Chapter 17 "Electric Current"
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A/N: Hope everyone in the US had a fab Labor Day. For our friends outside the US, hope you had a tolerable Monday! A big thank you to the amazing Morethanhuman for turning this around. Heart you bb! We won't keep you waiting, hope you enjoy!
Come in closer oh come feel the love on the inside
Electric current in my veins
Lets me know I'm alive
I burn I breathe I blink I change
Wide wide wide wide open
And its a fine fine fine fine world
And this is my my life I'm hoping
Will be a fine fine fine fine world
"Wide Open" - Sugarland
NPOV
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As soon as Jacob agreed to touch me, my mind shut down and all I could do was feel his hands guide me to my orgasm. Every cell in my body is now pulsing as I slowly come back to reality.
Between his body surrounding me and the blanket underneath, I'm in a cocoon of warmth and love that I never want to leave. Warm. Rich. Strong. This cocoon is absolute perfection.
It feels like the bonfire has now moved from the beach to my body, but it's so pleasant that all I can do is enjoy the heat. My skin tingles from the remnant flames of my orgasm. The bulk of the fire though is centered in my mouth, throat and stomach. This is so different from the burning of being thirsty; this is a burning of being satisfied, like my body finally has what it has needed all along.
The heat starts in my mouth, but I can feel it burning along my throat, down into my stomach and moving out into the rest of my body. There is power and strength in the heat that is now moving through my body.
Trying to understand this new sensation, my focus returns to my mouth; the source of this change in my body. This heat and power didn't happen the last time Jacob touched me. Why would him touching me through my panties make this burn start in my mouth?
I taste Jacob on my tongue but then realize my whole mouth is filled with his taste. I remember sliding my lips along his neck, but not much more than that. I must have licked him. While that is a possibility, it doesn't answer why his rich taste fills my mouth and stomach now.
Loosening my grip on his hair is hard to do, but I need a bit of space to figure out what has happened, what has changed my body so much. Just as I start to pull back from him I realize my mouth is locked on his throat. As soon as that hits me, other facts suddenly become very clear.
My lips on his neck. My teeth in his skin. Drops of his blood slowly escaping into my mouth.
Needing to be sure I slowly slide my tongue along his neck. Sure enough, I can feel the slight dips in his skin where blood is now pooling.
I bit him! I drank his blood. I drank Jacob's blood. How could I do that? I know better. I was raised to never bite a human and here I've gone and bitten the most important person in my life.
In my horror I jerk my mouth from his neck, shouting, "Oh God! Jacob, are you ok?"
I hastily move my hand to cover my mouth. I can feel the remnants of his blood in my mouth and I don't want to make this any worse by him possibly seeing it. It's bad enough without him having to see what a horrible person I am.
"I'm fine! It's ok, Ness."
His words and his lips against my forehead are soft and reassuring, but I can't believe them. I'm a monster.
I'm on the verge of tears. How can Jacob still love me after this? In a moment of letting my guard down I've ruined everything I've craved all my life. I have to apologize to him, hope he can forgive me.
My words tumble out as the panic that I'm on the verge of losing him takes over my body, "Jacob, I swear, I didn't mean to! I don't want to bite humans or drink their blood. It's wrong! I shouldn't have-."
As he sits up, my terror hits a high point. He's going to leave. Just as I begin to grasp for him, ready to beg for his forgiveness, he pulls me into his lap.
"Shhhh. Ness, it's fine. I promise, I'm not mad."
Fighting my natural urge to snuggle up against him, I pull back slightly, needing to explain. "But, Jacob- I didn't mean to do that! I swear. I just- I was- turned on. I didn't even think." The more I speak the more upset I get at myself. How could I do that? The tears fall from my eyes as I finally make eye contact with the man I love. "I'm so sorry, Jacob."
"Ness, you don't need to apologize." He wipes away my tears, then does the most shocking thing; he laughs. I'm confused as he leans forward, his nose moving against mine, "I'm not exactly human. And trust me, I enjoyed it just as much as you did."
