Hello my wonderful fellow wolf girls! Miss me? Well I come bearing a couple of surprises. The first is a long ass chapter. The second is a smidge of lemony goodness for you and I will reveal the other two at the end.
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A nice little spanking from Edward to Shannon (smmiskimen) for her fuck hawt exemplary quick beta'ing skills. She was threatening to take my internet away if I didn't write this chapter. And I think she was confused on whose wrist she wanted to cut, mine or hers, after first going over this chapter. Yeah, it was that bad.
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Celestial Dawn Chapter 13
Previously…
"No one's going to kill anyone." He said. He gently cupped my face and kissed me sweetly, reassuringly. I could feel the tension in the air melt away. He pulled back to look at Edward, my eyes following his. "At least, not today." He smirked and I saw Edward hide his own smirk in Shannon's hair before placing a kiss where his lips rested. We were interrupted by the house phone ringing. I turned to go inside as Jacob invited our guests in.
"Hello?" I said answering the phone.
"Bella, you and Jake need to get to Charlie's ASAP," Seth breathed into the phone. I gasped.
"What's wrong?" I choked out; my panicked eyes locking with Jacob's worried ones.
"The house reeks of vamp stench." He paused, "outside and inside."
Not waiting to hear the rest, I let the phone drop in my haste. As soon as my body crossed the threshold, I let my trembles take over. I hit the ground phased and running. I was tearing through the forest making a bee line for Charlie's. I didn't even look back to see if Jacob and the others were following.
I had to fight back the horrific nightmares that flashed though my mind. I focused on Charlie's house in Seth's thoughts, looking for hide or hair of Charlie. I heard Jacob and a couple of others screaming at me but I couldn't focus on anything but Charlie.
I would track them down and rip them up, then wait for them to reassemble and rip them apart again just to savor it.
I finally caught sight of my old home through the thicket. I pushed myself even harder and burst through, my eyes scanning the area.
"Whoa, Bella. I was trying to tell you that Charlie left early this morning with Billy to fish, but you took off like bat out of hell before I could tell you." Seth's soothing tone broke though my reddened haze. "He's safe Bella," he said gently.
I let out the breath that felt like I had been holding for hours.
"Timmy and Connor tracked the scent all the way to an old abandoned access road before it disappeared. They must have had a car waiting for them." He reported, just as I noticed Jacob and Edward step up.
"I want Charlie on the Rez." I demanded as I turned to Jacob.
"Bella, honey, you know Charlie won't go for that." Jacob mentioned.
"I don't care. I will personally carry his ass back to La Push and chain him to a chair if I have to." I growled out.
"And everyone thinks I overreact." Edward muttered before addressing me. "Look Bella, between us and the pack, we can keep an eye on Charlie. There's no need to have him pack up and leave his home."
"I'm going with Edward on this one Bells" Jacob said tossing in his opinion.
"The one time you agree with Edward and it's against me?" my thoughts spat out maliciously
Jacob growled lowly in his chest, "It's not the first time I've agreed with him. Besides you know Charlie would never run and hide, much less give up his home."
"I'm not asking him to leave the state. It's just a few minutes down the road." I argued.
"It's his home Bella," Jacob said calmly. There was no winning this argument.
"Fine!" I snarled. "But I want Charlie to know what's going on." I turned and glared at Jacob.
Jacob and I decided to wait for Charlie to come home to fill him in. Edward and Shannon volunteered to stay but there was really no need, so at our insistence they headed home. We sent Seth and the others back to La Push to patrol till Embry and Jared could take over.
When Charlie did get home and we told him of his unwanted visitor, he took the news well. He promised to stay in La Push as much as possible. This was no problem considering he would be spending time with either Sue or Billy, two of his favorite people. What he had issues over was his new security detail, either a member of the pack or the Cullen's was to follow him everywhere. But I promised him that he wouldn't know they were even there. I think this soothed him marginally.
