It was the patter of raindrops against the windowpane that woke me. Begrudgingly, I blinked my eyes open to see that the sky outside was about as dark as it had been the evening before, with angry grey clouds and howling winds. It had been the same for the first two weeks of the New Year, rain and wind, day in and out. Thankfully, I'm surrounded by cosiness in my bed as Sam is spooned right up behind me, his arm thrown over my side and pressed up against my stomach while his leg had wedged its way between mine. His body was so warm against my back that I couldn't help but wiggle back into it with a happy sigh as the tickle of his breath on the nape of my neck sent shivers down my spine.
Last night, I had to go to bed without him due to a late shift at the station, so I was in no rush to get out of bed this morning. My man shifted against me slightly, his lips falling against my shoulder and his hand sliding against my stomach and down to brush against the top of my thigh. I didn't realise he was awake until he started kissing along my shoulders and the crook of my neck.
I moaned softly, "Morning."
His fingertips pressed into my thigh and his lips spread into a smile against my skin. "Morin' baby." He said groggily, his teeth nipping my skin.
"That feels good." I hummed in appreciation as the he scattered more kisses over my back.
"Does it now?" he teased, setting his hand on my hip and pulling me onto my back. He leaned over me, rubbing his cheek against mine, even though there is a smattering of stubble over his jaw. "Is there anything that'll feel better than that?"
I smirked up at him, watching his chestnut eyes glint with lust. "Oh, I can think of a few things."
He raised his eyebrows in mock surprise, "Really? Hmm, could this be one?" he asked before leaning down and pressing his lips to mine. God, every time he kissed me he made me melt. Just the way his soft lips brushed against mine and his tongue slides against my bottom lip before his teeth nibble it. His hand rests against my ribs, his thumb tracing circles into my naked skin.
I moan softly against his lips, running my hands up his stomach, feeling the thick ridges of muscle beneath my touch. "Yeah, that's better." I smile.
His hands slipped further up to brush against the underside of my breasts, "If you liked that, you're gonna like all the other things I can do." He flashed a wide smile and lowered his head again to kiss along my jaw and down to nibble my earlobe. I giggled and turned my head to bite his neck. "Ah, naughty Bella." He chastened teasingly.
"Don't you know it." I kissed him again before laying back. "Wanna do something naughty later?" I asked and the glint of interest in his eyes made me chuckle.
"Of course I do." He drawled, licking his lips and letting his eyes drift down to my breasts.
"Well, the girls and I are going to the spa today and when we get back we've got Leah's baby shower, but I really fancy making love under the stars tonight. How about when everyone's gone, we go out and find the perfect spot."
His lips curved and his eyes darkened, "You know I love taking you outside." He dropped his head to kiss my neck, "I can't wait."
"Mmm, me neither." I moaned as he sucked a particularly sensitive spot. "But right now I need to get ready to leave."
He whined, "Just kiss me for a little longer."
There was no way I could deny him so we spent the next fifteen minutes just kissing and running our hands over each other's body. It was definitely the best way to wake yourself up in the morning, being touched and touching the person you love the most in the world, to have that time where you don't have to think about anything else.
When I finally managed to pull myself away from him, which took a while with his hand clasped around my wrist, I jumped into the shower quickly. The girls and I had finally found time to go to the spa and I didn't have long before Sue picked me up and we drove towards hours of relaxation and beauty treatments. While we we're gone, I'm leaving it up to the boys to set up the stuff for Leah's baby shower to surprise her once we get back. I just hope they manage to get everything right.
I got out of the shower, almost slipping on the floor because of my wet feet, but I caught myself at the last minute and trotted into bedroom. Having forgotten a towel, I quickly pulled my hair up into a ponytail and let the air dry my body. In the mirror I could see Sam lying back on the bed, staring at me while doing inappropriate things to himself. I tried not to smile because I knew that he wanted to get a reaction, so I pretended that I was ignoring the way his hand slid up and down his length while I searched through my draws. Finding some underwear, I put the black silk on and then grabbed some jeans and yanked them on too.
"You ruin all my fun." Sam chuckled, squeezing himself as I pulled a t-shirt on.
Smirking, I shrugged a shoulder, "I won't ruin your fun later."
"You better not." He smirked, "I'm thinking some role-play, I'll be the big bad wolf and you can be little red riding hood."
Giggling, I nodded, "Okay, we can do that. Although, I haven't got a red cape so I'll just have to run away from you completely naked."