"What?"
His eyes are locked on mine. The fear and horror I expected to see are nowhere to be found. I see the bonfire reflected in his eyes; flames of desire, passion, and most surprisingly, love. His love for me shines through everything. As much as I'm still horrified at my own actions, I'm beginning to think maybe this wasn't as bad as I first thought.
"Ness, I have plenty of blood. And I heal quickly. Anything you just took will be replaced by morning. It's fine. I feel fine. Well, not fine. I'm horny as hell right now, but physically I'm fine."
He's fine. I took his blood, but he says he feels fine. My mind is trying to catch up with the fact that Jacob didn't mind me taking his blood.
"I didn't hurt you?" I need to make sure. Now that I know what happened, I'm starting to become aware of just how much of his blood I took; definitely more than I should have.
"No. You did not hurt me. How do you feel?"
This surprises me. While Jacob has always been concerned about me, he's the one we should be focusing on right now. I just drank from him, he's the one that was bit by a monster. However, the look in his eyes tells me he's just as worried about me as I am about him.
Unable to look at him and take full stock of my body, I turn my head away from Jacob. Closing my eyes, I scan my body. What I find is unexpected and exciting. Looking back over my shoulder at him, I can't help but give a hint of a smile as I realize what his blood is doing to my body.
"I feel- great. Honestly, I've never felt this good."
"Really?" Jacob's smile is growing as well.
The hope and excitement is growing in me as I twist back to face him, my hands clutching his bare arms, both to stabilize myself but also to show him how his blood is charging my body now. "I feel- powerful and energized," I whisper
As the thoughts flow through my hands to him, I give myself the chance to marvel at this change. "I've never felt like this before, Jacob. If feels- amazing."
"Better than animal blood?"
"Oh!" My first thought is a resounding, "YES," but I give myself a moment to analyze first. Animal blood fills and recharges me, but has never been what I want. Human blood, from what I remember from having it as a child, is filling and satisfying. However, as an adult, I don't crave human blood like I did as a child. Being part human and having so many friends and family members that are human, it isn't appealing at all. Jacob's blood is completely different though; electric, sparking power throughout my body, charging me and warming me from the inside out. Now that I've had a taste of him, I don't know that I'll ever be able to go back to hunting animals.
"Not even comparable. The strength- Jake, I- Jake, I feel completely different. Animal blood never felt like this. Not even human blood feels like this. I don't think I've ever felt this strong and alive."
"Does that mean you are strong enough now to focus on the rest of our date?"
Guilt crashes down on me. I've ruined our first date. Blushing, I look back at the ocean, regret filling my voice, "Yes." Chancing a glance back at Jacob I whisper, "I'm sorry about ruining your plans. I couldn't think beyond needing your touch."
"I understand that."
His voice is rough, grabbing my attention. Without thought, my eyes jerk down to his crotch just as his words from moments ago finally click in my mind. Well, not fine. I'm horny as hell right now, but physically I'm fine. His pants are tight and I can see the outline of his erection. Oh. My.
Biting my lip, I force my eyes back up to his. That outline of his body's reaction to me sparks my hunger for him again. My throat is suddenly very dry. Unable to make my lips move, I push my thought into his mind. "I still want to touch you, Jacob."
Jacob's whole body snaps to attention. His eyes are closed, but the heat coming off of him is intoxicating. As I watch him, a subtle shake moves up his spine. While this is similar to how his body looks before he phases, the blurring that I normally associate with phasing doesn't happen. He is holding the wolf in, but something else is moving through his body - something strong enough to shake his spine.
Finally he groans, slouching a bit as he answers me, "Maybe later, Ness."
All I know about men is what I've learned from books and the couple of things the other imprints have shared with me so far. However, I know Jacob very well. The fight I can see on his face is so similar to when he's trying not to phase, but so different that I know that isn't what is happening. No, this is something else, something just as powerful that he is pushing back. The only issue is, I can see just as clearly on his face that he's losing the battle.