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Over the next month, we had patrols pick up around La Push and the surrounding areas. The Cullen's offered to pick up a lot of the patrols so everyone could get some rest. I think it was Alice's idea to keep everyone else at her beck and call for the wedding plans, including me. Every chance she got she would attack me with the final wedding preparations.
The morning before the wedding I found myself being called awake by smooth lips gliding over my skin. I played opossum and kept my eyes relaxed and closed. My heart, on the other hand, decided to reveal my acting. Jacob let out a small chuckle.
"Come on, sweetheart, time to get up. I have plans for us today." His hot breath fanned across my stomach as he crept up my body. I felt his slick tongue slid out to run up the valley between my breasts.
"Mmmm…plans?" I managed to get out between the sleepy and lustful haze.
"Yep," he answered popping the 'p'. "We have a date." He said, his lips brushing mine.
"And this date involves us leaving the bed?" I had hoped to spend the day before the wedding snuggling in bed with him. OK, maybe not just snuggling.
"Nothing gets by you," he said with a sexy smirk.
I snorted, "Thanks" right before he quickly pressed his lips to mine and jumped out of bed.
"You can thank me later," he said wiggling his brow at me as he walked to the closet.
"I'll hold you to that." I grumbled as I threw the covers back. Jacob came back to the bed as I stretched. I noticed a plain white flat box in his hands. He reached across the bed to place it in front of me.
"What's this?" I said eyeing the box eerily. "I thought we were going to exchange wedding gifts before the wedding."
"We are, but this is not a present." he said, a slow smile crossing his face as I looked at him with confusion. "I know you don't like surprises."
"That's a little odd because it looks like a present and presents equal surprises." I said sitting down on the bed.
"No, presents are wrapped." I just looked at him skeptically. "Trust me." he said with a wink. I sighed and lifted the lid. I couldn't fight the curiosity building as I folded the tissue paper back and smirked. "Take it out and look at the back." His voice was closer. I looked up in the direction to see he was standing beside me. I hurriedly pulled the dark blue leather riding jacket and turned it. There on the back was 'BLACK' written in silver. My old helmet that Edward had bought me appeared in front of me on the bed. I noticed that the script from the jacket matched the helmet. I smiled brightly and lunged for Jacob planting kisses all over his face.
"Thank you, thank you." I repeated over and over between kisses. Jacob chuckled.
"So, you like it, huh?" he asked pulling me tighter to him.
"I love it." I said leaning back to let him see the bright smile on my face. "So does this mean we are going to ride our bikes?" We hadn't had time to ride in a while, plus with the wolf speed it's not a necessity.
"You got it!" I think his smile was bigger than mine.
"Sounds perfect! But do I really need the jacket and helmet?" I asked.
"We may heal fast but it still stings. Take it from me." he said with a small chuckle. "Umm…" Jacob said clearing his throat, "there's more."
"More?" I repeated back with a questioning look on my face.
"Uh, yeah." he said, his hand going to the back of his head to rub. I was quite interested in what had him so flustered. I turned back to the box and moved my jacket aside. I snorted and shook my head as I picked up the other occupant of the box. I held them up with a single finger and turned an accusing glare at Jacob. "I figured that you had the helmet and now the jacket, why stop there." He said in a rush trying to explain his purchase.
"So you felt that my ass would also need protecting." I said shaking the leather riding pants in his face. "Not that you would enjoy looking at said ass in them?"
"Um…yes?" he said squinting up his eyes. I just glared back at him. "I made you breakfast!" he offered, trying to change the subject. I tossed the pants back onto the bed. I figured I would deal with that later and I knew just how to do it too.
