A pair of granite hands grab my waist, pulling me behind the school building as I am making my way to fifth hour. I nearly scream as I am shoved against the brick wall, but an icy hand muffles the loud cry.
A whoosh of black, a blur of white, and a smear of gold, then suddenly an electric zing pops through my body as frigid lips mold themselves against mine.
"Alec," I giggle, shoving him away playfully.
"Babe, you didn't give me anything last night or the night before. What's going on?" He begins a steady trail of kisses down my neck.
"Nothing. Wednesday I had to fly to New York for a fashion show with Alice and we didn't get home til 5 a.m, and Thursday I was up all night beating Jasper at Modern Warfare 13. You know that. Now we have to go, we're already late." I say as the bell begins ringing.
"We are getting married in six days and for the past week you have been acting like you don't even know me." His eyes are tinged with sadness and lonliness. Guilt churns within me. Ever since Alice announced the date of the wedding, March16th, I have been so distracted from everything. I have treated Alec unfairly and now I realize how hurt he is by it..
"I'm so sorry, I have just been a little out of it lately. I didn't mean to ignore you." I kiss him with more passion than I have in a while, my fingers twined in his hair and his pushing up the back of my shirt to rest on the bare skin of the small of my back.
"Let's get out of here." He whispers around my lips. I nod, grabbing his hand and taking off running. I have art next hour anyways, its not like I'm going to really be missing out on anything.
We eventually come to a drop off about fifteen feet over a flowing river.
"Cass, you know how we are always surrounded by eight other vampires and the whole pack of wolves?" He says, scratching the back of his neck.
"Yeah, isn't it great?" I sigh happily. I love constantly being in such close proximity with all the people I love.
"Well, yeah, I mean, the Cullens and the wolves are great, but doesn't it ever feel like we have absoultely no privacy?" He asks, and I think back through the past year we have been living together.. Edward is always in our heads, knowing exactly what we are thinking about each other and everyone else, which is almost as bad as having everyone being able to hear everything we say. And of course I'll never forget the time Emmett barged in on Alec and I in bed with a video camera, and then showed the whole family that lovely home video of his...
"I guess you're right, but isn't that what being part of a family is all about?" I am confused by what he is getting at. Surely he is not suggesting we leave the Cullens..
"Yes, and I love being part of the Cullen family. I was just thinking that after we get married, we could do what the humans tend to do.. Get jobs, move out of our parent's house, and buy one of our own," Alec shrugs.
"Generally, most humans wouldn't be considered spouse material if they were jobless and still living with their parents. But I guess that is just another way we are most definetely not human," I giggle, snapping my hand up at the speed of light, catching a delicate green leaf that had been twirling in the breeze.
"But there are some benefits to not being human," He nibbles on my neck, wanting permission to bite. I'm not really in the mood for any sucking right now, and instead gently his face towards me and softly kiss him. Our lips open at the same time, and the sweetness of his breath floods my mouth.
His wet, warm tongue slides in automatically, and mine welcomes the old friend eagerly. He places his hands on the sides of my face as he begins sucking on my tongue. My hands are on the back of his head, melted in with his shiny black hair, pushing him closer to me.
I suck on his bottom lip as he rubs his hands against the thin fabric of my tank-top that covers my breasts. My hands roam the silky smoothness of his alabaster skin. He begins kissing down my neck, nibbling on my ear.
"They are probably wondering where we are." I breathe, moving my fingers from the top of his head down to the back of his neck and back up again.
"That feels really good," He tells me, beginning to lift my shirt up. I push him off of me.
"Three nights in a row? Are you going for a new record?" He asks incredulously. I look up and realize that the cloud-covered sky has turned into a starry night.
"No, lets just continue this at home," I begin standing up, but he grabs my hand and pulls me back down. And that little move sends us both tumbling over the edge. I scream as we fall, and then land with a splash in the small river.
"Alec!" I squeal as my hair and clothes become soaked with dirty water. He laughs, probably at my smeared black eye make-up. I hiss at him and begin to stand up but once again he jerks me back down.
"I've never had sex in a river before." He wags his eyebrows.
"Really? Its what all the kids are doing these days," I roll my eyes.
"C'mon, babe, lets have fun. Tomorrow is Saturday, no school. Its not like everyone has to know where we are every second of the day," He begs me stay. I think about it for a second, smile, and then slowly lower myself back into the water