Ally Pov

Monday was normal, well not my old normal but my new normal, the one that means I wake up in a cabin with two werewolves and a half vampire. Oh right and one of those werewolves is holding me in bed, cause said wolf has imprinted on me. So yeah, new normal I guess. He holds me hostage until I give him a kiss, which im reluctant to do until I can get up and brush my teeth but he's not having it. Once I finally give in to him he lets up and I can get ready for school, not that I honestly want to. I'd love nothing more than to crawl back into bed with him. Once im dressed I come out of the closet, but he's gone, so I follow my nose out of the bedroom and find him at the stoven making breakfast. Once we all eat Ness and I take off in her car and head to school. It's a standard boring Monday and im a little relived to see that this at least is the same normal im use to. Not exciting or new, just the same. Well minus Brad but that's a huge bonus. I can't even begin to say how much the last couple years sucked with that walking, talking reminder around. Though his friends are still pissed and take the opportunity to be petty any chance they get. We both just ignore it, there's not shit they can do, and they know it to. Once we head home Ness and Jake disappear to work on her bike and I spend some time on my homework, which takes me longer than it used to cause Seth's here and he's a major distraction but eventually its done and I curl up on the couch with him, watching tv and talking until it's time for dinner, which he gets up to start. We all have dinner together, then I change while he showers and we cuddle in bed, which also involves him kissing me until I can't breath properly and my heart is beating so fast it might explode. At which point he gives me the sweetest kiss and opens his arms, waiting for me to turn around onto my side the way I normally sleep. With his chest pressed to my back and his arms around me I closed my eyes, thinking this really wasn't all that bad.

Then came Tuesday. I woke up tired still, and followed the same routine as the day before but when I put on my skirt I hated the way it looked so I switched it out with the uniform pants. Fuck bloating, I thought before pulling on one the bulky school approved sweatshirts. I played with my food at breakfast and knew Seth was watching me, so I smiled at him before making myself take a bite of eggs. School started the same but got progressively worse. Mr. Presley handed out graded quizzes as soon as we sat down in history, and I wanted to bang my head against the wall as I stared at the big fat D that was drawn out on the top in red ink. I was at lunch when the cramps started, which really was just the frosting to my shitty day. I mean I knew the symptoms would start today, that was one of the reasons I stayed on the birth control, so I knew when to expect it. I was sure it really couldn't get any worse, my day already sucked so that was that. Nope. Art was the last class of the day, which was usually my favorite, but were working with paints this semester which I wasn't very comfortable with, plus when you mix paints and someone who manages to always make a mess...it doesn't go well, which is how I now have half the fucking color wheel on my arms and shirt, which is the part where I gave up.

As soon we pulled into view of the house I sighed a little relived. At least the worst was over, know I could crawl into bed if I wanted and ignore the whole god dam world. Well, after I took a shower that is. I glanced down at the end of my ponytail which was sporting a nice little blue streak. Fuck me. That's all I had to say about it. I grabbed my shit and went inside, Ness trailing after me slowly. She knew I was cranky as shit and probably why and was staying far away from me. I expected to find Seth in the living room waiting but he wasn't there, so I just walked into our room and closed the door behind me.

"Seth?" I knew if he was here anywhere he'd be able to hear me, but it stayed quiet. I dropped my bag near the desk and took my phone out of my pocket. No new messages. I debated texting him, but he could always be out running as a wolf, so there was probably no point. Eventually he'd either text me or come home. I tossed my phone onto the bed and pealed the paint-stained sweater off me, this was destined for the trash, which was really fine anyways, I hated the thing. I turned it inside out in case the paint was still wet and dropped it on the floor.

I rubbed at my lower back as the cramps started to spread and it tightened. Time to look for some pain meds, I decided and went to our bathroom. There was Tylenol and ibuprofen in the medicine cabinet, but I was really looking for some Midol. I opened the closet and searched through all the supplies that someone had thought to stock up on, which I was insanely grateful for now as I spied the Midol box right beside the box of tampons. I didn't have anything to drink in here, so I left it out on the counter and walked back into the bedroom as I started to peel my button up shirt off. The paint had bled through and stained that also, which just really, are you fucking kidding me. Getting angrier I just grabbed all the layers and yanked them off, then did the same with the horrible shapeless pants. I was already painted so it didn't really matter if I smeared it more. I looked down to take inventory of myself. Red and blue paint on my arms- I had pushed up my sleeves in an effort to not stain them- yellow paint that had made if through every layer of shirt I had on and all the way down to my white bra, which was definitely going in the trash.