He growled thickly, the sound rumbling from his chest and pouring from his mouth, sending rivets of pleasurable shivers up my spine and making warmth pool in my loins. "That's fine with me." He purred, his hand moving faster and faster along his cock. I licked my lips and made my way over to him, leaning down and kissing him. He grunted against my lips and came all over his stomach, I smiled against his mouth.
"See ya, baby." I said, looking down at his abs and grinning, feeling quite satisfied that he had an orgasm because I had kissed him.
He eyed me like he was a starving man and I was a huge piece of meat, "Have fun." He grumbled, "I'll just clean myself up."
"You do that." I grinned, practically skipping out of the room. "Love you." I called once I was halfway down the stairs.
"Love you more!" He called back and my heart thumped.
It was crazy that after all this time together, I still got butterflies in my stomach when he told me he loved more and my heart still beats faster when he's near. I loved the feeling almost as much as I loved the man, because it was a reminder of how special our relationship is.
Jogging down the stairs, I grabbed my bag and headed out of the front door just as Sue rolled up in the truck with Leah and Kim squished in the cab with her. I giggled and rolled my eyes, yanking the door open.
"You have to sit on my lap!" Kim grinned, patting her thighs.
"I would offer but I think something would get between us." Leah rubbed her massive bump and sighed, she was pressed between Kim and Sue and looking a little uncomfortable.
"We could have just taken the Ferrari." I said as I heaved myself up into the truck and wedged myself half on Kim's lap and half in the extra space between her and the door, it wasn't very comfortable but I could deal.
"That would be the best idea." Leah nodded.
Sue smiled, "Shall we move vehicles then?"
I laughed, shaking my head and jumped out, "Park up and join us, you can drive." I replied, pulling the keys from my bag. Kim jumped out easily but Leah had to shuffle her butt across the seat, huffing and puffing the entire way until she managed to swing her legs out of the truck. "Want help?" I asked, holding my hand out.
She whined and wrapped her fingers around mine, "I can't wait to get her out of me." She groaned, "I can barely move." She was huge, her belly ballooned out from under her boobs and rounded off again before the waistband of her jeans, well the waistband of normal jeans but hers had a large panel of elastic that cradled her stomach.
"You look radiant." I grinned as she slid down, "Less than a month now, before you know it she'll be here." I helped her waddle towards my car before getting in the back with Kim and letting her sit in the front. Sue returned shortly after and got the car started, I could see the pleasure on her face at the thought of driving the Ferrari.
"Your pregnancy hasn't been that bad though, has it?" Kim asked as we got on our way.
"Oh, don't get me wrong."Leah started, turning in her seat to look back at us, "It's amazing, growing another person inside of you is a crazy experience, but it gets to the point that there is no room left to grow and it's hard to move around."
"That's the way it is." Sue said, "I was like that with both you and Seth."
It was obvious that Kim was rolling the words around in her head before she beamed, "I can't wait to experience it." She stated.
I turned to look at her with a calculating stare, "You're not pregnant are you?"
"What! No, gosh no." She shook her head, "I just look forward to having a family with Jared."
"Most people look forward to having babies with their soulmate." Sue informed us while staring at me in the rear view with raised eyebrows. The two other girls turned to look at me too.
"Oh, hush. What treatments are you guys getting today?" I changed the subject, wanting to not think about babies for once, though that was pretty hard with a heavily pregnant sister.
"I'm getting a haircut, that's for sure; I called to make sure they do it." Sue lifted a hand to ruffle her hair, the pixie cut she had when we first met wasn't so elfin now, since it fell to her shoulders in wispy locks.
"I was thinking of getting waxed." Kim informed.
"Where?" I teased.
"Everywhere." She stressed the word so that we knew what she meant. Leah and Sue giggled quietly, while I rolled my eyes. "I'm nervous, I've never waxed before."
"Same." Leah muttered, "But I need to get done today 'cause I can't reach to shave anymore. I don't want Rye to think I've decided to go into forest conservation." She added, making us all burst out laughing.
"I'm due another wax anyway. Sammy's going to love it." I giggled.
"Looks like we're all in for some pain." Kim grumbled.
"Not me." Sue smirked and we all laughed again.
We spent the rest of the drive gossiping and laughing, having some decent girl time. I hadn't realised just how much I missed it, since most of the pack are male, they are around all the time and it means that us girls are left taking about guy things. We haven't had a whole day to be girls which was why I couldn't wait for the treatments to start.
