Title: Peppermint Kisses

Pairing: Seth/Bella

Rating: M

Genre: Romance, Family

Summary:

Bella loves candy canes. Seth loves Bella. There is only so much Seth can take as he's forced to watch his gorgeous mate worshiping the treats while doing daily chores. Once he comes back from patrol at night, he shows her exactly how much he hates being teased.

Disclaimer:

All characters and known situations belong to their respective owners. Everything else came from my own mind. In no way shape or form have I made or intended to make a profit from this story…. All rights still belong to Stephenie Meyer…

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"Morning Bella." Leah greeted her sister in law as the girls walked into the grocery store together. "Where are the kids?"

"Hey Leah. I left them sleeping. Seth is at home and if they're up, he'll be up with them."

"Sounds like Seth." Leah nodded.

"What's got you up so early?" Bella wondered. "Not that I'm complaining or anything. I just don't see you before 9:00 most days."

Leah sighed. "Can't sleep. Paul had the early shift, so I got up with him. My house is cleaned, the bills are ready to be sent out in the mail and there's only so much TV I can watch before other people are awake."

"I've been there and done that… I hate it." Bella mused.

Leah snorted and shook her head when Bella threw four boxes of candy canes into the shopping basket. "Sweet tooth?"

"Only for these. I love the things!" She grinned.

"My brother will die. You have no idea what it's like to patrol with him some days!" Leah quipped.

Bella smirked. "Who patrols with him tonight?"

"Embry. Thankfully!" Leah snickered.

"Poor guy. Lucky Rachel… poor guy…" Bella grinned.

Leah shook her head. "And here we all thought you were sweet and innocent… what ever happened to the good girl we all know and love?"

"Oh I am a good girl. Ask your brother… I'm VERY good at what I do." She teased with a wink, giggling when Leah pretended to gag.

The two rode back to Bella's house twenty minutes later. Leah borrowed a small space in Bella's fridge to place her milk as the two talked. Bella told her to sit down while she gathered out the ingredients she needed and started making French toast and grinned when Leah complied. She pulled out one of the blue and white candy canes from the box, opened it and stuck the end in her mouth.

Leah only shook her head. Her sister-in-law was too much sometimes.

Bella giggled when doors down the hallway opened after the bacon got tossed into the pan. Her oldest son- six year old Caleb- poked his head around the corner and blinked before clambering into his aunts waiting arms. He snuggled into her, soaking in her body heat as he rubbed at his tired chocolate brown eyes.

"Hey little buddy… have a good sleep?" Leah cooed, kissing the side of Caleb's head.

Caleb only yawned and laid his head on her chest.

"Get ready.." Bella warned.

The piter patter of tiny feet racing towards the kitchen had been the only warning either woman got. Two heads peeked around the corner causing Bella to turn her attention back to breakfast in an effort to hide her smile. Her twins may have been the perfect mix of her and Seth, but they were definitely more like their dad than Bella.

"Good morning you two." Leah grinned when the three year olds started fussing over the chair beside their aunt.

"Liam! Noel! Come on you two… stop fighting! It's too early for that this morning." Bella scolded, picking Liam up resting him on her hip while Noel pulled herself into the seat by Leah.

"Seth must have done an extra shift yesterday again. He's usually up by now." Bella mused.

"He did." Leah grinned. "Paul watched the kids while you were at work yesterday. That's how I know."

Bella sighed and shook her head. "I love that man, but sometimes he drives me nuts." She huffed while plating up the food, still balancing Liam on her hip.

Leah placed Caleb in the seat on the opposite side of her and took Liam from Bella so she could put the food on the table. "So pay him back." She grinned.

Bella only raised at eyebrow at her in question.

"Let me take the kids. We'll make a day of it. I'll take them to Port Angeles with me." She suggested.

"You sure?" Bella checked.

Leah rolled her eyes. "I can call Emily and Kim if you want. Ashleigh and Angela are sick right now."