"Ughh!" I let out a frustrated groan. Now in the grand scheme of things I knew that I shared the room with Seth, knew that I should probably not be stripping down in the middle of it but again, I had never shared a room and Seth wasn't here so I didn't really think it would matter, at least not until the door swung open and I heard Seth speak.

"Ally?" I looked up at the same time that he froze, his eyes huge and the door still open. I gotta say he's quick on his feet though, he spun crazy fast and shut the door even as he started apologizing.

"Fuck im sorry. I didn't mean to barge in, I heard you and I just wanted to make sure you were okay." He rushed out while he kept his back to me, and can I just say for the first time today I actually smiled.

"It's okay." I said but he just reached for the door handle again.

"I'll go."

"Wait." I said quickly, before I could really think. He paused with his hand on the knob, but he didn't turn around.

"Seth it's okay. I should have thought better of it, I was trying to get out of my painted clothes. It's been a day."

"Im sorry, I swear I'll remember to knock from now on." I smiled at his tone, how could I possibly stay mad with him near me. I looked at his hard stance and felt bad.

"It's okay, it's not your fault." I walked forward a couple steps and let my hand rest on his tout back. When he didn't say anything I tried again.

"Seth relax, it's not that big of a deal. Come here." He didn't move though, just stayed facing the door.

"You already saw me so there's no point in leaving." I tried again, this time sliding my hand down his bicep and tugging a little. He was reluctant but eventually he slowly turned, his eyes staying on mine.

"Hey." I tried and gave him a smile. He smiled back but it was tight.

"Hey..." He said awkwardly. I laughed, I couldn't help it. His eye narrowed at me, and I only giggled again.

"Im sorry but im the one covered in paint and half naked, but you look soo uncomfortable." I finally got a little smile out of him, a sheepish one but a smile.

"Why are you covered in paint?" He asked, his eyes drifting off to the side of my face.

"Don't tell me it's on my face to." I say and huff. He really smiles then and reaches out with a hand, wiping a finger right by my left ear and coming back with a little pink streak.

"Oh my god. This is why I use pencil and not friken paint."

"Why don't you go shower and then we'll talk." He said and shoved his hands into his jean pockets. I wondered if it was to keep them off of me but didn't say anything about it.

"That was my original plan." I said and leaned in to give him a quick kiss before stepping away. He didn't blatantly turn around this time, but I could tell his eyes where anywhere but me as I walked into the closet and got clean underwear, sweatpants and a black tank top out.

Once in the bathroom I left my clean clothes on the counter and put my dirty ones in the hamper, minus the ruined bra that I left on the floor and as if the hits kept coming realized my period started earlier than normal, usually I didn't get it until tomorrow but nope. Theres the dam cherry on my whip cream. I walked into the shower and shut the frosted door behind me thinking about how much this was gonna suck to get out of my hair. A couple minutes later there was a knock on the bathroom door, and it cracked open a tiny bit.

"Are these clothes going in the trash or the washer?" Seth asked.

"Anything that has paint on it can go in the trash." I called out, forgetting momentarily that he could probably hear me just fine even over the running water.

"Thats everything." He said and I could hear the laugher in his tone.

"Tell me about it, I managed to get it on my bra to." I said annoyed.

"Do you mind?"

"Uh no, go ahead." I said. I felt myself blush even as I said it, I really didn't mind at all but still it made me nervous as the door opened wider so he could step in. I couldn't see much passed the cloudy swirling pattern of the glass door, just his dark shape but I still knew he walked over to where I had left the ruined bra and picked it up.

"Do you need anything?" He asked as he walked back to the door.

"A drink please? I need to take some Midol." I worked on washing the paint off my arms as he left.

