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(Jace Beleren)

It's been seven days too long. I wish there was a way to bring up what happened, but we resumed our lives like it didn't. The only semblance of acknowledgement that she has given was her slight brush of my inner thigh at dinner yesterday. Her hand was up far too high for it to be considered and accident. I doubt much else will go on or that I'll even get to talk to her today, as Kaalia and Sorin are coming over. I'm pretty sure that she and Sorin will carry on flirting for old times' sake, and the thought is not a comforting one.

I don't know if I have any legitimate feelings for Liliana, other than the obvious lust that has consumed me for the past month. I do know that I would like to get to know her better. I can't allow myself to start thinking about that night, lest I end up in the shower with a stubborn hard-on like I have the past three nights. My body wants her, my brain won't let her go. I heave a sigh just as there is a sharp knock at the door that adjoins our two rooms. It's already open, and I turn to see the very sex goddess that I was just thinking about. She's clothed in a tight Brazil soccer jersey and a pair of blue shorts that accent her hips and backside, as if it needed any help. There is a slight smile on her lips and a pale blush on her dark skin. She runs her finger across her lips, thinking about what she's going to say. I break the silence.

"Need help with calculus?"

"Always. But that's not what I was asking for," she smiles, her eyes lighting up.

"And what, Lili, do I owe the pleasure of your company to today, since it isn't calculus?"

She steps across the threshold into my room, placing her petite hands on my chest. I can't help but think about what happened last time she touched me this way. More color rises to her cheeks and I know that she's thinking about it as well. Her voice startles me out of my fantasy.

"I was wondering if you wanted to help me with lunch. We haven't really talked since the other night; I didn't know if you were upset with me or something."

"Quite the opposite, really, besides, you've been with Josu. What was I supposed to say, exactly? Sup, Josu, Hey, Lili. Thanks for the blowjob. Head game hella strong," I say, an exasperated laugh on my lips.

"Thanks, I think. I understand what you mean. I don't know what to say."

"So what exactly am I helping you do?"

"I assume that you and your Polish siblings don't want Brazilian food?"

"My sisters and I aren't picky. It's really down to you, what you want to make. Or what your dad wants you to make , anyways."

She sighs and shakes her head before speaking.

"It irritates him to see me cook, even though he knows it's what I want to do with my life. He doesn't like it."

"Why not? It's obvious that it makes you happy, plus it seems like you've already decided, anyways."

"Eh. That doesn't matter, really. The only two options I have ever had in his eyes are engineering like Osu or medicine. Given my shitty math scores, neither one of these careers ever held the slightest interest to me, they were never even in the cards. So I read. I learned to cook, I taught myself. I learned about history. I learned what came from where and why. His attitude is frustrating, but not altogether unexpected. I also know better than to try and change it."

I put my hand to my chin and study the girl in front of me. I clear my throat before I address her again.

"He really should accept your choice and move on." He reaction is odd. She chuckles slightly, rolling her eyes.

"That's the thing, Jace. Su and I have never had much choice. All of our decisions were made for us. From the time that we were babies up until now. That's part of the reason that we both stay so bitter with Ty. He's been given more choices in thirteen years than both of us combined in nearly two decades. It's not his fault, but gods, he's such a brat. He's spoiled and he needs to be taught some respect, honestly."

"My relationship with my dad is great. The only reason I stayed with Mom is because I didn't want to be separated from Avacyn. Emmara too, but Avy is my best friend."

"I know the feeling. I love Ty. I do. But Osu and I have always been inseparable. There's only a year and a half between us. He's going to propose to Lia soon and I don't know what I'm going to do when he leaves me alone with the general." She lets out a huffy breath of air, obviously unhappy.

"Let's see if we can't make that pretty smile come back." I tip her head up slightly. Feelings or not, she deserves to be happy. Her smile suits her so much better than that look of disgust she gets when she talks about her father. I smooth her black locks and smile at her. Blush on her cheeks, she speaks to me.

"So. Pierogi okay with you?"

"Now you're speaking my language."

"I speak Portuguese, not Polanski, Jace."


Thirty minutes later, I find myself rolling out dough for the Polish potstickers. Liliana is running a knife through cabbage faster than I've seen anyone chop anything before. I catch her stealing glances at me, and I'm glad, because I can't keep my eyes off of her.

"I don't think Osu is going to care for these too much. We don't eat a whole lot of cabbage in Brazil."

"If you don't like pierogis, you're wrong, hate to break it you."

"You can tell him that, if you so desire."

She moves with the regality and gracefulness that I mentioned. I find myself thinking about her light green eyes as they looked up at me. In all honesty, I don't know why she got on her knees, because that position doesn't seem like her jive. Never before has a girl let herself be that vulnerable in front of me. Sure, the other girls I dated may have given head, but none of them have done for me what she did in a few short movements. Something about seeing her so vulnerable was causing lust to pool in my lower body. Her voice startles me from my indecent thoughts, shaking me awake.

"Something wrong, Jace?"

"No, I was just thinking about the other day."

