I know I totally suck because this chapter is well over due, but I have a really good reason. My boyfriend was in a bad accident two weeks ago and he was in the hospital for a few days. Thankfully, other than a few severely bruised ribs, mild concussion, and a broken left arm he's okay. I've been taking care of him, so, that's why this chapter is so late. The next chapter should be up much sooner, I'm thinking Friday, and the end of this chapter is what everyone's been waiting for. Oh, and thank you all so much for your reviews and adds. Please let me know what you think!
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Chapter Nine
As the school day drew to a close Michael was still beyond angry, especially since at lunch Sophia filled him in on a few other things Casey had said to Alyssa that his imprint had left out during their talk in the library. Casey had said some pretty nasty things about Camilla and Avery before she proceeded to call Alyssa and her brother half-breeds. Ryan had overheard Sophia telling him everything and Michael had never seen the younger boy so angry. He knew then that Ryan had undoubtedly inherited his father's temper. However, Michael had managed to calm the young man down and told him that he would handle Casey.
Casey, of course, was in all of his classes and it had been very, very, difficult for the young man to keep himself from charging over to the girl and laying into her. She was oblivious to the murderous thoughts that ran through his head during class and she even had the balls to throw a smile and a flirtatious wave his way when she caught him glaring at her. Obviously, she had misinterpreted his glare for something else.
"Okay, Michael, what's going on?" Avery whispered drawing his glare from the raven haired girl across the room. Their physics teacher had given the class time to work on the workbook assignment, but Avery took the opportunity to find out what was bothering her friend. "Ever since lunch you've been looking at Walters like you want to rip her head off. Not that I think that it's a bad thing, but what gives?"
Michael sighed quietly through his nose as he looked at his friend. Alyssa had made him promise not to say anything to Avery, and Sophia had been quick to do the same. Ryan had also been sworn to secrecy for the time being, and he had reluctantly agreed; but only because he didn't want Avery to get into trouble. Michael and Ryan may have wanted to seriously injure the girl, but Avery . . . Avery would actually do it without any sort of hesitation.
She'd never gotten along with Casey and she had refused to speak to Michael for two weeks last year when she found out he had hooked up with the other girl. If Avery ever found out that Casey called her twelve year old sister a slut and everything else that she had said, Casey's death certificate was pretty much signed and already filed with the county.
"I promised I wouldn't say anything to you," he said without thinking and he mentally kicked himself when he saw Avery arch an eyebrow at him. "Look, Ave, I've got it covered, okay?" Avery glanced at Casey before her eyes were back on Michael.
"She said something to Alyssa, didn't she?" she asked and it was Michael's turn to raise an eyebrow. "I'm not surprised. She's been trying to get under my skin since we came back from winter break, and I figured she'd notice Lys hanging around us sooner or later. She really hates the fact that you're actually ignoring her." Michael felt his cheeks heat slightly, but didn't say anything. "What did she say to Alyssa?"
"Ave, I promised Alyssa I wouldn't say anything to you, and I'm going to keep my word," he said and Avery gave him a serious look.
"Michael, I know she's your imprint and everything, but she's also my sister," she said and Michael wanted to laugh, but he held it back. Ryan had pretty much told him the same thing at lunch only his language was a little more colorful, especially for a fourteen year old.
"I'm not going to give you an excuse to beat the living hell out of Casey and get expelled halfway through our last year of high school, arrested, and destroy your chances of getting into any of the colleges you applied to," Michael said and Avery raised an eyebrow yet again.
"Was it that bad?" Avery asked and Michael gave her a curt nod.
"Yeah, but like I said, I'm going to take care of it, Ave," he said, his expression so serious that Avery simply nodded and let the matter go by turning her attention to her workbook. Michael was too on edge to actually concentrate at that moment and after fifteen agonizingly long minutes the final bell chimed. Avery looked at Michael as she stood with her things in hand before she smiled at him.
"Will you be over for dinner?" she asked and Michael chuckled.
"Aren't I always?" he asked back and she laughed lightly before she nodded and glanced to where Casey had lingered in her seat, her eyes on Michael.