When I was finally done and paint free I stepped out, grabbing my towel from the hook on the back of the door and pulling it around me. The hot water had felt nice but as soon as I left it the cramps reemerged with a vengeance. I wrapped another towel around my hair as I started drying myself, when that was done I took care of stupid mother nature and then got dressed and brushed my hair. When I opened the door to the room he wasn't in there but there was bottle of Pepsi on my nightstand. I grabbed the little box again and crawled into bed while I tore it open and downed the pills. I rolled my eyes when he knocked on the door to our room. I was definitely not going to live this down anytime soon.

"Stop that." Was my only retort, but it was enough cause the door opened and he walked in.

"Stop what?" He asked innocently.

"You don't have to do that, its fine." I said while he sat on the bed beside me and took my hand.

"If you're about to apologize again I don't want to hear it." I said cutting him off before he could even get a word in.

"We both new sharing the room might be a little awkward at times and honestly there's nothing to be sorry about. I was the one stripping in the middle of the room, so you don't need to apologize." I said continuing, emphasizing the I and you so he got my point.

"Besides I already told you it's not a big deal, I mean im your girlfriend so it's not like seeing me like that should be bad or anything, it's basically the same as a bathing suit, not that you've ever seen me in one but still, I wasn't naked or anything and I don't mind. I mean I wasn't waiting for you or anything like that but it's okay, I don't really care." I shut my rambling mouth as he started to smile down at me, and I realized the amount of words I had just said in about thirty seconds. He scooted closer and both his hands came up to hold my face as he leaned in, a little smirk on his lips.

"Can I speak now?" He asked quietly. I didn't speak for fear of more word vomit, so I just nodded slightly. His eyes visibly darkened as he continued to look at me and I wished I could read that mind, wished I could know exactly what he was thinking.

"You're so breathtaking Allison. I walked in and I knew immediately I shouldn't have, knew I should turn around or walk out but I couldn't, all I could do was stare at you and think holy fuck, how is this gorgeous, sexy woman mine?" He spoke so low and smooth that his words caressed everything in me. Calming the stress and anxiety that I hadn't really know was there, cause yes it was an accident, but I couldn't help but think maybe he didn't like what he saw, maybe he had wanted to turn around or leave.

"Even if I was covered in paint." I asked quietly and he grinned so hugely that I had to smile back.

"Especially since you were covered in paint. I'd never wanted to play with paint so badly." I shivered at his words, and he felt it, one of his hands moving down to my hip.

"I am sorry if I made you uncomfortable though, I don't ever want to do that." I shook my head and realized this was one of those moments where I had to be brutally honest.

"You didn't make me uncomfortable. Nervous yes and a little shy but that's more to do with my own insecurities then you." He pulled me to him then, kissing me softly for a couple minutes before pulling away again.

"You have nothing to be insecure about princess, to me you are the most beautiful and desirable woman on this earth." He said tucking me into his chest. I let him wrap his arms around me and hold me for a while, thinking over his words. If it where anybody else I would have called bullshit, but his words were so sincere that I couldn't help but believe him.

"Where were you when I came home?" I asked softly into his chest, I wasn't ready for him to move yet.

"Grocery store. I really wanted tacos for dinner." He said chuckling. I instantly sprung up, looking at him with more interest.

"Your making tacos?" He grinned again and let his arms fall from around me.

"Yes?"

"Oh baby I love tacos." I say, emphasizing the word love. I really love tacos, and can I just say, that sounds AfuckingMazing after the day I've had.

"Well then I guess it's a good thing im craving them also." He says and leans in to kiss me, but man all I can think about now is those tacos. So I wait until his lips are pressed to mine and cause I know it'll make him laugh I moan a little and whisper.

"Mmm, Tacos." He cracks up, laying back on the bed and holding his stomach as he roars. I laugh with him cause it's impossible not to, his laugh is contagious, and I love the sound of it. After he calms down he pulls himself more onto the bed so he's laying beside me and wraps his arms around me again.

"How you feeling?" He asks and I know what he's getting at.

"Shitty."

"How so?" I wonder if this is him trying to prove a point as I remember our conversation in Jake's old kitchen about him being fine talking about this stuff with me.

"Cranky, bloaty, crampy, sore." I list them off and shrug.

"Is that normal?"

"Pretty much yeah,Itook some Midol so the cramps and the back pain should start to go away. "

"Where does your back hurt?" I take his hand and bring it down to my lower back right where the top of my sweatpants starts, and as he begins to massage it I groan in relief and sink further into him.

