I headed to Forks for a study session with the wolves. Leah and Paul were doing their best to take the night patrols and practices, so the boys were missing fewer classes. However, Jacob in particular, as Alpha, was falling behind. I'd offered to tutor them as I did at the shelter.

Neutral ground was found in Forks' Library. Although their collection left much to be desired, they had ample table space. Leah had loaned her car to the boys, and Embry, being the only one currently with a licence, drove everyone who could fit in it.

Bella caught wind of our schedule and started tagging along. Alice opted not to join her; the wolves still put her off.

Bella worked almost exclusively with the youngest boys, Collin and Brady. They hadn't missed any classes, and Seth had missed very few, so they didn't need much help. Any slack between Leah and Paul was made up by the older three, Quil, Embry and Jacob.

I felt the concern from Bella every time she was with the boys, as well as anger and guilt. She never mentioned the new wolves to me, and I had no intentions of bringing it up.

Tonight, however, I heard her talking about it with Jacob while I was reviewing with Quil.

"Cheer up, Bells. Why so glum?"

"Where are Collin and Brady?"

Jacob laughed. "Probably watching a video or playing Playstation. They just don't have any homework."

"Oh, well that's good," she muttered.

"You're worried about them, aren't you?"

I gathered she nodded, but I didn't hear her answer.

"Well, don't. They're not. Worried about you? A little. Worried about the reservation? A lot. Worried about themselves? Nah. Jasper's got us ready for 'em, Bella. He's got those leeches trained up, too. They probably won't leave us our fair share." I heard the enthusiasm in his voice. He was going to make sure he kept up in the fight. I smiled and shook my head.

"No? I was sure I had it this time," Quil said with concern.

"Not that. It's fine, Quil. You might want to elaborate on the steps of the food web though. Make sure you get full marks." I handed his paper back to him.

"Right. Thanks."

At the end of the night, Bella asked Jacob to ride home with her. I stopped, shocked. She was calm. He was curious, surprised.

"Um, sure. Just let me give my books to the guys. I'll pick 'em up later," he told Quil, passing them over. "What's up?" he asked, slipping and arm around her shoulders as he walked her out.

Quil still stood beside me. "You okay?"

I blinked, shaking my head. Was I uninvited tonight? There weren't many nights left before the fifteenth. Bella knew now that that was the day we planned to attack. She had promised she would be safe at home that night.

"Yeah, sure."

"Good. Good night, Jasper." He sat next to Embry in Leah's compact Civic. It looked like a clown car with those big boys in it.

I still heard Bella and Jacob. "I just needed to talk to you about something," she said as she opened her door. "Thought this was a good time."

"As good as any," he answered.

I heard nothing else as the engine of the beast roared to life.

When they had pulled away my phone rang.

"Hello, Alice," I answered without looking at it.

"She's fine, Jasper. She really just needs to talk to him. She isn't mad at you. She's going to call when she's done." She sounded bored. I hated that I needed her reassurance.

"Thanks. What are you doing now?" I asked.

Her voice brightened. "I'm watching Felix try to suck Irina's lips off. He's not managing. I think he's not doing it right. He needs to watch someone who knows what they're doing." The line went dead with a vampiric roar. I was pretty sure it was Felix's. I laughed aloud, and started up my Mustang, heading for the house.

Sure enough, Felix was still trying to catch Alice when I got there. She hid behind me and I looked at her questioningly. She wasn't frightened, just excited. She climbed onto my back and kissed my ear.

"Protect me from the big bad monster, Jasper!" she begged. I rolled my eyes.

Felix took a swing at me and I dodged. "Fast," he complained and tried again.

Alice tapped his shoulder as we stood behind him. He growled again. We moved together several times before Alice stretched over my shoulder to peck Felix on the nose. He backed up in shock.

We both laughed. "Watch," Alice told him, slinging herself around me, hanging onto my waist. She put her lips to mine and pulled my bottom lip into her mouth. Her teeth slid softly over it, scraping not biting.

I nearly purred at her flavor, the softness of her lips, the lust pouring from her. I licked her lip, pulling it into my mouth.

She gasped, but not at my kiss. My phone had just vibrated against our thighs.

"Keep watching," I teased Felix with a wink, pressing Alice sideways onto the phone that continued to shake in my pocket. Now it would be vibrating on her sensitive parts. She shivered in my hands and tried to glare, but it was lost as I added my gift to what she was already feeling.

"Oh!" she gasped, grinding on my pocket. "Oh, yes!"

"Did you break the other one, Felix?" I asked.

He shook his head and pulled it out.

"Call Bella. Tell her to call back," I said with a smirk as the vibrating in my pocket stopped, going to voicemail.

