Mare (P.O.V)
As the sun came shining through the window onto my eyes I felt a warm body next to me.
I opened my eyes to feel an arm resting on my chest.
I rolled over so the arm fell of me.
Why did Ash ALWAYS have to crash at mine?
I then re-rolled onto Ash's arm. It was a way that Ash knew that if he ever woke up to me on his arm it was my signal that he needed to go before Dad and Claudine found him.
I leant all my weight onto his arm…
Nothing.
I looked at the clock. 10.49.
Damn it!
Claudine always went shopping on Saturday's at 11. Before she would go she'd check I didn't want anything and today just happens to be Saturday.
In precisely 10 minutes now she'll check in and if she sees Ash in my bed she will FLIP!
I re-re-rolled onto Ash's arm but this time with all my force.
"Argh, Mare! What the fuck?" Ash's eyes quickly opened and lifted his arm up in pain which made me roll onto his chest.
Ash was my best friend (since we were 8) and I liked him A LOT and there are times that I wish he noticed me instead of the other girls at school but…
I can't help how he feels about me.
And practically every weekend he goes out partying and then crashes at mine so he doesn't have to face Rowan.
I had never been this close to Ash. I could feel his breath on my neck and I…I
I want to kiss him.
NO!
I felt something inside me that told me I needed to kiss him.
In all my debating I hadn't realized that Ash's strong arms had wrapped themselves around my waist and mine were on Ash's chest feeling his warm body underneath mine.
Looking into his ever changing eyes I couldn't help but feel like something was binding us together.
And slowly we both leant in.
Ash (P.O.V)
I loved Mary-Lynette with my heart and soul. I had known she was my Soulmate from the first time I held her hand at her Mum's funeral. I knew from that instant that I had to be around her no matter what.
But I knew we could never be together the Night World Law forbade it.
So I just did anything I could to be around her.
That included pretending to get wasted at the weekends (sitting at a bar feeling sorry for myself because I could get any girl in the whole world besides the one I'm in love with) and making Rowan out to be really mean so I could just sleep in her bed with her.
But when she rolled right on top of my body and looked into my eyes I couldn't help but snake my arms around her waste pressing her body to mine.
And suddenly it all came crashing down to me. All the restraint of not being able to hold Mare that has pained me through the years, the feel of her hands on my chest, the smell of her and suddenly it all became clear.
I needed her. I needed her before but being this close to her I needed to be with her to hold, to kiss her and to protect her.
I pushed a strand of her dark hair behind her ear.
And I leant in to kiss her and felt her leaning in as well.
When our lips met it was perfect.
The pink haze that I had heard about from my cousin James appeared around us and I surrounded Mare with all my warmth and love for her.
I swiped my tongue against her bottom lip and she gladly opened her mouth.
Ash, what's happening?
Mare's voice was inside my head and I couldn't help but smile under her soft lips.
Mare…Oh god Mare! You have no idea how long I have wanted this…
You have…
I felt myself being pulled into her mind.
I could see everything in her life. From the moment when we first met to the other day, moments from her life moving before my eyes.
One memory stuck out to me.
Flashback:
It was the week of the Valentines Dance and I had wanted to take Mare so badly, but I couldn't. Mare was at her locker thinking about the dance.
I came up to her. She knew that I hadn't asked anyone yet and she was hoping that it was her that I was going to ask.
I wanted to ask her.
"Mare…"
She looked at me. Her heart stopped.
This is it. He's going to ask me…
"Who do you think I should ask to the dance? Kate Lucas or Sammy Pynes?"
Mare heart dropped at that moment. The hurt washing over her.
Well what did I expect he only thinks of me as a friend!
Even though she was heartbroken she still came over that night to help me make a pros and cons list to decide who I was going to ask.
On the night of the dance I looked everywhere for Mare but couldn't her anywhere. Eventually I texted her.
'Where r u? Ive been looking all round school + gym – A'
A couple of minutes later she replied…
'Didn't come no1 asked me – M'
I had felt so stupid.
I ditched my date and used my vampire speed to run straight to Mare's (with the exception of the supermarket).
When I got there and Mare answered the door heart swelled up to twice itself.
I held up the popcorn that I had brought and she gave the biggest, sweetest smile I had ever seen her make.
The whole evening we spent laughing at soppy rom-coms and eating popcorn.
End of Flashback
I hadn't realized that we had stopped kissing and were now lying down and holding each other, my arms around her waste and hers around my neck.
"I always wanted to take you to the valentines dance." I said softly into her hair.
"I know." I could here the smile in her voice. "I saw your memories as well."
I tightened my hold around her.
"So you know that I'm…"
"A vampire, yes."