"Good?" I hear the smile in his voice and know he's pleased with himself.

"Really good." I confirm. He shifts further and slides his arm under me, pulling my body gently onto his chest. He maneuvers my legs so they rest by his hips as I tuck my head into his neck. His hands move back to my lower back, sliding under my shirt and both his thumbs start to massage again. Slowly my body relaxes, and my bad mood slips further away along with the aches. I try to arrange my arms but it's no help without letting all of my weight rest on him. I shift my right arm again, trying to find a good spot for them.

"You good?" He asks.

"Yeah.."

"Then why are you moving?"

"I was just trying to figure out where to put my arms." His hands leave my back, coming up and taking hold of my wrists and bringing them to his neck. I tried to resist but his hold was unbreakable.

"Just relax Ally."

"Im gonna squish you." I said when he didn't release me. He laughed, his chest rumbling underneath me.

"I promise you you're not going to squish me, you feel lighter than a feather to me." He said and let my hands go. I slid them around his neck so I was holding him to me and his hands returned to my back, this time slowly working their way up.

"Im sorry you had a bad day." He said quietly, his mouth somewhere near my left ear.

"It's okay, it's a lot better now." I was distracted now as his hands passed over my upper back and back down.

"Im glad I was able to help." He said, his head tilting to rest on top of mine.

I laid there for a while, just listening to his breath come and go in time with the shift of his chest. I never noticed any strain or his breathing change so he must have been telling the truth about me feeling light to him. I was finally relaxed if not a little distracted when his hands slipped lower on my back, under the hem of my sweatpants. I focused on those warm hands and knew that he heard when my pulse jumped. He laughed softly and went back to massaging his way up my back.

"Are you enjoying yourself?" I questioned, raising my head. His face was so close, his eyes finding mine and he smiled.

"Of course I am." He said grinning.

I leaned in and kissed him, catching him off guard. I was in control of our kiss right now and I liked it. I held him hostage, my body trapping his, but he didn't seem to mind. I let my tongue run over his lip and he immediately opened his mouth to mine, joining the battle for dominance. His hands slid down my back again, under my sweatpants and cupped my ass over my underwear. They continued their gentle kneading and I moaned softly. He pulled away and grinned, his eyes sparkling.

"Still good?" He asked. I smiled back, my cheeks warming.

"Even better." I said.

He leans in this time, kissing me again and I let myself be taken over by it. I forget everything around me, just feeling him, hearing him until it's everything. I have no clue how much time has passed when he pulls away.

"I should probably start dinner." He says after kissing my cheek. The reminder of tacos has me up and off him in about five seconds flat. He actually looks startled as I climbed off the bed, and he laughs.

"What?" I ask innocently while he just lays there still laughing. I take his hand and tug, trying to get him up but he's to solid.

"Sethhh." I whine and pull again. He finally obeys and gets up.

"Okay okay, im coming." He says, taking my hand and walking towards the door. I let go and slip into the closet, but he just follows me.

"What are you doing?"

"Putting on a shirt." I said rolling my eyes at him.

"You're wearing a shirt." He points out, his eyes sweeping down my chest.

"Im wearing a tank top and you know im not wearing a bra." I say, raising my eyebrow in challenge. He grins and doesn't even try to deny the fact that he noticed.

"So. I like it." He says, walking forward and his hands slid around my waist.

"You can like it all you want but im not gonna walk around like this." He sighed heavily and looked longingly down at my chest, admiring the way the piercings push out into the fabric.

"If you must." He says before reaching behind him and tugging his shirt over his head. He holds it out for me to slip my arms through and then pulls it down into place.

"Still want me?' I ask, joking but he doesn't laugh. He reaches behind me to tug my damp hair out of the collar and then rests his hands around my neck, his thumbs stroking my jawbone and tilting my head back.

"I always want you." He said quietly and then kissed me. I leaned up on my toes and wrapped my arms around his shoulders. After a minute he pulls away, his arms around me.

"Taco time." He says and grins. His tacos where actually amazing, I ate four of them until I was so stuffed I felt like I couldn't move, then we moved over to the tv until bed.

