Seth Clearwater

the pan in front of her sizzled as she placed another piece of chicken in it to cook. the air was filled with delicious aromas as she continued preparing dinner for her and her imprint, paul lahote. paul’s imprint loved cooking, having spent a lot of her time in the kitchen with her mother when she was little.

paul was due home from his patrol at anytime. it took some getting used to - finding out that he was a shifter and that he had to split his time between her and the pack - but now his imprint was well adversed to her new lifestyle. she loved the pack and the other imprintees.

when the rest of the pack met paul’s imprint, they were all surprised to say the least. compared to paul, his imprint was much quieter, soft spoken and slow to anger. she often liked to sit back and soak in the conversations around her, only piping in quietly here or there. paul, on the other hand, was rowdy. he had a short temper, a great sense of humor and was always ready to throw out a quick quip to another pack member.

she enjoyed being around them all - really, she did - but nothing compared to the quiet moments her and paul shared.

as she flipped the chicken around in the pan, she could hear the quiet click of the front door. she smiled to herself, knowing that paul was finally home with her again. his warm arms wrapped around her middle just a moment later and he nuzzled his face into her neck, pressing small kisses against her skin as he did. “hello beautiful. smells good in here.”

“hello, thanks.” she murmured back at him, placing the fork back on the plate beside her before turning in paul’s arms and wrapping her own arms around his neck. she rolled on her tiptoes, pressing a small kiss to his lips before dropping back down. “how was your day?”

“long, uneventful.” he huffed before his lips curved into a wicked smirk. “but much better now that i’m here with you.”

she couldn’t help but giggle as he leaned forward to pepper kisses all over her face and neck. “always such a flirt, paul.”

“only for you.” he teased back, finally ending his assault to look over her shoulder. “dinner almost done?”

“yeah, just. have to finish the sauce and throw it all together.”

paul hummed, leaning forward to press another, lingering kiss to his imprint’s lips. “i’m gonna go shower. i’ll be quick, then i’m yours for the rest of the night.”

“sounds perfect.” she grinned back, squeezing paul once more before letting him pull away. she watched him go, swatting at his back and laughing at his offended cry before she turned back around to finish their dinner.