I'm horny as hell right now.
That is what he said earlier. The only answer is that he is fighting to control his desire. As much as I want to tell him to let go, there's a reason why he's battling so hard with himself right now. He wants to give me this date. However, I'm still worried about him, "Will you- make it until later?"
He snarls for just a moment before I watch him lock his jaw and give me a tight smile, "To give you the date I planned, I'd go three rounds with Blondie with Edward as her tag partner. Ignoring this thing will be a cakewalk compared to that."
My smile is broad, even though I'm still worried about him. Since I'm still sitting on his lap, I wrap my arms around his neck and hug him tight. "Is there anything I can do to help- until later?"
As he groans, I'm suddenly aware that my nipples are still exposed and pressed tight against his bare chest.
"Yeah, that is a problem. We should probably get you re-dressed," he chokes out.
Embarrassed, I lean back and start to turn away from him when he grabs my waist. Once he's standing, he sets my feet back on the blanket. I again move to turn around when he tightens his grip, "Not so fast. I got to uncover you, I want to recover you."
He lowers himself so he's kneeling on the blanket, his face just below my bare breasts. His hands slide slowly along the outside of my thighs, not pausing as he moves under my dress. As soon as he reaches the edge of my panties, he gently adjusts the fabric around my hips and thighs, being careful not to touch between my legs. Of course, I don't need him touching me there to turn me on. This teasing of having his hands so close is enough to make my heart skip a beat.
His hands slide around to my butt and I can feel him give my cheeks a little squeeze. My knees are feeling very wobbly, so I reach for his hair, grasping tight to keep myself standing up. As my fingers clutch his thick strands, he leans into me. His face stops right where my thighs meet my body. He takes a deep breath then places a kiss against my dress, "I love how you smell, how you react, when I touch you."
"Jacob," I whimper. He's supposed to be putting my clothes back on, but right now I want to tell him to take all of my clothes off of me.
"Another time, Tathut. Right now," he leans back, giving me a happy smile, "I'm enjoying putting you back together after I made a mess earlier."
"I wanted you to make a mess," I whisper down to him.
His hands slide out from under my dress. I sigh, feeling empty without him touching me. I don't realize I've closed my eyes until they jerk open when I feel his tongue slide across my nipples. Without meaning to, I pull harder against his head, urging him to continue.
"Not right now, Tathut. I just couldn't cover you up without having one last taste. Did you know you taste like strawberries?" I can't think but I manage to shake my head in the negative as he stands up. "You do. Sweet, ripe, and just a little tart."
His lips press against the top of my head as I feel him pull me into his arms. He adjusts my dress just slightly before I feel him tug the zipper up. Just before the zipper reaches the top, he reaches into my top, cupping the edge of my breasts and pushing up slightly. His fingers move from my breasts and he finishes zipping me up.
Jacob leans back and examines his handy work. His head dips to my breasts and I feel him place a kiss on the top of each. "Perfectly ripe strawberry that swells at the top. I like seeing the edge of your breasts over the top of your dress." His mouth moves against my ear, "Makes me want to bite right into you."
My body tenses at his words, suddenly afraid he's referencing me biting him earlier. I know he said he was fine with it, but I can't help still worrying.
"Ness, what's wrong?"
Worrying my bottom lip, I fight my fears and force myself to ask the question of him. Glancing up, I can tell he's concerned, "Nothing, just- I know you said you are fine and that you liked it, but-. Are you sure you are ok with me biting you before?"
His laugh is loud, "I am more than ok with you biting me before. I'm also more than ok with you biting me any time you want. I like it when you do bite me, and I really like knowing part of me is in you, making you strong and powerful. I'm giving you strength just like you give me strength every day."
"How do I give you strength?" I ask, tilting my head.
