"Change Tony and Claude! Change Tony and Claude!" Gee whiz, you're all testy. All I can say is, we'll see. I'm glad that you all like Rex's brother and I know for a fact that Claude was already one of your favorite characters. Thank you so much for your emotional responses to this chapter. Your reviews, messages, faves, and alerts were absolutely awesome. You can either go clubbing with Tony or with Rex, your choice.
This story is AU/OOC.
All characters belong to Stephanie Meyer. No copyright infringement intended.
Mature readers 18+ only please.
Rex's POV
We've been back from Las Vegas for two months now. It was the end of June, school had gotten out, and I was on my summer vacation away from those hormonal adolescents that I teach day in and day out. Tanya and I are now married, which didn't really matter to either of us, we didn't feel any different at all—we still loved each other as much as we ever did.
My brother and Claude were coming to visit us for two weeks starting this evening. They were staying with Jasper and Bella in Manhattan. They had more room at their house plus there was more for them to do in New York City. I didn't mind, I was over at their house most of the time during the summer anyway.
I was shocked out of my shoes when I ran into Tony in Las Vegas. It was the worst day and the best day of my life combined. The worst because I didn't really know how to tell him that I was a vampire and that I had to fake my death. The best because I had my favorite kid brother back. He was the one that followed in my footsteps, went to college, and made something of himself. He surpassed me in the military, too. Damn! He was a Captain up until three years ago. I was so proud of him.
Tanya and I managed to convince Tony to let us foot the bill for mom's nursing home for awhile. We wanted him to quit working for that asshat, Rocky. Tony was a good man, he didn't need the bullshit that Rocky gave him. With Claude's help, we were finally able to convince him to quit so now the bills were being forwarded to me and Tanya. As it was, I had a few million in savings socked away in the bank. When I first came into this existence, Jasper and Eleazar had each set me up with five million dollars each. Jasper because he was my sire and bore the Whitlock name and Eleazar because I was a Denali due to the fact that I was mated to Tanya. Tanya herself had a few hundred million dollars in assets so paying for mom's care was really no skin off of our backs. I considered the savings my emergency fund. I didn't earn a penny of it and I didn't feel as if I had a right to use it except in case of emergencies. That's why I paid for Tanya's wedding set using money that I earned from my job as a teacher. I wanted to buy the rings on my own rather than use money that was handed to me.
Mom was at Marian Manor in Dorchester, Massachusetts—two blocks from where I grew up. She was suffering from Stage 7 Alzheimer's Disease and her cognitive decline was very severe. I was devastated. Bella and I drove to the nursing home two days ago and we snuck inside to see mom. She didn't recognize me at all, but she kept saying that Bella and I made a nice couple. I left with tears in my eyes. Bella said that she'd come up with me to visit mom monthly. It was weird, I preferred doing stuff like this with Bella because she understood me more than Tanya did at times like these.
Bella and I snuck into my boyhood home afterwards. My older brother Troy now lived there with his wife and four kids. I peeked into the bedrooms to check on everyone's sleeping faces—it looked like he had two boys and two girls with one on the way. I could hear two heartbeats coming from his wife—her own and her baby's. I climbed into the attic and found some boxes marked, photos, and a few marked, Rex. I quickly sifted through the photos, grabbed a few that I wanted to keep and had Bella throw it into her purse. Bella and I, then, picked up the boxes marked Rex and left the house quietly.
I went through the boxes at home later and I found, among other things, my Marine Uniform and my prized Lego model of the Millenium Falcon that I put together when I was ten. Garrett, Felix, and Jasper thought it was so cool. Now we have a Lego room set up in Jasper and Bella's house. Mike and Riley always come over to tinker with them. They remember playing with Legos when they were kids too. Right now, all of us guys are working together to build what we're calling the Ultimate Star Wars Universe. This was, of course, Pete and Riley's idea. Jasper went to the Lego Store and spent, what Bella called, a shameful and exorbitant amount on Legos. She didn't mind, though, she liked it when all of us guys spent time together. I always catch her watching us with a smile on her face whenever all of us are together.
It was 5am and I was waiting for Claude and Tony's flight to get in. They had taken the red-eye from Las Vegas to JFK Airport. Tony walked up and embraced me as soon as he spotted me, so did Claude. They made such a great couple and Claude was truly my brother's other half. I didn't have a problem with their relationship at all. Apparently, Claude was disowned by his family and aside from me, my mom, and Troy; the rest of my brothers were all uncomfortable with the fact that Tony is gay. I didn't know he was gay until we ran into him in Las Vegas. Char said that if Claude and Tony were vampires, they would be mates. That was good enough for me.
We rang the doorbell at Bella and Jasper's where my empathic vampire brother and sire opened the door shirtless and reeking of sex.
"Ah, wifey's essence. It has a bouquet like a fine wine," I said to egg him on. He growled at me.
Bella came bounding down the stairs a couple of minutes later. "She, at least, had the decency to shower," I remarked.
"Oh, shut it, Rex. It's not like you and Tanya don't get it on all of the time. Amanda told me that she caught you fucking her doggy style in the store room. By the way, Rex and Tanya fuck a lot."
"Hey, we can't help it. I'm an incubus and she's a succubus, we need sex more than blood. What excuse do you and Jasper have?"
"We're in love," she chuckled. So did everyone else. She showed Claude and Tony to their room, then gave them the grand tour.
"Isn't this just like the jacuzzi pool from the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa?" Claude asked.
"Yep, Jasper liked it so much that he had one installed. It just doesn't have the bunny symbol at the bottom. We opted for a pretty blue Moroccan tile instead."
"Is that a show shower with a stripper pole and why do you have a tree in here?" Tony questioned.
"Jasper and Bella like to play. That show shower was added after our recent trip to Las Vegas. It was our request since their house is the only one with enough space to install one," I answered. "They have a nicer one in the spa bathroom that's connected to their bedroom."
"Anyway, feel free to make yourselves at home—everyone else does. Oh, and I stocked the kitchen for you and I have a tray of lasagna ready to go for tonight's dinner," Bella said.
"Thanks, you didn't have to go through all of that trouble. Claude and I can cook."
"Yes, they did. She, Rex, Mike, and Vicky have been cooking up a storm all week. Our freezer is packed with food," Jasper informed them.
"Well, I look forward to meeting everyone."
