They found something they couldn't unsee. And now they are on the journey to find out what they have together. #Twilight #TwilightRP #TwiRP #GenderSwapped for #EmbryCall and #LeahClearwater For the Ages of OVER 21 Reading ONLY
The music was pounding, and I could feel it vibrating in my chest. Pulsing. The movement of my body threatened to let my mind drift back to dancing with Lee. I was thankful for Tallieโs voice upfront as they shouted out encouragements that were not strictly from the approved Zumba instructor's script. They had the mouth of a sailor but the ladies in this class loved it! Even the elders.
โCome on, Emmyโฆ You have to give us something!โ Rachel panted next to me, arms punching and knees lifting in time with the beat.
โDo I though?โ I smirked. Keeping perfect time with my friend as they led the class like they wouldnโt much rather be in New York chasing their Broadway dreams.
โOh, cโmon Emmy! Since when are you so secretive about this stuff!โ Kim was almost gasping next to Rachel, and I would have laughed, but she was exhausted, I saw it the moment she walked in tonight.
โSince I got an actual boyfriend and that boyfriend is Leeโฆ you knowโฆ The guy I share a mind with four days a week.โ I whisper-hissed the last part. Not that anyone else was close enough to hear me over the thumping base.
โOh Heavens!!!โ Kimโs eyes went wide; she was still keeping pretty good time. โI never thought about that! That must be so, so weird!! Is it weird? Of course, itโs weird.โ She rambled. โI think I have a stitch.โ She pressed her hand to her side. I stepped out of line to grab her water bottle and handed it to her.
โCatch your breath, sis,โ I told her and fell back in line as she upended the bottle and gulped deeply. โHonestlyโฆ I canโt imagine being with anyone I didnโt share that with. I canโt imagine being anyoneโs girlfriend if Iโm being brutally honestโฆ just Leeโsโฆโ I grinned. โLeeโs girlfriendโฆ Emmy and Leeโฆ Lee and Emmyโฆ It justโฆ fits.โ
โYou are so the smitten kitten, and it is just the cutest thing!โ Rachel almost squealed. Kim got back in line, but she was at least three steps behind. My wolf bristled at the cat reference. โBut that does not get you off the hook for details.โ
Tallie called out for cool-down time, and I could see Kimโs relief. The volume lowered on the music and so did mine as I spoke. โI told you all the details you are going to get!โ I insisted.
โBut Tal doesnโt know the details!โ Rachel said loud enough for Tallie to hear, catching their attention.
A few moments later the class was dismissed and Kim star-fished on the padded floor of the multi-purpose room of the La Push community centre.
โHow are you this out of shape when you spend twelve hours a day looking after sick kids?โ Rachel looked down at her and grabbed her water bottle.
โBecause I spend twelve hours a day looking after sick kids!โ She insisted. I grabbed my towel and mopped my face and chest, making myself breathe a little harderโฆ you know, just to pretend I was human.
I drank some water and sat on the floor at the feet of the starfish. I took one of her legs and sat to rub her calf. She groaned. โThat hurts!โ I flinched, she was an imprintโฆ it was in my nature to do nothing other than comfort her.
โI know sweetieโฆ but itโll hurt worse later if you let it stiffen up.โ I kept rubbing. โDid you eat anything after work?โ I asked her and I felt the muscle I was rubbing tenseโฆ if that wasnโt a giveaway, the look on her face was.ย โKim!!โ I scolded.
โI knowโฆ I just didnโt have time, and I really needed a grown-up conversation today. And justโฆ you knowโฆ girl time.โ Her groan shifted from pained to relieved.
โShe skipped dinner again, didnโt she?โ Tallie sat next to me and started to rub Kimโs other leg. It was just the four of us left now. If it were anyone else trying to touch her, I would stop itโฆ but Tallieโs queerness had never intimidated any of the boysโฆ It was well-known that Tallieโs unknown parentage made her reluctant to date on the Rez. Tallie told Rachel to grab a protein bar from her bag.
โOh!!! Me too!!โ I said with far too much excitement.
โSeriously?โ Tallie laughed. โYou slammed four hotdogs on the way here!โ
โThe shade!!!โ I shot back. โAnd it was three and a half; you stole one before I could finish it!โ
โWhy did the rubbing stop!?โ Kim pouted and I laughed. She bit into the protein bar and tried not to obsess over the choking risk of eating and lying flat on your back. She was a grown woman, perfectly capable of chewing her food without my input.
โSorry.โ I started again.
โSo, is anyone going to fill me in on the Emmy and Lee gossip? I heard something about details?โ They smirked and I rolled my eyes.
โThey had their first official date!โ Kim propped up on her elbows now, fully involved in the conversation.
โWow!!! My girl on a real date? It's beenโฆ. Ohโฆ. Waitโฆ NEVER!โ Tallie teased and elbowed me too hard. โSo at least tell us where this date was?โ She continued, rubbing her elbow.
โThat cute Mexican place in Portโฆโ Rachel answered for me. I gave the imprint a look. And she raised her hand apologetically. I laughed. She was just excited.
โCasetas!โ Tallie blurted outโฆ so excited. โI freaking love that place! The music is so incredible. Did you dance? Please tell me that hunk of a man can move on a dance floor!โ They fanned themselves. โThereโs nothing sexier than a six-foot-something man that can move.โ
I laughed. โHe is six foot fiveโฆ and yesโฆ Oh hell yes!! He can dance!!โ I inhaledโฆ my heart fluttering but at least here no one could hear it.
โSix fiveโฆ how the hell are you walking straight! Girl, I know you are tough, but you are tiny!?โ Tal exclaimed.
My wolf growled and I had to push her back. But clearlyโฆ I stiffened and the girls all noticed.
โSee! This is where she clams up on the detailsโฆโ Rachel saidโฆ but Talโฆ they were looking me up and downโฆ which wasnโt hard with me being sat on the floor cross-legged.
โNo, no, noโฆ this isnโt just clamming up.โ They smirked. โThis is defensiveโฆ overprotectiveโฆ She has staked a claim on this man.โ They fanned themselves again. โOh, please tell me that has gone both ways!โ
The muscles in my stomach tightened, butterflies springing to life as I recalled Lee growling โMine!โ into my ear from behind me. I just winked at her and all the girls squealed. Tal just squeezed my shoulder.
โSo, can you all stop pushing for details, pleaseโฆ This has never happened to either of us before, so we areโฆ justโฆ.โ I smiled wide. โDoing it our way.โ
They all promised, and Rachelโฆ well she promised to try. It was the best I could hope for. But with them appeased I happily filled them in on the restaurant, the food, the cocktails, the music as we tidied up the hall and stacked the mats away.
Something About A Man With A Bread - Emmy and Lee - Story 6
Emmy
โNot all of them... Just that special one.โ
Lee
โYou meant to say. โJust Leeโs,โ Right?โ
โThis is about my cool facial hair?โ
Waggling my brows.
Emmy
"Well... the arms are a huge plus... but mostly it's the beard..."
But I didn't take my eyes off of his as I spoke.
Lee
Dragging my hands through my messy curls, grinning like the morning sun seeing her so playful.
โHey. Woman. Iโm more than my meat suit you know.โ The meat suit was a big plus.
Emmy
Grinning. โI mean obviously it's more than the meat suitโฆโ brushing his curls back. โThat suit grows some pretty phenomenal hair too!โ
Teasing him.
Lee
Laughing so hard, my arms wrap around Emmyโs waist lifting her off the ground to swing her.
โNow youโre just teasing. This hair is the best on the Rez.โ
Emmy
I laughed and let myself just hang there in his grasp instead of wrapping my legs around him.
"I have to agree. But it's a very close race, with me in second place." I grinned. "It's the curls that give you the edge."
Lee
โJust an edge? Are you trying to break my self-esteem woman?โ
The grin wasnโt going anywhere. And I still spun us around, coming to a slow stop. โI mean, Iโm still in the lead. So, thereโs that.โ
Emmy
Emmy
Now, I wrapped my legs around him and squeezed.
"Oh please... you both know I'm, the biggest boost to self-esteem anyone could ever ask for."
Lee
โIโm not going to disagree. The truth is the truth after all.โ
My hands moved down her waist cupping her arse with a squeeze. โWait a minute. Damn girl, someone just made me say that.โ Waggling my brows teasing her.
Emmy
I laughed and bit the end of his nose lightly. "That was almost humble Lee Clearwater! I call that evolution... Because when you are as beautiful as we are, being 'humble' is optional!" I teased.
It wasn't or... it shouldn't be at least. Plus... we were far from humble right now... but who could be with this gorgeous man squeezing their arse!
Lee
โOuch! Woman you bit me! How? Why? So much pain!!!! So cruel!!โ Every word was overly exaggerated because it wasnโt painful at all. I like messing with her.
Walking her over to the couch? Turning my back to the seat before I fell back bringing her down with me. โWho has the time to watch Humble Pie? We know what we know. And we arenโt sorry about it. Itโs one of the many things I like about you.โ
Emmy
I laughed and kissed the bite. "Poor baby... I keep telling you I'm dangerous." I wet my lips. "It's hardly my fault that you don't believe me."
As he sat I shifted to plant my knees on either side of him. He didn't bet an eye at the way my weight shifted. He just held me like I was light as a feather. Like he always did.
"And what is it that we know again?" I pretended to think about it. "Oh, right! That we are the hottest couple on the Rez... literally and figuratively!"
Lee
โYeah. Itโs about time I began listening to the warnings you give me.โ Chuckling at the tenderness of the kiss. She was something.
So graceful in the way she moved, the dancer in her visible to see.
Sitting back, my hands moved up from her arse (reluctantly) one stroking her cheek, the other resting around her waist. Not ready to let her go.
โIs that what we know? I thought there was a long arse list of things we knew? Donโt we?โ Waggling my brows at her now.
Emmy
I nodded like my warnings were serious business and then completely un-seriously nuzzled into his palm when he stroked my cheek. His warmthโฆ it was soothing. I never expected this kind of heat to feel like it did.
โOhโฆโ I leaned in. Gently biting that incredible jawlineโฆ just to prove how dangerous I was.
โโฆ we know lots of things.โ I smile, movingโฆ dragging my lips slowly along his jaw, the sensation of his facial hair curling my toes. โBut our hotness? Thatโs unquestionable. Especially when we are together.โ
Lee
My teeth snapped at the bite. Growling playfully with a laugh.
My eyes didnโt really settle on any one aspect of her beauty, I couldnโt help taking in everything still astonished by how natural this all felt, right from the get-go.
โYeah. Thereโs really no denying the truth sweetheart. We make a good team.โ
My arms moved around her to hold her into my chest, closing my eyes to inhale her scent.
Emmy
Fuck!! That was sexy. Was growling always sexy?
No... I was part of a wolf pack. I heard growling every day and it never made my core go molten like it did when he growled. Maybe all those fantasy writers were onto something after all.
"Sweetheart... Baby...." I whispered. "By the Spirits! I love these nicknames." I knew if they came from anyone else I would probably laugh... but Lee. I arched back against his strong arms feeling the firmness of his hold but not breaking it. Then I leaned into his chest, nipping at his lip.
Lee
Arching a brow, growling at the bite. I moved my hands slowly up and down her hips and lower back.
โUhm. Are you sure? It doesnโt sound like you are sold on them.โ The names came naturally with Emmy. I didnโt hang around long enough to call people anything more. However, it felt right.
โCome here.โ One hand moved to the back of her head, bringing her face close to mine. My mouth opened to kiss her, taste her plump rosy lips.
Emmy
I arched a brow. He knew I never said anything I wasn't sure of, even though I said almost everything that ran through my head. So, at the time I said something... I was sure of it, but it was not always after, but this was not one of those times.
"Well, I would never stifle your creativity," I smirked. "So, feel free to come up with more... but let's keep these in the rotation too." I laughed... low... sexy.
I didn't resist being drawn in... fuck! Who would? I kept my dark eyes on him until the last second, they closed when his mouth met mine, a soft sound escaping me. I wasn't sure how a sound could be contented, at ease... excited and passionate all at once... but that was exactly what this was. That slow, low-burning passion... the white-hot embers with a soft ripple of the hottest flame. Not the wild roaring flare, red and demanding more to consume.
The kind of passion he spent hours introducing me to, and here it was in what the world would simply call a kiss...
It was so much more.
Lee
Wanting to laugh at her answer, to tell her she was easy to rub up the wrong way. But at the same time, she was the most easy-going of the lot of us too.
I could see her beautiful mind working behind those fire-filled eyes, the eye which called me to the forest, reminding me of our land.
But then all those thoughts were lost. Because her mouth claimed by mine was all-consuming. The way she called to me, was as the night sky called to our grandmother. Like true ocean called to the wind.
โFuck. Emmy!โ The palm of my hand was flat on her back I pushed her flush to my chest. Needing to feel the pressure of her heart beating close to mine, and tasting her in a new way with every kiss we shared.
My fingers slipped under the hem of her shirt, letting the pressure of my fingertips press into her soft skin, making a knowing trail up her back.
I adjusted my posture, trying to find room for my friend to grow in my shorts because little Minx wasnโt helping with those mind fuck sounds she was making.
Emmy
He held me close, and I revelled in the strength of him. The way he used his strength, not holding back but not overdoing it all at once... like he knew exactly how to hold me. Which was funny... because the first time he had taken me into his arms; I had no idea how I liked to be held. Had he learned it? Had he paid attention to how I reacted to every touch? Or was it instinct? Was it years of knowing one another? Maybe it was just as simple as us being perfectly suited to each other.
I licked my bottom lip and then his... I sighed blissfully at the taste of him. The taste of me on his lips too.
I felt the press of him between my legs. I lifted myself off his lap for a second and then settled again. Lining our bodies up to give us both a jolt of pleasure. "Soon..." I smiled and tugged his lip between my teeth. "...Soon, baby."
Lee
And that did nothing to help the building desire! Images of her sprawled out naked over my sheet came to life. With me hovering over her, my hand curled around my thick shaft edging my way into her tight, wet, delicious entrance. Fuck!
Shaking my head.
โSoonโฆ Veryโฆ Soon.โ My wolf made me add thevery to that declaration. Even if we knew, there would be no way on the blessed lands of our spirits, it would happen until she was ready.
Our mouths danced together, she pulled out a passionate sigh from me when my fingers and thumbs teased the raised buds that were her nipples. The feel of the rippled skin around them made me buck up into her. So glad she had repositioned herself over my lap.
Emmy
By the Spirits! The way this man reacted... he made my core tighten and pulse... Fuck! Of course, a lot of that had to do with the glorious hardness lined up just perfectly with all of my soft spots.
And his words... they brought my girl to life inside of me. She revelled in the promise.
I rolled my hips... slow and with a firm press downwards. I moaned into his mouth... so many things to say to his words but incapable of breaking away for the kiss to say them.
I couldn't stop myself; I rolled my body faster against him matching the rhythm and the pattern of his thumbs against my hardened tips. Each touch sent a flare of wet heat to my centre.
"So much..." I panted. Still unable to stop kissing him. My hand latched onto the back of his neck adding the strength of my arms to leverage the way I rocked my body against his.
"... for playing hard to get," I whispered.
Lee
It was a low chuckle this time, she wanted to play hard to get with me.
โKinky role play?โ Mumbling the words into her lips, my thumbs circling the now hard mounds under her shirt, but still keeping the fabric of her bra as a barrier.
โWhy didnโt you say you wanted to play, Iโd have given you a few scenarios.โ
Taking a hold of her bottom lip between my teeth to tug at it.
A deep rumbling groan and growl came from my wolf and me at the same time. โFuck! That scent is delectable!โ
My arse lifted off the couch to meet her rolls of dry humping.
Emmy
I laughed softly against his mouth, and it was quickly swept away by a moan. He was about to make me feral with his handsโฆ and hisโฆ โFuck!โ I ground against him again, I ached for him.
โIf hard to get is kinky to you, Clearwaterโฆ you are about to take a very exciting adventure with me.โ I teased him. We both knew that it wasnโt hard to getโฆ not with us. There were no games, not with him, no agenda and at the same timeโฆ no rush. My wolf growled her disapproval at that last thought.
His teeth on my lip had a rush of heat building in my core. The wetness in my underwear was undeniable. And his commentโฆ well wasnโt that just all the confirmation I needed? My hands moved quickly to his shoulders, my nails biting against his shoulders when he met me motion to motion. โLee!!โ I gasped, claiming his mouth again, my hips circling now while he rolled up against meโฆ โBaby!โ The exclamation was muffled in our kiss.
Lee
A deep rumble of laughter came at her comments. She was so fucking sexy and cute all wrapped up in one.
โYou have me, darling. Do with me as you please.โ Emmyโs voice and the sounds of her own told their own stories.
Biting her lip, I pulled back, resting my head on the couch with my gaze taking her slender but strong body in.
She moved with the grace of a dancer. She flamed the growing arousal for my wolf and me. He cherished her every word, until the last one. That had him growling, and me smiling.
One hand cupped her breast playing, with the other on her waist following the movement.
โTell me what you want darling.โ A hand slid up from her waist, taking in the warmth, the feel of her muscles, and the fabric of her top before it curled around the back of her neck bringing her face back in for a hard kiss.
โTell me.โ
Emmy
โSpirits!โ A longing ache grew in my core at the soundโฆ the low vibrato of his laugh; it caused me physical pleasure as surely as heโd touched me. I gasped at the bite to my lip, feeling the heat of breath dancing across our skin. โOh, I willโฆ but donโt worry you will enjoy everything I have planned too.โ
Plan? Did I have a plan? Noโฆ I never had a planโฆ make him scream my nameโฆ I meanโฆ that was a plan, right? Not a detailed oneโฆ but a plan all the same.
I moaned onto his lips, kissing him back just as hard, both hands taking hold of his thick curls. He was calling my bluff about the lack of a plan now. โJust tear their clothes off!โ my wolf said into my mind. She had a pointโฆ but I had a better idea.
โClothes.โ I breathed and sucked in his lower lip. โToo manyโฆ take them off,โ I told him. โMine firstโฆ then yours.โ My lips and tongue swept in between words. I arched into his touch and tightened my fingers in his hair.
Lee
She had a Plan? Holy cow! Why was learning this tidbit of information ringing my muscles so tight, I wanted to pounce on her now!
I didnโt need to be asked twice to strip my sexy, hot, almond butter-smooth, gorgeous girlfriend. But. At the same time. I wasnโt doing it here. โAs you wish, darling. Butโฆโ My arms wrapped around her waist. I pushed my body up against hers standing in one graceful move, throwing her up and over my shoulder. Leaving her dangling.
Giving her arse one crisp smack. โWe are taking this show to my room. Your naked body is for my eyes only.โ
Looking around the ground floor, making sure it wasnโt a mess I moved to the stairs in long strides. One hand holding her up over my shoulder. The others caressed her legs and thighs. Letting her know, that I had faith in her abilities to keep herself in place. But I like touching her up.
Emmy
I gasped and laughed as he lifted me, I may have helped his effort by bending at the waist until I was neatly hoisted over his shoulder. Still, the motion gave me butterflies and made me not-giggle. The sudden, mild sting of the slap stopped that sound and replaced it with a groan. A flash of heat in my coreโฆ And I knew the deepening scent and his proximity to the source would hasten his steps.
I held my position with ease and a little help from him, but his touch moved along my thighs when I was literally swept off my feetโฆ โBy the Spirits!โ I said, breathily. My skin tingled, and my muscles clenched and trembled. I knew that he was rightโฆ we couldnโt tear each otherโs clothes off on his couchโฆ because it wasnโt only his couch!
Lee
โEmmy!โ Growling as I took two steps at a time, turning my head to playfully bite her thigh closest to me.
โYouโre trying to kill me.โ Her scent blossomed right away, leaving no question as to whether she liked being flung over my shoulder.
Smacking her arse again, my wolf roiled awake, he pushed to feel her, taste her, scent her from up close.
When my feet hit the landing. It didnโt take long before I pushed my room door open and then kicked it close behind us. Reluctantly setting my little minx down on her feet. But I did it nice and slow making sure she felt all the muscles in me tense because of her. Especially the one between my legs.
My eyes wander down her insanely perfect form.
โNowโฆ where were we?โ Arching my brow with a gleeful expression on my face, my teeth sinking into my bottom lip.
Emmy
I would have laughed if his spank didn't have me biting my lip and groaning, I dropped my forehead against his back. Not worried at all about how he would handle my weight as I practically went limp over his shoulder. โThat was all you, baby!โ I said, it was muffled by the fabric of his shirtโฆ the hard muscles beneath. I kept my head low as he walked into his room he was basically the same height as the door frame, so I didnโt need to make it harder to navigate.
And speaking of hardโฆ I shivered as my body slowly slid down his torsoโฆ He was all hard planes of delicious muscle. My fingers trailed up the back of his neck and into his hair when I could reach it. I gasped thenโฆ โBy the Spirits!!โ My body clenchedโฆ aching in the best way. Then he bit my bottom lip, and my hands fisted in his hair, my legs wobbled as much as a Warriorโs legs possibly could, heat flared, and all the air left my lungs. Waitโฆ where were we? What the hell had we been talking about? โClothesโฆโ I breathedโฆ that was it right?
Lee
Hands moved swiftly to take her by the waist. She wasnโt normally off balance, but who could blame her?
โ Steady on there, little minx. I need you and your wolf to be able to move for now.โ Giving her a wink and that crooked smile of mine.
My wolf wasnโt taking the side role this time. He wanted to be front and centre with me.
โClothes.โ The sound was more of a growl for sure. With a roll of his eyes telling me to get on with it. Was my wolf always this impatient? Or was it only because of the woman in front of us?
My fingers came to the hem of my shirt, it went up over my torso, over my messy hair, thanks to her playing with it. And down my other arm. Then I let it fall to the floor by my foot.
โYour turn, beautiful.โ
Emmy
I smirked up at himโฆ because there was no way I would have allowed even a quiver if I was here with anyone but Lee. โMaybe we want you to catch us?โ I smiled up at him, I also donโt remember ever being so comfortable allowing my wolf to share my voice when I was on two legs, at least not around other people. It was something only he brought out of me.
I untangled my fingers from his hair to allow him to peel away his shirt. My heart kicked up a level orโฆ seven. I bit my lip and touched my fingertips to the hard planes of his abs, following the path of the shirt with my eyes and my hands. Then all the way down again, following the deep creases that vanished into his waistbandโฆ I dipped my fingers beneath it just as he spoke, keeping me from relieving him of a second clothing item. I mean fair was fair, right? I smiled and turned my deep brown eyes back up to his. My skin tingled with pleasure just from looking into those incredible eyes. There was a swell of desire nowโฆ to come apart again with those eyes locked on mine. To do the same to him. Shit! What was it heโd said?... my hands had drifted to his sides feeling the cords of muscle there too. โClothes!โ I laughed a little when the word came out unplanned. I reached for the hem of my shirt and lifted it, slowly, revealing the sports bra beneath, it was never something I needed to think about with Leeโฆ I was sure my sports bra/boy short combo turned him on way more than lingerie. Though I doubted he would object to something lacy either. Not if I was comfortable in it. I dropped the shirt next to his. โI suppose the bra should go tooโฆ.โ I winked. โJust to be fair.โ I rested my hands against his pecsโฆ the bare skin that I wanted to lick, and kiss and drag my nails against.
Lee
Shaking my head grinning. โThe last time you tried to run from us. He had you in under a minute. But if you want a replay, we can grant you both your wishes.โ
It was fucking amazing and mind-blowing when the both of them spoke to us. The trust to have the understanding, and not to betray it, lay heavily on our shoulders. But we were up for the challenge.
My hands and fingers twitch to touch her as she stands speaking to us, needing to feel her fingers in my hair again. Missing the heat of her core pressed up against us.
โNope. The bra stays for now.โ Even if I had to shift and correct the situation growing painful for me.
My wolfโs growl rumbled at scenting them again. My room filled with her aroma making my mouth water.
โBut. You know.โ Stepping in close to her again. My rough fingers trailing up her bare arms If you really want to take it off. Who are we to stop you, baby.โ
Emmy
Fuck! That made my stomach flutter, the idea of their arms coming around us and catching us up mid-runโฆย I squeezed our thighs together! And exhaled audibly. By the Spirits!!! We needed himโฆ his touch, his kiss, his hardnessโฆ to ease the aching longing in our core.
My eyes flickered and were glued to his hand so intensely focused it took a second to process his words. โIn that caseโฆโ I arched a perfect brow at him. โThe bra can stayโฆ itโs your turn again.โ I slipped my fingers into his waistband and pulled. I had to fight the urge not to slip his boxers down too as I slipped his trousers off his hips. He had gone to all the effort teaching me to take it slow after all. I leaned up on my toes bringing my mouth closer to his, but not kissing him, inviting him nearer with a swipe of my tongue across my lips. I slid his pants down as far as my arms could reach and let go, letting the fabric fall around his ankles. Then I dragged my fingernails up along his thick quad muscles. โItโs more fun when you undress me anyway,โ I said breathily, letting my thick lashes drop just a little.
Lee
The cold air coming in from the windows of my room gave the heat building up some relief. My hands fell to my sides, and I flexed them fighting the urge to see her in her naked beauty. After all, I was the one telling her to slow down, to take the time to enjoy the build and not to race to the finishing line.
Matching her look, my brow arched with an invisible string tugging the corner of my lip up.
โIโm sensing a unique opportunity coming here.โ Using my feet to keep my pants on the ground while I stepped out of them, pushing them off to the side. I only had one more item of clothing left on me. Whereas she had three.
โI didnโt think this one through.โ
Hands moved up her outer thighs, bending down at the waist to come closer to her mouth. Catching her tongue sucking on it then letting it go.
My hands were on the button of her shorts, tugging the zipper free and letting them drop.
Taking an audible sigh. Her scent was in full bloom.
Emmy
I saw it in his eyes. The moment he realised. If this was a game of, who can get who naked firstโฆ I was totally winning. Then again if it was a game of who can get naked first; He was. Nah.. it was the first oneโฆ My breath hitched when his hot skin brushed mine and I felt my shorts dropโฆ First oneโฆ I told myself again.
โMy evil plan is unfolding before your eyes.โ I was teasing but it definitely came out in my come-to-bed voice. The one I only discovered after the first time I found myself in Leeโs bed. There was no planโฆ just a hunger for him. I stepped out of my shorts and closer to him. I had to tilt my chin higher to keep my eyes on his. I tilted my head, and set my hands on his hips, sliding them around to his arse. โSo manyโฆ.โ I squeezed. โโฆopportunities.โ I felt his body react to my scent and I leaned into his kissโฆ it felt so natural to stretch onto my toes to get closer and my chest arched into his. I moaned as he sucked on my tongue. My hands slipped up his back, my nails dragging against his skin, my nipples straining against my bra and pressing into his chest.
Lee
Fuck me! My wolf banged against my walls. He wanted out, to play. He wanted to take a good long breath in and bask in the scent that she bloomed for us.
Leaning in, my hands moved up her waist. With a rumbling chuckle. โSomeone is handsy.โ Clenching the muscles in my arse to make a point.
She pressed herself up against me, making me aware of the hardships her nipples must feel against the fabric of her bra. But I had made my choice.
Gripping onto the band of her panties. They were the next to drop.
โQuestion is. Are you going to take hold of any of those opportunities, honey?โ
The tips of my fingers were on her arse. Slapping once, before I bent to kiss her shoulder.
Emmy
โI canโt help myselfโฆ my boyfriend is sexy as fuck, and he keeps reminding me that he is all mine and mine alone.โ I leaned in and kissed his collarbone scraping my teeth against it. โIt makes a woman feelโฆโ I squeezed the clenched muscles. โPossessiveโฆโ
My back archedโฆ I wanted him to touch me. I wanted his hands everywhere... his mouth. I inhaled sharply at the slap. Fuck! It was so hot! ย I bit his shoulder lightly and againโฆ harder. Sliding my hands around and over the front of his boxers, the hardness that was waiting there, made my mouth water and lit a fire deep in my abdomen. โI will make the most of every single opportunity.โ I wrapped my hand around him cupping his length in my palm and stroking, slowly. I rested my forehead against his chest, battling the urge to strip away all the fabric between us and feel his skin on mine.
Slowโฆ I could do slow. Couldnโt I?
Lee
โWe like you Possessive.โ So, fucking much! He calmed at the thought of what she would do if jealousy ever took hold of her. Me. I knew I would never knowingly put her in that situation.
โSpirits, little minx.โ Each one of those bites makes my thighs shake, andย I felt each reaction with a twitch in my cock.
Turning her around. Pulling her back flush to my chest. Leaning down I placed a row of kisses from the tip of her shoulder to the curl of her throat.
Bringing her arms up to wrap them around my neck. Just so I could stroke her skin. All the way from her wrists to down her arms. And then down the side of her torso.
โThis. Is so perfect.โ
Emmy
I bite my lip at his wordsโฆ it was a sentiment that my wolf and I shared with them both. It was always an unattractive quality to meโฆ but when it was equal like thisโฆ it was hot! He was twitching and pulsing in my hand and my core clenched at the idea of this exact reaction happening elsewhere.
I turned easily on my toes when he saw me and pulled me flush against his chest. Then his hands were everywhere like he was a mind reader. I lifted my arms just as he did the sameโฆ I slowed and moved with himโฆ at his pace. He was better at pacingโฆ so letting him leadโฆ at least until I couldnโt take the build-up anymore, made perfect sense.
I dropped my head back against him and let my body melt against his. โPerfect.โ I echoed a low hum. The way he worshipped my body with his hands reminded me of how slowโฆ pacedโฆ wasโฆ well, perfect.
Lee
She made me chuckle against her neck.
โSuch a good little minx.โ She didnโt fight it, or rush the way she used to at first. Maybe both of us were learning from the other. Together even.
My hand made slow and steady strokes of her soft skin. But then it occurred to meย I was missing out on witnessing her reactions. So, pivoting on my heels, bringing her with me. I turned the two of us to face the full-length mirror I had in my room.
โWho knew this is what Iโd enjoy seeing in this mirror the most.โ Huskily whispering into the shell of her ear.
โSpirits. Emmy. I love watching you.โ Placing a kiss below her ear.
My gaze never dropped from the mirror. Taking in the view of this sexy, beautiful woman in her underwear, letting me touch her and tease her.
Emmy
Fuck!! Oh yeahโฆ I was that girlโฆ that I would have laughed at for being called a good girlโฆ when he did it and made it about me and me alone with his own unique nickname for meโฆ By the Spirits it was fucking hot!
When he spun us I smiled at our shared reflectionโฆ. โWe are so sexy together,โ I whispered, my fingers tugging a little on his curls. My body responded to his touch instinctively. My chest rises and falls a little faster. โEven if some of your favourite parts of yours are hidden from view.โ
I slipped the hand that wasnโt twisted into his curls, down the side of his neckโฆ never taking my eyes off the mirror. His hands left electric trails on my skin. โI thinkโฆโ I said, softly. โThat you should never stop touching me.โ
Lee
โOh, baby. Everything doesnโt have to be in full view to turn a man on. Sometimes itโs the mind that fills in the missing images from memory that makes my cock get this hard for you.โ
Pressing my thick, hard, and fully engorged friend into her back. Just to prove my point. Biting her earlobe my hands followed the dips of her muscles, seeing the way her chest rushed to breathe. Chuckling as the way her plump nipples pushed out of the fabric of her sports bra.
She was that girl with me. The giggles. The whimpering. The moaning. The girl who knew what turned her on. And wasnโt shy to ask for more. And by the spirits, every part made my erection twitch to life.
My hands moved in a helicopter stroke over her pebbled nipples, touching, playing, teasing her the way she liked.
โGuess you win this one, because Iโm never stopping this, baby.โ The deep rumble of agreement came from my wolf.ย Asking me to mark her.
The length of me, hit her back as I pulled her in close to me. My teeth raking the curve of her neck I kissed her first and then sucked hardโฆ biting down.
โMine!โ
Emmy
I squirmed a little in his hold, and squeezed my thighs together, craving friction. I loved it when he spoke so openlyโฆ it was the side of him that made me feel like I could always tell him what I wantedโฆ even thoughโฆ I gasped, my core pounding with heat. My mind somehow raced and went blank at the same time when I felt that hardness pressed into my back! Yeahโฆ he didnโt need any directions whatsoever.
I melted against him, wanting to feel every inch, his fingers against my nipples, adding sensation and making me want to arch into that touch tooโฆ he was flooding my senses. โLee!โ I gaspedโฆ my mind stretched, and loving every second, the butterflies were throwing a party in the pit of my stomach and thenโฆ
I moaned, and sound was pulled from my toes, my fingers tightened in his hair, not tugging because I wanted him to stay exactly where he was. His lipsโฆ his teeth, the tingle coming up from deep inside my skin, the heat hummed along my nerves and my bare toes curled into the rug beneath them. โSpirits!โ I whispered and hearing his declaration I moaned. โYes.โ Because I was. I was his and he was mine.
Lee
โGood little minxโฆโ Fuck! This sight was new. Something I didnโt feel for another person. But when it came to Emmy, fuck! I loved that she gave herself to me. Because I would go down on my knees to please her.
Gaze back in the mirror, witnessing the growing dampness on her underwear, the angelic sounds that brought the devil out of me, And.
ย โFuck me, Emmy! You smell delectable.โ
Of course, we saw her need to be touched. But we also wanted to make her wait and appreciate the feeling when it arrived.
โI want to see you.โ Curling my fingers under the band of her bra. Slowly I pulled back enough to lift up over her breasts. Leaving it there as I cupped her.
โThese are just so perfect.โ She wasnโt big, but fuck they were just so right in my hands.
Emmy
I bit my bottom lipโฆ the pink and purple mark on my skin in my reflectionโฆ fuck! I knew it wouldnโt lastโฆ and the truest mark he left on me was deep inside my mind and soul. Not that it stopped me from enjoying this view.
I knew how he feltโฆ the way his scent mingled with mineโฆ. By the Spirits! It was so fucking hot. I pushed back against himโฆ my fingernails raking against his scalp and the back of his neck. The craving to make him feel like he was making me feel was building. I knew that was his plan by holding me like this. The anticipation and build-up were something I enjoyed more than I would have ever thought.
I had a modest bra sizeโฆ but it was never something I had wanted to changeโฆ in fact when I first joined the pack I was glad. It made covering up much easier. Plusโฆ they really were pretty perfectโฆ I bit down harder on my lip. Seeing how his hands completely engulfed my breastsโฆ it made my heart raceโฆ There was no denying that out of anyone I had ever done anything sexual with; Lee wasโฆ the strongestโฆ tallestโฆ the biggest in every wayโฆ from his hands to hisโฆ I rolled up onto my toes and arched my hips back against himโฆ oh yeahโฆ there was no doubt. โI could say the same about yourโฆโ I groaned, a little breathless. โHands.โ I managed to smirk at him through our mirrored image.
Lee
The woman was lighting the flames, and I was willing to spread fuel all over it, just to make sure it exploded before it went out.
She liked to leave streaks in my skin. Some visible and some not so much. But we knew they were there until they healed.
A guttural laugh came easy.
โYeah. Hands. Thatโs what youโre talking about.โ She wasnโt rubbing up against my hands right now.
On that notice, thumbs and index fingers clamped together. Teasing and coaxing her two-shades darker nipples to come to play.
โFuck.โ I love the feeling of the skin circling them, and the way it rippled. Begging to be sucked, licked, and bitten.
He wanted to suck them until she cried out our name. But now wasnโt the time.
โPlay with yourself, Baby. Show me just how wet you can get for me.โ Just because I couldnโt touch her. That didnโt mean I couldnโt watch her playing.
Emmy
I licked my plumped lips, and my eyes fluttered as the bolt of pleasure went right from my tweaked nipples to my core. โThey are very talented hands.โ I smiled, eyes hoodedโฆ teasing his reflection. I groanedโฆ both in pleasure and frustrationโฆ I wanted him to touch me! Was I being a brat right now?
Was I okay with that?
Hell yes!
I mean sure he was touching meโฆ but I wanted his handsโฆ before I could finish the thought; all my inner muscles quivered at his request. I trailed one hand from the back of his neck. I ran my fingers along his jawโฆ no nailsโฆ that face was too precious. His facial hair prickled against my palm, making my mouth go dry and a need to kiss him flare to life. I moved my hand down the curve of my neck, slowโฆ Just like he showed me, right?
I feathered my touch over his hand as he toyed with my hardened nipples. Then down the centre of my torso. โOn one condition,โ I said into the mirror my hand slipping beneath the elastic of my pantiesโฆ the other clenching in his hair again. โYouโฆโ I moan as my fingers glide against my throbbing clitโฆ fuck! I was aching for him! โHave to be the one to make me cum.โ A swirl and a hiss, I was soaked. โBut not until I say so.โ
I had no idea how long I could hold outโฆ I could be begging him to take over in ten seconds or ten minutes. (Letโs face itโฆ the first one was probably right.) I whimpered as I pushed my hand deeper into my underwear, stroking slowlyโฆ feeling what he had done to me.
Lee
Heavy breathing, I kissed her neck. Eyes locked on her full form as well as following the instructions her touch gave her own body.
My cock twitched in my boxers, hitting her back again making me grin. My little minx was learning the pleasures of patience.
โOh, those sweet sounds, baby.โ Kissing the curve of her neck again I clicked my tongue. One hand darted down to pull her finger out from her underwear.
โNo deal.โ Biting her neck and sucking on the soft skin to leave another fleeting mark. Pleasing my wolf at the way she let us claim her, placing her finger over the fabric of her wet panties. โYou donโt cum until I say you cum, baby.โ Growling into her ear. โAnd you donโt touch without a barrier in place. Until I say.โ
Guiding her index finger, I made her stroke her wet folds. Deathly slow, gentle. Painstaking even because she jumped the gun when she slips her touch to her clit without waiting.
โIf you want to edge baby. Then we do it right. Do you understand?โ
Now I moved her finger in Circles, humming with a deep breath in. โFuck Emmy. You smell delectable.โ She looked sexy with those drunk eyes.
I teased her nipple, pinching it just that little harder wanting her to feel her reckless response.
โYouโre already so wet for me, baby. Fuck me.โ
Emmy
I shiver ran down my spine, when I felt that tap against my back. Fuck! A strangled sound escaped me. Another breathless sound bubbled up just as he expressed his desire for them.
I dropped my head to the side as he bit my neck againโฆ I would wear as many of his marks as he wanted. Then he issued his request in that deep, core-clenching tone. โShit! Why is that such a fucking turn-on?โ I couldnโt keep from resisting the way he pulled my hand back, not because I didnโt want to do what he was asking. But I could certainly let him feel a little of my strengthโฆ I knew it turned him on. I applied pressure where he guided my hands, pulling my strength back and allowing him to guide meโฆ When it came to pleasure he had never disappointed me.
I was trying to take mental notes to return the favourโฆ but who knew what would have stuck with my mind fogged with lust and satisfaction.
โYes,โ I answered and rolled back against him. Then a harsh breathy sound escaped, and I ground against both of our hands, that layer between my fingers and my slick tender skin was too muchโฆ I needed more.
โYou want a taste?โ I panted. โHelp yourself.โ I knew he wouldnโtโฆ not yet. But he wasnโt the only one that could tease.
Lee
Chuckling, because she didnโt give in easily. Then again, who the fuck here wanted it to come easy? Everything Emmy brought to this mix of ours, was welcomed with open arms.
โItโs a turn-on. Because. Look at us.โ The mirror reflected back an image I never had seen, not in my wildest dreams. And now that it came true. I wasnโt letting it go without a fight.
Tutting at her attempt to tease me. โIโm not broken so easily, darling. I plan to tease you, but right now. Itโs more fun playing with you.โ
While saying it my fingers played in circles with her bullet-like nipple. The tension in her skin is erotic and sensual. But it was the trouble my other hand got into that made me laugh low in her ear.
Pushing past her panties, my index finger caressing past her folds, to bring my hand up for the two of us to view.
โLook how perfect you are baby.โ Pressing my glistening finger and thumb together, feeling her juices coating them and fuck meโฆ my mouth watered.
โUhmm.. so.. fuckingโฆ perfect.โ I brought the fingers to her lips. Covering her with the wet glimmer before I lifted her chin to crush my mouth over her. Sucking her lips, licking them. Growling at the delicious flavour of her.
Emmy
I did exactly what he suggested and looked at our reflectionโฆ we were perfectly matchedโฆ the height difference made this even hotter in my opinion. โBut you know you want toโฆโ I trailed off with a breathy gasp when he toyed with my nipples and a bolt of hot pleasure shot straight to my core. And then his fingers were against my slick skin and my hip had already started to roll against them before I could reign in the impulse.
They were gone again too fast, and my wolf released a low growlโฆ but really, I could tell she was loving this. My tongue flicked against his fingers once before I realised what he was doing, and I parted my lips for him; letting him paint my mouth with my own wetness. And that was another whimper, my thighs pressing together now at the loss of his touch.
His mouth crashed against mine and I moaned, arched and tilted to the side to take in as much of him as I could. In between his bites and sucks I flicked my tongue against his, inviting him in and sucking on his tongue after heโd devoured the taste of me. โLee!โ I gasped anytime I could gather the air to form the sound. This man-made us feel things we never knew we were missing out on before. Things I wanted to only ever feel with him. I caught his lips and tugged, my hand reached up and locked onto the back of his neck, crushing his mouth back to mine.
โMine.โ I groaned. Sucking the lip I had bitten.
Lee
Hearing your name on the lips of your girlfriend, in a moment where she is lost to her desire is the most fucking sexy thing. Sexy enough to make you hard, and twitching.
A hungry gaze focused on the mirror, taking in the intense energy moving between us.
โA little faster now baby.โ Still holding her hand moving over her wet panties. I began to push down feeling her clit coming to play. Slow long circles, I began to move faster. Adding strokes, only when I knew she would do what I wanted, did I let go. Sucking on my fingers.
โYou taste so good.โ My hands moved to cup her breasts, smirking at the sound she made. Seeing her bra still sitting over her chest and her playing with herself. I moved back and smacked her arse, feeling the sweet sting of it on my hand.
โFuck me, Emmy! So beautiful baby.โ
Falling to my knees behind her. I pulled her underwear up to uncover her arse cheeks. Squeezing them, biting one and then the other. My hands roamed, feeling down her thighs. Taking in her scent to the fullest.
Emmy
I felt his erection tap against my back again. A man that got this turned on just by turning his girlfriend onโฆ oh yeahโฆ I had hit the jackpot here. I followed his leadโฆ letting him set the pace of my own touchโฆ but fuck! I wanted more. I wanted him to strip away the last of the clothing between us. I wanted him to put his mouth and hands on me, to turn my moans and gasps into screams and tremors.
My fingers followed the pattern he had laid when he pulled his hand away, making sure he saw; knowing it would pay off if I behavedโฆ Oh Spirits! Why was that thought so fucking hot?! I was that girlโฆ I was so THAT GIRL!
I would have told him again he could have a bigger tasteโฆ but I was behavingโฆ for now. Then he was on his knees for me. โFuck!โ My toes uncurled and I held myself uprightโฆ the absence of having him to lean back against made my head swim. My hand stilled for a second, then took up his rhythm again. My clit throbbed as the seam of my panties rolled against it, circling and strokingโฆ just a little faster. I bit my lip when he bit meโฆ Smirking at the thought of him leaving a mark there tooโฆ the one on my neck had begun to fade. โIs it wrong to think itโs sexy as hell to see you on your knees like this?โ It wasnโt out of dominance, neither of us would expect anything from the other that we each wouldnโt give. We had both gone to our knees for each other and would do it again and again without question.
Lee
โNothing between us is wrong baby, not if we both agree to it and give our consent.โ My hands stroked her from her ankles all the way up to her thighs. Parting her legs wider so that she doesnโt fall.
I moved my shoulder to push into her arse, again giving her something to lean back into. Another layer of protection.
One hand moved to free my erection from the constraints of my boxers. Stroking it from its head to the base. Using the pearls of precum to lubricate my hold.
โSeeing you like this. Open, ready, and willing to pleasure yourself for me. This isnโt wrong. Itโs a pure delight.โ
Kissing her arse where I bit her, then trailing kissing down the side of her thigh.
Eyes always stay on her/our reflections. โPush down a little now. Speed up your play. Let me see you take yourself to the brink of your own climax, baby. Do it for me.โ
Emmy
I felt his shoulder press against me, and I clenched, my body shuddering, not because the sensation was particularly eroticโฆ it was the act of support. Not because I needed itโฆ just because he wanted to. He knew how I loved to give in to the way his pleasure seeped into my every muscle. My feet slipped wide at his urging; I planted them firmly into the rug. My gaze dropped to the bottom of the mirror when the scent of him in the air thickened and a spasm rocked my centre at the sight of him pleasing himself on his knees behind me.
The muscle in my thigh tightened under his attention. โYes, baby!โ I hissed and sped up the circling of my fingers, focusing on the swelling, pulsing sweet spot. โYes!โ I brought myself higher and higher just like he asked. My gaze locked on the motion of his hand in our reflection. โI want toโฆโ I pantedโฆ โSeeโฆโ I bit my lips as a tremor shook me. I needed to cum. โYouโฆ please yourself, baby.โ
Fuck!!! My heart reached my body screaming for the climax he hadnโt asked for yet. โDonโt stop.โ I leaned against him, needing the support more, as my mind clouded. My hand travelled up my torso, avoiding my breastsโฆ I knew the added pleasure would tip me over the edge. โLee!!โ I cried outโฆ beggedโฆ scoldedโฆ moanedโฆ โLee!โ
Will You Share your Heart with me? - Part 2 - Storyline 4 - Emmy and Lee
Continued from Part 2. Click here.
Lee Clearwater
Following her line of sight to the older generation dancing arm in arm, the two in a world of their own making. Not caring about the eyes on them. All because they only had eyes for each other.
That was us, right? A younger version of them? Because in a room full of people, Emmy was the only other person I wanted to see, to feel, to hear, and to become lost in.
Raising my bottle to her toast, I took a large gulp of the cold beer.
My gaze was on her once again. Laughing at her agreeing to take it one date at a time, not to rush ahead and miss what we were having right here and now.
Setting the bottle down, I took her hand in mine, kissing the back of it before kissing her once.
โItโs time.. your feet need to find the beat. And I want to dance with the most beautiful girl in this place.โ
Closing my fingers around hers, guiding her down from the stool, because I wanted to wave her through the growing number of couples in the dance fall to find a stop to turn and face her.
Emmy Call
I took a mouthful from the bottle and smiled up at him. I saw a glint in his eyes and got a little fluttery at how quickly his gaze came back to me.
I slipped my hand into his and set my bottle back on the bar, my cheeks flushed with heat at the kiss he placed on the back of my hand. โYou read my mind.โ I smiled as I stepped down from the stool and followed him to the floor, that beat he was talking about already finding its way into my hips And spreading its way through meโฆ And I might have taken a sneaky glance at that perfect arse.
He found us a spot amongst the dancers, the heels already abandoned at the far wall of the dance floor and the other clutched in hands as the ladies danced made me grateful to my wolf; my feet snuggly and comfortably still strapped into my favourite (and only at the moment) pair of heels.
I slipped my hand onto his shoulder and spun myself into his arms which always, caught me. I smiled at him and moved. I didnโt think about it, I just let the music move my feet, my hipsโฆ my soul. Drawing him in close to me and we danced. Now that I knew what he could do on the dancefloorโฆ we wouldnโt be leaving the floor anytime soon.
Lee Clearwater
Her hair flew around her like a cool breeze on a warm summer night, the red of her jacket flared like the sun, and the glow of her smile!
I shook my head. Fuck me. When did I become a poet? I didnโt usually think like this. My wolf agreed, but at the same time, he liked this feeling of growing legs within us.
My hands clasped hers as she spun, knowing just where she would come to stop, and waited in anticipation to see and feel which way she would move next.
The song was fast, spicy, filled with sexual tension, a mix of emotions, and sassiness too.
Fuck! I was doing it again! Shaking my head.
Laughing as I turned her around under my arm, gliding my girlfriend out to the middle of the dance floor, until our arms were stretched.
Then I tugged her to rotate back into me with my feet following the steps she laid down for us.
Emmy Call
He was doing it againโฆ looking at me like I was the centre of his universe. And I fucking loved it because we were. We were here in our own little bubble of the universe, just Lee and me. And the music. The rest of the world continued outside and other than our easy way of moving among the crowded floor; without interfering with the other dancers the bubble was a closed world. He moved more easily than anyone his size ever should. The grace that his warrior had granted him.
I twirled under his arm, smiling, and maybe squealing quietly with the current that ran through us both as my feet danced me right back to him, making the world outside the bubble blur in motion. I laughed and grinned up at him with pure joy.
We danced and danced, song after song. Bodies pressed together in every possible way they could with clothes still on. Heated kissesโฆ sweet kissesโฆ quick kisses before spinning away and back for another. He was sexy and strong, passionate, and intuitive and he was all mine. The heat had made me open the jacket showing the black satin top beneath it, still looking stunning as everโฆ as was heโฆ
The dance floor had emptied a little as the music grew more and more familiarโฆ playing to a younger crowd. And many had been defeated by their heels and stamina and were nursing drinks and still enjoying their night immensely.
Senorita โ Shawn Mendez & Camila Cabello
A song I knew all too well played and I gave Lee a very cheeky smile. But I did breach the bubble a little... looking aroundโฆ not wanting to shock anyone in the room. Butโฆ I wasnโt going to go easy on him either. I really liked this song.
The song's intro had me leaning in and trailing my hands down his chest. โThis oneโฆโ I rolled up onto my toes to kiss him. โโฆ I know.โ I smiled. Not that not knowing the lyrics had ever mattered when you could feel the music in your soul.
Lee Clearwater
She moved like water in a stream, like the night air on a cold day. She felt fluid in her movement, so natural and graceful.
Time wasnโt a factor tonight, seeing Emmy in her element was. The way her body guided mine, without saying anything to me or my wolf, we just knew where the beautiful creature belonged at all times.
My body felt alive with the pleasures of her company, the warmth of her kisses and touches. Sure, her hands wondered, but then so did mine. Finding ways to bring her in, to feel her body move up along mine. Her lips on mine, and more so, her infectious happiness seeping through my mind and body.
โAs though not knowing the words stopped you from coming to life, little minx.โ
Fuck that look in her eyes, the cheek was sexy as fuck. Shivers went down my chest with the flow of her hand, and mine moved to cup her arse making sure she knew just what she was doing to me.
Hands moved up her arse, holding her lower back to me, then slipped under her open jacket following those amazing curves. Before my hand could find hers, I pushed her out to twist away from me.
This time when I brought her in, making sure her back was pushed up against my chest. Mirroring the swerve of her hips. My free hand rested on her waist as we danced to her song.
Emmy Call
I smiled. โBecause the beat is universal.โ His hand on my arse sent a jolt to my coreโฆ and I had been so good at maintaining a reasonable (to me at least) level of self-control. Especially with the way this man moved his hipsโฆ because FUCK! I had no doubt we could work out how to use that kind of flexibility off the dancefloor too.