He guffawed and flipped through the contacts.

"Don't... don't you..." Alice was having trouble speaking as I continued to turn her own lust back on her.

"It's Bella, baby. She's the one calling. She's the one making you come." That did it. And the phone in my pocket had just started up again.

Felix was gone by the time the phone went to voice mail the second time and I set Alice down gently. She didn't let go of me, hands still draped on my shoulders. She sighed.

I chuckled and pulled the phone out.

"Jasper, tell Alice she had better call me. Right now." Oh, that sounded good. She ripped the phone from my hand to speed dial Bella. She ran as she did, and I wasn't able to keep up.

"Alice!" I yelled after her.

"See you there," she teased, not slowing at all.

When I reached Bella's window, I heard her gasping.

"Uh-uh," Alice murmured and I leapt through the still-open window, closing it behind me. It was cold outside. Alice had a hand over Bella's, holding her phone where it was, against her panties. She pressed the buttons on mine, redialling.

There was no whiff of werewolf in the room, to my relief. I undressed quickly, sliding into the bed beside Bella, replacing Alice's hand with my own. She set my phone down on the bed.

"Mmm, no wonder you wanted me to call back," she murmured.

"Look what you did," Alice teased, straddling Bella's chest, levelling her crotch to Bella's face. I could smell her moistness and see her shining.

Bella tipped her head up and licked Alice's slit. "How inconsiderate of me." She used her tongue again, making Alice shiver. "I did intend to clean up after."

When the second call ended, I put Bella's phone away and pulled her panties off, tasting her as she sucked on Alice.

Eventually, Alice slid from Bella and pushed me from her as well. "Sit up," she told me.

I slid up the bed and Bella slid down, her hot mouth covering me. "Oh, Bella," I murmured, her teeth scraping along me. Her technique might not enthuse a human lover, but her teeth couldn't hurt me, they set me on edge. I held her cheeks, pushing back her hair.

Alice was at the end of the bed, standing at the foot, tipping Bella's pelvis up to her face. It wasn't my favourite position, but Bella in the middle was always good. She took gulping breaths as Alice's tongue explored her back now. Alice climbed onto the bed, her hand still between them. Her breasts grazed Bella's back as she rubbed herself and Bella with the same hand.

I wanted to touch them. I had Bella's face. I traced her ear, her jaw, her shoulder.

She looked up at me, her brown eyes molten. They rolled up from time to time and her throat would close on me. "You are amazing," I told her, my breath catching in my throat.

She pulled her mouth from me, stroking with only her hand. "I can't... I... I'm," she tried to speak through pants, but I put a finger to her lips. I understood.

So did Alice. She quickened the pace of both her hands and her hips. "Come for me, Bella. Just like I came for you."

"Alice," she hissed, still clinging to my member. I watched her face and savored her emotions as she climaxed. I shared it with Alice. She climaxed, too.

"Damn, Jasper. Warn a girl," she panted, half collapsing on Bella's back.

"Where's the fun in that?" I asked her.

"I'll show you fun," she slung her leg off Bella and moved to straddle me.

"Don't mind me. I'll just, catch my breath," Bella panted between my legs.

Alice and I shared a look of amusement before we both moved to shift Bella into a comfortable position on the bed. She giggled as we each kissed one of her cheeks.

"Take your time," Alice said, moving to straddle me again.

With her weight on my hips, I slid enough to prop myself against the headboard again. I let one hand play with Bella's brown locks while the other traced parts of Alice's body.

Bella smiled up at me before putting her hand in my lap, right in the path of Alice's bucking hips.

"Shit," she cursed the first time Bella's fingers touched her. She bobbed twice more before grinding on me, Bella's fingers spreading her lips. The walls of Alice were hugging me tightly, and I held her hips, pressing further into her.

"Ow," Bella whimpered, wiggling her hand out from between us.

I finished coming inside Alice and looked to Bella. She was smiling at us. She curled into my side as Alice let her torso fall to mine. Covered in beautiful women, was there any better place to be, I wondered?

"Good night," Bella told us.

"Sleep well," Alice wished her.

I sighed. "I love you both so much." I kissed Bella's head and Alice's lips. I had already felt Bella's eyelids close.

"What did she need to talk to Jacob about?" I asked Alice once her breathing was even.

Alice tittered. "Oh, right, she didn't get to tell you. Well, I don't know obviously, but she told me she wanted him to keep the boys in the back, and take care of himself. I would guess that was it."

I wasn't so sure. There was no falseness in Alice, but I had the sense that she was lying. It made no sense. I puzzled it a little while before she started playing with my dick and my attention was diverted to trying not to wake Bella.


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