"You won't have long to wait. I can smell Vicky and Garrett now." Sure enough, the doorbell rang and my fellow school teachers walked inside. We introduced Vicky and Garrett to my brother and Claude. Vicky whipped up what looked like the world's most fluffiest omelette for them. Fuck, I wish I could eat. Felix stopped in about an hour later, then Emmett. Jasper and Bella's house had become the hub of all activity ever since we moved to this area. It was centrally located and convenient for those of us in Connecticut and in New Jersey.
"So, when do we get to meet everyone else?" Claude asked.
"Tonight. We're having a party at my house. I figured that was the best way to introduce you to everyone."
"You've already met Vicky's husband, my brother Riley. Do you remember him, Claude?"
"Do I ever. He is gorgeous! I didn't know he was your husband, Vicky. I thought for sure he was gay. He takes such good care of himself."
"Claude, hold that thought and make sure to tell him that when you meet him. It'll make him happy," Vicky chuckled with a mischievous smile. "I can't wait until you two meet Mike and Edward, they're gonna love you."
A few hours later, we all headed to my house in Connecticut. Claude and Tony joined me, Jasper, Em, and Garrett in the war room. Tony was an excellent strategist, having done four tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as an officer—my brother was a seasoned war veteran.
Everyone started trickling in. Until we were almost all there, even Alistair and Esme, who I still wasn't really talking to, but I was trying to be civil because—like it or not, they were still family. We were all gathered in the living room talking. All of the women had a thing for Tony, they claimed he was hotter than I was—even Tanya did. All except for stripper wifey, she assured me that I'll always be number two in her heart after Jasper. See, that's all I'm asking for, a little love and reassurance.
About an hour later, there was a loud screech as a car came to an abrupt stop over some bushes. Carlisle got out of the passenger seat looking like he wanted to puke while Chelsea came bouncing out of the driver's seat with a huge smile planted on her face. She ran straight for Tony and climbed onto his lap. "Ooh, I missed your scent!"
"Are you okay, Daddy?" Bella asked.
"Someone else has to teach her to drive. I can't do it. I don't know if I can survive it."
"Why don't you send her to the driving school that Jasper sent Felix to?" I suggested.
"Yeah, I think I might have to." When I looked at Carlisle's face, he looked like he had just climbed out of a tank under heavy artillery fire rather than an Audi R8.
Chelsea and Esme were currently making small talk. Surprisingly, those two didn't have a problem with each other. Chelsea met Esme without judging her past behavior toward us. She was good like that. You just didn't want to cross her afterwards because there was no telling what she would do.
"So, Edward, would you and Mike know of any good bars that we can go to?"
"Sure, there's an awesome bar in Manhattan called Lace. Really great atmosphere, friendly clientele, you know what I mean."
Sure. Lace is a titty bar. I doubted my brother and Claude would enjoy themselves there.
Bella had a sneaky smile on her face. "I heard at school that there's a hot new bar called Vlada Lounge in Hell's Kitchen. You four should go there."
"Oh, yeah, isn't that the bar that bases it's drink menu on vodka. It sounds pretty awesome," Rose added.
"Hell yeah! Hey, let's go now! It's Friday night. Vlada sounds Russian, they probably have some really hot sweeties there," Mike mused. "Do you remember what street it's on, Bells?"
"Sure, it's on East 51st."
"I heard about that place that's a g..a..." Peter suddenly kissed Char passionately on the lips.
"Yeah, it's a great bar," Pete chuckled.
"Well, if it's so great, why don't we all go?" Jasper suggested.
"Um, it's not the type of place that women would enjoy," Bella stated.
"Now, that sounds like a great place," Garrett winked to the rest of us men.
"I agree, you don't mind if I go out with the guys, do you?" Felix asked Gianna.
"No, go right ahead."
"Now, this is nice. I'm surprised to see you all so open," Tony noted.
"Yeah, we like to keep things open and modern with our wives," Emmett stated, proudly.
A couple of minutes later, all of the men, with the exception of me and Pete, left to go to the Vlada Lounge—even Alistair went. As soon as they were out of earshot, we started cracking up.
"Those asshats think they're going to a titty bar," Pete chuckled.
"Oh, aren't they?" Esme asked.
"Nope, Rose and I just sent them all to the newest, hippest gay bar in Manhattan," Bella giggled.
"Oh...oh...ohhh! Hehehe." Esme was clutching at her sides and laughing along with the rest of us. "Well, let's go celebrate, then. We should all go to Manhattan and have some fun for once."
"That's a great idea, Esme. Isn't it guys?" Bella pinched both me and Pete on our thighs.
"Yessss," we both hissed. Neither of us liked Esme very much, but Bella was adamant that we all had to bury the hatchet because, otherwise, when we faced Maria we wouldn't be a united front.
"I know the owner of a new club in Hell's Kitchen. I just did the design for the whole place. He's been itching to get me to come in."
"Great, why don't you call him," I suggested.
Esme placed the call and an hour later, we were standing outside of Swanky Hell. The place was a mob scene and the line to get inside went around the block. The owner came out personally to greet us and we were led to the VIP seating area.
I had to admit that the design was pretty awesome. It was modern, swanky, and it could rival any nightclub in Las Vegas. We were on the second floor, it overlooked the first floor which featured the main dance area and seating for the non-VIP clientele.
"Isn't that Johnny B of the Pocket Rockets?" Bella asked me.
I peered in the direction she was looking. "Yeah, I think it is." He noticed our group and walked over to greet us...no...Pete.
"Homey!" He gave Pete a high-five. Where've you been? I haven't seen you in awhile! Speaking of which, I haven't seen Daddy C in a while."
Pete's eyes widened. "Uh, yeah, we've been hanging out in Vegas. Plus, Daddy C tied the knot."
"You're fucking with me? What money-grabbing bitch got her claws into the ultimate party machine?"
"That would be his wife, right there." Pete motioned to Chelsea.
"Wow! You're a knockout! No wonder he got hitched quick. Did you guys elope in Vegas?"
"Yes, we did."
"Trust me, it's the best way. I had a huge shindig for my first wedding, but the last four have been in Las Vegas. So, which one of you fine ladies wants to party with Johnny C?"
Tanya and Bella both snuggled into me while Rose and Char did the same with Pete. "Oooh! I love parties! Let's go!" Chelsea squealed.