"Do you reckon there will be any hot masseurs?" Kim giggled, waggling her eyebrows.
I rolled my eyes, "Don't forget about the hot wolf you have waiting for you at home."
"Ooo, I should get Jared to give me a massage." Her face lit up as though she was discovering some amazing idea.
"Doesn't he?" Leah asked, frowning slightly.
Kim shook her head, "Nope."
"You need to sort that man out, even Charlie gives me massages." Sue said.
I scrunched my nose up, "Ew." I mumbled quietly, "Don't forget that Kim and Jared are both inexperienced. I bet their sex is simple enough."
"Hey!" Kim whined, "It may be simple but it's ah-mazing."
"Trust me, get some massage oil and get to rubbing because that is really amazing." Leah smirked, "Even at eight and a bit months pregnant I get Rye to massage me. And I love it just as much."
"I'll make sure it's on my list then." Kim replied.
The drive took a couple of hours, which was full of laughter and singing incredibly loudly to the songs on the radio. When we arrived at the spa, seeing the huge manor of a building had excitement fluttering in all of our bellies. I was so looking forward to being a normal teenager for once. I constantly forget that I'm eighteen and that I have barely lived my life yet. For some reason, on the inside I already feel over twice my age and knowing that I have many, many years left shocks me. So this day was one that was going to bring me back to normal and allow me to forget about my duties as the mother of the pack and just enjoy myself and my girlfriends for a bit.
The lobby of the spa was outstanding and we all observed the granite floors and countertops, the suited up staff and the plush, leather couches with open mouths. The walls were a perfect, glossy cream marble and thick, blue candles were scattered around, all lit and letting off a flickering, golden glow.
"Good morning, ladies." A man in his late twenties, clad in an expensive designer suit greeted us. "You must be the Swan party." He grinned, his teeth a gleaming white.
"Don't let Sam hear you say that." Leah sniggered and the man flashed her a confused expression.
"Yes, we are. I'm Bella." I held my hand out and he shook it.
"Matthew." He bowed his head slightly, "I'll lead you to the changing rooms and once in there you will find everything you need for the day. Then you are free to relax by the pool until the time of your treatments, a schedule of which will be the packs you will find when changing." His language skills were something else alright.
We walked with him to a door with an image of a stick-woman on it, he left us at the door and pressing my palm flat against it, I pushed it open. It led to an empty corridor, which had another door at the end, through which was the changing rooms.
They each had a large bag waiting for them in the changing room, distinguished by different colours and a name tag tied to the drawstring strap on each of them. Mine was a crimson red, as was the large fluffy dressing gown that it held. There were also some body lotions and laminated schedule each, telling us which treatment would be available at what time, should we choose to go. We all removed our clothes and put them in the wide, full-size lockers before getting our swimsuits on and covering our bodies in the dressing gowns. I pinned the key for my locker to the lapel of my gown and the four of us padded, in complementary flip-flops, out the door at the back of the changing room which lead to the main watering hole of the spa.
The pool was a large, lagoon shape filled with clear water, luminous blue lights shone from the sides, beneath the liquid. There were a few people dotted around, lazing on loungers until the soft set light and relaxing in the Jacuzzi's. Around the room were a few doors, which I would imagine led into treatment rooms. The walls were shiny white tiles, as was the floor, which I'm sure would be cold to the average human should their bare feet touch it.
"How about here." Sue suggested, motioning to the four loungers nearest us.
"A great spot, I need to sit down." Leah huffed, waddling over and slowly sitting down, heaving her legs onto the seat and leaning against the back rest. She let out a long, relieved sigh, her fingers stroking the side swell of her belly. "I'm knackered already."
I settled on the lounger next to her, unfolding the towel I had received in the bag also. "A nice massage will ease the discomfort...you can fall asleep too."
She moaned, "Sounds so good."
Sue took her dressing gown off and motioned to the water, "I'm getting in straight away, any of you joining me?"
"I am, I am!" Kim said, also whipping off the gown she had on and walking towards the edge of the pool.
Leah groaned, "I think I'll sink if I get in now. Give me a few." Sue rolled her eyes at that and chuckled before turning to me.
"I'll be in, in a minute."
"Okay then, girls." She padded off to the set of silver steps that led into the water. There was no look of hypothermic shock as the liquid touched her, so I figured that the water must be pretty warm.