"Looks like Walters is waiting for you," she whispered, but Michael didn't look at the other girl. "Try not to kill her and I'll see you later."
Michael nodded his head and watched Avery leave the now empty room before he looked over at Casey who smiled at him and pushed out her chest. He mentally rolled his eyes before he sent a strained smile her way and stood, picking up his books as he did so. He took a deep breath to calm the anger raging inside of him and walked over to her when the teacher had left the classroom. Casey continued to smile at him as he walked towards her and stood from her seat only to lean against her desk top when he settled in front of her.
"Hi Michael," she said flirtatiously and Michael sighed.
"What in the hell is wrong with you?" he asked her and the smile slipped from her face as she looked up at him and blinked. "Alyssa Lahote is twelve years old and you're calling her a slut and half-breed. Not only that, but you go and bad mouth her sister and mother."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Casey said as she plastered on another smile and flipped her dark hair over her shoulder, which only served to piss him off even more.
"Sophia Cameron was with her when you and your friends cornered her in the bathroom this morning," Michael said and Casey's fake smile vanished as she stood fully and crossed her arms over her chest. "Did you think that they wouldn't tell me or anyone else about what you did, Casey?"
"I was just telling her what everyone else thinks of her and her family," Casey said defiantly and Michael rolled his eyes.
"You really have a warped sense of reality because I know for a fact that no one, outside of you, thinks that way about Alyssa and her family. You're pathetic for going after a twelve year old like that. Do yourself a favor, Casey, and grow up," he said before he watched Casey's copper's cheeks color red as her dark eyes left his face. "If you come after Alyssa again, you won't only have just me to deal with." Casey's eyes returned to his face.
"What do mean?" Casey asked.
"If you say anything to Alyssa ever again, I won't keep it from Avery," he said and for a second Casey's eyes widened before she quickly schooled her face. Michael realized then that Casey had thought that her threats to Alyssa were enough for the shy young girl not to tell anyone, and she had obviously didn't think about Avery ever finding out.
"I'm not afraid of Avery Lahote," Casey said as she once again crossed her arms over her chest.
"Yeah, you are, Casey," Michael said a smirk coming to his lips before his face went serious after a beat. "I refuse to ever hit a girl, but you know she won't hesitate to give you a black eye like she did back in seventh grade." Casey stiffened for a second before she scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, Uley," she said as she uncrossed her arms and grabbed her things. "You'll be lucky if I ever talk to you again."
"Trust me, Casey, I'll consider myself the luckiest guy in the world if you never breathed another word in my direction ever again," Michael said. Casey blushed deeply before she stormed passed him and out the room. When she was gone, Michael finally unclenched his hands from the fists they had formed the second he got within a foot of her. He sighed heavily as he looked down at his palms and saw that he had actually dug his nails into his flesh and hadn't realized it. He watched as the wounds slowly healed, leaving only the small bit of blood that had leaked from the wounds. Sighing once again, he flexed his fingers before he walked back to his desk, grabbed his stuff and left the classroom in search of Alyssa who he knew was likely waiting for him by his locker.
The rest of the week went by relatively quietly for everyone, and Casey took Michael's warning to heart because she didn't go within five feet of Alyssa whenever the two happened to pass in the hallway. Plus, the fact that Avery gave her the stink eye at every chance possible probably helped. That Saturday morning Avery was humming to herself as she got ready for the day.
Seth would be picking her up in less than a half an hour and sadly it was snowing outside. However, it was only lightly snowing and that wasn't going to deter the plans Avery had made for the day. Seth thought they were going to go to Port Angeles to see a movie and have dinner, their usual date routine, but Avery had different plans. When he would get there, Avery planned on sweet talking him into letting her drive and instead of going to Port Angeles she would be taking him right back to his house.
Avery smiled as she looked at her reflection in the mirror above her dresser and fluffed her hair, which was curled and falling over her shoulders. She had a thick white tank top on underneath a golden yellow v-neck sweater that had been one of the many gifts she had gotten on her birthday. She was wearing her favorite jeans and had already slipped on her black ankle boots to complete her ensemble. However, it was what lied underneath the visible portion of her outfit that had her smiling.
