I am sooo sorry it took so long to update! I've been trying to avoid updating really early, like I am now, or really late at night, but after like a week of trying that, I realize that if I don't update now that you are never going to end up getting the new update! Again, sorry for the delayed update!

After an hour, an entire horrifying hour, those two…rabbits stopped! The only reason they stopped was because Tanya had completely worn Leah out to the point that my pack mate could not stand on her feet or feel her lower half of her body.

Enjoy the show? Leah thought weakly to me, still wearing that stupid smirk of hers while her new mate slowly drug her towards home.

….I hate you sooo much. I thought back. I can't believe how bad that was. It was like having sex with your mate! That brought a weak snarl to Leah's lips. She didn't like it as much as I didn't like her looking on Alice and my mating.

You really need to learn to block me out! Leah started her rant angrily but started to purr as her mate looked down at her with such absolute adoration that I was pleased through Leah's mind. God, that girl would so get it if I could stand.

No! I shouted, letting her see my miniature freak out that had occurred during their sessions of love making. She, the horrible person she is, found it nearly as funny as Emmett. She would have laughed just as hard but for some odd reason, she was sore and didn't think her stomach could handle laughing.

"What's going on?" I heard Tanya ask Leah.

Any ideas how to explain the fact we pretty much share a brain? Leah asked curiously.

Just don't mention the fact we had sex. I suggested helpfully. That statement brought a flash of a memory. Of course I was on a bed, naked, and my lips were parted and I was breathing heavily. That flash left us both embarrassed to the point that I had to turned my attention to a smiling Alice before I searched for memories of our sexual intercourse.

Alice had been watching me the entire time. She'd gotten over the jealousy part and had been enjoying the horrified expressions that had been flashing across my face.

When she saw that Leah and Tanya no longer had my attention, she sauntered over to me, swaying her hips in a way that should be considered illegal.

I smirked at her from my place, still on the living room floor, and leaning against the couch. I'd been aroused for the last two hours, that was a front seat to porn, and now I was about to show Alice I did not have messed up hormones.

I flicked my eyes up to our room. Alice purred loudly, her eyes rapidly darkening. I got to my feet and meet her halfway. I pulled her into my body and she melted into me, her hands grabbing on the front of my shirt and her teeth tugging on her bottom lip.

She slid her hands up, wrapped them around my neck, and jumped up. Her legs wrapped around my waist and held herself up. I easily walked up the steps, only faltering when her teeth began tugging at my ear in a sinful manner.

I growled hungrily as my body began reacting violently to her gentle teasing. I pushed our door open and kicked it closed behind me. Alice slid down my body, careful to hit me in all the right ways, before walking backwards, her eyes still locked with mine.

I followed her over. She sat down on the edge and held her arms out to me. I dropped down to straddle her lap and ran my hands up the back of her back. She arched her back and threw her head back. I kissed her jaw and pushed her mouth down to mine.

We kissed long and sensual, with gentle grinding and groping. I started to press my weight against her until she laid back, pulling me down with her. We landed with a soft thump and a soft giggle came from Alice's mouth. She wrapped her legs around me waist and slid her hands into my back pockets before pulling me down so our hips were pressed tightly together.

We both groaned lowly, our entire beings just loving the feeling of each other so close. Alice pulled her hands out and slid her hands up the back of my shirt. She drug her nails down my back and I let out pleased growls.

When her nails reached the back of my thighs, I completely lost it. I grabbed the back of her neck and hungrily claimed her mouth. I didn't even let her try to return the kiss as I aggressively nipped at her lips and tongue.

I've never felt her buck her hips as hard as she did when caught her tongue between my tongue and sucked as hard as I was able. She thrashed below me, whimpering loudly, and searching for friction. I released her tongue just to have her push it back into my mouth with pleading eyes.

I gave her an affectionate bite. I started downward, completely and roughly loving every centimeter of her neck. Alice was purring until a hard bite to the neck and rough grind of my hips and then she started growling.

My hand started to slip under her jeans when the door flew open. Both Alice and I whirled around with frightening snarls on our faces. Tanya just stood there, her arms crossed and her face in a frown. She didn't even flinch.

Alice leaned up and I ended up standing on my knees, glaring at Tanya, hoping she'd realize she had kind of interrupted something.

Tanya pointed at me. "We have to talk."

"Now?" I asked in exasperation before motioning between Alice and me. "I'm kind of busy." Tanya looked us over before smirking.

