"I'd like that," I nod. "I don't have many photos left of Mom - we moved around too much."

"I'll dig them out. Maybe Leo could bring them to you when I find them," she suggests, looking between us.

They're not gonna let this mate thing go, are they? Leo might be my mate, but I've got stuff to figure out first.

"Maybe," I say, meeting Leo's eyes. The hope I see there makes him smile.

Ella comes through the door balancing four plates on her ...