His hands wandered and my body answered like every touch was a question. I rolled and arched into his hands as they travelled beneath my jacket, my lips parted as the heat he left in his wake took my breath away. I licked my lips for the lingering taste of him and tequila.
I twirled away from him, my eyes flicking back to him with each rotation, this had the added benefit of my hair whipping out around me. Just before our arms reached their full extension he tugged me back, placing himself behind me like heโd done this a thousand times.
The music had invaded my body so completely that my hips never stopped their slow, firm circles that now pressed back against my sexy-as-hell boyfriend. I reached up and ran my hand up the curve of his neck and into his lush curls.
My teeth caught my bottom lip. I slipped my hand from his hair and caressed his ear, and his jawlineโฆ the roughness of his facial hair gave me shivers. My hand moved down his throat and chest as I bent my knees and swivelled my body lower and lower. My head back against that tightly muscled chest, rock-hard absโฆ then perfectly on time to the music; I rolled my body, my arse pressed decisively back against him, and rose up again.
Lee Clearwater
โFuck me!โ Saying those words under my breath. Because now my wolf was away pushing forward answering the call our girlfriend was putting on the table.
My body answered too with my reaction pushing against the fabric of my boxers and pants. There was a moment when I felt myself growing and twitching. Where I thought this โdancingโ thing with a woman you cared for and wanted came with emotions and this was a side effect of it all.
But. Nope! My girlfriend! She knew the buttons to push, which she made sure she punched hard! But here? On a crowded dance floor? With people only inches away from us?
Growling. My hands gripped her waist, keeping her to my chest and lifting her. Moving her legs to bend back around my thighs to keep up the illusion we were still in the thriving position of the song. Bringing my mouth to her earlobe, I kissed her under it, whispering.
โI know what youโre doing. And you need to stop!โ I knew she could hold herself up, with the two of us facing the same direction. I spun us around one hand moved to her lower stomach and pushed her arse back into my growing bulge. โI canโt have people seeing this.โ Moving us towards a corner of the dance floor, still keeping her in place.
โAre you trying to kill me, little minx?โ Because my wolf and I were up for the challenge.
Emmy Call
I bit my lipโฆ that breathy voiceโฆ the places and times I had heard that before. By the Spirits! His wolf was chomping at the bit. Even with seeing into their eyes, I could feel them both. I didnโt just mean the stiffness growing against my arse.
But I liked that too.
My breath hitched when he took hold of my hips. I stayed pressed to him, concealing that very considerable bulge. โStop?โ I asked in a low whisper; I rolled my hips back. โBut you are enjoying it so much.โ I teased, a tiny gasp as he pressed on my stomach, holding me against him at the same time. My wolf pressed against my chest from the inside.
โKill you?โ I smiled moving with him now to reduce the friction just a little. โNeverโฆ just digging my claws in a little.โ My smile turned a little feral. โAnd donโt worryโฆ no one gets to see you but meโฆ Iโll stay right here until you are safe for work again.โ I dropped my head back against his chest, his heart pounding next to my ear. I caught the corner of my lipโฆ โAnd if you think that feeling thisโฆ doesnโt test my self-controlโฆโ
Wellโฆ there was no need to finish that thought. He knew my limits were far shorter than his. I had made no secret of the things his body and his scent did to me.
Lee Clearwater
Counting backward from a hundred mentally challenged me to think of anything and everything other than her naked body stretched out on my bed. The scent of her arousal coated my senses over the smells of the others surrounding us.
Making myself pick up on the smell of the food, the alcohol, the people themselves. Was the next step to bring down the twitching in my pants.
โI never said it wasnโt difficult for you. But come on, little minx. We both know you like to get what you want.โ I wasnโt shy. Fuck I had the sexiest, most intelligent, beautiful woman in this town pressed up against me. And I knew for sure, that if taking her here and now, and pleasuring her wasnโt going to become a spectator sport. Sheโd be on the bar with her legs open, with my face buried between them.
Ok. Those thoughts werenโt helping! Because โฆ this was a family-run restaurant.
She eased off on us, to the point that we could just about manage with the semi. We didnโt stop moving with the beat and the crowd.
Taking her hand in mine, I turned her. Once again sending her hair flying around her face before I held her chest to chest.
โSpirits Emmy, I never knew voyeurism was one of your kinks!โ Teasing her with a wiggle of my eyebrows.
With a hooked index finger under her chin, my grin from ear to ear. I saw her eyes even in the dimmed lights. โAre you having a good time, beautiful? Is tonight everything you wanted it to be?โ
Emmy Call
A smile slipped across my face, and I tilted my head. โLike to get what I wantโฆ always get what I want.โ I teasedโฆ โBasically the same thing right?โ I laughed (definitely not a giggle).
His scent flared again, and my stomach rioted. โWhat on earth are you thinking about?โ then he spun me, and I laughed. I leaned into his chest and kept myself close, because even if he had reigned in his reaction I was still going to hide the evidence of his arousal that I had created. It was only fair.
โOnly when Iโm watching youโฆโ I laughed again. โActually, noโฆ I think we both know I could watch for a few minutes before I had to join in.โ I wasnโt the type to let a moment pass me by.
I licked my lips when he tilted my head up, he dipped over my senses like honey. โI am having that time of my life babyโฆ this is everything I thought it would be and so much more.โ I rolled onto my toes and kissed him. โI am ludicrously, insanely, absurdly happy, Lee.โ I set my hand on his cheek and locked deep brown eyes on his. โI always am when Iโm with you.โ My heart gave an out-of-time thump or four to prove it.
Lee Clearwater
โThere!โ I heard her heart talking to me. โNow I know I did the right thing by you, little minx.โ
Also, why the fuck were we loving it when she called us โBabyโ? It was another first. Calling her that, and her response; saying it back. This was real and it was all true.
I didnโt answer her questions about my thoughts. Making a note to self. Because showing her would be more fun.
Shaking it off, just thinking about her taste, her scent, her moaning!
โNoโฆ noโฆ no!!!!โ Telling my drifting mind. The plan was to get the heat down, not to have it rising up to boiling point!
โIโm gladโฆ I donโt want to disappoint you.โ My hands were on her lower back, feeling the swing of those hips of hers. And making sure I followed the steps to keep up with her.
The music slowed, the lights dimmed further, and the vibe seemed to shift. Making me kiss the top of her head. Holding her closer now, not wanting to let her go.
Smirking, when I heard it. I didnโt want to pull my eyes away from my girlfriend. But I needed to find him. And there he stood by the DJ giving me a thousand-watt grin. His was a song I liked hearing on those cold days when I needed some time to concentrate on my work. But it spoke to me. #Eduardo's translations of the story it told made it even more beautiful.
โBรฉsameโฆโ I whispered into Emmyโs earโฆ โKiss meโฆโ
I slowly translated a few lines for her. โKiss me, at the wrong time. Show me you are staying. In the silence, kiss me to stop timeโฆโ
Besame โ Camilla
Emmy Call
It was my heart that spoke the loudest to him and I smiled. Because he could read me like a bookโฆ. in between the lines. Not like anyone else in my life could read me.
โI donโt think anything you do could disappoint meโฆโ I said honestly. โEverything you doโฆ you do it with intention and in the true belief that it will make me happy.โ
The music changed andโฆ did the light dim? Or was it the world fading away because Leeโs eyes were drawing me into their depthsโฆ right where I wanted to be? The F sharp notes were like fingers tapping the tune against my heart and the G minor electric guitar dripped along my spine like warm honey. I closed my eyes and sighed. Breathing in the tempo, closing my eyes, and just basking in itโฆ but thenโฆ Lee. I gaspedโฆ his hot breath on my skin, the whispered, beautiful translating in my ear.
Both my arms wrapped around his neck, and I leaned into him, on my toes and still pulling him down so I could bury my face in the crook of his neck and kiss himโฆ as the music demanded. Like the moment longed for. Like I could no longer breathe without my lips on his skin.
The dance shifted from a slow simple waltz to long swooping strides, and he moved with meโฆ togetherโฆ the world vanished, and the moment stretched like it could last forever. I wanted it to last forever. I sent a silent think you to the Spirits, the ancestorsโฆ Grandmother and Grandfatherโฆ Because of this moment with himโฆ I had never been more grateful for anything before this.
Lee Clearwater
I would have laughed, joked, and teased her about her height. It was one of the many things we enjoyed doing. Yet this seemed to work so well for us. She was an explosive little thing I wanted every part of her.
She pulled me down to meet her, and I followed her needs. When our mouths caught the others, nothing else seemed to matter. Emmyโs presence took the forefront of my mind.
Holding her close to my body, the previous needs were there. One look at this woman would have anyone going mad. But. With her kiss. Something changed. Something deeper came to call. The need and want to be everything she needed, wished for, and dreamt of came to me.
My wolf agreed with me. We knew. At this moment. While kissing Emmy on the dance floor. We would do anything to keep her happy, cared for, loved, and respected. Our relationship would be that of equal measure. When she had a bad day, we would step up. Because he has faith, she would do the same for us.
My mouth moved in synchronization with hers. Kissing her slow, deeply, with passion I felt for no one before her.
Emmy Call
There was a deep connection, souls touching through this kiss. The Spirits inside of us rose to meet tooโฆ but not hungry, not the boundless, heated passion they usually brought to the surface with them. This was something different and it wasnโt the first time. But hereโฆ. With the music and the dancingโฆ a low soft sound escaped me and rumbled against his lips.
We kissed and danced without missing a step. The taste of him and the cocktail lingering on his tongue. The heat of his nearness, the press of his body on mine. Everything. All of it. It was perfect. It was like a dreamโฆ one I have never had before and yet here I wasโฆ living a dream come true.
As the song came to an end my lips stayed on his for a long time, until my wolf couldnโt stand another moment not seeing those hypnotic eyes. I untangled one arm from around his neck and rested my palm on his cheek. โIs it possible to have a dream at the same time that it comes true?โ We asked, so low only a warrior would hear.
Lee Clearwater
As soon as our eyes found hers, the connection was electrified. Her wolf and mine both came to the surface at the exact same moment, needing to share in the bond we had created on this dance floor.
He and I were lost in being engaged in her closeness to us, feeling the warmth of her skin, the sweetness of her lips, and that glimpse of her wolf in those beautiful chocolate-coloured eyes.
โI donโt know. Iโll tell you once I wake up from this one we are living in right now. Here. Together.โ The tone of my voice was so low, keeping it from anyone else.
Resting my forehead to hers, my hand moved to rest over hers on my face. Breathing her in, taking the time to relax and take care to appreciate what we had managed to accomplish with each other.
โBut. I donโt want to you think of this as a dream. Because itโs real. Itโs ours. And we arenโt going to allow ourselves to wake up from what this is. Okay?โ
Dreams were broken when we woke. Emmy.. she was real.
Emmy Call
I smiled still moving with him, still in his hold, still in our little bubble ofโฆ whatever kind of magic this was. His voice set the butterflies in my stomach rioting again. The heat of his hand over mine raised goosebumps up and down my arms. I looked into the deep pools of his eyes.
โIโm wide awake, Lee,โ I whispered. โAnd seeing the whole world from a brand-new angle, things that were always just a little abstract, out of focusโฆ they are closer now, clearer, brighter.โ I smiled. I was always fairly optimisticโฆ and saying all thisโฆ someone else would think it was a complaint about my life before all of this. But it wasnโt and I knew there was no need to explain all of that to Leeโฆ he was there, he was part of this beautiful life I was living before we collided on this new path.
But my great lifeโฆ had only gotten more and more amazing every day with him. I kissed him in answer, soft this time but still just as intimate. โNo waking up,โ I promised. โBut I reserve the right to have as many X-rated dreams as possible.โ I teased and nipped at his lip.
Lee Clearwater
This was how it worked between us. We knew where we stood with the other. Iโd promised her the truth and nothing less. Itโs why we didnโt need to ask questions. And when others asked them, we are just.. knew the answers.
A burst of laughter exploded from my mouth after kissing my beautiful and hilariously funny girlfriend.
โYou can have all the X-rated dreams you like. As long as you share them with me in great detail.โ Kissing her again, our movement still in step with the soft sound of the song.
โWait. I also think you need to demonstrate said dreams for me. You know. Just so we know we are both on the same page.โ Wagging my brows down at her.
โThere is nothing worse than thinking your imagination is taking you to a backward cowgirl, but in reality, your imagining is in the Pretzel. It would be so awkward .โ This time my facial expressions had become serious. As though we were talking about world domination.
Grinning down at her. My arms moved around her waist, keeping the two of us moving with the others on the dance floor. Missing any collisions without breaking my eye contact with her.
Emmy Call
By the Spirits! That soundโฆ was his laugh always this beautiful? This sexy as-all-hell sound, that shot right to my core and made me want to clench my thighsโฆ but the fact we were still moving across the floor kept me from doing that.
I was about to tell him that acting them out was more my style when he added that exact thing to his statement. Now I was laughing. This man knew me so well. I raised a brow at himโฆ โThe Pretzel?โ I asked. โSounds delicious. We need to add that one to our list of firsts we have yet to experience.โ
We danced and I looked at this manโฆ this man who saw me in ways that no one did. It was saying a lot, because I had friends that knew me better than I knew myself, a mother who could tell my mood by the sound of my footsteps in my bedroomโฆ But on this journey, there are things we never knew, growing within us, growing between us. Things that only we could see between usโฆ of course, everyone was seeing the way our relationship was growing. But no one could truly understand it, not even the people we shared our minds with.
โSoโฆ speaking of firstsโฆ on this night of firsts.โ I looked around. The dance floor was emptied. The bar staff were clearing up and coats were being collected. Had we been dancing for that long? I looked at the wall where there had been a row of high heels abandoned so their wearers could dance for longer, they had all been scooped up. I thanked the Spirits for my wolf and the fact that not even heels could keep me from my passions. โWhatโs next?โ Just saying the wordsโฆ putting them out there in the worldโฆ made me crave having him all to myself. To kiss him without anyone watching, run my hand through his hair and beneath his shirtโฆ I held my breath for a moment to stop the spiral.
Lee Clearwater
โWhatโs next?โ My heavy gaze followed the direction of Emmyโs only to realise at the same time as her, that we had danced the night away.
I caught the eyes of the Casetas staff, all of them still smiling as they worked around the few people still gathering their things to call it a night.
โWell. Thereโs another first for me.โ Never before had I lost track of time. I always knew what was happening, who was around me, and what was going on. โLittle minx youโve done it all. Made me do something I didnโt see coming.โ My hands slipped down her arms until I held her small hands in mine. Bringing one up to my mouth to place a kiss on the back of her knuckles.
Chuckling at the change in the air. She was lost in her thoughts, making me wish I could see into her mind right now. Then again, some part of me was thrilled at the fact that I didnโt know, and I would work to learn and figure her out on this journey of ours.
โWhat are you thinking about Emmy?โ I asked with one arched brow. Kissing her hand again. With a deep sigh of contentment, I began to guide her back towards our table to gather ourselves.
โI didnโt have anything else planned,โ I told her waking by her side. My hand holding on to hers. โI promised your keepers to bring you home at a respectable time, remember?โ Stopping to turn.
ย โButโฆ I want to know what you want.โ
Leaning down to place a kiss on her plump, rose lips.
Emmy Call
I smiled at him. โI have that effect on people.โ I flipped my hair over my shoulders, without taking my hands off him. โTime flies when you are having fun.โ I knew what he meantโฆ The fact he chose not to date didnโt mean he never dancedโฆ but like this?โฆ for the whole night? I smiled, that was just for me. And hellโฆ It was a first for me too! Because rehearsals and classesโฆ that was nothing like this. It was with classmates or cast matesโฆ or drilling with #Tallie when they had an audition. Not a date with a person who looked at me like I was his whole world. โAnother first we can share.โ
โIโm just thinking about getting you all to myself.โ I smiled at himโฆ but who was I kidding, he had been all mine all night. โWellโฆ I meanโฆ all mine and all alone.โ I laughed, my tummy fluttering when he kissed my hands. I grinned at him as he led me back to the table weโd eaten atโฆ I knew that he had meant it when he said that to everyoneโฆ But I was nothing if not a bad influence. A single brow lifted. Then a thought occurred to me and my face lit up, I kissed him back. Instinct made me roll up onto my toes even in my heels.
โI may have an idea or twoโฆโ I smiled. โBut I wouldnโt want to ruin your reputation, having you run around town with a scoundrel like me.โ It was pure sarcasm because we both knew I absolutely would love to ruin his reputationโฆ and we both also knew; that neither of us would care. I laughed and then I leaned in to whisper in his ear. โThereโs a piano at the train station,โ I smirkedโฆ because it was in his hands now. I knew about this because My all-time favourite music store sponsored the initiative and maintained the instrument so that everyone would have access to make music. I also knew the train station would be mostly empty now.
Lee Clearwater
One hand remained curled around Emmyโs and the other gathered our things. My eyes left her only to find my friends, to give them a knowing nod of my head and they smiled waving us off. They knew I would be back, and I knew they all would have a thousand questions about tonight, but mostly the woman I shared my time with. And I knew. Deep in my heart. They were happy for me.. for Emmy.. they liked her as much as I did.
โThe Train station?โ Arching my brow at her guiding the two of us out of the restaurant. โI didnโt know there was a piano there.โ I hadnโt any reason to notice anything, flyers or ads, or even know enough about the musical or arts programs around here. But of course, she would.
โOkayโฆโ thatโs how easy it was to make a decision with her. โThe station is where we will go.โ Squeezing her hand once. The truth is I didnโt want our time together to end either.
Pushing the large wooden doors of the restaurant open, the feel of the cold brisk breeze on my face made me smile. โI forget how the air feels when Iโm in town. Even when we are so close to home.. to our landsโฆโ Pulling her into the curl of my side, letting her hand go so that I could put one arm around her and keep her close to me.
โโฆ Sometimes it still feels like we are too far. Unless you have a real reminder of what home feels like with you. โ
The thought came out without any hesitation. Gazing down at her, I kissed the top of her head.
โThat was cheesy. Go ahead. You can mock me now.โ Chuckling at myself.
Emmy Call
I grinned up at him watching him look back at the people at had welcomed himโฆ us so warmly I waved and walked with him as he guided me towards the door. โDonโt you want to say goodnight? And shouldnโt we settle the bill?โ
I knew he wouldnโt say no to musicโฆ or me. Spirits! I was so gone for this man! โYeahโฆ It's not as popular as all these incredible locations in bigger cities and in England that you see on YouTube all the timeโฆ but it's where they got the idea and during the day youโd be shocked how good some people are. And then there are the disastrous onesโฆ but any curiosity in creating music is a bonus to meโฆโ I chuckled. โEven if it causes a public nuisance.โ I closed my eyesโฆ the cool air on my skinโฆ then he verbalized what I was thinkingโฆ it wasnโt homeโฆ but it was still amazing. I adjusted the lapels of my still-open jacket, with my one free hand. The satin top beneath it was not going to keep nipples from showing in the cool airโฆ and that show was for him alone.
He kissed my hair, and I smiled, my eyes closing again as I leaned into his side. โSo cheesyโฆโ I teased him, but half-heartedlyโฆ becauseโฆ โYou arenโt wrongโฆ It's not the same but itโs still incredible. This townโฆ its close enough to feel familiar. But smells different, it feels different.โ I stepped away, hand still locked in his, extending both of our arms in the middle of the lot. My head tilted up. โIt sounds different. Close your eyes and listen.โ
There were carsโฆ more than you would ever hear in La Push at this time of the nightโฆ the faint sound of music and chatter from restaurants and bars nearbyโฆ the sounds of the Port and waterโฆ but it was likely only Lee, and I could hear that. Happy conversations of couples and groups leaving the restaurant and the rattle of keys and clicking of heels. โIt's just a different soundtrackโฆ and then when you go homeโฆ You appreciate these sounds and scents all over again.โ I opened my eyes again and tugged him towards his truck. โIt reminds us of the magic and blessings our land has, the reason why we grew roots there.โ Then I smiled. โSeeโฆ now we are both cheesy.โ
Lee Clearwater
โI did say good night. In my own way.โ I wasnโt a douche, but there were still limits to how guys my age communicated outside of the pack.
โThere is no way they are going to take my money tonight. Not with you here with me.โ Chuckling at the reality #Seth and I came to learn fast.
โUnless you want to see your boyfriend getting a clip around the earhole from the lady in charge in there.โ Nodding back over my shoulder. โIโve learnt not to fight the point when they give me that look.โ The look was all about them seeing me with Emmy, if I had been alone my money would be no different. I saw that now. Which made me sigh. Because it meant I would need to find somewhere else to take my beautiful girlfriend, or I needed to have a โTalkโ with this amazing family who took #Seth and me into their fold.
Taking the keys out from the pocket of my pants, I listened to her as though she were the only person in this world with anything worth a listen. Because I knew while I gave Emmy all my attention. My wolf. He watched for danger, or obstacles.
The corner of my mouth lifted taking in the sound of her voice, the passion and excitement of how she spoke about people who impacted her life from thousands of miles away. All because of her love for music. And I liked it. I loved seeing this side of her.
โI mean I have great respect for those who share their talents with others, but more so for those who give it a goโฆ you know. They donโt know how good or bad they are. They just love the sound of music enough to give it a try. Thatโs true courage if you ask me.โ
My gaze fell on her when she stepped out of my side putting some space between us. Our hands still clasped, outstretched, seeing her in all her glory. โFuckโฆโ The word had no sound. This woman was taking my breath away. I know she told me to close my eyes. But Fuck me. I couldnโt. As she listened to the sounds around us. I saw her and her alone.
Laughing when she pulled me towards the truck, and I followed. She got it. She understood where my head went, and what I felt in the moment. The only difference. Emmy couldnโt see the way she looked perfect in her red suit, her hair flowing with the wind, while she was lost in the surrounding sounds.
โSo Cheesy.โ Laughing with a teasing glint in my dark eyes for her. โLetโs go, Little Minx, there is a piano waiting for your fingers to tickle its keys.โ The lights on my truck flashed to indicate it had been unlocked. I pulled her back into myself for the last few steps, to walk her around to the passenger side. Opening the door for her before I looked down at her.
โAfter you. Beautiful.โ My eyes dropped to her perfect plump lips. Making my muscles do that compass and encompass thing.
โBut First.โ Voice dipping low I came down to meet her height. My gaze was on her eyes then dropping to her lips.
โIโm going to kiss you.โ My hot breath brushed her lips. Waiting for her.
Emmy Call
I grinned at him. โOh, now we have to go backโฆ I wanna see you get that clip around the ear.โ I teased and tugged like I was going to drag him back insideโฆ It was half-heartedโฆ I could have moved him If I truly wanted to. โWe can send them somethingโฆโ I smiled. โTo say thank you.โย I put that thought aside and instead focused on how loved this man was by the people in his life.
The whole time I had my eyes closed I knew his were on me. The rest of his powerful senses were trained on the world around us. Then he spoke about the courage to tryโฆ I smiled and my eyes opened wide, seeking his out right away. โI couldnโt agree more,โ I told himโฆ โMusicโฆ is like pulling out a piece of your soul and showing it to the world.โ
I walked the rest of the way with him to his truck and grinned to myself as he opened the door for me and lowered his head. Just to be cheeky I stepped onto the step up into his truck but remained facing him. The deepening tone in his voice gave me some serious low-down flutters. If I stood up fully I would be taller than him now. But I kept my lips right next to his; feeling the heat of his breath on my skin as it steamed in the cool air around us. โNot if I kiss you first,โ I whispered and closed the space between our mouths. My hand came up to his cheek as his lips met mine and took my breath away. His lips were soft and tasted faintly of the sweet cocktails, the prickling of his beard on my skin heightening each sweep of our lips. My tongue slipped between his parted lips, and I tasted more of him, a quiet hum of pleasure escaped. I let go of the truck and slipped my other hand into his hair, twisting it into the thick curls.
FUCK!!! Kissing this man was addictive. My heart rate soared, and my stomach burst to life with butterflies. โI thinkโฆโ I breathed onto his lips. โThat you should never stop kissing me.โ
Lee Clearwater
โAs you wish, beautiful.โ Her wish was the command my wolf and I would answer without question.
My arms came around her waist, slipping under her jacket to feel the soft texture of the fabric of her shirt.
Spirits! Imagining the feel of that fabric wrapped around her wrists, holding her hands in place above her head. He showed me wanting to do things to her that would make her body shake and her smart mouth scream our name.
I felt myself growing, one fucking kiss. Our mouths meeting, tongues teasing, hands in my hair. And I was hard for her, and her alone.
โButโฆโ muttering into her mouth. โIf you keep kissing me like this...โ Biting her lower lip a little harder to leave a sting. Licking it after to soothe it too. โYou and I wonโt be going in search of a piano.โ Placing a harder kiss on her mouth, before I rested our foreheads together.
โGet a room!โ A group of people laughed and teased us.
โIโm trying to talk her into that exact fact, dude.โ Giving her a devilish chuckle. โBut the woman wants music. So, we get the woman what she wants.โ
Winking at my sexy girl, kissing her mouth again.
Emmy Call
I had to lock down my self-control because even just his voice was enough to make me wetโฆ especially when he did that low rumbly thing in his throat. His hand beneath my jacket brought back all of the low-down flutters from the dancefloor andโฆ shit! I wanted to climb him like a tree again.
He wasnโt pressed against me, but I could scent the change in him. He was testing my resolve. I was breathless and my eyes were heavy as I lifted them to his and met his warmโฆ no, fiery brown gaze. โAnd what about the way youโre kissing me?โ I asked breathlessly. I flicked my tongue over where he had licked but his mouth was on mine again until someone called outโฆ making me wanna snarl, but of course, Lee took it in stride and made me laugh. But thenโฆ
Get a roomโฆ That was a great ideaโฆ but then Lee would have to break all those promises heโd made. Honestlyโฆ right now it was looking like a perfectly acceptable option to me. I laughed at myself softly, but I leaned into his ear, just for himโฆ not that anyone was close enough to hear unless I called out. โSheโs convinced.โ I grazed my teeth against the shell of his ear. โBut music first,โ I added and slipped away into the cab of his truck. His hand slid like water over the shiny fabric of my cami as I dipped out of his holdโฆ Knowing it was because he was allowing me to.
Lee Clearwater
Dropping my head, chuckling again at the situation I found myself in. My wolf laughed at me, until I reminded him my blue balls, were his blue balls too.
Yup. I had the final laugh there!
โAs my lady wishes.โ Grinning I adjusted myself clear in her vision because really, she needed to see what she always did to me.
โMusic it is.โ I didnโt know why. But I pulled the seatbelt down and over her chest. Making sure my hand slipped over her figure when I buckled her in.
โThere we go. Now you canโt move.โ Of course, she could move, it was the act of the task, not the action that meant I was telling her she wasnโt getting away from me tonight.
Closing Emmyโs door, I made quick time walking around to my side, getting in, and getting us going towards the Port train station.
Rolling my window down so the cold air of the night could be felt on my skin while thinking about all the non-sexy things to bring my friend down to normalcy. โHave you played at this piano before?โ
My hand reached out for hers automatically once we hit the streets and were on our way.โ
Emmy Call
I couldnโtโฆ ย and didnโt stop myself from inhaling his scent deeply when we he leaned across me to buckle my seatbeltโฆ He was just divine. I shivered at the way his touch brushed barely against me, as he withdrew.
โIโm completely at your mercy now!โ I chuckled, playing into his little game. He was right thoughโฆ I couldnโt go anywhereโฆ there wasnโt anywhere else I wanted to beโฆ not if he wasnโt there too.
He was trying to switch the topic to something that would make his trousers fit again. I smiled and nodded. I could give him that, right? For nowโฆ maybe. โYeah, I have a few timesโฆ mostly late at night or really early. People tend to stop and take their phones out when people playโฆ which is sort of the point. The Francoโs Music Store sponsors and maintains it so the shop name is stencilled on the side and everything. Toni has asked me to play there a few times butโฆ you canโt be sure if it will be recorded in the middle of the day when trains are coming and goingโฆ you know?โ I smiled. โI liked sitting and watching others play though. There are a few locals that show up regularlyโฆ even though I never saw them take a train.โ I grinned at the memoryโฆ they came for the musicโฆ โI mean I was there for the same reason. So, no judgment.โ I watched our laced hands. The street lights and headlights flashed by; lighting them up and then casting them back into the shadows. Showing all the different ways that theyโฆ weโฆ fit together. My eyes moved up to his face then as he drove.
I wanted to reach out and trace his features with my fingersโฆ but he was driving so I settled for brushing my thumb along the back of his hand.
Lee Clearwater
We drove in silence, but it wasnโt awkward or uncomfortable, no. It was pleasant because after she explained how her friend and her mom managed the programme; Emmy seemed it become lost in her thoughts. And I didnโt want to disturb her out of them.
I watched the road, but that didnโt stop me from taking sideways glances at her, seeing how her mind seemed to be working on our hands and how they were connected. Something I had, to be honest, never seen myself wanting to do, however, it came so naturally when it was her.
She shone in the night light bursts as they hit her from different angles, some from the front, the side as we passed, and then from behind until it all started again.
Emmy was at peace. Or at least she gave the impression of being so. My mouth curled up in the corners, the night had gone so much better than I could have hoped for, in so many ways.
I brought my head back as we came to the station parking lot, and I drove up to the front. My truck came to a still, the engine off before I turned my full attention back on her.
โWe have arrived at Our destination, little minx.โ But I didnโt move to let go of her hand.
Emmy Call
Once he parked the truck I stopped my deep study of our twined hands. โYou knowโฆ I never really felt comfortable in silenceโฆ like when I sleep alone I would have music playingโฆ or I talk to fill the gaps when conversation fades away.โ I smiled at him, lifting his hand so I could kiss it. โBut the quietโฆ with you? It feels differentโฆ notโฆโ I searched for a word that fits that odd pressure when you were in a group of silent people. โItโs not empty like it usually feelsโฆโ I tilted my head to the side. โMaybe because I have something beautiful to look at.โ
I looked at his hand again and sighedโฆ a little dramatic. I mean that was my thing after all. โI suppose I should give this hand back so that we can go inside, and I can dazzle you.โ I laughed softlyโฆ even though I knew, this man was all in, all the time. One hundred percent dazzled! He didnโt hide it, he had never felt the need toโฆ at least not after I made it, very, very clear I wanted it all.
I leaned across the centre console and kissed him. I stayed on my best behaviour, keeping it light but still sweetly passionate. โCโmon then, boyfriend. Are you ready for your serenade?โ I slipped my hand free and unbuckled my seatbelt. โSince we are all about the cheesy stuff tonight I have the perfect song too.โ
Lee Clearwater
Listening to her inner thoughts gave me a sense of peace in some way.
โThere is intimacy in silence. Or at least thatโs how I see it. And it doesnโt always have to be the romantic type too.โ
I didnโt know how best to express what I thought.
โItโs not always possible to keep someone's attention when you have nothing to share. But if you know that a person is all there, no matter what. Well. Then you know ten minutes of sitting in the same space is as close as if you speak all night long but say nothing important.โ
Now the woman had me laughing. The sweet kiss on my hand, the need to dazzle me with her smile and talents.
โI mean I was promised a performance of a lifetime. Soโโkissing her back as sweetly as she had me, letting her hand go. I took my belt off and opened my door. Stepping out into the cool air again.
The area was quiet, the odd person leaving the dive bar across the street but no one coming towards the station. โNow Iโm intrigued as to which song you want to play.โ
Closing my door, I took long strides around the front to open hers.
โBefore you get out.โ
Cupping her cute cheeks, this time I kissed her. I knew she was holding back. But I wasnโt. Whispering into her lips.
โI can control myself. You donโt need to hold back from me baby.โ
Deepening the kiss before I dropped my hands stepping back to give her space to catch her breath.
Emmy Call
He had such a different view of the world, and I loved it, he gave me a new way of looking at things without taking away from how I would normally see them. He had my attention, all of it. And I knew that even when his eyes were on the road; I had his too. Even when he couldnโt look my way, the rest of his senses were trained on me.
Again, this wasnโt vanityโฆ heโd made sure I knew this. He didnโt hide anything from me. Again, my hand paused on the door latchโฆ in my defence, there was a piano on the other side of the door soโฆ my impatience was understandable. I turned towards him when he opened the door; his hand on my cheek stopping me. He kissed me and I completely forgot why we were here. I returned his kiss, parting my lips with a sighโฆ inviting him in. I leaned inโฆ my hands moving to the back of his neck, almost lifting myself out of my seat. The only thing stopping me from twisting and wrapping my legs around him was the high likelihood of me kneeing him in the balls or stabbing him in the thigh with a stiletto heel in my haste. Not that he wouldnโt recover from either one quickly.
Then he was gone, and I was breathlessโฆ and yeahโฆ wetโฆ Iโd be lying to myself if I didnโt admit it. Then the conversation came rushing back. I licked the taste of him off my lower lip. โYeahโฆ your self-control is definitely the problem here,โ I smirked and stepped down. Reaching for his hand to lead him insideโฆ. Wondering if I should choose a sexier song now or stick to the classic in my mind.
Lee Clearwater
A roaring explosion of laughter filled the silent night around us. โMy self-control is the problem.โ I agreed with her.
Locking the truck, my hand holding hers and then I moved to bring her into my side. Her short height meant she was like a doll. A doll that could fucking kill me with those sexy as-hell thighs of hers if she wanted to.
I took in slow deep breaths, the night air was fresh, but the spirits knew it was that sweet scent of her I was taking in. Yup. She didnโt need to use her words to tell me how much she needed me.
My wolf took count of our surroundings. The sounds, smells (not of our girl), the ways in and out. Knowing where other people were in our vicinity. This way I could keep my attention guided on the one woman we wanted.
It wasnโt that we didnโt know she could take care of herself if anything happened. It was. Well. Fuck me! That part of us which claimed her as ours. It wanted to be her protector. Her guard so she could enjoy this night to its fullest. She could lose herself in her first love. She could be Emmy. Just Emmy. And nothing else.
I kissed the top of her head. Making sure I didnโt pull at her hair. (Even if a flash of pulling that up into my fist while making her scream my name flashed in my head! Fuck my wolf! And his smug chuckle at making us see that.) Making me shift in my stride.
โSoโโ I asked while looking around the open lobby of the station. A few lights on, just to keep the front lit. โWhere is this piano?โ My eyes settled on the instrument as soon as I asked the question.
Emmy Call
By the Spirits! That laughโฆ that was the greatest laugh I had ever heard. I could become addicted to that sound very easily. It also meant he had scented my arousal and heard my sarcasm. Still reading me like a book. Just how I liked it.
He was taking in the scent; I knew that he was cataloguing the world around usโฆ but he somehow always managed to stay in the moment with me too. The kiss on the top of my head made me let go of his hand, to slip my arm around his waist, curling into his side. I fit just right against him, and it wasโฆ. Like coming home. I smiled contentedly.
I grinned spotting the piano, in the lobby close to the platforms but not on itโฆ just so the people boarding their train could hear but not have it totally lost under the sound of the trains. โThere she is!โ I beamed, my voice rising an octave in excitement. I wasnโt really answering his question, I knew he stopped it as he verbalised the question. I uncurled myself from his side and took his hand again.
I knew two security guards worked her at night. One in a booth and one walking around. I couldnโt see either, at this time all the tickets were sold at the self-service machine. The board showed that there was only one train due to arrive in the next hour.
The music shop logo was painted on the side of the instrument and a QR code was linked to their social media for people to tag what they recorded here. Not that we were here for that. For all intents and purposes, we were alone. I slipped into the seat and played a simple scaleโฆ it was in tune, of course, I knew Mrs. Franco wouldnโt let this be neglected.
I got a little giddy thinking of the song I was planning to play. โAre you ready for the cheesiness to continue?โ I asked as I played out the unmistakable first two bars of the song.
Your Song (Elton John) Covered by Emily Linge
Lee Clearwater
There was no reason to answer her question. I had let her hand go, witnessing the moment she saw the instrument, and then her excitement began to palpitate.
Emmy Call was born for this, to be a performer. Her childhood was filled with moments where she shone when other's shyness took hold. Rez gatherings, the bonfires, she was a leader when it came to entertainment. And that spark hadnโt disappeared with the shift our lives took. Her Wolf enhanced this part of her, never letting her let it go. And I stood here now. With my arms crossed, eyes on her, thanking the spirits of our ancestors.
Out of the side of my eye, I saw a uniformed man, shy of six feet, dark skin, rotund, hand on his waistband when he saw who was playing.
His scowl turned into a soft smile, coming to a stop to watch. Until his eyes met mine. We shared a nod, and then her beauty, her talents, and her voice took all the attention. Mysteriously all else was forgotten.
She was lost in her song. The perfect song. No other song could feel as pure, and right for this moment. This had to be itโฆ those moments people talked about. When nothing else matters or makes sense. When you are so drawn in by a single entity, you forget to breathe.
BREATHE! My wolf poked at me. When did I stop? This was my body's response to becoming so lost in her, that even life didnโt matter.
My mouth curled up into a grin. My eyes locked on her as she gave it her all. And I couldnโt have asked for a better date night. This was it. With her. That was where our perfection lay.
Emmy Call
I smiled as he watched me. I marked the security guard's presence only by the sounds of someone arriving and Leeโs shift of positionโฆ but the people who worked here this lateโฆ knew me and I saw Lee relax his stance again, probably marking the guard's recognition of me. Althoughโฆ I couldnโt remember a single time heโd have seen me in anything but jeans and a tee.
I gave my all to the song, not letting my attention wander anywhere that wasnโt my gorgeous boyfriend or the keys that slid like butter under my fingers. As though I needed any more fire inside me tonightโฆ that spark roared to life in my chest, next to the one that burned bright for Lee. Okay sureโฆ they werenโt my wordsโฆ but I sang them for him and him alone. I knew that was more than enough for him.
I smiled up at him as I played out the last of the notes. My foot was on the pedal as the note faded out. I swivelled, one leg on either side of the bench. I reached out for Leeโs hand and tilted my face up, speaking low, for him and him alone. โSoโฆ.โ I bit my lip. โAbout that room?โ I arched an expertly sculpted brow. I was teasingโฆ and a little serious. He wasnโt being let out of my sight until well after the sun roseโฆ the only question left wasโฆ where would we be passing that time?
Lee Clearwater
Her hand out to me was like a magical magnet drawing my feet forward. The world was forgotten, the sounds and feel of anything but Emmy faded into a blur.
Taking her small hand into mine, I curled a finger under her chin to lift it just so. When my mouth found hers, it was soft, and sweet, holding the devil in my soul back. Until her question made my ears burn.
First things first. โThatโ Fuckโ Emmy! That performance wasโโ
She took my words away. Shaking my head, I gave her another kiss sitting down in front of her, the bench creaked but it was strong enough for the two of us.
I heard the guard's footsteps moving far away. Giving us our privacy.
โUhmโ Emmy.โ Looking into her eyes sheepishly. โI didnโt book us a room.โ Searching her eyes as I spoke. โI didnโt want to be that guy, who assumed his first date with a beautiful woman would end up with her perfect skin touching his.โ I wasnโt going to say โfuckingโ. Because with Emmy. It was so much more. Fuck!
Why did I feel like a teenager again? I never had any hiccups with a woman. The hiccup was that I knew where the night would end.
Emmy Call
I smiled at him; I smiled against his lips as he returned my kisses. The hand he wasnโt holding lifted to his face, brushing over his jaw, the sensation of his facial hair gave me that goosebumps feeling again. โI knowโฆโ I chuckled a little. I had hardly expected him to enact an idea shouted to us by a stranger on the street while he drove us here. But this was one of the differences between Lee and meโฆ he was thinking about forward planning, and I was flying on the wings of whimsy.ย He knew me better than I knew myself. But he wasnโt a mind readerโฆ at least when he had two legs.
โI just meanโฆ my roomโฆ or yours?โ I bit my lip. Was I nervous? That was ridiculous, I had spent many nights with him. I cleared my throatโฆ. Shit! I was nervous. โI know it's not the typical first date thingโฆ but tonightโฆโ My eyes stayed fixed on his. โItโs been so, so perfect. If you take me home and say goodnight at the door; it ends with us in two different places. If we wake up together in the morning, then tonightโฆ will be endless.โ I trailed my hand to his chest. โWeโve never been typical, right? So why start now? I want to end tonight hearing all the ways your heart beats for me. The way it rushed when you stepped in the doorโฆ skipping across the tableโฆโ I grinned. โRacing on the dancefloorโฆ in time with my voiceโฆ and the only one Iโve not heard today; easing to a steady pace as we fall asleep.โ
I kissed him again. โYou arenโt the guy that assumes anything. You never have been.โ And I meant that even before me. There was no woman, one-night-stand or otherwise, that wasnโt perfectly safe with him. โTonight was so much more than I even thought anything could beโฆ I donโt want it to end. Plusโฆโ I shifted closer to him, the bench giving another little creak. โI kind ofโฆ miss youโฆ when I wake up without you. Just a little bit.โ I teased and yet my traitorous cheeks flushed, and my heart sold me out. I wanted to be in his aura, to soak up as much of this feeling as I could.
Lee Clearwater
The way she played with my beard made something hot coil tight. This woman would be the death of me. And I would go a happy man.
This sight of her with her hair flowing down her back, her flushed cheeks, with nothing but pure honesty coming out of her mouth. There was nothing else I would do, but give her what she asked for.
Leaning in to place kisses on the apples of her blush-filled cheeks, my voice lowered. And my mouth curled up into a smile.
โI know what you mean. Maybe not as eloquent as you. But yeah, to all those things.โ Arching my head to the side to ask. โWait. You miss me?โ Because why wouldnโt I tease her a little?
I moved swiftly to stand, bending down, one arm went around her shoulders, the other spooned under her thighs lifting her up in one smooth motion.
โMy place.โ That was how easy it was to give her what she wanted. โI promise we will go to your place too. But tonight. Right now. I need to see you in my bed.โ
This need was new, and I was trying to come to terms with it. The dominant need to have her engulfed in my scent, in my clothes, with my body. I wasnโt going to fight it to stop, we need to work it out. Later. We will work it out later.
Kissing the top of her head, smiling like a man who won the world, I carried her back out of the station lobby and towards my truck.
Long strides meant it didnโt take us long to reach it. Coming to a stop beside the passenger side I saw a dilemma.
โFuck.โ Iโd need to put her down to open the trunk. Orโฆ. โHold on baby girl.โ Hoisting her up over my shoulder in a firemanโs carry, I couldnโt stop from smacking her arse. โYou know what, I think I like this carrying you around thing.โ
The truck was unlocked, the door opened, and I carefully placed her into her seat, like precious cargo.
Emmy Call
By the Spirits!!ย The way this manโs eyes told a million stories in a single look! I smiled wideโฆ โYou say it just right, baby,โ I said so softly that only he would hearโฆ but even if I yelled itโฆ no one else would have heard it here.
I grinned at his questionโฆ I mean surely he knew? Or was this that thing I do where I assume everyone can see my thoughts like they are written across my face? A small noise โ not a squeal โ escaped me when he picked me up, I pretended to squirm as I also wrapped my arms around his neck. โI do,โ I admitted as he carried me to the truck. โIt's strange because it's still missing someone which normally feels badโฆ but it's more like a longing and at the same timeโฆ I kind of like it. It reminds me of how connected we areโฆ even when we arenโt together.โ I twirled the curls at the nape of his neck as he explained his choice. I smiled because there was nothing about what he wanted that didnโt sound perfect. โThe perfect way to end this night,โ I whispered. Another not-a-squeal escaped when he tossed me over his shoulder like I was light as a featherโฆ.Why was that so fucking sexy!? Was it the baby girl? Was it the smack that made my core flutter? All of it! It was all of it. I let him ease me into the passenger seatโฆ ducking my head even though I probably didn't need to at all.
โWell, arenโt you the clever problem solver!โ I grinned at himโฆ โSmart and pretty? Thatโs just greedy, Clearwater!โ I let my hand slip away from the back of his neck, only after pulling him in for one last kiss. By the Spiritsโฆ kissing this man! It wasโฆ indescribable, even a quick, sweet kissโฆ my heart skipped. But I managed to release him so he could come around to the driver's seat and start the journey homeโฆ no start the journey to his place. He was here, so I was already home.
Will You Share Your Heart with Me? - ย A story by Emberly Call and Lee Clearwater- Storyline Four
ย ย ย ย ย แดกษชแดส: @TheMakahWolf
ย ย ย ย ย สแดแดแดแดษชแดษด: La Push, Washington
โ Lee โบ
When you promise the most beautiful woman in your life a date night, you better be willing to step up and make it happen. We arenโt talking cheap beer and pizza, not this time. If I wasnโt willing to take it seriously, then I shouldnโt be doing it at all. (At least that was the advice from my Ma and baby brother.)
The two of them have been bombarding me with questions, suggestions, and were willing to discuss with deep details why I had to get this date right! I am not ashamed to say I left for my run that night with sweating armpits and palms.
But when I met up with #Jake, he laughed slabbed me on my back, and told me clearly.
โJust do what feels right for you and Emmy. She will love the fact that you were doing this for her.โ Being one of my girlfriends best friends, I was inclined to agree with him. Which brought us to the big night. The night I wanted to take my first girlfriend out.
With wet hair, a towel around my waist, my cell in my hand I texted her.
[Work is over, beautiful. Iโm running on time. I canโt wait to see you tonight.]
Hitting send, I threw the cell on the bed beside the clothes the kid pulled out for me. The boy wanted to help, his excitement became contagious, and I couldnโt stop myself from laughing with him.
โYouโre going to be the man Bro.โ He said smiling.
โ Emmy โบ
My phone buzzed and I leaned forward to grab it from the small desk I used to study on and nowโฆ it was basically filled with books and music. Occasionally I cleared enough space to place a mirror there and do my hair and makeup. โShit!โ I grumbled reading Leeโs textโฆ I was so not on time! โOW! Mom!โ I turned to the woman behind me who had just yanked on my hair.
โI told you to hold still!โ She laughed and grabbed my head turned it back to the mirror. I could have stopped herโฆ but she still had a grip on the extensions she was clipping into my ย hair, so I behaved. I held my phone high and shot off a text to #Rachel.
[Help!]
The reply was almost instant.
[Please Darling!! Weโre 2 minutes away.]
I smiled to myself. Mom had seen the message. โDid you think they were going to let you go off on this date without a prep team?โ She laughed her musical laugh. โThey know how excited you are.โ
Theyโฆ. WEโฆ. Damnโฆ Who the hell was on their way to my house?
โYou know Lee likes your hair short, donโt you? You really donโt need to wear your extensions.โ Mom told me ย and I laughed.
โI knowโฆ But he promised me to dance, and you know how much I love a dramatic hair swoop!โ I smirked at her through the mirror.
Mom rested her hand above her heart and smiled. โThatโs my girl. As long as youโre doing it for you.โ
I heard a car pull up outside ย and Mom pinned in the last one. I cycled through who it could beโฆ but it sounded like #Quilโs car. I knew there was no way he was coming over to help me get ready for a date with the group of unknown weโs.
But thenโฆ. That was himโฆ laughing with #Ness and ย #Rachelโฆ And #Kimโs quiet footsteps.
They let themselves in and #Quil took the stairs three at a time and burst into my room like a hurricane. โYour make-up artist has arrived!โ The last word went high as #Ness jumped on his back lemur style.
โNot a chance in hell! That beautiful face is all mine!โ She hopped down. My Mom kissed the top of my head and left me to my friends' capable hands, but not before gripping #Nessieโs face. โTry not to break my house, you beautiful little weirdo.โ She teased herโฆ It sounded harsh. But coming from Mom ย that was a compliment. Everyone laughed at the reference to a time Ness broke a chair in Momโs kitchen. There was still an odd chair at the table that was famously known as Nessieโs chair.
Rachel brought wine and curlers, which she and #Kim tag teamed my (and not my) hair ย ย into perfect waves while Ness sat on the table in front of me and helpedโฆ letโs face it did my make-upโฆ something I was never good at. For a girl that never wore makeup, she was insanely talented. But she was always good at everything she tried. We laughed and primped ย while Quil sat on my bed and chimed in when he got a chance.
I picked up my phone and text Lee when it looked like I was going to be on time after allโฆ with a little help from my friends.
[I would never keep you waiting. See you soon, boyfriend.]
I wasnโt even blushing typing that wordโฆ it never got old.
โ Lee โบ
I was rolling up the sleeves of my shirt, when I heard the car pulling up outside. โHey Kid, can you get the door?โ Calling out, and then hearing the toilet flush. โDonโt worry. Iโve got it.โ
Chuckling at the โthanks, bro.โ I took two steps at a time, combing my fingers through my hair when I opened the door.
โHey Jake, what are you doing here?โ He kicked the door of his car close with both hands full with flowers. Arching my brows while watching him walking up the path to our door.
He watched me, giving me a wolf whistle and an eyebrow dance. โDonโt you scrub up well. Give me a twirl Clearwater.โ I gave him a middle finger with a chuckle.
โPrince Charming for Emmy, and a dickhead for me? Nice! Anywayโฆ Your mom didnโt want you to be late. And she knew you would have ordered these to collect on your way over to Emmyโs so, she asked me to rescue you.โ
This got him an eye roll. โI never run late, and you both know it.โ Stepping to the side to let him in. He pushed the flowers into my arms heading to the kitchen, when he reappeared there was a bottle of beer in his hand.
โSure Jake, come on in, Make yourself at home.โ Laughing while I set the flowers down on the table. He knew was always welcome, what was ours was his, as it was with the rest of the packs too.
โItโs thirsty work you know. Picking up flowers.โ Kicking his shoes off he fell into the couch.
โYou best have picked some up for Ness while you were there.โ I warned with a chuckle.
โPicked them up, delivered them before she left to help your date get ready.โ He chuckled too.
My fucking heart did something to draw Jakeโs eyes to me. He shook his head grinning. โAre you nervous about tonight?โ He asked drinking his beer.
โMe? Hmmโฆ maybe I am. I hadnโt considered it. Butโฆ. Yeah maybe. She means a lot. I donโt want to mess up. You know?โ
The Kid made his way down, clapping Jake on the shoulder and falling down next to him. โYouโre overthinking it bro, you want this, Emmy wants it too, just chill and let the night unfold.โ That was easy for him to say.
โYeah, sure.โ The two of them laughed.
โKid are you forgetting who youโre talking to here? Lee doesnโt know how not to overthink.โ #Jake joked.
โNot trueโฆ Iโm easy and laid back. I know how to go with the flow.โ Now I needed a beer, but I didnโt have time. My phone buzzed and I smiled reading her text.
[Good to know. I am coming for you, girlfriend. Iโll be the handsome one on your doorstep.]
As soon as I hit send, all the built-up tension disappeared in an instant.
โBut for now. I have a date waiting for me. Soโฆ laters suckers.โ
Pushing my wallet into my back pocket, my keys in my hand, the flowers were next. The boys followed me to my truck while shouting. out words of wisdom. Until I reminded Jake, he hadnโt been on a first date since secondary school, and the kid needed to be reminded I was the one who taught him his moves.
