"I'm glad to hear that," he replied."Especially since you've only been working here, what, a day? Not even?" He chuckled softly and then turned his attention to the electrician who seemed to have forgotten he was being paid to assess the situation, not stare at Axel's Italian employee. The werewolf's eyes narrowed subtly and a low, almost inaudible grumble sounded in the back of his throat. "Hey, buddy, you done here? I'm paying you only to look at the lighting." The electrician blinked, surprised that his "subtle" staring had been noticed.
"Whatever," he replied, slowly climbing off of the ladder to fold it up. "I was going to look at the transformer box anyway." With a roll of his eyes and a glance at Cat, the man left. Axel had almost zoned out completely, but the mention of yesterday caused him to flinch subtly and turn quickly as if shocked.
"W-what?" he asked at first, until he'd realized what she asked. "Oh, him?" His brow furrowed, his jaw clenched. How was he to explain this to her without compromising himself and his identity? Instead, he chose silence...for now.
"I mean, I just wanted to know in case we aren't supposed to let him in the diner or something. Black list. I'll put the poliziotti on speed dial if I have to..." He gave a brief smile and laugh. Her plan had worked and he couldn't help but tell her who the man was.
"Nah, he's...well, he's my brother, actually," he admitted, slowly rubbing at the back of his neck in a worried fashion. "He hasn't been here for, well, years...he skipped town and we thought he left for good. Left our family high and dry." His jaw clenched again as he averted his gaze from hers, trying not to show the way his eyes turned slightly animalistic or how his canines grew briefly and then reverted to their usual size. He couldn't risk her finding out about his werewolfism. What kind of Alpha let a human know about his pack? In the meantime, though, he couldn't help but notice the way she peered up at him in an irresistible manner that might have caused him to kiss her or...more...had he not had some self control still. Leanna never looked at him like that, and they'd known each other for ages. On that note, would Leanna leave him? If she did, what then? Would she go to Albrecht? Oh God, so many questions, so few answers.
When her expression hardened, he was both surprised and taken aback. Had he done something, said something to make her suddenly upset or...whatever? At first, he opened his mouth to speak. But, the sound of the door opening caused him to stop suddenly with his mouth opened in a comedic-looking manner as he glanced at Sam.
"Well shit," said the Beta, causing Axel the raise an eyebrow as he got a hold of himself and turned back toward the man.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, trying not to sound gruff. Of course, he knew what
"I figured I'd come help clean up the diner..." Axel gave a slow nod in response, already sensing the tension that was forming in the room. He wondered what Sam had been thinking when he walked in, for he certainly looked as if he'd been distracted by something. For a while, silence ensued as Axel picked up his broom and swept again. After a while though, he stopped suddenly and turned to face Sam, lips pursed subtly. "So, what's up? You're more quiet than usual..." Other than that, he was extremely silent, not knowing what else to say in Cat's presence.