She had gone to Port Angeles the other day with Kayla and Claire for a quick shopping trip, and her fellow imprints helped her pick out the dark pink lacy number that was really more strips of fabric than anything else. She knew that she didn't really need the pretty and tiny wrapping because Seth could really have cared less, but it made her feel sexy and it gave her a boost of confidence that she needed to counter act the nerves that had barely allowed her to get three hours of sleep the night before.
"Hey, Ave, could you and Seth drop me off at Kevin's your way Port Angeles?" came Ryan's voice and she looked over her reflection's shoulder to see her brother standing in the open doorway of her bedroom. "We're going to hang out this afternoon and I need a lift." Kevin was Ryan's friend that lived in Forks and for a minute Avery internally panicked. She could not tell her brother that they weren't going to Port Angeles and that taking him to Kevin's would be way out of her way that day.
"Um," she said as she slowly turned around and looked at her brother, who frowned when he saw her face.
"Come on, Ave, it's on the way," he said. "With Mom at the bakery and Dad at a council meeting, and Michael already taking Alyssa over to Sophia's, you're my only hope. Mom will pick me up on her way home tonight, so, you don't have to worry about that."
"All right," Avery said. "We'll drop you off."
"Thanks, Ave, I'll get my stuff," he said, a smile coming to his face before he hit the doorframe and went off to his room. She sighed softly before she grabbed her bag from the foot of her bed and left her bedroom. She was walking down the hall when she heard the front door open, and she smiled when she saw Seth stepping inside.
He smiled back at her as he closed the door behind him and she laughed quietly before she walked over to him. She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him before she kissed him, surprising him a bit, but he was quick to kiss her back. It didn't last long and after a minute Avery was settled back on her feet as she looked up at him. Seth grinned as he looked down at her and his hands slid down her waist to rest on her hips.
"Hello to you too," he said as he raised his right hand and pushed some of her curled hair from her face. "You look great."
"Thanks," she said with a smile. "Ryan asked if we could give him a lift to Kevin's. Is that okay?"
"Sure," he said softly, his hand returning to her hip.
"Can I drive?" she asked and he raised an eyebrow.
"You want to drive?" he asked and she nodded. "Why?"
"I don't know," she said with a slight shrug as she raised her hands to rest on his chest. "I just feel like it. So, can I?"
"Sure," he said again and she smiled at him before she rose up on her toes and kissed his chin.
"Thanks," she whispered and his grip tightened on her hips before he started to lean into her, however, just as his breath brushed over her lips, they were interrupted.
"Seriously, guys, can you keep your hands and mouths to yourselves for the next forty minutes? Mom and Dad are bad enough and I really don't need any more mental scaring," he said. Seth and Avery laughed as they pulled apart and Avery turned around to look at her brother, who already has his jacket on and was grinning at the pair.
"You ready?" she asked as she pushed away the blush on her cheeks and Ryan nodded as Seth grabbed Avery's jacket out of the closet. He held out to her and with his help she put her jacket on and held out her right hand. "Keys?" she asked and Seth laughed before he put his keys in her hands. "Okay," she said. "Let's go." The trio left the house, Ryan locking the door behind them.
After dropping Kevin off Seth was lounging back in the passenger seat of his truck as Avery drove to Port Angeles, but after a few minutes Seth realized that Avery was going the wrong way and he frowned. "Ave, you're going the wrong way," he said as he turned his head to look at her. The roads were a bit slick, so, she kept her eyes on the road ahead of her.
"No I'm not," she said and his frown only deepened.
"Yeah you are," he said as he shifted in his seat so he was sitting up and looking at her. "You're heading back to La Push. Didn't you want to go and see a movie?" She didn't say anything right away and he watched as she adjusted her grip on the steering wheel and licked her lips. She looked nervous and it was then that Seth noticed the rapid beat of her heart, which only made him a little more confused.
"Not really," she said after a minute and Seth blinked a few times as he looked at her. "I was thinking we could do something else, but Ryan sort of threw a wrench in my plans by asking for a ride."
"Okay, well, what want to do?" he asked and she adjusted her grip on the steering wheel once more, but Avery didn't say anything. "Ave?" he asked.