โ โ โ
The drive over to the Call house wasnโt long, I had the windows down and the music loud.
Those nerves showing themselves again as I turned down their street, turning the music off before pulling up behind the cars telling me with the scents, I could pick up who had shown up for Emmy.
โ Emmy โบ
I closed the last button and stood in front of the mirror. โI havenโt worn heels in over a year.โ I said twisting to the sideโฆ โBut damnโฆ they make my arse look good.โ
โWalk to me.โ #Kim said from across the room. And I didโฆ navigating the heels expertly. โSpirits damn ย your perfect coordination Emberly Call.โ She laughed.
โI was a dancer before I was a Warrior, Kaya.โ I teased her. โHeels are easy. Iโll give you a lessonโฆ just not tonight.โ I took #Kimโs hands when I reached her.
โAre you nervous Emmy?โ She asked and I pulled my hands backโฆ they were a little clammy.
โNo!โ I rolled my eyesโฆ #Nessie arched a single brow like she could represent the country in the eyebrow Olympics. She had heard my heart skip. โMaybeโฆ Yes.โ I sat on the bed next to #Quil and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder.
โThatโs a good thing, Emmyโฆ It means this is a big deal. This is important to you.โ He grinned and lifted his hand the muss my hair. He was stopped by a chorus of shouts which had him and I laughing far too hard. โYou deserve to be a big deal.โ #Quilโs head snapped up to the sound of a truck pulling up outside.
#Nessie started clapping and the girls rushed to the window. โReally!!โ I huffed โYou ladies have zero chillโฆ You know that right?โ They waved me off and started chattering about how good he was going to look and complaining that he hadnโt gotten out of the car.
I huffed again, but it was hiding a laugh at the faces crowding the window like school girls. I wondered what it would look like from outside the house. โIโm going to answer the door.โ
โNope!!!โ #Quil jumped upโฆ โThatโs the big brotherโs job!โ hadnโt gotten out of the car.
I huffed again, but it was hiding a laugh at the faces crowding the window like school girls. I wondered what it would look like from outside the house. โIโm going to answer the door.โ
โNope!!!โ #Quil jumped upโฆ โThatโs the big brotherโs job!โ spend far too much time with those boys!โ She propped her tiny fists on her hips, and I tried to look chastened, but a chuckle rumbled in my throat.
I headed for the door. โNoโฆ you need to wait here and walk down the stairs when Lee is inside!โ #Kimberly insisted. โIt would be so cute!โ
I shook my head violently. โNo wayโฆ No, no, no.โ I wasnโt turning this into a scene from a teen rom-com. I placated them with a top-up of the clear, lightly gold-tinted lip-gloss they had painted me with. I had to admit. #Nessieโs job on my makeup was flawless and the barely their gold sheen made me want to kiss myself. So, it was an easy compromise. I headed to the stairs and saw #Quil and Mom standing waiting to open the door.
Mom beamed. โOh, my darling! Arenโt you a vision? I love this outfit on you so much.โ I looked at the clock behind her.
โWaitโฆ Am I actually ready on time?โ I said in utter shock. #Quil laughed.
โLike this prep team would ever let you down.โ He winked at the women descending the stairs behind me. I knew that Lee was right outside, and my heart was already starting to race.
โ Lee โบ
โWould someone let the man in, you know he is on the other side of the door listening to every word.โ
Hearing the conversation had a hundred-watt grin plastered on my face. Seeing and feeling the eyes on me as Iโd walked up the path to the house didnโt phase me. The girls always wanted a front row view whenever they could. However, this one was different. It felt so to me anyway, maybe because this was my first date where I felt like I had something to lose maybe?
Wiping my hands on my black trousers, my Wolf chastised me. And yeah, I knew we had this in our stride. But still.
Combing my fingers through my black curly hair, I checked the button on my jacket. Held the flowers in my hands, hoping she felt the same as I did.
I wanted to see what they had down for Emmy, she was beautiful without being pampered, so the spirits would only know what my heart was going to do when I landed my gaze on her.
Lifting my hand to knock on the door once again in case they really had forgotten I was here for her. The door opened slowly leaving me standing there with my fist made to knock.
โGood evening, ladies and gentlemen, how are we all tonight? โ Correcting myself I smiled my eyes searching her out.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and #Quil finally opened the door, my heart literally stopped only for a few secondsโฆ but, there was a definite pause. He lookedโฆ โWowโฆโ Waitโฆ I heard that. Did Iโฆ? The girls giggled and I knew, yes, I had said it out loud. โUmโฆ Hi.โ I came down the last two steps of the stairs while #Nessie unhelpfully filled in the others about how my heart had skipped a beat and set off another round of giggles.
I ran my gaze over him onceโฆ twiceโฆ settling on his face and breaking into a wide smile. I felt #Quilโs gaze on me every second.
โOkayโฆโ He said, opening the door the wider. โThatโs good enough for me.โ He clapped his hand on Leeโs shoulder. โKeep making my best friend smile like that and Iโm all for thisโฆโ
I stepped forward, never taking my eyes off of him. As he asked how we were I noticed the arm full of flowers and smiled even wider. He was hereโฆ I was on timeโฆ everything wasโฆ Perfect. This was going to be a life-changing night.
โ Lee โบ
She wasโฆ. Stunningโฆ stood up on the stairs Iโd walked up and down so often, never once had I stopped to look at Emmy the way I was now.
Everything and everyone faded out of my vision, all I saw was her. Her hair, lips, eyes, the clothes sheโd picked out just for tonight. My gaze returned and fell on those lips, glossy and plump, so sweet and kissable.
Slowly the world came back into focus and reluctantly I answered #Quil. โI fully attend to make her smile for as long as she wants me.โ I didnโt break my eyes away from her. Taking a step forward towards her. Once again, I forgot about the audience.
โHey, baby. You look extremely sexy.โ Holding the flowers out towards her. โThese flowers are falling short before your beauty. However, I hope you donโt mind I bought them for you.โ
โ Emmy โบ
He was looking at me in that way of his, the way only he ever looked at me. The way that made me feel seen like never before, understoodโฆ and beautiful. Not in the usual only-girl-in-the-room way I was used to. Not like the best friendโฆ not like the girl-in-the-club-that-I-want-to-take-home way.
Justโฆ Beautiful.
I bit the corner of my lip. #Quil stepped back into the living room doorway, letting Lee come forward. Only when he mentioned them did I let my eyes pull to the flowers in his hands. I smiled even wider and ย ย reached for them, leaning in to inhale the scents, starting with the lilacsโฆ Did he know that this was my all-time favourite scent? And probably flower, really โฆ It wasnโt something I had ever given much thought to. That was probably what I got for being best friends with all boys.
โTheyโre gorgeous. Thank you so much.โ I reached out and brushed my hand down along his lapel. He wasโฆ ravishing. โAnd arenโt youโฆ handsome.โ I smiledโฆ I was certain I had never had occasion to use that word and mean it.
I instinctively rolled up on my toes and pressed a kiss to his cheek, Even if my heels brought me a few inches closerโฆ knowing if my lips met his my heart would go even crazier than it was already.
โLet me take those sweethearts, Iโll put them in water and leave them on your vanity for you.โ Mom said. It was my deskโฆ but tonight I supposed it was my vanity. โYou two get going now and have a good night. You both deserve a good time.โ
โ Lee โบ
Each flower in the arrangement was picked with her in mine. From the early bloom of the daffodils which brought joy and brightness at the start of spring, to the lilacs, peonies, and wild flowers which I identified with an element of her personality. If she were flowers, this would be how I imagined her to look, smell, and be.
I placed a hand on her lower back when she came in to kiss my cheek. An overwhelming urge to kiss her pushed, but I knew the meaning of control. I wasnโt someone who loved an audience, nor did I hide. But this was different. Hard to explain.
โThank you.โ I kissed the top of her head and then I moved to kiss her momโs cheek as she ushered us out the door. Thanking her too.
โEleven pm, we want her home by eleven!โ The girls all giggled trying to set some boundaries. โSureโฆ sureโฆ Eleven pm tomorrow it is.โ My eyes were on Emmy tucked into my side when we stepped out into the cool breeze.
โAre you okay little minx?โ Her heart had done those telling skips and jumps. And she hadnโt said as much as she would have usually. Guiding her towards my truck I opened the door, at once hearing the outburst of โahhโฆโ from behind us.
โTogether those three are going to expect and play by play of the whole night. So, you best take notes.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I glared at the girls. I had told #Quil not to pull any of his Big Brother movesโฆ but apparently, he wasnโt the one I needed to worry about.
But I was smiling again instantly when he kissed Mom. Then she leaned in and kissed mine too. Whispering โI love you, have fun.โ In her native tongue. The language was so close to Quileute that I knew they would all understand it.
I fit neatly against his side, even though the truck was a few steps away I leaned into him, taking in a deeper breath of scent nowโฆ savouring each and every moment with this man.
I smiled, wrapping my hand around the one he had over my shoulder. โIโm excitedโฆโ I smiled. โAnd a little nervousโฆ but in a good way. You know? And no one has ever bought me flowers before.โ I chuckled and pressed a kiss to that same hand. I glanced back at the door, hearing the muttering behind itโฆ but I was more focused on Lee.
โTheyโll hear what I deem shareableโฆ but thereโs so much of you I plan on keeping all to myself.โ I beamed and heard #Nessie scoff behind the closed door so loud that no matter what I was focused on it couldnโt be missed.
โ Lee โบ
โYeah, I know exactly what you mean.โ Ushering Emmy and myself into the truck, I waved towards the living room windows. The curtains twitched telling me exactly where they had all rushed off towards.
It made me smile, she was loved and cared for. Itโs a gift we were both blessed with.
โThey care, however I like the feeling that we can keep some of us, to just usโฆ you know.โ Turning the key, my hand moved to the gear. But then I stopped to look at her again.
โYouโre breathtaking little minx.โ Reaching over placed my finger under her chin and kissed her once. โNow. Letโs take my girlfriend on our first date.โ Winking at her, a grin on my mouth.
โYou asked for dinner, music and me baby, letโs see if we can tick your list off.โ I was the list man in this relationship. But I liked going off the beaten track with her.
I pulled out of the parking spot driving towards Forks and then to Port.
โ Emmy โบ
I nodded. That smile of his made my heart skip. I rested my hand against his chest and slid it downโฆ just a little, I was aware of the audience. โI know.โ I smiled. โYou look amazing. It should probably be illegal for a couple to look this incredible together. Itโs hardly fair to the rest of the human race.โ I gave a soft laugh.
โYes... Boyfriend.โ I smirked without a hint of shame. I was starting to adore that word. โLet's see if you can tick all of my boxes.โ I smiled, I had no doubts that he would succeed. Because time with him would make this perfect.
He drove and I watched the trees flit byโฆ and his stunning side profile. It made me want to bite that fucking perfect jawline. I cleared my throat and reached for the stereoโฆ Nope! We could not start down that road while he was driving. I selected a songโฆ โYou are in for a treat Clearwater. I have the best road trip playlist ever.โ
(Music: Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine)
โ Lee โบ
Sweet child of mineโs intro hit, and my grin grown. โFucking love this song!โ
Reaching over I placed my hand on her knee and squeezed it gently before turning my palm up for her hand. Bringing it up to my lips placing soft kissing on the back of it. โI have no doubt that if anyone we know is going to have killer playlistsโฆ youโre going to be the one.โ Stealing glimpses of her while keeping my eyes on the road ahead.
I had to slow down with it the town lines of Forks, speeding wasnโt going to help our night start the way I wanted, but as soon as we hit the road out of town, I put my foot down.
And then I began to sing along, still holding her hand to my mouth kissing it with our fingers laced. โSo, the team showed up to help you get ready. And you didnโt kick them out?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and slipped my hand into his when he rested his hand on my knee. โGood! Because not liking this song is a deal breaker.โ I said unapologetically. โEverybody likes this song. As they should.โ
I brushed my thumb against the side of his hand, holding it lightly so he ย could let go to shift gears when he needed to. He wasnโt in a rushโฆ I smiled because there was nothing about this that I wanted to rush either. My heart gave a few loud thuds when he kissed my hand, interrupting his car karaoke for a short moment.
I grinned as I watched him sing along. His smile crinkled the corners of his eyes, he was a fine specimen of a humanโฆ man, woman everyone in betweenโฆ no one compared, no one set my mind, heart, body, and soul on fire like he did. And I knew that no one else ever would. Then I joined in for the second verse.
โSheโs got eyes of the bluest skies,
As if they thought of rain.
Iโd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain.โ
We sang our way through the whole song, hand-in-hand, all dressed up in our best clothesโฆ but acting like teenagers on a road trip. I laughed, beaming ear to ear when the song ended. โSpirits I love that fucking song!โ I smirked.
โ Lee โบ
Her voiceโฆ it took you on a journey with a one-way ticket, it wasnโt new to me I know it. But something changed, now I heard it in a different language and feeling in tow. Now I heard it the way the pups did when they were crashing on this incredibly beautiful creature.
โYou say it how it is woman; Iโll back you up if anyone disagrees. Not that they would dare to say it to your face unless they want to die.โ Ok she wouldnโt kill them per-say. But fuck me they would wish they were dead when she was done with them.
Watching her out the side of my eyes, I took the road to port and put my foot down.
โYouโre going to need the truck DJ whenever we are driving. Itโs a done deal. Even when you hit shuffle, the music spirits are on your side. Itโs so unfair!โ
Joking and not all at once. Because it was kinda true.
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled. โIโm just glad I was there for a lot of the little pupsโฆ guiding their journey for musical discovery. I might have needed to kick a few arses.โ
โYeah, the music gods areย good to me.โ I smiled. I shifted in the seat, turning towards him a little. I could hear ย Rachel in my head telling me I was wrinkling my jacket. But just because I loved to get dressed up on occasionโฆ some things were never going to change. My need to move being one of them.
โSoโฆ are you going to tell me where weโre going or is it a surprise?โ I asked, it was ย clear we were heading towards Port Angeles. Butโฆ was that the final destination? Was it in town or somewhere nearby? There were far more options here than at home, or even in Forks. But each mile marker we passed had giddy excitement bubbling in my chest. And the want to ย touch him buildingโฆ not necessarily in a sexual wayโฆ there would be plenty of time for that. I reached out and rested my hand on his to sate the urge; as the next song played. My fingers tapped out the chords on the back of his hand and my own knee.
(Music: The Killers - Mr. Brightside)
โ Lee โบ
The killers blasted from my truck, and it wasnโt the first time. Iโd knew our taste in music had been similar, but just how close, now slowly came to light.
โTell you? I mean Iโm shocked you donโt know already with the way things work on the Rez.โ
Smiling because in reality I didnโt mind. People in a small community like ours were tight knit. We all looked out for one another, and we took care of business within ourselves too.
โI thought dinner at Casetas in port? They turn the place into a salsa bar after, so... food, music, dancing, maybe a little drinking? Howโs that sound?โ
I didnโt want to keep anything from her.ย Iโd chosen the small family run Mexican restaurant, as Seth and I had done some work for them. Seeing firsthand how much love they put into the restaurant, and the food they served making it the perfect spot to bring someone you cared for.
So far, I hadnโt made it back here since our work completed.
โ Emmy โบ
I beamed; I hadnโt been there, yetโฆ but I had heard about it from #Tallie. As soon as they put in the dance floor it became their favourite date night spot. Althoughโฆ Part of me hoped tonight was not one of those nights. I wanted to have him all to myself, without prying ย eyes.
โAll of that sounds amazingโฆโ I smiled. โMexican foodโฆ salsaโฆโ I quirked a brow. โDo you know how to salsa?โ I asked. My heart kicking up a notch. Fuck! Just thinking about dancing with Leeโฆ but salsaโฆ My face flushed.
The fast music didnโt help with the surge I ย felt at the thought. โI have to sayโฆ Itโs probably a good thing you planned our first date.โ I scraped my teeth over my lip, tasting the gloss painted there.
Then the music seeped into my bones. Even just talking about dancing made me want to move.
โBut she's touching his ย chest now.
He takes off her dress now.
Let me go.
'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me.
And taking control.โ
โ Lee โบ
Fuck. So maybe I hadnโt thought this through before booking a table. However, my mind had been on making this a perfect night for my little minx.
โUhmm Iโve tried it once or twice and didnโt hate it.โ Glancing over at her. Her face laced with shadows as we drove on the unlit roads. This being where I thanked my warrior wolf for his senses and sight, because I saw her perfectly.
โI was hoping you would teach me? But alsoโฆโ I added quickly โthere are lots of people there who know what they are doing. So, you will always find someone who will match your skill.โ
The thought of her dancing with someone else didnโt bother me, I knew how much she loved to dance. Seeing her in her element would make this even better.
Dammit! I caught her chewing on her lips, the glittering shimmering to them telling me she had something on them.
โFuck.โ The growl came out the minute her scent changed and floated to my nostrils.
โI swear Emberly Whitney Call... if you keep that up, there will be a repeat of the last time on the side of the road. And Iโm trying to be a gentleman here.โ
My hands squeezed her knee, and I didnโt dare sliding it up her pant leg the way I wanted too.
No woman had ever had this effect on me. Sure, I had a healthy appetite for sexual pleasure, but being with this woman made me feel like a starving man who had lived without until she kissed me! โSpirits give me strength!โ Muttering under my breath.
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled at the nervousness that crept in when he started to think about salsa dancing with me. โDonโt worry, Iโll go easy on you.โ I teased. Every mile marker we passed had anticipation building in here like a child on their way to Disney World. โIโll teach you a few stepsโฆ Youโre a Spirit Warrior, youโll pick it up fast. Salsa is all about your passion for your partnerโฆ you wonโt have any problems there.โ I brushed my fingers along the back of his hand that rested on my knee. โAnd donโt want to dance with anyone but youโฆ tonight is ย about you and me. I expect all of your attentionโฆ so youโll have all of mine too.โ
I watched the lights of passing cars move across his features, casting shadows and light, to the light of the moonโฆ the angles and planes of his face. This manโs beauty was enhanced by all I ย knew about him. He was a walking enigma; Strong and gentle, sarcastic, and kind, funny, and authentic, structured and free. I smiled, independentโฆ. And all fucking mine!
His body tensed and I knew he scented me. โI canโt help it if I wear my emotions on my sleeve!โ I laughed.
โ Lee โบ
โI didnโt say I donโt love it that way. Just sayingโฆ.โ Taking my eyes off the road to look at her โtonight I want to show you off to the world as mine.โ
Winking before my gaze returned forward, I noted the change in her. Or it was the way I saw her? โYou know you have all of me, little minx. It kinda goes without saying, as much as I love reminding you of it too.โ
Turning my hand to lace her fingers into mine. Squeezing once to say. โIโm right here with you.โ The next song came on and again I smiled. The soundtrack to this journey wasnโt disappointing.
(Music: Backseat boogi โ Airborne)
I drove until the lights of Port came on shining in the darkness ahead of me. Giving me a small glimpse of the world out here and how different it was to ours. Once in town, I dropped the speed. I didnโt want this night beginning either a ticket.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled. โYou knowโฆ I had the exact same thought.โ I laughed. โIโve been looking forward to getting you all dressed up and showing you off. The way his fingers laced through mine gave me shivers along my spine, every single time and in the best possible way. There was a deep ย kind of intimacy that came from the touch, and despite my scent filling the truckโฆ it was an emotional intimacy, not sexual. But we had buckets of both kinds.
I grinned a little cheekilyโฆ and a whole lot of cockiness. โOh, I know.โ I fixed my gaze on that side profile in ย the fading light. By the Spirits! How was I going to make it through the night without tearing his clothes off before we got behind closed doors. โI did tend to hold attention.โ I laughed softlyโฆ but it was all him. He didnโt hide it, the attention he gave me didnโt need to be fought for, he gave it freely and openly.
The next song that came on made my grin wider. โThis is just what we needโฆ a little classic rock before a night of Latin sensations.โ
โ Lee โบ
Because of Emmy and her ability to make any situation better I couldnโt take the grin off my face. Her deep earth brown eyes were taking me in, and I didnโt stop it from happening.
We didnโt just talk with ours words, our bodies and scents did a lot of talking too. And my truck of need to be off bounds for a few days after tonight. I wasnโt going to let anyone scent this conversation.
Shifting my eyes to her, and then back to the road. Singing badly to annoy her and as a joke maybe. I pulled up into the full parking lot. โI hope you like this place. I havenโt seen it since we worked on it. But hear good things.โ Bringing her hand to my mouth, kissing it before I set her free to park up.
โWelcome to our first official date night, beautiful.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I tilted my head; he was having some kind of internal conversation with himself. He was grinning but a hint of seriousness shone in his eyes. โWhat on Earth are you thinking?โ I asked with a smile.
I loved watching him sing along with the radio, with no pretence or egoโฆ just the love of good lyrics and perfect composition. When he pulled up, I gasped. โOh myโฆโ I turned to the window. โIt's like stepping into another country!โ I beamed. โDid youโฆโ I scanned the architecture. โDid you and #Seth do this? The exterior I mean?โ He mentioned he had ย worked on the place, and I knew they were incredibleโฆ but thisโฆ this was like a whole new world.
โIt's amazingโฆโ Thenโฆ then the scents hit me. โOh wow!โ And the music! A sound that might have been a girlish squeal from someone else escaped my lips. When his lips brushed ย my hand, it snapped me out of my daze. โLetโs go! I canโt wait to see the inside of this place!โ I tugged on his hand, still holding mine, like I was going to pull him out of the car on my side.
โ Lee โบ
โThinking? Right now?โ Waggling my brows still teasing her. โIโm think I need to stop giving people rides in my truck for a few days. I donโt want them scenting you the way I do.โ Honest and sincere I wasnโt going to hide it from her.
Watching Emmy with all my attention drawn to her at the reactions from the first sight of the restaurant. โUhmโฆ yeah. The kid and I worked hard to meet the clientโs needs. The mom wanted this please to give the feel of her village down in Mexico. And this is what we came up with together with a lot of reaching.โ Looking up and the building before us.
All the vibrant colours, the shapes we chose and the way they came together told a story of this family over their relationship with food and their want to become a place to share their culture with the world.
Laughing I winked. โWait here.โ I told her.
Kissing her hand again before letting go. Jumping out of the truck, I straighten out walking around the front to her side and opened the door. Holding my hand out as the air around me brought the night breeze, the sounds of people having fun, food and good times beating down.
โLetโs go beautiful.โ Smiling from ear to ear, my eyes were on her now.
Taking her hand in mine, helping her out of the truck, not because she needed the help. But because I wanted her to know she wasnโt alone, and of course I wanted to touch her and walk step in step with her.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughedโฆ but he was rightโฆ we hadnโt even kissed each other on this ride and the truck was filled with my scent. โI canโt help itโฆโ I shrugged, feigning innocence. โItโs not my fault youโre so attractiveโฆ You should really work on that.โ I grinned.
I beamed at him when he said that they had completed the exterior work on the building. โItโs incredibleโฆโ I told him. โIโve never seen anything like it before in my life.โ
My hand stilled on the door latch when he asked me to waitโฆ remembering my mother telling me to let him open the doors ย for me. That it wasnโt about girls and boys, and who should fill what role. It was about Lee and meโฆ it was about the man his father had raised him to be and how I was in a unique position (because everyone knew that Lee and I didnโt do the couple thing) to let him connect with that part of himself. So, I waited, smiling as he climbed out of the truck, my eyes tracking him as he walked around to my door.
I took his hand, my dark gaze locked on his as I stepped down. Actually, using the step below the door, I had lost a few too many pairs of shoes by forgetting my own strength and these were my favourite. My heart gave an extra loud thud. Mom was rightโฆ it was a moment, for Lee and Iโฆ nothing else.
Even in heels, he still towered over me. I laced my fingers between his and walked with him to the door. Stopping to admire the details of the building that were lost even to Spirit Warrior eyes from a distance. I knew that they were talentedโฆ but thisโฆ โThis place is unbelievable Lee, you and your brotherโฆโ
Then the door opened, and a couple walked outโฆ the scents and music from ย inside hit me harder than before. โWow!โ It was out before I could stop itโฆ โBy the Spirits that smells good!โ
โ Lee โบ
With each step we took my eyes were on her. Trusting my wolf, her and her wolf. And my keen sense not to make a fool of myself. But I couldnโt help myself.
The red of her suit, her shoes, her makeup they were all incredible of course. But the women behind it all, the beautiful heart which sounded loud for me. The eyes appreciating the time and hard work the kid and I put into this place. My heart belonged to her.
โThank you, we try our best to give our clients what they dream of. And they had pictures on the walls insideโฆ itโs their home away from home.โ
Chuckling I opened the door to the restaurant, letting the sounds, and the smells consume the two of us.
โItโs really going to boo your mind. This place is a mix of generations coming together. Truly amazing people working hard.โ Stepping inside transported the customer to a different time and experience. My eyes wondered taking in how our work has held up so far.
โLee? Lee! Itโs you! Hola mi chico! Cรณmo estรกs?โ Mr Miguel greeted me.
โEstoy muy bien seรฑor Miguel ยฟy usted?โ
โBetter now I see you my boyโฆ come comeโฆโ his eyes moved to Emmy, and out joined hands. โWho is this beautiful young lady?โ He stepped forward with his hand reached out to her after shaking my hand.
โEmmy, this is Mr Miguel. He is the owner of this fine restaurant.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I felt his eyes on me, but I couldnโt take my eyes off the artwork that adorned the doorwayโฆ because that is what it was; art. Not dรฉcor, pure talent, and art. โI love it. I really feel like I've stepped into another world. The building, the sounds the smells!โ My senses were soaking up all the sensations around us.
The closer we got the better everything smelled. I had eaten just enough to keep my stomach from growling before I started to get readyโฆ I knew there was no chance I would spoil my appetite. I didnโt think that it was possible for a Spirit Warrior. And it wasnโt exactly the sexiest of soundsโฆ and sexy was what I was going for tonight. I wasnโt the kind of girl that needed to show skin to ooze sex appeal. Especially not around Lee.
As soon as we stepped inside, he was greeted, and about all I understood was Hello and the pure joy at seeing him. This man was clearly overjoyed at seeing him, it made me bristle with pride to be on the arm of a man who was greeted so warmly by a former client.
I beamed a smile at him when he turned his attention to me, and I took his handโฆ ย which he lifted to kiss, very lightly, very respectfullyโฆ but right where Lee had kissed me in the truck, and it made my cheeks heat. โHola, Senor Migeul.โ He seemed very pleased at (as far as he could tell) making that hint of pink fill my cheeks.
โยฟHabla espaรฑol?โ he askedโฆ and that one I knew too.
โThat is probably the extent of what I remember from high school.โ I said a little sheepishly. He nodded; I was sure he got that answer a lot. โThis is a beautiful placeโฆโ I looked aroundโฆ almost gaping. The old-world style with modern ย hints mixed in and the musicโฆ Spiritsโฆ the music. It called to me. I slipped my hand around Leeโs powerful bicepsโฆ
โButโฆ thatโฆโ I motioned around the room in a way that could only mean the music that was coming from everywhereโฆ but the sound system was clearly well hidden to preserve the feel of the place. โThat is a language I speak fluently.โ
โ Lee โบ
โIn which case, you will have the best seat at the table. Where the laughter is plenty, and the music of our souls loud.โ #MrHugoMiguel was a man of charm, even if he were a man in his sixties, he knew how to make women blush.
Seeing the effect, he had on Emmy made me smile, and she thought she couldnโt be charmed off her feet! I couldnโt help it, leaning in to kiss the top of her hair I took in her sweet scent. Having Emmy by my side, taking in the work my brother and I did, it was kinda a moment of relief when she liked it, and I didnโt know I cared.
#MrMiguel stole Emmy from my arm, and the minute he did something felt lost from me. My Wolf stirred growling, until I calmly followed the two before me though the restaurant.
โWait until you taste our food seรฑorita, they are a mix of my motherโs recipes, my wifeโs mothers, and hers of course, too.โ Walking us to a table for two, lost behind green plants making the table feel it had a sense of privacy.
He pulled the chair out for Emmy, beckoning for her to sit. I waited until he was done.
โ Emmy โบ
I beamed a smile at the man, โThat sounds perfect.โ Flushing even more at the kiss to the top of my head. This place smelled divine! I was going to have to restrain myself from trying to taste everything on the menu.
#MrMiguel slid his arm into mine and stole me away from Lee. I looked up at my boyfriend with a smile that said ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ and I let him lead meโฆ but my gaze moved all over the restaurant. Taking in #Seth and Leeโs work. It was incredible. โThis place is so beautiful.โ I said, glancing fondly at Lee.
โSiโฆ Thanks to this young ย man and his little brother. Very talented boys who made our dream come true, they never told us it was too much or not possible. They found a way to make everything we wanted to happen.โ
I looked over my shoulder at Lee. โYeah, those boys have a way of making dreams come ย true.โ
When #MrMiguel mentioned the food, I grinned. โI cannot wait to try it, what do you recommend? And donโt hold back, I might look tinyโฆ but I can eat.โ I slid into the chair he held out for me and thanked him. โA girl could get used to being spoiled like this by two handsome men.โ
โ Lee โบ
โYou speak to my heart seรฑorita. Leave your order to me. You will enjoy it very much.โ With a flurry he kissed Emmyโs hands again before rushing off to welcome another table in his way to the kitchens.
โWellโฆโ unbuttoning my jacket to sit down with my attention returned ย to my beautiful girlfriend. โI think he likes you.โ Grinning with a wink, my hand finding hers again. I needed to touch her again,
โHe doesnโt welcome everyone like that, and nor does he take away the ordering process from them too.โ Shaking my head because I knew the magic of Emmy Call on people.
Before I could say anything else, a waiter came over with two bottles of beer, and cocktails too. Setting them down on the table.
โ Emmy โบ
I thanked the man as he walked away and smiled across the table at Lee. I laughed softly. โI think I like him too. Seรฑoritaโฆโ I tried to imitate #MrMiguelโs accent, and I was pleasantly surprisedโฆ I guess the voice lessons paid off. โI could get used to that.โ I winked at ย himโฆ but deep down nothing would beat him calling me Babyโฆ or Little Minx. I smiled at the thought.
I laced my fingers through hisโฆ and no number of kisses from the sweetest restaurant owner Iโd ever met, could compare to the feeling of holding Lee Clearwaterโs hand. I ย smiled at him when the waiter set down cocktails and beer. โWowโฆ they really do know you here.โ I smiled. โIf I didnโt know better, Iโd think you took dates here regularly.โ But he didnโtโฆ I flushed againโฆ just me.
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow at her comment, up until that point all I wanted to know was, โwhat is she thinking?โ But that comment about bringing others here. It kinda stung. โThis is my first visit since the place opened in the summer. Iโve been meaning to come. Just hasnโt happened until now.โ
We both had a past, but out of the two of us, she was the one with a normal ish dating life. My past had brought me up in front of her older brother, and our moms telling me I wasnโt their first choice for her.
Taking a chest full of air, I let it out. โThe beers are a foresight for sure. But those.โ Lifting my chin to the cocktails. I think he is trying to impress you with those choices.โ
I could scent the tequila in the concoction while my dark face fell to our laced hands.
โ Emmy โบ
Something darkened in his eyes and I instinctively tightened my hand; laced with his. As impressive as those cocktails were... I focused on him. โI know you havenโt brought any dates here. I was just teasing. Iโm sorry if it was a step too far.โ I never wanted to hurt him, not even if it was only for a moment. I lifted our hands and pressed a light kiss to his knuckles. He was plenty tall enough that his powerful arm reached across the table. โIโm glad you see it again for the first time with meโฆโ I smiled. โSo you can see how amazing your work ย here is through my eyes.
His gaze was on our linked hands mine only broke from his face long enough to note where his lay. โTell me what youโre thinking, baby?โ
โ Lee โบ
โI knowโฆ of course I know.โ With my free hand I rubbed the back of my neck and shook my mind out of it. It was then, in that moment I got it. My wolf and I we both feeling things for the first time. And the reactions were mess up.
Seeing her bringing my hand to her lips made my smile. A full of heart kinda of a smile too. She calmed him and me all at once.
โThis is all new.โ I started because I wasnโt going to lie. โThings which didnโt course discomfort before, now all of a sudden sting. I know youโre joking; you knew if the tables were turned, Iโd make the same joke.โ Now I had to laugh. โLittle minx, youโre turning my head and heart into a million bucks worth of a scrap heap, and Iโm here for it.โ
Glancing her direction with a fetish, grin. โStill want to know what Iโm thinking, beautiful?โ
โ Emmy โบ
The tension easedโฆ I could see it in his eyes. There was so much going on in our heads and hearts. Falling for Lee Clearwater was like a second, highly adult puberty. I returned his bright smile, keeping hold of his hand. โItโs a rollercoaster, right?โ I pressed a kiss to his ย knuckles again, longer this time. โI want you, Lee. Exactly as you are. Thereโs nothing in your past I would change because then you wouldnโt be the same man. I donโt want who you were, or who you could beโฆ I want you, as you are moment-to-moment, who you are right now.โ
Then I grinned. โBut I will always tease you.โ Maybe a little more carefully, but teasing was a speciality of mine.
I eyed him; freeing his hand and picking up the cocktail, sipping it. They had not held back on the tequilaโฆ I made an approving sound. โOnly if itโs not ย gonna make me crawl over this table and into your lapโฆ because these drinks are too good to waste.โ Of course, I wanted to know. But that look he was giving me already had my heart speeding up.
โ Lee โบ
โMore like a rollercoaster on steroids if you ask me.โ Emmy got it, of course she did. We were riding this journey together after all.
Each kiss my little minx planted on my hand made me grin and easy more into the moment again. โI donโt want you to stop. Youโre teasing, the joking, the banter, and foreplayโฆ all of it. I want you as you are. I donโt want to change you or stop you from being you.โ All true without a doubt. โAny now you have me imagining you on your all fours crawling over this table.โ Clearly my throat, my eyes flashing with mischief, adding a growl and a wink.
She drank the cocktail; I squeezed her hand and then took the drink from her hand giving it a try too. โThatโsโฆ actually good.โ My gaze back in her listening to the song of her heart. โYou realise I can hear you, even in this busy restaurant. All I hear is your heart.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed softly and sipped on the cocktail again. โAlways trying to one-up me.โ I squeezed his hand. I beamed because everything that he said I knew to be true. But I did love to hear him say it too. I pressed my thighs together, my teeth catching my lower lip. I visualised ย myself crawling to him.. thinking about what he would do to me if I did.
I released the drink to let him taste itโฆ it was too good not to share. My heart continued its erratic beating. โI knowโฆโ I smiled. โAnd it's probably one of my favourite things about you. You know what I feel before I say it.โ I was well known for being open about how I feltโฆ and I was with him too. But he could read meโฆ my bodyโฆ my reactionsโฆ my scentโฆ Spiritsโฆ even my eyes. He saw it all before I could even take a breath to say the words. โAnd Iโm glad thatโs ย all you hearโฆ It means that I have your complete attention. Which is exactly what I want tonight.
โ Lee โบ
The drink tasted great, not being a cocktail guy, I couldnโt tell you want was in it. Other than the tequila of course. But I knew a good thing when I tasted it, and this was it. โI donโt want to one up you. Itโs not my intention at all. Just making it clear how you are making me feel.โ Returning the glass to sit before her. Because I wasnโt letting her hand go. Not just yet.
โDonโt know little minx, youโve been reading me like an open book since our first kiss. And youโve been matching every step with your own. Iโm gonna say itโs a two-way street.โ Her beauty glowing worth her teasing smile, the fact we were here speaking by so openly, holding nothing back. I liked it.
โThereโs nothing more beautiful than you, nothing more interesting than you, I have to desire to share my attention. You are the sole owner of it all tonight, beautiful.โ Her hand in mine, shifting forward I kissed her knuckles one at a time.
โ Emmy โบ
I quirked a browโฆ โYouโve never hidden how you feel.โ A shudder ran through meโฆ thinking about the things he could make me feel. โExcept for maybe before that very first kiss. But looking back nowโฆ knowing how much and how passionately you feelโฆ I have no idea how you managed it. It's proof that you were the perfect choice for second.โ I didnโt want to use words like Beta here, not when all my attention was on him and a waiter could pass by at any moment.
Each kiss made my skin sing. By the Spirits! The way this man made me feel! Like the ย centre of the universe. โWhen Iโm with you, just you and meโฆ it feels like the rush I got from being on stage. Not like a performanceโฆโ I wasnโt sure how to put it into words. โItโs the atmosphereโฆ like the world stops and is laser-focused on us. We own those moments and live in them minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour. We can put other things aside and just be Lee and Emmy.โ A smile took over my whole face. โItโs thrilling.โ
Then the scents in the restaurant changed and I could see #MrMiguel and another waiterโฆ Noโฆ The uniformโฆ Chef. It was ย the Chef carrying platters to our table. My mouth watered and I squeezed his hand. โYou must be a very important guest here.โ I smiled at my boyfriendโฆ MY BOYFRIEND! โTo be personally served by the Chef!โ
โ Lee โบ
โI know the feeling, beautiful. Itโs been something Iโve been trying to place for a while now. But the spirits havenโt been keen to help.โ Noโฆ they had wanted us to find this path together without outside interferences.
It had to be insanity; no other word could describe it. The mixture of all of this which shouldnโt mean much when spoken together, and yet. I understood what she was attempting to share. The world, how it melted down into a nothing when I was in her company. Emmy felt that sentiment too.
โThe chef?โ I asked arching my brow. I heard the footsteps coming up from behind me, the scents in the air, and then the clearing of that throat. My lips curled up into a wide grin when I set Emmyโs hand down on the table gently with a squeeze. Pushing back from the table and standing.
โWell, Iโll be dammedโฆ Paps wasnโt lying about the company you keep Clearwater. Going up in the world now, huh?โ #EduardoMiguel beamed a smile with his arms flying open to engulf me the best he could. He wasnโt short, 5โ11 was a respectable height. He just happened to be friends with a Warrior who towered over him.
We flung our arms around one another again, patting each otherโs backs before stepping back to grin at the other. โFinally found the right woman who can take me places you could only dream of Eduardo.โ Reaching my hand across the table. โEmmy, Iโd like to introduce you to Eduardo Miguel.โ
โMy son and our very talented chef.โ His father #HugoMiguel proudly chimed in setting food down on the table.
โ Emmy โบ
I bit the corner of my lip every word he said sinking in. #Jake, #Quil and I rarely disagreed on thingsโฆ but never in my life have I been so completely on the same page as someone as I was with Lee.
I curled my fingers against his palm as he let go of my hand, but I let him go to greet his friend. I grinned to myself when Lee hugged him. This boy was bloody tall! But next to him? I knew in my heels he would tower over me like Lee towered over him. I waited for him to set the dishes down before I stood and offered my hand. Tearing my attention away from the food was an effortโฆ But I channelled my mom and put manners over the mouth-watering scents.
โItโs a pleasure to meet you.โ I smiled and he took my hand.
โAnd you are too.โ #Eduardo shook my hand and gave a pointed look between Lee and I; clearly noting the height ย difference. โArenโt you a dainty little thing?โ
I smiled with a wicked glance at Lee. I could take this man apart in a matter of seconds. Even in these heels. I was used the conclusionโฆ Especially when I dressed like I did tonight. Not that I dressed intentionally to ย hide my strength. โMay I ask how long youโve been making all this guy's dreams come true?โ He continued.
I laughed softly. โWell, weโve actually known each other our whole livesโฆ but the last few monthsโฆโ I smiled and took Leeโs hand, turning my gaze up to him. โTonight is ย our first date.โ
#MrMigel smiled. โThatโs wonderfulโฆ all the best relationships should include friendship.โ
โ Lee โบ
โDonโt be fools by this beautiful womanโs height. Sheโll have your begging for mercy in under two seconds if she wanted to.โ And that was a fucking turn on to say with a chest filled with pride. Taking her hand in mine again, grinning and nodding my head in agreement.
โFriendship is the best place to start. I agree fully, it makes the rest of it feel so much more.โ The father and son both nodded too. โPlease enjoy your first date, we will leave you to get back to it. If you need anything at all.
Please. Leeโฆ Miss Emmyโฆ do not hesitate to ask for it. Enjoy your food.โ #Eduardo patted my shoulder seeing my hand was full, taking his father bat towards the kitchen with him. Greeting a few more tables on their way back.
Sitting down again, smiling. โAre you ready to eat baby? I can see your mouth watering you know.โ Winking at her.
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned at the way he spoke about me and then gave the father and son standing before us a look that said it was true. I could he straightened, how those words made him proud to be standing next to me. I laced my fingers through him when he agreed that friendship was key.
When he turned back to me and asked if I was ready to eat, I sighed heavily. โBy the Spirits, Yes!!โ I slid back into my seat. โYou have no idea how hard it was not to just excuse myself and bury my face in one of these plates!โ I chuckled. My wolf was awake and starving! I ย took another sip of that glorious cocktail and surveyed the feast on our table. It looked like mostly share-platters instead of individual portions.
โIโm guessing theyโve seen you and #Seth eats before; judging by the sheer amount of food here.โ I grinned at him. It was far ย from a complaint. โWhere should we start?โ I asked but I was already reaching for what I assumed was a chicken taco, stuffed to the brim and I added a scoop of avocado salsa on top. Iย took a huge bite and looked to him for his answerโฆ as though I hadnโt just answered it myself.
โ Lee โบ
Laughter erupted from my chest before I could or would want to stop it. โSo, fucking sexy.โ And I fucking meant it too.
Leaning my elbow on the table (I know my Ma would kill me.) I held my chin watching her instead of answering. Because she didnโt need me too. Just watching her making her taco up the way she enjoyed it and taking that first bite. I wanted to witness her pleasure. (Of course, this being a completely different experience than the one in my bedroom. But it was as sexy!)
โYou went exactly where I would go to start with.โ I finally answer when those eyes deemed to be mine again. Nodding my head, I followed her lead taking the other of the tacos adding lime on my Avo and sour cream too.
โOh yeah, they know how the kid and I eat. They would test out the menu items and we wereโฆ. Letโs say always willing to help with the feedback.โ Taking that first bite with a hum of gratitude as soon as all the spices, the freshness, and the taste all exploded in my mouth. โDamnโฆ I missed these flavours.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned because he meant it when he said it was sexy to think of me making a pig of myself. He would sit back and watch and then call for more foodโฆ because I didnโt need to censor myself around him. I had no experience with itโฆ but there wasnโt a doubt in my mind if I ate ย my fill on a date with any other man they would be horrified. Lee, however, for him it was a challenge, or a turn onโฆ maybe both.
I smiled when he started to assemble his taco, but a groan of pleasure left me at the first bite. My plan to devour this thing in two bites ย went out the window. I closed my eyes and chewed slowly, savouring every single flavour. โOh wowโฆโ I finally glanced around, just in case that sex noise I had made was loud enough for anyone else to hear. But all the other patrons were intently focused on their own meals and ย company.
โIs this what tacos are supposed to taste like?โ I beamed at him. โThis is nothing like what Iโve tried before.โ This one didnโt have a lot of heatโฆ but so much spice and so much flavour. โIf they ever need a new taster I totally volunteer.โ I took a sip of the ย cocktail and followed that with another bite. My eye went right to hisโฆ saying all the things I couldnโt with a mouthful of food. At least, not without bringing shame on my motherโฆ a rule of hers that I would abide by for tonight.
โI have no idea how you stayed away ย knowing what this food tastes like.โ I said after I swallowed my bite. And examined the feast before us. โOkayโฆ what next?โ I smiled, actually waiting to follow his lead this time.
โ Lee โบ
โI know what you mean, once you eat the real deal itโs hard to go back to the fake stuff.โ And this was hundred percent the real deal.
โDonโt you go and try to steal mine and Sethโs side gif out from under us.โ Teasing her about the side hustle we #TheKid and I had been tricked into when we were working on site.
โHonestly, this family is as bad as my Ma. The moment they see you have a free hand; they fill it with food. So, there is enough to go around.โ
Two bites, itโs all it took for my taco to vanish. However, the taste explosion remained for a while. A sip from the cold bottle of beer helped to elevate in a way I didnโt know possible. It had all been so well thought out.
Wiping my hands on the napkins I pushed the small plate of stuffed jalapeรฑos towards my beautiful girlfriend.
โThose. They are next. They arenโt hot.โ Trying to explain. โThere is heat, but itโs sweet with the queso blanco, and with...โ rubbing my fingers together to find the correct way to describe it. โWell, itโs a welcome heat. Like the way I make you feel when I suck on your neck.โ A fools grin on my face
โTry themโฆ the Chiles Rellenos. If you donโt like them. You donโt have to eat any others.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled. โHeyโฆ itโs a testament to your self-control that they had enough food left to open the place.โ I examined the dishes he pointed to, and I focused my senses; inhaling the scent of them and trying to block out the restโฆ but when everything smelled so tasty, it wasnโt ย like tracking. There was no need to deny myself these pleasuresโฆ so I didnโt! โI probably would have eaten them out of business.โ
I picked up a forkโฆ wait was it socially acceptable to eat a taco with your handsโฆ I meanโฆ. How could you eat one with a knife and fork? Damn, Mom and her insistence on table manners. I speared one of the cheesy jalapeรฑos, savouring the scent before taking a small biteโฆ mostly to save my suit from my not-so-impressive table manners. For someone with as much dance training as I hadโฆ I was severely lacking in ย grace at the dinner table.
I let out a hum of pleasure, once again there were so many flavours filling my senses, then he mentioned the things he did to my neck and my gaze locked onto his mouth, my knees pressed together, and my heart skipped loudly like a traitor. I swallowedโฆ there it wasโฆ that heat! Was it the food or was it his words pulling up that memory?
I quirked a brow. โOh really?โ I played nonchalantly, letting my gaze drift over his insanely handsome features until it settled on his eyes. โAre you sure? We might need to ย try it later, just so I can compareโฆ. You know, while the memory is fresh.โ I finished the forkful, never faltering from his stare.
โ Lee โบ
โTrust me, it wasnโt easy to stop. And we kept warming them. Even Ma told them the kid and I could eat them out of house and home.โ
Wiping my mouth and beard, always taking care not to leave anything behind for later in there. The music and the voice of the people all around our table still sounding like a distant future. They all still remained blended into the background, and she shone like the warriors star in the night sky.
Arched brow my head jerking up into her direction. Her scent overwhelmed over the food and the people. The sound of her heat out of its normal rhythm perked my hearing. And the glint in my eyes mirrored the look on her beautiful face.
โI seeโฆ my little minx needs a trip down memory line? Or.โ Licking my bottom lip, when my mouth waters not because of the food in front of us. But more importantly the flashing memory of her with her legs spread open to me. Fuck! My wolf opened his eyes. And that shout of him in mine was dangerous.
โIf you donโt take my mind off those nights with you. We... are going to have a sharp exit before the night is over. Just to refresh your mind.โ We growled grinning at her like a hungry wolf who hadnโt had his stomach full for weeks. And of course, Emmy was dinner.
Sitting back, shifting in the chair to adjust the tightness in my pants before picking up the next taco with my hand. Never once taking my darkened gaze away from her. โWhat do you think.โ Lifting my chin to her plate. โIs it good?โ Noticing the deep low edge to my voice.
โ Emmy โบ
I saw it, the way his eyes darkened, and his attention zeroed in on me. Which was astonishing on its own because he had given all of his attention to me, but now it was laser focused. I raised a single eyebrow. โWantsโฆ needsโฆ all of the above,โ I smirked and speared another ย jalapeรฑo with my fork, but before it reached my lips I bit down on it, hard. His was there, prowling behind his dark enticing eyes. His scent shifted too.
I chuckled. And extended my arm across the table to him, loaded fork in hand. Food was always the bestโฆ or only way to distract a Spirit Warrior, I knew that from experience. โThis music is incredible,โ I said, giving in to the request to change the direction of both our thoughts. I let the music seep into my bones, knowing it would settle the scent I knew I was putting outโฆ but all I could ย focus on was his. And the subtle way he leaned backโฆ I had to flick my eyes away.
โOf the food?โ It took my mind a moment to process the question. โIt's really goodโฆ so many flavours, that it's almost impossible to describe.โ I turned my attention to the second dish he pointed out and tasted that tooโฆ I closed my eyes and hummed. Everything was so delicious, fresh and packed with flavour.
โ Lee โบ
โThe music?โ The change in subject was apparent and appreciated. I wanted to give Emmy the night she deserved. The food was only step one. The music and the dance were the main reason for me bringing her after dinner.
Turning my head a little to listen to it, and she was right of course. โYouโve got a good ear for it, and Iโd expect nothing less from you.โ She was talented.
I like the way you can hear the traditional and modern twist. It makes you want to enjoy yourself.
Listening to it for a few more minutes before returning to our conversation. โItโs a good sign for his things switch up here after the dinner rush.โ At a glance you could see how some people moved in their chair while still eating. Feeling the music too.
Taking another mouthful, I could stop another grin. โWe donโt need to have the words to describe everything. Ma once told me, we sometimes need to feel and let it be enough to know. And I have to say. Food feels like one of those things.โ
โItโs been a long time since I danced to music like this.โ I smiled, feeling the beat through my shoulders to my hips. I could tell that a huge part of the appeal of this place, was the music for him. He knew Iโd be perfectly happy with the pizza truck on the way into Port for food.
I grinned at him. โYou did promise me dancing,โ I remembered him asking me what I would like for our first dateโฆ Food, dancing, and him were my only requests. I glanced around us and took another bite that elicited a moan just soft enough for only him to hear. I ย smiled at him and gestured up to where the music was coming from with my fork. โThatโฆโ I paused, taking in the Latin fusion music. โThatโฆ describes this food perfectly.โ I felt it in my bones again.
โIโm looking forward to seeing how you move to music Clearwater.โ I arched ย a single brow like a pro. โSee if thereโs any skills I can put to use in other places.โ Then I remembered his request to change the direction of the conversationโฆ โI mean training of course. Brute strength is sexyโฆ but thereโs something to say about flexibility and elegance too.โ I gave a wicked grin and pulled another plate towards me. Finishing the cocktail next to me.
โ Lee โบ
Wishing a word being spoken a waiter stood beside our table with a tray with another cocktail and beer. Removing the empty and replacing them. My eyes moved only out of respect to acknowledge the man before returning to my beautiful date for the night.
Listening to the music my head moved with the tempo and the rhythm of the song. โYou know, I never thought of the music and the food in that way before.โ My glaze melted when I turned my eyes back to take her in. Seeing her enjoying herself. It was all I wanted for tonight.
She worked so hard, with her job and the pack. She deserved this. Growling at her, because it was too late her innuendo had landed. I wiped my mouth with the napkin before speaking after my bite.
โHave you ever seen a man at my height and weight do anything with the elegance of a dancer? Donโt put your hopes up. I can move, but Iโm no Usher.โ Best to set the expectations before the dance floor opened up.