He pulls me tight against his chest. His heart thunders under my ear as he holds me close. His mouth is against my ear, whispering the sweetest words I've ever heard, "You give me purpose, a reason to live, and a reason to be the strongest man and wolf I can possibly be. I would do anything for you, Ness. That includes fighting with everything I have to protect you. Being ready to strike anything that threatens you keeps me strong. Holding you in my arms recharges me and reminds me once again how important it is that I keep on being strong."
The tears pool around the outside of my eyes before finally finding an escape route down his chest. Nothing I say will equate to what he just said. Instead, I say what is in my heart, "I love you, Jacob."
"I love you too, Ness." He relaxes his grip before his hand finds my chin. He tilts my head back and kisses away my tears. "I have absolutely no problem with you biting me or taking my blood. It will be my honor to share my strength with you."
Nodding slowly, my smile grows as I watch his bloom across his face.
"Good, now that we agree on you sucking my blood," he winks, making me choke out a laugh, "think you have any space left for food? Because I'm starving."
It's on the tip of my tongue to tell him I can't eat since I just fed, when I feel a strange grumble in my stomach. When I have animal blood, it sits heavy in my stomach, filling me up and leaving me unable to eat anything. Jacob's blood though is zooming through my veins, charging my muscles and energizing every cell in my body. His blood isn't sitting heavy in my stomach, it is moving through my system. My stomach is suddenly very empty.
"I'm actually hungry too," I whisper, gripping his arm and sharing with him this sensation in my body.
"Aw man! There go all those nice leftovers you always share with me! I'm going to starve now!" His laugh is loud and boisterous.
Shaking my head at him I can't help grinning, "So what do we have to eat?"
"I don't know, Rachel packed it. If it isn't edible, we might have to call this date short and hit my dad's house."
"I'm sure Rachel wouldn't give us something inedible," I laugh. As he lowers himself back to the blanket, I'm struck by what he just said. My dad's house. Not his house. Not home. I'm once again reminded of Rachel giving him crap when we were at Billy's house about his bedroom being empty. I don't want to ruin tonight by bringing it up with him, so I push those thoughts to the back of my mind, but I'm still curious.
"Earth to Ness!" When I glance down at Jacob, he's waving his arms and shouting. Once my focus returns he's still relaxed and laughing, "Where did you go?"
"Nowhere," I giggle as I tuck my dress under my legs and move to sit on the blanket. "Just hunger kicked in and it was such a foreign concept that I got lost in the thought."
Just as I'm getting settled, Jacob slides over closer to me. He hooks a leg around me and pulls me close. Before I know it, I'm sitting in the circle of his legs, his feet crossed at my back, my eyes facing his. I don't bother commenting as he reaches in the cooler and basket.
He pulls out a beer, some water, and a couple of different containers. He hands me a container that is filled with chicken and pasta that I recognize. These are the leftovers from my lunch at Lillah's house. This is the food I cooked with Lillah's help. I didn't even think about what happened to the food after I left. Trust in Rachel to sneak it in to our date tonight.
He hands me the water and a fork just as he opens up a container for himself. Just as I'm about to tell him I made this food, he inhales and groans, "Oh! That smells so good!"
Remembering what Claire said earlier about the guys liking for us to cook for them, I bite my tongue, waiting to see his reaction when he tastes it.
I'm trying not to be obvious in my staring, but I watch closely as he grabs a fork and stabs at a few pieces of pasta and chicken. When the food crosses his lips, he sighs, closing his eye. The fork slides out of his mouth and I watch as he chews, seeming to take forever. He sighs and groans intermittently, both sounds make me nervous of his reaction.
Shaking his head, he finally opens his eyes and give me a smile, "Definitely not inedible. Wow! I'll have to thank Rachel. That is the best food I think I've ever had. Who knew chicken and pasta could taste so good? Seriously, you have to try this!"
He stabs at the food with his fork and offers it to me. Wrapping my lips around the fork, he grins as he watches me slide the food from the fork and start chewing. "It's good, right?"
"It is," I agree, smiling at his excitement. "Um, Jake, Rachel didn't make this."