"Uh, I don't mess with the married ones."
"But we're all married."
"Sorry, sweetheart."
"You're mean! Just because we're married doesn't mean we don't know how to have fun!"
"What's going on Johnny B? Are these hoes ragging on you?" An asshole rapstar with a prominent Swastika tattoo on his arms approached him.
"That's G-Twat, he's the racist, white supremacist rap star that thinks women should be used, abused, barefoot, and pregnant," Alice whispered. The women instantly donned angry faces.
"Yeah, these married sluts want to party with me just cause I'm Johnny B."
"Excuse me, please leave our table. We don't need to hear that kind of talk." Esme stood up defiantly.
"Bitch! Did I give you permission to talk to me? Fucking whore!" G-Twat said to Esme.
Peter and I stood up instantly, but not before all of the women.
"Get the hell away from this table before I fuck your shit up!" Victoria looked angry and feral. Kate was flanking Vicky with her shocking hands on the ready.
"Oooh! I'm scared," he taunted, then cackled together with Johnny B.
Chelsea's evil smile widened at that point. She looked between Johnny B and G-Twat and concentrated. Char slapped a hand over her mouth. Holy shit. I hope she didn't do what I think she did. Oh God. We're all going to hell. Meh, they probably deserve it.
Johnny B and G-Twat got horrified expressions on their faces. The two of them returned to their section and sat as far apart from each other as they could for the rest of the evening. Like I said before, Chelsea is one vampire you never want to piss off.
Garrett's POV
Titty bar! Boobies! Here we come! We arrived at Vlada Lounge and as soon as the bouncer out front took a look at our group, he let us in instantly. With all of the men standing out front to get inside, it was obvious what kind of a place this was. Shit! They must have some really hot women here. Mike is right, Russian chicks are hot. My wife is Russian, I should know. Now, I never touch, but I love watching beautiful women. I'm so lucky that Katie is so open and understands that we men need to hang out with just the guys sometimes.
I was actually surprised that Rex and Peter didn't come along with us. Pete said that he wanted to set up for the pool party at his house tomorrow night and Rex offered to help him since the party was in honor of his brother and his husband. Now, I don't have a problem at all with gay men as long as they understand that I'm straight and prefer women.
We were seated in a section with comfortable sofas and chairs and the waiter came to take our order. Jasper started a bottle service while Tony preferred some pink drink called a Pink Poodle. The bar was apparently vodka based so we had bottles of Stolichnaya sent to us all night.
"Hey, where are the girls?" I asked, loudly.
Right on cue, three beautiful women with huskier than usual voices came to sit with us. One of them looked surprisingly like Cher and the other one had a fruit basket on her head. The blonde girl was extremely tall, but kind of cute, she sat in between me and Jasper. I thought they were all a little flat chested. The conversation was going well until the blonde girl ran her rather large and hairy manicured hand over my thigh.
"I'm sorry if I gave off the wrong impression, I'm married, ma'am," I said.
"Oh, that's too bad. Which one of these lucky men are you married to?" Are my ears deceiving me or does her voice sound deeper than mine? That's when I noticed her Adam's apple. In fact, all of these 'women' had Adam's apples.
Riley's eyes widened. He whispered in vampire speed and tone that we were at a gay bar. Meanwhile, one of the 'women' sidled up next to him and linked her...his...arms around his. "Bella and Rose," he growled.
We all growled our sisters' names under our breaths. Now, we were in a bit of a jam. We had Rex's brother and his friend here and we couldn't just leave abruptly, otherwise we'd offend them. "We've got to suck it up guys, I'll deal with my mate when I get home," Jasper whispered.
"Don't worry, I'll get Rose," Emmett stated with a scowl. "Knowing those two, they planned this shit. They can get pretty crafty."
Claude and Tony were great, having both served in the military, their knowledge was extensive. Tony served four tours of duty in Iraq and two in Afghanistan. We found out that Claude and Tony go to re-enactments too. They were really into battle planning and they were especially interested in the Civil and Revolutionary Wars. We decided that we would play some laser tag tomorrow before Pete's party.
"So, Riley, I have to admit that I thought you were gay when I met you in Las Vegas. You have such pretty skin, perfectly shaped eyebrows, and such gorgeous hair," Claude noted, running his fingers through Riley's hair. "What product do you use?"
"Oh, um, I prefer the TIGI Bedhead line for shampoo and conditioner and Bumble and Bumble Hair Creme for styling. I end it with a spritz of Aqua Net."
We all stared at Riley in horror. What the fuck was that?
"Really, Ry? I prefer the Paul Mitchell Awapuhi line, I think it's gentler on the scalp," Edward added. "I use the Bumble and Bumble Hair Creme too and Aqua Net like you do, though. What do you use Claude?"
"I like the Bain de Terre Coconut Moringa Shampoo and their Recovery Complex Conditioner. I use Nexxus Exxtra Gel Style Creation Sculptor for styling and follow up with Aqua Net."
"Excuse me, is it normal for modern men to be so attentive to their hair care needs?" Alistair asked.
The dude dressed like Cher responded, "Of course it is. Your body is your temple and that includes your hair. By the way, honey, you should really consider taking a pair of tweezers to your eyebrows. You should try to be more like this morsel over here, too bad he's straight though."
"How do you know Carlisle is straight?"
"His earring, sweetheart. It's in his left ear." We looked over at Carlisle and he looked pretty proud of himself.
"What about you, Tony?" Edward asked. "What do you use for your hair?"
"I use whatever the fuck is in the shower. I don't give a shit. Does it matter?"
I think I prefer Tony to Claude. Of course, he is drinking that pink beverage. Who knows, maybe it's good. "Hey, Tony, can I try some of your drink?" I asked to be friendly and to get off of the topic of hair products.
"Sure."
I took a sip. Surprisingly, it was good and didn't taste off to my vampire taste buds. I passed the drink around to my brothers and we all ended up ordering a round of Pink Poodles. Claude stuck with the Stolichnaya, he said the Pink Poodle was too fufu for him. I bet Claude's the man in the relationship. What exactly does a 'man' in a gay relationship do anyway?
A couple of hours later, and under Felix and Emmett's protection, we all left Vlada Lounge. We had an enjoyable time with Tony and Claude, but at the same time, we were hit on and groped several times by some overzealous human males. All I knew was that I needed to go home and suck on Katie's 34 DD's for several hours.