"I can't exactly stop thinking about it either, I think I've used a half a bottle of throat spray in a week," she says, almost longingly.

"I'm.." she cuts me off.

"Don't apologize, Jace. I was one of the most freeing experiences I've ever had, just letting myself feel. Not having to think. Knowing that I have nothing to fear, not having to think, it was amazing. I didn't have to worry, I turned it over to you. I've never been able to do that before, and I don't know why I did then, but I'm glad I did. I wasn't worried. I turned it over to you."

"Well, I could say the same, or maybe even the opposite, hell, I don't know. Because seeing you like that, completely blissed out, knowing it was at my machinations was quite the power trip. And it was amazing."

"Jace Beleren, did we just reach a deal?"

She puts the pierogi in the oven, a pensive look on her face. I ponder on what she is saying for a moment before I speak.

"Liliana, you know we can't exactly be open about this."

"Does it matter, much? As much as we fight this, the tension isn't going anywhere."

"I guess we did reach a deal, then."

She picks up a handful of flour and throws it directly into my face. Spluttering, I pick up the last of the dough and lob it at her, and it sticks to her cheek. She wets her floured hands and spreads the goopy, gritty mess all over my face and torso just as I grab the sprayer and aim it directly at her chest. She reaches over and pops the button on my jeans- one handed. How in the hell did she do that? I can't even do that? She smiles at my flabbergasted expression, taking the momentary lapse of my guard to run her lips across my shoulder. Just as she does so, I hear someone descending the stairs. Mom and Rafael turn into the kitchen, an obvious look of horror on the General's face. I think it's hilarious, but it's obvious that Liliana smells trouble.

"What on earth, Liliana Raelynn?"

"We were playing around, Dad.." She drops her head, obviously intimidated by him.

"I started it and she retaliated, Rafael. You and Mom have both said that you want us to try and be friends. I'm going to clean it up." Something about this man just really irks me, I don't know what it is. He makes me angry. Just the way he looks at her makes me angry.

"We're going to clean it up, Dad. Don't worry."

"This is ridiculous, Liliana." Rafael barks, no kindness to his tone. I don't think I've ever heard my dad use that tone with me. Ever.

"She wasn't doing anything, take a chill pill, General."

"Jace, be respectful." Mom chides. Who is she to tell me about respect? She's the reason they got divorced in the first place.

"It's a two way street, Mom. He's not my father. We're going to clean it up. Carry on."

I roll my eyes and grab the broom as they make their way into the sitting room. She slips me a small smile as we begin to pick up and sweep up our mess. She bites down on her lip and closes her eyes as I rub my hand across the small of her back. As I plant a soft kiss on her neck, her smell sends me into a spiral of lust that I knew was lying dormant inside of me.

"I'm going to bury my face between your thighs, I need to know how you taste.." I whisper in her ear, gooseflesh rising on her neck and arms. "I'll be upstairs in five minutes. Lock your door, I'll come in through the bathroom."

"Are we?" Her voice shakes slightly.

"You don't sound ready at all, We'll talk about how we're going to do this."

She ascends the steps just as I finish sweeping up the kitchen. I spare Mom and Rafael a sideways glance before I climb them myself. She hears me and is leaning against the adjoining door, clad in a black camisole and black lace underwear. Literally all I can think of in this moment is tearing lace and burying myself inside of her. I have felt her, of course, but I need to feel her warmth close in around me, not my fingers.

"Goddamn, you're so beautiful."

"You use some really odd adjectives, Jace."

"I find it hard to believe no one has ever called you beautiful before."

I wrap my arms around her petite waistline and begin to nuzzle, kiss, and nibble the sensitive skin of her neck. As my manhood springs to life in my jeans, she wastes no time in grinding her backside against it, causing torturous friction below my waist.

"We really can't today, Jace."

"I'm not pushing you to do anything you don't want to do, Liliana. You don't owe me sex. I want you to want it."

"Trust me, Jace. It's not that, honestly. If I had it my way, I'd be riding your cock right now. But I can't."

"Oh trust me, sweetcheeks. You can. I pull her to me again and allow my hands to wonder freely across her torso, ribcage and hips. She moans softly and leans back.

"We really can't today."

"Why?"

"Because today isn't a safe day."

Comprehension dawns on me. She's catholic. She has to protect herself this way, she has to know her body. Natural Family Planning. I remember my biology teacher mentioning to me, as he was catholic himself. I nod. There is no way she could be on birth control, she only turned seventeen a few weeks ago.

"I forgot that birth control is against your religion."

"No. It's against my dad's religion. I have a latex allergy. Plus I haven't been sexually active in three months other than what we did the other day. Are we doing this, Jace? Because there are precautions I need to take if you want to be friends."

"Is that what we're calling it, then?"

She does that odd giggly, snorting noise she makes. She half smiles at me.

"Yeah. I'm not good at relationships anyways."

Why do I want to prove her wrong? Right now, I just let it slide. I don't know her well enough to even go down that road.

"I can't believe you stood up to my dad, Jace. No one has ever had the balls to do that for me, besides Su, but he doesn't exactly count. Thank you."