"Huh? What do you mean?" I'm shaking with laughter and excitement watching him stuff his face and groan over every bite.
Catching him in-between bites, I slide my hand along his cheek, my thumb brushing his lips as I show him how I spent my afternoon.
His face falls once I finish. Just as I start to feel worry creeping up my neck, he grabs me. His arms tug on me until my lips are flush against his. "You made this?"
Unable to speak, I can only nod. "Damn!" he groans before he presses his lips against me.
Just as I'm about to wrap my arms around him he leans back, "You really made this?"
"Yep!" I'm suddenly very proud of this accomplishment. The food I made with Lillah today is now feeding Jacob. My eagerness to learn to cook takes off; I need to learn how to feed my wolf, because seeing him enjoy my food makes me very happy.
"You are amazing," he gives me a happy grin before taking a deep breath and sitting me back in his lap. He grabs his dish again and fills the fork. He offers me a bite, "What made you decide to do this?"
"Um," I take the chance to chew to pull together my thoughts. As I finish and he takes a bite, I can't help grinning in amazement over his reaction. I've never seen Jacob react like this to food. In the past he ate, and a lot, but now he seems to be savoring every bite. Claire was right. There is something very different about how Jacob enjoys this food that I made.
Once he finishes his bite, he looks at me expectantly. In my excitement, I forgot to answer his question. "When I told my parents that you would be joining me in Seattle, Dad jumped to asking Esme to find you a house there."
"Ok," Jacob says, taking another bite. "Yeah, guess I do need a place to stay. Not ideal, but nice of him to think of me like that."
"He wasn't being nice and it is far from ideal," I whisper, glancing up at him. "When Dad left the room to talk to Grandmama Esme, I asked Mom- well, asked her to stop him from getting you a place."
"Why did you do that?" he asks.
Tilting my chin up, I look him square in the eyes, "Because I don't want to be separated from you. If you are going to be in Seattle, I want you there with me- I want us to be in the same place."
Jacob takes a deep breath, "Ok. I mean- I want to be in the same place too, but I don't know if I can be in the same house as your dad, Ness."
"That's just it, Jake, I won't be in the same house as my parents. All along they planned on living somewhere else so that I could have the college experience away from my parents. Grandmama Esme found me a nice place near campus. Mom and Dad are still going to be close, a few miles away and closer to Granddaddy and the rest of the family."
"Are you asking me to move in with you?" his grin is wide as he considers what I just told him.
"Not exactly," I clarify. His face falls so I rush to explain, "I just mean I don't want you to move in with me, I want us to live together, in Seattle. I know you are still working on being there, but when you can be in Seattle, it will be our place. Not mine, not yours, and definitely not my parents."
His grin is wide, "I like this plan. A lot. But what does it have to do with you cooking?"
My cheeks flame as I glance up at him, "I need to learn how to cook so I can feed you. I've never been big into food, and when I did eat, Mom cooked. I have no clue what I'm doing. Feeding you is a pretty big responsibility, so I asked Lillah to teach me some stuff."
He laughs, "A big responsibility, huh? My stomach is liking this plan more and more."
Laughing, I lean my head against his shoulder as he finishes his dinner, "I bet it does. Anyway, since Emily and the kids and Rachel were coming over for lunch today, Lillah suggested I start learning by cooking lunch for us. I knew I was making a lot of food, but she said this is how much she normally makes for her and Embry, so it was enough for all of us and the kids for lunch. I didn't even realize there were leftovers until you opened up the containers."
"Geez, how much does that guy eat?" Jacob chuckles as he hands me a bite of food.
Once I finish chewing I can't help giggling, "About a much as the rest of you. Which is to say, a lot."
He glances down at my dish, which is still untouched. Without question, I hand it to him. He grins but before he takes a bite, he offers the full fork to me. "You aren't full yet, right?"
Surprisingly, I'm not. Normally the couple of bites he shared with me would have been enough, but now I find myself wanting more. Taking his offered bite, I'm surprised to see him grinning as I eat. "What?"