โBut then again, Iโm always willing to learn sweetheart.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at the waiter, thanking him politelyโฆ but briefly, because I couldnโt keep my eyes off my boyfriend for more than a couple of seconds. My heart quickened when his eyes came back to mine in the same amount of time.
I grinned and examined the new dishesโฆ were they smelling better with each course? โLife imitates art, baby.โ I sipped on the cocktail. โI think we all see the world through our artโฆ and I love to dance, I love performingโฆ but musicโฆ singing, playing, listeningโฆ its life to me, it's an epic soundtrack. We all have a medium.โ
I thought about itโฆ filtering out the memories of the way he moved, the sleek lines of the fucking beautiful wolf, as they ran in formation, always in the lead, how the Spirits intended when they gifted him with that speed. The way his tall, muscled body moved ย through the world of people, despite his size he had the innate grace that came with strength, perfect balance, and unparalleled reflexes. But dancing was a little differentโฆ mostly because it was intimidating, I knew this from teaching some of the boys for dates or prom.
Nothing fancy but, I was in their heads after and dancing with a trained dancer when you arenโt one was the thing that made them nervous. I knew there was nothing this man could do on a dance floor that I wouldnโt love.
Then of courseโฆ sweetheartโฆ Spirits that gave me ย goosebumps!
โAll I want is you and meโฆ moving to music.โ I never let my gaze falter from him. โYou think Iโll be remembering any steps with all six and a half feet of you pressed up against me?โ I sipped on the cocktailโฆ eyes always on him. โAnd a few of these in me?โ I ย smiled.
All I wanted was him, to be where he was, to share his space and his time, to share my love of dance and music with him in a way I hadnโt yet. I had sung to himโฆ for him, it was my purest expression. One I couldnโt and wouldnโt ever hold back. But tonight danceโฆ and then we have shared everything that matters most to me after the people in my life.
โ Lee โบ
The beautiful woman in front of me was being kind. She forgot how I saw her lessons with the pups through their memories.
How watching her give her time to teach them something she excelled at and had a passion for would give anyone else a sense of accomplishment when she praised them. And she did it often. Never once laughing at or making them feel silly when a mistake happened.
I witnessed the joy it gave her to help, to share something she loved. But more so. I witnessed how she moved.
Going out with her in the past was different, I didnโt pay attention in the same way. Other than to acknowledge her presence and movement with music. But now, tonight. This was next level.
โDonโt say I didnโt warn you.โ Teasing with a wink. โMy medium comes from colour, from life, from my experience with the world through my eyes. But yoursโฆ itโs passion, andโโ Rubbing my fingers together in the air trying to find the right way to get my point across.
โโ And a feeling.โ Touching my heart. โItโs a beautiful thing that makes you see you belong to the sounds of this world.โ Shaking my head. Because I couldnโt help myself, expressing myself so she saw how I see her.
โIโm talking out of my arse. Or at least it feels like I am.โ Shaking my head again.
More food had been set on the table; we were being treated like royalty. I made a note to thank the men of this family for their hospitality personally.
โThe drinks and the food, help most definitely.โ
My eyes were still on her, even though the sounds of conversation, laughter, and people having a good time engulfed us now. Taking another taco from the table and biting into it.
โ Emmy โบ
He was looking at me in that way of his again. In a way that no one else could.ย In that way only someone who had known me for years, but recently began to know me in a whole new light could. In that way, he looked at me and saw all of me.
I smiled at him, seeing the slight flaring of his pupils and the seeping thought when he thought of the things that gave him joy. And it was so sexy. โNo, youโre not. Youโre pouring your heart out, and no matter what books and TV lead us to believe; itโs never poetic in real life. Butโฆ it is real. And itโs ย extremely attractive.โ I smiled, taking another sip of the beer on the table. โWell, youโve seen me in my element.โ I quirked a brow and followed his lead picking up a taco. โDo I get to watch you work?โ I asked with a crooked smile.
I smiled at the man who had laid yet more food on the table. They loved him here. This was my boyfriendโฆ the kind of man who treated people with such respect and kindness that they returned it in a way like this. Boyfriendโฆ it still thrilled meโฆ and still some weird logical instinct in me felt like it should be scary or intimidatingโฆ I had been a girlfriend once and even though I hadnโt really chosen it, I did it. And I royally screwed it up. But I had a feeling no matter whatโฆ I couldnโt screw up with Lee. Because I could talk to himโฆ I knew that there was nothing that I couldnโt tell himโฆ even if I knew he wouldnโt like it or agree, he wouldnโt judge or tell me my thoughts or feelings were invalid or wrong. He would talk to me, hear me. I was a dreamer and follow-my heart kinda girl, but I wasnโt naive. I knew that we would probably fight on occasionโฆ but it didnโt worry me. Because weโd be fighting for each otherโฆ
Boyfriend. I smiled. Not scaryโฆ exciting, challengingโฆ safe. And it felt fucking amazing.
โI should warn you thoughโฆ The only time Iโve held a paintbrush in my life was when #Jake helped me ย paint my room black one day when my mom wasnโt home.โ I chuckled. #Quil had been too scared of my momโs wrath and bailed on us. โIt was an emo phase.โ I explained.
โ Lee โบ
โWhy canโt it be both? Poetic and Real at the same time? Hidden moments with both sides of passion shining through? Itโs not a lot to ask for. Or is it?โ Asking with even more food being set down before us.
This time it was a mix of a light and dark Molay, with homemade chips, pico de gallo on the side. My mouth watered.
Lifting a spoon, I served Emmy first, a few spoonfulโs of each thing for her to test and try, before pouring some into my own. Laugher once again gave me a reason to sit back to observe her. She had shown me her love for ย performance, without holding back.
A burst of laughter came from me again. โI canโt see how Jake had the balls to face your mama. And touching her home? Itโs why he is our alpha.โ Laughing again. โI remember that Emo chick phase.โ Shaking my head. โMa used to say you were expressing yourself, finding you soul. I guess she was right.โ
โYou want to watch me work?โ Arching my brow. Not sure she understood the ramifications of it. โYou do know most people donโt do elaborate works like the Miguelโs here.โ Lifting my chin to the intricate walls #Seth and I had painted. โIt would be a lot of waiting around watching walls dry.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at him. โIt can beโฆ and coming from you; it usually is. But rambling is cute tooโฆ and it is the intention that matters the most.โ My eyes never left him, he was just so gorgeous and so openโฆ and that combination? Fuck! It was sexy.
Then, of course, he blew that ย thought out of the water by making me a plate of food. So caring, attentive, and so kind in a way that just flowed from him like it would never occur to him to be any other way.
I flashed my black painted nails. โAnd some things just never change.โ I grinned, looking over the plate heโd put together for meโฆ very neat and evenโฆ he was kind of a nerd under all that hotness. But I knew I could eat five more plates like this, and Lee wouldnโt look at me any differently. โIt was about following the music for meโฆโ I made my way around the plate, tasting each thing one at a time.
One corner of my mouth curled up. โWho said I would be watching the walls?โ I smirked; I definitely wasnโt thinking of him painting with his shirt off. โWhat about the new space in the community centre that your mom has been fundraising for?
Bet I could find a way to raise a little more for suppliesโฆโ I raised a brow. โWe could convince them to give you a wallโฆ do something awesome for the kids.โ
I was trying really hard not to get distracted by the flavours on my plate, but everything was really good. Another ย quiet sound of pleasure left my lips as I bit into a chip loaded with anything I could fit on it really.
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow, I finished my mouthful before wiping it. โIf I didnโt know any better, Iโm say your flirting with me Miss Call.โ
Smiling warmly at the black nails. โI wouldnโt want to see you any other Emmy, you always remain true to yourself. Which is extremely rare and sexy in its own rights.โ
Sitting back with my drink I took a gulp watching her eat. She tried it all, not once turning her nose up. And the sounds she made?
โFuck!โ Muttering the word to myself. I outstretched my long legs on either side of hers. Whispering. โYouโre trying to kill me here.โ Reaching over to serve her a better position of everything I saw her enjoying. โWith you watching me work, not sure I would keep my time lines. Because body painting is something Iโm now very interested in doing.โ
Picking up a chip and chewing on it, I considered her question. โThe community centres? The work our moms are doing for the kids of the Rez?โ Nodding my head once. โThe kid and I said we would go in and paint for them. Butโฆโ now she has me really thinking. โAre you thinking something like this?โ Pointing to the walls. โOr something like a mural wall or something?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at himโฆ a little bit warm and a whole lot cheeky. โYou know, I think you might be right Mister Clearwater. But I guess youโll find out at the end of the night.โ
His next words sank straight into my soul. I was always a strange kidโฆ outside of #Jake and #Quil. I was the Makah girlโฆ the girl with no dad, too much of a tomboy for the girls, too much a of girl for the boys; other than the best friends I was blessed to have. But through it all, it never dawned on me to be more likeโฆ well, anyone really. โI wouldnโt be here if I didnโt believe that.โ This man saw me. And not just because he had inside access to my mind and how it worked.
Alsoโฆ he was too fucking tall. Even though we're sat here in a restaurantโฆ knowing he had his legs on either side of mine had an erotic charge humming just below my ย surface. โI could say the exact same about youโฆ and that having my body painted suddenly sounds like a dream come true.โ I moved my knee, so it brushed against his.
Then he started to think about helping with the community centre and got deep into thought. โThis is ย beautiful.โ I motioned around the elegant room we were sitting in. โBut it might be a little too sophisticated for the average teenage mind, a mural maybeโฆ something representing the tribe, give a little pride in where they came from.โ
โ Lee โบ
Fuck! In the name of all that spirits showed us. They didnโt show me how thing would unfold this evening. Conversations with Emmy were always interesting. You never knew where they would take you.
Sometimes she was a girl with a mission, and other times one of the guys, giving as hard as she got.
But lately, with me, with usโฆ it was a fucking rollercoaster ride. One minute she said something which made my pants tighten. And the next minute it was something enlightening and profound.
Tonightโฆ it was all the above.
Shifting in my chair to ease the pressure, my mind went to my โcool shit, downโ thought. Standing up with a hard on, in a family restaurant, before the night begins. Wasnโt the look I was aiming for.
โYeah.โ Choosing the safe topic. โMaybe something a little modern, that pays homage to the ย past and our history?โ Nodding my head slowly thinking it over. โI think we could come up with something. Or betterโฆโ thinking as I speak. โLet the young ones come up with a few ideas we could implement?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled; I knew what that little seat shuffle meant. I raised my fork to my lips again and told myself I needed to let him cool downโฆ Unlike meโฆ and with what he was packing in those trousers, there was no way he could hide the arousal I was scenting. For me and with only humans aroundโฆ only Lee could tell how turned on I was.
I nodded and tilted my headโฆ โThatโs a really great idea. Getting the kids involved in their own spaceโฆ it would give them a sense of ownership, and pride. Get them digging into history to find a good pitchโฆโ My ย mind was racing now. โIโll say it to #Jacobโฆ. He was always a history buff, I bet he could help them out.โ
Then I smiled and did what I knew would help him switch up the direction of his blood flow. โWe should run all this by the real bosses first though.โ I took the last sip of my cocktail. Damn, these were good. โWe canโt go making plans before we ask the moms for opinionsโฆ This project is their baby after all.โ I dug back into my rapidly diminishing plate.
โ Lee โบ
The one word which could wake me out of all madness was deployed by Emmy. โMomsโฆ rightโฆ yeah. Hundred percent we need their buy into this plan.โ
Lifting the bottle of beer to my mouth to wash down theโฆ wellโฆ you know.
Clearly my thought before proceeding with the conversation, I could see/ scent how much the little minx needed help too. Being a gentleman, I continued.
โJakeโs always had a good head for the history and how it has developed within the tribe. I think it could become another project for him.โ
Our friend and Alpha had ย always put the youth of the tribe first. The pups had rules to protect their education needs, as well as any other youngster who needed the guidance.
โWhat about you? Are you going to offer up youโre dancing and musical talents to the youth centre too? I know you have a lot on your plate. Butโฆโ I couldnโt see her turning down any opportunity to spend the love of music.
Thereโฆ a safe topic for the both of us. One I really wanted to discuss with me too.
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned. I knew that would be the equivalent of a cold shower. Would a cold shower work on him with his body temperature? The shower we shared was steamy, and it hadnโt held him back in any way. The train of thought abruptly cut off when Lee said the M-word. I would have to thank him for that later.
โIโll have to talk to him about itโฆ I know he has a lot going on. On the note of teachingโฆ Iโve never tried to teach anyone musicโฆ Iโm not sure I couldโฆ I learned to read music when I learned to readโฆ I wouldnโt even know where to start. Dance ย I could help with. When I stopped performing, I helped with the choreography for the theatre group. I think having a few events for that age group each week would be goodโฆ but Mom and I thought it was important not to schedule every minute, you know. So they have a safe space to hang out without structure and a little freedom. A mix of both should be good.โ
I smile at him. โI think I can manage it, my shift pattern is pretty regular so making plans is easy enough. And it still leaves me plenty of time to be utterly spoiled by my brand spanking new boyfriendโฆ maybe even spoil him once in a while.โ I waggled my eyebrows and picked up the beer and took a sip. Everything they had set on this table was perfect, all the flavours enhanced the others, even the beer.
โ Lee โบ
The grin stayed in place while I drank from the bottle, my eyes and brows doing the talking for me.
I couldnโt help it. Fuck she was beautiful. So, listen and watching, and not missing a thing that came from her wasnโt difficult at all. I had no interest in anything else. >
Hearing her speak about growing up with music was the same as #Seth and I growing up with painting. Sure, we painted walls, and she made magic with her talents. But the point wasโฆ I got it.
โI didnโt think of that. How offering too much could have the opposite effect of what we are trying to achieve.โ Setting the bottle down on the table. I sat forward a little.
โYou and your mom have been thinking about it all for a while huh? Knowing what to expect and how best to prepare the kiddos. We are luckyโฆ the women in our life have a better handle in it all.โ
โ Emmy โบ
Being the centre of attention was something I greatly enjoyedโฆ not that I was spoiled, (Okay maybe a little!) or an attention seeker. It happened when I performed or playedโฆ I didnโt seek it out. But when it happened, I basked a littleโฆ that wasnโt a crime, was it?
But Leeโฆ when his attention was all on me it was better than any stage or spotlight. It took my breath away. And that was saying something considering I was trained in how to breathe while I sang.
โI was thinking about the things #Jake, #Quil and I didโฆ sneaking beersโฆ avoiding the community centre and village. Just the constant feeling of being watched or told what we should doโฆ you know. It was okay for usโฆ we had each other, and we never really took the misbehaving too far.โ I paused. โBut so many didnโt stop thereโฆ We watched too many of our class take it too far. Just because they wanted somewhere to be. They just need a place to be with their friends where they can be away from those influences.โ
He leaned forward and he was the centre of my whole world, my eyes on hisโฆ food, drinks, conversationโฆ Was this dating? Because honestlyโฆ imagining this with a stranger just had no oomph to it, noโฆ this was beyond dating. โIt's all mom and #Sue really. They just asked me about the things I might have responded to when I was youngerโฆ Honestly, it was harder than I thought to think like my fifteen-year-old selfโฆ and it wasnโt all that long ago.โ
โ Lee โบ
โBut at the same time, it still feels like a life time ago, too.โ Agreeing with her. โYou world changed so much, and so quickly. Let alone the norms of living a teenagers life on the Rez.โ
See this was it, what and how I found myself opening up and talking with this woman. I just couldnโt with another. And in all seriousness being a part of this great world of the spirit warrior wasnโt the main reason. It was Her! How she made me feel.
โItโs who is there to support at those junctions in a young personโs life. It could be a passing comment, conversation, or a life time of reflection. It counts when you feel like youโve been heard, right?โ
Tilting my head, keeping my eyes on her. I didnโt want her to stop. I wanted to hear more. I wanted insight into her thoughts that didnโt come from the hive mind sharing.
โDid you ever feel like this town was too small for you? We all at some point may have thoughts about leaving. Did you?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and held out my bottle to clink it to his. โHear, hear. I couldnโt have said it better.โ I know he was older but not so much that he didnโt get it either. We all face the same struggles on the Rezโฆ not that everyone didnโt have their own story.
โI think I was luckyโฆ I always had the guysโฆ but there were parts of my life they couldnโt really get, you know? It wasnโt their fault, they werenโt girlsโฆ they werenโt two-spiritโฆ but I was lucky to have #Tallie to talk to as well.โ I chuckled when he mentioned a passing comment. โYou know it was a passing comment that solidified my friendship with that weirdo.โ I used the word lovingly. โThey walked up to me after rehearsal one night and told me how fine one of the alumni volunteers was. They just looked at me and knewโฆ it wasโฆโ I smiledโฆ remembering ย how it felt to be seen clearly like that for the first time. โLike an obstacle was just shoved aside.โ
He was right. It really was that easy to change a life.
Then his next question pulled up all those old dreams. โSure, I wanted to leaveโฆ but it was never about getting away.โ Everyone knew New York was my dream, one I set aside to fulfil my calling. โIt was about chasing a dream. I never planned on leaving forever. I know that a lot of aspiring performers on the Rez felt like they were stifled, there werenโt a lot of chances to learn or ย perform. But I always just made the most of what I could. I had Mom and my grandparents, between the piano lessons and Nanaโs vocal coachingโฆ I always felt like I had an edge. I guess I just accepted early on that I would need to leaveโฆ but it was never about just leaving. It was New York,โ I said it like that answered all his questions. โIt was busking until I was under the stage lights. It was my name in a program. It was my family in the front row on opening night. It wasโฆ taking a bow to the sold-out theatre.โ
I was smiling like a fool ย thinking about it. It never happenedโฆ but there was a thrill in thinking about it. No one could ever tell me I didnโt dream big. โWhat about you? Did you ever have a plan?โ
โ Lee โบ
Bottles clinking, I sat there watching her with my gaze taking every moment and expression in. The joy, the thrill, the dream came to life as she spoke about it. She was glowing under the lights of the picture she told.
Iโd seen all this and heard it too from others, #Quil always said he would be so proud when she saw her name up in lights, and #Jake said he wanted her to live her dreams, but it wasnโt to be. But hearing it from her lips now, seeing the want of that dream in her eyes as they sparked. Fuck. I felt like giving her everything and more.
But I couldnโt. I couldnโt make her dreams come true.
Shaking my head, I rubbed the back of my neck taking another pull from the now empty bottle, setting her down.
โMe? No.โ My eyes dropped to the table. โI never had big dreams like yours. Iโve always been happy with being in La Push, to take over Daโs business and take it even further.
The Kid. Now he wanted the one who wanted to travel. To see the world, to go to the Great Barrier Reef and swim with sharks. He wanted to climb to the top of Machu Picchu and see the Taj Mahal. Meโฆ.โ Shaking my head. โI was happy watching him dream and work hard to make those dreams come true.โ
Letting my eyes find hers. โIโve not been able to help him live his dreams yet. But I will. Some day. Soon. That is my dream.โ I knew it wasnโt anything like hers, and maybe I should have been more careful about sharing it. But I wanted to be open and honest, and transparent with her.
When the waiter came back to clear away the dishes, he set another bottle of beer before me and Emmy too.
โ Emmy โบ
See this was the thing about Leeโฆ I could see for a moment that he wished Iโd had all of those opportunities. He knew I made my choice and while I would never say I didnโt miss it, the stage, the rush of throwing myself into a performanceโฆ I was happy with my choice. Because as much as I missed the stageโฆ It was nothing compared to how much I would miss my Wolf. I couldnโt imagine severing my soul, not even for the thrill of applause.
He didnโt pity me for it, even if he wished for a moment that I had the choice to have both.
I smiled when he talked about all of #Sethโs dreams, rather than his own. I watched him across the table and took a sip from the fresh, cold beer. โYou knowโฆ I always believed that people that dream for others have the biggest dreams of all.โ And now all I could think of was kissing himโฆ this manโฆ He was so devoted to his family.
โNot all big dreams mean leaving home. Finding a way to stay is often just as hard as leaving.โ My gaze locked on his and I took him inโฆ this man who gave all of himself for everyone else and I marvelled at the fact that he was mineโฆ he was still a brother, a sonโฆ an uncleโฆ mentor, and so much more. But he was mine too.
โYou just keep on surprising me, Clearwater.โ I smiled. โEvery dayโฆ you show me something new.โ
โ Lee โบ
โIt definitely does.โ Agreeing with her was easy because I knew it was true.
โSometimes everyone expects the first born to leave, to build a life for those who are going to follow. But not Ma. She wasnโt someone who pushed me to do anything I didnโt want to.โย Her eyes were beautiful and becoming my new favourite place to became lost. Tonight was no different.
โThis time I wasnโt even trying.โ I told her honestly. I spoke from the heart; at no point did I want to surprise her. Taking another drink of the bottle, my mouth curved up into a grin. โBut Iโll take it, canโt go knocking a gift down.โ Chucking.
Before I could ask her another question the waitress came on by. With a try full of small desserts. Everything from Flans, Churros, and Dulce de Leche brownies.
โDamn, we should have asked for dessert to be served first.โ With a sweet tooth, it was a sure thing. Iโd be trying them all. Pushing the plates before her first. โLadies always go first here, sweetheart.โ Winking at her.
โ Emmy โบ
โWellโฆ I didnโt get to grow up with my big brother from the startโฆ but #Seth was lucky to have you to hero worship.โ Then I thought of his parents. โThey wanted you to be who you were born to be and nothing elseโฆ itโs beautiful.โ I smiled.
I loved #Sueโs relationship with ย her boys. She had no qualms about shoving them off a path that led them too far astrayโฆ but she still let them make their mistakes and let them fix itโฆ My mom was a fixerโฆ I had to remind her to back off and let me grow up sometimesโฆ but it was just a different way to love.
I tilted my head and smiled. โI knowโฆ and thatโs the best part,โ I told him just as honestly.
When I saw the tray of sweet thingsโฆ my heart might have skipped the way it did when Lee walked into the roomโฆ Just once. โWaitโฆ that was an option?โ I asked, grinning.
My eyes flicked to the waitress. She laughed. โWell, if you want anything packed up to take home just let me know.โ She offered and I laughed now.
โOh, Iโm sure weโll find room. Thank you so much.โ My full attention was back on Lee.
I couldnโt stop the low-down flutterโฆ it wasnโt the first time I heard him say ladies first, in far different circumstances. โYou might regret that.โ I flashed a wicked grin and reached for a churro first. Taking a huge bite. I closed my eyes and made ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐ ๐ฆ๐๐โฆ I couldnโt help myself! I had a sweet tooth!
โ Lee โบ
My thoughts went into the past for a flash. Thinking of my dad, how he watched #Seth and I grow. How he taught us to be kind boys, and then men.
How the look in those eyes changed once #Sam shifted, he knew something was coming, but he couldnโt tell us until it had arrived. And then, how every day after until his heart attack he guided us, taught us, and showed us how to navigate through this maze life had thrust us into.
It was Emmyโs conversation with the waitress to bring me back, seeing the way people were drawn to her, line a knew soul finding joy in the company of each and every one who crossed her path.
When I heard her heart, I had no choice but to laugh. โNow Iโm jealous of these.โ Pointing to the small plates. Shaking my head, with an arched brow. My tongue licked my bottom lip watching her every movement, and that sound! Fuck! I closed my eyes, shifting on the chair.
โYou can eat it all, beautiful. I wonโt bad an eye.โ Opening my eyes to find her. โBut making that sound isnโt a good idea here.โ
Reaching out my hand, I wiped some powdered sugar from the side of her plump lips, and then glanced over my shoulder at the people eating around us.
โ Emmy โบ
I gave him a cheeky smile. โTrust meโฆ by the end of this nightโฆ youโll forget all about your churro envy.โ I teased. Then his reactionโฆ I laughed softly. โSorry,โ I muttered, swallowing the bite. But I was only the tiniest little bit sorry. โWe have to enjoy the little things in life as well as theโฆโ I found his foot under the table and slid mine up the inside of his leg, just a little. โ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป things too.โ
He reached across the tableโฆ another benefit to have a boyfriend this tall. The affectionate brush of his thumb had me wiping my hand on the napkin by my plate. I rested my hand on his, keeping him from pulling back. I pressed a kiss to his fingertips. I followed his gaze; no one was watching usโฆ other than the usual way people took in their surroundings. โLooking for anything in particular, baby?โ I asked, seizing the opportunity to know the innermost workings of this manโs mind. Taking in the comfort and gratitude for how completely heโd opened himself up to me.
โ Lee โบ
โAre you telling me churro envy is a thing?โ Leaning over the table I half locked my hand on the table to stop from getting up to kiss her.
Her foot played, leaving me twitching where I sat and made me laugh to cover up the groan. This woman knew how to tease the life out of me in public, and I was here for it.
โOh... babyโฆ I know just how well you are capable of handling my big gifts. You mouth and hand coordination is top-notch.โ Arching a brow and laughing again.
The rumble of laughter made me sit back in my chair before I did finally stand and lean over the table. My thumb under her chin I lifted it and kissed her before sitting down. โSo sweet.โ
Letting my tongue lick my bottom lip. โThat is what I was looking for, darling.โ The musicโs tempo became louder, and the lights dimmed. โI think itโs time to see what moves everyone brings out tonight.โ
I loved the way her hair danced over her shoulders, the red from her jacket, glittering with her skin tone. She wasโฆ beautiful! And mine!
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and covered my mouth, of course, he waited until I took another bite to say this. โOh yeah.โ I swallowed. โThere are many kindsโฆ The very basic.. ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐, ๐ผ ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐... That is the most common then thereโs the ย ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ผ ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐'๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐พ๐๐. Far more complex and a little rarer.โ I tried to think of a third. โOkayโฆ maybe there are only two kinds.โ
I sucked on my bottom lip and pressed my thighs together at the thought of the teasing! Fuck! Okay, I deserved that. โThat wasโฆ.โ I look up at him through lowered lashes. โFair turnaround,โ I admitted. โBut Iโm still going to make you pay later.โ
I smiled before he even leaned over the table, lifting out of my seat a little to meet his lips. I closed my eyes and kissed him back with the taste of sugar on my lips. It took a minute for me to realise that the music was actually louder, and the light had really dipped. It wasnโt just me seeing nothing only him.
I kept his hand in mine as I was finally able to look aroundโฆ taking my ย eyes off of him was always an exercise in self-control. My fingers slipped between his over the table. โWell thenโฆ This should be fun.โ I smiled watching a few of the braver couples starting to rise from their tablesโฆ being the first on a dance floor was intimidating to some people, or so I had heard. It wasnโt something I had ever experienced. But I did love to people-watchโฆ so it was interesting to observe.
โ Lee โบ
Shaking my head grinning, I wiped my mouth with my hand sitting back.
โNo.. there is a third.โ Leaning forward, I lowered my voice deep and raspy for her ears. โI want her to be that churro, with the salted caramel, so I can devour her.โ Tilting my head to the side, giving her a wink to sit back again.
Fuck! That did something inside of me.
โThere you go promising me a good time again.โ Licking my bottle lip. โWe will have to see, who ends up paying for what later, little minx.โ
My glance dropped to our hands, taking in the view before me. How our hands looked together. The reality of how she was mine, and I was hers. I didnโt give a shit about our past, because this here. Her. She was my now.
Lifting my eyes to take Emmy in, she watched the world around us, and I witnessed the moment when she heard the music, the way her gorgeous brown eyes followed people. And I smiled.
Looking around I frowned a little trying to gain the attention of the wait staff, but they were all busy. So, I sat back joining her, as she enjoyed herself.
I felt someone watching me, I heard their footsteps even with the rhythm of the music beating in my chest. It was the waiter who had been taking care of us. He placed a note in my free hand, then slipped away.
Glancing around I caught my friendโs eyes. Eduardo winked before disappearing back into his kitchen. Oh, I would find a way to make this up to the Miguelโs.
Clearing my throat, I pushed the note into my jacket pocket and stood up.
โMay I have this dance with you Miss Call?โ Still holding her hand in mine. Giving her the choice as to if she were ready to take the floor.
โ Emmy โบ
I pressed my thighs together harderโฆ biting my lip to keep a whimpering from escaping. โYou can eat caramel off of me any time you like, babyโฆโ I whispered. Because if he could flip it so could I.
I watched a middle-aged couple sway almost in place to the musicโฆ arms around one another and eyes only for each other, not dancers but clearly very happy. Not that there was a lack of talent on the floor. There was a couple that must have been in their sixties though she looked much younger, whether she liked older men or just took good care of herself I wasnโt sure. I smiled when I noticed she held her elbow highโฆ I tilted my head and pondered, โFormer competitor?โ I hadnโt meant to mutter the words. They moved confidently; each step flowed like muscle memory from them both.
Then Lee cleared his throat, and my attention was back on him as he asked me to dance. I gave him a demure smile that would have fooled a human as to how my heart raced with excitement. But not my boyfriend. โI would love to Mr. Clearwater.โ I rose to my feet and dropped my napkin next to my place setting.
I walked with him to the floors, brushing my long-for-now hair back over my shoulders. I smiled up at him when I turned the face him. I was still amused that he was this much taller than me even in heels. I reached up and placed my hand on his shoulder. โJust me and you, baby.โ I whispered. โNo one else.โ
โ Lee โบ
Total Grace! The first thought to occur as I walked her towards the dance floor. The hair flip wasnโt missed by me of my wolf, and it did something in the pits of our stomach.
The smile on my face show like a man winning the lottery, because the sound of my girlfriends heart told me she felt the same way about being here as I did.
โJust you.. and Me baby.โ
It wasnโt hard to block the world out when you stood before your dream coming true. And a damn dream you didnโt even see for yourself! Being surrounded by madly happy ย couples made it impossible to not believe in these feeling I felt for Emmy. But I hadnโt thought I would feel it.
My thumb brushed her cheek. As the lighting changed, it felt like her eyes did too. A glance of the brown shines with the tone of the reflection in which I see myself.
โIโll need you to give me trips.โ Whispering with a grin on my face.
I moved one hand to hold her waist, and the other to gently rest on her back. Bringing her in close to me. In this time the world melted away. The sounds of laughter and conversations gone. All I sound, felt, scentedโฆ was Emmy!
I began to move. One step to the side and then back. Back then forward then back. Side and backโฆ moving her with me for now. It wasnโt fancy... it wasnโt award winning. But it was with her!
โ Emmy โบ
I bit the corner of my lip when he brushed my cheekโฆ sliding my hand over his shoulder and up to the column of his neck, my fingers sweeping up to feel the heat of his skin and toy with the ends of curls at the nape of his neck.ย Then returning to his shoulder before the temptation of burying my fingers completely in those blissfully soft curls became too overwhelming.
He pulled me in closer and I felt my breath catch, the whole world became only him, I left the room only to hear where the other dancers were on the floor. Waiting for him to move was a natural thingโฆ even though I had danced with another person like this in class and contests. Sure I had danced with people recreationallyโฆ but never like this and never with someone who set my soul on fire like he did. Never with someone who made me feel like I was the centre of the universe, or who I had given my all to, and who had given their all to me. I stepped with himโฆ smiled wide as soon as we were moving.
โConfidence, Clearwater.โ I winked. โThe most important tip in every dancer's pocket.โ He had much longer legs than meโฆ but it wasnโt hard for me to match him step-to-step, letting him lead. I smiled, โWell that and donโt look at your feet.โ I laughed. โBut you have something far more interesting to look at right here.โ I lowered my lashes and peered up at him. โYou are doing just fine,
Lee. You and meโฆ moving to the music.โ I was reminded of the only things that mattered. I moved closer to him, my eyes on him, One ear on the floor and the other trained on the sound of his heart. But he was a protector, so I wasnโt shocked at how he reacted when another dancing pair was nearby, effortlessly redirecting usโฆ almost gracefully. Warrior reflexesโฆ they had so many added perks.
โ Lee โบ
โConfidence I was born with Little Call, but you got seconds in your bucket when the spirits were handing them out.โ
My little Minx made me look and feel good. The way her body moved with mine made it feel flawless. Good thing, I knew not to ever dim the shining light of a womanโs soul. I was taught to step back and let them blind the world.
โYou know how to keep my feet moving in the right direction.โ Leaning down to whisper in her ear. โAnd you do it looking like a vision, Emmy.โ
Lifting my arm about her head I spun her around in our spot, only when I knew we were clear of the others dancing around her did I twirl her out and then bucked my arm to bring her right back to me.
Once again, her face, her eyes, the way she bit her lips. Fuck. How did I get so lucky? The music changed around us, picking up the tempo again. I knew when I was in deep waters. But with Emmy in my arms, I was willing to see how far I could go without making a fool of myself. And then, Iโd push it even more.
โ Emmy โบ
When he leaned down to whisper in my ear I broke my ballroom instructor's biggest pet peeve and stood on my toes, leaning into him. His hot breath on my skin sent a shiver down my spine. Then he twirled me away and I laughed with sheer glee. Thisโฆ was a move I could execute on my toes without breaking protocol, my hair fanning out around me as my feet took the momentum without hesitation. (Loose hair was another thing my instructor would cluck atโฆ but tonightโฆ I was just Emmy)
I smiled wide as I spun back to him. Closer than before, my chest brushing hisโฆ but not bumping into him. โYou look pretty good on a dance floor too, baby,โ I whispered. โDefinitely my most handsome dance partner.โ
The next song was faster, and I saw the moment he realised this too. โYou can do it, Clearwater.โ I encouraged. I was close enough to him now for him to feel the way my hips moved. โShort, quick stepsโฆ work the hips.โ I flashed a cheeky smirk and let my hand slide down his armโฆ โThe Spirits didnโt give you this spectacular arse for you not to use it.โ
Then I leaned in, kissed him quickly and spun away a few stepsโฆ Noticing briefly the floor had many more dancers now, not just couples... before and gave him a full view of me dancing right back into his arms. A group of girlfriends had noticed Leeโฆ which wasnโt a shock, he towered over everyone on the floor and then once you set your eyes on him it was impossible to look away.
(Music: Alvaro Soler La Cintura Letra/Lyrics English Translation)
โ Lee โบ
Bending over backwards I laughed hard! โThanks for the compliment and the trust in my ability, beautiful.โ
The woman was a siren on the dance floor. I couldnโt take my eyes off her as she moved. Those hips, her feet, her hands, shoulders and even her eyes danced like nothing else mattered, and I fucking loved it! We always had so much we did for others, seeing this side to Emmy, her love for music and dance. This was what I didnโt notice before now. This was an insight only someone who was in my position now got to witness.
โCome here!โ My big hands cupped her face when she was back engulfed by my body. Coming down to kiss her deeply. I didnโt give a shit who saw, or what they thought.
My mouth moved with hers, tasting a mixture of Emmy, cocktails, beer, and sweetness from the sugar.
โFuck!โ Placing small kisses on her mouth, speaking through them. โHow did I get so lucky?โ
Now I was following the directions of the music like she said. And her too. My hands moved down her back to her hips, feeling the sensation of them gliding in the air before me. This is when I got it. Got what I was told about Latin music and dance. It was sexual, drawing out your inhibitions to the point you were lost in your partner.
โ Emmy โบ
Back in his arms, I leaned up onto my toes again, claiming his lips just like he claimed mine. The heat of his hands against my cheek made me want to be closer. He tasted like dessertโฆ cocktail andโฆ Leeโฆ He stole my breath. The kissโฆ gave me butterflies like the very first time we kissed. When he broke the kiss to speak, I licked my lips to taste him again.
It didnโt matter that it was barely for a second. I needed more of him.
โProbably the same way I did.โ My hand locked onto the back of his neck, and I nipped lightly on his lip. โIf I figure ย it out first, I promise to tell you,โ I whisperedโฆ not because I didnโt want anyone to hearโฆ just because I was breathless.
And then he started to move differently with me held against himโฆ Oh yeah, he was trying to steal all the air from my lungs.
The music changed and ย I smiled.
(Music: Sofia Reyes, Becky G - Mal de Amores)
I kissed him one more time. โSeeโฆ there it is.โ I bit my lip and let the music sink into my bones. โThis musicโฆ itโs universalโฆ it soaks into your soul and makes you want to move.โ
I spun inside his arms and leaned back into his chest; every move sensualโฆ graceful. I ย reached up to wrap my hand around the back of his neck and made sure he felt every sway and swirl of my hips.
โ Lee โบ
My hands slide around her waist, over her hips and then rested on her stomach. Leaning into her hold of me, I pressed her back against my chest. Resting my chin on her head to move in a way that complimented her.
I thanked the ancestors and my wolf, because the slick movement came thatโs to them.
Dancing her around the floor, without taking her eyes from her. We didnโt hit another soul on the dance floor.
She knew how to keep herself fluid, following the song change with ease and Grace. And she made me look good too. I could hear whispers of voices, talking about her, her graceful dancing and her beauty. It filled me with pride. Because she picked me. And I picked her.
Then I heard the words of the song, grinning to myself. Moving myself to go cheek to cheek for a moment. โYouโre stealing hearts Little Minx.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I had done a lot of dancing in my dayโฆ but this? Dancing with Leeโฆ with him touching me like this? I had to fight back a whimper. I tipped my head back, knowing he had to lean down to rest his chin, on the top of my head, made me and distracted me enough to not make the ย noises he was struggling with tonight.
I smiled at his words, laughing softly. Unaware that anyone else existed right now. โI turned back to face him, placing both my hands on the back of his neck and still, keeping my body in contact with him as I danced. โOh pleaseโฆ I stole your heart and your Warriors a long time ago baby.โ I smiled and leaned up to kiss him again.
The song ended and a slightly faster tune played. I peered up at him and whispered. โLetโs get a drink?โ I asked. โI donโt want to overwork you on your very first date.โ I ย smiled and looked around, noticing a few glances in our direction. Even Mr Miguel was watching us as he worked with a proud smile on his face.
โ Lee โบ
The first thing to note is the way she turned in my arms, how her hair flew around her face framing it.
Fuck! โHer hair framing her faceโ? Thatโs what we noticed now? My wolf and I were grinning like fools. It was a thing. And we were noticing it all tonight! โIf thatโs what you want beautiful. But if you want to dance. We keep dancing.โ
Did the speed of the next song send shivers of panic in me? Sure. But my wolf and I were up to any challenge!
My finger under her chin lifting her eyes to mine. My mouth on hers for a kiss. (These kisses werenโt going to get old!)
โCome on. Letโs get you a drink.โ The tables around the dance floor area had been cleaned and pushed back slightly, giving more people the opportunity to shake their thing. I curled her hand into mine. Bringing her in front of ย me and pointed in the direction of the bar. โWe are going there.โ Then I let Emmy lead the way.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled seeing that grin on his face. Definitely worth letting Mom tug on my hair for an hour. โOh, trust me, we arenโt doneโฆ I just want to keep you hydratedโฆ and lightly buzzed. Like any good girlfriend would.โ I shruggedโฆ I assumed. I hadnโt much experience to go on.
It seemed my body was instinctively reacting to that touch beneath my chin by rolling up onto my toes to get closer to his lips. My heart and stomach both leapt and danced at the kisses. โSpirits,โ I muttered breathlessly. I smiled looking around the transformed room, following ย him to the bar. โThey arenโt just passionate about food here, are they?โ I looked at all the space they had dedicated to dancing with a smile.
At the bar, I slide up onto a stool, even with my few extra inches I had to put my hand onto the seat to lift myself up like the polite lady my mom would expect me to be.
โ Lee โบ
โThank you for keeping my hydration in mind, Little Minx!โ The laughter boomed freely for me, with my gaze moving down her profile, I bit on my lip, stopping myself from smacking her fine arse in those red pants. My wolf made a sound, and I let it out, we could appreciate the view and respect the woman before us.
Grinning as we followed her across the room, watching her hips sway from side to side. Groaning to ourselves, โIn the name of the spirits!โ Being with Emmy tonightโฆ nowโฆ Damn it caused a reaction, making me clear my throat.
Coming to a stop, I stood beside her, holding the back of the stool until she was situated. Once again, I shook my head. She was such a small creature with such mighty strength, with a wolf inside that could and would kick my arse, and I would let it happen!
Listening to her speaking, I turned my attention to the bar tender for a moment, giving him a nod so he knew we were here and would wait for service.
โThey are passionate about life, baby. They, told the kid and I, โTo live, you need good food, music, laughter, dancing, and passionโ, which is what they wanted this place to represent.โ
It had been the familyโs way to describe their vision for this place. โAnd it looks like everyone in here understands the sentiment, wouldnโt you agree?โ
Seeing the bartender making his way towards us I leant down a little to kiss the top of her head. โWhat are you feeling this time?โ I asked as sheโd tried all the cocktails before, and I was curious on what she would like to try now.
โ Emmy โบ
โTrust meโฆ its purely selfishโฆ I need your stamina at peak performance later on.โ I said quietly enough for only him to hearโฆ not that anyone here seemed inclined to listen in.
I heard him checking me out and I definitely played up to it. My hand found the arm he steadied ย my chair with and slid up to his shoulder, I couldnโt help but see that flash of my father looking back at me through his eyes when he made those gestures. I smiled at him, a silent sign of gratitude.
โWell, no one looking around here tonight would deny the truth in that ย statement.โ I scanned the room again. Even the staff looked like they were loving every second. I could see this same sentiment on Leeโs handsome face too. And the fact it wasnโt a new sight to me made my heart swell. It was always a privilege to witness someoneโs joyโฆ but there was something infinitely special about being a large fraction of the causes of Lee Clearwaterโs joy.
It wasnโt boastful to believe this. He made sure I was well aware of the happiness I brought him, just like I made the same clear to him.
I nodded in answer to his ย question. โI do agreeโฆ this placeโฆ itโs so alive. Everything from the walls to the people. Itโs full of passion and energy.โ I picked up the cocktail menu at his next question.
I loved a nice cold beerโฆ but while I was here, I wanted to try a little of everything. I scanned the Spanish and English on the menu, a cute touch I could really appreciate even without speaking a word of Spanish. โHmmโฆ I donโt think it would be right to leave without trying the house special margarita.โ I smiled at the bartender.
โAre you sureโฆ Itโs a strong one, senorita?โ He smiled at me, politely.
โChallenge accepted. One for the big guy tooโฆ and two beers. Whatever you recommend.โ He gave me a nodโฆ Impressed by the order. Most people were when they saw me drinkโฆ They related size with how much alcohol someone could ย handleโฆ Okay, I was one of those people too. But for obvious reasons, those standards didnโt apply to me.
โ Lee โบ
โOf course you do, you want me fighting fit for the dance floor once you are done with your break.โ Chuckling and offering her the arm she held onto.
I couldnโt help blocking out the mayhem occurring around us as I lost myself in the kind smile Emmy offered in thanks. She didnโt need to thank me for such things. But you could see elements of her mom and herself in moments like this.
I stood listening to the sound of her voice over the laughter and music as she gave her take on the decor of the restaurant, and more so the mission of the Miguel family. Knowing they would be overjoyed if they heard Emmy now. This got itโฆ she understood what went into a work you were passionate about. For my brother and I were so proud with our small part in bringing this place to life.
Shaking my head with a grin plastered on my face, her banter with the man behind the bar made me laugh and so proud of her. Yup, she was my date tonight! And she wasnโt letting the side down.
โAre you trying to get me drunk Miss Call? So I worry about what may come of my virtue by the end of the night?โ Arching my brow, with a shit eating grin on my face.
She knew I was joking. We do wouldnโt be drunk. The alcohol would burn out of her blood stream before we called it a night. Butโฆ like I said โฆ teasing this beautiful woman, whose hair I curled around my finger. Was fun!
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled at him, โAt least weโre both on the same page!โ I teased.ย When he asked if I was trying to get him drunk, I grinned at him. โYou see right through me Mr Clearwater. And not too drunkโฆ I want you to remember every second, but I also want to keep you in the dancing mood.โ Not that I could ever get him that drunkโฆ maybe with enough moonshineโฆ. Butโฆ Then I leaned in closer to him and whispered my next answer. โAs for your virtue?โ My hand slid up along his impressively muscled arm. โWe can have a discussion all about that a little later.โ
The bartender returned with the cocktail in a lavishly decorated glass with a lime slice propped onto to rim and a deep red liquid that smelled divine. Then he sat two bottles of ice-cold beer onto the bar too and said. โSalud.โ Giving us both a polite smile.
I picked up the cocktail and inhaled its scent, Cointreau and Tequila filled my senses. I turned my gaze back to my incredible date. My boyfriend. My Lee.
โSo, what should we toast to?โ I asked him, a smile on my faceโฆ this night was already so perfect. The more time we had, the more of this preposterously flawless memory we would have to look back on. I was in no rushโฆ even if talk of his virtue had a fire sparked deep in my belly.
โ Lee โบ
Sliding a note to the bartender, my eyes return to Emmy. The silly grin Iโd been wearing most of the night still in place.
โI had no doubt in my mind baby, you and me. We somehow made it easy to find the middle ground. Without any effort.โ Something no one would miss. Even when I disagreed with her, I would a way to see her point too.
Emmy made me laugh again. โPlease. Donโt give up trying. Ply me with all that you have to offer.โ Leaning down into whisper into her ear. โIโm all yours to do with what you want.โ Placing a small kiss under her ear before standing up to my full height again.
I took the lime off the side of my glass, setting it into the drink to float. Before picking it up. Thinking about her question on the toast. โTo never giving up, toโฆ having faith in things that feel right... to... beautiful company... and to your smile... because it steals my heart whenever it comes to play.โ
Laughing I shook my head. โWas that too corny?โ I asked feeling myself a little self-conscious about the fact, I didnโt want to hide anything from Emmy. When I felt it, I wanted to share itโฆ because thatโs the kinda person she was.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at himโฆ โSometimes I think it all happened at once and then other times I have a clear view of a slow but intense burn, that all came to a head when I kissed you.โ I smiled at him remembering that day. โSpirits that was a hell of a kiss,โ I whispered under my breath.
I knew he would be the only person capable of hearing me.
I sipped on my cocktails and hummed in approval. โThat is a lot of tequila!โ I noticed the bartender grin out of the corner of my eye. It would look good for our ruse of being human. โDonโt worryโฆ Iโve never been a quitter.โ I chuckled.
The kiss he placed had my pulse and my lashes fluttering. The things this man could do to me with the simplest actionโฆ I loved them all. My eyes never left his as he made his toast, and my smile got widerโฆ how had the Spirits led me to this man? โNoโฆโ I shook my head gazing at him with more fondness than before. โThat was exactly corny enoughโฆ Boyfriend.โ I smirked and clinked my glass to his.
I took a bigger mouthful this time, the flavours playing on my tongue and my hand drifting to the spot beneath my ear that ย was still tingling from his kiss. โYou know what?โ I said with a grin, looking around for a second before turning my attention back to him. โI think for two novices we are rather excellent at this first date thing.โ I laughed softly. But I had declared this night a success the moment I was ready on time, for a change. There wasnโt that could have made it less than that in my mind once Lee and were together. I saw #MrMigeul approaching us, I knew there was no need to mention this to Lee.
โI hope that our special guests for the night are ย enjoying themselves?โ It wasnโt really a question, but he made it sound like one.
โOh yes, everything is wonderfulโฆ the food, the music, the drinks.โ I took another sip. โAnd your staff are incredible.โ
โIโm so glad to hear it.. and Seรฑorita,โ He smiled at me. โYou may not speak Spanish, but you certainly speak another of our languages.โ He nodded towards the dancefloor.
I smiled and looked down for a second, โOhโฆ yes. I love to dance.โ
โYou haveโฆ practised?โ He tested the question to see if it was prying too deeply. I smiled and nodded.
โWhen I was younger yes, I took Latin ballroom classes.โ I also took, classic, contemporary and tap but there was no need to go into that.
He turned to Lee now. โA beautiful woman who can danceโฆ Never let this one go, mi chico.โ I smiled. I didnโt need to speak Spanish to know that this was a term of endearment.
โ Lee โบ
Shaking my head looking into the glass I held after taking a mouthful. I knew this has been a free pour. Emmyโs charming personality hit the ball out the park again, with the people she met. They were drawn to her like bees to honey.
My Ma always said it was because of her soul. Also, because She was so kind and welcoming. Taking another drink, when I went eyes on us. But I didnโt move knowing who was coming towards us. Standing beside Emmy I listened to the two conversing. It was clear for everyone to see #MrMiguel was impressed with my girlfriend. Some part of me felt proud at how he acknowledged her presence, her hard work, and her talent. And this was after he saw her dancing with me. I wasnโt the worst by any means, but she is dancing and moving skills were of a different calibre.
Which is why when his attention turned to me, I grinned nodding my head. โNo te preocupes, tรญo. no lo harรฉ.โ
The elder chuckles looking up at me, reaching high to tap my shoulder. โBueno escuchar.โ His eyes and smile told anyone watching he was being honest.
โMy Maria loves to dance too. Ohโฆ if you had seen the way she told to the dancing. Her legs. Her hips.โ #MrMiguel was far away thinking of times past. โI could believe she loved a foolish boy like me. And look at us now.โ
My eyes moved to Emmy, taking her in. Nudging her a little to get her to look at me and then I winked at her. I placed one hand to her lower back. Thankful she agreed to let me take her on a real date.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at the two men as they spoke, my lips pressed together. Why was it so hot hearing him speak a language I didnโt even understand? I could tell by their smiles that it was all good thingsโฆ or maybe it was their very obvious kind souls. I smiled, I had always been very lucky to find myself surrounded by kind-hearted people.
I beamed even more when he spoke about his wife, he was clearly so in love. It made me turn to gaze at Lee again as he towered over meโฆย the wink made me smile even wider. โYou know, Uncleโฆ I think I know exactly how ย you feel. I wondered what he saw in a wildling like me.โ I grinned at Lee, and patted the lapel of his jacket to ensure he knew he had cleared that question right up.
#MrMiguel laughed. โNo, no, noโฆ I do not doubt that itโs quite the opposite.โ
I sipped my drink again. โWell Lee here is just a little older than meโฆ and when I was younger this one,โ I nodded to Lee. โHe was a cool kid around townโฆ All the girls wanted to date him; all the boys wanted to be his best friend. And wasโฆโ I tilted my headโฆ โA quirky drama geek.โ I laughed.ย โBut look at us now.โ
The older man smiled. โWell, if your love of drama led you to dance you followed the right path. It clearly gives you joy.โ He gave a smile that proved to me in an instant that this man was a great father. He valued happiness above accomplishments.
โIt all started with music,โ I told him. โMy mom would sit at the piano with me since I was a newbornโฆ I think I learned to read music at the same time I learned to read English.โ
โA musician and a dancer?โ He looked impressed and I felt a swell of pride.
โMusician, vocalist, dancerโฆ and if you ever need your car fixedโฆ Iโm your girl.โ I boasted, sure I like to be the center of attention, but this fatherly approval of my talents was addictive.
He looked a Lee and said something in Spanish with a serious, and mildly cheeky expression then back to me. โWell, I wonโt steal any more of your precious time together. Seรฑoritaโฆ It has been an honour to meet you and I do so hope we will meet again.โ He took my hand in both his and patted the back of mine with a smile again. โIf you need anythingโฆโ
I nodded politely.
