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Chapter 21– Your Parents Are Right

"I'll have you know I'm not done yet. I'm not giving up on Alex. She loves me you'll see."

He says through gritted teeth once he reaches me.

"Bring it on."

Is all I say because I know, Alex would never choose him over me… I hope. I begin to shake just thinking about this guy stealing my imprint.

*Alex*

As I sat on the couch pretending to watch TV, I contemplated for like a half a second about calling up a restaurant to get the food for Zeek and Harper's date and about going to the store to get all the dishes and blanket and stuff but quickly shook the idea from my head. I must be losing my mind. I'm a wizard and I'm also obscenely lazy. I'll just show up early, pick a secluded spot and use my powers to do everything. I really am going to be screwed if I don't win the wizard competition.

I was picturing in my head what I wanted the area to look like for their date when Mason walked up the stairs from the sub shop. I'm glad he's back; I was worried when he stormed off this morning but it worries me that he came in from the sub shop because I know that Jake is still working down there.

"Hey."

I say calmly and he gives me a sweet smile like nothing is wrong.

"Hey Alex. What are you watching?"

"Huh?"

I forgot I was pretending to watch TV and quickly looked at the screen for a clue as to what I had put on.

"Some soap opera."

He nods; clearly he doesn't really care about what I'm watching. He has something else he wants to talk to me about.

"So… your going to Washington I guess."

I nod.

"It's important to Jake. He misses his family."

"Yeah I bet. What are you guys going to do? He lives in Washington and you live in New York. You can't expect him to stay here for the rest of his life, and are you really willing to move away from everyone you know and love to be with him?"

I'm stunned into silence. He's completely right. I had this conversation with Jake not too long ago but he told me not to worry about it yet, that we were fine for now as long as he can go back and visit home every so often.

"Jake and I will figure it out."

I say, trying to muster up some confidence but I don't know how convincing I really sound.

"It would be so much easier with me Alex. You don't have to worry about living on the other side of the country. I'm here in New York with you."

"Mason it's not easier with you and you know it! What if I don't win the wizard competition? I can't be with you if I'm not a wizard. It's dangerous."

"I'll help you study. You'll win! I know you will."

"No mason. I'm with Jake. I love Jake."

"Alex he's a werewolf too you wont be able to stay with him either."

"He's not a werewolf like you. He has nothing to do with the wizard world. He's a shape shifter. I don't have to be a wizard to be with him."

Mason is visibly getting angry and frustrated but unlike Jake he does not shake.

"Alex why can't you just accept that we're supposed to be together?"

"I'm sorry Mason but we just aren't… not anymore."

"You love me Alex. I know you do."

"I do… just not the way you want me to."

He frustration was growing and I was a little afraid he might turn and try and eat me like he did Dean that one time but I know he cares about me too much to hurt me.

"You do. You'll see. You'll change your mind."

He stormed back downstairs, his face red with anger. Silently I say a prayer that him and Jake don't say anything to each other as Mason leaves or else one of them is bound to do something stupid.

*Jake*

About a half hour after Mason stormed away from me, he stormed back down, looking angrier than when he left. I can't help but smile to myself; Alex must have turned him away again. It feels good to know she's that dedicated to me.

Mason storms passed without so much as a glance at me and honestly, I'm glad. He looks madder than ever and I know if he stopped to yell at me again in this state we would surely do something we would regret.

As soon as my shift ends I clean up and rush upstairs to see Alex. I want to know what happened with Mason but most of all I want to kiss her. I haven't seen her since lunch and that was so many hours ago. I need her.

I take the stairs two at a time and enter the living room with a smile but it falls when I see she isn't there.

"She's upstairs sweetie."

Mrs. Russo says from behind the kitchen counter. She's making some kind of traditional Spanish dinner and it smells delicious.

"Thanks."

I say with a sweet smile for her before I walk up the next set of stairs to see Alex. I knock once on her door before letting myself in without an answer.

Surprised, she spins around from her desk where she was working on a sketch. She quickly covers the drawing and smiles at me. In only a few step we meet in the middle of her room and I immediately pull her up against my chest to kiss her. Her tiny hands find their way to my chest and mine to her hair as we kiss wordlessly for a minute. Man, I love this girl.

We pull away and she smiles up at me, her perfectly straight white teeth gleaming out from behind her now slightly red lips.

"I missed you too."

She says and I laugh before kissing her once more. I pull away and let her go as I go and sit on her bed. Images of last night flash through my head and I smile.

"So what are you drawing?"

I ask and she turns to look at her sketchbook to make sure it's covered.

"It's a surprise"

She says with a mischievous grin. I smile back and we're silent for minute.

"So what happened with you and Mason? He looked angrier when he came downstairs than he did after talking with me."

Alex's face falls. I know it hurts her to hurt him but I just can't bring myself to feel bad for him. He's trying to steal my imprint. Alex sighs and comes to sit next to me. She grabs my hand with both of hers, putting them in her lap.

"He just tried to convince me once again that I love him more than you… but it's just not true. I do love him, I always will, but just not the same way I love you. But it still breaks my heart to hurt him so much."

"I know I'm sorry."

I say as I stroke the back of one of her hand with my thumb.

"He'll come around eventually."

I say but I honestly don't know if he ever will. I know I would never be able to get over her if I was in his shoes, but I want to make Alex feel better.

"I hope so."

A small adorable pout sits on her lips and I can't help but lean over and kiss her again. When I pull away the pout is gone and a cute little smile has replaced it. She laughs softly and before I can read the expression on her face she swings her leg over me so she's in my lap straddling me. Her arms come around my neck and in this position we are actually eye level with each other for once. Her lips come crashing to mine before I can ask what had gotten into her and I don't care. I hold onto her waist and kiss her back. She tightens her arms around me, bringing us closer as we kiss.

"Your parents are right, they can't trust you to be up here alone with me."

I say between kisses then fall backward on her bed with her held tightly to my chest. She smiles.

"I can't help it your just so hot."

Those words ignite a fire in me and I quickly flip her over and under me, making her let out a squeak in surprise. I smile down at her and she smile back up at me before I descend once again on her lips. As we go at it for the next few minutes, I stray my kisses to her neck and a spot just under her ear that makes her squirm below me. Before we can go any further I hear someone coming up the stairs and I quickly stand up and pull Alex to her feet.

"Someone's coming."