"Nothing, I just really like this. Sitting here, holding you in my arms as I feed you. It's kind of perfect."
"It really is. See, I told you this night would be a perfect first date, no matter what." I grin before taking another bite. He sneaks in a bite while I chew.
"Uh huh. Would have been better if someone hadn't been so damn horny earlier," he winks when I gasp.
"I wasn't-," just as I'm about to tell him how wrong he is, I stop myself. "Oh, wow." Blush fills my cheeks and I drop my head to his shoulder, "How embarrassing!"
"Hey!" He lifts his shoulder until my face is level with his, "Being horny isn't embarrassing. It's beautiful. I love that you are so eager for my touch. I want to give you more, I want to give you everything you want, we just have to be careful right now. Once things are settled with your dad and we have somewhere we can be alone- you better believe I'm going to give you everything you've asked for so far and more."
His words cause my entire body to shake in excitement. As much as I want what he just described right now, I understand what he means. Now still isn't the right time.
"Besides, I'm pretty much horny all the time. You learn to deal with it," this time his laugh is a little more strained.
Glancing down at his lap I notice that outline hasn't changed shape this whole time. If anything, it seems to be a little higher up along his pants compared to earlier.
"What's it like, Jacob?"
"What?" he asks, obviously confused.
"Being horny, what's it like for you?"
"Oh." He seems tongue-tied. Opening his mouth then closing it, looking away then back at me. "I don't know. Distracting for sure. I swear my co- um- penis, has a mind of it's own."
As slowly as I can, I adjust my leg to get closer to that bulge in his pants, "Jake, were you going to call it something else?"
Apparently I wasn't slow enough. Jacob's hand blocks my path just as he places his lips against my ear, "Cock. Is that what you were looking for, Ness?"
I don't know if he means the word or what my leg was searching out, but both are correct. Taking a deep breath, I nod my head, hoping he'll let my leg continue to inch closer.
"Not yet, Ness. We still have more date left." Just as I'm about to whine in complaint he nips at my ear, "But I promise before this night is over, you will understand what it's like when I'm horny. How hard I get, and how much I need your touch to ease me. If you are very good, I might even let you feel my cock."
Twisting my head, my eyes find his easily. He's smiling, but there is an edge of heat in that smile. "You'd like that, huh?"
Gulping, I nod, "Yes. I'd really like that, Jake."
"How would you feel if my fingers were sliding over your pussy while you touched my cock?"
His words are so foreign to my ear, but I know what he means and my body is eager for that to happen. "I want that."
"Say it then."
It feels like an out of body experience as I whisper the words to Jacob that he asked for, but as weird as it is to speak these words, my body is aching for the touch he described.
"Jake, I want your fingers sliding over my pussy while I touch your cock."
His growl comes from deep in his chest. Just as my body is reacting to the noise, I feel his teeth sink into my neck. He's sucking my skin deep into his mouth as I writhe on his lap. Jacob's teeth haven't broken my skin, but the pressure of his lips is driving me crazy.
Just as quickly as he started, he stops. Taking deep breaths, I can see he's trying to control himself. After a few minutes he turns to me, "How about a dance?"
"Huh?" I'm lost by the sudden change in conversation.
"Definitely, we need to dance. Come on." He lifts me up to standing but doesn't move to stand. Instead he picks up one of my feet and removes my shoe. He does the same with the other foot. Once my feet are bare, he removes his own. Before I can even follow what is going on he picks me up in his arms as soon as he stands up.
Slowly, he walks down the beach to the very edge of where the ocean has recently brought a wave in. The sand is cold when he finally sets me down, but he quickly pulls me tight and I don't notice the chill along my feet.