"You'd put up with the other imprints… just so I could have a day to fool around with your brother?" Bella smirked.

"Don't push it… you know you and Angela are the only two I like…" Leah huffed.

Bella grinned. "What's wrong with Ashleigh?" She knew well what was wrong with the girl. Ever since Jacob had taken over as Alpha, Ashleigh had become a thorn in their sides. She thought bagging the Alpha gave her authority.

Leah growled. "WHY you haven't said anything is beyond me." She huffed using her thumb to wipe some syrup from Noel's chin.

"Because I'm too polite- same as the rest. And because she doesn't do it in front of the other wolves. She only acts like a snob around us. And we can handle her." Bella sighed.

"You still haven't given me an answer Bella… do you want me to take the kids or not?" Leah already knew the answer. Seth and Bella barely had any time together anymore with Christmas looming closer and closer.

Bella bit her lip in thought. She loved her kids and loved them being home. But, on the other hand, she loved Seth too. And she hadn't seen her wolf during the day in over three weeks. She'd been missing him lately.

"So?" Leah asked, her tone bored as she inspected her nails. They were in need of a trimming- even if Paul loved it when she left marks in his skin.

Bella grinned. "Ok. I owe you so big for this."

"Uh huh. You do." Leah teased, helping her clear the table. "Now… come on guys. Lets go get ready. I'm taking you three with me to the aquarium."

"FISH!" Liam squealed. Noel followed him as the two jumped around Bella's legs. Caleb only raced off to his room to get dressed by himself.

Ten minutes later, Leah had Caleb nearly ready to go. All he needed was his other shoe. She had to fight her laughter when she heard her brother's curses under his breath. He'd just noticed Bella in the twins room with a candy cane in her mouth.

"Daddy!" Liam grinned toddling over to Seth.

Bella helped Noel stand after fastening her shoes in place. She turned to Seth and grinned. "Hey sleepy head." She cooed when he stood.

Seth smiled and gathered her into his arms. He nearly moaned when she pulled the candy cane from her mouth to give him a kiss. He envied that piece of candy as it popped back into her mouth. His wife's lips were nearly sinful.

"Going somewhere?" Seth wondered when he saw the twins outfits.

Noel beamed. "Gonna see fish daddy!"

Seth arched an eyebrow. "Oh yeah?"

"Daddy! Aunt Leah's taking us to the 'Quarum!" Caleb crowed racing towards Seth.

"Aquarium, baby." Bella corrected. "Leah offered." She added holding her hands up in a placating gesture.

Seth rolled his eyes. "Ok. What's the catch?"

"No catch little brother. Bella needs to get stuff done around here, and the kids have been a pain lately. I already talked to Kim and Emily. They're going to meet us there with their kids." Leah said from the hallway.

Seth's eyes were wide as he stared at his sister. "Now I really wanna know what the catch is. You never do anything with the other imprints." He pointed out with a confused frown.

Bella shook her head. "Baby.. You're not complaining are you?" She purred.

He swallowed. "Um… well… uh… no… I'm not." He decided he'd let it go. Leah would be careful, and Sam would more than likely ask Brady or Collin to tag along for extra protection- not that Leah wasn't enough, but if something were to happen she'd not be the only wolf there.

Leah shook her head. Her brother had NO idea what lay in store for him.

Poor Seth.

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"Think she's still at it?" Embry asked the closer they got to Seth and Bella's house. He'd had to listen to Seth rant for a half an hour about how he hated candy canes. They were evil. Embry sighed, only too thankful Angela wasn't cruel like Bella- even if she didn't know she'd been doing it. She'd teased Seth until he'd left for patrol with the sweet candy treats as she'd finished her chores and decorated the house for Christmas.

