Bella couldn't sleep that night and went out for a run. On her second loop around campus, she finally decided to call Kate. She was just feeling antsy and couldn't sit still and she knew that Kate was the reason for that.
"Hello?" Came her almost immediate answer and Bella grinned as she ran and knew that Kate could probably hear her breathing a little more heavily than normal.
"Hey," Bella said, "What's up?" She asked and then sighed and rolled her eyes at her own stupidity.
Kate laughed into the receiver, "Ya know, the usual. What are you doing?" She asked with humor in her tone and Bella came to a stop to stretch so she could talk to Kate without also keeping an eye out for anything that could trip her.
"Running," She said simply.
"Wait," Kate said suddenly, "By yourself?" She asked incredulously and Bella bit her lip. Oops.
"Uh, yeah," She said hesitantly and heard shifting on the line, "I'm fine, Kate," She insisted.
"You're injured, it's late and dark, you probably didn't bring anything with you, and I'm willing to bet that you're wearing a pair of shorts and a sports bra?" Kate said and Bella just sighed into the phone, "Not that I'm judging you on what you're wearing, I just don't want someone taking advantage of you while you're a little more vulnerable."
"Yeah, yeah. My vampire in shining armor," Bella said and looked up when she heard footsteps. She saw Kate end the call on her own phone and stood up from her stretch to slide her cell into her back pocket, "You could have just told me to go back to my dorm. You didn't have to come all the way here," She pointed out with a knowing look on her face.
"You're injured and have a history of being clumsy," They'd talked about pre-soccer Bella over one of the weekends that they'd spent together, and Kate had found it hilarious that Bella used to literally trip over thin air.
Bella huffed in response at her and rolled her eyes good naturedly, "I think I'm offended by that," Bella said playfully and Kate grinned at her, "You know what? I definitely am," She said as she bounced on her toes to get ready to start running again.
"Are you now?" Kate said with a feral looking grin on her face and Bella just nodded. The brunette shot her a smile before taking off down the path. She knew, of course, that Kate could catch her easily and reveled in the laugh that she heard sound behind her before she heard the sounds of the vampire running at a rather human pace to catch up to her.
A few seconds later, arms closed around Bella's waist and lifted her easily. The brunette squealed as she was spun around and then sat back to her feet. She spun in Kate's arms and looked up into mirth-filled golden eyes and was once again hit with the full weight of Kate's beautiful smile.
Bella made a decision then and there. She reached up, tangled a hand into golden locks, and tugged hard to bring Kate's mouth down to her own. The vampire came willingly, and Bella connected their lips in a fierce kiss. As they continued to kiss, Bella's other arm came up to loop around Kate's neck and pull her closer. Kate's arms around Bella's waist pulled her more tightly against her and her cool hands on her bare back made Bella shiver. She whimpered into Kate's mouth and the vampire willingly opened her mouth to her.
When Bella was starting to get light-headed from lack of oxygen, she regretfully broke their kiss and finally breathed. Her chest heaved as she stared up into her mate's eyes. She was sure she looked like a wreck. Her lips were swollen, she'd already been slightly sweaty from her run, and her ponytail was askew on her head. But Kate didn't seem to see any of that. She looked at Bella like she was the most beautiful thing in the world all the time and now was no different, maybe even amplified.
"What was that for?" Kate whispered as her fingers danced in patterns across Bella's lower back subconsciously. Bella just shrugged as her fingers continued to weave through blonde hair.
"I don't know," Bella whispered finally and grinned up at Kate, "Can I do it again?" She asked playfully and could've sworn that she heard a growl come from the blonde.
"Baby, I don't care if you never stop."