After the amazing breakfast of waffles and bacon, I left Jacob to clean up the dishes and went to get dressed for our day out. I had debated on whether I could do this or not. I wasn't one to do…sexy, but I wanted to make sure Jacob got the whole effect of 'biker chick' Bella. I striped down to nothing and pulled the leather pants on, rummaged through my underwear drawer for my sexiest black bra and an old white wife beater. I ran to the closet to pull out a pair of riding boots that Alice had bought me. I heard Jacob calling for me downstairs, telling me he'd meet me outside. So with a large deep breath, I reached for the leather jacket. I slipped it on and zipped it right up under my breasts. I made sure to grab my helmet as I left.
I walked out the front door and called for Jacob. I heard his answering voice come from inside the garage. I jogged over, ready for my ride but froze at what I saw. Jacob's back was to me. He had on the same tight pair of dark jeans that he put on this morning and I might add that his ass looked simply delicious in them. But that wasn't what made my heart speed up. It was the leather jacket he had on. It was similar in color to mine but had black stripes going down the sides. All of it put together had my lady bits tingling and begging for a quick minute with Mr. Black. Ok, maybe an hour's worth of quick minutes. Or two, or three?
His turning broke the spell and my eyes met his. I felt his gaze as it raked down my body and I could have sworn he whimpered a little. It didn't escape me that he had to reposition himself though. I smirked at that.
"You ready?" I asked, cocking my hip to the side and crossing my arms.
"Ye..." he squeaked and cleared his throat, "yeah." He spun around and jumped on his bike.
We had decided to retire our old bikes awhile back. They just couldn't get up the speed we wanted. So we had upgraded. Jacob had gone for a black Harley Davidson Nightster and I had chosen a blue Honda Shadow.
We started up the bikes and pulled out and down the drive. I may or may not have leaned over a good deal more that necessary as we sped down the road. Although I still had my helmet and jacket on I could feel the vibrations of the wind as my body cut through it. It was as close to running in my wolf form as I could 'humanly' get.
Jacob and I would swap back and forth as to who was in front. I could feel his eyes right on my ass. It was a little distracting so I would let up so he could pass and I would be the one enjoying the view for awhile.
We rode around for awhile just reveling in the freedom to do so. We had no pack or tribal issues to deal with. No wedding plans, because that was all settled and taken care of thanks to Alice, Esme and my mother's phone calls. There was nothing but us and the road and the wind.
We had circled around and were riding along First Beach when Jacob slowed down to turn off. I followed him and knew immediately where we were headed. I pulled beside Jacob as he threw his leg over and removed his helmet. Again, I may or may not have exaggerated my movements as I got off the bike but I did happen to hear the slight groan that crept from him. I proceeded to take my helmet off, shaking my hair out like those girls do in the shampoo commercials, followed by my jacket.
"Oh damn." I heard from behind me.
"What?" I said, turning to lay my jacket across the seat.
"I never knew it was possible to love and hate something so much at the same time."
"Say that again?" I said, totally thrown off by his phrase. Jacob sauntered over to me, His hands going to my waist to tug me closer.
"I love how sexy you are in these." He said running his hands along the top of my pants, front to back, before settling his palms on the apple of my ass. "But I really can't stand that they are hampering the view." He smirked and gave my ass a gentle squeeze. His lips came to meet mine easy and light but I wanted more. I pulled him, by his now unzipped jacket, closer and ran my tongue over his lips asking for entrance. He opened for me and I delved in as his toyed with mine. His hands pulled me even closer and I could feel the results my seduction hard against my stomach.
Jacob broke away but his mouth found other things to do as my lungs were replenished. His tongue found one of its favorite spots right behind my ear, earning him a soft whimper from me. His lips ghosted up to the shell of my ear, his panting heavy.
"We still have plans and, if you're a good girl, I'll make the wait well worth it." he said giving me a small nip before pulling away with an evil, sexy smirk.
Simplicity is a beautiful thing. Jacob knew that I enjoyed the modest things. He had packed a small lunch for us. Nothing fancy, but he knew me. We ate sandwiches, drank warm sodas and for 'dessert', just some simple grapes. There were no waiters or candles or overpriced food. There was no grand entertainment. It was just us talking about our past, our future. It was just us, Jacob and Bella, a man and woman who were connected with love as we laughed and reminisced, snuggled into one another on the soft blanket.