Bella's POV
I heard the front door open, then close. Claude and Tony wished Jasper a goodnight, walked straight up to their rooms, and started snoring within three minutes. I was sitting in our room reading when I suddenly became extremely tired. "Jasper." That's the last thing I remember saying.
When I came to, I was naked, blindfolded, handcuffed to the stripper pole, and extremely aroused. "Hello, my mate. Did you have a good evening?"
"Uh, yes, why?"
"That was a pretty swanky bar that you and Rose recommended to us."
"I'm glad you liked it. I thought you might enjoy something new and different." I couldn't see a thing out of this blindfold, Jasper had tied it securely around me so that I couldn't even peer out of the corner.
"Um, honey, why am I blindfolded and in handcuffs?"
"Oh, that. I thought that you might want to try something new and different since you're so much like me," he said in a dark tone. I felt my arousal pool instantly at my core as he sent wave after wave of lust to me.
"What are you doing?" I gulped while panting. "Oh...oh...oh...J...j..."
He abruptly stopped sending me lust. I felt two fingers being inserted into my pussy. "So wet."
My mate started finger fucking me, occasionally stopping to lick my clit. He'd send me strong bursts of lust, then stop just when I was about to cum. "Jasperrrr, please!" I begged, over and over again.
This cycle continued on for hours. I was frustrated, aroused, in pain from denial, and in desperate need of a release.
"I didn't enjoy being sent to a gay bar, Bella. Some...I don't know what the fuck he was...in a Carmen Miranda outfit groped me."
I started laughing. Jasper released the handcuffs and the blindfold. "You think that's funny, do you?"
"Yeah, I do."
"So do I." My mate started chuckling along with me. He carried me to our bed and we made love until the sun came up. I told him that Rose and I only meant to send Edward and Mike over to Vlada's, but everyone else decided they wanted to go along thinking that it was some sort of a strip joint.
"Well, maybe that'll teach us a lesson to not go to strip joints so often and to never, ever follow Mike's lead."
"Probably."
We took a shower together, then I went downstairs to start on breakfast for our guests. The guys all went to a laser tag center in the mid morning while we women headed to Pete and Char's to help them set up for the party.
A few hours later, the men returned. Apparently, they all got hosed by Tony who had only left the military three years ago. I had a good chuckle looking at the scowls on Jasper, Garrett, Felix, and Rex's faces.
"It was my fucking idea that he join the military to pay for college!" Rex whined.
By the time Claude and Tony finished eating the mountain of food that we prepared for them, Vicky was drunk. She made some kind of dish with a cognac cream sauce and she had been sucking on bottles of cognac throughout the day. Mind you, the entire dish took about a quarter cup of cognac and she purchased about ten different varieties.
We were dancing poolside, occasionally taking dips inside of the pool. Tony, Rex, Chelsea, and I were sitting in the third tier where the jacuzzi was and chatting. Vicky came to join us and planted herself on Tony's lap.
"You are soooo gorgeous." My drunk sister-in-law ran her hand over Tony's chest. "Is it true that you're a better dancer than Rex?"
"Probably, I can think and dance at the same time. I don't get distracted as much Rex does. You know, he had ADD as a kid."
"I'm not surprised." Vicky ran her nose over Tony's neck and inhaled. "You smell divine. You'd make such a beautiful vampire, it's too bad you're human."
Yep, she's hammered. Gone! Flipped out of her brain! Did she just lick him?
"She's really drunk," Chelsea whispered. "Wow, she really can't hold her liquor, can she?"
"Nope!" Rex stated.
"Vampires are beautiful. I wish I had all of those traits come naturally to me. Of course, I wouldn't want to be so pale."
"Really? Do you really mean it?" Vicky asked.
"Yeah, I do. You're all very pretty—especially your husband. Now, he's hot."
"That's really nice. I think Riley's pretty, too."
Tanya came to join us in the jacuzzi. She sat on Tony's other lap. "What are you doing?" she asked Vicky.
"I'm just sniffing Tony's blood, it smells divine. Kind of like Rex's blood when he was human only more...I don't know...manly."
"Hey! I smelled manly when I was human!" Rex argued.
"Let me see. Mmm...yummy," Tanya breathed.
Rex, Chelsea, and I were watching Vicky and Tanya perplexedly. You see, I know when someone smells good, but I've never had a desire to sniff them. Now, I've seen Chelsea and Char both do it, but never to the extent Vicky and Tanya did.
Tanya took one more whiff of Tony, then, suddenly, all hell broke loose.
"Aaaagggghhhh!" Chelsea and I screamed—both of us losing our composure. Jasper, Peter, and Carlisle came rushing up to the jacuzzi to help.
"Tanya, let go of him. You're going to drain him. Tanya!" I yelled. Chelsea was trying to pry Tanya's jaw open while Rex tried to talk Tanya down.
"Bella, put your shield down!"
I dropped it. Jasper knocked Tanya out and passed her to Carlisle. Rex was freaking out. "What do we do? What do we do? Holy shit. Holy shit. Bro! Oh fuck!"
"Oh my God! Tony! Honey!" Claude screamed. "I love you! You can't die! He can't die, do something!"
Jasper sunk his teeth into Tony's neck and inserted his venom into all of his pulse points. Tony started screaming immediately. Peter moved him into Jasper and my room because it was soundproofed. Claude was sobbing and inconsolable. I felt horrible for him, I couldn't imagine life without Jasper and Char said that they would be mates if they were both vampires. I made my decision at that moment.
"I'm sorry," I said, looking into Claude's eyes, then bit into his jugular and pumped my venom into his system.
"Sissy!" Rosie cried. She descended upon Claude to help me do the job just like she did with Mike. That's how Tony Fantasia and Claude whatever the fuck his last name is both became Whitlocks.
Claude was whisked upstairs by Rex while Jasper had both me and Rose in a comforting embrace. "Shh...you both did the right thing."
Emmett kneeled in front of us. "Hey, you wouldn't want them to be lonely. Think of it as keeping the love alive."
"I know, but I killed someone unnecessarily," I sobbed.
"Nah, what would be worse? Waking up as a vampire knowing that the love of your life is human and could die someday or waking up with your mate by your side knowing that you had all of eternity together?"
"He's right, you know. I've seen them both happy and grateful to you both. They wouldn't have wanted it any other way." Alice paused before speaking again. "Bella, I need you to put your shield down. We have to figure out the best way to handle this."