I watched her and Kim's heads bob above the water as they swam around and then turned to look at Leah, whose cheeks were puffed out, looking as though she was holding a long breath. "You alright?" I asked.
She opened her eyes and let the breath go, "Yeah, she's just getting heavy, is all."
"You haven't got long now, hun."
"I know, scary or what. I'm going to be a mom." She beamed but her eyes flashed with nerves.
I flashed her a reassuring smile, "You and Rye are going to do great." I leaned over and gave her had a squeeze, happy to seen in her eyes that she trusted my opinion.
The rest of our time at the spa was no less amazing than I had imagined, in fact it was so much better. We all had hour long, full-body massages that were so good that I almost didn't want to leave the place if they were offered all day long, but I thought Sam might miss me so I've decided to just hire him as my personal masseur instead. The waxes weren't as relaxing though and Kim could barely walk after, she cursed us for persuading her even though it was her idea entirely. We had been treated to a posh lunch served with some champagne, although Leah had orange juice instead. And After Sue got her hair chopped into a sweet pixie cut and we all had our nails done we sat by the pool and just gossiped even more then we had already. We talked so much about how happy we were, with the fact that we all had soulmates that would die for us, and just thinking about how Sam would be my husband soon made me miss him. At three, it was time for us to get going and once we had redressed and sorted everything out, we headed to the car, settled in and started home.
"We're going back to mine; I think the boys will be waiting for us." I smiled, hoping that they had succeeding in following my instructions and setting everything up perfectly. I don't know what made me think they would be capable though, considering most of them have an attention span of a three year old...unless fighting baddies is involved. Typical boys.
Leah nodded, "Okay." She said, tucking her hair behind her ear, "As much as I've eaten today, I'm still hungry." She rubbed her protruding stomach and whimpered slightly.
"Well we've always got food in, you know that." I rolled my eyes, "We are wolves after all, the incessant hunger thing kinda comes with the gig."
Kim raised an eyebrow, "Plus you have another person draining you of nutrition. You should be eating for...like, four, I reckon."
"Thought it was two?" Sue smirked.
"Normally yes, but since Leah's a wolf I doubled it."
Chuckling, I shook my head, "'Cause that works."
The trip home was full of even more talking, of which I was sure I could never get enough. It was times like these when I realise what I have and feel a little sorry for the average human beings who aren't involved in a life like mine. They can have their friends but they will never know if those friends are true, but my friends and family will never leave me alone, will never let me suffer and hurt. We are so thoroughly connected that there is no chance of parting. Death is the only thing that can separate one of us from the pack and from the soulmates and I wouldn't let that happen anyway.
Pulling up outside the house, I did a quick check to make sure nothing was obvious, which it wasn't and the four of us walked up to the door. I opened it and led the way in. It was dark in the hall and all I could hear was something or someone shuffling quietly in the living room where I knew all of the guests were hiding. I had made sure that there were many people invited to make Leah feel even more supported then she already was.
"Why is it so dark?" Leah asked from next to me.
I shrugged, "Sam must have turned the lights off before going out."
Pushing her way in front, she headed into the living room and turned on the light. "SURPRISE!" a collection of voices yelled as soon as the yellow rays filled the room. Leah's shoulders jerked in surprise and she stiffened for a second before noticing the pink and purple ribbons, the gifts and balloons.
"Awww, guys." She cooed, relaxing completely and letting a gentle smile grace her lips.
I smirked from beside her, deeming all the decorations perfect enough. Sam had made sure to do exactly as I said; he had draped pink ribbons on the wall and filled some purple and pink balloons, tying them to a pacifier to weigh them down. A table was set up against the wall, covered in food I had made and other guests had brought and a huge pile of gifts sat before the window.
Of course, the entire pack was there, along with the Cullen's, our extended family. The council elders and Claire were there too, waiting to get the baby shower going. Leah headed further inside, straight to Rylan's side to kiss him just before she was surrounded by people wanting to talk to her about everything and anything. Sue and Kim both headed off to their partners as I watched the whole scene with a flare of joy in my heart.
"Good day?" Sam spoke from beside me as he pressed up against my side, wrapping his arms around my body and leaning down to press a kiss to the top of my head. I raised a hand to rest on the forearm that went across my stomach.
"The best." I answered, leaning my head back to look up at him, "I kept thinking of you though."
He raised his eyebrows, bending to rub our noses together, "Oh yeah? What about me?"
"Just about the fact that you are going to be my husband. My man...forever."