"You'll see when we get there," she finally said and Seth sighed quietly but nodded.
"All right," he said before he shifted in his seat once more and looked out the windshield. However, he couldn't help but glance at her again and again as she drove because his curiosity was getting the better of him.
When Avery pulled his truck up in front of his house and put it in park, Seth looked at her. Avery turned off the ignition and climbed out of the truck without so much as a glance in Seth's general direction. He frowned as he watched her jog to his front door and slip inside after using his keys to let herself in. However, she paused at the open door and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Are you coming in or are you going to sit in your truck all day?" she asked, her voice carrying into the truck since she was yelling. Still beyond confused, Seth climbed from the truck and started for the house. Avery smiled at him before she disappeared from the front door. Seth walked inside and practically tripped on Avery's discarded boots, bag, and jacket, which were all half-hazardly left lying on the foyer floor. He closed the front door and looked into the living room only to find it empty. He walked into the kitchen, but Avery wasn't there either and he was even more confused.
"Avery? Where are you?" he called.
"Up here!" came her voice and he looked towards the short staircase that led up to the second level of his house. The only rooms upstairs were the bathroom and his bedroom and as he listened closely, he realized that Avery was in his bedroom. Swallowing hard, Seth stepped out of his boots and took off his jacket. He left them with Avery's things before he walked over to the stairs and made his way upstairs.
His bedroom door was open, like he left it that morning, but there was a soft glow from light that Avery had obviously turned on shining into the hallway. He walked down the short hallway and stopped outside his bedroom door to see Avery standing at the foot of his unmade bed. He blushed a little when he realized that he had dirty clothes lying on the floor and in his rush to get dressed earlier, he hadn't fully closed a couple of his dresser drawers. Not exactly how he wanted Avery to see his bedroom, especially since that was the first time she'd ever been in there.
"It took you long enough," Avery said with a small smile and Seth walked into the room, scratching the back of his neck as he did so.
"Ave, what are we doing here?" he asked quietly as he lowered his hand. He already had an idea as to why they were there, but he felt he needed to ask.
"Do you really need me to answer that question, Seth?" she asked with her smile still in place. He could only shake his head negatively and Avery gestured for him to come closer to her. Seth slowly walked over to her and once again swallowed hard before he reached out and cupped her face in his right hand. He took hold of her waist with his left hand and pulled her close before he caught her mouth in a heated kiss.
Avery threw her arms around his waist and held him close, clinging to the back of his t-shirt as she did so. Her idea of how to spend their day went over far better than she was expecting. She truly thought she'd have to work her magic on him, but all she had to do was beckon him closer and he went in for the kill; and a thrill shot through her. Just when Avery's knees were about to give way, Seth tore his lips from hers and rested his forehead against hers.
"Are you sure about this?" he asked and she nodded against his head before she turned her face towards his, kissing him.
"Yes," she breathed against his mouth and Seth kissed her once more. After a few minutes of heated kissing, Avery pulled her lips from his and took half a step back. Seth let his hands fall from her and Avery grasped the hem of her sweater and pulled it from her body, leaving her in her tank top and jeans. She smiled at him and he was quick to smile back before he mirrored her movement and pulled off his dark gray t-shirt. However, unlike Avery, he was completely shirtless and Avery couldn't help but run her hands up his rippled torso before her hands slid up to rest on his shoulders as he lifted her from the floor with ease.
Avery laughed as she wrapped her legs around his waist and Seth chuckled before he kissed her and then slowly moved his mouth along her jawline and down her neck as he crawled onto his bed. Avery gasped quietly at the feel of his heated lips against her skin as she felt him climb onto his bed before he slowly lowered her onto the tousled linens and pillows. She was surrounded by the scent that was distinctly Seth and she involuntarily arched her back into him when his teeth grazed along a sensitive spot on her neck. She felt his smile against her skin, and she used his mile distraction to her advantage by shifting her weight and flipping the much bigger man over so he was lying back on the bed and she was straddling his hips.