I did as she asked. Edward sat with us. "Okay, here's how it's going to go. Who has a house in Tennessee?"
"I do," Emmett stated.
"Okay, you, Vicky, Garrett, Rex, Carlisle, and Chelsea are driving down there with Tony and Claude. You'll take two vehicles: Jasper's Tahoe and Emmett's Hummer. Jasper, Bella, Felix, and Gianna will join you before their awakenings. Oh, ooh, oh!"
"What?" we all asked.
"Carlisle, don't let Chelsea drive your Audi anymore. Buy her an automatic shift Nissan Sentra. It's the easiest car for her to drive. Esme will teach her to drive when you get back at the end of the summer. She has the most patience and she's happy to do it. If you sign her up for the driving school that Felix went to, she'll mate her driving instructor with the State Trooper that comes to take a report when she gets into an accident while she's trying to parallel park."
"I''ll be glad to teach you how to drive, Chelsea" Esme said happily.
"Thank you. I wouldn't want to have to mate anyone unnecessarily."
"Bullshit," Char coughed.
"Oh my God! Johnny B and G-Twat are eloping in the Netherlands in two weeks. They're going to take one from Madonna's books and adopt a baby from Malawi," Alice announced.
"I didn't know that Johnny B was gay," Carlisle stated.
"Um, he is now," Chelsea smiled brilliantly. I noticed all of the women plus Rex and Peter looking anywhere, but at Carlisle.
"Chelsea, dear, did you happen to run into Johnny B when you went clubbing last night?"
"He was really mean and nasty and so was his friend!" Chelsea looked absolutely feral.
"Can we fucking get back to business?" Edward asked.
"Right, okay. Jasper, Bella, Felix, and Gianna are flying down to Las Vegas tonight to pack up Claude and Tony's house. We're not staging their deaths yet. Riley, you need to call their employers in two weeks and tell them that they're going on medical leave because they've both contracted a severe form of mononucleosis. They're fine for now because they're on vacation for thirteen more days. Jasper, you have to make sure you break open their safe—it's in their bedroom closet. It contains all of their important documents and the drawer on the far left of their kitchen island contains their bills. I know you'll want to close everything out for them. Ooh! Felix, make sure you make love to Gianna on the kitchen island at Claude and Tony's house. I promise you'll be very happy."
"Alice, really?" Edward asked.
"Right, okay, um...that's about it, you just pack everything up in boxes and a moving company will stop by to pick everything up tomorrow at two pm and deliver it here to Pete's house. I'll set that up from here. Leave their furniture, bedding, and towels behind. We'll all be using their house as a vacation home whenever we're in Las Vegas. Oh, and you'll be staying at the Mirage starting tomorrow. Jasper's going to rent a car and drive straight to their house, pack, then after the moving guys come, the four of you will move over to the Mirage because that's the only hotel that has a suite left. On Monday, you're going to the Pool Party at Bare—wow, Bella, you really have beautiful breasts. So do you, Gianna."
"Uh, go over that thought one more time, Alice," Edward requested. "I think I missed something."
"Oh, okay."
"Thank you, you can go on," Edward smirked. Jasper punched him in the jaw. When Edward recovered, Felix followed up with a second hit—this time to his nose.
"Ow!"
"Alright, the four of you fly to Nashville on the six am flight on Tuesday morning. You'll arrive at Emmett's house three hours before they wake up."
"Alice, shouldn't we be flying to Nashville on Sunday or Monday?"
"Nope, on Sunday, you're going to be stuck indoors until six pm because the sun is going to come out as soon as the moving van pulls away. It doesn't make sense to fly out on Monday because planes won't be able to land east of Chicago due to severe thunderstorms. Oh, and Esme, don't take the client coming in on Monday to see you. Her husband is going to be arrested for insider trading next month and she won't be able to pay you—ever. Just call her on Monday morning and tell her that you've come down with the flu. When she calls back to reschedule her appointment, book her for the end of next month."
"Is there any way that I could assist?" Alistair asked.
"Yes! You're extremely important. You're going to help in both Amanda and Tanya's and Edward and Mike's stores because Gianna won't be available. I'm sorry, but you have to learn how to operate a cash register and a computer—there's no way around technology. Amanda will teach you. Okay, what else? Rose, Riley, Kate, and Tanya will fly down on their days off to see their mates for the duration of the summer. Rose, you'll be staying with Pete and Char because both you and Emmett will feel safer that way. Stay in Jasper and Bella's room—it's soundproofed in there."
"Okay, that's it. Those of us remaining here keep working. Bella, put your shield back up please. I really didn't need to see that, Jasper."
Edward started laughing. "I like the red panties better."
"Stay the fuck out of my brain!"
"Bella! For the love of God, put your shield up. Your mate's addicted to having sex with you."
"That's not a bad thing is it?" I asked.
"Just wear your red lace thong panties from La Perla on Monday night. Oh my God! I just saw the price tag on it. I can't believe you spent 128 dollars on a pair of panties. Mine are three for five dollars from Walmart."
"I didn't buy them, Jasper did."
"Jasper, how could you blow money left and right like that? She's going to wear those panties for five minutes and you're going to rip them off of her."
Jasper wagged his eyebrows and smirked at Alice. "I'll buy you a pair next time I'm in there, Ali."
"Hey, thanks man." Mike shook my husband's hand.
"I'm sorry, how did we go from Tony and Claude's transformation to my panties?"
"Blame Jasper. You know, he wasn't this perverted when he was married to me."
"Well, why the fuck do you keep focusing on Jasper's future? Focus on your own husband's future."
Alice's slapped Mike across the face. "I am not going to put a blonde wig on and dress up like a school girl!"
With that, we wished each other luck and went our separate ways. I hugged Rose for the longest time. I was going to miss my sis. Felix and Gianna ran home to pack for an extended trip, we did the same.
As soon as we got on the highway, I started to cry.
"Bella, trust me when I say that you did the right thing in changing Claude. The agony in his heart nearly brought me to my knees. I felt nothing, but love coming from them. On top of that, Char says that they're mates. If you didn't change him, I would have."
With Jasper's reassurance, I was able to finally relax a little. When we got home, our home phone was ringing. Jasper answered it.
"Yeah, sure Sush, hang on a sec. Bella, it's Sushmita."
