Poitr smiled. "Yes, I do want to take care of you. And Lauren does too. She doesn't know that you're a shapeshifter yet, but I'm positive she will understand."

Poitr thought carefully about Ella's request. "The werewolf or the boy?" The thought of seeing a werewolf, or even just Ella seeing a werewolf, made Poitr uncomfortable. "I can promise to try. People here might notice if we try to go into the forest, especially if it's every full moon." The boy on the other hand didn't make Poitr feel uneasy. What did was going deep into the forest. "I'm just worried. We don't want anyone catching on."

Poitr realized his paranoia might not be the best thing for Ella right now. "When we're at my house - [i]our[/i] house - you won't have to be worried. You can be yourself." The idea that she was a shapeshifter still made Poitr slightly uneasy, but the idea that Ella could actually become part of his family grew on him more and more.