been so happy to just sit and talk with another person. Once we finish, the waitress brings our

check and sets it on the table between us. I reach at the same time as he does and our hands touch.

The tingles I feel where our hands brush are getting stronger. “No way Ruby. My mother raised a

gentleman. The breakfast is my treat.” “Only if I can pay next time.” He smiles “it’s a deal.” He stands

and ushers me out of the diner ahead of me. He leads me to my car and I slide into the driver’s seat.

“I’ll see you at the office” he says, before he closes the door. “He is going to be ours” Gemma says. “I

hope so too, Gemma. It may take time for him to feel it too, but he is worth the wait.”