"Hello?"
"Don't dwell on what you did. Rex's brother and his mate are going to be extremely grateful to you for changing Claude as well. I miss you, Bella."
"I miss you, too, Sush."
"Call me next week to tell me how they're faring. Tell Jasper that I miss him and I love him."
"I love you, too, Sush!" Jasper called.
She ended the call quickly.
"Feel better?"
"Yeah, I do."
We packed our bags, locked up the house, and headed for the airport. Felix and Gianna showed up twenty minutes later and we hopped on a flight to Las Vegas.
Monday afternoon...
Jasper's POV
The moving company loaded up all of Tony and Claude's possessions and set off for New Jersey. We left the furniture, bedding, and towels behind like Alice told us to. I paid off all of Tony and Claude's bills including their mortgage, credit cards, and car payments. I called a shipping company and had their vehicles shipped over to Pete's house, then the four of us locked up their house and made our way to the Mirage. They had one room available—a two bedroom suite on the twenty-sixth floor so we had no choice, but to take it. Alice wasn't kidding. The city was swarming with people. Last night, Felix and I hit the casinos and did pretty well considering we were there for only five hours. I won 1.2 million playing baccarat while Felix cleaned up in an all night poker game—his total win was a dollar short of a million dollars.
Upon check-in yesterday, the manager of the Bare Pool Lounge at the hotel caught sight of Gianna and Bella and gave us four free passes to their pool party on Monday. He said that we would be his personal guests in the VIP section. The girls really wanted to go so we agreed to it. Bella and Gianna were already there and Felix and I had just arrived right now. We showed our passes to the host manning the entrance and were led down a lavish pathway to another host. He inspected our passes, then brought us to the main pool area.
"Major, titties," Felix whispered excitedly.
"Uh-huh," I said with a smile. The majority of women had shed their bikini tops as they lounged on the daybeds sipping their drinks or frolicking in the pool.
The host motioned for us to follow him upstairs where we were led to a more exclusive section of the party where there were more titties. "This is the VIP section, you and your wives have been given use of two daybeds compliments of the manager."
"Thanks." I tipped the guy and Felix and I went to find our...fucking wives were lounging on the same daybed with their breasts bared to the world. They were both reading some smutty romance novel. Bella in English, Gianna in Italian
"What are you two doing? We're in public." I threw towels around both of them. Felix thanked me. My mate and Gianna had the nerve to fling the towels back at me.
"This is a European style beach party guys. Tops are optional," Bella explained.
"Uh, yeah. Optional for everyone else, required for you two," Felix chastised.
"Ipocrita!" Gianna yelled scathingly at Felix in Italian when he threw the towel back on her. She simply took it and put it behind her back.
"Don't start with me, Jasper Whitlock. I know you two were excited to see all of the topless women when you walked in here. What was it that we heard Felix saying? It was very profound...oh, yeah...it was, 'Major, titties.' To which you replied with a very thoughtful, 'Uh-huh.' Now, look around you, admire the pretty ladies, but know this: Gianna and I are not covering our tits just because you two are ordering us too."
With that, Bella and Gianna stood up tall and proud and made their way to the glass encased hot tub. Felix and I quickly shed our shirts and joined them. The way I figured it, all of the women were topless, none of the men were ogling them; in fact, everyone was just doing their own thing—so why shouldn't our women be allowed to go topless. Plus, I had to admit, seeing both Bella and Gianna topless and going about acting as if it was perfectly natural was hot.
A few hours later, Bella had just gotten out of the shower and threw a pair of red lace thongs on—the ones that I had picked up for her at La Perla last week. She was about to throw on a pretty black dress, but I couldn't help myself—my dick was hard from staring at titties all day. I ripped the thongs off of her, pushed her to her hands and knees, and entered her tight pussy. She started moaning right away.
I thrust into her relentlessly—hard, while using her hair as an anchor to keep me stable.
"Major, Gianna and I won't be joining you and Bella for dancing tonight." I heard Felix call out from the other room. I could hear Gianna begging him for more. Good. I didn't feel like dancing tonight.
I continued pounding into my mate. "Harder, Major! Take me the way you want to!"
Harder. Deeper. If she were human, I would have broken several bones, but my mate was not. She was a vampire. I hammered into her like there was no tomorrow wanting her to feel every inch of me. She responded by begging me for more, pleading with me not to stop.
"Majorrrr!" Her walls slammed down on my cock, milking it as she shuddered in ecstasy. I yanked her head up pulled her neck towards my mouth and quenched my desire to mark her. A few minutes later, I picked Bella up, carried her to our bed and simply made love to her for the next several hours until it was time for us to check out and head for the airport.
Gaitlinburg, Tennessee
"Alright, be on the ready guys. It looks like Claude is going to awaken first. Remember what Vicky taught you guys about handling newborns—no big movements and absolute silence. Let me do the talking."
Claude's rapidly beating heart came to an abrupt halt. He opened his eyes, scanned the room, and moved into a defensive crouch. He was panting heavily and scanning the room rapidly.
"Claude, do you remember what happened?"
"No." He shook his head. He looked down next to him where Tony was still changing and laid back down and snuggled into him. Instinctively, Tony put his arm around him, protectively. Huh, I've never seen that before.
Claude was still scanning the room. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Bella. He sat up and looked directly at her. "Mrs. Whitlock? How can I help you today? May I call the Palms Hotel and get you a room or would you prefer somewhere a little more low key? Perhaps a room at the Venetian Hotel would suit you this time. Where is Mr. Whitlock today?"
I decided to go with it, sidled my way to my wife, and put my arm around her. "Hi Claude."
"Oh, Mr. Whitlock, you're here with your wife. Should we have her pick the hotel room because, frankly speaking, she seems to make wiser choices as far as room selections are concerned."
"We won't be needing a room today, Claude. Who's that lying next to you?"
"Oh, that's my husband Tony. We got married in Boston three years ago. He's the love of my life. He suffered an injury during his fourth tour in Iraq. He was hit by unfriendly fire in the knee, fortunately, he survived. After that, we knew that we had to get married. Besides, the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy was really getting to us."
"I can see how that can bother you. What does your family think of your relationship?"