Wednesday was better, at least I was far less cranky, and school was normal and boring. I managed to not cover myself in paint this time around and by the end of last class I wasn't fuming with annoyance. Once home I found Seth at the computer desk in our room, his laptop open in front of him. I stepped in cautiously as I heard voices coming over the speakers and his eyes flashed to mine, a smile lighting up his face. I dropped my bag on the floor and peeked around to the screen, seeing what looked like a conference room of some sort and a handful of men at the table, looking towards the screen.

"Hang on." Seth said at the screen before standing up and leaning towards me.

"Hey." He said, kissing me quickly.

"Hi." I said, my eyes flashing back to the computer screen, his followed.

"Quarterly meeting. Shouldn't be too much longer." He said, sitting back down in his chair.

"Im just gonna go change.." I said, backing up to the closet and pushing the door shut behind me. I pulled off my uniform and changed into leggings, then pulled a hoody on over my tank top and pulled my hair back into a ponytail. When I opened the door again his face was turned towards me, like he had been waiting. I smiled automatically and heard a deep voice booming out from the speakers.

"Eyes off the lady kid." He flipped off the screen before even looking at it and stood up again before walking to me, his hands sliding to my hips.

"Do you wanna meet some of the guys?" He asked tentatively. My eyes went back to the laptop and the four men seated around that table. The anxiety was immediate, but I remembered the way he confidently walked into my moms house that first time, and the way he handled my brothers and aunt.

"Sure." I said and gave him the best smile I could muster. I followed behind him slowly as he took his seat again and held out a hand for me.

"Shut up for a minute Paul. I want to introduce you guys to my girl." I felt the butterflies batting around in my stomach at his words but swallowed it back and took his hand, letting him pull me forward and down onto his lap. The guys all smiled, looking around at each other before looking back towards us.

"Guys, this is Ally. Sam, Paul, Embry and Quil." He gestured to each of the guys as he said their names and they all smiled and waved back. It was the one in the middle, the biggest out of the group who spoke first.

"Ally, it's great to meet you." Sam said, his smile warm and inviting.

"It's nice to meet you guys to." I said, glancing to my right at Seth's face. His eyes were on me, watching my every move.

"So when are you guys coming home for a visit?" The one named Embry asked. Seths attention went back to the screen and his arm slid to my back.

"Not sure yet." He said quickly, giving the guys a deliberate look. I looked at him and raised my brow, asking him silently what that was but he only smiled and ignored it.

"I have homework." I said quietly and started to get up. "It was nice meeting you guys. I'll let you get back to work."

I grabbed my bag and took it to our bed, pulling out my history homework. I found my earbuds from my nightstand and plugged in my phone, opening spotify and clicked on my favorite playlist. I put all my attention into my homework, especially after that failed test yesterday I knew I had to put more attention into school. I may not go to college directly after high school but eventually I would go, and I couldn't afford to fail anything before the end of the year. I probably haven't been putting enough of my attention into school, but to be fair could you blame a girl if my biggest distraction was a six four foot, tanned and muscled handsome man. I wondered again what that look was about earlier but tried to push it away and focus on my task. Once that was done I started on an outline for the next paper we had just started working on in english. It was only about half an hour later when the bed moved and one of my earbuds was plucked away suddenly. He laughed when I jumped, my head swinging around to find his face close to mine.

"Sorry, I called your name, but I guess you couldn't hear me." He said smiling. I pulled out the other one, leaving it on the bed.

"I don't have super hearing like you."

"Well, we can't all be amazing." He placed his hands on the bed and leaned forward, his face coming closer to mine.

"If we were we'd all just be average." I said.

My hands came up to his face, holding his strong jaw and I pulled him the remaining inches to me till his lips were on mine. He pulled sway too soon, looking at the mess of papers around me.

"I didn't mean to distract you."

"No your good, I finished my homework I was just getting ahead." I said, collecting up the scattered papers to shove in my bag. He takes them from my hands, shuffling them into a neater pile before sliding them in my bag. He puts that down on the floor before sliding his arms under me, one at my back and the under just under my butt, then lifts me like im nothing, climbing onto the bed and placing me into his lap.

"How was your meeting?" I asked, leaning into his chest. His left arm slid out from under my legs and goes around my waist so he held my middle.

