*Jo's POV*
After a short goodbye, and a long hug from my mom, I was getting into the car with Nikko and Byron. This time I chose to sit in the back with Nikko, which he seemed very happy about. As soon as I shut the door, he pulled me onto his lap and nuzzled into me.
I looked at Byron's eyes in the mirror, embarrassed, but he seemed to think nothing of it, so I relaxed into Nikko's arms. The drive would be much better next to him. I curled up against him and breathed in the lavender evergreen I loved so much.
Next thing I knew, I heard a car door shut and felt somebody moving me around. I grabbed Nikko's shirt tighter and hid my eyes. I felt as he stood up and began walking, but I didn't want to wake up the rest of the way and make it real.
He had told my mother that we needed to leave because he had been away from the pack all day, so I was just waiting for the moment he would tell me he needed to leave. And I didn't want to hear it.