She raised her right hand and ran it through her hair as she sat back and took in Seth's mildly surprised expression before he grinned up at her, his hands resting on her thighs. Avery rested her hands on his chest before she leaned down and kissed Seth slowly, her hair creating a curtain around their faces until she slowly pulled back.
"Don't move," she whispered before she climbed off of him, making him frown as he watched her leave the bed. He sat up on his elbows and looked at Avery as she settled on her feet at the foot of his bed. "I bought something for you."
"And you want to give it to me now?" Seth asked, his voice husky, and Avery chuckled.
"Well, I am wearing it," she said.
"Oh," he said softly as he licked his lips, which only made her laugh softly as she looked at him and the look of pure anticipation on his face.
That look gave her all the encouragement she needed. Avery pulled the thick cotton tank top from her body, her arms falling to her sides as the fabric slipped from her fingers, joining her sweater on the floor. Her eyes never left his face as her hands went to the button of her jeans, and his eyes were glued to her body. She tugged her jeans from her hips and stepped out of them, leaving her in nothing but the panties and bra she had purchased just days earlier. The set left very little, if anything, to the imagination and Avery swore that Seth's brown eyes turned hungry as he looked at her.
"What do you think?" she asked, as she cocked her hip to the side and put her hands on her hips. "Do you like it?" Seth tore his eyes from her body and his darkened gaze met hers before he smiled at her.
"I like it, but I'm pretty sure it's what's underneath it that makes it as sexy as hell," he said lowly and Avery blushed lightly as she looked at him. Before she knew what was happening, she found herself lying back on the bed with Seth's body once again encompassing hers as he kissed her until she was breathless. His lips once again made their way along her neck while his hands explored and when his left hand took hold of her right breast, Avery gasped and once again arched into his touch.
Seth's hand left her breast and slid around her back, unhooking her bra and loosening the satin and lace from her body before, with Avery's help, slipped the bra from her body. For a fraction of a second, Avery was tempted to cover herself as Seth tossed her bra aside, but the way he looked at her made her freeze.
"Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?" Seth asked as he looked down at her, his left hand cupping her face.
"You make me feel beautiful, Seth," she said softly and he smiled at her before he leaned down and kissed her softly. His hand slipped from her face and moved down to her chest before he took her breast into his hand once again, that time there was no barrier between their skin.
It wasn't long before both of them were as bare and their bodies intertwined. Avery's heart was racing from excitement and nerves as Seth once again rolled her over so she was lying back on the bed, and she laughed slightly when their foreheads collided as they both had moved in for a kiss. Seth chuckled with her before he kissed her forehead and then moved down to place a gentle kiss on her lips while his right hand left her hip and slipped between her parted legs.
Avery's hands gripped Seth's shoulders as their kiss deepened and Seth ran his fingers along her aching center. Avery whimpered into their kiss before she tore her mouth from his and let out a soft noise as she turned her face into his neck, her right arm wrapping around his shoulder while her left went around his waist. Seth kissed along her shoulder as she continued to whimper slightly and cling to him, her nails digging into his back.
"Oh God," she said as her head fell back when Seth slipped a finger inside of her and she opened her hazel eyes and looked at him. Their eyes locked as Seth moved his hand against her, her hips rolling slightly on their own and meeting his movements. Seth rested his forehead against hers and their heavy breath mingled together before Avery started to gasp quietly. "S-S-Seth," she panted and he picked up the pace knowing what was happening.
"Let go, baby, just let go," he breathed and he felt her inner muscles clamp around his fingers as she let out a scream that he silenced with a deep kiss as he continued to move against her as she trembled around him. Her nails scratched down his back, but he knew was soon as the wounds appeared they were gone and part of him was disappointed about that fact.
Slowly, he slipped his fingers from her but he continued to kiss her until he felt her go slightly limp around him. He pulled back and looked at her as she breathed heavily with her eyes closed, face flushed, and skin glistening with a thin layer of sweat across her skin. She opened her eyes after a minute and looked up at him with a satisfied smile on her lips.
"That was amazing," she said and Seth chuckled before he kissed her chastely.
"That was us just getting started. After all, we've got all day."
A/N: The "action" will continue in the next chapter. I promise!