"If no articles of clothing are removed than it can be stopped." Tanya's smirk grew into a smile. "Rule number 1 of vampire sex."

Alice frowned. "Rule number 2 of vampire sex, interrupt a vampire and you will be ripped to pieces." She snarled, her fangs bared and eyes black.

Tanya's glare softened and she made her way to the bed. She sat down on the edge of the bed and I finally was forced to remove myself from my intimate position on Alice. Alice was less then pleased with this and I could tell that she would be getting back at Tanya, one way or another.

I huffed and rolled off of Alice, lying on my back with Alice staring crossly at the ceiling. I rolled to face Tanya. I felt that she felt bad but was really amused by this situation.

"So, let me get this straight." I said, a growl under lacing my words. "I have to watch you have sex with Leah for two hours and I can't even be with my girlfriend?!"

Tanya narrowed her eyes at me and snarled angrily. "That was I want to talk about. How dare you be in the head of my mate?" Alice got into a crouch.

"Do not dare come into my house, into my room, and yell at my mate for something that is out of her hands. I will make you leave." I've never seen Alice so fierce. I was so turned on right now.

Tanya bared her teeth. "Bring it, little one. I've been alive so much longer than you. I could rip you into pieces before you could even move."

"Ohhh, you shouldn't have said that because now the werewolf's getting involved." I snarled, moving in front of Alice. Leah was instantly between me and Tanya. Her legs were trembling from the effort of standing.

I snarled in her face until we realized what we were doing. Leah backed away, sending her apologies. I had the strangest urge to put her in her place, slam her onto her back, and make her submit. Leah flashed her eyes to her mate and looked down, resigned to being embarrassed. It was the standard punishment, being forced into a painful submission, when challenging your alpha.

I swallowed all my urges.

You are so lucky that I understand the urge to protect your mate. I thought gently. Leah looked up and hugged me hard. I smiled. I could feel how grateful she was because she could feel how much I was reigning in my instincts.

Thanks. She thought at me. I don't want my mate to think I'm some loser who couldn't protect her. I won't do it again.

I would have hugged her a little more, considering she was so grateful that she wasn't letting go, but Tanya wasn't having any of that. My arm was suddenly wrenched backwards and my pack mate was suddenly missing from my arms. I just blinked.

Alice chuckled. "Newly mated mates are very protective. You are just lucky that I'm kind of laid back on this whole jealously thing. Just don't push me." Alice? Laid back in jealousy. Ha! Funniest thing ever. I leaned back into her while Tanya kept her arms around Leah and growled at me.

Leah rolled her eyes but seemed quite pleased with it.

"Be nice." Leah reprimanded and kissed her on the cheek.

Tanya took a deep breath. "I came in here to ask you, before I completely lost my temper, if you would consider taking lessons with Eleazar and Carmen to gain the ability to block each other's thoughts, I would sincerely be grateful." This seemed to be very much hurting the old vampire's pride.

When I took a little too long to answer, being delayed by teasing hands running down my spine, Tanya whined. "Please, Bella. Look, I've been alone for thousands of years and now, I have the most amazing girl ever. I want her to myself. I want to know her better than anyone." Her eyes looked so sincere. "If you're in her head, that can't happen. Please."

I blinked and nearly started tearing up. That was so adorable. "I will, on one condition." I stated. When Tanya looked fearful, I just grinned. "You have to realize that Leah and I will be in each other's heads at times. We need it during fighting especially with the war…"

"War?" Tanya interrupted. "What war?" Her eyes flashed to Leah. "You're not fighting are you?" Leah and I shared a look that was clearly asking with one of us wanted to explain.

You're mate, you get to explain. I told her and leaned back into Alice all the tighter.

If I wasn't in love with you, this wouldn't have happened. Leah plead back with me. I wasn't going to explain it to Tanya. I'd rather she attack Leah than me. At least with Leah, the worst Tanya would do was give her rough sex. With me, she just might remove my head from my shoulders. Luckily, we didn't have to because Alice decided to speak up.

"Yup." Alice glared at me. "Lucky us, our mates are the targets of the enemy." Tanya released an enraged roar and held onto Leah so tight that Leah ended up squirming uncomfortably. "That's not even the worst of it. The enemy, a shifter named Ryan, wants to kill Bella and make Leah his mate."