He starts swaying, holding me against him. I'm just about to ask him what he is moving us along to when he starts singing softly. I'm surprised to hear how beautiful his voice is; I've never heard him sing before now. He is a deep baritone, his voice smooth and he sings a song I listen to quite often. Except the words the words he's singing are slightly different from the song I remember
Oh, your eyes, your eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shinin'
Your hair, your hair
Falls perfectly without you trying
You're so beautiful
And I tell you everyday
My heart swells with love for him. I don't know what I did to deserve someone as perfect as he is for me. As much as I want to tell him how much I love him right now, I remain quiet, listening to his voice.
When he reaches the last chorus of the song, I can't hold myself back any longer. I join in, my soprano voice harmonizing with him.
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
"What do you think you are doing, hijacking my song?" His laugh is deep and super sexy.
Being here in his arms, my head resting against his chest, feels amazing. As much as my body still feels like it is on fire, both from his blood racing through my body and our conversation just now, the simplicity of this moment is soothing. Not wanting to disturb the perfection of this moment, instead of leaning back to speak, I focus my response out through my skin. "Not hijacking, agreeing."
"So you agree that you're amazing," Jacob whispers softly against the top of my head.
He moves slowly back and forth in the sand. I feel the edge of the surf touch my toes and I feel a giggle surface. "I agree you're amazing," I push the thought out to him, still not wanting to move my head from the comfortable resting spot against his chest.
"Have I mentioned how much I love you?" he asks as his hands twist in my hair.
As he tugs my head back just slightly I sigh, both sad to leave the warmth of his chest and excited for what is still to come with this night.
Locking my eyes with his, I grin, "Not in the past few minutes at least."
"I love you," he whispers just before his lips find mine. This kiss is gentle, no pressure or hurry, just Jacob softly sharing his love through this simple connection.
When he releases my lips, he gently presses my head back to it's resting spot against his chest. He hums a few more songs, occasionally singing the choruses. If I know the song I'll join in, harmonizing the best I can with him.
Before I know it, his phone is buzzing. My first thought is worry that something has come up and we will have to cut the evening short. He keeps one arm around me but I feel him reach in his pocket with the other.
He sighs softly, which makes my heart drop. I'm just about to ask what is wrong when he whispers, "That was my alarm for us. We have an hour left before we need to leave to make your curfew."
"Already?" I pout.
His thumb glides along my chin as he grins at me, "Time flies when you are having fun."
"Do we still have time for- um-," I stumble over my words. As easy as it was to say just a short while ago, outside of that moment, forming those foreign words is harder than I thought.
"Don't worry, I have a plan. But until then, how about I make up for what you missed during the last bonfire?"
I want to ask for details, but I'm learning Jacob likes to plan and surprise me. Taking a deep breath, I let a thrill of excitement run through me knowing he's still on board with me getting to touch him- at least later. Pulling myself together, I tilt my head back at him. "Missed? I didn't miss anything."
"You sure? Because it seemed like you weren't able to pay attention to the legends Dad was telling between being upset over me being an idiot and then me getting upset with Seth."
"Oh, that." My cheeks flame red with lingering embarrassment over that night.
"What?" Jacob asks, clearly noticing the change in my face.
"Nothing," I start but stop myself. Being so upset with Jacob over his joke about Grandpa making out with Sue seems so silly now. However, at the time, I couldn't handle him teasing about kissing when he was so close and yet so far away. "I'm sorry if I provoked you with that comment about making out. I was hurt-."
Jacob's hands engulf my face, "Don't ever apologize for pushing back on me. I was being a jerk. I shouldn't have reacted that way. All I wanted to do was show you what I consider making out, but I couldn't. I was angry and feeling trapped. It was a bad joke at a really bad time. Believe me, you did nothing wrong."
I do my best to nod in understanding, but his hands hold my head in place. He must have received the message somehow though because he gives me a huge grin. "What do you say we spend the last hour of this date with me telling you the legends that you missed, and making up for lost make out time?"
"Works for me," I giggle.
His hands fall away from my face but before I can move, he's scooping me up in his arms again. Circling my arms around his neck, I lean forward to kiss the corner of his mouth as he walks us back to the blanket, "By the way, I approve of what you call making out. You are far from being as uptight as my father."
