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Being the smallest had always sucked... Then all of a sudden I wasn't anymore. I was just the smallest of the strongest part of the tribe. #TheGoofball collinlittlesea.carrd.co/

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NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Nov 24

When @uptightvet.bsky.social crashed into my life, my universe switched on, she is the reason the sun rose and the force that pulled in the tides.
༄ Loyal to the #UleyPack
༄ Makes stuff out of wood.
༄ Takes pictures
༄ Dr Jenkins Boyfriend
༄ Nova’s Dad
༄ #TwilightRP 21+ #RP #BlueSkyRP

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NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

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Teach Me How To Love

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NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

- feel the need to hide that side of me. In fact, it was the first time in my life that I was ever excited to show all those pieces of my past to anyone.

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

- just be a few more minutes, and I should keep our lovely guest entertained. “How about I take you on the grand tour? If you think the unimaginable nerdiness of my childhood bedroom won’t send you running for the hills.” I grinned because it was the first time ever with a woman… that I didn’t -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

- at her, when she was distracted by something else?

“They really like you. I can just see how comfortable they feel with you already. And I know it will just keep growing.” I kissed her temple, the feeling of closeness with her compelling me to do so. Mom called from the kitchen, that it would -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

- choices. And bringing you here… one of my best.” I watched her interact with Nova while I could hear Mom and Dad whispering about how sweet she was, and Mom gushing about the way we looked at each other when the other one wasn’t looking. It made me blush…

Harper looked at me the way I looked -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

- desire to be in contact with her still thrumming through me.

“I have made a few questionable choices in the past… so I can’t blame them.” I set my glass down and swept her hair back over her shoulder. “But this… I have zero doubts. I know that you and I together… we can make all the right -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 10d

I smiled as she lifted her hand, and I kissed the back of it with a chuckle. “How am I supposed to know if you are using your surgeon's super skills to keep your hand steady or not?” I teased. I kept her hand in mine until she took it to give Nova her affection. I set my free hand on her knee, the -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- doing? Not coming on too strong, are we?” I teased… “Because Mom… she is… extra… to quote Ana. But we love her exactly how she is.”

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- keep our lovely guest entertained… Dad gave me a wink, but stopped himself from making a suggestive joke. I would thank him later.

I moved from standing next to Harper to the seat where Mom had been. “So…” I smiled, kissing her cheek and reaching down to pet Nova at the same time. “How are we -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- from The Creator, then I don’t know what is.’

The timer beeped in the kitchen, and Mom's head tilted at the same time as Nova’s, making me and Dad laugh. ‘Oh… almost dinner time! Come along now, husband, and give me a hand serving.’ She hopped up. I offered to help, but she told me to stay and -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- she always did. Mom led the conversation again. Her immense hosting skills filled the gaps where all I did was just stare at my two girls.

‘Such a blessing that you arrived just as Nova needed you the most.’ She stroked the side of Nova’s face with a crooked finger. ‘Well… If that isn’t a sign -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- but just a little extra kick.’ Then she added. ‘And it's so good for your skin… not that you need it. Just look at that complexion. And it's good for your heart too.’

Nova had popped her head in when she heard her name and padded back across the rug. She sat looking up at Harper adoringly, like -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- praise when her usual amount of modesty… which wasn’t much when it came to her kitchen skills. ‘Isn’t it stunning… Most people infuse it with black or green tea, but I use a mild chamomile, and I infuse a pot with dried rose petals and another with fresh, and you get that lovely fresh flavour -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

- written and unwritten still to come.

I sipped my tea as Harper sipped hers. “She’s met most of them, and all the main characters, of course.” I chuckled. “Brady, Jake… Oh, and then we can’t forget that half a dozen people showed up at her office when Rachel rushed Nova in.”

Mom took Harper’s -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · 28d

Harper’s smile was intoxicating. When she smiled… no one around her could resist smiling either. It was beautiful to see her happiness mirrored in my family as they spoke. Knowing that this… this moment had been written in the stars for us for longer than we could ever know. And there are moments -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- at the bar the night that Harper cleared the pool table in one turn.” I nudged her with a little grin.

‘Oh yes! Leah Clearwater told me all about that! I heard you took all those boys to school!’ Mom said gleefully.

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- all these stories to. I’m sure you’ll meet all Collin’s friends soon enough.’

‘Yes, well, every pretty girl meets young Call eventually.’ My Dad joked.

‘Oh, hush, he’s very charming. And he takes such good care of his mother.’ Mom waved off his comment.

“Harper has met Embry already; he was -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- Harper a glass of iced tea, then touched the back of Harper’s hand. ‘And what a success that was… Turns out our youngsters were much more responsible. If I remember rightly, the Call boy left here bleeding that day.’ Then she quietly clapped her hands. ‘Oh, it's so fun having someone new to tell -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- I was fifteen?” I offered the same tone as my Mom.

‘Don’t listen to them, Harper. I heavily supervised that project.’ He insisted.

I leaned in and made a show of not-so-secretly whispering. “He called my cousins to make sure Brady and I didn’t kill ourselves with the power tools.”

Mom passed -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- slaving over the greenhouse so you can have roses all year round.’ Dad shrugged. I came to stand next to where Harper sat, brushing the back of my hand against her arm. The insatiable need to be in contact with her as much as possible was still strong.

“You mean the greenhouse I built when -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- the tray with the jug of iced tea brewed all day with rose petals from Mom’s greenhouse. ‘Okay, ladies, who would like a little iced tea that I slaved all day watching my darling wife make?’ Dad teased.

‘Oh yes… watching is such hard work, dear.’ Mom laughed.

‘I have to get some credit for -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- rude to listen in when people didn’t know I was able to hear them from a distance. I just grinned and apologised; he didn’t know that Harper knew everything.

If she was ready… tonight could be the night that changed.

After letting them chat a little about their love of books, we brought in -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- I grinned, halting Dad from heading back in just yet. “They are bonding over books,” I whispered.

‘How many times have we told you it's rude to listen in on people?’ He did that brow raise thing that he always did when he was only semi-scolding me. But what they had told me was that it was -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- tea?” I suggested, instead of answering. “Looks like mom drank most of her cooking wine. And Harper doesn’t drink much, she just likes a glass or two of wine.”
Dad nodded, acknowledging the need for a subject change.

I wasn’t trying to listen to my Mom’s and Harper’s conversation, but I -

NotAPupAnymore.bsky.social @notapupanymore.bsky.social · Sep 1

- advantage.’ I knew I shouldn’t have, but I sighed.

I mean, they had a reason to worry. My last relationship wiped out my bank account and a large chunk of my savings, but thankfully, a lot of it was tied up in long-term savings. It wasn’t much… but it was safe. “How about we go with Mom’s iced -