The Packet

I'm seated on the complete opposite side of the room as Edward, and I could not be more grateful.

I'm actually happy that I have detention.

Looking at the clock, I see that there's thirty-five minutes left of my sixty minute detention, and I think that maybe this would be a good time to read the packet that the nurse had given to me.

I pull it out of my bag, flip to the first page and start to read.

Introduction to the Mating Process

Though the Mating Process is effortless, it is not in any way easy.

Don't I know it . . .

I skip over the introduction.

The Superior vs the Inferior

This is definitely something that I need to know.

Most people are under the impression that the male is given more power over his female mate.

This is actually not completely true.

Huh?

The superior mate is not pre-determined based on sex, but instead it is based on personality, which does tend to result in the male being more dominant, however it is not always the case.

So I could have been the superior mate?

I huff out loud but ignore the stares.

I skip over the rest of this section and go straight to the section labeled:

The Inferior Mate

Do not let your label fool you; you are in fact the more superior mate.

How, you might ask?

Yes, how?

The label is pretty clear . . .

The superior mate relies on the inferior mate entirely. Their decisions, their thought process; sometimes even their physique.

Their entire being shifts to be exactly what the inferior needs.

Why isn't Edward getting it, then?

I skip to another section.

Arguments

Arguments are completely natural; in fact, they're healthy. It means that you're communicating.

But they can also be confusing.

I the superior changes to be everything that the inferior needs . . . What could possibly go wrong in the relationship?

You see, there is a difference between what someone wants and what someone needs. And, unfortunately, they are often not the same thing.

I guess that makes sense.

I go back a few pages to a label that had admittedly caught my eyes.

Sex

I look up from the packet to look at those around me.

Is anyone looking?

. . . No.

Except for Edward, of course, but that's expected, and he can't see what I'm reading so it doesn't matter.

I go back to reading.

Sex with one's mate is nothing short of ecstasy.

While one can have sex before their Mating Process occurs

What?

I quickly look up at Edward, shock on my face.

Confusion covers his as he takes in my features. 'Are you okay?' he mouths.

I nod and look away from him.

How does that make me feel?

I don't think I like the idea of Edward not being a virgin.

I don't want to have sex with him, but I certainly don't want him to have sex with anyone else.

I continue reading the sentence.

While one can have sex before their Mating Process occurs, it will never compare to sex with their mate.

And that's all it says about sex.

But, really . . . what would you expect from an education packet that's handed out at school.

"You are dismissed," the teacher mutters, quickly gathering his books and leaving the room.

Well that certainly gave me a lot to think about.

A/N: She finally read that packet!

~ Madison ~