"Fuck if I know! I hate those damn thing! Stupid candy canes! Who ever created them needs to be shot! She just about KILLED me all damn day long… one after another… mmmm her lips wrapped around-"

"Seth! Stop! Stop dude… damn!" Embry whined and shook his giant head trying to rid himself of the images Seth had put on display: Images of his best friend on her knees with her mouth occupied, of her bent over the dining room table, of her in the shower, of her on her hands and knees. They were images he didn't want to see ever again.

"Sorry Em… can't help it… I'm gonna go in… maybe Bella will have gotten the teasing out of her system."

"Hey Seth, you still here?"

"Yeah, what's up Paul?"

"Leah said to let you know the kids are gonna be at our place tonight… she said Bella and her talked about it this morning… something about you two needing a break?"

"Yeah… I'll just bet they talked about it this morning… poor Seth… thank GOD Bella and Angela don't pull that crap!" Even miffed for showing him private thoughts of his best friend, Embry still felt for the sandy furred wolf. No man should have to put up with that- supernatural or not.

"Pull what crap?"

Paul rolled on the ground, laughing inside the shared head space of the pack mind as Seth replayed image after image of Bella cleaning the house in a pair of daisy duke cut offs, a tiny spaghetti strap tank top and one candy cane after another- an endless supply of them- stuck between her lips.

Any time he'd tried to touch her while she'd been decorating or adding last minute touches, his hands would be slapped away- all while watching her suck away on the dreaded red and white sticks of peppermint and sugar coated evil. If he never saw another one of the things he'd die a happy- and sane- man.

"Just remember…. Bella talked to my sister- your wife, Paul." Seth told him.

Embry snorted when the silver furred wolf fell silent. Payback would surely be a bitch.

Seth sighed. He phased out and headed up to the back porch. He'd built it to be screened in so the kids could have a place to play in the spring and summer without worry of mosquito's at night. It also had a side area with a tub and a drain… if need be, he rinsed off before stepping into the house.

After today he knew he'd have to rinse off before entering the house. He didn't want to risk getting on his wife's bad side- Lord knew what she'd do to pay him back for it. Torturing him with candy canes had been cruel and unusual enough. What next then? Edible body paint?

Mmm… now there was an idea.

Seth's eyes closed as he thought about Bella tied to their four poster, California king sized bed while his tongue slid around her paint covered nipples. He frowned when he looked down his body, greeted by the sight of his hard dick. He wouldn't be able to hide it from Bella.

"Bella?" He frowned when he noticed more lights out in the house than usual.

"In here baby!"

Seth grinned. Typical. She more than likely lay curled up in their bed reading. He'd married the ultimate book worm. But he loved her none the less.

"Bella… you reading baby?" He asked, a grin on his lips as he moved through the house.

He paused in the doorway, his mouth open in shock. He found Bella laying across the covers on her stomach- a book open in front of her and a candy cane in her mouth- in the skimpiest set of lingerie he'd ever seen. Lace and mesh see through in a deep red color that had his dying hard on coming alive full force.

"Baby…"

Bella grinned and pulled the candy cane from her mouth with a pop. "Hey baby! Have a good patrol?"

He nodded, walking over to her. His eyes closed as he inhaled. Sandalwood candles filled the air, but underneath that he smelled nothing but Bella. Rich, heady, vanilla and cherry, cinnamon and sage- two of her favorite spices to use while cooking and baking- and something so uniquely her. He growled and watched as she closed her book. She turned over onto her back, watching him as he crawled onto the bed.

"You've been teasing me all day Bella…" He whispered crawling over her.

She licked her lips. "You gonna punish me for it?" She asked with a sweet tone, though her eyes betrayed the lust she felt growing for him.

Seth's eyes closed when her fingers danced over the firm muscles of his abdomen, teasing the skin as they danced down to the towel still wrapped around his waist. With a sudden growl he grabbed her wrists and pinned them in one hand above her head. He smirked when he saw the surprise in her eyes.

"I think, my little mate…" He purred while leaning down to kiss her neck, "I should give you a taste of your own medicine." He grinned when her bra was ripped from her body eliciting a gasp from her lips.