"Fine. It's all pretty routine stuff. They liked meeting you." He smiled down at me as he said it and I could tell it made him happy.

"That reminds me...what was that look about?" I asked, my eyes on his neck as my hand moves up and around his collar.

"What look?"

"The one you shot them about us going there?"

"Oh...that." The way he said it had my gaze back on his face, he looked worried.

"What is it Seth?" I asked, anxiety creeping into my body.

"All of them have been asking when im going to bring you, especially mom and leah." That had the swarm of butterflies returning full force to my stomach.

"How come you never told me?"

"I didn't want to overwhelm you. I know this has been a lot for you from the beginning." I should have known he would be thinking about me.

"Okay…but this is your family and your pack. You have every right to want to bring me there. I appreciate you looking out for me, but it can't always be about me seth. We have to do what you want to do also.."

"You're my first priority."

"Yeah well, you're mine. So tell me, what is it that you want." I was proud of myself for saying it without tripping up on my words. He was quite for a moment, his eyes on mine until finally he said.

"I want to bring you home and show you off to everybody so they can see what an amazing woman you are." I pushed down the nerves that bubbled up at his statement and leaned in, leaving a lingering kiss on his lips.

"Then that's what well do."

"Are you sure?" He asks, his voice quiet and gentle. I could say no, and he would accept that without question, I knew it.

"Im sure." I said instead. He smiled despite himself and this time it was he who leaned in for a kiss.

When Friday finally came I dumped my school uniform on the ground with a sigh of relief and pulled on sweatpants and one of Seth's sweaters over my shirt. The guys where already stationed on the couch and by the looks of it had been there for a while. When I came out of the room Ness had joined them, leaning into Jakes chest. I envied the easy relationship they had, there was no questions and uncertainty about it, no shy glances, or uncomfortable talks.

I don't know if he sensed my hesitation or just happened to look over at me in that moment but Seth's soft hazel eyes found mine and he grinned. It reminded me that those questions and uncertainties, the uncomfortable talks were all on my part. It was seth who was all in from the beginning, I was the one skirting around it. That thought had me leaning over the couch back and kissing him. When I pulled away he was smiling softly, his eyes clouded with some emotion.

"Hey." I said, then walked around the couch to join him. He automatically pulled me to him and I let him, basking in his warmth and the protection his arms offered me. I felt the smile on my face as I settled into him and then caught Nessie's eye, she was watching us, a smile of her own on her face and in her eyes at the sight of us. She winked at me before returning to the tv screen and I felt seth lean down and kiss the crown of my head.

We watched movies for most of the day, ordering pizza for dinner. We took Seth's truck to pick it up since they had gotten it last time. I sat in the passenger seat, head back and watched the dark trees and then houses pass. One of his hands rested on my thigh, his thumb stroking as he drove.

"You're quite. Is everything okay?" He asked softly. I looked at him in surprise and gave him a genuine smile.

"Of course. Im just..." I wondered how to explain it so it would make sense to him.

"…Feeling it all I guess." That was probably the best I could come up with. He didn't respond right away, his eyes watching the road as we drove into town.

"Are you happy?" He asked. Guilt filled me immediately and I grabbed his hand, squeezing slightly.

"Yes seth. I am very happy." I said firmly. He brought my hand up to his face, kissing my knuckles.

"Me to." He said, giving me his best smile.

"Im sorry if I don't tell you that enough. I don't want you to worry about if I want to be here. I promise I do." I tried to push that guilt into something more useful, used it to make myself tell him how I felt.

"It's okay." I was shaking my head before he even finished, our hands landing back in my lap.

"No it's not, you don't need to make excuses for me. It's not fair to you, I'll do better." I made sure to keep my voice even, if he thought I was beating myself up he would only scold me for that so I wouldn't, I just told myself it was fine but to do better in the future. We came to a stop at a red light, the roads mostly empty. He turned his head to me, leaning forward slightly.

"Come here." He said quietly and I smiled at him before scooting closer and pressing my mouth to his. I probably pushed a little too much, considering where we were but he didn't complain. At least not until there was a short abrupt beep from behind us. I jumped and backed up, looking out the window at the SUV that waited for us to move, the light had turned green who knows how long ago.

"Oops." He laughed and continued on. I kept my mouth to myself until we were home again, just in case.