โIโll know exactly who to call. Thank you so much, weโre having a wonderful timeโฆ and it's truly been an honour to meet you.โ
He said a few more words to Lee and headed off to greet a group at the other end of the bar, fondly. Then I looked up and Lee with hooded eyes. โWhat did he say to you?โ
โ Lee โบ
In the name of all our spirits! Was there anyone on this earth, who this woman couldnโt flatter or charm? #MrMiguel was enthralled by her talents and accomplishments, as was I.
The Call women had always been able to make you feel like you were the only person who could make them happy when they spoke to you. And right now, I was witnessing it all first hand as her boyfriend. And boy! She made me grin and swell with pride.
I had to laugh because #MrMiguel didnโt mince his words. Telling me to lock her down! Which makes me gulp my drink. I did tell the man this was our first official date. But he just rolled his eyes at me, the kind which would make my Ma proud. I had to feel for #Eduardo and for #Sara on the other hand they were lucky like me to have a father who supported their dreams. However, on the other hand.
The man missed nothing!
Shaking my head at the final words the man said before his left. Ordering me to take my beautiful date to the dance floor.
I took another gulp from the glass my eyes moved to meet Emmyโs. Of course she would ask what the elder had said. โHmmโฆ should I make you work for the answer.โ Kissing her on the top of her head. Finishing my drink, I set the glass down. โButโฆ youโre lucky youโre so sexyโฆ he told me to get you back on the dance floor right away.โ
Both my arms engulfed her pulling her in. โOnce youโre ready that is.โ
I wasnโt planningย to rush her, to. It was nice to stand her and see her enjoying herself. The food, the people, the drinks and the music. It was all worth the time we took to wait to make tonight about us.
โ Emmy โบ
I didnโt miss the hard swallow. Something the older man had said had made him nervousโฆ in a good way, but it still made me smirk. I narrowed my eyes at him when he translated for me. โMhmโฆโ I said with all the sass. โSureโฆ thatโs ๐ช๐ต๐ต he said.โ I sipped on my cocktail and ย let him keep it all to himself, knowing heโd come clean at the right time. I trusted him to pick that time.
I smiled. โI never doubted that you would leave me with only that one adventure onto the floor. But these drinks are far too tasty to abandon.โ I sipped again, whatever tequila was in here was clearly top shelf. โWe can drinkโฆ and people watch. And talk about you being a dark horse on the dance floor.โ I grinned. โYou seemed nervous but you have moves, Clearwater. I was impressed.โ I leaned up from my seat to kiss his jawโฆ and might have sneakily squeezed that fine arse now that we were alone enough to get away with it.
โYou looked happy out thereโฆ and that is what dance should be all about.โ I looked at him knowing that I would be happy with him absolutely anywhere, but he had planned this night ย thinking of only me and all the things that I love the most. He always made sure that I knew he was thinking of me and that he knew me. He saw me. And Iโฆ weโฆ felt like we never had with anyone else.
โIโm not sure Iโll be able to top this for our next dateโฆ But Iโm gonna ย try.โ I teased, there had really never been any competition with us. But I still wanted to do for him that he had done for me tonight. But that planning would come later. Right now, I wanted to appreciate everything he had done for me.
โ Lee โบ
Shifting under her scrutiny, but not uncomfortably. More the case is I didnโt know how she would take hearing what the elder had teased me with. And it wasnโt that I didnโt trust her, of course I did. Otherwise, we never would have made it this far. It was just a matter for another time. Or was it?
My wolf huffed at me; he knew maybe I had in a second overthought the whole situation. But the spirit in my soul trusted me with this. For now, at least.
Reaching out for one or the two beers, I felt the couple sat behind me most and up and move. So, I pulled one of the stools with my foot towards me and sat down facing my date.
โWe arenโt in any hurry darling, if you want to still and talk. Itโs what we will do.โ Taking a pull from the cold Mexican beer bottle, the wedge of lime in the neck of the bottle elevating the taste and my sense of smell.
โI am happy whenever there is music and a good time to be had. And so we are clear. I never said I couldnโt dance. Just said I wasnโt up to the standards youโre used too.โ Taking her freehand in mine, I wanted.. no needed to keep ย touching this girl.
โYou know how the ancestors have blessed us. Agility , speed, even being soft footed. Comes from the spirits.โ And then it occurred to me.
โI donโt really think any of us are back dancers?โ My brows knit together.
โWell. Jay and Paul maybe. Those two have heavy stances at times.โ
My gaze was always on her, the rest of the place melted away. I knew my wolf would be on lookout for me tonight.
โWhat do you mean? You donโt need to top a thing. You are my only desire, baby.โ My hand moved up, so my thumb could stroke her heated cheek.
Fuckโฆ she was perfect for me tonight. It was a reoccurring thought constant returning to the forefront of my mind.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled swivelling on the stool to fully face him as he settled himself on the one next to me. โNo rush.โ I smiled. โI want to treasure all of our firsts.โ I propped my elbow on the barโฆ it was clean enough that you could almost forget it was actuallyโฆ a bar. My chin propped on my palm and I watched him. Taking in all that was this incredible, sexy man before me. And I could feel the eyes in the room that agreedโฆ but they would never knowโฆ never see all that I saw.
All they saw was the surface. But Lee Clearwater had depths and I still had ย many left to explore. There might have been a woman or two in here who gained insight into him if they noticed how he looked at me, how he spoke to #MrMiguel and how he treated the staff. But even those women couldnโt dream of scratching the surface of the man that was my boyfriend.
I smiledโฆ He had me there. โItโs not like Iโm a pro, I just learned what I could when I had the chance to. And when it comes to dancing for the simple act of dancing with someone there are no standards. Only that you are together and loving each moment.โ
He wasnโt wrongโฆ The warriors had an upper hand. There was no denying that all my instructors noticed a marked improvement in my skills when I phased. โIt really does helpโฆโ I chuckled. โI remember my mom telling me how even my tantrums were more graceful after I joined the ย pack.โ She had a way of finding a silver lining. Even if I hated that she called them tantrumsโฆ it was hard. As much as I love my wolf, learning to manage her emotions was no easy task.
I smiled at him. โOkayโฆ so not trying to top anythingโฆ how aboutโฆ another first? Just ย because itโs a second date doesnโt mean it canโt be a first in its own rightโฆ right?โ I finished the cocktail and felt my eyes flutter closed at the gentle touch. My tongue slipped across my bottom lip. No one ever touched me the way he didโฆ I turned into him and kissed his palm.
I turned my gaze to his. โEvery time you do that, I get butterflies.โ The admission was easy and comfortableโฆ it didnโt even feel like vulnerability because there was no such thing with him.
โ Lee โบ
โBut thatโs what makes it even better, little minx. Youโre so good at it, but you make anyone dancing with you feel like they know their shit. When next to you.โ She had to know what a talent it was.
โAnyone can make themselves look good. You on the other hand. Youโre making. your partner looks good too.โ The grin was back in place, my feet on the ground, facing her head on. This was a first. It had been so long since Iโd been on a date, wanted to spend time getting to know someone, and not want it all to stop.
โTantrums!โ Now I was laughing, not to mention recalling those times in the past. โWe all had those tantrums, but you know... yours sincerely were a lot more graceful. Da and Ma had to replace so much broken furniture with the kid and me having those โtantrumsโ, at the same time.โ
Leaning in so I knew she couldnโt see anything but the truth in my eyes. โFirst thing isโฆ youโre thinking about our second date while we are on our first. What happened to your living in the moment speech Iโve heard over and over again?โ
Of course I was teasing her, but I wanted her to not overthink the next step before we were done with this whole night. โSecond. You know how to make a guy feel comfortable with his choices. Something must be going well for you to want to do it all again. Iโll take it as a win.โ
Nodding my head in agreement. โI want to have all our firsts. And to remember them and enjoy them to the fullest.โ Fuck! That kiss on my palm. It was so sweet and charged with electricity all at once.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled. โI think I know a few pups that would disagree with you.โ But I was glad that he felt that way. โItโs so different from performing and classes, you just live it with someone you care aboutโฆ It feels right. And the love of itโฆ thatโs what makes you look good.โ I nodded to the older but not elderly couple on the floor, clearly practised dancersโฆ who had slowed down due to age or just not dancing as much. They were beaming, talking, missing steps and laughing. The husband stole cheeky squeezes of her arse and got himself a swat on the shoulder.
โLike themโฆ they donโt need the big moves and flashy footworkโฆ they look incredible just because they feel incredible together.โ I smiled and turned all my attention back to Lee. It was what I had told the pups when they wanted to impress a girlโฆ all she would care about was the fact he cared. That they wanted to spend time doing something she loved with her.
โShe always called it a tantrumโฆ because it stopped me being mad about whatever it was, and I got mad at being accused of having a tantrumโฆ and that inevitably led to my laughing because I was sixteen and essentiallyโฆ having a tantrum.โ I laughed. โIt was a rather genius and slightly risky solutionโฆ but mostly it worked.โ
He leaned in and all I wanted to do was kiss him. But he made me smile again. โOkay, you are rightโฆ Besides, I canโt ย give away anything before I even ask you out. So I will save my plotting until a later date.โ
There was that look in his eyes again. The one that made me feel like I was home. No matter where I wasโฆ those deep, warm eyesโฆ they were home. โI donโt want to miss a single ย thing with youโฆ every stepโฆ every first and journey.โ I laughed softly. โEven if we are making up all of our own steps.โ
I held up my bottle. โAnother toastโฆ to exploration and a shared adventure with you.โ
First Step into Being with you โ Storyline with Emmy Call & Lee Clearwater - Part Two
โ Lee โบ
Arching a brow.
โLet me get this right. You want me to sit your sexy arse on the table, rip your pants off and eat you outโฆ while
โ Emmy โบ
He was so much better at self-control than I was. We had come here to show the others that this was our choice... But we'd been met with more acceptance than we ever expected.ย It wasn't needed... but it did feel really good.
It proved that these boys loved us both and even if this was strange for them, and I knew they would have questions about how it might affect our runs. But we would show them quickly that wouldn't change.ย I pulled back, and somehow without conscious thought or decision, my fingers were lacing through his. and I tugged him towards the door.ย I tossed #Seth my keys.
"Can you make sure my baby gets home safe?"
โ Lee โบ
The kid caught the keys without a problem, and his face lit up.
โYeah sure, I can do that.โ He beamed, while the other pups looked on with excitement. One of them getting a good deal was like them all winning the lotto.
โSomeone is in a good mood.โ Pushing my free hand though My hair to stop me from smacking her arse. Because that wasnโt happening here, no matter how fine it looks moving from side to side in front of me.
โGood night, all.โ Waving as we pushed our way out into the fresh night air.
Taking in a couple of slow and deep breaths. I stopped my feet and her abruptly, curling my arms around her and picking her up off the ground bridal style.
โWell, that went better than expected.โ My mouth found hers for a light brush. โYou were amazing in there.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I stopped my feet and her abruptly, curling my arms around her and picking her up off the ground bridal style.
โWell, that went better than expected.โ My mouth found hers for a light brush. โYou were amazing in there.โ I stopped my feet and her abruptly, curling my arms around her and picking her up off the ground bridal style.
โWell, that went better than expected.โ My mouth found hers for a light brush. โYou were amazing in there.โ I stopped my feet and her abruptly, curling my arms around her and picking her up off the ground bridal style.
โWell, that went better than expected.โ My mouth found hers for a light brush. โYou were amazing in there.โ The details of my amazing-ness."
โ Lee โบ
Laughter rumbled freely from me. She wasnโt going to let it pass with the little I say!
โI should have known, you need a full break down of all the elements of your amazing-nessssssssssโ
Walking my way over to my truck, I sat her down on the hood. Making my neck bend so that I had to look up to her now.
โWhere to begin Little Minx? How about the way you treat my family like yours. Or the way you give as hard as you get with all of us? And there is the possibility that your voice is blessed by our spirits, because when you singโฆ. I fucking lose Myself? Orโฆ.โ
Cupping her face, I bought it down to mine. โOr the fact you were willing to fight for usโฆ for thisโฆ itโs all a beautiful package deal Emmy. And you areโฆ amazing.โ My voice turned low at the end, brushing my nose with hers, and with our forehead together.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed... not giggled... never giggled... as he carried me to the truck. I licked my lips... I did love it when he had to look at me, it made his eyes light up and his ridiculously long lashes look even longer.
My heart sped up as he spoke, and I was.... speechless? That was a first. I rested my forehead to his and rested my hands on his shoulders when he cupped my cheeks. at first. I rested my forehead to his and rested my hands on his shoulders when he cupped my cheeks. things."
I kissed the tip of his nose. "Always."
โ Lee โบ
Fire officially began in me. Here she sat doing it again. I knew what those things meantย to her. Our values in life were aligned. Itโs why this was so perfect.
โAnd I will too beautiful. Ma and Seth, you and your mom. Meโฆโ what the hell was I trying to say?
โI want us to be happy, good, or bad. I will be there for you.โ My grins grew with that kiss of hers.
โYou missed my lips.โ I caught hers. Sliding my hands into her hair I brought her mouth to mine, kissing her slow, deep, and fully immersed myself into her.
โ Emmy โบ
โI know you willโฆ that why all of this is so easy and so natural.โ I smiled, sweeping my hands up his shoulders and neck to his jaw.
I took in every word he said. โSounds like a plan to me.โ I made a soft sound when he kissed me and I cupped his face and leaned forward, into the kiss and into him.
โYou have no idea how right you are about that.โ I kissed him again, wanting to wrap my legs around him butโฆ we were outside the barโฆ so I settled for pressing my knees into his hips.
โ Lee โบ
โIโm always right.โ Kissing those perfect lips once, twice, and a third time.
โI best get you home before we are caught out here.โ Kissing her again, my arms wrapped around to lift her down from the truck. Setting her down on her feet, my arm moved to her lower back Walking her around to her side of the truck.
โItโs been a good night.โ I said to her opening the door for her.
โ Emmy โบ
I knew what those short, consecutive kisses meant... he was keeping himself under control. Because it was what I did when I wanted to kiss him but was moments away from pulling his clothes off and couldn't.
I stepped up into the truck, smiling at him. "You know... I could get used to being treated like a lady." I smirked.
"But if you tell anyone I said that I'll deny it." I teased him, but we both knew I wouldn't. "It was a great night... But #Ness and #Jake owes us a rematch... but next time it's you and me together."
โ Lee โบ
Once she was seated, I kissed her again and closed the door. โShe giggles, likes being treated like a lady, whatโs next?โ
Walking around I climbed into my side, shouting the door and pulling the belt on. โYou know your secrets are safe with me.โ
Laughing while I reversed out of the parking lot. โYeah, those two have no self-control.โ Grinning my eyes turning to her. โYou want to team up? I thought you liked playing against me?โ
โ Emmy โบ
โHey!โ I pointed a stern finger at him but couldnโt keep a straight face. โI do not giggle.โ
I tried not to roll my eyes because I couldnโt talk. Him whispering into my ear almost had my core heating in there. โOh I will! Just not with those two on opposing teams. Weโll teach ย them a lesson and then itโs right back to kicking your fine arse, Clearwater.โ
I quirked a brow and bit my lip as the fine arse slide into the seat next to me.
โ Lee โบ
Snapping my teeth with a deep-set growl at her finger, I caught the tip of it and sucked with a sexy arse moan just for her. โFine, I like that sound of this plan. You know I love a good challenge. And you on my side is a bonus in my eyes.โ
Laughing a full belly Laughter again, I moved to sit back with my eyes on the road. โThey wonโt see us coming.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I bit my lip harderโฆ my thighs pressing together at that sound he made. He was playing dirty. I reach up nd free my hair from its ponytailโฆ just to have something to do with my hands that wasnโt tearing his clothes off. My phone buzzed and I ignored it for now.
โYouโll soon Learn all my plans are good one.โ I teased him and pulled out my phone when were out of sight of the bar.
I laughed hard just like Lee head. โNess saysโฆ We can hear you. Get a roomโฆ. and then after that #Seth says not his.โ
โ Lee โบ
Out of my peripheral vision I could see her hair fall free. The dark lush, straight sheets of silk fell just shy of her shoulders, brushing over her top as she laughed.
โThat there, itโs a fucking perfect sound.โ Saying it to myself.
โNess can talk. Iโve walked in of her and Jake one too many times.โ Laughing with her, one hand Moved to squeeze her knee. โThink we need to teach the kid a lesson, but his room is a step too far.โ
Coming to a stop at the junction my eyes were on her. Not making any assumptions. โWhere am I taking you?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I bit my lip and my cheeks heated. I had heard a lot of compliments in my life... and that was a fact, not a flex. But had anyone ever said that about hearing me laugh? Absolutely not. My cheek heated and new, soft warmth spread out across my chest.
"You are exactly the kind ย of person my mom wanted me to end up with." I smiled. "Even if she did bet on #Seth years ago."
I chuckled then. "If you walkย into a room and those two are making sandwiches you feel like you're talking in on something."
"He's just kidding, he knows you'd never do that."
I laced my fingers between his and locked my deep brown eyes on his. "Wherever you're gonna be."
โ Lee โบ
โWith Jake and Ness? Yeah thatโs a true fact. Who knew making sandwiches could be sexy and a turn on.โ
She made my heart do something new, something it hadnโt done before. I bought our hands up to my mouth and kissed hers. Once, twice, three times. Thinking about what she Said.
โFeels wrong to go over to yours without your momโs invitation now. I canโt explain whyโฆ Iโve grown up running in and out. But___โ
Turning the wheel I kept her hand to my lips, heading over to mine. โIโm keeping you to myself.โ The roads were clear as we passed by.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed softly. โIt's cute though... Like they fall in love all over again every day... No matter how long it's been.โ
I knew what he meant... Having time with just him and I Momโs house would be strange. Spending their together, with Mom... That seemed perfectly natural. โMaybe I should have gotten my own place when I finally got a grown-up job.โ I chuckled. But with me on rotating shifts, then patrols and mom with a 9-5 we had plenty of space when we needed it. Plus living with your best friend was pretty easy.
Heat climbed up my arm from his kisses. โI'm yours to keep.โ I smiled when I realised where he was taking us.
โ Lee โบ
โNo, you shouldnโt have.โ Looking out the side of my eyes at her. โSeth and I needed to move out we needed the space and the storage.โ
We had built a storage shed in the back to keep all our tools and products out the way and safe.
โAdd to the fact our sizes. Two of us ย with Maโs work too. We were getting under her feet. You and you mom, itโs not the same.โ
When we came up to the turning to go home, I changed my mind. โYou know what. Letโs go for a drive to the cove. Iโve got a blanket in the back.โ I really wasnโt ready for the night to end.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at him because he was... Incredible. There was not a single thing about me or my life that he would so much as tweak, let alone change.
โAre you saying that should stay at home because Iโm pocket-sized?โ increased him... Because that was what we did.
โSo spontaneous.โ I beamed at him. โLet's do it!โ
I leaned forward and pulled my phone into the stereo AUX and blindly hit shuffle. I grinned at the song that played. โThat's one way to set the mood.โ I laughed.
(Music: Body Talks ยท The Struts - https://youtu.be/BGpPR-IN0us)
โ Lee โบ
โDid I say it? No! Did you? Yes! Will I agree with you? Of course, because Iโm not a foolish man to disagree.โ
My grin widened turning the volume up and putting my window down. My hands tapped on the wheel. โSpontaneous is a must with a fire cracker like you in the mix Little Minx.โ I started singing along.
I laughed and leaned my elbow on the window ledge resting my cheek on my palm I watched him. He started singing along, and even pulled off the British accent... damn... that was sexy. I bite my lip.
My eyes darting to watch her and the road at the same time. Fuck me she was everything I needed and liked and wanted in one.
I stopped singing (badly) to listen to her perfect voice. Grinning as we drove north of the Rez passing the signed to the local tribal education centre.
During the day this side of the Rez was off limits to the pack, too many people of the tribe, tourists, and townies walked here. However, now in the middle of the night. It was quite and just what we could do with after the evening in the bar.
โ Emmy โบ
He caught my attention when he stopped singing. I laughed and smiled at the way he watched me and the road all a once. โYou know Iโm not the only one allowed to sing right?โ I teased. โEveryone should sing in the carโฆ even if theyโre bad at it.โ I smiled and ran my fingers through ย my loose hair.
โActuallyโฆ especially if they bad at it.โ
My gaze drifted to the roads he was taking. Roads we only took at night. Just when you start to think a night was perfect, Lee Clearwater worked his magic.
โ Lee โบ
โHey! I know youโre telling the truth, but damn woman. At least try to butter it up and pour some sugar on it.โ
Coughing to clear my throat. โIโm not that badโฆโ I was. I really was. โOk. Ok.. Iโm not as bad as Pauly!โ
Reaching out I rested my hand on her lap. Just wanting ย to touch her. The winding roads were like second nature even in the dead of night.
Taking the turn, I took my truck to the far side of the parking lot. Reversing it onto a parking spot even when it was just us here now.
โ Emmy โบ
The minute he said it the Def Leppard song played in my head at full volume. I rested my hand on his... loving every second of contact we shared. I was always an affectionate person, never afraid to hug the guys... at least not when I was fully dressed as opposed in shorts and ย a sports bra...
But with him I carved a connection, his hand on my
knee... or mine on his shoulder... pressed up against him and everything in between. My heart raced and Bit my lip, composing myself.
"Show off!" I teased him when the reversed parked in an empty lot.
โ Lee โบ
โYou love it when I do that.โ
Tuning my hand over to lace my fingers into hers. Bringing it up to my mouth to place kisses on the back of her hand. Slowing kissing my way over the tips of her fingers and Biting her thumb.
โLetโs get out of here and onto the beach?โ I didnโt mind if she wanted to sit here, as long as it was time with her. But under the stars was better when you could see them.
I always had my pack in the back of the truck, so we wouldnโt be sitting on the rocks or the sand.
Kissing her hand one more and then climbing out.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and slide my gaze sideway at him. My breath slowed as he kissed each of my fingers, clearly, he craved contact just as much as I did.
โDo I?โ I narrowed my eyes playfully. I did. I really did. My drifted to the window and up at the skyโฆ it was only semi-clouded ย tonight
โLetโs.โ I agreed, I let my hands slip free off his, the feeling of his kiss lingering on the back of my hand. I climbed out of the truck and watched him head to the back. Holding my hand out to him with a smile when he returned.
โ Lee โบ
โThat wasnโt a denial there Little Minx. Therefore, I will hold on to my original position. You LOVE it when I do it.โ
Winking before I opened the back, pulling the backpack out and throwing it over one shoulder. When I made my way around to her, I looked up to follow her Line of sight. โItโs not perfect, but we can make it work.โ
Taking her hand in mine, noting how her fingers looked smaller, but knowing the power this half pint held within. Fuck! She was perfect.
โThe cool breeze is welcoming after being indoors all evening.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โIโm not denying anything.โ I smirked at him. โBut Iโm not confirming anything either.โ I chuckled.
The heat raced up my arm when her took my hand and I looked from him to the beach, the oceanโฆ and partially ossicles moon. โIt looks pretty perfect to me. Water, stars, the ย moonโฆโ I let my eyes drift from his head to his toes. Checking out every inch of him before I added. โAnd me, of course.โ
โ Lee โบ
โOhโฆohโฆ oh!โ Halting in my steps.
โThose are some fighting words, at least from where I stand.โ
The teasing grin came to life before I pulled her in by the hand i held her by. Letting it go before picking her up and throwing her over the free shoulder.
โWant to try Try again?โ
Smacking her fine arse, walking down towards the beach. My gaze moved up when the moon came out from behind the clouds.
โDo you think grandma moon approves of the cave man approach. Knowing you could take me down if you wanted?โ
Not letting her down.
โ Emmy โบ
I was pulled to a stop when Lee stopped walking and drew me towards him. I hardly had a chance to react before he was hoisting me up over his shoulder and I was laughing like only did with him.
As soon as I was over his shoulder I spanked his arse, almost at the same time he swatted mine.
"Now, here's the view I wanted! " I chuckled.
โOh don't worry.โ l assured him. "Grandma knows I'll keep you in line if I have to... But so far she completely approves of your behaviour.โ I smiled at the absurdity and playfulness of just letting him carry me down the beach. So... I spanked that fine arse again.
โ Lee โบ
Growling and snapping my teeth at her.
โKeep that up and he will bust out of me.โ He wouldnโt but damn he wanted too. โYou think she approves of me on two legs, she will never come out of the four legs are let out to play.โ
Damn this woman, there it was. Even Her playing Gave me a hard on!
Dropping the bag off my shoulder over by fire pit I held her with both hands and started running fast towards the cold water.
โI think I need to cool you down.โ Laughing as the sound of the crashing waves came closer and closer.
โ Emmy โบ
I couldn't see it.... but I heard the snap and my core clenched. "One day we will have him all you ourselves too." I smirked. I had promised the other part of my soul just as much. But, for now, it was our time.
Before I could tell him, he could do with cooling off too he was ย running. I laughed... possibly squealed. I braced myself on his shoulders and managed to straighten up enough in his hold enough to wrap my leg around his mid-chest. He was broad, so I just barely managed to lock my ankles and secure my hold.
"If I'm going down, you're coming ย with me, Clearwater!" I called over the rushing waves. laughing every step.
โ Lee โบ
Damn that laugh. The sound so sweet and welcoming. I always thought Emmy had the best laugh. But now the sound brought to me. And I fucking loved it.
โLike I would let you have all the fun?โ My hands kept around her while she manoeuvred her way around me.ย Those strong thighs holding on, with my legs picking up speed.
โYouโre going in first!โ Laughing like I never had before. Iโd never been with someone where all my walls were down, and I was so open, and true to myself.
The cold water hit my legs as I went bouncing into the sea fully dressed, with my girlfriend wrapped around my like a baby lemur.
โ Emmy โบ
He had, in fact, let me have all the fun on several occasions. And that that had my centre heating, even as he splashed into the sea threatening to dunk me and I laughed with him.
โActually, Iโm still bone dryโฆโ I laughed my legs were wrapped so high on his chest and he was ย tall that I had hardly even been splashed.
โBut if Iโm going downโฆโ I interlocked my hands on the back of his neck and secured my legs tightly. โYouโre coming with meโ I said, right before I threw ounce of of body weight arching backwards tipping him off centre so we both fell into the spray of an incoming wave.
โ Lee โบ
No time to reply to her, my legs pushed up off the bath and we both went crashing into the sea. The cold salty water welcomed us with open arms, this here were the waters of our ancestors. They smiled I was sure down at this madness and childishness. Because it was the Innocence of the amusement we were sharing.
My arms stayed wrapped around her torso keeping her close to me. The black waters took us down with the waves and then pushed us right back up with the momentum.
โFuck!โ Water filled my eyes and face, my dark think and curly hair Felt into my face as I opened my eyes to see her beautiful face right there before me.
โ Emmy โบ
I released my death grip around his middle when we hit the water, but my hands stayed around his neck. I wasn't about to let go of him... not when he was still holding fast to me. I and tried to shake my soaked hair from my face... making it so much worse.
I leaned in and ย kissed his neck, getting mostly my own hair in my mouth.
I freed one hand finally and scraped away the hair on my face and in my eyes, only to find his face inches from mine, smiling and laughing with me.
โ Lee โบ
โHi!โ The clouds moved right when she moved her wet hair out of her own face. The light glowed and reflected off the water and onto her.
โJust beautiful.โ Whispering the words while I held her chest to chest close to me, the sea keeping us moving. My eyes moved over Her facial features stopping at the lips I wanted so badly to kiss.
My hands moved up her back, lying flat to keep her in place. Leaning in the breaths space between us. โTold you Iโd get you wet.โ Grinning my mouth claimed hers.
โ Emmy โบ
โHi.โ I whispered back, and soft light cast his feature into sharp relief, the shape of his eyesโฆ that tantalizing curve of his mouth and the strong jaw that did things to my insides I couldnโt describe.
By the Spirits, he was stunning. ย โI had complete faith that you ย wouldnโt disappoint.โ I whispered back and hoisted myself up by the hold I had on his neck and shoulders and kissed him.
The way he held me up in the waist my water made shivers run up and down my spineโฆ He knew I could more than hold my own in the water. But understood his want to hold onto meโฆ because I felt it too. I moved my hands to his shoulders and pulled him closer.
โ Lee โบ
Placing my forehead to hers the smile still working its way out. โIt feels like Iโm a fucking teenager again.โ Chest pounding, my hormones fried, and the control my wolfโs soul had coming to breaking points around her.
โHow the fuck didnโt this kick in until now?โ A wave Hit us from the side, but Iโd moved us in time, so her back was turned to it.
โ Emmy โบ
By the Spirit, why did that touch of his forehead to mine make me feel like our souls were connected right through their centre?
I smiled and ran one hand along his jaw, trailing my fingers through his facial hair. "Because we know what this is now." I said softly. "And everyone that matters knows... so go wherever ever we want and still be US."
I kissed, keeping our foreheads touching. "Plus, you are technically my very first boyfriend... so... teenage antics are to be expected."
โ Lee โบ
โWhen did you grow into the all-knowing and feeling kinda woman?โ
Grinning I kissed her again. Slow, steady, and taking my time. My mouth moved over hers when I bent my legs taking us both under the dark water. In the shadows where I could keep her from the eyes of Grandmother Moon. She is mine in the now.
When we came back up, breaking the water apart steam radiated from us. โI should get you out of the sea. Before we dry it up.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โMaybe youโve only just noticed how all-knowing I am.โ I smiled at him, kissing that gorgeous grin of his. We slipped slowly under the water again and the I clung to his shoulders, keeping him close.
The taste of salt and Lee on my lips. The cold held us until he brought us ย back up to the surface.
The heat of his body had the water already evaporating off of his broad shoulders. He wasโฆ. Fuck! My heart sped up a little.
And I kissed him tasting the salt on his skin again. I glanced at the fire pit. โLetโs go build a fire?โ
โ Lee โบ
Nodding once, I waded the water until we were close to the shore. Setting her down on her feet. My hands cupped her cheeks and I kissed her sea salt flavoured lips.
โLetโs get this fire going.โ Taking her hand in mine, to guide us out onto the beach before letting it go. In one smooth motion, I pulled the wet shirt clinging to my body off, ringing it to the side as we walked.
Pushing my hair out of my face. Once we were by the fire pit, I set my wet shirt on the rocks facing the pit, opening my bag to take out to large beach towel. Moving to place it around Emmyโs shoulders. Then I took the blanket out and set it down.
The fire pits were always left with the next person in mind, we all cleaned our mess before leaving, so that the next person could get a new fire started without having to worry about Things like clean up.
At first the fire came to life with some trouble, the kindling had been a little damp, but when it took. It set off its heat again the cold night.
โ Emmy โบ
My tongue traced my lower lips where it still tingled from the last sweet kiss. My feet hit the sand beneath the water, and we walked to the beach.
I dragged my hand through my hair, pulling it back out of my face and wringing out the water at the same time. My stomach turned ย over watching him peel out of the soaked shirt. My heart skipped and I tried to regain my composure by stripping off my own shirt and squeezing the water out of it and laying it next to his.
I pulled the towel around me, smiling at him... it was wonderfully strange; being ย looked after and stranger still that I wanted it. Only because it was coming from him. I kept the towel around me as I slipped out of my boots, not that standing on the beach in my sports bra bothered me, but it hid the curls of steam rising off my shoulders.
When he was done with the fire, I walked over to him and pulled him down to kneel on the blanket. I took the towel from around my shoulder and ran it slowly over his curls. I knew he would be dry in a matter of minutes... but this filled the need I had to look after him like he did me,
โ Lee โบ
Smiling I closed my eyes. It had been years since someone had dried my hair like this. And yeah, sure it was my Ma, but it was the place the act came from that had me wondering how I got this lucky with her.
My arms moved around her waist; I pulled up into straddle me. Bring her chest to chest.
โThank you.โ My hands moved to her arse, holding her to me. โYou didnโt need to do that, but I love the fact that you did.โ
She was beautiful in every way, but when she had a goal in mind, fuck it was stepped up tenfold.
โ Emmy โบ
I didn't resist it when pulled me close and down onto his lap. Why on earth would I? He pulled me close, and I draped the towel over his head like a hood and grinned.ย "I know I didn't." I kissed the tip of his nose. "Just like I love that open door for me, and wrap a towel ย around my shoulders when I'm soaking wet." I smiled and kissed his lips this time.ย "And the way you treat my mom..."
One more sweet kiss. "And I love that you were so patient with my brother even though he was kind of an arsehole."
โ Lee โบ
With each kiss my heart stopped and then kick started. My smirk grew into a smile and then a grin.
Looking at her with the towel hood over my head. My hands moved to her sides, grazing my fingers tips over her hot steaming skin.
This has been the second of third time Sheโd mentioned the door thing.
โEmmy.โ Placing a finger under her chin to make sure she saw me while I spoke.
โThe door openingโฆ When I step out of my truck, or through any other door, and open it for you. It has nothing to do with the fact that I donโt respect your Independence, or your strength, or your will to stand on your own two feet.
The meaning is in the แดแดแดษชแดษด if you would stop to think about it. The meaning is in the fact that my Ma and yours, both the ladies brought me and #Seth up to respect a strong minded woman. Because as you know, they are independent themselves.
The meaning of this action is not to belittle you, it is me showing you... that you are worth more to me than words can say. That you are worth me stopping, and showing you with my ACTION that I place สแดแด สแด๊ฐแดสแด แดแด.
When I open a door for you, itโs not because I donโt believe you canโt open it yourself.
Itโs me saying with my ACTIONโฆ YOU BEFORE ME!โ
โ Emmy โบ
My smile was barely a curl at the corner of my lipsโฆ I knew he meant every single word. I knew the act of opening a door for me wasnโt one of male superiority. Knowing this man as well as I did, I knew that the complete opposite would be far closer to the truth.
But it was so ย more to him. It was deeper than anything that ever dawned on me. I decided in that moment that I would always wait for him to open a door for me from that point forward.
I wrapped my arms around his neck, listening intently to every word lower his make-shift cape to rest shoulders. โAnd that is exactly why I never believed there anything less that respect in the gesture. And its why I love it when you doโฆ because every time, I know its your way of sharing part of yourself with me.โ I kissed him softly. โI donโt ever want you to stop doing ย it.โ I added in a low whisper.
โ Lee โบ
Taking the towel off, I gestured for her to turn around and face the ocean and the fire. Setting her back close to my chest so to take that same towel to her hair. Except I patted her hair gently. It wasnโt needed, it was partially dry already. But I wanted to take part in the act of it tonight.
โWell. Now you want it, Iโm not sure I should spoil you .โ Leaning in to kiss her head and then her cheek.
โSo, tell me. Is there anything so far in this relationship you donโt like?โ It didnโt hurt to check in, right?
โ Emmy โบ
I shifted on his lap... taking care not to knee him where it would hurt. I tilted my head forehead and closed my eyes, savouring the affectionate gesture and that sweet kiss.
I leaned back against him and rested my head on his shoulder. "Honestly..." I said a deeply contented ย sigh. "No... we're learning and growing together... I wouldn't do anything differently. As long as I don't have to wait too long for the date you promise me." I chuckled. It was well known that I appreciated instant gratification. "How about you? Is there anything you're not entirely happy with?"
This relationship was a two-way street.
โ Lee โบ
Setting the towel to the side. I wrapped my armed around her looking up at the sky that has cleared. Before moving back to the crackling fire, the embers lighting us.
โAre you saying I am. Or worth the await?โ Kissing the top of her head. โI appreciated you Are an advocate ofย instant gratification, trust me. When it comes to you. So am i. But this thing between us. I want it to be a slow burn. As in Iโm in this for the long run. For as long as you want me.โ
Considering the question. โOther that wishing Iโve taken the wet jeans Off before settling in. No. I donโt want to change anything. Each step brought us here.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I leaned back into him completely. Now that his hands were free, I took them in mine and wrapped them around my bare stomach. "You are so worth the wait Lee... I waited my whole life just to know that this kind of happy existed." I flushed a little... did that make sense? My ย stomach fluttered... and my smile grew. I nuzzled against his neck, kissing him softly and pulling his arm tighter around me.
"Only you could make waiting sound exciting." I knew that controlling my impulses was not my strong suit. "We both know what we want... right?" I whispered. "We both know we each have different strengths and --" I wasn't going to say weaknesses... "Flaws... I want to do this, exactly as you described. Slow burn..." It sounded sexy like the descriptions you see in bookstores in front of bestselling novels.
"But... I know how I get in the heat of the moment. So, I'll need your help. We do this on your timeline." I knew what I was might seem strange... but it was true... everything he described, I wanted. All I was asking for was a little help containing that impulsive side of me."
โ Lee โบ
Arms around her, chin resting on top of her head. I wanted to engulf her small body with mine. And I had to work hard to pull that impulse down. Because that was the warrior in me. The need to protect that we hold dare.
However, Emmy didnโt need this aspect of me. Even if from time to time, it would show itself. So far, she hadnโt kicked my arse for it. Listing to her voice and the meaning of the message intently, my brows lift. โI donโt want to contain you, or to change you. I want you as you come, Emmy. All of it. The feisty minx, the Impulsive artist, the doting daughter, the unlovable friend. I want all of it.โ
Grinning at the sensation the kiss she placed on my neck brought to life. It was filled with tenderness. โIโm not saying I have the willpower to keep this thing between us above board.โ Laughing At how close Iโve come so many times to beg her to let me in.
โMy warrior and I are horny fuckers whenever we think about you.โ My hands tighten around her, pulling her even close as though it was even possible. He was here with me. I spoke for us both.
โBut we will do this Our way. How we want it to go. This is a two-way ticket for us. And we will work it out together.โ One hand flat on her stomach, the other moved to hold her chin, and turned her face to meet mine.
โIโm going to take you on a date on your next night off. You and me baby.โ
โ Emmy โบ
Just when I thought it was impossible to get closer to him he found a way to make happen. "I know that you would never do that Lee... I love the sound of everything you described I shifted a little to see him.
Spirits!! The fire cast a glow on all the perfectly chiselled contours of her face. He was a blood god!
"How about..." I thought for a moment... "We remind each other when we think we need to... then we can decide what to do in the moment? Like a horniness safe word?" I laughed.
I smiled when he tilted my face up to his. "I know ย how you both feel. But I think it a good to be matched on... Right? I know in movies a lot of couples fight about... I don't know if sex drive is a thing real couples fight about because I'm surrounded by imprints." I laughed again.
I quickly got lost in his deep brown eyes.
โ Lee โบ
She did it again, I laughed out loud holding her too me as I rocked back and forth. โAโฆ. Aโฆ Aโฆ Horniness safe word? Is it even a thing? If itโs not. Fucking hell, it should be.โ
Leaning into her, my mouth found hers kissing her softly. โYou pick this word, and we will Use it.โ The way this woman kept me on my toes, wasnโt going to get old. She had everything I could have hoped for.
โWe know what we want baby, and if you and I do this together. Thereโs no stopping us.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed. "It sounds crazy when you say it like that. But there's nothing wrong with a little crazy." I smiled up at him as best I could from this angle.
"Well... I think it's obvious... isn't it?" I quirked a brown. Spirits!! There was no angle that was unflattering to this ย man.
I leaned up to kiss him again softly. "Slow burn..." I whispered.
โ Lee โบ
Fuck that sound. Joining her I laughed too. Rubbing my cheek against hers, letting my beard tickle her cheek.
โThatโs two words. However, I like it.โ Pressing my flat hands into her stomach to hug her tightly to my chest before letting go a little.
โSlow burn.โ Testing It on my mouth. โThink itโs enough to stop you from devouring me? Because we both know. Iโm fucking delicious.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I wrinkled up my nose, savouring the rough tickles. Of course, he pointed out that it was two words. "You know me." l laughed, "I never liked to follow convention."
A soft sound of comfort escaped from my chest when he tightened his hold on me. When he held me like this I felt a heady mixture of vulnerable, safe and valued. l didn't want to miss a single second of any of those feelings.
"I'm not sure anything will be strong enough for that but... Strong enough to make me stop and think about the next steps?โ I titled my head... "Maybe!"
โ Lee โบ
Tucking her head under my chin, I watch the flames dancing with the back drop of the night sky. Listening to her voice and the crackling of the wood as the heat engulfed it.
โItโs a fair point. With the two of us making sure we do this all right for us. With the spirits helping hand. We will do fine.โ
Kissing the top of her head I couldnโt help myself. โAnd it just means I need to get your sexy arse on that first date before we fold.โ
I wanted that for her, and for me. That was something we all deserved to experience and feel. A first date. Right?
I knew sheโd dated, I had too. [The term used very loosely on my side. Other than high school ones.] Sheโd been in relationships, or one that I knew of.
But now, I wasnโt going to miss a thing with her. โSo, do you want to tell me.. what you want our first date to be?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I closed my eye and soaked in the contact, sitting here with him... my hair brushed between his cheek and his hair spinning almost dry curls around my finger. I only kept them closed for a few seconds. turning my gaze back to the sea and fire, every feature of his face was memorized.
I smiled, still toying with his hair. "It wouldn't be folding... if it's you and me and we both want it... it will be perfect. But yes! We should because I've had four texts from Rachel about shopping already."
I laughed at him... we'd mentioned it in the bar. But now it was just us. "Hmmm..." I pretended to think. "Food. Obviously... dancing... and whatever you want too. It's important to me that we both get everything want out of this."
This was his first date too after all.
โ Lee โบ
Chuckling at the comment. โPerfect?โ She was settling high standards for us all. โYeah. I actually agree.โ Grinning like a fool, I kissed her head. โI do love it when you play with my hair. Is that mad?โ No one ready had the opportunity to anything like this with me. Now I put rightย burst out laughing. โTell Rach to take it easy, Paul just going to rip is off her as soon as she dressed up for him.โ
Remembering Emmyโs panties, the ones Iโd ripped in haste to get them off. โWait a minute, do I get to put in a request for this shopping trip?โ Moving My head to look down at her.
โFood, yes. Dancing yes. Music yes. Time with you and I alone. Thatโs the biggest yes, baby. I want you all to myself.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed... my fingers stilled the feeling in his words. But only for a moment, if he liked it that much, I had no intention of stopping. "Probably about as mad as me loving it when you pick me up." I smiled up at him... because I meant it. Normally, a knee to the ball sack was ย my answer to that.
"It's just her way of showing she's happy for me, and that's not how these girls work." I grinned. "This trip will be all about me. If it was pack thing, we'd all be shopping but for dates, anniversaries and things it's all eyes on one person." Iย loved ย being the centre of attention, but I hated shopping... Although a day with the girls did sound good... assuring the imprints Lee and I were happy would go a long way to comforting the boys.
"A request?" I quirked a brow. "Want to pick you up leopard print boxers? Because I know a place!"
โ Lee โบ
Laughing deeply at the admission I had to roll with it.
โYES! Yes I want a leopard print pair of boxes.โ My arms tightened around her lifting her up a little before putting her back on her arse between my legs.
โIf thatโs how this man can keep his woman happy, I will do it. Is there any other kinks I need to know about? You know while we are on the topic that is.
I didnโt need to add anything on the imprint conversation. I knew these girls, most of them since childhood, spirits I was there the moment #Ness came into this world. I knew their hearts and their souls. And I knew the pack lads would be just fine with imprints seeing the truth between Emmy and I.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed as he lifted me and pulled me closer. It like me mentioning him picking me up made him do it subconsciously... even in the small way.
My spirit animal squirmed, not happy about the idea of cat print on his perfect boy. I rolled my eyes at her. "Oh really! How does ย your warrior feel about that?" I quirked a brow. It was easier to turn my head and see him now.
My fingers started the moved in his hair again. I took a deep contented breath. I could stay here forever, the fire, the ocean, Grandmother peeking from behind the clouds to watch ย us, The ocean...
The feeling of being held by this man behind me... in every possible way and holding him too... "Lee?" I said with a soft smile, my eyes on the ocean now. "I've never felt this kind of happy before. It's incredible."
โ Lee โบ
The sound of her laughter. I kept thinking it and feeling it. Happiness. Pure joy when that sound filled my ears.
โOh. My warrior? Uhm. Not going to lie. Iโm not giving him the choice.โ He wasnโt going to let those on our person. But when he saw her naked. Or scented her. It would change.
She went quite for a little, and I did too. Letting the moment sink in.
โUhm?โ I made the sound at hearing my name. And then my heart stopped. Working my throat at the admission. โI know the feeling beautiful.โ Lifting her up and turning her around to Cradle my lap. My fingers moved to push her now dry Ish hair off her fact. Seeing the flames of the fire in those dark eyes, and the shadows trying to take a hold too.
โItโs the same feeling for me too.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I wiggled in his arms a little, not because l was uncomfortable... I don't think it was possible for me to be anything other than blissfully comfortable right now. l was mirroring my wolf's playful protest.
I chuckled. "Mine will shred them before they make it past your ย thighs.''
I was more than happy to turn around and see that face right next to mine. I cupped his cheeks, his eyes...spirits! You could get lost in those eyes. I leaned into his touch. "And now... We can do this...โ I kissed the end of his nose. "Anywhere, any time because ย everyone knows." I laughed. "Your all mine. All the time, all the places." I pressed my lips to his. "Coming here was an amazing idea. Thank you for taking me."
โ Lee โบ
Growling playfully, because my warrior was at the way she moved over my lap. I then laughed. Curling my fingers in her hair to play with it as she spoke. The sweet kiss to my noise made my mouth curl up into a smile.
โI donโt ever want to hide. Iโm out there for everyone to to see. So, why hide the best thing that happened to me in a long time?โ
My free hand moved down her bare back. Tracing the tips of my rough finger tips up and down her lower back. โIโm glad you like it.โ My eyes stayed on hers. Leaning in to blush the tip of my nose on hers.
โ Emmy โบ
That growl gave me butterflies, me! Emmy Call, BUTTERFLIES.
But then he made my whole stomach, my whole being light up with his words. My smile was so big it blurred the edges of my vision.
"The best thing that ever happened to you?โ I would tease him teased about inflating my ego, but I knew he meant every word he said.
The touch of his hand on my back had me silvering but it certainly wasn't from the cold. I kissed him, it was an almost chaste kissโฆ sweet and soft.
โI know exactly how you feel, Lee.โ I whispered because in that moment I ย knew it was true. "This is the greatest thing to happen to me since the day l discovered my warrior. Exciting, a little scary... In the best way... And a whole lot of magic.
โ Lee โบ
My warrior growled that she picked her warrior before me. And I just laughed. Remembering that the two thing were on different terms of my life.
โI never thought I wanted all this. You know.โ Kissing her mouth between words. โThis boyfriend thing seemed like hard work. I didnโt see it for myself.โ Kissing her again and again. Why the fuck could I get enough of her? โBut with you. I donโt want this to stop. Nights like this. Even days like ours. Not just the good times, I want the bad too.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โMe eitherโฆโ I chuckled. He knew it had happened to me once but that wasโฆ my own fear of hurt a friend letting get trapped in something that intended as one night.
โI was always quit vocal about itโฆ especially about boysโ I smiled against his lips each time they pressed to ย mine. But this wasnโt a boyโฆ Lee was. Man in every sense of the word. He cared for others, he respected people. He took care of his (numerous) responsibilities and he loved his mother.
โI just want to spend as much time with you as I can.โ I chuckled. My lips on his again. โAnd Iโm not afraid to be greedy about itโฆ if itโs on a beautiful beachโฆ all alone, or a couch with half the pack aroundโฆ as long youโre there.โ
I touched my forehead to his. โIโm glad you said thatโฆ bad timesโฆโ my finger slipped from his hair and down his neck. โBecause my jobโฆ I love it, I do, and I never want to do anything else. Butโฆ when thereโs a bad dayโฆ itโsโฆ bad.โ
I knew, they had all seen it. When we lost a resident. But I would rather lover these people and lose them than try to care for them while being detached. Even if it meant a broken heart every few months.
โ Lee โบ
One hand moved up her back, to the back of her head to keep her where she was.
Our foreheads connected I closed my eyes letting my scenes feed the moment to make this memory of being with her.
โI know right now these are just words. But if you give me the opportunity to prove myself. Babyโฆ I will have your back.โ And I meant it. I always had her back. But that was different. It was out of an obligation and a calling. Family friends, and Beta. But now. This. It was deeper.
โIโve seen you and your mom. Iโve felt your pain. But I wasnโt In the place to help you in any way other than to give you a hug. And sit there if you wanted to share.โ
Maybe I should have done more? But she was with #Quil and #Jake. Her best friends. Her shadows. I wasnโt in that inner circle. So, I shook it off.
โGood timesโฆ But especially bad times.โ I whispered.
โ Emmy โบ
That sweet touch of his forehead to mine... by the Spirits... how did something that seemed so simple affect me like this? "I know you will, Lee... you always have been. Even if it was different then."
There wasn't a doubt in my mind I could rely on him. I had always had ย my mom and the guys. They were always support and understanding... quick to hug and take me the light a bonfire and say goodbye our way.
"I Never had to go through any of it alone... but now that I know what it feels like to curl up in your arm and sleep.. Just know what ย I'll be craving in those moments."
I pressed a soft kiss to his lips. "And that goes both ways... not just for you. Your family too. I'll be there, good or bad."
โ Lee โบ
My fingers curled stands of her hair around them. Nodding my head nice and slow. I knew she meant every word. The kid, my Ma, hers too. They were all special to me and to her too. My mouth touched hers, soft kisses, one after another.
โDo you want to know something crazy? I donโt think I ever thought about needing anyone. Someone who could be my equal. Not in a bad way. But I never felt alone. With all youย guys, with my family.โ Pulling back a little to cup her face in my hands. โBut when Iโm with you. This isnโt something I knew of, but ย never understood as clearly.โ Taking her eyes in mine. Taking her in. โBut I do now. I get it.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled. I never thought that Lee was distant or closed off... but it still baffled me a little bit at how easily he put is feelings into words. Even my best friends couldn't words like his. #Jake struggled a little more than #Quil and verbalising his feelings.
"If its ย crazy..." I returned his sweet short kisses. "I never thought something like this would be on my path. I never felt like I was missing out on anything... It sorts of happened to me once and honestly... I didn't like it... But you've turned my world upside down, Lee Clearwater." I leaned into his touch, running my fingers through his hair. "I have to say... I love the new view... I understand now too... why the mom's wanted this for us. Why people spend their lives searching for this. The search just wasn't in our cards. And that's okay because our discovery... Its explosive. I wouldn't change a thing."
โ Lee โบ
Her kisses made me happy, those soft lips, the warmth of her body which felt different to the sun or the fire crackling beside us.
Carefully placing my arms around her. I shifted my body, turning and bringing her done to lay her back down into the blanket. Resting myself on My side, my elbow holding me up. Behind her the reds, oranges, and yellows of the fire glowing as our backdrop.
Leaning down I kissed her mouth, with my free hand strewn across her stomach lightly drawing lines across her.