Tanya's eyes turned pitch black. "He touches her, I will send him to Hell." Alice leaned up closer to me and nodded. Tanya gave a mock frustrated sigh. "Did I get myself mated to a danger magnet?"

Alice rolled her eyes. "Don't get me started on danger magnet. My first real conversation with Bella happened after she'd wrapped her bike around a tree, been chased by a shifter pack, and laid there nearly bleeding to death!" I growled embarrassed.

"Oh God." Tanya said, glancing at me as if she actually pitied me. Well, excuse me. It's not like I wasn't purposely hit. Leah and I shared a horrified look. We could already see where this was going. These two, who couldn't apparently stand each other before, would bond over the fact that they were mated to the two wolves in the two woman pack.

We weren't wrong. That night started the beginning of a tight friendship between Tanya and Alice. It was a little odd though. Leah was so jealous and possessive of Tanya that Alice had to actually stand five feet backwards. Leah really did try to control herself but it didn't do anything when it came down to it.

I did end up, once, having to make Leah submit. It was the worst moment of my life. Tanya wasn't anywhere near and Edward had said that while Tanya was attractive, he was glad that she no longer was chasing him.

It was the combination of hearing that her mate had once chased after another and that person also comment about her being quite attractive that set Leah off. Tanya wasn't anywhere around and Leah wasn't listening to me. I didn't use the Alpha voice at first but when she refused to back off, I did use it.

Leah backed away but fought it as much as she could. I grabbed Leah, slammed her to the ground, and forced her into submission. It was painful for both of us but Leah didn't hold any hard feelings towards me.

She realized that if she had still been under Sam, she would have been completely set on by the other members. She apologized and really tried to tone it down. It really worked a good deal as long as direct contact wasn't involved.

I did have to take up lessons with Eleazar and Carmen though. I may not have promised a timeline to Tanya but I was doing the lessons for me! They were always having sex! I was ready to lose my mind on their third day of their being mated.

Eleazar and I ended up setting a meeting up in the guest room at the far side of the house. Alice, of course, demanded that she come. I think, she denied it, that she had problems with me being in the same room, alone, with a handsome male vampire that wasn't part of the immediate family. In fact, sometimes I feel that she's even uncomfortable with me being alone with Edward and Jasper.

So, my easily jealous mate, sat across the room and behind me, considering I was sitting in the middle of the room. Eleazar was sitting right in front of me, holding my hand, and he was thoroughly reading over my gift. I didn't need to be able to see Alice to know that she was eyeing our intertwined hands.

"Okay." Eleazar said, leaning back and letting go of my hand. "I can tell you that you are the first creature to have ever stumped me." That probably can't be good because this vampire is extremely old. Seeing the worry on my face, he made a comforting noise in the back of his throat. I think he was a little scared to touch me.

"I did not mean that in a bad way. You are just a contradiction." He explained. "You see, you unknowingly and effortlessly keep up your mental shield without fail, never letting anyone in, without using any added energy. However; now I'm at lost on how to teach you to purposely and consciously use your powers."

Alice decided to speak up. "Well, what's so hard about it? Edward and I just had to focus to figure out our gifts."

Eleazar shook his head. "If Bella thinks hard enough to be able to gain perfect control of her gift, she might invoke her ability to change. That is only a possibility; however, so we may just try anyway. Alright, Bella, here's what you need to do. The gift has always been a part of you but you can actually use it now when you couldn't before. You need to look for a feeling that is strange but familiar at the same time." I just stared at him for a moment. I would have told him that I doubted that he knew what he was doing but I guess, since he did teach Edward, Jasper, and Alice to control their powers, that I probably shouldn't.

I nodded. I relaxed back into my seat and tried to do what he had said. It was an odd feeling. For a second, I thought I felt something. It was rather something bad I'd eaten or my gift buried deep within me but as soon as my fingers touched it, I had to rip my hand away.

Whatever I touched was dark, dangerous, and angry. It must have been that chili I'd ingested earlier that day. Whatever it was, was soon replaced by something much more familiar. The calm and earthy feeling that was my inner wolf. I brushed against it.

I opened my eyes to see that I was towering over Eleazar and the seat I had been sitting on was completely crushed below me. I think that was the first time I'd ever phased without consciously making the decision.

I rolled my shoulders and let out frustrated whine.

