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.Male to female, he just didn't get thefull procedure done," Ton stated with no hesitation andwhen Tommy gasped, Howell tried not to laugh.Tommyobviously had not known how extremely nonchalant the bigTexan could be when it came to divulging the life story ofthis complete strangers, especially when it came down to asubject that he didn t find particularly taboo, before thatmoment.It had taken Howell a few weeks to get used toTon s particular brand of speech, but he was extremelygrateful for his friend s bluntness now.One never had to112 Vicktor Alexander/Unassumedquestion where they stood with Ton, they always knew.Itwas refreshing.I am Michael and I approve Ton s way of speaking,Michael teased him through their link and Howell pressedhis face against his mate s neck in order to stop himselffrom laughing out loud.Michael had started saying thatsilly catch phrase since they d gotten back in the truck tohead from Arizona to Texas.No one knew why Howellwould burst into, what seemed to them to be, spontaneouslaughter, but they didn t know how extremely refreshinghis mate could be for his usually very serious nature."Don't worry baby, he told me I could tell you," Tonreassured Tommy and Howell smiled at the other manwhen he turned to silently question him.Tommy noddedand greeted Michael shyly, merely waving his hand, whichMichael returned just as shyly.Howell knew that theirshyness with each other would only last for a moment.Itwouldn t be long before the two of them would be bestbuds and would be causing havoc with Alex and Richard.He d bet his favorite pair of boots on that."And sitting nextto Luci is Michael's sister, Katharina," Ton finished theintroductions and Howell watched as Kat beamedbrilliantly at Tommy.She had certainly done a completeone hundred and eighty degree turn from the depressedshell of a woman she d been previously.He was certainlyvery happy for that, but he couldn t fight the curiosity thatfilled his mind at what exactly had happened between thelast time that he d seen her and now."It's very nice to meet all of you," Tommy said withhappy smile and sat in the chair that Ton held out for him.113 Tate Pack SeriesHowell was happy that the other man had finally showedup and sat down.He was starving and he d heard somevery good things about Tommy s cooking.He knew that atsome point he would have to go and get to know the otherman that he had looked down on previously, but at thatmoment, he was more than content to get to know hiscooking."Well, let's eat," Ton stated in a booming voice thatcaused everyone at the table, except Michael, to jump."Damn Ton! If Mikey wasn't already deaf, youyelling that loudly would have made him that way," Howellteased and everyone laughed with him, before they beganpassing around the food and filling up their plates.Howellsmiled internally as he felt his soul breathe a sigh of relief.Right or wrong, this was what he needed, a little time spentwith his pack, his new family, before he went to face thedemons of his past.Michael would teach a sign language class the nextday, which Howell was determined to go sit in on in orderto learn more than what he already knew and as soon as theclass was over, they would be heading to Georgia.Heglanced over at Katharina, sitting next to Luci, the twowomen speaking in hushed tones and touching often, andwondered if she would still be traveling with them.Hehoped so.They needed all the help that they could get.114 Vicktor Alexander/UnassumedChapter TwelveIt was a full two weeks before they left for Georgia.Two whole fucking weeks.They d had to deal withTommy s psychotic ex showing up at the Tate ranch.FirstTommy, Ton and Christine, the horse, had all been shot.Tommy was paralyzed from the waist down, though hewasn t letting that stop him from still being fabulous, hejust made Ton dress him now
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