"I've been disowned by mine and Tony's family all disapprove. They say that they're uncomfortable with the situation. They're staunch Catholics, you see. His older brother Troy and his mother are okay with it. He also had a big brother that we thought was dead until...until...you were with him...you're vampires." The realization seemed to hit him. "You bit me, Bella, so that...so that I wouldn't have to be alone...so that Tony wouldn't have to be alone. Thank you."
Claude zipped over to Bella and hugged her. The force of his newborn strength toppled them both out of the window and onto the ground outside.
"Ouch!" I heard Bella moan as she hit the ground.
"Hold onto him, stay there. Sit on him if you have to," I chuckled.
I ran downstairs with Emmett and Rex and we helped Bella up. She had dislocated her shoulder. Rex popped it back into place for her while Emmett and I held onto Claude. It was during that time that I heard Tony's heart stop. "Stay with Claude, we'll take them both hunting in a minute."
Halfway up the stairs, I heard Chelsea screaming for me. I rushed into the bedroom and Tony was absolutely feral. Carlisle and Felix were both completely nude, licking their lips, and trying to make their way to Tony who had ripped his clothes off. Garrett was trying to restrain him from behind with his eyes closed.
Vicky was spouting out orders left and right. "Keep your eyes shut tight, Garrett. Let go of Tony and get the fuck out of the house! Gianna, take Felix and fuck him like you've never fucked him before. DO IT!"
I averted my eyes and yelled for Bella to bring Claude upstairs. "Just Bella and Claude! I want all males to stay downstairs!"
Bella was upstairs in seconds with Claude. I ripped his clothes off and sent him to Tony. Shit! I looked in his eyes. I want him...no...I want Bella. Where's Bella? I need Bella now. I shouted out the last of my orders. "Chelsea, find a room and fuck Carlisle. Tony's an incubus and he used his power unknowingly. Bella! Baby, I need you! Vicky, you're in charge! Sorry!"
With that, I ran into the forest with Bella, ripped her clothes off, and plowed inside of her. Over and over again, I took her. I had to or I would die. The power of seduction from an incubus is something I've never experienced before. Combined with my empathic powers, the lust became unbearable within seconds, I'm surprised I was able to churn out those last orders. Bella must have had her shield down when Tony woke up. When I was finally sated, I noticed that several trees had been felled. Bella was laying flat on her back and actually looked exhausted. "Sorry, baby."
"Glad I was there to help," she whimpered. I held my mate in my arms and checked out her mark. I, continuously, bathed her wound with my tongue in order to soothe it. "I need to hunt, Jasper."
I picked my wife up and ran deeper into the woods. I put her down for a second and brought her a mountain lion. I snapped it's neck and presented it to her. She latched on immediately. "Stay, baby," I said, as soon as she had drained it. I ran a little further and caught the scent of deer. I drained one and brought the second one back for my mate. When she was done feeding, I picked her up bridal style and went hunting for myself.
"Put me down Jasper, I smell a bear. I'll wait here. Go."
I ran towards the scent and, as soon as I spotted it, I knocked the bear out and fed from him. I spotted a cougar on the way back to Bella so I took him down too. I returned to my gorgeous mate, picked her up, and made our way back to the house. We walked in through the back, showered together, got dressed, and joined everyone else out on the front porch.
"Better, Major?" my female second-in-command asked me.
"Yeah, that was a whopper. I'd never felt the urge to claim more so than when Tony used his power on me."
"Well, you remember how Char and I were with Rex. Trust me, I know how it feels—it's actually painful until you're sated."
"That bad?" Garrett asked.
"Yes," Felix came downstairs with Gianna in tow. I thought I was going to die right then and there if I couldn't have him. Do you suppose he attracts males because of his sexual preference?"
"Probably. Rex, how long did it take for you and Tanya to get it out of your system and how the heck did Tanya teach you to control your power?"
"It took a couple of weeks. You and Bella were the only two that we could see and that's cause she had her shield up and Tanya didn't perceive her as a threat. It's different though because Tanya's a succubus. Her instinct to protect her incubus was more powerful."
"Help me, Bella! I don't think I can have sex anymore! My jaws are in pain from sucking on his cock!" Claude cried out from upstairs. Bella, Vicky, and Gianna started chuckling. We, men, donned horrified masks on our faces.
"Did I hear him correctly?" Carlisle asked as he made his way outside.
"Yeah," we all laughed.
"Alright, you women go upstairs and try to restrain Tony. We'll go and grab something for them to feed off of. Listen to Vicky."
A few minutes later, we were back with two mountain lions, a coyote, and a wolf. Gianna and Chelsea came down to grab the mountain lions. They rushed back upstairs with them so Tony and Claude could feed. They came back downstairs for the coyote and wolf and handed off the mountain lion carcasses to us.
We heard the upstairs and downstairs showers turn on. I think the women were bathing them. "No! I want to bathe Tony, Gianna!" Chelsea yelled. Slap! Spank! Then, the two of them started arguing in Italian. Felix and Carlisle were howling in laughter.
"What the fuck is going on?" I asked. I kept hearing the sounds of the two women slapping and spanking each other. I bet Gianna's doing the spanking. She seems to do that a lot. We've all been victims of her spank happy hand.
"Chelsea claims that she has experience with newborns so she should be allowed to scrub Tony down. Gianna, in turn, claims that since she used to be a hair stylist and beautician in Italy, she would be able to take care of his esthetic needs, gently. Now they're calling each other whore, slut, bitch, every name you can think of under the sun and..."
Felix was interrupted by the sound of Victoria yelling. "You two get the fuck downstairs and outside now! I'll take care of Tony since you both can't control yourselves around newborns! Do it NOW!"
Chelsea and Gianna both ran outside with the fear of God in their eyes.
"Geez! She's testy!" Chelsea exclaimed.
"No kidding," Gianna agreed.
Bella and Claude came outside a few minutes later. "Well, that was refreshing. I've never used Walmart brand shampoo before. Are you sure it won't dry out my scalp?"
"Positive," we all said.
"You need to protect me. My body's worn out from all that lovemaking. What's going on with Tony?"
I explained the dynamics of incubi to him. "Wait, so you're saying that he requires more sex than the usual vampire?"
"We need sex as much as blood," Rex explained. "Like, right now, I'm going crazy because I haven't had a release with Tanya for a few days. I've tested it out. I'm good for about a week, but when Tanya comes to see me on the weekend, you probably won't see me or her for the duration of her stay. Garrett will be the same way when Katie comes for a visit. She's a succubus so she needs a release just as much as we do."