"That's the way it is, baby. I'm not going anywhere, don't forget that." He winked at me.
I grinned, "Good, because I can't lose you."
His hand settled on my face, his thumb brushing over my cheek bone, "You never will." Leaning in, he pressed our lips together in a chaste and yet meaningful kiss.
"Hey, you two, save it for later." Jake said. We pulled apart to see him and Edward standing in front of us. They were holding hands and Edward was leaning into Jake's shoulder, the sight was so cute and so frequent now that it was hard to believe that at first Jake was so adamant that the relationship wouldn't be able to work.
"Well hello there." I greeted.
The vampire smiled, his flawlessly carved lips spreading over his deadly straight teeth. "How are you?" there was something about Edward's demeanour that said that had he been human, he skin would have that giddy glow of first love. In fact, you could see it in his eyes, the rich amber held a happiness that he hadn't emitted on our first meeting. He was a changed man and that was great to see, especially since it was done by my best friend.
"Great thanks, how about you?"
"I'm good, just trying to keep this one acting vaguely human." He smirked, nudging Jacob as he said it.
Jake pouted, "Hey, I always act human."
"Yeah yeah." Sam muttered as I scoffed, "Not true."
"S'not my fault." He muttered, turning his head to rub his nose against Edward's cheek, obviously inhaling the man's scent. The way the vampire licked his lips and dropped his eyes from ours, showed that his reaction was somewhat embarrassing, not that we needed to guess what affect Jacob had on him.
I sniggered, "Jacob, come and help me in the kitchen." I grabbed his free had and pulled him away from his imprint, ignoring the whine he gave as I did so. "Jeez." I said as we closed the kitchen door behind us, "Why don't you just jump on him in there."
Folding his thick arms over his chest, he leaned against the counter and huffed moodily, "I want to. That's the problem." He shook his head, "He smells so good, Bells. It's so freakin' hard not to tear his clothes off and rut against him like a bloody dog."
"Hormones." I shrugged, "We all go through it. Haven't you got to that stage yet?" I asked.
"No." He scratched at his jaw, "We almost get there, we touch each other and stuff but as soon as it gets a little more serious, he back's out. He's nervous, you know, back in his time, a relationship like ours was forbidden. Besides, neither of us have any experience with this kinda thing." The blush on his cheeks was raging full force and I padded over to him and rested my hand against his cheeks.
"Don't be embarrassed, babe. I know it's frustrating but you just have to wait until both of you are comfortable enough. It's always going to be nerve-racking but there has to be a first time for everything and it may not be easy and it may not go smoothly at first but you'll treasure it. Give him some time to relax. Try starting slow but tell him that it won't go further then whatever you decide to do, otherwise he might worry that you will expect it all."
He nodded, "Yeah, I get how that might be the case."
"Difficult isn't it."
He frowned, "Which bit?"
"The entire thing. Love. There never seems to be a simple answer. No wrong or right...just complicated." I knew it all too well.
"But it's worth it." Jake finished, leaning in to kiss my forehead.
"It's definitely worth it."
He took my hand and smiled at me, "I'll never be able to word how much you mean to me, Bella. You and Edward are the two loves of my life, different kinds of love, but equally as strong. Just remember that, no matter where I am, I'm always loving you and there won't be a single day that I don't think about you and our family here."
The sudden realisation that he must be talking about the time when he would have to leave us made my heart stutter painfully and my breath catch in my throat. For him to have brought it up, either meant he had been thinking about it or, even worse, that he had spoken with Edward about what would happen. Which made it all too real. I had expected it to come up at some point, but I had no idea that I was completely unready for it to become reality.
"Don't worry." He said quickly, obviously reading the devastation on my face, "It's not going to happen right away and definitely not before your wedding. I wouldn't miss that for the world."
"But it'll happen right? You are going to leave."
He sighed, "I have too, Bells. My boyfriend and his family don't age...they haven't aged in all the years they've been here. Those people in forks, they'll question things like that and we can't let that happen. You know I can't leave him."
I blinked rapidly to stop my eyes from welling up, "I know, I know. It just sucks, thinking about not seeing you every day. Raising my family without you around." The lump in my throat threatened to stop me from talking and Jake's face crumpled in sadness. He wrapped his hands around my arms and yanked my against his chest, encasing me in his warm arms and resting his cheek on the top of my head.
