Chapter 24 – Just A Kiss On Your Lips In The Moonlight

Amber's POV

The morning seemed to drag on and on.

It didn't help that I was only able to get a few hours of sleep, but without hesitation I would do it all over again.

"From the goofy look on your face I take it that you're thinking about last night again." Mike nudges me with an amused expression on his face.

I turn to him with a look and say "I wouldn't have been able to pull it off without you, so thank you."

Mike waved me off like it was no big deal. Which in hindsight it wasn't, because we've always had each other's backs.

"That's what family is for." Was my brother's simple reply and no truer words had ever been spoken.

I notice that Mike's attention has been caught by something behind me.

I hesitantly look behind me, because with friends like ours you never know when a loving prank will be sprung on you.

I know for certainty that a dopey look has over taken my face when my eye connect with the golden hue of Rosalie's eyes.

I'm snapped out of my dopey daydreams by Mike saying quite suggestively "You look like you want to devour her."

"Dude, I just might." I say matter-of-factly back.

"I'll cover for you, but you'll only have 12 minutes, make them count." Mike says as he gives me a smile.

"Thanks bro." I say as I gave him a smile back.

"Yeah, yeah, just go" Mike says as he practically shoves me down the hallway.

As I make my way closer to Rose I notice not only the paper bag in her hand that is emitting the awesome smell of food, but I notice the sexy smirk that she's giving me.

I barely have time to register any of that before I'm being all but dragged into a nearby empty room.

Rosalie's POV

13 hours. It's been 13 hours since I've laid eyes on Amber. 13 hours since we were last in each other's arms and 13 hours since her lips were breathing life back into me as we kissed passionately in that empty classroom.

Just thinking about the roaming hands and the sensual touches has me tingling all over.

I'm broke out of my lust filled haze by my phone and I realize that my hands had started to wonder along the curves of my body.

If I had a heartbeat it would have skipped when i heard "Time After Time" blaring from my cellphone alerting me to my mate calling me.

My love's ringtone has changed a few times since she first come into my life.

Her first ringtone was " 'Crashed - By: Daughtry". It seemed appropriate since Amber had literally crashed into me and completely turned my world upside down in all the best ways.

It was changed to Eric Carmen's song 'Hungry Eyes a day or so after our non picnic date.

We had spent our leisure time watching random tv and listening to music. We slow danced to "Hungry Eyes" in between kisses in Amber's outdoor cabin getaway. So it of course became my love's new ringtone to accompany all of the lovely memories that we made

I thought it was appropriate for the both of us, because when we looked at each other it always seemed like we wanted to devour the other.

I snatch up my phone not even a few seconds after it went off and the first thing I hear is Amber's tired voice as she gives a soft chuckle. "A little anxious there darlin'?"

"You sound tired" was my only reply.

"I am, but it was worth it." I could practically see Amber's self satisfied smirk through the phone.

Before I could say anything in response Amber continued, "I just left the schoolhouse and I'm headed back home. I honestly thought you would be asleep by now."

"And miss your phone call? Never." I didn't need to see Amber's face to know that my confession had her blushing.

"Well I'm glad that I caught you, so that i can hear your angelic voice before I collapse into bed." If i could I would be the one blushing now at my loves admission.

We talked for what felt like only a few minutes when I heard Amber turn off her truck through the phone.

"I'm finally home and I'm gonna head to bed, thankfully I dont have to go in until late morning afternoon-ish for a few hours then I'll be off until I have to leave." I'm sadden by the mentioning of Amber's impending departure, but I try to stay focused on fact that my mate isn't gone yet.

"Please don't burn down your house while you attempt to make something to eat in your exhausted state." I tell her worriedly.

Amber laughs and admits "That's actually a very real possibility, thankfully I'm too tired to even try and cook at the moment." My inner vampire immediately goes into a worried panic. I know that Amber hasn't eaten since this morning when I brought her some homemade sausage biscuits. Since it is now close to midnight it has been far too long to go without any food, especially for my Amber who has a very high metabolism.

With my worrying mind going into hyper drive I completely miss everything that Amber had said and the only thing I do catch is her saying "So I'm just gonna go to sleep and worry about it later. I miss you and I'll see you tomorrow after work. I'm gonna go pass out now." Amber says with a chuckle and then hangs up the phone.