It's okay. Leah thought sympathetically. It was your first time trying. Don't get frustrated. I rolled my eyes but nodded. Leah was sending me soothing thoughts. It wasn't as affecting as Jasper but it definitely helping a little.

I turned to look at Alice as she ran her fingers through my fur with a gentle smile. I turned my head and let her kiss the side of my muzzle. She smiled. "That was the most graceful change I've ever seen. You didn't shake or thrash, you just slowly grew."

She patted my side and narrowed her eyes at the torn clothes. "You're naked under that fur, once again." I rolled my eyes at her and released a series of whines. Alice just huffed and returned moments later with clothes before pushing Eleazar out of the room.

I changed quickly and, only when I was suitably dressed to be in a man's presence, was Eleazar allowed to come back in. I smiled at Alice reassuringly. When Eleazar came back in, Alice relaxed because Carmen came with him.

Carmen smiled. "You both are so calm that we sometimes forget that you are newly mated. We apologies for placing you two in an awkward position. We hope that my presence will help calm everyone's nerves."

Considering I was gay, Carmen's presence did nothing to sooth Alice but when they started openly cuddling, Alice calmed down enough to actually leave. Carmen smiled when Alice left and chuckled.

"Your mate is quite adorable."

Both Carmen and Eleazar suddenly tensed, probably, due to the fact they had been dealing with jealous newly mated vampires, waiting for me to attack.

I just smiled. "I know. I happen to full heartedly agree."

Carmen relaxed. "Werewolves are very much another species. You are very easy going."

I rolled my eyes. "I know, I know. I should be freaking out but instead my hormones are too messed up or something." Carmen just laughed and patted my shoulder.

Eleazar smiled. "If it helps, I happen to know that werewolves are bred not to feel emotions as much others. Extreme emotions happen to cause a loss of control. I was under the impression that all the pent up emotions that the wolves don't show are released on the full moon."

I rolled my eyes and shook my head with a good natured chuckle. "I'm afraid those rumors are not entirely true. I don't know the day the full moon is but I've never lost control." Well, I did sleep phase that one time…Hmmm that was on the full moon too…I should probably talk to Carlisle about that.

Eleazar smiled. "Humans are quite amusing in their tales, are they not?"

I nodded.

Carmen cleared her throat. "I'm afraid that Tanya made me promise not to allow Eleazar to go off on rants. She is quite desperate for your and Leah's mind to be, once again, a sacred place." Eleazar apologized with a fond smile towards his mate.

"Since too much focusing causes the transformation to trigger, I'm afraid that we'll have to do it the hard way." Fearing torture or bloodshed was somehow involved, I snuck a look towards the door. "Fear not, young werewolf. I was merely speaking of another mind trick."

I relaxed. "Alright. What do I do?"

"The only other way to control your gift would be the opposite of focusing." I blinked. "It has to be something that happens as you will it without any prompting besides just the need and desire to use the gift."

"Alright. I'm lost." I admitted with an embarrassed chuckle and rubbed the back of my neck.

Eleazar smiled. "It's alright. If I did not know what I was talking about, I would have been lost as well. To answer your question, I have a question for you. When you move your arm, do you have to command every muscle in your arm and then focus on moving it?"

I flung my arm to the side. "Nope."

He nodded. "All you have to do is really want to move your arm and your brain sends the impulses to do so with little actual thought. Now we just need you to do that with your gift."

"Okay." I said. "How do I achieve that?"

"You can't think about it. You just have to do it." That was much harder than what we thought. It wasn't like throwing your arm around. An hour later, I was no closer to being able create a shield. I was about to completely break down and cry when Alice came bounding to meet me.

"Enough. Bella is getting tired." Alice growled and she wrapped her arms around my neck, nosing my neck. "We can do more tomorrow."

Carmen frowned. "Tanya would really like some proof of improvement."

Alice growled deep in her throat. "I understand Tanya's reason for wanting this done as quickly as possible, I would prefer Bella all to myself as well, but I will not be putting the well-being of my mate in danger to do so. If Tanya wishes to say something then she can remember that any mental exhaustion that Bella feels will directly harm Leah as well."

Carmen nodded and smiled apologetically. She and Eleazar left.

Thank you for trying so hard. Leah thought to me. I'll actually try some too! Can't have my alpha doing all the work, can I?" I smiled at Leah and dropped my head back on Alice's shoulder.

"Frustrated?" She asked with a bright smile and a kiss on the temple. I groaned in response and allowed my frustrations to slip away while being in her cold arms. Alice held me.