โI know youโve been here before. Toni right? The Girl from you band? I wanted to know. Not for any other reasons than I wanted to know everything she wanted to share. โYou guys are still good friends. So, it couldnโt have been a bad relationship?โ
โ Emmy โบ
He moved me for easily, it made me smile. He was gentle... he didn't need to be and he wasn't afraid to use that strength with me he made that very clear. But he had moments... where he chose delicate. There was something about he way he did it that never had me wanting to call ย him out on it... It wasn't about me, or at least it wasn't because he saw me as weaker... it was for himself as much as me. So much of our lives were about strength... I understood the impulse.
I shook my head... "No. There's noย comparison to this." I smiled. "I always felt ย like it was something that happened to me. She made assumptions after one night... And I loved her, she was a good friend and I didn't want to hurt her." I lay next to him, trialling my gaze along his silhouette in the firelight. "As time went on there were things I liked, curling up to watch a movie. Getting a goodnight or good morning text sometimes... So I thought, I could give it a try. But there were things I didn't like. Sharing a bed... lying... Then when it ended it took a long time to get my friend back." I smiled, walking my fingers up his bicep.
All those bad things I spent years avoiding... I wanted to do all of those things I hated with him. "But now it's clear... It was the wrong time... wrong person."
โ Lee โบ
I took in her features at she spoke, listening to what was being said in words, but more so what this beautiful woman was telling me by her body language.
The smile on my lips, telling her I wasnโt judging anything she told me.
โItโs clear there were lessons however, they Have brought you here.โ I didnโt mean the beach, but now her mindset.
โAnd your friendship must have grown stronger because of it all. Learning so much about one another?โ I asked. Moving to push a strand of hair out of her face, the. It moved to rest over her stomach again. Everything she said made sense to me. Even if the sharing a bed comment made me grin. Because sheโd slept like a baby the night, she spent with me in my bed.
โNo wanting to share a bed is a deal breaker for me. Just so we are clear. I donโt want you springing that on me in a Month or so.โ
Arching my brow trying to gaze into her eyes without grinning. I was failing. Because if she told me to get out of her bed, or she didnโt want to spend the night in mine. I would honestly not force her. Iโd tell her how I felt, but her choice and happiness came first.
โThe lying. Thatโs the part why I never got into relationships. Iโve seen the pups. See how it makes them feel.โ Shaking my head.
โ Emmy โบ
I wished I could be confident in what he said... But in truth, I wasn't so sure #Toni would be happy for me. "I hope so." I needed to have faith in my friend. "l guess my next trip to Port Angeles will tell."
Then because this was Lee, he had me laughing again. "You have ย nothing to worry about when it comes to that.โ I pressed a kiss to lips, softly. "Honestly, the first time I spent the night... That feeling I used to get when I thought about sharing a bed never even entered my mind. I was just happyโฆ contentโฆ so relaxed andโฆโ I smirked.
"Did I say happy? I love sharing a bed with you. Falling asleep with you, surrounded by your scent and your heat.โ
Pleasant shivers travelled up and down my spine at the memory. I knew the pups he was thinking of... Some of them really struggled with dating and just weren't built for one-night stands. "It almost makes you wish there was an imprint for all of them.โ
โ Lee โบ
She was holding something back, but I wasnโt going to pry it out of her. If it was something she wanted to share, Emmy would have said it.
Leaning down I kissed her cheek while she laughed. โGood to know. I didnโt think about it that first night. If you want to knowโฆโ winking at her. โIt felt so natural, like it was meant to be. I didnโt question any of it. Not what happened, not you are staying.โ
Looking across to the fire, I reached out to grab a log and tossed it on. โAs much as you wish it was that way for them all. Itโs not how the ancestors work. Some of them will need to learn how to juggle the life until they find the one, they want to settle down with.โ I wasnโt being harsh; it was a fact.
โ Emmy โบ
"Natural." I smiled, straightening out a stray curl at the nape of his neck and letting it spring back again and again. "That's the perfect word. Like being in the exact right time at the exact right time."
I nodded I agreed. "I know... there's some many ways to find your ย soulmate. But I have moments of weakness when I see them get heartbroken and cheated on. But they have their own journey's to make."
I couldn't help it know I tilted my head and locked my gaze on his. "I'm worried but #Toni going to..." I didn't say - have a tantrum โ because it was unkind. "React badly when I tell her. It wouldn't change anything for me... well... It might... but between me and her, not us. She can be... intense."
#Quil would use the word Drama Queen.
โ Lee โบ
She made me smile, her fingers playing with my hair giving me a side note to go have a cut. Then again, I liked this moment. Liked her touching me in ways that no one else could.
โHmm. I know I sound harsh, but itโs not how I mean it. I just know the journey and the lessons they will learn, will make them better men. They will know who they are, and who they want in their life.โ Leaning over her I took in the shadows casted by the fire, however I saw her clearly.
โWhy do you believe she would take it badly? How long has it been since you both have been over?โ As I asked the question I attempted to recall when it was, she was dating her band mate.
โWonโt it make things hard for you and your band?โ My eyebrows pulled together at the thought that she would have to deal with something like this because of me.
โ Emmy โบ
โWe are proof that a Protector doesn't need to imprint to find their match.โ I smiledโฆ Okay, so I had no idea what the future heldโฆ but right now mine was filled with him. And that made everything feel all that much easier. I would wake up every morning with a thousand new reasons to smile. Even if I didnโt wake next to him, I would still be his girlfriend. He would still be my boyfriend.
โShe can still be a little possessive, mostly about #Quil. But I have a feeling that will shift now.โ I thought back to the when it happened. โSpirits it was Halloween after #Nessieโs fifth birthday. And m not officially in the band I just play with them when I can stay hidden from the cameraโฆ I help them rehearse or recordโฆ I'm more of a roadie really.โ
I sighedโฆ โit was a long time ago and it was over before Mom even put the Christmas decorations up.โ
โ Lee โบ
My smile was staying put, letโs face things as they were. I was happy right now. And I wasnโt going to think about the ifs and buts of the future. Now. Right now. Emmy was mine because she wanted to be.
Every muscle in our bodies went tort, the muscle my jaw twitching and eyes narrowing. The word โpossessiveโ had my warrior in high alert.
Counting myself down I clenched my fist over her stomach and then opened it again to rest it palm flat on her skin. Trying to quell the bubble of anger growing beneath my skin.
Finally, I spoke. โNobody has the right to react that way over you. Not even me.โ Gazing into her eyes. โI maybe an arsehole at times and want you all to myself. But promise me you will put me in my place, if you feel like Iโd being a possessive cunt.โ
My warrior and I thought about her ex. And how we would put her in her place if she ever crossed our path. Would we act on it? Nah. But did it feel good to imagine growling at her to make her shit her pants. Fuck yeah.
โ Emmy โบ
I left how his body reacted and I stroked my fingers along the back of his neck in a slow, soothing pattern. "I know." I whispered. "I let her away with too much for too long... out of guilt maybe. But any true friend would see how happy you make me. So... I want to be hopeful ย that she'll put my happiness above ancient history."
I was struggling with that hope but was trying.
ย "You may have some possessive traits... but it's different... You want me exactly as I am... You want me to have all the people around me. It's not the same as what you ย would normally think when they hear that word. You want to hold me up in all the ways that matter and hold me down in all the ways that are fun." I smirked. "And I just so happen to find your way extremely sexy. But... I still promise to put you in your place occasionally.
โ Lee โบ
โItโs not my place to tell you how to manage your friendships. Just know I am here if you even want support.โ
This wasnโt a new offer; it was one I gave them all. Because my support for them all didnโt change with the circumstance. It was unbiased and offered without any strings attached.
Learning down I kissed her forehead. The way her touch grounded me was welcome, I loved feeling her so close, and the shapes her fingers drawn was calming. ย โIโm sure youโll find some way to keep my sexy arse in line. Even if it means pushing me down.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I nodded tilting my face up to his. I knew he meant it he would be there. He always had been... This was different. This was someone who could hold me, not just hug me. Someone I could curl up with in bed and talk about it all night.
"I know you are... And itโs so different from now anyone else has ever supported me. I really like it." I smiled. โIt's a different kind of safe than I'm used to and it's... Amazing.โ That kiss my forehead stole my breath away. "And I will love every second of it too."
โ Lee โบ
โUnconditional baby, donโt ever think anything will happen to change my mind, ok.โ I blushed her off her forehead, pushed it behind her ear, letting my sight marry the image of her with the shadows and the heat of the fire, to the cool breeze, until the moonlit sky together.
โDo, you want to know something else?โ I asked bringing my mouth down to hers, placing a soft kiss over her lips, the rush of her taste mixed with the sea making me grin. โIโve never kissed a woman by a fire on the beach.โ Waggling her brows I kissed her again, this time parting her lips with mine, deepening the kiss.
โ Emmy โบ
I bit my lip, smiling at him. By the Spirits! How did he give me butterflies by tucking my hair behind my ear... or was it his words? I kissed the end of his nose. "I don't want to say that that means more now...." I tilted my head. "It just... feels different. In a good way."
Then her had me laughing again... at least until his mouth claimed mine again. Without breaking our kissed and pushed on his shoulders, laying him back on the blanket so I was straddling his hips.
"Really?" I smirked. Fuck! He was beautiful in the fire light. "Then we better make the most of the moment." I kissed him again. Running my fingers along his jaw, his beard tickling my palms.
โ Lee โบ
Moving with her was easy, no questions Iโd let her know every opportunity I had to remind her if she needed it.
Laying on my back, looking up at this finely crafted woman. The warrior within her. And more importantly the kind soul she encapsulated. I thank the ancestors for opening my eyes to this beautiful woman.
Grinning, I took her in, back lit with the flames of the fire and the darkness, with the sound of her ocean and the beating of our hearts.
My hands moved up the soft skin of her torso. Taking in her body, and her face. Stopping at her eyes. โI am never going to take my time with you for granted, let alone waste it, little minx.โ My mouth moved with hers, letting my hands move up her sides.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled; it wouldn't be news to me that Lee liked to make the most of his time. It was something we had in common.
"I know." I whispered. Neither of us were familiar with this boyfriend/girlfriend thing. We were learning all of this together. "I couldn't walk this path with you if I didn't feel the same way." I leaned down and kissed him.
"I'm one of a kind, Lee Clearwater. And I expect to be treated as the rare and precious gem that I am." I kissed him again. I knew this was exactly how I would be treated by him.
"I expect the exact same from myself."
โ Lee โบ
Our mouths kissed, my hands moving up and down her back now smiling like a fool with her declaration of feelings for me.
Emmy didnโt keep her mind or needs hidden, or her emotions too. However, to witness then on a night like this being snared openly. This was welcomed with open arms.
โIs that so? A gemโฆ that how you see me?โ Kissing her again. โAnd you are going to do the same for me?โ Kissing her again. โSo, I need to know. What gem am I?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I titled my headโฆ trying to recall the conversations I had with a crystal-healing, gem-obsessed friend. Then I remembered something. โSunstoneโฆโ I smiled. โIt carries a warmth unlike anything else, it's Grandfatherโs stone.โ
I kissed him again, my smile turning cheeky. โAnd According to a friend of mine; it cancels out toxic masculinityโฆโ I laughed softly. โIt was always something I admired about you. You were never a typical player; you were never a womanizer or a heartbreakerโฆ though Iโm sure a lot of women fell hard for you without ย any mixed signals from you.โ
โ Lee โบ
Grandfatherโs stone. This had been her choice for me? Could I see it, yup sure I did. However, for her to have thought it through too.
I didnโt know much about stones and their meanings. Something Iโd look up later when I had time. My hands tightened around her waist. โAny lesser man would take offence at being told he wasnโt a heartbreaker you know. Itโs a good thing I never aspire to achieve such goals.โ
I was proud to say I was one of sons of Sue Clearwater, our mother had no room in her house for masculine toxicity. We brothers were Brought up to respect women, our elders and our tribe.
Which got me to thinking. โYou know about these stones and their meanings. Iโm curious to know . Which are you?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I made an irritated groan... "Guys like that strive for that image are so unattractive." Then I silently thanked the Spirits the Lee wasn't one of them.
"Lucky you never for that category." I chuckled. "Not sure that's something I could ever unsee. โI had to think back and ย my friend had once told me...
"Topaz... Apparently." I smiled "But I can't remember why."
โ Lee โบ
โStop judging people Little Minx, until your name is Edward Cullen, and you can mind read. Itโs hard to understand why a person acts the way they do.โ My hands slacked her arse gently before coming back to hold waist.
โTopaz? Thatโs an interesting choice. Do you have Any say in it too? Or it is just something that is ours to keep?โ Something I knew little about, but with her I wanted to learn more.
โ Emmy โบ
โYou really want to talk about Edward Cullen while Iโm on top of you?โ I laughed and squeezed my legs around his hips.
I watched the fire dance in his eyes. โI mean Iโm sure you do. But try and tell Tallie that.โ I chuckled. โListening to her is whet my highly limited gemstone comes from.โ
Talulah Brown (they/them), the most outspoken Two-Spirited dancer teacher on the reservation. Weโd been in dance classes together since we could walk.
โI always really liked onyx if Iโm honest. But that might have been my goth phase.โ I chuckled.
โ Lee โบ
โWhat? The sparkling young forever, ice cold, blood drinking kind donโt do it for you?โ I had to tease, wondering if vampires ears burned when they were spoken around. Iโd have to ask him the next time we spoke.
Her act threw Cullen out of my mind faster than it came in. The twitch in my now dry jeans was her answer.
I had to laugh. โOh, I cannot bring up someone. But weโre talking about Tallie now? They must have burning ears now.โ
Grinning my fingers moved up her body until they were tangled in her silky soft, get black hair. โOf course, a black as your beautiful hair. As dark as your eyes under the moonlight, with the flames of the fire dancing in them.โ
Bringing her face down to mine. โA mix of topaz and onyx. Itโs perfect for you.โ Muttering the words against her lips. โAre you going to kiss me now, or what?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed softly. "I always preferred toasted almond over vanilla. "Okay, so he had a point. "Totally different!" I teased. "Tallie is alive... and hot! You've seen them dance right?"
I felt that twitch and my mind melted. The word kiss was all I could focus on. "Hell yes!" I murmured and kissed him softly first. "I can't even remember what weโre talking about..." I kissed him deeply, pressing my body down onto his. the firelight started the fade, but we had all the heat we needed.
โ Lee โบ
Right now, I didnโt give a shit about anyone other than her. All the names forgotten because no one was as perfect as Emmy in my eyes.
โShut upโฆ and kiss meโฆโ growling the words and biting her lips. I didnโt want her thinking about how hot someone else was. Iโd make sure She forgot about them too.
Arms snaked around her waist, the flats of my warm palms moved up and down her back, touching and feeling their way while my mouth worked and danced with hers.
โ Emmy โบ
I did exactly what he said not stopping for a second to tell him so. I rolled my hips down onto him and groaned. His arms locked me in, and his lips never left mine. I captured his and sucked... Tasting him, feeling the heat of his bare chest.
I knew there was no one around, but we were still on the beach.
I softened the kiss. "Easy, baby... Don't make me tear off the rest of your clothes." I bit his lip lightly. "The rest of you is for my eyes only."
โ Lee โบ
Laughter burst free again. Kissing her mouth again before my arms loosened from around her.
โI heard no one, there are no other scents than you and me, and I wasnโt planning on running naked down the beach, but itโs good to now.โ
Huffing out a breath, my dark eyes found hers โSoโฆ Little Minxโฆ Do you want to head off before the sun comes up on us here? Maybe get some shut eye while we are at it?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed, kissing his lips, and his chin. both cheeks. โAnd I wasnโt planning on getting you naked on the beach but here I amโฆ. Fighting the urge to tear off your clothes. You know plans never go smoothly when Iโm in the mix.โ
I glanced at the horizonโฆ no longer lit with ย the blue/white glow of the moons, and deep orange started to stain and blur the line.
โHmmโฆ Wellโฆ I already know what itโs like to wake up all tangled up with you. You up for another first? Or are you too sleepy?โ I smiled. Everyone in the pack had seen many sunrises. But I feeling that like meโฆ Lee hadnโt watched one in the arms of a lover.
โ Lee โบ
I was laughing, grinning, and smiling all at fucking once. Her kisses were so Emmy, and yet the emotion behind them felt like a breakthrough for the both of us. My hands resting around her waist, I followed her gaze to the sky. The beautiful change broadcasting the arrival of a new day.
โWith you? Sleep seems to be the last thing on my mind. It feels like a ducking waste of time when I could be sharing time with you baby.โ Curling my finger into her dry hair. This time I was the one to sit up to meet her mouth and kiss her.
โEmmyโฆ Do you want to see the sunrise with me?โ Another firstโฆ Lee Clearwaterโฆ asking a woman to do something romantic. However, she wasnโt just any woman.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled and kissed him againโฆ โThe upside is the waking up part.โ There was nothing like the feeling of waking up in a tangle of limbs and heat and seeing the face the moment my eyes opened.
My eyes locked on his for a May and heart betrayed me by racing again. โI thought youโd never ask.โ I teased him and kissed him again.
I moved swinging one leg over him so shift to sit between his legs and lean back against his chest. โAnother firstโฆโ I whispered settling in with my boyfriendโฆ. to watch the sun rise.
I never thought I would end up ย hereโฆ It unexpected and wonderful.
โ Lee โบ
She saidโฆ YES! My wolf huffed at the sight of my inner loss of control. However, he understood the importance of this moment just as much as I did.
โAnother First baby.โ Kissing the top of her head, my strong muscular arms closed around her perfect warrior frame. With our eyes on the changing landscape and the skyline before us.
โAnother, perfect first with youโฆโ I whispered into her hair.
First Step into Being with you โ Storyline with Emmy Call & Lee Clearwater - Part One
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โ Lee โบ
Arching a brow.
โLet me get this right. You want me to sit your sexy arse on the table, rip your pants off and eat you outโฆ while everyone here gets an eye full?โ
Coughing hard. โAsking for a friend.โ
โ Emmy โบ
Trying to act like that donโt churn my inside and send heat flooding to my core. โBest save that for behind the curtain.โ
Tighten my ponytail and crossing my legs tightly. โWe wouldnโt want the other guys around here to feelโฆ inadequateโฆ watching you perform.โ
โ Lee โบ
Pulling her arse back into me. โOk. How about if I take you from behind and rub that scent all over your panties. Then rips them off while making you scream?โ
Kissing her neck. โAgain. Asking for a friend.โ
โ Emmy โบ
Reaching back the rest my hand on the back of his neck, giving n enough to have him come closer. โDo you really want the whole world to know how loud I can get?โ
Gripping the back of his neck while I sweep his ankle and twist in his hold as he falls backwards.
โ Lee โบ
โThen will___โ
I fell my feet going out from under me and I grinned my arms around her waist bringing her down with me.
โFuck Emmy!โ My back hitting the floor hard I kept her body protected by mine.
โNow youโre getting kinky!โ Letting my arms drop to the floor.
โ Emmy โบ
Keeping my hand on the back of neck to stop his head from hopping off the floor... Not worrying about myself because I knew that he would catch me, even the fall wouldn't harm me.
โWe both know Iโm better on top.โ winking and stabbing his waist.
โ Lee โบ
Grinning so fucking big when I felt where her hands went. She cared! โWe both know I like you on top. Itโs where I can see you in all your glory when weโre playing dirty.โ
Winking back at her. My hands moving to slide up her thighs.
โ Emmy โบ
I slapped the back of his hands lightly and pulled them away, despite wanting his touch. I pinned them by his side and held them in place it shifting my knees over his forearms. Not hard... Just enough so he could feel it.
โWhat was that you said covering me on your scent?โ Both hands cupped his jaw and caressed their way along his throat.
โI think it might be my turn.โ
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow, with a burst of laughter booming in the room. โNow who is all action and demanding?โ
And fuck me it was something to watch. To feel that strength in her to keep me down. Letting her have her way, because being in the passenger seat is fine by me. โOh yeah? What are you planning on that mischievous brain of yours?โ
โ Emmy โบ
My fingers traced the curve of his throat and down he defined chestโฆ my mouth water. โI like this technique for pinning you downโฆโ I smirked. โKeeps my hands free.โ I dragged my nails over the fabric of his shirt and thought for a moment.
I leaned in really close, lips a hairs breath from his. โI know just the thing.โ I cupped his chin and tilted hi head to the side. Licking a sloppy line from his jaw to his forehead.
โHave you heard the phrased โI licked it so itโs mineโ yet?โ I tried (and failed) not to laugh.
โ Lee โบ
โIโm like this technique more than I thought I would.โ Keeping my hands down as he wanted. The grin on my mouth grew to the next level. Things were stirring to life in my jeans thanks to her too. This is until.
โFuck! Emberly Whitney Call!!!โ Taking a hold of her face in both my hands. Wiping the side of my face to the side of hers. Laughing loudly.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed, letting him free his hands. And half-heartedly swatting his chest when he rubbed my own slobber all over me. โYou were about to get frisky.โ inspired I was doing you a favour!โ dropping my eyes to indicate his crotch.
โ Lee โบ
โThatโs not going to stop him from coming up for play.โ Curling my arms around her to bring her down to me my mouth finding hers with easy. However instead of kissing her I licked her Chin, up her lips, and the tip of her nose.
โMINE!โ A booming laugh followed โI like this!โ
โ Emmy โบ
I crumpled up my face when he licked me and laughed with him. "That was so hot, Clearwater!" I teased and swatted his chest. "How did I ever resist you for so many years.
I rolled my eyes and rolled off of him. My similar attack was no sexier than his... but I would never ย admit that anything I did was less than sexy or full of a dancer's grace... depending on the situation.
โ Lee โบ
"I have no idea. Have you seen what a catch I am? Where have you been hiding all this time?" Rolling onto my side, reaching out for her hand before she got away.
"Where are you going?" Resting my head on my had on my propped-up elbow. "It's going to get cold down here without you.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and lay on my side to face him. โIf I stay on top you, we both know clothes will come offโฆ and then I canโt be responsible for my actions.โ
My eyes ran the length of him sprawled on the floor next to meโฆ it was crime how hit this man was.
โ Lee โบ
โAnd yet I hear nothing in there I donโt like?โ Giving her my Clearwater signature smile.
โBut. Okay. Fine. I get the message. Clothes to remain on. Now what?โ Arching my brow while I let her check me out.
โ Emmy โบ
I looked at him like he was crazy and pushed myself up into a sitting position. "Food!โ I laughed like it was obvious. "If you're brave enough to eat anything I cook."
I kissed him and jumped up to my feet. โCome on slow coach.โ
โ Lee โบ
Kissing her once before falling on my back to the flood. Running my hands up and down my stomach.
โSpirits! I knew there was a reason I liked you.โ Then it dawns on me. โWait a minute.. do you even know how to cook?โ Jumping up into my feet in one swift motion, following.
โ Emmy โบ
I didnโt want to look back at himโฆ because knew that would distract. But I did, because of course I did. Just in time to his hands smoothing down his shirt.
โI meanโฆ Technicallyโฆ Yes. But thereโs a reason my Mom always make lasagne when we have people over. Or a roast Chickenโฆ But Iโm almost positive you can only mess that up by burning it or not cooking it fully.โ
I wanted to slap those hands away from him and replace them with mineโฆ I bit my lip. I nudged his thigh with my toe. โNo get up and stop trying to distract me.โ
โ Lee โบ
Adjusting myself in my pants. This Emmanuel was causing some problematic reactions for me. โThe chicken sets alarm bells off. Itโs called salmonella poisoning Emmy.โ
Smacking her arse while I followed her. โSo, what are we eating,โ
โ Emmy โบ
I licked my lower lip watching himโฆ โIf you lose the jeans, it could solve yourโฆ.โ My brows quirk โProblem.โ It so was NOT a problem.
โCan Spirit Warrior even get Salmonellaโฆ I cook for mom, and sheโs never gotten sickโฆโ heading into the kitchen to see what the options were.
โWhao guysโฆ likeโฆ have real foodโฆโ The was fresh vegetables and everything in here.
โ Lee โบ
โIf my jeans come off.. you are not cooking. And we both know that.โ Lifting my leg as I turned a chair to face her. Watching her fine arse move around wasnโt helping.
โHuh? What? Of course, we have real food, what were you expecting? Frozen pizzas?โ Smirking at her.
โ Emmy โบ
I whipped around and stared at him like he had just commit a felony. โAnd what exactly is wring with frozen pizza?โ I asked, one hand on my hip.
โdo you have any pizza? That actually sounds good.โ He had to have one or two stashed in the freezer even he was acting like A freshly-prepared-food-only kinda guy. I pulled open the freezer to check. Surely, they kept a few for days when they needed something fast.
โ Lee โบ
Leaning into the chair, my elbows resting on it, and my chin on my hands. Grinning like the cat who got the cream. โItโs frozen. And making a fresh one is better?โ I only said it to draw a reaction out of her. And fuck.
โYou look sexy when youโre mad.โ Saying it before laughing.
โLook behind the frozen smoothie mix bags. There are two if Iโm not wrong.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โI am always sexy, and you know itโฆ.โ Then I tilted my head. โYou know how to make pizza from scratch and your mom still hasnโt managed to marry you off?โ I teased.
I searched behind the bags of frozen fruit being just fine, but frozen pizza wasnโt good enough.
I pulled ย A pizza and two different blocks of cheese. โThis will do nicely.โ I said, turning on the oven the heat up.
โ Lee โบ
โOh, she could marry me off, itโs a good thing I know how to handle her expectations.โ Watching her, fighting the urge to squeeze that arse of hers because damn it looks good.
โWhat are you doing with the cheese?โ Curious as to what this process would turn into.
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled softly, searching for a pizza tray as he teased. "There's never enough cheese o these... so I let it cook for five minutes, add extra cheese and then pop it back in." I grinned at him because this method was very popular with #Jake and #Quil.
I found what I was for and slide the pizza in... I had seen him checking out my arse and I made a show of leaning over the oven.
"I thought we agreed I was just going to permanently ink my name right above your crotch." I smirked and started to grate cheese. "I think that would make the same ย statement, don't you?"
โ Lee โบ
โWow. Wow. Wow. We did no such thing. And the placement needed to be refined a little for sure if such a conversation is to take place.โ
Standing up I went and stood behind her, her height making me grin some more. ย โExtra cheese? Thatโs genius.โ Leaning down to kiss the top. Of her head with my hands around her waist.
โWhy the five minutes cooking time first?โ Again, I knew. But I would use this the next time she told me she doesnโt cook. Because this was classed as cooking.
โ Emmy โบ
ย I laughed and tilted my head up to him to when he kissed the top of my head. It was a strange, warm sensation. Like coming home. โNo discussion.โ I tease. โI have made my decree.โ I laughed, still working on the cheese.
โI lit is bake for a bit first or the cheese cooks ย faster because itโs not frozen and it get brown on top before the pizza is full cooked.โ I tapped my temple.
โNot just a pretty face, Clearwater.โ I smirked.
โ Lee โบ
โHmm, not just a pretty face, Call. But it is pretty. โPushing her hair off her shoulder placing soft kissing on her neck.
โArenโt women good with the multitasking thing.โ Keeping one arm wrapped around her Waist.
โSo, itโs all about the perfect cheese melt and pull? I like it.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โThere no denying that!โ I boasted. But the breath that rushed out of me when he kissed my neck instantly softened the sarcasm.
โSure... Let's say that's it and it's not about cramming in as many different types of cheese as I can get my hands on.โ I laughed. My body instinctively leaned back against him. His heat and presence always tugging me closer.
โ Lee โบ
Another laugh burst out of me. โThere is nothing wrong with wanting all the cheese Little Minx.โ Watching her over her shoulder. Placing slow soft kisses on her neck. Because distracting her was a goal now.
โ Emmy โบ
My breath caught in my throat and my hand slowed. Superhuman healing or not... I did not want to grate the skin off my knuckles today.
That shit hurt.
A low hum escaped my lips as my teeth caught it. "Playing dirty, Clearwater." I barely whispered. "Are you afraid that my ย frozen pizza will blow your cooking ou of the water?" I chuckled... because it was impossible.
He was surprisingly good.
โ Lee โบ
A deep rumble of a chuckle echoed through my kisses to her neck. My hands stoking the side of her waist. โThe spirits gave me the strength and the courage to try. It would be wrong for me not to give it a go.โ
She slowed the grating of the cheese telling me it was working. โDo you help there; you seem to have lost some steam in that grating motion?โ Biting her soft perfect skin then letting my tongue roam it.
โIโm happy to help you know Little Minx.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โHmm...โ my dropped back and I stopped working on the food completely. The sound shaky and breathy. My skin flushed and embers sparked to life low in my stomach. Burning from his touch.
โYour.... Oh!โ His tongue training along my neck cut me off. I felt cheese squish between fingers and under my fingernails.
โDammit!โ I laughed, glad it was a cheese hand I clenched and not the one holding the grater. โYou are dangerous, Lee Clearwater. Utterly Dangerous.โ
โ Lee โบ
Eyes moving to her hands a heartily laughter blowing up out of me. Stopping my temptation to the dark said I stepped back.
โShit, I didnโt expect that. Fuck Emmy, what of beast was in your hands. You would have killed him!โ Eye moving down the growth in my pants, thanks to her.
โOk. One thing at a time. You.. well we need to eat. Even if the cheese is all mushy now.โ
Smacking her fine arse. โThen I feel like some exercise will be necessary.โ Waggling my brows with a grin and a chuckle.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed. What else was there to do? And then I exploded into laughter. โReally? That's what you're going with.โ I nudged his blue with my arse. Scraping or the bulk of the destroyed cheese. A spun to face him and sucked one finger clean... slowly and deliberately.
โSuch a ย tracked mind, Lee.โ I teased, pretending like I wasn't tempted to let the pizza but while I lay him flat on the kitchen table and... My heart stuttered. Fuck!
I shook myself. I could resist. Couldn't I? โWant a taste?โ I smirked holding a cheesy finger to his lips. Because there was no way that could be seen as sexy... Right?
โ Lee โบ
โDonโt go blasting my friend and his name. He sees you to a pleasant night most nights woman. โLaughing with her because the name was obnoxious. And had been a joke that stuck.
Growling at her, my eyes homing in on the way she licked those fingers. ย โFuck it.โI was beside her side in one stride. Taking her by her wrist and bringing it up to my mouth.
โI want a taste ofโ"The words cut off with my eyes burrowing into hers. Because the inside told her everything.
Bringing her finger into my mouth, my tongue worked around before Sucking hard to clean the salty cheese from her skin. โHmm. So worth it.โ Taking the next finger and doing the same.
โ Emmy โบ
My stomach came to life and my bit my lip hard. Okay... I was wrong. That was sexy. โBy the Spirits.โ I whispered; heat pooled in my core. โNope! We are behaving!โ I said breathless my and pushed him back with my elbows.ย Since both my hands were covering in cheese that was ย melting with my body heat.
โYou are a bad influence, Lee Clearwater.โ I said, washing my hands and trying to stop myself from imagining ripping his clothes off. โAnd that.... Nickname?โ I smirked. โWe need to work on it.โ
โ Lee โบ
The scent in the kitchen changed, and with a blink of an eye my wolf was up and stirring. He and I growled at the same time when she pushed me back.
He told me to throw her over my shoulder and carry her upstairs. And I remind him of that thing we call consent. โI am the bad influence here? Really little minx. This is the path you want to take?โ
Sniffing the air pointedly to tell her I know what I did to her. And she was thinking the same thing as me. However, I stepped back padding off to the fridge. โI need a beer to cold me downโ
โ Emmy โบ
Dried my hand and opened the oven. "Don't change the subject!" I teased him... knowing what I had done me, had my scent dominating the room, even with the cooking food.
"I am determined to cook for you at least once." I grinned and sprinkled the not ruined cheese on the top of the pizza and slid it back into the oven.
I cleaned off the counter. and hopped up onto it. "And when you've tasted the best frozen pizza you've ever eaten... you can thank me any way you see fit." I tilted my head to check him out as he leaned into the fridge.
โ Lee โบ
โWho would dare to change subjects here? Not me?โ Feeling her eyes on my arse. Remembering what she did to me. I gave my cheeks a shake and laughed so hard. Pulling out two beers.
โThat arse shake thing looks so much better on a woman.โ Twisting the caps off, making my way Back to her. Giving her a beer, then pushing her legs open to stand between then.
โAnyway, I want? Are you sure?โ ย My free hand went around the back of her arse to push her forward. They bulge in my jeans hitting her just right.
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned at him and shook my head. "I might need to see it again once or twice before I can agree or disagree with that." I smirked... because damn! That was a final arse.
I locked my legs around him, and leaned in... nipping at his lower lip. "๐ธ๐๐ช way you want." I groanedย when he pulled me forwards, the hardness in his pants pressed into the exact right spot.
"If I knew cheese turned you so much, I would have destroyed a whole block of cheese ages ago."
โ Lee โบ
Kissing her mouth once. Twice. And then a third time. โNot happening. It was a one-off performance.โ Setting my beer down to the side. My fingers combed her hair off her face.
โHave you not realised the truth yet Emberly Call?โ Biting her lips, the same way she did mine. โYou are the one that turned me hard. It doesnโt matter what you do. I want you.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed softly between each kiss... some might even call it a giggle... but I was far too badarse to giggle. I set the bottle he me down so I could fist one hand in the front of his shirt and then let the other slide slowly up his neck into that thick silky hair.
I clenched my thighs around his middle.
"And I thought I was the insatiable one here." I smiled, nipping at his lips and kissing him again. "I know you do... you aren't in the habit of hiding it from me."
โ Lee โบ
Uncomfortable. My pants became that way when her hands moved up my neck and went to my hair. โWhy would I hide from you? I want you to see all of me. This is my baby. As I am.โ
Kissing her mouth again, this time pushing my tongue past her lips to taste her. My hand moved Down to the back of her arse again. Pushing her flash to my chest.
โ Emmy โบ
I bit my lip as he fidgeted against me. That bulge was growing... I could feel the strain in his jeans. I slid my hand down the back of his neck again.
"So..." My words were cut off but his deep kiss. My tongue danced against his.ย Our bodies fit perfectly together.ย I wrapped ย my arms around his shoulders, pulling him to me tighter. "No..." I said breathlessly between kisses. "Hiding... Got it."
ย
โ Lee โบ
My mouth stopped the second I heard her say the word โNo.โ my mind a fog from the desire clouding my mind. It took a second longer to understand what she was fully saying, and it wasnโt โNoโ to this. It was โno hiding.โ
โLittle Minx!โ Closing my eyes to rest my forehead on Hers.
โYou are going to be the death of me.โ The voice low, husky, with the pull from my wolf to feel her mouth again.
โNo. Hiding. Ever. Good or bad.โ My mouth back on hers, my hands cupping her face to mine as I deepened my kiss on her plumb lips.
โ Emmy โบ
I felt him tense up... but until he said I was going to be the death of him I had no idea why. I laughed softly. He was good... in every possible way. He kissed me again, before I could gather my thoughts enough to put them into words.
"Sorry." I murmured, smiling against his lips. "I thought my legs right around your waist was enough of a yes for you." I nipped at his lower lip.
"I'll choose my words a little more carefully..." I kissed him. I could do that for him... It couldn't be that hard right? "And I promise if I even mean to tell you no... I'll do it with y whole body and my words."
โ Lee โบ
My hands moved to comb her hair back out of her face again. Mouth moving down to her chin and then down her neck. Giving her time for her words to come out.
I knew this. I knew she was strong enough to ouch me back, to kick me away. But she shouldnโt have to.
A no was a no for me, and that was that. โDeal.โ My low voice Spoke into her warm skin. โBut until then.โ
Letting my hands moved down her back to squeeze her arse. โWe are good.โ If she werenโt, I would hear about it.
โ Emmy โบ
"Thinking before I speak was never a strong suit with me. But I'll work it when it comes to this." I smiled, leaning in so my lips brushed his as they formed the words.
The drop in his had my nipples peaking against his chest and his hands on my arse made my core pulse. My ย legs tightened again, seeking friction... but what I received was friction from him and he fucking perfectly placed hardness in his jeans. I gasped at the unplanned shot of pleasure. "Heel yes we are." I groaned and tangled my fingers into his hair, locking his mouth against the sweet spot he'd find on my neck.
Of course, that was the moment the oven timer pinged.
โ Lee โบ
Biting her neck my hands squeezed her arse again. She knew how to use her body to bring out the warrior in me in all the right ways. He was stirring like a predator and wanted to climb every inch of her body for ours.
โTrying. Is all I ask.โ The words said into her skin, And I bite her. Sucking on her soft skin just enough to leave a mark for our time together. It would heal before we parted ways.
โFuck no!โ Resting my forehead in the crock of her neck. My breathing uneven from the pleasure and her scent.
โHold that thought!โ Kissing her.
โ Emmy โบ
I groaned... slumping against him. A small laugh escaped, and I tried the gather up the threads of my composure. I might have even clung to him a little... just might. Okay, definitely when I felt the make bloom on my skin. That should have gotten him killed. He was lucky I healed so fast. I returned the favours and three red lines on the back of his neck and a slow only mildly stinging scrape of my fingernails.
We both took a few breaths, and then he kissed me, and I grumbled. "I never thought I would want a man more than my famous pimped-out pizza." I teased, licking my lips for one more taste of him. "I woman maybe..." I chuckled. "But this is a first!"
โ Lee โบ
Stopping with the door of the oven open, the heart wave radiated out and I looked back over my shoulder at her. โNot sure if you just slapped me in the face of complimented me. Telling a guy, you were a pizza and a woman over him. Not how it works.โ
Thinking about it. โActually, telling anyone you want food over them should put a dampener on the moment.โ
The oven door closed, and the pizzas tray set on the hob. โThem again. This does smell and look good.โ Shifting myself to try to adjust.
โ Emmy โบ
I dropped down from the counter, graceful and silent. Waiting until he set the tray down... Superhuman healing or not I didn't want him to burn himself. My fingers brushed against the tender spot on my neck and I remembered how his lips felt on my skin.
"Oh... poor baby." I ย set my hands on his waist and lay my cheek against his back... because his shoulder was out of reach without climbing him like a tree.
"I forgot your brain doesn't have dibs on the blood supply right now." I laughed. "I mean... you... are the only man I have ever wanted MORE than my famous pizza." I pressed a kiss to his shoulder blade.
โ Lee โบ
Reaching over for a knife from the block sat on the counter. I stopped looking back as she came to stand behind me. Grinning as she stood there against my back. Her small but powerful body felt right.
โWhat? Did you? I sure you were just trying to mess with me.โ Cutting the pizza up into equal slices. I turned around keeping her close. My arms curled around her.
โYou want to eat it while itโs hot? Or when itโs cold. Thatโs the true test here.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled. "I do love to mess with you but no... I did say there were moments in the past where I might have abandoned pizza for a woman but not a man... until now." I wrapped my arms around his waist.
"I could prove it to you right now." I bit his lightly, teasing. "But... You have to eat at least one slice hot so that you will never doubt the power of the pimped-out pizza again."
โ Lee โบ
โOuch!โ It didnโt hurt. But it was fun to act like it did. Leaning down to kiss the top of her head, I nodded.
โToni right? That was her name? The girl you were serious about?โ
Remembering Jake and Quil teasing her about her date nights, and the time they spent together. โHmm. Okay one slice hot. But we both know once we start there is no stopping us. You grab your masterpiece. And Iโm grabs some drinks. What do you want?โ
Kissing her head again, before letting her to and walking to the fridge.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed at the exclamation. "Drama Queen." I teased him. A different sort of heat rose in me when he kissed the top of my head.
I shrugged, stunned he remembered that. picking the knife, the finished slicing the pizza. "A beer... can't beat pizza and beer, right?" I smiled. "Yeah, Antonia, I'd known her my whole life... I'm not sure serious is the right word. I tried... but... She was..." I didn't like to speak badly about her. I loved her, just not the way she wanted me to. "I guess it just wasn't the right time for me to do the relationship thing." I wondered if he knew how that had ended?
Wasn't that something you were meant to tell a boyfriend? Especially when that boyfriend had never done anything like it. "You know I cheated on her, right?" I blurted it out, because transparency... honesty, that was our thing. But he had to know... the whole pack did. I had hated myself for it for weeks until #Quil had held up a mirror to the whole fiasco and showed me that Toni wasn't exactly an angel either.
โ Lee โบ
โDrama King. Thank you so much.โ A burst of laughter followed because I had my desired effect, knowing full well she would have some come back to my reaction.
My hand stopped around the neck of a bottle as she spoke from behind me. My finger reached out slowly for a second bottle of beer, the. I closed the door tuning to face her.
โHmm. I heard something along the lines.โ As the Beta of the pack, nothing really got past me. But I didnโt listen to gossip, and I didnโt judge anyone. Glass houses and all.
Twisting the caps off the bottles.
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled at him. "Okay, okay... King, it is... besides we all know the Queen really runs the show."
I slide put the pizza on the centre of the table and grabbed us each a plate. "I was a complicated situation... the whole thing was basically over at that point... but..." I bit lip. My heart squeezed in my chest. "I know that kinda thing can be a deal breaker for people... I'm not proud of it but it's the truth... I hadn't made it clear where I stood. I know we said we didn't need to talk about the past and everything... but if I have learned ย one thing from movies its that keeping something like that a secret always ends badly."
โ Lee โบ
Setting a bottle before her I sat, the bottle to my mouth listening to everything she wanted to share. I wasnโt in the habit to push people into telling me anything they didnโt want me to know. But something became very clear to me there. Setting the bottle down.
With my fingers clasped, looking her in her eyes.
โWe did say the past has not relevance on us, and where we stand. And this is still true. However, I need to ask you somethings. You just made a comment. And it doesnโt sit easy with me.
Saying โแดสแด แดกสแดสแด แดสษชษดษข แดกแด๊ฑ สแด๊ฑษชแดแดสสส แดแด แดส แดแด แดสแดแด แดแดษชษดแดโ.. if it were over. You would have ended it. Told her you are done, and then done what you did.
Iโm not judging you. Iโm not saying itโs right or wrong. Iโm just saying. I hear so many people use that line.
โIt was over in my head.โ Or โwe were over, he/she just wouldnโt accept it.โ Or โI didnโt mean to do it.โ I donโt like that. Itโs like they arenโt taking responsibility of their own actions.โ
What was the point I was making here?
โAgain. Iโm not judging you or Toni. I donโt know her other than seeing her about with you. What happened was and is between you and her. You and I. Weโve set our ground rules. I trust you. And in my eyes, thatโs what counts.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I chewed on my lips, listening to him as I slipped onto one on the chair at the kitchen table.
โI know you arenโt the type to judge and Iโm not telling you this to tell you about me and Toni just about meโฆ and what I did. Because the answer is it was over in my head. I ย didnโt tell her it was overโฆ I assumed that because had this huge fight she was too.โ I looked up at him
โAnd I know thatโs stupidโฆ but I was 19 and sheโd told me she loved, and I never said it back. I convinced myself Iโd made it clear I was out . In the height of the fight, ย we were having. And thatโs not me making an excuse it and admission that I made a mistake. The next day I knew that Iโd been wrong. I told her everything, I didnโt make any excuses. I took the blame. Sure, we were fighting about other thingsโฆ but I should have told her ย it was over. And ever since then Iโve made a habit of making sure the people, I care about know how I feel. Even if it might hurt them.โ
โ Lee โบ
After she was done, moving to sit back, and picking the bottle up. My hand held it from neck so it didnโt warm up. Letting all the information settle, I took a long deep gulp of the cold liquid.
โOkay.โ Nodding my head. โSo. We are on the same page here? Our past doesnโt mean we are those same people. We learn, we agree to be open and honest. Andโฆโ
Pointing to the pizza. โWe agree that I can make you forget about food?โ Winking, but at the same time giving her to opening to do as she wanted to. If she wanted to talk more about It, I would listen. If she was done, I wouldnโt push. We had talked about this. We both knew where we stand. And I trusted her. Thatโs all that mattered to me.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled... I still hated thinking about all of that. But I was glad I told him, I knew he wasn't going to hold it against me or trust me less. I had finished for it for too long. But I refused to be labelled a cheater, I know people had the attitude of โonce a cheater always a ย cheaterโ but I never let that slide. Yes, I had done a horrible thing. But I was not a horrible person. I laughed softly and weighed from my beer because I didn't need to say that to him.
I leaned over to kiss his cheek. โYouโre a pretty good listener for a Beta wolf, you know.โ
I said softer. โI never really chose any of that... It just kind of happened. But this... It's different, I'm all in. I choose you and to be yours...โ I tilted my head and locked gazes with him, continuing in a serious solemn tone. โYou're like... My Pikachu.โ
โ Lee โบ
My face wanted to explode in laughter. This woman could give me wipe lash from the way that conversation started, went and how it was ending. Leaning into her, my fingers under her chin to hold her eyes on me.
โIโll be you Pikachu as long as you will have me.โ Planting a Kiss on her mouth. โThereโre no take backs in the Clearwater house Call. You picked me. You got me.
โ Emmy โบ
I could see it all in his eyes the restraint, the laugh he was holding in. My eyes brightened when he played along with my joke... I lifted of my chair just enough the swish my hips around until I sat on his lap.
"So no pressure?" I kissed back. "Pikachu might be a bad choice ย now that I think about it..."
Then I went on a long tangent about the very first episode of Pokemon and how Ash got stuck with Pikachu instead of choosing one, I just kept talking to see how long he let me ramble before shutting me up with a kiss. My eyes stayed fixed on ย his lips the entire time.
โ Lee โบ
Moving my chair back enough for her to climb herself into my lap. My mouth stayed shutย from talking, but I grabs a slice of pizza biting into it. I knew what she was doing. But the home was on her. I had no issues with listening to her ramble on.
She did it a lot, mostly with the others in the pack, but it was hard to miss when she got started. The woman could talk for the world. And again. It was fine by me. โWait, which one was Ash?โ I asked when it felt like she had started to slow down.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed. Grabbing my slice of pizza, unable to resist the melted stingy cheese when he lifted his slice. He called my bluff! โDon't be such a good, Clearwater!โ I teased. โAsh is the main character!โ
โ Lee โบ
โOh. The chick with the pink hair?โ Replying without missing a beat. Keeping my eyes on her and biting into the hot slice, slowly chewing with a grin on my face.
โ Emmy โบ
I froze with my teeth buried in a slice. Staringย at him like he'd just kicked a puppy. I finished the bite and swallowed. โYou are so lucky you're hot.โ
I rolled my eyes. โSo... What's the verdict on my signature dish?โ
โ Lee โบ
Grinning all proud of myself, even if for a moment I could swear she would jump over the table and knock me out. I arched a brow. And nodding a few times.
โThis is good. I knew people added to them. But this, they way you made it. Itโs not over cooked, and not still Wet and soggy in the middle. I approve.โ Winking I took another slice.
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned. โSee I told! This was I always have at least four types of cheese in the fridgeโฆ just for more flavour.โ
I took another bite. A little blood on cheese sticking dripping onto my chin. โIโve tried add pepperoni and things like that but they just get crispy around the ย edges. #Jake and #Quil still like it though.โ I chuckled. โNot that they are hard to impress.โ
โ Lee โบ
Watching her while I eat that gin grew at the cheese that was living rent free on her chin. Leaning across the table with a napkin I wiped it off, and then kissed her before sitting back down.
โYou canโt hold it against the guys. They like food. It doesnโt matter what kind. Just feed them. And they will be grateful. As are the kid and I too. But you hit it on the head.
I feel like I let the side down by not having more cheeses here for you. Iโll add them to the list.โ
โ Emmy โบ
Something really, really strange happen in my chest when he wiped the cheese from my chin... and flush, rising over my chest.
My heart raced... stupid traitor and I watched every move her made until he kissed me and I tried my hardest to get a grip on myself.
"Yeah.... Food... sure..." What hell were we talking about?ย "CHEESE!" I blurted.ย "Right... I mean. Considering the great cheese massacre of 2023, it was probably for the best. I'll be prepared for sabotage next time.
โ Lee โบ
Laughter rumbled in my chest, but I didnโt let it out. Knowing full well what that heart of hers sounded lie. The face that she hid nothing from the world, it all added up over time.
โCheese gate? Youโre talking about that? Didnโt you sign an NDA on that topic?
โ Emmy โบ
I swatted at his chest, unapologetically leaving pizza crust crumbs. โMe? Please I never sign anything until my team look it over.โ
I twisted in the lap to put my face right in front of his. Brushing my nose against and making my voice a whisper. โYou on the other handโฆ Iโll have to find a way to swear you to secrecy.โ I curled my tongue against his top lip. โCanโt let it get out how easily you get me ruffled!โย
โPlease donโt have sex on my kitchen table.โ #Sethโs joking tone came from the door way.
โ Lee โบ
Resting my forehead to hers, TL letting out a deep sigh as I hear the sound of my bother. โHey, I helped to make this table.โ
Scoffing. โNo, you helpedย oil it. Collin and Brady were the ones who made it.โ Okay. He has a point. โIs there any of that left for me?โ
Arms wrapped around Emmy, I mowed her to cover my lap. My hardness pushing up into her arse. She made it so, now she would have to deal with it.
โHave at it.โ Winking at him.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed at the banter between the brothers and tried so, so hard not to think about what was pressing against my arse. But it was hard to ignore something that... well... Fuck.
But it was good to know the table was made by the pups... It probably could survive if we did... Nope. Couldn't go there right now.
"I made it." I grinned at him and saw the instant hesitation on his face. They all knew I wasn't the greatest cook. "Not from scratch!" I added with a chuckle.
'Extra cheese?' he grinned and lifted a slice. 'You too are gonna be as bad as Rachel and Paul... can't even eat lunch without pawing at each other.' He teased but you could see the happiness on his face.
I was glad to see his brother happy... but he was still a dude, so the teasing wasn't optional.
โ Lee โบ
โItโs shockingly really good.โ Picking Emmy in the side, telling her I was joking with the surprised sound in my voice.
โBro, everyone knows Emmyโs pimped our pizza is good.โ
Arching a brow. โSo, Iโm the only one on his Rez who hasnโt been offered any until now? Well, thatโs rude.โ Again, I couldnโt help mess with her.
โNope, we are nothing like Paul and Rachel. We are going to be on a level much greater.โ This I said to make my kid brother squirm, and contemplate if he wanted to run.
โWhat do you think Emmy? Up for the challenge?
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and shock my head. "Not my fault you wouldn't hang out with the young ones... trying like a grown-up and shit."
'Oh right!' Seth froze with the fridge door open. 'I totally forgot he's older than you.'
"Doesn't count." I mumbled around a bit of pizza. "Women ย mature faster." I teased, after swallowing the food in my mouth.
I set the slice down and twisted a little in his lap. Making sure that he ๐๐๐๐ฅ it, my arm moving around his neck. "Oooo... challenge accepted!" I smirked and snapped my teeth at him.
Seth just chuckled ย and took a slice. 'Seriously though... you two look together.'