There were no worries about stray vampires or bickering among the pack. These simple, peaceful days may come often to some. Maybe not to others, but either way, no one knows what the future will hold. You gotta take a firm grip on these special days because these are the days that help you get through the rough ones. And believe me; I was soaking this up, enjoying my time with Jacob. I knew that tomorrow I would be his forever and this was like saying a farewell to Isabella Swan and giving a welcome embrace to Bella Black.
Jacob asked me to take a walk with him and we continued our talking. It wasn't long before we came to our little cave. I just stood there looking fondly at the opening. It seemed like so long ago that I had made up my mind to move here, that I became reacquainted with Jacob.
Jacob pulled me from my memories with a gentle squeeze of my hand and led me inside. I was pleasantly surprised to see candles set up on every flat surface, a soft billowy comforter and an IPod with speakers playing softly in the far corner.
"You did all this?" I asked awed at what he had done.
"Edward saw the idea in my head one night and offered a few suggestions." Jacob's voice was a quiet echo. I turned to face him, wrapped my hands around his neck to pull him down to me. I poured everything into that kiss; my appreciation for his thoughtfulness, my awe. But most of all, my love.
Jacob's arms lifted me bridal style and laid me out carefully on the fluffy air mattress and pillows. His lips never left my body as he skimmed the clothes off of me. I took note that things were getting a little one sided. Jacob was still clothed and I was naked. I quickly rectified that problem as his hands roamed over my body.
Jacob nudged me to roll over and I happily complied as he straddled my hips. His hands ran up and down my back, over my cheeks, down to the tops of my thighs and back up. I heard the snap of a bottle and turned to see him rubbing his hands together. I could smell the strawberries as they wafted through the air. I closed my eyes as his hands came back to me, his fingers working the tight muscles in my back and shoulder. He worked from my arms down to my fingers and I groaned. Nothing like a good hand massage.
Jacob scooted down to my feet, working his fingers into the balls of them. I tried to hold off on as much noise as I could. I didn't want to sound like a porn star just from his massage. I let him finish up with my thighs, so relaxed that I was almost asleep. I was brought back from the edge of sleepiness as his fingers ghosted against my sex, before running up to my ass. It was all I could do not to pant. His hand would slide from the top of my ass down to the joint between my legs. He was working me up, building the tension up in that one area.
"Ple…ahhh!" I cried as his fingers entered me slowly.
"Shh…there's no begging tonight Bella. This is all about you." He whispered in my ear before scattering kisses along my neck and shoulders as his fingers pumped into me. My hips met each thrust and I was losing the control I had. He had one finger working my nub and two moving inside, I was balancing on the edge. I turned my head to meet his lips as I finally found my release. My moans filling his mouth just as much as my tongue.
Jacob removed his fingers and I rolled over. His gaze was reverent, locked with mine. His hand worshiping as he cupped my cheek. I sighed and placed my hand over his as my other ran up his side to his neck and pulled him with ease down to my awaiting lips. His hand slipped from my cheek to my hair as his other arm wrapped around my waist, and with little effort, we joined.
We whispered loving words quietly, secretly in our small world. It felt as if nothing existed outside of our little cave. The first place that we made love. The place where he first told me how deeply his love for me was. The loving way he told me about the imprinting. Jacob always had a way of making me feel like I was the only thing in his universe. I think even without the imprint that we both shared, he would still treat me just the same. The imprint only magnified our feelings, enhanced it just as the wolf had enhanced our senses.
Our bodies coming together like this was nothing supernatural, it was just more intense, enhanced. The way I could feel every vein in his member. The way it gently pulsed within me. The smallest muscles on his back flexing with every thrust. The hairs on his body caressing my skin. The tingling as his breath passed my ear. The beginning hums of the noises before they left his lips. The rising heat coming from his body. The revving of his heart as his peak was approaching. The sight of his jaw clenching as he tried to hold on to that feeling of falling. The layers of emotions that swam in the depths of his eyes as they caught me falling over with him.