"We should go on a date." Alice stated after a moment of silence. I looked up at her and gave her a questioning smile. Alice just shrugged. "We've never been out on a date." I was shocked but it was true. We'd never been on a proper date!

I sat straight up and turned around to face her with horrified eyes. "Oh my God! I am so sorry! I am such a horrible mate!" Alice full on laughed at that and cuddled into my shoulder.

"It's okay!" She shushed me. "I could have asked you at any time too. We've been too busy. Wars, shifting, and fighting. I think it's time we went out . We could use it."

I nodded. "That sounds really fun." I admitted with a huge grin. "Where do you want to go?" Alice didn't answer me. She just beamed and pulled me to my feet. I narrowed my eyes at her. When she displayed her crooked smile, I figured it out.

"You saw a vision that I would accept, didn't you." I laughed. Alice just beamed at me and nodded. She pulled me down towards her car. I should have seen this coming due to the fact the clothes she had brought for me to change in when I'd phased and ruined my other clothes weren't just sleeping clothes.

Alice pushed me into her car and sped over to the other side. "It was the very first vision I've ever had of you!" She seemed so proud of herself that I had to chuckle. "The second I had it, I nearly hugged Esme so tight that she cracked."

Alice sobered up a bit. "I, also, think I figured out this problem with Leah and how she got into your head." I turned to her, interested. Alice's hands were tight on the steering wheel. "Leah and I are the only two people that can get by your shield, right?" I nodded. Leah could read my mind and Alice could now see visions of me. That was getting past my shield, right? "What's one thing we have in common?"

I bit my lip before grinning. "You're both gay?"

Alice broke into a small smile. "We've both slept with you." The car broke into a silence. It wasn't that awkward; just full of a thinking atmosphere.

I nodded. "That makes a lot of sense." I said after a while. "Because I've slept with you both, I have a special bond with both of you. Metaphorically, I willingly let you both in my walls. That's why no one else can get through my walls!"

"That's why no one else will ever be able to." Alice corrected me. I smiled at her and gave a nod. Alice smiled, clearly pleased that I agreed with her, and nodded. "I hope that it might help get her out of your head!"

That is a really good point! I hadn't even thought of that. Leah thought. I'll run it by Eleazar.

You do realize that Eleazar will tell Tanya that we've slept together, correct? I asked. Have you told Tanya yet?

No, Leah thought hesitantly, I want to but I'm not entirely sure how to bring up the matter. Would you…..

Knowing where this question was going, I instantly stopped her. I'm not telling Tanya for you!

Please? If you tell her, she can have time to calm down and won't say something will attempt me to end my life! I hated to admit it but it was a good idea. I didn't fancy being attacked by a jealous mate but I would rather that than my shifter beta.

Sniff. Leah thought, a little touched. Have I ever told you that I love being in your pack?

I could tell that I was being sucked up too. It was, however, working quite well. I'll discuss it with Alice. I felt Leah doing fist pumps wherever she was.

I thought about talking to Alice about it now but she looked so happy about our date, I didn't want to add any problems. I could always ask about it later.

"You aren't going to tell me where we are going, are you?" I asked when the car sped down a dirt road that I've never been before. Alice just hummed happily in her seat. That was all the answer I had needed.

All I could gather was that we were about twenty miles east of our meadow. As luck would have it, I'd never gotten around to exploring this part of the area. I kept eyeing her because she had that bright smile on her face that obviously said she had something ready that would rather disturb the heck out of me or I would completely love it.

"Close your eyes." Alice demanded and slowed down before she took a turn. I'm guessing that the surprise was behind the corner. I close my eyes with a mock sigh. I felt air pass in front of my face so I guessed that my mate was swinging her hands in front of my face to check to make sure my eyes were really closed. I snapped at her hand.

She giggled. I was really excited now. The car slowed to a stop and I heard my vampire get out. She slowly walked around to the other side of the car and opened for me. "Keep your eyes clothes." She whispered into my ear. "Do you trust me?"

I let her pull me out of the car. I ducked my head down, hoped I got near her ear, and purred. "I trust you with my life and my body. Please be gentle." Don't judge me. I was a horny teenager. Alice growled her agreement with my statement. Her breath hit my ear, so I may have just breathed on her neck…well that worked too.