"Hey, you're welcome. You didn't do anything and he was being a jerk. Plus, I think they'll be glad that we're getting closer." A devilish grin appears on her face. Before I can kiss her, she speaks again.

"I don't want to be the top, Jace."

"Are you asking me to be the Dominant?"

"Kind of. I guess. I just don't want to have to think. I want to be able to escape for a while, and if you're willing to give that to me, then I will be forever grateful."

"I can try. We'll have to do it together, honestly. We need to research it. I don't want to hurt you. I couldn't live with myself if I did." My voice is low and husky.

"But right now, Jace, I want to hear you moan."

"Then you know what to do."


Thirty minutes and a shower later, I poke my head into Liliana's room, but she's not in there. I walk downstairs and my phone dings.

We're outside. I got your number from Avy. Come sit with us. Btw, if you wanna join us in the rabbit hole..

Rabbit hole?

Haha, you'll figure it out soon enough. You should be proud of yourself.

And why is that?

Because my legs are still shaking. Your mouth was perfect.

Remember who gave that to you, pretty girl.

Don't act like you won't be thinking about my mouth tonight.

I walk out to the porch where Sorin, Kaalia, Lili, Josu and a person that I've never seen before are sitting. Liliana turns to this person, a guy with black hair and blue eyes and very, very pale skin. He reaches out to her and she gives him a look of disgust. The smell of marijuana is thick in the air. Josu is taking a hit off a glass bowl. It's slightly more accepted in Hispanic culture, but illegal activities give me the creeps. The only one who doesn't look slightly dazed is Sorin. I cough. Pot has never been my thing, but whatever floats her boat.

"Move, Ashiok. I want to sit beside Jace."

"No. I'm sitting here. I don't really care what you want."

"You never have, asshole. I don't know why you're here, I don't want you here, Su and Lia don't want you here, and remember the last time you popped off at the mouth to Sorin and Osu?. Now move so I can sit beside Jace."

"Lili, if you wanna sit beside Su you can." Kaalia makes to get up but I motion for her to stay seated, a plan hatching in my brain.

Lili turns to look at me and I motion for her to get up. Slightly confused, she does so. I sit down and she has an affronted expression present on her face, thinking that I swiped her seat.

"Come to papa, pretty girl," I say, patting my lap.

Her expression changes in a millisecond, from confused to happy. She sits on my lap and I lightly bounce my knee. Ashiok gives me a look that plainly says 'go to hell,' but it doesn't matter. It's obvious he makes Liliana uncomfortable, and judging by the look on Josu's face, he doesn't like him much either. I stare right back at Ashiok, daring him to say anything. Josu give me an appraising look, as if trying to judge what is going on in my head, but he doesn't say anything.

"Jace, I was telling everyone that Avacyn and I have been texting a lot," Sorin says evenly, changing the subject before Josu says anything.. He looks into my eyes for any signs of anger, but there are none. I'm too chill right now, still coming down from the high that Liliana secured with her lips and tongue. He continues.

"I really have feelings for her. She's funny and she's smart, she's beautiful. I want to ask her on a date, but I'm just worried about the age difference being a huge problem. Jace, do you think it's a bad idea?"

"Sorin, I don't really know you, honestly. But Liliana has told me nothing but good about you, so I'm willing to give you a chance. I'd like to get to know you. Avacyn is my best friend and I just want her to be happy, loved. If you're willing to love her heart and not her pussy, then you have my blessing. Though I'd talk to my dad first. He's not a hard ass or anything, but it would just be the respectful thing to do."

"Can you give me his number? Because I want to ask her out on a date."

I write down the number and pass it to Sorin, a smile on his lips. I'm going to have to talk to Avy and see how this happened in the first place. She hadn't mentioned it, which wasn't like her. She usually tells me everything.

"Sorin, you never have feelings for anyone outside of you pants," Kaalia taunts.

"Yeah, well, she's different, Lia. You can't even say anything, I walked in on you and Josu fucking on the dryer, yesterday" Sorin starts up.

"Shoulda fucking knocked, asshole. Besides, we've been together almost five years."

"Still no ring," Sorin points out, Kaalia giving him the finger.

"Sorin, you act like we're not used to them fucking on any flat surface they can find, fucking rabbits."

"Shut up, Liliana," Kaalia laughs. "You need some good dick, it's not like you've ever had any."

Sorin looks affronted at this statement, and the other kid just rolls his eyes. I don't think anyone like him could ever get with a bombshell like Lili, and he's mad jealous. I squeeze her hip, and ever so lightly, she rolls her pelvis back into me, sending heat into my lower belly. I need to take her and soon. Josu gives an odd look but then shrugs as if he thought he was imagining something.

Avy and Emmara walk out and Sorin immediately gets up and pulls out his chair for Avacyn. Liliana smiles at her, Avacyn looking up at him with her big, blue eyes. She's gone. I already know it. Maybe moving here will be worth it to all of us. Maybe. I think about the beautiful girl sitting on my lap, and the things she asked of me. I can't wait to get started, so I don't.