"Oh, so is that why Jasper and Bella have sex often?"
"No, they're just horny. They can do without sex if they put their mind to it. They just don't like to make an effort."
"Claude! Back to work, get upstairs and fuck your mate!" Vicky called.
"I feel so cheap."
"Nah, you'll look back and laugh about it. This will only last a few days, then Tony will be able to be around us."
One year later...
The non-stop sex session for Tony and Claude lasted only three days. The bloodlust was a different issue altogether, though. While it only took Tony a couple of months to gain control, it took Claude over a year to fully get over his bloodlust. He had eight near misses and three slips in the first seven months. This was actually very typical of a newborn.
Bella and I stayed in Gaitlinburg for that year while the others returned home to their lives in New York City metro area. As their sires, we felt it was our responsibility to make sure they came through it okay. Bella and I were able to finish our university classes online and I graduated from Columbia University at the top of my class; Bella was somewhere in the middle. She vowed never to attend school with me again.
Tony and Claude kept apologizing to us for disrupting our lives. We joked that we ended theirs so we could call it even. It wasn't a problem at all. We got along well with those two, and with the vast woods surrounding Emmett's property, I was able to train all three of them for the upcoming fight with Maria. Claude was strong as hell and a scrappy fighter. We found out he held a black belt in karate. That made Laurent happy. He often flew down to spar with him.
You would think we'd get lonely living in such seclusion, but we didn't have the chance to be. Everyone took turns to come and see us. Bella and I were even able to take a bit of a break and go on vacation in Paris for a week when Rose and Emmett flew down and took over for us. Tony and Claude were both envious so I promised them that if Claude worked hard on his bloodlust, we'd all go on vacation in Paris and, as an added incentive, we'd do a week in London on top of it.
Claude worked harder than hell to gain control after that. True to my word, we vacationed in Paris and in London after I was sure his bloodlust was at bay. We had a blast in Europe. Bella and I even went to a gay bar with them and partied. I stuck close to my mate's side, though.
After our return, we gave Claude and Tony a choice of residences. They ended up moving in with Peter and Charlotte, just as Alice predicted. They preferred a more suburban neighborhood and they were in love with their swimming pool. We didn't mind because, frankly, Bella and I needed a bit of a break—some alone time, if you will. I also needed to do a check on all of my properties. Everything seemed to be okay, but the property in Dallas suffered extensive structural damage from a recent windstorm in Texas so it had to be torn down and rebuilt. I was a bit sad because this was my boyhood home. The property originally sat on two acres, but I bought out all of the neighbors as they passed on and now I owned roughly ten acres of surrounding my home. It was beautiful and secluded.
My human mother had always dreamt of living in a grand mansion rather than the simple farmhouse that we grew up in; so, in a tribute to her, we were having a house built in the Greek-revival style which was typical of mansions in the Antebellum. Construction was set to begin in three weeks after all necessary permits were obtained.
Currently, Bella and I were in Charleston, South Carolina with Felix and Gianna. He had just taken us on a grand tour of the city he grew up in. We were able to tour the plantation he had grown up on, it had been turned into a museum. It was gorgeous. It was one of those homes that my mother dreamt of while growing up—large, airy, with high ceilings and balconies overlooking the property.
Felix and I were talking and it occurred to us, then, that none of this really mattered. Both of us were changed and had to start our lives over again. We both fought in the Civil War for different reasons. I joined because I wanted the South to be free from Northern oppression. He joined for the same reason except he also thought he was fighting for the rights of the slaves working on his plantation and others. His family was very generous to their slaves, they had ample living space and they kept families together. They ate the same meals as the family except they just ate at the dining room at their house. I saw the slave quarters too, they were more lavish than the little farmhouse that I grew up in as a boy. They were never flogged or punished, in fact; there was no need to because no one ever wanted to leave. They were all taught to read and write and even given a little stipend. He knew that slaves from other plantations were uneducated, had brutal living and working conditions, and that the women were often raped. Felix wanted to change all of that and he thought that by fighting in the war, he could change their lives.
Felix, Gianna, Bella, and I had just checked out of our inn in Charleston and were headed south to historic Savannah, Georgia in our rental car. It was only a two hour drive and still dark out, but we wanted to get on the road before the sun came up. It was kind of nice because there were barely any cars on the road. I was driving southbound on Highway 17 when I had to do a double take—so did Felix, Gianna, and Bella. Alice was running alongside our car wearing high heels and her blue Walmart vest waving frantically at us. I immediately put the vehicle in park. Felix opened the door and pulled Alice inside. She started whimpering into his chest.
I was only about fifteen minutes away from the hotel so I decided that our best bet was to get there before the sun comes up, check in, and deal with it in the confines of our room.
"Jasper, stop!" Bella ordered.
For the second time in the evening, I stopped the car on the middle of the highway. Felix and Gianna opened their door and so did Bella. This time, Mike climbed into the back while Edward loaded himself up in the front seat, throwing my wife on his lap.
"Alice! I didn't know where you went. You didn't come home after work and I found your car abandoned in the Walmart parking lot. I felt an incredible tug to my chest so I followed it. Edward was with me so he came along. What's wrong?"
Alice was incoherent and wasn't speaking. I pulled up to the hotel and checked us into the Mansion at Forsythe Park. I got us four rooms because I wasn't sure what the fuck was going on and who was staying for how long. We all gathered in Mike and Alice's room to find out what was up.
"It's Maria, she's coming. We have thirty months to prepare," my ex-wife sobbed uncontrollably.
Fuck.
Rex got to go on a nostalgic visit home with Bella and was able to see his ailing mother and get a glimpse of his brother Troy's family. Tony and Claude's visit was interesting. Do you like how Bella and Rose convinced the guys to go clubbing with our favorite gay pair? Garrett is naive, but adorable, isn't he? Oh, and what's with Riley and Edward and their hair? Those two are pretty high maintenance if you ask me. So, are you happy that Tony and Claude are in the family forever? We have a family concierge and a bonus incubus too. Oh, and Maria's coming. Let me know what you think of the events that transpired in this chapter. I promise to write back. :) XOXO mama4dukes
P.S. I posted a little one shot called "As You Wish..." I'd be honored if you could read it and let me know your thoughts. I had a ton of fun writing it.