"I'll keep coming back. Leaving La Push will not be the last you hear of me. I'll come back for every birthday and every single birth, around at Christmas. I'm not going to be missing out on my god-babies lives." I could hear the smile in his voice as he said it and had to admit it warmed my heart to hear him say it.
"Promise?" I whispered against the base of his throat, inhaling his strong, woodsy scent.
"Cross my heart and hope to die." He replied, just like he had when we were kids.
I sighed, "We better get back out there, can't miss the opening of the gifts." I put on a smile and slid out of his arms before we both strolled back into the living room. Straight away Edward caught Jacob's eye and his teeth worried his bottom lip. The hulking man beside me walked towards the bronze-haired male without any hesitation and slid his arm around the vampire's shoulders.
I looked around the room, observing the entire crowd. Leah was seated on the couch with Rye, eating a cupcake and talking with dad and Sue who were sat with them. Billy and Carlisle were talking avidly about something that I wasn't bored enough to listen in on. Kim and the female vampires were talking shopping, which was a conversation I would definitely be joining in a matter of minutes. But firstly, my gaze froze on my little brother; Seth was sitting in the armchair, jigging his leg and biting his thumb nail. There was a deep pucker between his brows and his eyes were dark, a sign that he was thinking too much, not that I needed another clue.
I searched the room to find two other people kept looking over at him, both of them seemingly just as worried as I was. It seems that the vampires have indeed thrown up any plans the pack had for staying remotely normal. I wandered over to Seth and pulled his hand away from his mouth.
"Stop that." I rebuked softly, "You'll ruin your hands."
He blinked up at me and huffed a breath, "Why─"
"No more 'whys' or 'how's' or 'what-ifs', you are not happy fighting it, so don't. I'm not having any more relationship troubles in this family. If you want to try it, then go ahead. You are young, now is the time to experiment and, yeah, maybe later on in life, you will find your imprint but there's no point waiting around for it to happen." I kept my voice quiet enough for only him to hear but I could tell that my words probably hadn't made any difference.
"It's not meant to be, Bella. It's too unnatural." The sadness that tinged his voice had me feeling so sorry for him.
"What about Jake and Edward? Is that unnatural? Or Collin and Brady?"
"That's different." He mumbled, "They are soulmates. It can't be helped." He ran a hand through his hair, "Me, Rose and Em just wouldn't be right. I know I'll find my soulmate and I don't want to be in love with someone else when I do."
His voice was a little louder and it was obvious the vampires had heard, although everyone else seemed to be too engrossed to listen, either that or they just pretended not to hear. Rose and Emmett both turned to look at him, the muscular male vampires face crumpled with sadness while the beautiful female was completely expressionless. I wasn't really sure what to do, I knew that ultimately it was up to Seth but it was still sad to see people get hurt in the process. If only you could choose who you fell in love with, it'll make life so much easier, although I doubt it would be better in any sense.
I leaned down and kissed his forehead, "I love you, Seth." Was all I could say to him, because I didn't have the answers and I wasn't sure I could help him anymore. Which left me utterly lost for words.
"Love you too, Bells."
"Right!" Dad clapped his hands together, "Present time, I reckon."
Leah's head popped up, "Yes please." She grinned, staring at the large pile in excitement. The gift that Sam and I had gotten was not wrapped and therefore not in the pile but with a flick of my head, he went upstairs to grab it and came back down just as Leah was opening a box full of pacifiers from Quil Senior.
"You'll need them." He smirked as she thanked him.
Sam came barging through, holding a white moses basket full of baby clothes and diapers and set it on Rylan's lap. "From Bella and I." He grinned and patted Rye on the arm.
"Oh, you two." Leah cooed as she stared into the basket. "This is great." Her hands rifled through the clothes, picking them up and then putting them back down and picking up the next outfit.
"This is from me." Seth rose from his seat and handed Leah a small rectangular gift. "It's not for the baby; I've got something to give her once she is born. It's for you, Leah." He muttered quietly and sat back down.
Her eyes flashed with a hint of sadness that I knew was because Seth seemed unhappy but then it changed to love, she opened the silver wrapping paper and gazed at the light blue box within that every girl could decipher from a mile off. Tiffany's. "Oh." She said, looking up at her brother quickly before moving to open the box. She looked at what was inside and her lips quirked into a soft smile. "It's lovely, Seth."
Rylan leaned over at took out a cute silver pendant, on the end of which hung an 'L' set in diamonds. He fastened it around her neck and she lifted a hand to touch it. Getting up from her seat, she moved towards Seth and pulled him in for a big hug, leaning down to whisper how much she loved him in his ear. I could see that he needed the comfort that she could give him, because his eyes were squeezed shut and he didn't want to let go.