"That's good to know," he chuckles, then frowns. "Wait, does that mean you still think I'm uptight?"
Nipping at his ear, I let my giggle escape before whispering softly, "Jacob, you have me in your arms. You told me earlier you are horny. I want to touch you. Instead, we are going to spend our last hour of this date making out. Don't get me wrong, I love making out with you, but, you are a little uptight when it comes to- certain stuff."
He drops to the ground, laughing as he goes, "That's fair I guess. But trust me, I'm not uptight because I want to be. I'm uptight because I love you too much to take advantage of you. As much as I want you, and trust me, I want you, I want to cherish our time together, and enjoy learning about each other. We have literally an eternity to be together, but we will never have these first moments again. I want each one to be special, memorable. You deserve that."
Unable to stop the tears of joy from falling, I crush my body against his, my lips opening up to him as soon as they find his lips.
We manage a few gasping breaths, but barely part from one another until his phone goes off again, signaling the end of our first date. He slowly pulls back from me, but still places soft kisses all over my face. "I didn't get to tell you any legends."
"That's ok," I whisper.
"Why's that?" he asks, twisting his head.
Shrugging I feel a smile bloom across my face, "I know most of the stories. Besides, I think we created our own legend tonight. The legend of the first date between the wolf and the vampire."
Jacob's laugh is gruff and happy as he helps me up. "More like the legend of the wolf and his perfect imprint, who just happened to be half-vampire."
"You really don't see me as a vampire," I ask, suddenly very curious.
He's quiet as he quickly packs up everything and puts out the fire. As he walks me to the car, Jacob wraps his free arm around my shoulders and pulls me against his chest. He still hasn't put his shirt back on, so snuggling up returns me to that warm cocoon.
"You are Ness, my imprint. I don't care about the technicalities, all I see when I look at you is the woman I love with every cell in my body. I would do anything for you." He kisses my forehead as he steps away to load the car.
Once we are settled in the car I can't help bringing up the one worry that still persists after tonight, "I get that, but you can't deny it's a little weird that your imprint bites you and takes your blood."
"Not really. I've been linked to the other guys long enough to know their girls can get pretty- aggressive from time-to-time," he grins at me as he starts the car. Before he backs out, he leans over and brushes his lips across mine, "I have no problem letting you have my blood to survive. In fact, I'd rather you take my blood. That way you don't have to hunt any longer. Plus, it's hot knowing you have part of me flowing through your veins. Are you still feeling ok after-?"
"Oh, definitely! I feel better than I've ever felt after- um, feeding. That's really weird though, right?"
Jacob shrugs, "Make you a deal, you feed me with more of that amazing cooking and you are welcome to feed from me any time you need."
I'm shocked by the ease of this conversation, how easily Jacob has not only come to terms with me biting him, but embraced it and is now encouraging it. However, I can't focus on that. Instead, I force myself to push aside all doubts and enjoy the fact that he's ok with it. Jacob is ok with me feeding from him.
"Ok, but you also have to share some of that food with me. If tonight is any indication, I'll need to eat at least a little bit of food."
He wiggles his eyebrows, "Works for me. Seal the deal with a kiss?"
His lips are on mine in the space of a heartbeat. No questions asked, our deal is now sealed. No more hunting for me.
Once again, Jacob has managed to blow my mind and make me love him even more. I'm trying to push my thoughts out to him when he leans back. "Time to get you home. Don't want to miss curfew."
As much as I want to whine, he gives me a wink and I can't help smiling. He puts the car in gear and I sigh. Our first date is now over. However, I can't complain, as always with Jacob, the night was perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. This legend will be a pretty great one to share with future generations.
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A/N: A little gchat humor for you.
NKR: "If you are very good, I might even let you feel my cock." * dies *
WH: Lalalalalalala. Don't know what you are talking about...
See - even we swoon over these two! Jake says if you are very good and click the review button, he might let Ness do more than just touch...MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!