Alice slowly led me towards her destination. She did go a little overboard with her job as my 'guide dog'. She told me the position of every little stick and pebble but I guess her corkyness is what made her so cute to me.

"Okay." Alice hand tightened on mine, the first sign that she was nervous. "We're here." I kissed the back of her hand and turned my head to where she was.

"Didn't you get your visions back?"

"I got one." Alice chuckled. "I'm not sure that counts as being able to have visions of you as a regular thing now." She started squeezing my hand quickly before releasing the pressure again. This was a sign that she was beyond nervous. Well, it was our first date, so queue the jitters.

"You can open your eyes now." Alice whispered. I debated with myself for a moment. Would I like what saw when I opened my eyes. This was Alice, so it could be an entire mall or something. God, do I hate shopping.

"Open your eyes!" Came Rosalie's distant voice. "It'll float away!"

Float away? I opened my eyes to see the most romantic thing I think anyone has ever done in the history of the entire world. We were standing on the edge of a cliff and there, floating in the sea, was a heart made of rose petals. I could tell it had been done seconds before because the waves were already starting to deform the shape but I could see the shape still. There were a bunch of petals below the heart. I think it was a word but the waves had gotten to it before I could make it out.

Alice let out a frustrated whine. I turned to her, tears in my eyes, to see her ready to go into an emotional breakdown. Seeing my tears didn't help at all.

"I'm so sorry!" Alice cried. "I tried to do something original and romantic, I mean I spent hours trying to figure this out, and it's ruined. I didn't think it'd be this windy and it was really hard for Edward to keep the rose petals there until I tell you to open your eyes…." I could tell that she was ready to keep going until she started sobbing, so I scooped her up and planted a hard kiss on her mouth. She didn't kiss back.

I pulled back and saw her sad eyes. I rubbed her cheek with my thumb. "You…are…so amazing." I muttered between kisses on the mouth. Her mouth turned into a little smile. "I've never even heard of someone doing that before!"

Alice's smile got a little bit bigger. "Then why are you ready to cry?"

"Cause I'm getting emotional." I muttered, completely embarrassed. The bad ass werewolf was ready to ball her eyes out because of one romantic gesture. "No one has ever done something like this for me before."

Alice finally beamed at me and looked so pleased of herself that I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" Kate and Emmett cheered from somewhere to the right. I narrowed my eyes in their general direction. Those two had become quite the best friends lately. I would have been jealous, my best friend was being jacked, but I was really busy and had no time for Emmett. Rosalie should have been jealous but she actually seemed thrilled about having time alone from Emmett.

"Shut up!" Alice yelled. "You're killing the mood! Killing it!" There was laughter. Alice growled in frustration. "Rosalie!"

This was followed by a double, "Ouch!" from both Kate and Emmett.

"Thanks Rose!" Alice yelled with a smile directed at me.

"Don't mention it!" Came Rosalie's reply.

I chuckled. "Alice, I have a question. Are all your family coming on this date with us?" This was followed by Alice's blank face and the sound of disappearing laughter as any family members that had been around, leaving quickly.

"I don't date." Alice mumbled.

I just laughed and kissed her mouth. "This is really pretty." I said, looking out at the sea. The sea had completely scattered the flower petals in all directions. It was still romantic though. "What did those words say?"

Alice finally came out of her stupor and followed my gaze. She smiled sadly. "It said 'My Bella'." My heart thumped happily in my chest. "I'm sorry it didn't stay. I thought it'd last a little longer."

"My fault." I muttered, kissing her temple. "I should have opened my eyes faster." Alice just shook her head and walked me away from the edge. She brought me to a place where, cliché I know, a picnic was set up.

There was my favorite food. Chinese take-out. I grinned at her and sat down.

"I wanted to cook something but Chinese food is really hard to cook." She pulled out a bowl and eyed it nervously. "This is my best attempt at cooking. There's rice, chicken, and some steamed vegetables. The rice is a little…black though." Alice's eyes became downcast before she brightened up. "So, I got you all your favorite from that Chinese place you like. There's sweet and sour chicken, orange chicken, spicy chicken."

I eyed her bowl. I could eat Esme's food just to make her happy. There was no way that I wasn't eating my own mate's food.

I reached over and snatched the food from her hands. She protested loudly. I think it was just for show though. If she hadn't been hoping I would eat her food then she would have thrown it away and not brought it to the date.