"How about we all eat and then we can open more presents after that." Sam spoke loudly to gain every ones attention, knowing that Seth and Leah needed to have their time, which they took advantage off, with Leah leading her brother out of the room and upstairs for a much needed chat.
They didn't come back down for about an hour and a half, in which the rest of us listened to stories about the good ole days from dad and Billy and Quil Senior. I played with Claire and Quil, chasing her around the dining room table and listening to her loud giggles. Carlisle filled us in on what times were like hundreds of years ago and just listening to the way he spoke about things was fascinating, especially when the other vampires would but in with anecdotes about a time before I was born. It was hard to stop asking questions, but I realised that I had plenty of time to hear more stories. When Seth and Leah came back down, it was obvious that my little brother had been crying and the wet patch on Leah's shoulder meant that she had held him as he did so. It was mere seconds after they walked in that Emmett stomped over to the teen and pulled him out of the room...out of the house even and Rosalie followed quickly behind. I almost got up to stop it but Leah saw me and shook her head.
The three that had left didn't come back and even when Leah got back to ripping open all of her presents, I was left wondering what was going on. My nerves churned in my stomach and it took Sam to nibble my earlobe to distract me. It was late when everyone left, around midnight and it took me another hour to clean the place up. Sam helped me but he knew I wasn't in the talking mood, so he didn't engage me in any conversation, instead he sent me smouldering looks from across the room, until he was bursting at the seams to do more.
"So..." Sam smirked when he finally thought I wouldn't bite his head off, "We're alone." He sauntered over to me, his huge body filling in my line of sight. I blinked innocently at him and nodded.
"Yes, we are."
His fingers slid up my arm and he lowered his head slightly to whisper in my ear, "You know what that means?" his voice was deep and husky as he pressed his body into mine and rubbed against me.
I leaned into the feel of his warm breath falling against my neck, "What does it mean?" I asked quietly. His hands gripped my waist as he thrust the hard ridge of his cock against my hip.
"It means that I get to feel you." He groaned, as though he was already imagining just how much he'd get to touch me. "It means I get to fuck you." He added, a little bite behind the words told me what kind of mood he was in and thank god, because right now it was exactly what I needed.
I licked my lips as his mouth brushed against my jugular, my heart thumping in my chest in anticipation. "What if I said that I didn't want you to touch me?" I teased, knowing it would only help my situation.
"You'd be a fucking liar." He drawled, thrusting his crotch hard against me and nipping my skin, both acts delivering a slight sting of pain which was overpowered by the throbbing need to have him inside me.
I meeped and trailed my hand up the back of his neck, burying my fingers in his hair, "You sure about that?" I asked
I could feel him smirking against my throat as his lips moved with his next words, "Well, if you don't want me, you could always run."
I decided to go with it and squeaked, escaping his grasp and running towards the front door, throwing it open. My bare feet slapped against the pavement as I legged it, hearing the similar thumping of feet behind me. I couldn't help but giggle, this whole thing was putting a new meaning to the saying 'the thrill of the chase'. Once my feet touched the hard packed dirt of the forest, I pushed myself to go faster, the slight sting in my feet just added to the excitement.
"You better run faster." Sam's taut came from a few yards behind me, "Cause when I catch you, you're going to get it."
I giggled again, sucking in a long breath of cool night air before propelling myself forward even more. The trees whipped past me and a branch caught my cheek, the hard wood slicing my skin and forcing a small yelp from between my lips. Sam was growling and the sound sent tingles down my spine. My breathing was heavy as I ran up through the forest, scaring any of the nocturnal animals away, and Sam was panting. I could feel him behind me and when my t-shirt was jerked back I gasped, but didn't lose my stride, the hand he had fisted in the material yanked harder and instead of pulling me towards him, the fabric ripped and was torn from my body.
"Shit." He grunted, no doubt dropping the pieces of cotton, "I'm going to fuck you so damn hard, Bella. I'll show you that you don't want to run."
The wind swallowed my moan at his words and a burst of speed worked in my favour, I pushed my hands against trees as they past, using them as leverage to get some momentum going. Stones and twigs dug into my feet, I could feel them pinching and cutting the pads of my feet.