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I really hated that we had drove the bikes down. I wanted nothing more that to curl up to Jacob's arm as we rode home.
"I have one more thing before we go home but we have to hurry." Jacob said kissing the top of my head before jumping on his bike.
"Lead the way." I smiled at him before putting my helmet on and starting my bike.
I followed him for a few minutes before we came to the cliffs. He slowed down and stopped, kicked the stand down and offered me a hand as I dismounted my bike. We walked along; I snuggled into his side, until we came to the edge of one of the higher cliffs. It was a miraculous sight; a sign of a higher power. The islands were cast in the beautiful orange and pink light. It was dusk, the brilliant finale of the day before the entrancing dark of twilight.
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As we pulled up to the house I saw the silhouette of the demon Nazi wedding planning pixie standing on the front stoop with her arms crossed, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Where have you been?" she demanded to know. It was well after dark. Jacob and I had made out on the cliffs like hormonal pre-teens and lost track of time. Time wasn't really important but Alice had been bugging me about this stupid tradition about the bride and groom sleeping separately the night before the wedding. I had already expressed my disdain of the idea. Alice apparently missed the memo.
"Alice," I warned her after taking off my helmet. "Don't." I said firmly.
"But Bella, its tradition!" she whined.
"And what exactly about Jacob and I are traditional?" I retorted. "In fact, the whole reason behind the tradition is to keep the bride's virtue intact."
"All the more reason to do this." She shot back.
"Alice, In case you didn't realize, my virtue went out the window over two years ago." I said brushing past her but paused with a smirk and turned "and if you had any doubts about that, take whiff you can smell my deflowerment."
I held off my laugh as her nose wrinkled, "ewww! I'm so glad I can't see you guys. I don't want to experience you guys doing the dirty. It's bad enough with Edward and Shannon." I was curious, so I quirked my eyebrow. "Oh, you don't want to know. Emmett and Rose had to leave the other night when things got…exciting." Wow, they ran the Emmett and Rose out. That's saying something. "But that's not the issue here. You have to come with me tonight."
"Alice. No." I said.
"Please Bella. Any charity you want? I'll even donate to two." She pleaded.
"Tempting…but no." I said, holding my ground.
"OOOO! You are so stubborn Isabella Swan!" she said stomping her foot.
"Did you really just stomp your foot. I thought girls only did that in movies." Jacob said from behind her. She turned an icy glare at him. He just raised his hands and backed off a little. I had to mentally laugh at that sight. Alice could be scary when she wanted to be.
She turned back to me and the innocent angel face was back on and it was in high effect. I could see the pleas in her eyes, but I just shook my head. "Ok." She said, defeated.
"I love you Alice. I appreciate everything you've done for me but I want to do this. How about if I ease the blow with a promise of a shopping trip?" Her eyes lit up and her head looked like a bobble head doll as she agreed to our deal.
We said our farewells and Jacob let Luna in from her kennel. I curled up in the bed with Luna at my feet and Jacob's chest under my cheek. I drifted off to sleep for the last time as Isabella Swan.
That's right ladies! The wedding is next chapter. I have done a ton of research. I have had this wedding in my head since the beginning. I want to do it right; give Bella and Jake the wedding they are meant to have. I can tell you that I probably won't be posting another chapter until after the Holidays.
We are down to the final stretch now. I say only about five more chapters and Celestial Dawn will be done; finishing out my Dusk series.
One more thing! I have updated my profile and added a banner for Solar Eclipse which is Jacob's missing time in Black Moon from his POV of course. I will be posting the rest of that story up over the next several weeks starting tomorrow. And I finally have a banner for A Real Man too! Go check them out.
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