It wasn't really that bad, I figured after my first bite, it was just a little burned. I didn't miss the touched and delighted look in Alice's eyes. I was able to eat all of her food and all of the food she had brought me with my werewolf appetite.

Alice watched me for a moment but, knowing it unnerved me when vampires watched me eat, she turned to watch the ocean. It wasn't that spectacular a sight because the sun was neither rising nor setting but she seemed to like it.

"This place is special." Alice said. I listened to her while stuffing my face. I didn't even realize how hungry actually using my mind made me. "I came here after I first met you." She smiled at the memory. "I remember sitting in the parking lot just thinking 'This was going to be another lonely year and oh so boring.' Then this motorcycle comes flying by and I can tell that it's a girl. I think 'Another girl trying to be a bad ass.'"

I chuckled and licked my fingers of spicy sauces.

"I slipped out of the car and suddenly you take off the helmet and I see the most amazingly beautiful girl shake out her hair. The smell hits me and suddenly all I want is to fly across the parking lot and ravish this girl. Edward gave me the weirdest look I've ever received." Alice closed her eyes and laid down on her back.

"I would have walked right over to you and asked you to take my virginity but Edward warned me against it for many reasons. He thought it might freak you out a little and he was concerned that he couldn't read your thoughts. I stalked you that entire day. The first time I heard your voice, I was rooted to my spot for a long while. It wasn't till lunch that Rosalie caught the smell of shifter on you. I was so sad.

"Later that day, I watched as a boy and a girl shifter, both clearly in love with you, came on their motorcycles to whisk you away." She smiled sadly. "I came here to pout for a day. I just sat here and stared at the sea. It was here that I decided that no matter who was in love with you, that no matter how long it took, I would get you to fall in love with me one day."

I ate the last of the chicken and laid down next to her. "You've got my love now." I kissed her cheek and nibbled on her shoulder. "I'm sorry it took me so long."

Alice just smiled. "I was a little chicken about it too." She admitted. "At least once a day I would be set on a mission to talk to you. I would walk down the halls looking for you, determined to say hi but then I would see you and all the courage would suddenly disappear. Emmett loved to make fun of me about it. He called me his mouse in a lion's body."

I chuckled. "Really? Once a day? What had my lovely vampire so scared of talking to that little human?"

"I would lay there and envision how our first meeting would go. I'd say all the right things, you'd suddenly realize you were gay…"

"Alice, I've always been gay."

"I know that…now." Alice admitted embarrassingly. "So much unneeded worrying. Anyway, I wanted the first meeting to be so perfect that I set the bar to high. I knew I couldn't make it perfect, so I was too afraid to try."

"And our first meeting ended up with you asking me for a pencil?" I mused.

"You even snapped at me!" Alice exclaimed. "I thought I'd blown then and there. Then your eyes, which were very sexy when angry by the way, softened apologetically and your voice dropped lower so you wouldn't scare me anymore. It made me fall all the more in love with you."

I closed my eyes and smiled. It seemed so long ago when she had tapped my shoulder and got all my wrath but it was only two or so months ago. I couldn't be happier. I rolled over, rested my head on her chest, and wrapped my arms around her stomach.

Alice chuckled and it sounded sexy with my ear on her chest. "I never thought I could be this happy." Alice admitted, rubbing my back.

"You know what would make me happier?" I lazily asked, drawing circles on her stomach.

"What?" Alice asked.

"If we finished what we started before Tanya interrupted us. I haven't heard you moan in so long." I purred and kissed up her body until I could place her ear in my mouth without having to bend my body uncomfortably.

"That would make you happy?" Alice asked breathlessly.

"It'd make it the perfect date." I encouraged.

"You really don't have to talk me into it." Alice flipped me onto my back. "Have you ever noticed that when you're on top, we get interrupted, but when I'm on top, I get to have my way with you over and over and over again?"

God, I loved that voice! The one that seemed like she was struggling to keep her words from turning into growls and snarls. It made me so aroused that I couldn't keep myself from wiggling.

"So, you can just stay on top." I whispered suggestively. "I just hope you can keep yourself on all fours while someone is pleasuring you senseless." Alice growled lowly and seemed very interested in this.

"What do you have in mind?" Alice said, groaning as my hands slid up the inside of her thigh.

I smiled and palmed her through her jeans, making her release soft groans. "Do you trust me?" I repeated her earlier words.

Alice grinned. "Just be gentle."

"No promises."