"Don't count on it." I yelled back, hearing the vicious snarl it elicited. He was in full animal mode, more wolf then human right now and I knew it was just because he was being forced to catch me before he could have me instead of me just giving in. It may be a game but his wolf didn't see it that way.
Just as the snarl ended something rock solid smashed into my back and I went flying, putting my hands out in front of me to cushion the fall. There wasn't much room around, too many broken logs and boulders, Sam yanked me onto my back, his hand shoved into my hair and he pulled my head up, slanting his mouth over mine as his other hand went to the button on my jeans and snapped it right off.
His mouth moved so roughly over mine, his teeth bit me hard enough to draw blood, which he lapped up like it was an elixir of some kind.
He shoved my jeans down my legs and off of my feet, pushing them away from us. "God, I have to be in you." He grunted, his hands groping at my body as his lips attacked my neck. It was so frantic that I barely had time to realise what was going on. One minute we had both been dressed and the next I was just in my underwear and he had his jeans shoved halfway down his thighs and his fingers were tearing the black silk thong from my body.
Looking down at where he was kneeling between my legs, his cock pointing straight at me, glistening away and jerking violently. He gripped my waist and pulled me towards him, tilting his hips down a little and sliding right up inside me until his balls were pressed tightly against me. I squeaked, the sudden invasion pleasurable and yet slightly painful, there had been an urgency that meant foreplay was out of the window, something we have never not done before. I squeezed my inner walls around the spear of flesh inside of me and Sam's chest rumbled loudly.
"Fuck, baby." He thrust shallowly and the spark that ran up my spine made me throw my head back and smack it into a tree stump. With my backside resting on his thighs, he leaned forward, cupped my head in his hand and pulled me up, wrapping his arms around my waist. I folded my own arms around his neck as he pumped his hips so hard the slap of his thighs against my ass felt like a wooden paddle against my skin.
"Oh god!" I whimpered quietly before the noise really started. I couldn't stop myself from moaning so loudly that I was worried someone might hear us, even though we were so far from any of the homes around here that it was unlikely. I tried stifling my noise by pressing my mouth against his neck, but his hand grabbed my hair and pulled my head back.
"Scream, Bella. I want to hear how good I make you feel." He growled, giving a sharp thrust that struck every good spot I had and made me keen, the sound sending some bird flying out of the trees above. He kept a tight grip on my hair and staring up at the sky as he rolled his hips against me was amazing. The stars glittered down on us and I couldn't think of anything else that I'd rather be doing.
"Sam." I moaned as he slid out of me and lifted my body up, turning me over and slipping inside me again. His hips slapped against my ass, one of his hands gripped my shoulder and pulled me back each time he was buried to the hilt in me, while his other hand slid around and between my legs, his fingers mercilessly rubbing my clit.
"That's it, baby, take that cock." He purred as he pulled almost all the way out and then snapped his hips forward until he couldn't get any further inside. My thighs were quaking as he continued his furious assault on the bundle of nerves between my legs. The pleasure was so overwhelming, shooting and sparking and making it impossible to think about anything other than getting relief. I fucked myself back on him, rocking my hips back as much as he would allow me.
"Come on me, Bells. I want you to soak my cock in your juices." His voice was so husky and demanding and he picked up the speed, pistoning his hips, using that super speed thing us wolves had, to shove me right over the edge.
I screamed his name so loudly that I was definitely sure that someone, somewhere would have heard. As my walls squeezed and quivered around his marble flesh, he gripped my hips and shoved me down on his length, pressing his chest against my back and growling in my ear as he came, shooting the hot jets of his climax inside me.
We stayed just like that as we came down from our high, both of us panting like dogs. I dropped down onto my stomach and he flopped beside me on his back, shoving a hand under his head. His body was beaded with sweat and his dick was still standing to attention and glossy with my orgasm. He looked so hot that even though we had just finished I was ready to go again and it was obvious that he sensed it. He turned his head to look at me and smirked.
"Ready for round two?" He asked, winking. I giggled as he rolled onto me and took one last look at the stars before I was again overwhelmed.
XXX! MERRY CHRISTMAS! XXX
Finally got chap 30 done. This last few months have been difficult. I'm in my last year at school so that is where most of my focus is. As usual it would be nice if you REVIEWED, but you never disappoint me there.
I was also wondering whether there were any ARTISTS that read this story, who wouldnt mind doing a bit of Wolfing Around art, maybe their fav scene from the story or just a pic of my Bella and Sam. If its a possibility then just PM me and we can sort something out :) :) :)
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