That sweet warmth that only Seth could make you feel wrapped itself around me. He truly was the best of us all. I mouthed a thank you before his grin turned cheeky.
'Especially when Lee is sitting down because...' He held his pizza high and his hand down by his chest. I scowled jokingly. A blob of cheese landed on his shirt. 'Ah man!!!!' He grumbled.
"Instant Karma!" I burst out laughing.
โ Lee โบ
โHey, I had things to do. We could all sit about making pizza.โ Iโd started working with Da in high school, him and Ma wanted me to go to college, but it wasnโt to be.
โHey! Are you saying Iโm immature?โ Squeezing her waist keeping her in her sport. After growling her name into her ear. She knew what she was doing when she moved.
โSit down and eat kid. Ma wouldnโt be impressed with that move.โ He picked up his shirt and sucked on the cheese sticking on it.
โCanโt waste good cheese.โ Sitting down on the table across from us.
โAlso, itโs a Fact you know. What Emmy said. They did studies and stuff on it.โ Biting into his slice he winked at her saying he go her with this.
โWhy does if feel like I am being ganged up on here?โ
โ Emmy โบ
"No!" I laughed... someone might even call it a giggle if it wasn't for the fact that I never giggled. So I couldn't be that. "But the four years difference put us on equal footing maturity-wise." I tamped down the groan at the way he growled my name so softly it my soul quiver. "And that's a compliment because I normally subtract seven to get a guy's emotional age." I flashed a cheeky grin, full of seriously aroused subtext.
I gave #Seth an approving grin. "Don't worry Kid... you'll be a real grown-up someday." I teased...but he was ย there, he had a great job, he had a place and paid his own bills. But he was still a pup to me.
"Oh! Poor Baby..." I squished Lee's cheeks between my thumb and fingers until his lips puckered and I kissed them. "There... All better." I laughed.
It was a fun, light-hearted moment... but something about the newness and comfort of it hit me.
Part of me was worried about the reactions of the pack as a group - not the boys individually - to Lee and me... but Seth had a way of every situation feel full of acceptance.
And Lee had a way of making ย me feel like there was no place or situation we didn't belong in together. This... all of this... was going to be incredible.
Even the relentless teasing I was due from how badly I tormented Jay and Paul about being whipped.
โ Lee โบ
Both #TheKid and I exchanged a look at the same time. And without needing to explain we both knew that it was for the same reason and our eyes portrayed it clearly. ย
โDid Emberly Call Just Giggle?โ
And the undeniable answer isโฆ โSPIRITS YES!โ
Making #TheKid pay extra attention to his slice finishing it, to grab the last one on the plate. And making my grin without hiding it.
โHey! Iโm not sure I like the sound of the math here.โ However, it was all evening said with tongue and cheek. Iโd heard It being said all the time. Girls were better at growing up and gals just liked fucking around longer.
So, maybe the four years between us was another way for the spirits to say.
โYou are ready for each other.โ?
She pulled on my face, making both Seth and I laugh. โThere is proof he is in it to stay. There is No way anyone else could do that to you Bro.โ
He wasnโt wrong there. So, I kissed her back. And then smiled of my baby brother.
โDonโt you get any ideas, I will kick your arse.โ He scoffed telling me I would have to catch him. Before remembering, I was faster than him.
Emmy catch my attention when her body changed on top of me. She was lost in thought, my hand sat flat on her back and I rubbed it up and down slowly. Whispering.
โIโm here. I got you.โ She didnโt need me to have her. But I still did.
โ Emmy โบ
The guys shared one of those communicative brotherly looks... I smiled, they had a special bond. I laughed at #Seth.
"If he wasn't in it to stay he never would let me kiss to begin with." I smiled, my cheeks even felt a little flushed... Lee was probably to only person I ย Knew that could have possibly thought all of that through that quickly.ย But then again... things felt different for a while before that.
'Wait...' #Seth smirked too wide. 'You made the first move?' He shook his head and looked at his brother and I knew what he was ย thinking. There was no way the Beta in his big brother would have let him make a move with a very, very clear sign I wanted it... 'Never mind." He continued. 'Of course, you did.'
"You know I always go after what want unapologetically!" I smiled and #Seth gave me aย TMI kinda ย look that made me laugh.
โ Lee โบ
When #TheKid looked over to me at Emmyโs revelation, I head him. And my answering look told him the answer.
From asking the question to saying โforget about it.โ He had the answer already.
I was the Beta of our pack, the one who promised to protect them with my life. There Was no way I would have crossed that line with her. Not like that. Not without thinking it all through. And I had. We had together.
โYou do know Iโm sat right here. And what am I a rag doll? I had some say in this you know.โ Poking my fingers into her sides and kissing The side of her neck.
โIt wasnโt a โyou are coming with meโ thing.โ
โSure, sure. You tell yourself that. The rest of us know the truth when it comes to Emmy.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and tilted my head when his lips met my neck... Normally the would have my heart pounding and my breath catching in my throat. But this kiss was playful and while definitely made the butterflies wake up, I was well able to control my arousal this time.
"It's not like it was an out-of-the-blue decision..." I smiled at Lee. "It was building for a while and I was pretty sure you were feeling what I was." I looked at Seth.
"And I was fully prepared for you to say no too... I mean... it most people don't see things like I do and I get ย that. But... It wasn't a moment I was willing to let pass without taking the risk."ย
I turned into him and kissed the side of his head.ย "And it paid off in ways I never thought possible."
#Seth was grinning... 'Wow... Bro'you made Emmy get mushy. There should be a medal ย for that.'
โ Lee โบ
She wasnโt wrong. โExpect I never planned on acting on it.โ I wasnโt even sure what those feeling was until his kissed me and something just fell into place.
Laughing a little my hand on her back still rubbing up and down. โHmm. She giggles, blushes, moans out my name.โ Seth pushed back from the table covering his ear. โNo! I do not need a repeat of that again. I could hear the two of you with my music up loud that other night. I think I will be having nightmares for years.โ
Hearing him teasing because he winked at Emmy afternoon saying it. Made me laugh from my heart again. Seeing our family as happy for us as we were. It was great seeing them this way.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at him. โI know you wouldnโt haveโฆโ I run my fingers up and down the back of neck. And it was trueโฆ I knew it couldnโt be him, I respected him so I had for that fact. โYou might haveโฆ if I asked you to kiss me.โ I smiled a little wickedlyโฆ imagining the hunger that would have flashed in his eyes.
โHey!โ I stopped stroking the back of neck and tugged on a curl of his hair. โEmmy Call does not giggle!!โ
I looked at #Seth unapologetically. โSorry Kidd! I canโt make any promises.โ
โ Lee โบ
โI would have thrown you over my shoulder, taken you home and had your arse drug tested.โ And then when it came back negative. Then I would have stolen her breath with one kiss.
โHey! What theโฆโย my head tugged back a little with her tug of my hair.
โFair play, you canโt blame a guy for trying.โ #Seth looked from the two of us to the empty plate on the table.
โIโm going to head out over to the bar. See whatโs going on with the others.โ Pushing up from the table, he took the dish with him to wash and clean.
โ Emmy โบ
I rolled my eyes... imagining myself growlingย Kiss Me into his ear... There is no way he would have resisted. Not after our attraction to one another began to form.ย I would test the theory later on.
I laughed at his shocked expression. But loved the feeling of his Between my fingers... I could honestly run my fingers through it a thousand times and still want more.
"We should go too... It would be better for the guys to see us together for the first time when they aren't patrolling." I shifted a little in his lap. Making sure he was ย presentable enough to stand up without me as a shield. "They can get all the stupid questions out of their systems and then the focus when they patrol."
โ Lee โบ
#TheKid ran up the stairs to change his shirt after his run. And I pulled her back down into my lap. โCome here you. Iโm not done.โ
Cupping her face, I brought her mouth to mine and kissed her long and hard. Biting her lips grinning after I donโt know how long. Thanks for making the food, for feeding me and the kid. It means a lot to see you making yourself at home here.โ
Kissing her again softly and letting her face go.
โ Emmy โบ
I bit my lip, being pulled into his lap... feeling what I had done to him... again. Fuck! It was a turn on! But that kiss... it was deep and passionate, and I melted, letting my tongue sweep in to meet his with a soft moan.
I rested my forehead to his. "You're welcome. It's ย easy to feel comfortable here..." I smiled. "I always feel wanted... and not just in the one-track-mind way... not just by you... #Seth too. He's always been the kindest of us all."
โ Lee โบ
Watching her with our foreheads together, my head and heart warm by her reply. โHe is the true soul of the spirits. They made him to keep the rest of us true. To show us how to be more than we think is the best.โ
Speaking about my brother with pride. Because it was true. โAnd you are welcome. Not just from a one tracked mind. You are always welcome here Emmy.โ #Seth cleared his throat. โAre you ready to go?โ He asked from upstairs.
Kissing her mouth and then her forehead. โReally Little Minx?โ
โ Emmy โบ
It was amazing how close they were... it made me wish I had grown up knowing #Sam was my brother. But I supposed finding him when I did, made us closer in other ways.
I pressed another quick kiss to Lee lips... it wasn't enough.ย So I kissed him again, nipping at his lower ย lip. "Ready." I smiled and got up again. Lifting the leftover pizza and slid the plate into the fridge.
โ Lee โบ
Standing to straighten myself out. A little to the side before I could walk. โReady.โ Replying to both. โIโll drive.โ
โNope. Youโre truck still smells of sex.โ #Thekid took two steps a time to reach the ground floor. โIf we are going together, we take my truck.โ Could I fight him on it? Sure, however too busy grinning at Emmy remembering her face, her scent and her coming apart for me.
โFine. Youโre truck it is.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I restrained my chuckle. I not-so-secretly loved that I had the effect on him. A quick trip to the bathroom more or less mask my reaction to him... For a while at least.
I laughed at the boys. โHey kidโฆโ I grinned and fished out my keys. โWanna take the Harley?โ He looked ย from me to my bike parked in front of the boys trucks.
โSeriously!?โ I just jingled the keys in response and said. โI really like who his truck smells.โ
#Seth took two long strides and took a offered keys he kissed the top of my head and it was nothing like when his brother did it. โYou are gross. But I love you anyway Emmy!โ
He ran off like a child that just got his first big boy bike.
โ Lee โบ
While Emmy went to the bar, i busied me with washing what little we had used for the food and wiped down the kitchen. When she came out, I went in to splash my face.
It wasnโt until I came out and listened to what was happening outside did the laughter escape. โYou really know how to make that boy happy.โ Coming out behind Emmy, I lift her up with both my arms wrapped around her waist and swirled her around.
โSee you there!โ #Seth didnโt waste time leaving, he wanted to make sure Emmy didnโt change her mind? But we both knew she Wouldnโt. Kissing her cheek, and then rubbing my beard to her soft skin.
โSo, you like the scent in my truck?โ Nozzle in her neck while walking her to the passenger side of my truck.
โ Emmy โบ
โHe's earned it.โ I laughed. โHe's being so understanding and even primed the Moms for us.โ
I made a soft sound like in my throat when he burrowed into my neck like that. Good thing he was a Spirit Warrior or he would get a bad back leaning over to my level all the time. โWell I was the cause of half of it and the source of the other half... Be rude if I didn't, wouldn't it?โ I smiled and reached for the door handle.
โIt will be good to let the pups make their jokes and teases in a social setting... That way we don't need to reprimand them for ย getting distracted or whatever else they thing is funny.โ
โ Lee โบ
I knew I shouldnโt. However, the curve of her arse had my name written down on it. My hands moved to squeeze it and I kissed the top of her head letting her get the door. Moving around the truck and climbing into it.
โHmm.. not too many jokes. They need to have a laugh, fine. But this thing. You and I. Itโs not a joke, and they need to learn this.โ He keys turned the animal came to life under us. โLetโs get this done, see what the pups have in store for us.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed when he squeezed my arseโฆ but it did slow me from stepping up into the truck.
โNot too many and not too personal.โ I smirked and buckled up. โDon't worry I can keep them in line so they won't hurt your feelings.โ
โ Lee โบ
The woman was trying to kill me. โMy feelings? Iโm more worried about how many of them I will need to slap over the head to remind them I am their beta.
โ Emmy โบ
I pulled on the seat belt to give me enough space to lean across the car and kiss him. "Only if I don't get to them first!" I laughed and sat back into my seat. "Let's go before #Seth takes my bike all the way to Seattle... or tries to pick up a girl claiming my pride and joy is his." I laughed because I would be totally fine with that and realistically... it was probably already attempted.
โ Lee โบ
My arm reached out behind her head rest, I put the truck into reverse pulling out into the street and turning it around towards the bar.
โPlease, if you knew he was going to pull. You would be there with tips how he should make the best case. Letโs not even pretend.โ But I did put my foot down to see if I could catch my kid brother up without putting anyone on the road in any danger.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled, he knew me too well... but with him... that seemed like a good thing. I had never wanted that kind of familiarity before. I bit my lip and turned to admire the tight, defined muscles wrapping up and down his arm. Was to weird to want to find arms this sexy?
"Hey, not ย too fast you know my baby is built for cruising and not speed right?" I laughed. "Give the boy a head start."
I was game to test out an high-performance machine to its potential... but it wasn't what I wanted for my day-to-day life. Who doesn't want a thrill sometimes?
โ Lee โบ
Mouth turning up into a wild grin at witnesses the way her eyes roamed over me. Even my wolf didnโt miss it.
โShe so wants us.โ He growled with a chuckle, and I reminded him that Emmy wanted me. Not his hairy arse. Which earns me a growl too.
โOk. Ok. Iโll slow down. But you do know the point is to beat him.โ Pressing my foot on the brakes lightly, I didnโt want to beat the kid. I wanted him to win each time.
โSo, are we going to talk about what you like the most about my body? I mean. You have been checking it out since we hit the road.โ
โ Emmy โบ
When I heard the chuckle, I knew I was caught, but the thing about me... I never checked out anyone without wanting them to know that I was doing it.
"But... if you let get a head start and he meets a girl and it goes well... no more teasing about the noises a night." I ย smirked.
"The most?" I tilted my head like I needed to think about it... I really didn't. "The top of the list is your eyes... just for the mushy reasons... they are incredible eyes. Then your lips... because you so know how to use them." I smiled. "And any other day I ย would have said your arse but today..." I licked my lips and reached over, resting my hand on his arm. I traced the corded muscle wrapping around his forearm and then up over that impressive bicep... "I have new found appreciation."
โ Lee โบ
โWhen did you start the forward thinking, thing? Arenโt you always about living in the now?โ However, the woman had a point. If the kid was busy making his own โnoiseโ, he wouldnโt be tuned into ours.
I was about to say as much until her list of appreciation began. Each idea she listed warmed my heart, but a red-blooded warrior like me. Couldnโt stop the second reaction in my groin.
โKeep this up and Iโll be looking for another parking spot, which would leave my brother with your bike for a lot longer to impress girls.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โA lot of thinking these days is geared forwards when I can get you into bed.โ I smirked. But it really wasnโt an exaggerationโฆ even if it was was just to sleep.
โReally?โ I said deadpanโฆ like I had no idea what I was doing to him. โTouching your arm turns you one.โ My garage dropped to his lap. We both knew it was more than a simple touch.
I licked my lips and pulled my hand away. โYou need to behave, or youโll intimidate the pups!โ
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow at her. She knew it wasnโt that simple. โDo I need to spell it out for you, little minx? I thought you were much more attuned to these things.โ
It was an Emmy thing to pick up on what was happening around her. Sometimes it was interesting to watch her with ย people. Itโs why she was so good at her job. Her mom would always talk about her ability to make others feel seen and appreciated with pride.
โStop looking down there. Iโm not just eye candy you know!โ Huffing for effect.
โ Emmy โบ
I smirked and rolled my eyes (just a little). โMaybe you distract me.โ my brows pinched and gave him a teasing glare. โMaybe.โ
I laughed, he was so much more then eye candy. โNot just eye candy... But by the Spirits you're fun to look at.โ he was... I had always ย know that Lee and most of the boys were objectively on the scale of good-looking to smoking hot, with Lee falling into the last category. But it wasn't because I was attracted to them back then it was just a fact. And sure if fun to have a sneak peek sometimes.
The ย attraction was undeniable and powerful, no doubt made stronger by the trust and friends weโd had all along.
I set my hand on top of his on the gear shift. โThis is our time.โ
โ Lee โบ
Laughter boomed from my chest. Another full belly one that I felt in my soul with his girl. โNowโฆ.ย I feel like I need to work on the eye candy thing. That answer came way too fast with next to no thought put into it.
I am officially offended. I think. Maybe. Just a little for now.โ
Moving my hand to take hers in mine, curling out fingers together I brought it up to my mouth and kissed each of her fingers one at a time. โItโs our time little minx.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I gave him the mocking little pout again. โPoor baby so many hurt feelings today... Where should I just to make it better?โ I laughed softly as his hand curled around mind.
Of course, he didn't ask where that random thought had come from... He just heard me and accepted the unpredictable paths my mind took me on.
I actually held my breath until he'd kissed my last finger.ย How was this so natural to him? To us even... We had never this relationship thing before, not really but we both just knew... Maybe we brought it out in one another. Maybe all it took was finding the person you craved that closeness with.
โYou are too good at this boyfriend thing.โ I smile and tighten my hand on his. โI'll have to step up my game.โ
โ Lee โบ
โItโs not a game.โ Seeing her in my peripheral vision. โThatโs why this feels right to me.โ She had to see it.
โWe are being ourselves. The good, the bad and if there is any ugly. We know it already.โ Not letting her hand go. โYou have nothing to up. Just be you. Itโs all I want. You as you come.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled... He was right, there were no games here. โIt does all feel... I donโt know...โ I tried to find the words. โNatural I guess... When I take your hand or lean into you and all those other things that I never really did before... It not because I thought โoh, this is ย what I'm supposed to doโ... It's just like. A unique kind of gravity, my mind and body move, it just happens like breathing.โ I laughed at myself a little.
โI always looked at couples and thought... That looks like so much work, you know? Like remembering to touch their arm or kiss them on the cheek before you leave the room, taking their hand and all the things that make a person feel noticed.โ I smiled even more brightly at him. โBut it isnโt... It's just like breathing. I thought that I didn't that... The part someone has that draws them to ย another person. Not there I thought there was something missing or wrong with me... But maybe it just wasn't for me.โ I lifted his hand so I could kiss it now.
โTurns I just won't settle for less than perfect.โ
โ Lee โบ
With my eyes on the road my ears were trained on each and every word she shared with me. Everything falling into place like a jigsaw puzzle.
She spoke of her own experience and mine werenโt so different. โI never felt the need or want to feel this. This gravitational pull. Unlike two magnets and alike too. I couldnโt see myself holding hands with anyone. Let alone wanting to kiss it.
And here I am. Not just wanting to kiss yours. But to hold it and keep you close. Spirits. Itโs incredible and insane all at once.โ
โ Emmy โบ
"I'm just glad that it's all happening with you..." I smiled and kissed the back of his hand. "I've never wanted to wake up with anyone else... and when wake with you, I know I'm in the exact right place at the exact time."
Up ahead I saw #Seth leaning on my bike talking to a girl from the village. Parked up in front of the bar.
"I told you that thing was a chick magnet." I laughed.
โ Lee โบ
Hearing her gave me hope. This is something we both want, and we both would work to keep.
The grin on my face radiated at the kiss she gave me, and then at the fact my kid brother stood in plain sight with my girlfriends bike as if it is his own. โYou are just going to let it happen, arenโt you?โ
He waved to us while I park us up in the open space available to us. โReady to face them all?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed. โAbsolutely! But you know he already her it's borrowed. His too honest not to. All he needs is an ice breaker. The heart on his sleeve will do the rest.โ
I winked at #Seth. She was a pretty girl... โThe really question is; are they ready to face us as an US?โ
โ Lee โบ
I knew she was right, my baby brother was the kindest of souls. And just them he pointed to Emmy, telling the girl beside him the owner of the bike was here. I shook my head. My heart swelled with pride.
โLetโs go in and find out.โ Reaching over to kiss her temple before climbing out of the truck. The sounds and conversations from inside filled with laughter and excitement.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at the kiss and unbuckled my belt. โLetโs do this.โ
I climbed out and Seth held up my keys, asking if I wanted them I shook my head in a tiny motion as a walked around to Lee. โTake the lady for a ride, Seth.โ I made an effort not to call him Kid or Pup. โDonโt be ย rude.โ
I wrapped my arm around Leeโs waist. โI have a rideโฆ give her your jacket though.โ I smiled up at Lee and headed in the sounds of the pack and pups have a good rim inside.
โ Lee โบ
My arms moved around Emmyโs shoulder as soon as the girl came to my side. Grinning while washing her and my brothers interacted. The girl next to #Seth became excited at the idea of spending more time with him.
โYouโre good to him.โ Leaning down kissing the top of her head Pushing the door open.
โThe party just went up a level, now that we are here.โ Cheers went up before heads turned seeing how Emmy and I entered.
โI knew it.โ A pup shouted, others groaned, and money exchanged hands. โOf course, they had bets on.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I leaned into him, our very own gravity acting between us like high tide and the shore. โHe deserves it.โ I said softly and was so true.
The sound of my engine starting was almost drowned out by the sound of excited pups. The was a good sign, right? Money started changing ย and I laughed... Had we been that obvious?
โI guess we aren't buying our own drinks tonight.โ I patted Leeโs chest and glared at the pups that had profited. A series of agreements rustled and three of them rushed off to be the first to buy a round.
This made me laugh louder, until I was accosted by several imprints pulling me away from Lee into a mass of girlie squeals and hugs! Spirits!! I love these women... But really??
โ Lee โบ
Shook my head and laughed. Nothing stayed quiet within the packs for long. โThe news is out, weโve not moved fast enough. Clearly.โ
Squeezing her shoulder and letting her go when the imprints pulled her free from me. โHey! I want her back soon.โ Growling playfully at the ladies. And then the pups engulfed me with bear hugs. I clapped them all on the back one by one. And then there was a glass of bourbon in my hand.
โIt doesnโt feel like a beer night for you.โ The pup said. โNo.โ My eyes moved back to find her in the heart of the women. โItโs not a beer. Night.โ I agreed.
โ Emmy โบ
Of course, he easily surrendered me to my perfume scented fated. I gave him a glare that saidโฆ if this lasts long you better come back for me!! But I smiled because I knew he would.
The ladies hugged me. Rachel told me we needed a girls night so she could have details. I think ย I might have blushed when I shook my head and said. โNot this time.โ My moments with Lee weโre all mine and his. I wanted them all to know we togetherโฆ that our feeling was deep and stilling growingโฆ but the details were only for us. I had never shied are from sharing a ย story of encounters before.
The reasons I was keeping these stories to myself must have been clear on my face when a chorus of โawwwsโ came up from the girls and I called out to the pups for a drink and had a whiskey promptly delivered into my hand.
โ Lee โบ
None of the pups asked for any information, unlike the third-degree Emmy was getting from what my ears picked up. The imprints wanted the details, and my smile grew hearing she didnโt want to share.
It was how I felt. Iโd shared her enough when we told those closest to us how we felt. Now all the others would want to know, but they would only get what we were willing to give. Finding myself watching her from time to time. In the mist of all the imprints. She was beautiful.
โ Emmy โบ
I was hugged by Ness who came in far to excited and I had to protect my whiskey. She asked me how it all happened.
โItโs a long story, but the short answers of I donโt exactly knowโฆ I just know that Iโm really happy it did.โ Another round of squeals went up. I covered my ย ears dramatically.
โOkay, okay. I get it!! Weโre adorableโฆ can we drink now?โ
The pups cheered and raised glasses, letting me slip past the girls and back to Lee. I held up my glass to him and smiled . โHereโs to a new adventure.โ
โ Lee โบ
All eyes turned to the imprints at the sound of the squeals. When we knew the reason, we were back to laughing and the glasses and bottles of beers went up into the air.
My arm lifted and moved to open a space I knew would be filled and there she was. Emmy with her glass Joining the rest of ours.
Drinking, I moved to site down on a stool vacated by a pup. Pulling her in between my legs. Whispering into her ear.
โWelcome back beautiful.โ Kissing her temple before re-joining the conversation.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled... Heโd seen me coming. I moved into the space heโd made and then with him as he sat us both down. I closed my eyes feeling that kiss through my whole being.ย I didnโt try to guard against the way my heart reacted, I didnโt need nor want to. I turned into him and brushed my nose along his jaw.
โHappy to be back.โ I whispered, but with this many superhuman earsโฆ who knew who heardโฆ but we didnโt need to wait for our families' sake anymore. โExactly where I want to be.โ
โ Lee โบ
โWho knew Emmy could be a girly, girl?โ We were being watched. Of course we were.
โForget that, who knew Lee could be a big softy.โ And other asked. Any other day they would get an earful.
โEmmy is exactly who she is. And I am who I am with her. Now. Who is going to Rack the balled up?โ One arm moved around her middle.
โThis is the only place I want you. Close to me.โ Nodding to the table. โWant to play some pool with the pups?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I would have glowered at the pups, but Lee was on it. And I knew they would be curious about whether or not things would change now. โPool?โ I smirked. โSure.โ I turned to Ness and winked. โWanna help me wipe the floor with oneโs arse?โ
Of course, she did! โPick a pup, Clearwater. Letโs see what these girlie girls can do, shall we?โ
โ Lee โบ
Grinning from ear to ear. This was the girl I wanted to be mine, and she wanted the same thing. That felt good.
โPup? Why would I a pup?โ
Nodding over towards the door where Jack stood smiling like a man in love in need of air. And the face of his imprint was that and more. โJack and I will take you beautiful ladies.โ
He moved though the bar, engulfing Ness. Kissing her. โI am in.โ He held on to her.
โ Emmy โบ
I smirked, that smileโฆ on of the pups whispered to another that. Maybe changes wouldnโt change that much at all.
Then my heart stuttered, and I flickedย my tongue at his lips but didnโt touchโฆ because a little tease was never wrong. The second pup whispered. โOkayโฆ maybe a little bit.โ
I laughed and patted heโs arm as I passed. โGoing for the big guns?โ I smirked. โAfraid you canโt beat us with one of the ametures?โ
But I couldnโt talk Ness had reflexes and eyesight as good as us and a mind like no one else.
โ Lee โบ
Growling at her, while Jack kisses Ness and goes to rack up the balls. โNot when the OGs are in the house. We know itโs time to shake, rattle, and roll.โ
Standing up and setting her down on the ground. Stopping myself from slapping her cute arse. Because that was for me and her only. I wasnโt willing to share every detail of her with the world. Not the part that she gave to me, anyway.
โ Emmy โบ
I could see what he was thinking... So I kept my back turned to him while I grabbed #Nessโ wrist more gently than I needed to since was almost unbreakable and tugged her away from #Jake.
โCโmon you horn dog... Get your head in the game.โ she made a tiny noise of protest and ย her long arm over my shoulders.
โHead in the game!!โ she pumped herself up. โI need a scotch!โ I would have protested but the girl could hold her liquor.
I trailed my finger along the table and batted my lashes at Lee. โI have to say, Clearwater.... I love watching you handle those balls. Itโs.... Masterful. Have you done this before?โ I bit my lip and leaned on the ledge of the table.
I heard several drinks getting spat and sprayed by the pups. The girls all laughed.
โ Lee โบ
A drink showed up for Ness so fast, and without batting her eye, she took it and set it to the side after a sip or two. With my pool cue in hand I set the chalk down once the tip was covered. Leaning over the table, my elbows resting on the edge. I just grinned enjoying the view she gave me. Who was I to say no?
โI mean, Iโm not at talented as some.โ Looking at her pointedly, reminding her with a look that I knew what her hands and mouth could do. โBut I wouldnโt say I donโt know how amazing my touch is. โWinking at her, and the buzzing crowd.
โ Emmy โบ
My stomach leapt and twisted and filled with butterflies! Spirits damn those eyes!! I bite my lips and promptly freed them with the tip of my tongue. โWell...โ I smiled slowly straightening up. โWe can't all be perfect.โ
#Ness planted a hot sloppy kiss to my temple. โSpeak ย For yourself.โ
I nudged her gently with my elbow. โLadies first...โ I told the boys. And nodded to #Ness. โCโmon little one... Make me proud.โ #Ness picked a cue and prepared for her shot. I knew the calculations in her head would take me twice as long as she took... I ย just felt mine out.
Ness broke and sunk a red ball in the right corner pocket. The pups murmured their approval of the spread she left on the table.
โ Lee โบ
โThatโs my girl.โ Jack leaned back looking so fucking proud of his imprint.
โHey, youโre on my team.โ I remind him grinning. Because I too was proud of that shout Ness made.
โDoesnโt mean I canโt appreciate the beauty of that skilful shot.โ
I just rolled me eyes โIs it too late to find an different partner?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I know instantly I made the right choice... Lee might have messed up! I laughed softly. โToo late!โ I stuck my tongue out him at him.
โDonโt be so hasty Emz... We could work this to our advantage.โ Ness smirked.
โSo true!!โ I look around. โWeโll allow a trade... For #Kim.โ I chuckled.
โHey!!!โ #Kim protested! โIm not that bad.โ #Jared just kissed her temple and said nothing. Because she really was that bad. But she always had fun.
โ Lee โบ
โThe things I want to do with that tongue.โ Walking behind Emmy to whisper it into her ear before working my way around the table again.
She looks too cute when he stuck her tongue out, when she smiled or laughed.
All things I always saw, but it was in a different light. โOh. Thatโs just harsh Call. Donโt talk about Kaya that way.โ
#Kim blew me a kiss, being met with a grin and a wink from me. Of Course #Jay growled and laughed for the fun of it.
โI know how to play.โ #Jack stepped up behind #Ness and kissed her cheek. โStill your turn baby.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โOh the things you still donโt know I can do with this tongue.โ I teased him right back... My tummy still rolling remembering what he could do with his. I set my hand on his chest and looked up at him through thick lashes.
โDo you two mind?โ #Ness teased. โHard to make a shot ย when I wanna throw up from all the cuteness!โ she laughed her tiny musical laugh.
Pups murmured that they had word other ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ for what was happening. But #Ness and #Jake weren't the types to avoid PDA. So maybe to her this was cute. I just laughed and turned to watch her sink two more balls before the third bounced of the corner and stilled. I leaned back against Lee's chest as I watched.
โ Lee โบ
Eyes narrowing on the pups they all coughed or cleared their throats, shifting on their feet to watch #Ness take her shots.
my arm curled about Emmy when she came to me. her back pressed to my chest, the sound of our hearts beating together. I tuned all the others out to listen 'My turn next.' #Jack kissed his imprint before bending over to take his shot. #Ness giggled and squeezed his arse.
"Fowl move!" calling out, but we were all laughing.
'I'd be disappointed if she didn't' #Jack's laughing voice boomed and he sunk two balls, then moved again.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled... that arm around me... the way he silenced the pups. "You're kinda hot when you let out your Beta side." I whispered. Resting one hand his, the other lightly clutching the pool cue.
I chuckled when he called out #Ness for pinching her imprint arse. But we both knew ย he would d the same to me.
'A girls got do what a girls gotta do!' she smiled, sweetly. 'Especially when my partner is fraternising with the enemy.'
She eyed us both and I laughed. "Like you can talk!" #Jake sunk one more ball. "On second thought... pinch him again #Ness!"
โ Lee โบ
Leaning in to kiss her below her ear, my voice low still knowing others in here for listen in. "They need to learn fast. it's not one rule for the mated and another for us. We all give the same respect to anyone who brings in a partner. No questions asked. So, why are we any different?
Glaring over at #Ness. "Harsh words for the one who babysat you." She was distracting her imprint again.
"This is going from a game of pool to who can keep up without throwing their other half over their shoulder."
And #Jake missed the next shot. "See!"
โ Emmy โบ
A new ripple ran through the pups, even #Jake and the OGs took a breath at what Lee said...ย Making them all understand that this was more than a sexual fling. The boys that could held their imprints close and the girls looked at one another then us with a smile.
Knowing what had happened even though they couldn't possibly have heard.
โThey will.โ I turned into him, kissing his jaw now that he was bent low wound for me to reach. โI have faith in them.โ
Then I patted his cheek, snapped my teeth at him and said. โMy turn!โ I wriggled out of ย arms and went to take my first shot.
โ Lee โบ
My attention remained on the little minx. I didnโt care what the others saw. I had faith in them too. It wasnโt a dig at them, what I said was a reminder. Me letting them know, this was more. And they needed to respect our choice.
โOh, take your time. If you need to wiggle That arse some more, Iโm game.โ A hand came up from behind to punch me playfully.
โLee Clearwater. Your mother brought you up better.โ #Rachelโs smile killed the sterner part of her comment.
โYeah, she did. But Iโm talking a page out of your husbands books today.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and circled the table. Glanced up at him as I leaned over the table. โAnd give you an excuse to distract me?โ I smiled and made my shot, sinking a ball the middle pocket. โNicely done!โ #Ness placed a hand on my shoulder and used that gift of her to say ; โHeโs so into you.โ
I winked at her and tried not to laugh... Because it seemed clear we were giving Rachel and Paul a run for their money in the desire department.
I potted another ball. Closing the boys lead a little further. But the cue ball stopped near the centre of the table. This was where my height became an issue in this game.
โNeed a step still short stuff?โ #Jake teased like he always did.
โ Lee โบ
โAs if I would.โ I so wanted to. And I so would do. However, the woman looked so ducking hot spread across the table. Coughing, moving to adjust my jeans I downed my beer before a fresh one showed up replacing the empty.
Jerking my head from side to side, the sounds of Cracking came from my neck. โShe doesnโt need any help. Give Call a minute to think it through. Sheโs one of the resourceful one of us.โ
Lifting my chin to the table, waiting to see what she did next.
โ Emmy โบ
I smirked... trying not to let on how much my mouth watered when I saw the effect, I was having on him from across the table.
"So eager to lose, Clearwater?" I smirked and examined the table, lining up my shot. I leaned my hip against the ledge and leaned carefully over the table careful not to touch any of the balls and stretched my body over the table so I could hit the cue balls exactly where I wanted to.
I potted another in the corner pocket. A few impressed murmurs went out and I moved to take one more shot... The ball bounced against rim of the centre pocket and stalled before dropping in. But I was still pleased with three, we had pulled ahead of the boys..... for now.
โ Lee โบ
โIf having faith in you means I lose in the endโฆ so be it.โ There were gagging wounds from behind as well as slaps and then a chorus is โahhโฆโ Winking at her we all watched her placement of herself. And then she did it.
I held my hand out and #Jake gave it a hit. No verbalisation needed. He agreed. I won. โWell. Well. Well. Is it finally my turn?โ I asked putting my bottle down to the side, rubbing my hand over my beard before standing tall from my stool. โGot any pointers for my little Call?โ Waggling my brows at her.
โ Emmy โบ
I shot glares around the room... But this was a good thing. They were moving from uncertainty to teasing. It wasnโt the kind of teasing the imprinted couples got... But that was because it was hard to judge how the boys might react on any given day.
They were wired to be highly protective of that relationship. But this kind of teasing seemed like what you would expect in. Close friend group when two people started to date.
โYour turn.โ I agree and lifted my glass to my lips again. I stopped in front and looked up, very deliberately wrapping fingers around the cue he was holding and sliding them down. โGood luck.โ
โ Lee โบ
Eyes glued to her and then moved to the finger around my cue. She was indeed a little minx. Not that I would call her by the nickname in here. (It was for us not the world.)
Leaning down to kiss her forehead with a wide grin I went to the table to take my first shot. โLetโs see where this game ends.โ
Watching them all while they were playing, I knew the placements on the table.
Leaning over I took the first shot. Pocketing on the far left and lining up another at the same time for Centre right.
โThatโsโฆ a shot. Right?โ Laughing now.
โ Emmy โบ
Eyes were averted and I heard Jake and Paul just chuckle. Then he kissed my forehead, I smiled at him, the other girls made โAww!โ sounds. If I didn't him well enough id say he was bittering the ladies up by being sweet to make the guys take to our news easier. If the imprints were happy.... The guys were happy.
But this was Lee... That kiss was for me and only me, no matter how many people saw it.
I watched him take his shot, biting my lip. I barely noticed the shot he took. I was mostly watching him. โI suppose it got the job done.โ I teased.
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow, my mouth curled into a grin as I took the next shot and then straightened up to see the table at a whole.
โGot the job done? That was masterful.โ Laughing I winked at her.
โNo fair, you guys didnโt tell me you were playing.โ The kid walked inside, coming To a stop beside me. My arm flew around his neck and pulled him in, kissing the side of his head.
โYou had other plans.โ He wrapped his arms around my waist squeezing.
โNah, I have plans this weekend.โ He winked at Emmy too. โThanks to a certain bike thatโs a chick magnet.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed at him using the word I had earlier. "One might even say.... adroit." I smiled at him and one of the ups came to deliver me another drink. Only fair considering he had two money betting on my relationship status.
"Well, this weekend is my weekend off... so if you want the Harley you better start sucking up right now." I smirked.
#Seth shook his head and laughed. 'Not this time... we're going for dinner.'
"Nicely down kid!" I punched his biceps lightly.
โ Lee โบ
Kissing the kids head on the side I let go of him to continue talking to Emmy. โHe is a Clearwater. Our Ma raised us right.โ Leaning over I pointed to my next ball.
โFinally, thought you were done playing.โ #Paul moaned.
โHands off, this is my turn.โ Poking the cue into His side I pocketed the ball and then missed the next one.
โMeโฆ Meโฆ Meโฆโ #Ness jumped up off the stool. Itโs my turn now.
โIt is sweetheart. Itโs all yours.โ Because I knew this girl. It would take a miracle for her not to finish off the table.
โ Emmy โบ
Smiling I watched Lee and his brother. They had such a bond. A chin came to rest on my shoulder and arms came around my waist. I knew it was #Rachel before she was even close. โYou two look really good together.โ She whispered knowing that her words werenโt secret but letting me know they were meant only for me.
โJustโฆ be safe. Wonโt you? Both of you, donโt get distracted.โ I knew this came from a good place and I was fully prepared to assure them all one at a time that Lee and I wouldnโt have made his choice if we couldnโt separate our relationship from our duty.
โWeโve thought about all of that, talked about it. Together and with Jake. We have the same priorities, and our caking is out first one.โ I told her.
โThatโs all I needed to hereโฆ I didnโt either of you getting hurt.โ I knew she meant physically. The emotional aspect I would get grilled about with just the girls. Then we both laughed at Nessieโs enthusiasm. It was too easy to get her true age.
โCโmon little one, make me proud!โ
โ Lee โบ
Once #Ness moved to take her turn, it was hard not to eves drop into #Rachel and Emmyโs conversation.
Taking the glass of bourbon #Paul handed to me i looked down at it thinking. โHey, stop it. She doesnโt mean anything bad.โ He told me, shoving me in the shoulder. I know you idiot. Your wife is worried I wonโt pay your arse as much attention, and youโll end up on your back in the river again. (It happened way too many times with him.)
โExcuse me. You are meant to be watching my arse.โ #Jake chimed in.
I shook my head. โFuck No! Thatโs Emmy and Quilโs job. I watch your shoulder.โ
โYeah! You tell him Clearwater.โ #Paul said and then began to twerk his arse. โMy arse is better anyway.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I gave Lee a smile I knew he could hear us, and reassuring the girls was the least we could do... they didn't get to see what happened on patrols. We could show the guys that we could do this... they just wanted assurances. And not just for their partners, but for us two, they loved us two and wanted to know we were safe too.
I walked over to the three guys as #Ness potted a ball. I rolled my eyes at Jake. "Watching your arse isn't all hard... It's easier with a flat surface." I chuckled and smack Lee's as I came to stand beside him.
"This is why we came..." I whispered. So, he knew I was speaking to him only... but there was no fooling the ears in this room. To let people, ask their questions and understand... Right?" I smiled and rested my hands on his chest and looked up through thick lashes the way made his heart race.
โ Lee โบ
โWhat theโฆโ rubbing the spot the little minx hit me. Not because it hurt, just to tease her.
Bending down to place a kiss on her forehead. โI know. I know.โ She is right (not that Iโd say it to her right now. It would go to her head. And with the turn the game was taking. She would have a big head soon enough.
โItโs new. Iโm learning as I go.โ
No one had questioned my life choices before. I was the one with my head one the right way. So, now. Even knowing we were here to show ourselves to them all. And allow them to ask whatever they wanted. Is took some getting used too.
โMy arse is not flat! Is it?โ #Jake turned joking as he looked back over his shoulder. โIโve got myself a Kim K arse thanks.โ
A few of the pup and I spat out drinks out. Holding my hand up.
โThe fact you know who Kim K isโฆ we should disown You!โ #Paul took two steps back.
โYou are married to his sister. You canโt disown him.โ I reminded him, while #Rachel slapped her husband.
My hand went around Emmyโs waist, and I stepped behind her pulling her back when I sat on the stool. โThis was a great idea.โ Whispering.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled, trying not to laugh at his faked pain. I touched his cheek, his beard pickling my palm. "That's why we're in this together." I smiled.
#Ness proceeded to jump onto Jake's back and kissed his cheek. 'Your butt is iconic baby, but if you keep talking about the Kardashian's I will show all the girls an up-close view of that butt'
Rachel protested vehemently. I leaned back against Lee's chest... as though him stepping around me and pulling close had happened every single day for my whole life. I laughed at the conversation around us and turned my head to get my ear as close to his heart as I could without making it obvious what I was doing.
โ Lee โบ
Laughing a full belly laugh at #Jake, #Ness and #Rachel I watched them and my little minx all at once.
I had a decent amount of time in which to understand how we were going to be when we were together. However, this girl exceeded my expectations every step of the way. โItโs singing your name.โ
Leaning down I kissed the top of her head. The security of her body gave me a sense of comfort too.
โ Emmy โบ
My stomach came alive, millions of tiny winged creatures taking flight. By the Spirit that sensation was addictive. I reach up and put my hand on the back of his neck, twisting his hair around my fingers. "I hear it." I whispered back to him.
There was an immovable smile on my face. I heard a pup's voice whispering. 'She looks really happy... like... more than she normally is.'
"Hey, c'mon traitor!" I called to #Ness before things got too soppy. "Are you playing or cuddling with the enemy!?"
#BradyFiller pointed to Lee and I. 'Pot.... meet Kettle.' And we all laughed. And there I was the first crack to break the ice.
โ Lee โบ
With a finger under her chin, I brought her attention back to me while laughing with everyone. Looking her in those beautiful eyes my mouth touched hers.
Without words telling her, I was happy too. Happier than I ever was before.
โOh yes. The game!โ #Nessโs face contorted into a look I understood too well. Her mind had gone to alone time with her wolf. Sheโd aged; however, her expressions had not changed over the years.
โDonโt you dare tell him to take you home without finishing what you started Little one.โ Of course, it earned me a pout.
โ Emmy โบ
That kissโฆ there would have been no way to hide my hearts reaction even if if wanted to. And I didnโt. Why would I need to, it raced. The ensuing smile was for Lee and only Lee.
Then I was laughing again when he teased Ness... That girl had a one-track mind. And I could completely relate. She didn't tire easily... Just like Lee and I. No wonder they vanished so often.
โYou know I think I finally understand those two.โ I whispered as low as possible as Nessie pouted but still took her shot expertly.
โ Lee โบ
โYeah. Me too.โ I whispered back into my little minxโs ear and kissed her there too.
It all fell into place now. It had before of course. It was hard not to see elements of their life together, even with Jake trying to keep things private. Those things only belonged to Them and only them. This also fell into place for me.
Pulling Emmy even close I asked low. โAre you happy? Itโs been a hell of a few days.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed softly, I knew he would agreeโฆ weโd already experiencedโฆ difficulties, letโs call them, getting out of bed or the or showerโฆ or off the kitchen table. With stamina like our and Leeโs incredibleโฆ recovery timeโฆ nothing but hunger could stop us.
I rested my hand on the arm wrapped around me. And the other still toyed with the curling hair at the nape of his neck. I rolled on my toes to press a kiss to his jaw below his chin.
โI amโฆโ I whispered. โIn a way I never have been before. Iโm so glad that neither ran from thisโฆ itโs a new Adventure.โ
โ Lee โบ
Grinning like an arsehole who won the lotto.
โSo, Miss Emmy Call. Would you let me take you out of a real date? You know the kind where we dress up and I made an actual reservation?โ
Never in my life had I done this. And even saying it felt good for her.
โShut it!โ My hand darted out and slapped a pup on the head. Hearing him sniggering made the quick reaction even better.
โIโm his brother and he hasnโt taken me to a place with reservations.โ the kid scoffed moving way out of my reach.
โ Emmy โบ
My heart practically stopped. #ness missed her shot, the cue skimming the side of the ball in her shock.
Iโd been asked on dates, plenty of them. Even #Quil, #Jake and I called it a date when we went out to eat or to a gif sometimes. Butโฆ never had I been asked on a date that the immediate answers were an unequivocal yes, it was an actual date. A real dateโฆ with Lee Fucking Clearwater.
The sniggering was silence with a slap from Lee and all the imprints a second later.
โI guess that all dependsโฆ will you bring my mom flowers? And will there be dancing?โ
โ Lee โบ
The bar, the people, the world all melted away when my dark brown eyes held on to her and only her.
I saw the way her chested moved and stopped, I heard the sounds her heart was making. And those beautiful lips. The ones I wanted to touch with my mouth. Fuck! She was killing me โI always buy your mom flowers. And of course there will be dancing. And not in Glamour. Iโm thinking Seattle. A nice long drive just for you and I to listen to music, for you to sing for meโฆ. And then we will make sure the night goes the way you want it too.โ
Leaning into her โI canโt afford the Four seasons or anythingโฆ but I can make what I do have good. Soโฆ What do you say?โ
โ Emmy โบ
My breath got a little shallowโฆ and a thrill shot through my body in a place that made really hard to control my scent. Fuck!
I smiled at him, there was no bar anymore, now pups, or imprint or weirdly lovable vampire/human hybrids. There was just Lee and those eyes made want fall in and get lost.
โWell,โ I said finally. โWho could say no to that?โ I stretched up on my toes again and kissed him. โFour Seasons isnโt really my style,โ I whispered. โAs long as thereโs food, music and youโฆ then, yes. Lee Clearwater, You may take me on a real date.โ
โ Lee โบ
Setting the cue to the side, my glass on the stool next to me and arms engulfed her, and I stood up bringing her with me.
โYou just made me happy. Really happy.โ Kissing her mouth over and over again I spun her around the arse we stood.
โYou know what that meansโฆ. SHOPPING.โ One of the imprints screams as they all bursts into conversations again.
I didnโt pay any attention to them. I was still lost in her.
โYou do knowโฆ they can all scent you.โ My mouth kissed her harder this time. โAnd you are making it hard for me not to kidnap you now.โ
โ Emmy โบ
The way he kissed me did help me control myself. I turned inside the circle of his arms so I was chest-to-chest with him. "Oh me too..." I murmured between kisses, my heart now beating excitedly in my chest. I was remembering all the things he promised to do to me after our first real date.
I heard the dreaded S word... but... I kinda wanted a little input for Rachel and Ness... Ness was also a good advocate for my unique sense of style, even though it was nothing like mine. She was big on self-expression.
I nipped at his bottom lip and smiled. "I'd say I'm sorry... But it would be a lie." Then I returned his kiss and lay my hands against his chest, but I didn't there move them... feeling the lines of those muscles would have me dragging him out this door.
โ Lee โบ
'Clearwater, It's your round. Get your arse moving, I'm dying of thrust.'ย It was #Paul being a spanner in the works.
"Get it yourself I'm busy." Without looking away her as I spoke.
"Stop it Little Call, you're not playing fair." Smiling down at her the sounds of the world around us began to come into life again.
"It was your idea to come out tonight." teasing her my hand squeezed her on the arse and then my arms were being pulled open.
'Ok ok she is ours now. we have some planning to do.' #Kim and #Rachel began to pull my girl free from me.
โ Emmy โบ
I ignored #Paul... it was a skill I had perfected over the years. "I never played fair a day in my life... and it landed me in your arms... So why would change it now?" I smirked cheekily.
I heard and intake on breath from the guys that noticed him squeeze my arse, they were waiting for me to slap him for it... but I had spanked his earlier... So, this time I'd think about letting him off the hook.
Then I was being pulled away and Lee wasn't trying to save me. I pretended to struggle. But I let the girls take me away. Because if I didnโt, I would be dragging Lee to the truck in moments.
'We have to go shopping!' #Kim whispered.
'And girl... the underwear drawer will not cut it. No more boy shorts.' #Rachel added and Kim swatted her arm.ย 'We can talk her undies later' Kim hissed through her teeth and side-eyed the boy. Thank the Spirits for this girl.
"This round is in me." I called to the bartender. "Apparently I have a free dinner coming my way."
โ Lee โบ
โI thought I was the one who had to keep the cheesy lines incoming Little Call. Youโve got a few of your own too.โ
Laughing a full belly laughter, I sat back on the stool following her descent into the crowd. Laughing again at #Rachel trying to take Emmy out of her underwear. And I shook my head.
โThereโs an image I donโt need to think of.โ #Paul pushed me in the side.
โDonโt you dare. Iโll kick your arse.โ I pushed right back.
โNever thought Iโd see the day. The two of youโฆ spirits bless usโ he was laughing, and I was watching myโฆ girlfriend from afar.
โGo get your drink. Little Call is paying up for a round.โ Looking around the bar I saw #Jake and #Ness had disappeared.
โWe are taking the table. #Seth said with a pup by his side.
โ Emmy โบ
I rolled my eyes at the girlsโฆ I happened to know for a fact that Lee had no complaints about my underwear. โI will go shoppingโฆ onlyโฆโ I looked around. My back up was gone. โWhere the hell is #Ness!?โ
She was essential on a shopping trip with these girlsโฆ at least when I was one looking for clothes!
โ#Ness will show up whether sheโs invited or not. You know that.โ
I slide my debit card across the bar as the drinks were collected and I was thanked and smiled at at. I wasnโt shocked that the other two vanished. โNext time Iโll just team up with you.โ I said to Lee from across the bar. Listening to Paulโs conversation with him.
โ Lee โบ
I heard her as clear as if she was whispering in my ear. Grinning and winking at her across the room full of people.
โYeah? But we donโt even know who won this game? Our so-called partners got themselves other ideas.โ
She listened in on my conversation and I did the same too. I wanted to tell her she didnโt need to buy anything new. That she was perfect as she was. Fuck. Iโd take her in her scrubs if sheโd let me.
Then I saw the joy and excitement in the imprints faces. Shaking my head.
โAre you even listening to me?โ #Paul asked.
โNope.โ
โ Emmy โบ
"We only with today, Clearwater." I smiled. "Today we're the ones that come out of this day with a win.โ
The girl's all rolled their eye's at me. 'Hey, you two can have your mushy conversations and doe eyes later.โ Rachel laughed that sweet laugh of hers. 'You are ours for at least one drink.โ
#Kim swatted Rachel's arm. โIt's not like we can get details with all these noses ears around anyway. ' She smiled, and I think they are just too cute!'