I'm still left with a sense of worry about my mate and her state of exhaustion, but I sadly know that there isn't much that I am able to do about it.

Amber's POV

I jerk awake from my face planted position on my couch. I'm not really sure what woke me up, but I'm about to throw my face back down into the couch when I hear a knocking noise accompanied by Rosalie's voice telling me to open up the door for her.

My sleeply brain isn't able to register anything as I make my way to my front door, barely able to notice the time that reads almost 1am.

As I open the door all I see of Rosalie are the several big brown paper bags full of what I assume are groceries? I immediately and without any hesitation or thought grab two of the bags and make my way to the kitchen. I deposit them onto the counter and turn around to ask Rosalie what is going on, but I immediately have my arms full of Rosalie as she pretty much attacks me in a frenzy.

There are lips and hands roaming everywhere.

It's hard for me to wake up enough to be able to actually think, but as Rose's hand makes its way to the back of my neck and pulls at my hair and pushes at my head so that she can better access to my mouth I quickly become fully awake.

I pull away from Rose when I feel my lungs burning. I'm thankful for my water training that has helped me develop great lung capacity so that I could kiss for minutes at a time without needing to breathe.

I must have really gotten lost in our kiss, which how could anyone that has seen Rosalie blame me, because I realize that not only are we on the other side of the counter, but Rose is sitting on the counter top. She still isn't as tall as I am standing in between her legs though. Legs that I notice are wrapped around my hips, but that one of my hands is on her luscious behind as I had been obviously squeezing earlier. I also notice that both of the back of our shirts are untucked from our obvious overzealous hands trying to reach any skin that we could find.

After a few seconds to gather my breath, Rose dove back in to continue her assault and exploration of my mouth.

With the new height differance Rose took advantage to explore my mouth as her tongue seemed to seek out every nook and cranny.

My hands picked back up their earlier exploration.

My right hand dips back under Rosalie's shirt as I stroke over her chilled skin. Her cooler temperature eases my overheated skin as we continue to makeout in my kitchen.

Something shifts as our kissing goes from desperate to slower and more sensual.

I take my left hand that I had anchored to Rosalie's hip to make sure that she stayed safely on the counter during out frenzy to the side of her face as I cup her neck and cheek as I give her one more lingering gentle kiss before I pull away panting.

We stay close as we both share the same air space as we try and collect ourselves.

I'm still panting as I ask, "Not that I am complaining or anything, but what was the for, because whatever it was I would gladly to do it again if I get that as a reward." I say with a smirk.

Rosalie giggles at me as she smacks her palms on my chest as she scoffs at me. Her eyes are full of laughter as she gives me a tender look as she hooks her hands around my neck. She pulls me back in for another tender kiss and nips at my bottom lip before she pulls away.

"I brought groceries over so that I could cook you dinner. I know that you were too tired to actually make anything and you need to eat, so here I am. And I did tell you that the next time I see you I would be collecting my goodnight kiss from our date. The kiss from this morning was just a warm up." She gives me a self satisfied look that I can't help but smile back at in return. As I say "You are amazing. Thank you sweetheart."

"Now, (she taps my shoulder with her palm indicating that she wants to get down, which I immediately place my hands on her hips to help her down as her hands settle on my shoulders for balance.) go lay back down and go back to sleep while I make us some food."

I heard what she said but when I placed her back on her feet she wound up being right in front of me with little space between our bodies. I'm almost hypnotized by my lust as I'm frozen in place with my eyes lock on her golden gaze.

Rosalie laughs at my lack of attention span before she grabs me by my shirt and pulls me down for another kiss.

She releases me after a few moments and then proceeds to push me out of the kitchen. Smacking me on the ass when I turn around to leave. When I turn to give her a look she just gives me a wink and turns back to the brown bags full of food.

I shake my head as i make my way back to the couch. I wasn't sure if I would be able to get to sleep with my mind racing with our earlier activities, but as I close my eyes I feel a soft warm blanket being draped over me and Rosalie's tender fingers petting my head and her soft lips as she gives me a loving kiss to my forehead as she whispers loving words into my ear.

Her soft fingers stroking over my face and through my hair is the last thing I remember before darkness overtakes me.