Bella arched against him as he trailed his fingers over her body. He teased and pinched at her nipples, smirking when she tried to dance and squirm away. He wasn't having it and grinned when she started to whimper. The grin turned to a smirk when she gasped as he ripped the fabric of her thong from her body. He loved hearing the noises that fell from her mouth when they were in bed together.

He let her hands go and kissed a trail from the sensitive spot behind her ear where his mark sat on her neck, down to her collar bone, finally to her nipples where his tongue laved them into hard nubs. He moved down her torso, stopping to nip her skin with his teeth when she got too quiet. He parted her thighs and inhaled. He loved the smell of her.

Bella's back arched off the bed at the first touch of his tongue to her outer folds. Her hands gripped at the covers as he licked her soaked core. The waves of pleasure within her body grew in intensity, becoming nearly violent, threatening to throw her over the edge of bliss too soon. Her quiet pleas increased in volume as his fingers were added to the equation. Their eyes met as she looked down her body at him.

"Seth… please…" Her legs shook with the need for release. "Please… I'm so close."

With a growl, he pulled away from her. "Not yet. I told you… punishment." He said as he crawled back over her body.

Bella smiled and pulled him down completely on top of her, her legs moving to wrap around his waist. She knew he didn't like it- he felt he would crush her- but she loved feeling him against her. She nibbled his bottom lip before meeting his mouth in a demanding kiss. She moaned when she tasted herself on his tongue, her body reacting to the delectable sounds she dragged from the man above her.

From her husband.

She broke the kiss and whined. "Please…"

Seth bit back the groan that rested on his lips, opting instead to attack her neck with hungry kisses. "Please what?" He finally whispered.

Their hips moved together, building a delicious friction- a crescendo of lust growing with an insatiable appetite. Seth could only take so much more himself before he took her. Bella whimpered again, her back arching as she felt the head of his hard and eager cock dipping inside the slick walls of her pussy.

"Please what, Bella." He asked again, the deep timbre in his voice resonating within his chest as he whispered in her ear.

He let her know he was in charge through his actions. And oh, how she loved it. Only she ever got to see the dominant side of him. The side none of the others believed he possessed. This was her wolf.

"Please! Seth, I can't take this! I need you!" She wasn't above begging him.

Seth smirked and rocked his hips back and forth above her. Each time he did, he slid deeper inside her awaiting heat. "I'm supposed to be punishing you. But I need you too baby." He murmured against her lips.

"Take me baby. Fuck me. Please." She purred.

Seth growled. He wanted to keep teasing her. But they were both so close to the edge, there would be time later for soft and slow. She begged to be taken, and he wanted to give her what she wanted. He placed his lips over hers in a soul searing kiss. He bent her legs up and dropped her knees over his shoulders. The angle had him sliding deeper within her body.

His hips slammed into hers, all pretenses of gentleness gone. This was strength and power. They'd been missing this for the better part of three weeks- far too long if you asked the wolf in Seth. They both needed this. He never took his eyes off of her, letting her see just how in love with her he felt. Echoing screams filled the room, spilling out into their thankfully empty house. Seth emptied himself within her as the two rode out the waves of bliss.

He fell beside her, trying to reclaim the breath that had been stolen from his lungs. "Love you." He whispered kissing her cheek.

She smiled. "Love you too."

"Do me a favor, huh Bella?" He mused after they'd calmed down completely.

She rolled to the side and looked up at him. "What's that baby?"

"Next time you want me to fuck you like that, don't tease me all day…. As much as I love that you taste like peppermint… there's got to be other ways to get my attention. Don't tease me…" He whined.

Bella let out a peal of laughter. She shook her head and smiled. "So should I just put the candy canes away?"

Seth thought about it. "Nah… I love watching you suck on em. Gives me ideas." He grinned before rolling to cover her body with his own.

He held her later as she slept, his fingers running through her long curls. He mused that he didn't hate candy canes as much as he thought.