I knew that the details Kim was talking about were much more innocent than the details Rachel was going to be looking for when she got me away from the guyโs.
โ Lee โบ
โSpirits, we are the winners! I agree.โ Watching the pup shoot two balls into the pocket, my ears still in Emmy and the imprints. Laughing while I drank my bourbon from the glass in my hands.
โSo, what kind of information are you going to share with them little minx? Or should I wait until after to ask.โ Shaking my head at #Rachelโs comments. And #Kim as sweet as always. โYou hear that. Cute. We made it Little Call.โ
โ Emmy โบ
The guys were trying so hard to pretend they werenโt hearing out conversation. They were failing... But bless their sound they were trying... Well other than #Paul.
I turned to let see my face and wink. I would tell them he made me happy in a way I never been before, I would tell them he rocked my worldโฆ but not how. I would tell them how when we alone he was mine and only mine, and all of his attention was on me. But the details; the way he touched me the way heโd drop his low and whispered in my ear when orgasmed. The hours weโd spent in bedโฆ โSo have you actually spent a whole night with him? No sneaking out before dawn?โ Rachel teased.
#Seth snickered; he knew. My cheeks flamed! #Kim squealed.
ย โOh my!!!! Sheโs blushing!! We need to document this!!!โ She pulled out her phone and snapped a selfie of the three of us,ย as I tried to hide. The knew I never let myself fall asleep with a guy.
โI guess Iโm telling them we had a sleepover.โ I muttered and all eye moved to #Seth. But it hadnโt been awkward, he was a kind intuitive boyโฆ he could tell we were happy, and he trusted us to put out duties first without even questioning it.
โAs long it means Lee keeps bringing his A-game when he cooks breakfastโฆ Iโm all for it!โ Seth chuckled and took a shot, easily pocketing a ball.
This of course had Kim squealing about him making me breakfast. โI think breakfast puts you in the lead for the cuteness.โ I winked at Lee again.
โ Lee โบ
Here is an interaction I never thought I would be a part of. I have always been the teaser, and the one to give the โhead on right adviceโ. However, how the tabled has turned.
Grinning, and winking back at the beautiful woman who I had given into, and she had done the same to me Walking around the table, my arm went around my brothers neck pulling him in and kissing the side of his head.
โYou will always have first dibs on whatever you want. Unless you donโt show up in time.โ
#Seth put an arm around my waist and squeezed tight lifting me up a little. โSleepover huh? Thatโs what we are calling it now?โ
โDude!โ #Paul groaned making me and #Seth laugh.
โWho knew Paul was a prude?โ A pup joked and ran away fast.
โ Emmy โบ
"Now I'm wondering if that breakfast was just to make up for him coming home and finding us together." I laughed softly.
'You caught them?' One of the pups asked with a laugh. I slapped him across the back of the head.
"Caught implies we were heading." I said. "We weren't, we just took a little time to. explore what this was and not worry about all you idiots." I smirked at them.
'Yeah, they definitely weren't sneaking.' Seth said.
'And I am not a prude!โ Paul protested. โIt's just Emmy! Sam's baby sister l can't see her like that!'
โ Lee โบ
Punching #Paul in the shoulders I pointed to #Rachel. โDonโt worry, I got your back here.โ
โHey!โ I pointed to his wife.
โShe was going to do it. I helped.โ
I was done being away from her, so walked across the floor to pick her up in my arms from behind. โWe werenโt hiding. We needed to see what this meant to us. That was the important part.โ
Kissing her cheek. โThat was a good hit on the pup.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed when he punched #Paul... Even if I did know that he hadnโt meant it in an insulting way. I was always grateful that #Paul had no attraction to me... Maybe a few start glances before he imprinted. That couldn't be helped... I was stunning, it was hard not to.
Another laugh escaped when he picked me up. โCareful now... I'm not afraid to use that same move on you?โ
โ0h damn!โ another pup laughed. โWho is Quil going to take to weddings now?โ I slapped him too.
โI think we just found a volunteer!โ I smirked. Then fixed my attention back on Lee.
โSo you picking me up is going to become a regular thing I take it?โ
โ Lee โบ
โSpirits. Yeah! Anytime. What is more sexy than a woman who can life more than her.โ
Laughter exploded from my chest as I squeezed her a little. My gaze fell to the pup. Wedding with #Quil?
โEmmy is still going with Quil, why the spirits wouldnโt she.โ
The pup smiled as did The imprints. โWhat did I miss?โ
Kissing her cheek. โDo you want me to stop picking you up? Because Iโm telling you. It will be hard. But I will.โ Lowering my voice to a rumbling in her ear now. โButโฆ itโs a turn on. Throwing you over my shoulders.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I smile at Lee. Of course, I would still be #Quilโs plus one at certain events. But when Lee and I were both invitedโฆ I want him on my arm. When out friends and family had celebrationโฆ I wanted to celebrate them with him, as hisย girlfriend.
โThereโll still be things Iโll go with himโฆ like the Neah Bay stuffโฆ but you all consider Lee as my plus one for the foreseeable future.โ I clarified.
I snapped my teeth at him. โIโm good with it.โ I grinnedโฆ โMakes me feel a little spoiled. And I deserve to be spoiled.โ
โ Lee โบ
We will need to talk about this. I could tell. Quil and Emmy have been stuck at the hip for so long, I could see feelings getting hurt. It was the last thing I wanted for her and her friend.
The town, the pack, and this Rez wasnโt the kind to live with bad blood. Some part of me once the two of them spoke, thing would clear up. But until then. I was fine with whatever she wanted.
โSpoiling you is something I can do really well. The question is where do we start?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I could tell Lee had more to say on the topic. But I knew it was going to be okay... besides... anytime we were all together... we were ALL TOGETHER it wasn't just the couples off together. They stole moments here and there and then mixed with the group.
We could talk about this another time.
'Dude... it's Emmy.' #Seth scoffed. 'The question is where to stop.' He laughed and a familiar voice from the door said.
'And when you think you've gone too far take it one step further. Because she deserves it.' The pups all went silent as #Sam came inside and looked from me to Lee with an apology written all over his face.
โ Lee โบ
My back stiffened up the moment his truck stopped outside the bar. The jovial laughter, teasing and conversations between everyone inside melted away. All I saw was Emmyโs face, then the scent coming in from the outside. When the door opened, my eyes were there already. Waiting to see what he would bring to this moment.
#Samโs height, broad shoulders, short well-kept hair slicked back and then I saw his eyes.
โFuck.โ Shaking my head, I walked over to meet him, holding out a bottle of beer.
โItโs about time you showed. Jake and Ness Disappeared in the middle of a game and now the pups think they are better than the OGs.โ His deep-set eyes moved to his sister, before he took the bottle from my hand.
โCome on now. Let the Pups daydream, itโs the only way they will outsmart us. Because in reality.
โ Emmy โบ
#Sam looked at #Paul when Lee said it was about, he showed up. โWell, someone text my wife and strongly suggested I needed a drink.โ He said, Paul just raised his drink and winked.
I made my way over and put one arm around my brother's waist for a hug... Shoulders were... Out of reach, let's say.
He hugged me back and kissed the top of my head. โIโm sorry, little sister.โ He said to me in our old tongue.
I smiled at Lee, I could tell #Sam still had concerns, but the apology was genuine and there was acceptance in his gaze. โYou better be!โ I teased reach, let's say.
He hugged me back and kissed the top of my head. โIโm sorry, little sister.โ He said to me in our old tongue.
I smiled at Lee, I could tell #Sam still had concerns, but the apology was genuine and there was acceptance in his gaze. โYou better be!โ I teased.
โ Lee โบ
#Paulโฆ that asshole! I would kiss him if he werenโt on the other side of the table with the pup playing #Seth. Could everyone else here see the way this sister and brother met. How much she needed #Sam to be okay with all of this? And here he is. My arm automatically goes Around her shoulder pulling her closer. Knowing full well #Samโs eyes were on us.
Out of respect for her brother I didnโt lean down to kiss her, but my eyes read hers. And replied, โyeah you did call it.โ Even if we both know this wasnโt over just yet. This was the first step.
โ Emmy โบ
I took a breath, still baffled and delighted at how Lee reacted to the simple thing of me stepping to his side. Like to magnets drawn together and find the most natural position the nestle against on another.
I turned to kiss his hand, tell himโฆ it was fine to play coy around my brother. But I would put those to what to later to make up for it.
#Samโs approval was never neededโฆ but he was a my big brother and while it was still something I would never say I needed - because with or without it I was going to be with Lee - I wanted it. I wanted my brother. But I would put those to what to later to make up for it.
#Samโs approval was never neededโฆ but he was my big brother and while it was still something I would never say I needed - because with or without it I was going to be with Lee - I wanted it. I wanted.
โ Lee โบ
โMy sister, always taking credit.โ #Sam moved around to stand in his sisters other side now. Leaning down to whisper.
โIโm due on brownie points too you know. At least I hope so.โ
This was a different side to the man who looked like he was going to kill me earlier. with the comment about the brownie points. I knew my cousin surely must have a big hand in this change of heart.
โYou both can take all the brownies, Iโm good with the bourbon.โ Bringing the glass to my lips I frowned. โSpirits. Itโs out!โ Letting my arm drop to head to the bar.
โ Emmy โบ
I shook my head at #Sam. I didn't expect him to become a cheerleader for our relationship overnight. He would ned to see us behaving responsibly in our duties and that was fine, I knew we would prove ourselves to her in both our dedication to each other and to the pack and tribe.
"If there are brownies, I want those AND my whiskey, thank you very much!!" I leaned my shoulder into Lee's side and laughed. Never leaving the circle of his arm around my shoulder.
โ Lee โบ
#Sam and I both laughed. โLet me go get the next round, before Paul starts to complain about going dry.โ
โAbout time, my beer has been out for two minutes.โ He said over the crowd.
โSee.โ Rolling my eyes speaking to Emmy and #Sam.ย Kissing Emmyโs head. โIโll get you a Whiskey if it will make you happy.โ Winking before letting her go to head over to the bar.
โ Emmy โบ
I drained the end of the whiskey in my handโฆ I wanted to smack Leeโs arse as he walked away. But out of respect for #Sam I resisted the urge and check him out as he walked away instead.
โWow!โ He laughed. โYouโve got it baby sister.โ I turned and swatted my brotherโs chest.
โPlease Iโve seen you check out you wife two minutes after she was leaning over the toilet with morning sickness.โ I teased and s ripple of chuckled moved through the group. #Sam just nodded like heโd been caught out.
โI know you have a lot to say still, brother.โ I said softly and looked around at the others. The imprints slowly closing in on Lee at the bar. I smiled. โAnd we will hear youโฆ But not todayโฆโ
โNot today.โ He agreed and gave me a one-armed hug.
โ Lee โบ
Lifting one arm I put it around little Kim. Kissing the top of her head. โOh, so you found time to come see me now?โ She was teasing me of course.
โHow about I buy you one of those colourful cocktails to make up for it?โ Placing the order to get them all what they wanted. โThe both of you look happy.โ She whispers. Making me squeeze her lightly.
โShe makes me happy.โ I could hear the conversation Emmy was having, but I locked my ears into every sound but her voice. It was hard but I couldnโt betray her trust.
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled, not even trying to act like I wasnโt listening to his conversation with #Kim. He really knew how to butter them up.
#Samโs arm tightened around my shoulder when he told her I made him happy, and my cheeks heated. But I wasnโt blushing. Blushing was for girlie girls, I chuckled, not even trying to act like I wasnโt listening to his conversation with #Kim. He really knew how to butter them up.
#Samโs arm tightened around my shoulder when he told her I made him happy, and my cheeks heated. But I wasnโt blushing. Blushing was for girlie girls,
โ Lee โบ
Two trays in the bar before me, but I handed each and every imprint stood by me their drinks first. โSuck up!โ #Paul Coughed from by the pool table and I just took a bow.
โDonโt be jealous Lahote, you know I still love ya arse.โ Both the trays in my hands I worked around the bar giving the pups drinks first before making my way to the door. It opened with the goofy smirking #Jake and #Ness walking in.
โDamn. You could have taken a shower first!โ Their scent permeated the area.
โGive me my drink.โ He helped himself and then gave #Ness a glass. I stopped before Emmy smiling down at her, her glass in the middle of the tray. โWhat are you going to sing?โ
Because we all knew it wasnโt a question of if, but when.
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned at Lee as he passed out the drinks to the imprints their drinks first. He was sweetโฆ why hadnโt I ever noticed how sweet he was with them?
I shrugged. โI donโt have my guitar.โย Smirked and the guys all looked at me like Iโd stabbed them. I ignored Leeโs teasing of our alpha and his imprintโฆ because that could easily be us next time.
โMy guitar is in Jakeโs truck.โ #Ness offered unhelpfully. A pup was out the door already and I huffed at her but I did like any excuse to sing. And the regulars in the bar knew not to record me after I had made a point on several occasions that my music was about living in moment.
โThereโs three of your guitarโs in my truckโฆโ #Jake raised a brow.
โI have three guitars?โ #Ness teased him.
โShe canโt pass a garage sale without stoppingโฆ and then sheโll get bored and donate them.โ He said before i could ask why she bought more guitarsโฆ I just laughed and took the instrument that the pup returned with.
โ Lee โบ
Taking the stool, Iโve vacated once all the drinks had been handed out. I just sat there and watched.
The conversations, the teasing, waiting for the ultimate moment we my girlfriend would give in (because there was no way she wouldnโt.) and play and sing for us all.
My eyes Moved around the bar, checking to see who was in here. Just in case we needed to go up to anyone to stop them from recording her performance.
When my eyes found her this time. #Nessโs guitar in her hand, my heart did something. It stopped and restarted.
โWelcome to being In love Clearwater.โ #Paul of all people was the one to say this. Making me shake my head.
โStop being a Jackarse. We are still working things out.โ
He smirked and shrugged. โI see things. People sometimes underestimate me.โ And he was gone, his arms wrapped around his wife.
โ Emmy โบ
I chuckled and pulled a stool out from the bar a littleโฆ It was a little trick I used that allowed the boys to block the view of any townies that might decide to pull out their phone. Also, it put me just a few feet from Lee close to him, but not so close he couldnโt get a full view of meโฆ especially after the way his heart reacted to me just holding the guitar.
The bartender had already shut off the music and winked at me. This wasnโt an unusual occurrence, Ness and I often sang or played for the guys. I smiled at #Paul who pointedly looked at me pointedly dropping that L-Bomb. โDonโt worry Lahote, I still love you. No one can take you place as my most annoying brother.โ
I closed my eyes and plucked. And tuned each stringโฆ It was not in tuneโฆ probably because Ness bought it and forgot about it. Without stopping to think I started to play.
The bourbon in my glass hit the spot, even if in my mind I was imagining drinking it odd her body. โFuck.โ Mutteringย and shifting to hide the reaction that thought had on me right away. The pups moved into place, and I could just see Emmy from where I sat. It was enough to the bourbon in my glass hit the spot, even if in my mind I was imagining drinking it odd her body.
โFuck.โ Mutteringย and shifting to hide the reaction that thought had on me right away. The pups moved into place, and I could just see Emmy from where I sat. It was enough to โNot tonight dude.โ
The guy backed off when his head fell back so he could look up to look #Seth in the eyes.
My ears listened for any sign of an issue, but most of all. I was listening to the voice that made my heart jump, stop, and start.
โ Emmy โบ
My head tilted to the side, I knew what that small shuffle he did meant. I smiled, where had his mind gone. I would have to make him show later.
ย I heard #Seth tell the guy not to record me as I sang. Even though #Seth looked like the rest of the guys, tall, thickly muscledโฆ he was rarely previewed as intimidating. Even townies could just see his goodness and.
I smiled at Lee as I sang. This song telling him and only him that this where I was always going to end up, like my would always knew it and kept it secret from my mind so when it happenedโฆ we would collide and explode into this new world of discovery and adventure together.
โ Lee โบ
Her voice was unique, one I could recognise out of a million other voices. When she sang it always made me stop and really listen, now was no different.
Her smile knocked me for a six, as I sat back again on my still those in front of me moved, giving me a better view to see her smiling at me.
Winking, over the top of my glass I drank my drink enjoying the moment we all could share at one, and the moments I had with her that just belonged to us.
โ Emmy โบ
My eyes stayed fixed on Lee, even if I was well aware of the guys all around and the girl huddled together or tucked under the arms of their imprint, like Ness and Jake. Who still had s sting scent.
The song ended the boy all patted my back and shook my shoulders. It was only time I pulled my gaze away from my boyfriend.
They always gave me this a place to sing or play safely, they knew I missed it. Even if you wouldnโt change my life for anything,
โ Lee โบ
Setting my glass down I clapped with all the others, keeping my place so that Emmy and the others in the pack had their moments.
Watching her here and now wasnโt different and was all at once. We always knew how talented this girl was, how music and performance ran in her blood.
And now, all that was true still. But she was now my girlfriend. Pride filled my chest, this feeling was different and I liked it.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at them all another whiskey was pressed into my hand and my eyes met Lee's. It wasn't even close to the first time he'd heard me sing. but now it felt a little different... even here with all my friends... brothers and, sisters - blood or not.
Now when he was near, I smiled at them all another whiskey was pressed into my hand and my eyes met Lee's. It wasn't even close to the first time he'd heard me sing. but now it felt a little different... even here with all my friends... brothers and, sisters - blood or not. Now when he was near, to my lips.
โ Lee โบ
My eyes dropped to the side, and I shook my head with the biggest grin on my face. Sure, we were surrounded with laughter, chatter, and so much more. But this was our conversation. โWhatever you want to tell meโฆ sing it.โ
She was breathtakingly beautiful, talented, and she wanted to be mine. ย โIโm listening.โ
โ Emmy โบ
Even without looking around I knew the guys was grinning and girls were too. โOh I can think a few things to say.โ I chuckled and drained the glass in my hand.
I strummed a single chord. โLetโs starts withโฆโ I licked my lips and strummed againโฆ. sang. โI just want you closeโฆโ and fell into the Alicia Keys song like it was as easy as breathing.
My eyes left Lee for a second.
(Music: Haley Klinkhammer - No One | Alicia Keys (cover) - https://youtu.be/6GVnaB05qrs)
โ Lee โบ
โIโm betting on it, little minx.โ The stool beside me filled with a knock to my shoulder. #Jake sat there watching and listening to the conversation and the song choice.
โIโve not seen this side of her or you before.โ Sounding a little baffled.
โYouโll see it now.โ I replied Then became lost in her voice and the choice of song. For Emmy, music and songs spoke to her. Itโs something she always told us. So, when she picked something. You had to listen to what she was saying.
And I loved this message.
โ Emmy โบ
My gaze never left Le, I heard his conversation with #Jake even as I sang.
โWhen the rain is pouring down.
And my heart is hurting.
You will always be around.
You will always be around.
This I know for certain.โ
In my peripheral vision I saw #Kimberly leaning on #Jay's shoulder, oblivious to how much he had the bend at the knees o she could reach. But I knew he wouldn't have it any other way. #Paul had his arms around #Rachel while she was leaning back against his chest. Ness was tormenting the pup while she let Jake and Lee talk.
And this... THIS... what music did. This was what made me love it more and more every timeย I sang.
โ Lee โบ
Her voice was like that of the spirits. Setting my glass to the side because I was done with it, I placed my hands before me.
โHow did Mama T and Sue take the news.โ He asked lower now.
My lips curled up into a grin. โYou were holding out hope that she would fall for Seth.โ My friend and alpha burst out laughing. โYeah, I can see why.โ He is nudging me in the shoulder. โShe got the right brother; not sure Seth would survive a Call.โ
Shaking my head. โI donโt know if thatโs a compliment, or if youโre taking the piss outa me.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I finished the song just in time to hear the guys talking about the Moms. I hopped off the stool and made my way over to the Alpha and Beta.
โWhat he means isโฆ they took it very well.โ I smirked at Lee. โBuโฆ they might have been wondering if #Sethโs schoolboy crush would ย ever become a reality.โ I chuckled and a loud โHEY!โ came from further up the bars.
โIโm not the one with a new girlfriend how did I end up on the chopping block!โ But his cheeks were pink.
A laugh rippled through the group. โDonโt worry Kid, I know you love me in your unique way.โ
โ Lee โบ
GIRLFRIEND
This word would never get old for my ears to hear. And being a man who is proud to say that he is a family boy and a mamaโs boyโฆ finding a girl who loved my family as much as I loved hers. It couldnโt happen with another.
โDonโt worry Kid, Iโll get you This word would never get old for my ears to hear. And being a man who is proud to say that he is a family boy and a mamaโs boyโฆ finding a girl who loved my family as much as I loved hers. It couldnโt happen with another.
โDonโt worry Kid, Iโll get you on her stomach craving the feel of those well-toned muscles.
โ Emmy โบ
I could see the thoughts swirling in his eyes. Those gorgeous eyes that make you want to melt right into them.
I bit my lips as he drew me close, looking up through thick lashes my hands went right to his knees and slid slowly up his thighs.
I exhaled... his breath on my I could see the thoughts swirling in his eyes. Those gorgeous eyes that make you want to melt right into them.
I bit my lips as he drew me close, looking up through thick lashes my hands went right to his knees and slid slowly up his thighs.
I exhaled... his breath on my fingers racked down his thighs, but I couldn't pull away.
โ Lee โบ
โEasy little minx.โ A rumbling of laughter came with the words at her reaction.
There in her eyes I saw the unspoken words matching mine. Seeing her in this light, with those who were our family blood or not, it sealed the deal.
I didnโt need anyone approval, but seeing Everyone accepting what they were told, made it so that we didnโt have to fight to be together, especially when it was something I was really for.
โWeโre calling it a night.โ My eyes on hers as I said it to no one and everyone at the same time. Her fingers making me twitch.
Part Two - To Be Continued
โ Lee โบ
Arching a brow.
โLet me get this right. You want me to sit your sexy arse on the table, rip your pants off and eat you outโฆ while
The Light of a New Day - A story by Emberly Call and Lee Clearwater - Storyline Two (Not Suitable for Minors ) - cont... Part 2
โ Emmy โบ
Even the ride in the crisp mid-morning air wasn't enough to completely wash away the scent of Lee that clung to my skin. We tried,
โ Lee โบ
She was sat there watching the familyโฆ our Familyโฆ our moms and the kid.. and US. Her soft smile was little the moon on a dark night. It was a beacon calling me toward her.
Taking her hand again, this time I laced my fingers between hers. Resting our joint hands on my lap as we both continued to eat one handed. This connection with her, I didnโt care if the others saw it. However right now, this little part was just for us.
#TheKid laughed โNice save!โ Which earned him a slap up the side of his head from Ma. โWhat is this? Beat up of baby day?โ
ย #MsC taking his side, reached over and grabbed his cheeks. โI will protect you darling.โ She laughed.
โMama Tโฆ you arenโt doing a good job of it!โ He laughed letting her steal his cheeks as long as she wanted it.
โQuil just wanted to make sure you are okay. I canโt blame him for it. Spirits, Iโd kick his arse if he didnโt look out for you.โ They went back to when they were babies. And I wouldnโt step in the middle of what they have.
โYou know there was a time when I thought maybe Quil and Emmy would have been perfect together. Until Bear came to be..โ #MsC said.
And I choked on my mouthful. โLet me get this straightโฆ You keepย flirting with meโฆ but you have dreamt of your girl being with every dude in the pack but me?โ I dropped my fork and sat back. โIโm not sure I can take anymore rejection today.โ Fighting the grin that was trying to spread over my mouth. โThat my dear Lee..โ she stood and came around to kiss my cheek. โIs because I was hoping you would marry me.โ Her face turned red, making Ma laugh with her.
โSit down Tiffโฆ your daughter got there first.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I felt his hand wrap around mine I was struck again at how easily these things we never dreamed of wanting came to us. I squeezed my fingers around his and let my thumb stroke the back of his hand.
โInteresting how heโs the baby again whenย it suits him, isnโt it?โ I turned to Lee and teased. โBut when we call him Pup he insists that he is a grown man!โ I laughed and took another bite. But then Mom was fawning over him again and he was beaming with pride.
โHeโll always be myย baby.โ #Sue flashed that mischievous grin of hers. โSo I will always slap him across the head when he needs it.โ She winked at me and I winked right back.
Mom had known about my teenage crushโฆ She was my best friend back then too, I told her everything. But I had never told her about those few months after I changedโฆ about the possibility that #Quil or #Jake could be my brother. I knew that Lee and #Seth had been on peopleโs minds tooโฆ but I never believed that.
ย I had a frontย seat to #Harry and #Sueโs marriage and how they treated my mom like no one else on the Rez did. I just knew in my bones it couldnโt be. But the wondering about my best friendsโฆ that had killed all of those feelings, but luckily none of ourย friendship.
I laughed hard at my Mom. I knew most people would be creeped out. But I knew my Mom too well. Everyone was laughing and jokingโฆ this was exactly what I needed right now. โYou know youโll have to stop sexually harassing myย boyfriend at some stage right?โ I teased my mother and they all froze a second. I knew why, the smirks started to grow on their faces. Mom kissed my cheek next and teased me. โNEVER!โ
Seth had his phone out texting furiously, while #Sue scolded him to put it away at the table. โJust Letting Jake and Quil know they each owe me thirty dollars!! They bet they wouldnโt use the B or G words for at least three months. I told it would be by the end of the day!โ
I still hold onto his hand beneath the table.
โ Lee โบ
Watching her out the side of my eyes, I noted her a little lost in herself. I didnโt want to question her here, so told myself to do it later.
The warmth I felt in this kitchen filled me with joy. Because this was something I didnโt evenย know I wanted, and yet now. How could I not? Having a girlfriend who your family adores and who adores them too? It was priceless.
My eyes were on her the minute the word rolled off her tongue. โBoyfriendโ! Her mind was in the same place asย mine too? I wanted to take the opportunity to remove the pressure from her, because the rest all noticed it all.
โWow. Donโt listen to your daughter Ms C.. you can sexually harass me all you want.โ This got me a slap before she was sat backย down and eating her meal with the rest of us.
My hand in hers wasnโt going to break away. Not even when I set my fork down again and threw a bread roll at #TheKidโs head. โNow you are betting too?โ
He caught the roll in his mouth and heldย it, making a show of hitting send before pulling a chunk from in. โThirty bucks is thirty bucks bro. Thatโs pizza for dinner next week.โ He was still watching us and then he dashed his head under the table before laughing. He didnโt sayย anything. And I didnโt hide it. Lifting out hands from under the table, I set them on top for all to see.
โGot something to say about me and my girlfriend, Pup?โ He shook his head.
โNot a thing bro. Not a thing.โ But our moms. Their eyes were on our hands, and their hands on their chests.
โ Emmy โบ
I knew that he was watching, and it was. strange feeling.. a good one, but unfamiliar. To be seen that way, to know that the questions would come later. But nothing that was happening here was bad. The fact that they were all so happy andย positive about itโฆ I knew that my brother would come around.
Him teasing my mom like she always didโฆ and her teasing right back. I just laughed at #Seth. โI better be included in that pizza night since I helped you win it!โ I narrowed my eyes at him, leaning against Leeโs arm as I took another forkful from my plate. Both of our mothers looked so happy. But at least no one had brought up babiesโฆ because honestly I was convinced, they would have by now!
I turned into him and pressed a kiss to the top of his shoulder (because even sitting down he was ridiculously tall!) โYou were right.โ I whispered, saying thank you seemed strangeโฆ but he had been right. When I was spiralling in the car earlier. I rested my head on his shoulder and smiled at #Sethโฆ mouthing a thank you to him for masterminding this little get-together. he just winked right back.
We ate and talked, Mom reminded me that I was on the late shift and I should try to get some sleep before workโฆ but she never could wrap her head around how the Spirit Warriors could power through long shifts after patrols and stay standing. As long as they had enough to eat. I told her I would tryโฆ but didnโt promise that I would. I knew once I left here with Lee all bets were off! I hated the idea of leaving for work with these new and exciting things growing between usโฆ it was another strange but welcome feeling.
โ Lee โบ
We watched the room, the time flew by so fast that I donโt know how the afternoon had disappeared on us so quickly.
But the fact was after the morning weโd had, this was the perfect afternoon to follow. I was sure things would come up in time. However, right now. Those we loved and who loved us. They were happy. That is all that matters.
I sent the moms off to the living room, #TheKid and I started to clean up. โYou need me to drop you home after this donโt you?โ I askedย her as #TheKid set some water to boil for tea.
We made easy work of it, both knew how you work around one another even when there was next to no space. Her kisses to my shoulder still played a warmth that felt welcoming.
โWhy donโt you goย now. Drop Emmy off for some sleep and then rest up yourself. Iโve got this.โ He said. Itโs just tea now, and maybe some of that peach cobbler.โ My eyes shot up. โDonโt worry, Iโll bring some back with me.โ
I slapped him on his back warmly, wakes over to Emmy, placing my index finger under her chin to bring it up. โI donโt want to drop you off. But your Ma is right. You need sleep before your shift, beautiful.โ Brushing my mouth against hers. Fighting the urge to feeling it andย taste her.
I called out to the moms, telling them that I was going to take Emmy home for some rest. Listening to their chore of โsee you laterโ, and โtake some food too.โ Which was standard Sue Clearwater thing to say.
โ Emmy โบ
The time passed too fast, but still, I wouldnโt have changed a minute of it. We both needed this, for people to see that we wanted this and trust that we could do it. I knew it was possible that it could make dangerous situations on patrolsย harder. But neither of us had ever been afraid of hard work and I had no doubts that we wouldnโt be up for the tasks. The tribe firstโฆ humansโฆ then our pack brothersโ that was the priority.
I looked up at himโฆ a sensation I was used to (Iย had to look up to most people)โฆ but the reaction I had to his smileโฆ then was new. It automatically made me smile. โI really should get an hour or two of sleep, night shifts have been quiet lately we donโt have any residents that are terribly sick right now. Thank the Spirits.โ
Then there was the soft, sweet brush of his lips on mine. โMaybe one hourโฆโ I said, my fist twisting into his shirt on either side of his waist, now that the Moms had retired to the sitting room for theirย tea. โDo you have a job this afternoon? Or a run?โ I smiled. Could I steal him away? I meanโฆ we didnโt need to make a habit of itโฆ but this day oneโฆ of other people knowing at least. Surely that allowed us a little extra time, right?
#Sethย cleared his throat loudly.
I bit my lip when he told our Moms we were leaving. Assuming that meant I was getting my wayโฆ after all; I was very used to getting what I wanted. We said our goodbyes and headed out to his truck.
I never thought about wrapping up a slice of the peach cobbler to take with me, not even when #Sue told us to.
โ Lee โบ
#TheKid came running out of the house as we climbed in. โMa said Emmy needs to have food to eat on her shift.โ He places a bag on the back seat. โBro! You need to air this truck out!โ He made a face and waved running back into the house. Making me laugh hard.
The scent he was picking up was her. And me. Us. Together. And I wasnโt going to air it out. I wanted more of it.
โLooks like you got your packed dinner/lunch?โ The scent of the peach cobbler hit first and my mouth watered. โSeth and I swapped, Iโll take his run tonight. He is taking mine now.โ I told her as we pulled out into the street driving towards the Callโs home. โI know I should ask you. But I am going to be selfish.โ Telling her as I drove.
โIโm going to take you over to yours first. You can get your things together and then come to mine? Unlessโฆโ did she want to stay at hers? โUnless you want to stay at yours? Iโm sure I could read while you get some sleep?โ
I wasnโt making any assumptions. The way she smiles and looked at me before we left Maโs was enough to tell me she wasnโt ready to say bye for now. And nor was I.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at #Seth and almost said thank you before I glared at him. โJealous!โ I teased him.
โGross! Thatโs my brother!โ He smirked. โTry not to tear the truck apart at the very least!โ
Damn, that smelled good! I grinned at Lee. โYeah, Mom or #Sue normally makes sure I have something to take with me. I always tell them the kitchen staff leave us leftovers but itโs like they donโt believe me.โ I laughed softly. A slightly wicked smile crept across my lips โWait you swapped your run to spend the afternoon with me?โ I laughed. โYou kind of like me, donโt you?โ I teased; we both knew it was so much more.
I listened to his planโฆ and my heart skipped in my chest like a traitor. โThat is so much better than the plan Iย had to drag you to my room and hope Mom doesnโt come for a few hours.โ I bit my lipโฆ. this was all so newโฆ and my stomach flipped. I was excited by all of these firsts.
โI know today hit a little slumpโฆ but overallโฆ itโs been amazing and ifย it doesnโt need to end just yet; then that sounds like the best plan. I just need to grab my uniform. And then Iโm all your until seven.โ
โ Lee โบ
Again, the teasing between the two of them had me shaking my head and laughing at the same time. This was perfect. This mix of our families and now us. Her and meโฆ US. Fuck. I loved the sound of that. And I wasnโt the kinda guy to ever think of this stuff, let alone want it.
โShut up. You know the answer. Stop fishing.โ
My hand reached out to cup her face and bring her in. Careful as I drive, I kissed her and let her go. But that sound of her heart, I wanted to hear it so that more. For me. And only me. However, I mean Iโm not going to say no about taking you to your bed. Itโs that sneaking around as teens feeling. Who doesnโt have that fantasy on the list?โ
Laughing a full belly laughter again as I turned down their street. They didnโt live fear from Maโs home. As kids I had run this route a million times.
Parking up the truck. I sat back in the seat and held her gaze. โYour choice. Do you want to rest here, or come back with me?โ I wanted her. Of course, I did. But I wanted her to be ready for work too. โMy ideas are always the best.
โ Emmy โบ
He was smiling and I wondered what it was that he was thinking about. But only for a secondโฆ because I realised all that mattered was that it was about us, and it was making him smile.
I laughed at his reply. โCan you blame a girl for wanting to hear you say it?โ I teasedโฆ but strangelyโฆ for someone that was normally very verbal about how I was feeling, just knowing how he felt was all I wanted.
โThe idea of getting caught is kinda hot.โ I grinned, remembering theย feeling of doing something risky in his truck.
โAs tempting as getting caught isโฆโ I smiled and leaned across the truck to kiss him. โI think I just want to have you all to myself for a little while.โ I unbuckled my belt and climbed out โIโll just go grab my uniform and Iโll b be right backโฆ If I get you behind closed doors we definitely wonโt make it to your place.โ I smiled and winked at him before disappearing inside.
โ Lee โบ
Letting her go I watched that small body move. โHow about you move that fast during drills?โ
I called out after her. She did, she never backed down when it came to the pack and the pups. But seeing her disappear onto the Call house, while I sat here looking up at it. I couldnโt help myself.
Shifting in my seat, I rested my head back and closed my eyes. All so I could hear her. I followed her footsteps as she gathered her things. I knew where in the house she was, and I could hear where she was doing.
If it were #Thekid here now. He would be able to hear so much more. But this was enough for me.
I had to laugh again. This was crazy, this day had been off the charts. How it started, and where it ended.
Taking my phone out, I looked over a few messages from clients who needed something. And then I heard her coming back.
My truck was on, and I opened the door for her to climb back in, and waited.
โ Emmy โบ
I rolled my eyes. โThen you wouldnโt have the pleasure of staring at my arse as I walk away!โ I laughed before disappearing inside. When I reached my room I gathered up my baby pink scrubs and trainers and a jacket (just so I could appear human.) As I moved around my room, I could still smell him on my clothes.
I smiled and shrugged out of my shirt leaving it on my bedโฆ the scent would fadeโฆ sure, but there would be a hint of him here when I got back. I grabbed a clean shirt and stuffed a change of clothes for the end of my shift into a backpack. It was nice o have something fresh the change into after a night shift. I heard him laugh and I heart did that weird thing again. I wonder what he was thinking about? I meanโฆ me, of courseโฆ but what exactly was he remembering to him laugh to himself like that?
When I stepped outside, he had the door open for me. โDid you really miss me that much into sixty seconds?โ I teased; it had been a little more thanย thatโฆ but teasing was fun. I climbed up into the truck easily and buckled up. โAll set!โ I told him, eager to get him behind closed doors.
โ Lee โบ
Waiting her come out the house that grin was back on my face.ย โYou are talking about me missing you? Didnโt your heart just drop a few beats for me?โ Teasing her right back.
When she was in the seat, i took her bag and set it on the back seat. Then turning back to her. I place my fingers under her chin and bought her face to mine. โNew rule. I need a kiss when you come back. Doesnโt matter itโs a day, an hour, a minute or a second.โ
Bending down my mouth touched hers.ย โNow Iโm ready to go.โ
Winking at her that smile back on my face I pulled out into the street and drove home.
My eyes were on the road, but it was hard not to look over to her. How many times had she sat in that seat, and not once had I had these thoughts about her. Because I never let myself. But now. I was grinning with the thoughts of what we had done in this truck. And all the time and conversations we had in these days. โHome.โ I say, finally pulling up in our drive way.
Reaching across her I opened and pushed her door open. Then turning back to grab the two bags. โWe should put your food in the fridge until tonight.โ
โ Emmy โบ
โI never said I didnโt miss you.โ I smiled and stretched up onto my toesโฆ even though he still needed to bend down to reach me. โSo needy.โ I teased and at the same time, I reached up to the back of his neck and held him there for one moreย kiss. โBut I approve of this rule.โ
I laughed at the wink. โYou know for someone that hot you can be kind of adorable at times too. I like the dichotomy.โ
I was about to reach over and open the doorโฆ but Lee was fastโฆ he had always been the fastest of all of us. He reached across me and opened the door. Normally things like this would annoy me but all I could think about was the way his hair smelled, and it made my heart do that thing again.
โSpirits! You're lucky youโre soย distracting.โ I laughed softly and unbuckled my belt.
I turned back when I stepped out of the truck, he was reaching for my bagsโฆ and even though I should say I could get it why would I? He knew that. Instead, I smiled and waited until he came around the truck. โYou knowโฆ Mom is right about one thingโฆโ As if Iโd been doing it forever, I slipped by hand into his. โYouโre Mom raises gentlemen.โ I start to tug him towards the house, walking backwards so I could tease him with a sly bit of my lower lip.
โ Lee โบ
Her hand in mine was lost. Small and perfect with the girls hand was. However, I knew the damage these hands could do. As human hands, and also as the paws of a spirit warrior.
โDichotomy? Someoneโs been using their word of the day.โ Teasing her, but she was intelligent. Raising my brow, I squeezed her hand in mine and laughed.
โCould you imagine Sue Clearwaterโs sons being anything but, we mamaโs boys like to listen to what weโre being told. And showing respect to people no matter their sex, it just the right thing to do.โ
Stopping when she walked backwards, the curves of her finely set body worked with those female charms of the Call women.
โYou are going to be the end of me Emmy.โ My eyes flashed with mischief with that bite of her lips.
โKeep that up and our neighbours will have a full on show to watch.โ
Letting her hand go, I brought her in under my arm. Holding her into my side and kissing the top of her head.
โKick back and relax.โ I said when we were inside, her bags set down on the table, I let go of her so I could go put her food into the fridge.
โDo you want a drink or anything Little Minx?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and rolled my eyes at him. โAre girls that know big words not sexy?โ I teased, knowing there probably wasnโt much I could do that would make him see me as any less sexy considering the things weโd done together so far.
โIโm prettyย sure today proved to #Sue that I definitely approve of her boy's attitudes towards women but telling her I was dating one of them.โ I smiled. I saw the way he looked at meโฆ and sure maybe I was deliberately enticing him; but who could blameย me? โSo now you want me to put on a show on the lawn too?โ
I smiled and turned into him, fitting perfectly into his side as he draped his arm over my shoulder. I lifted my hand to rest on top of his as we. I watched him put the food in the fridge and wondered if he had always been this attentive. โYou know I think this ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ thing suits you, Clearwater.โ I smiled. I could have reached past him to grab a bottle of water but I could let him have this one.
โWaterย would be great, please.โ A smile was still plastered onto my face when I stepped up close to him. โAnd thenโฆโ I smirked. โI wanna take you upstairs and figure out how thisโฆ officially dating thing affects your game.โ
โ Lee โบ
Taking out two bottles of water, I looked back at her over my shoulder. โYou know a woman with a mind of her own is the sexiest thing.โ Closing the fridge, I turned to face her.
โThis BOYFRINED thing looks good on me, doesnโt it? I mean I know you areย so turned on that you canโt keep your hands off me.โ Walking to her, I have to lean downย kiss her mouth. โHowever, this GIRLFRIEND ย thingโฆโ growling at her in approval. โYou are making it look fine.โ Laughing I kissed her again. โNow. Come on. I promised you a nap. Donโt turn me into a liar.โ
Reaching down I slapped her fine, firm arse. Before bending at my knees. Picking her up in with one arm. I let her curl her legs around my waist as I started towards the stairs. Grabbing her bag as I passed it too. โIโm sure you donโt mind this.โ Kissing her mouth once before I took her steps two at a time.
โDo you have something to wear to bed? Or do you want something from me? Or. You know. I donโt mind if you nap in nothing at all.โ
Waggling my brows at her as we padded intoย my room, and I kicked the closed behind me.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed when he said I could hardly keep my hands off of himโฆ because damnโฆ he was right. Just then I realised that not only was holding onto the hand that rested on my shoulder the other was behind his back fisted loosely in the back ofย his shirt
But instead of just admitting that; I said. โSays the man with his arm around me like I might try to escape?โ
I stretched up on my toes again and kissed โ. I can make anything look good.โ I smiledโฆ At least until you get tired ofย bending ovโ-โI squeaked as he slapped my arse and picked me up. He could pay for that one later. I wrapped my legs around his waistโฆ laughing. Or that works too. I kissed him. โMind what? Being carried around like a Queen?โ I smirked and kissed him again, maybe I was trying to see if he would stumble if I distracted him enoughโฆ maybe not, either way, it wasnโt like either of us would be hurt I was (or wasnโt) successful.
Shit. I hadnโt even thought about that when I was grabbingย clothes. I just grabbed what I needed for workโฆ and after. I smiled at him stroking my fingers lightly against the back of his neck. โI wasnโt actually thinking about sleeping when I packed that bag.โ I bit my lip and locked eyes with him. โIย meanโฆ eventually maybeโฆ but it wasnโt top of the list.โ
โ Lee โบ
It felt good when her fingers worked their way into my hair, neck, and jaw. She felt like home to me, and so did her touch.
Her bag was the first thing I set down on the chair beside me door. Doing it without needed to look down for a second. Because I didnโt want to take my eyes away from hers. Then with the door closed and her wrapped around me, I slipped my feet one at a time out of my boots. Then and only then did my mouth turn up into that cocky grin. What had she said about me not keeping my hands off her? Walking across the room.
โSo, what do you suggest we do? We did finish up with the family early so that you could sleep some.โ My hands were on her arse, even though I knew if I moved them away. She wouldnโt fall.
โAnd, you are welcome to borrow one of my shirts.โ Leaning my head into the crook of her neck. I placed kisses all the way up to her ear. โFuck you feel good.โ Setting her down on the floor in front of me. My mouth found hers and I kissed her deeply.
My fingers making easy work of removing her top nice and slow, taking my time knowing it would bug her a little. We all needed to tease where we could! Then as I began kissing her shoulders came the time to slowly and easily push her bottoms down. When I pulled back to free her from the fabric. I took the time to enjoy the view of her perfectly strong body, those toned muscles, and then her eyes drew me in.
โHave I told you just how beautiful you are?โ Setting her clothing to the side, I cupped her face. The height difference would have made me laugh. But all I saw were those bourbon eyes.
โ Emmy โบ
I watched the expression on his face ease into an expression of satisfaction and comfort more and more with every touch. I couldnโt stop my laugh when he kicked off his boots while still holding me up. It was effortless. โI mean nothing is stopping me from sleepingโฆ. afterโฆโ I smirked and purposefully neglected the mention after what. โBut I find myself ratherโฆโ I leaned down to bite his lip and let my teeth trail off. โEnergised.โ
I tilted my head up when he brought his lipsย to my throat, and I moaned softly. I tightened my legs around him, tilting my head to let him in. Then released my grip to stretch down and touch my toes to the floor. His hands were everywhere; sliding my shirt up and leaving a trail of heatย along my skin, unlike anything I had ever felt before. I tried to take long breaths as he took his sweet timeโฆ while parts of me started to wind up, tense as a bowstring, in a good wayโฆ the anticipation was thrilling.
I stepped out of myย trousers and let him take his time looking me over, my heart beating too hard and my teeth tugging on my lower lip. โYou might have mentioned it.โ I smirked and lay my hands flat on his chest.
Fuck! The solid wall of muscle beneath my handsโฆ I wanted to tear every shred of fabric off of him. โHave I told youโฆโ I slipped my hands lower to grab the hem off his shirt ad slid it upโฆ but we bother knew I wasnโt getting it off him without his cooperation.
โThat itโs a crime toย cover up this body with clothing.โ
โ Lee โบ
โYou might have mentioned it.โ I smirked right back down at her, Taking the hem of my shirt when I knew she had reached that point where I would have to help, I pulled it up and over my head. Turning my head to the side as I dropped it into the chair over her discarded clothes.
โThere was something else I wanted to tell you.โ I turned my full attention to her once again, placing my big strong hands over hers. Even if hers were smaller in size. I knew that they could cause some major damage if she wanted to. โHmmโฆ Letโs think what it was.โ Bending down to her height I bit her lips and tugged on them. โOh yeah. Stop biting my lips. It makes me jealous of not getting to them first.โ My hands moved to cup her face, my eyes searching hers, the spirits only know what fore.
I brushed short strands of her hair back off her face. And then started to place my mouth overs hers. โNow that you mention it, I have to agree. I feel a little Energised too.โ My hands went down her neck, my thumb gentle rubbing the soft skin of her throat before continuing down her shoulders. Taking the straps of her bra down off, letting them fall over her forearms my eyes moved to those perfectly rounded breasts, they were the right size for a mouthful. And now I felt my jeans tighten thanks to the image in my mind to suck on them. Especially with her hardening nipples just beginning to peek out from under the fabric.
โ Emmy โบ
My mouth watered when his shirt came off. I had seen him shitless probably as much as I had seen him fully dressedโฆ but here? Here, it was something else? was it something I could turn off when I needed to focus? I had no ideaโฆ but I was sure ย he would kick me into shape if I didnโt.
I rested my hands against his and look up at him, my teeth just trailing off my lip as is bent to take it with his. I moaned so softlyโฆ fuck!! Something twisted pleasantly, low in my stomach. How did he have this effect on me so easily? โWell, you were slacking on the job... So, I had to do it for you.โ I teased and moved my hands down his chest, solid muscle and perfectly defined grooves and lines, slipped under my touch.
His scent changed as he nudged my bra straps aside. I almost bit my lip againโฆ but when my hands reached the waist of his jeans, I tucked two fingers behind the top button and tugged him back towards the bed as I stepped backwards, gracefully. โWe ย ย ย ย ย should do something about that.โ I smiled, feeling the bed brush the back of my knees. Then I easily popped op the top button and pulled my hair free of its short ponytail with my other hand.
โ Lee โบ
Stepping forward with her wasnโt hard, there was always the trust that I would have her back I hoped, just as I knew she would have mine.
My hunger filled eyes watched hers move gracefully back in towards my bed and my mouth curled up into a full break out grin. โYou know how to make a guy feel like he has it all under control.โ Pulling her leg. Because we both knew it wasnโt true.
My eyes darted to the way her fingers curled into my jeans.
โFeels a little constricted if you ask me.โ Because by now she could scent me as I could her, and the visual change was unmistakable just below her hand.
The moment her hair came free, my hands were there curling a few stands around my fingers before I bent down to her. My voice low and huskier now.
โYou are mine. And I am yours. This is For our eyes only.โ Kissing those luscious lips of hers, my arm reached out to pull down the #BehindTheCurtain. #SLPaused
Set immediately after #JacobBlack, #SethClearwater and #LeeClearwater formed the new pack.
The pain was unbearable; the ache in my chest like someone had just ripped out a vital organ. Then #Quilโs pain bundled on top of that. It was too much. I felt #Quilโs, large chocolate head nuzzle under mine. An affectionate gestureโฆ the only kind we could share in this form. I didnโt even notice when #Seth slipped awayโฆ the pain of being separated from #Jacob was too all-consuming. Then #Lee vanished before I even knew it too.
Cutting #Quil and #Jake out of my life when I first phased had been nothing compared to this. I had thought that it was then end of the world at the time. #Sam kept us there for hours, walking the border trying to find a way to break the lines that #Seth and #Lee had formed.
โThereโs no way to do this without hurting one of them #Samโฆ Please!โ I opened my broken heart to my true brother. The loss of my life-long friend. But that meant opening all of me to all of them #Quil whined and I heard #Sam huffโฆ hiding how deeply it affected him. I ducked my head and brushed against his broad shoulder. It was my turn to comfort him.
โFineโฆ We will start rotating out shiftsโฆ two at a time.โ Sam thought. โ#Quilโฆ. Emberly. You take the first rest period. Six hours, then you come back and relieve #Collin and #Brady.โ
Nobody objected, not after what they had seen #Sam do to #Seth. Not after theyโd felt our pain.
I barely pulled on my clothes before I launched myself at #Quil, sobbing into his bare chest. โNot here Em.โ He whispered into my hair, but he wrapped large arms around me and squeezed. I heard the slight shake in his voice. โPull it together, theyโre too close.โ
He was right, I knew he was right. โCโmon Iโll walk you home.โ He said after I pulled away and straightened out my clothes. I knew he only made the offer so that we could talk when we got thereโฆ
โNo...โ I shook my head. โI canโtโฆ. Mom will know something is wrongโฆ I canโt talk to her about this. Not yet. Can I stay with you?โ
He just nodded and we started the walk to #Quilโs house.
***
After #JoyAteara had made sure weโd eaten our fill and I had called my mother to let her know I was staying here she let us vanish into #Quilโs room. The no girls in the bedroom rules had never applied to me in either his or #Jakeโs house.
Once the door closed I crossed the room and dropped onto its bed. #Quil let out his usual chuckle at the groan that his bed let out at the sight of someone my size causing itโฆ I was short but densely muscledโฆ but it never ceased to amaze the two of them.
#Quil sat on the edge of the bed and sighed. โWe need to talk about what happened out there okay.โ
I covered my face with both hands and shook my headโฆ the pain of having my best friend ripped away in the worst possible and most permanent way imaginable lanced through me again. โNoโฆ. Not readyโฆ. Not yetโฆ I needโฆโ I got up and started pacingโฆ I couldnโt stay still. I had no idea what I needed. #Joyโs chicken casserole threatened to make a reappearance and it was nothing to do with the fact that she was a truly awful cookโฆ this time at least.
That was when #Quil crossed the room to his CD player, but I honestly didnโt pay any attentionโฆ And thatโฆ that was completely out of character for me. But the song he playedโฆ Mine and Momโs obsession of the year (So far). Scissor Sisters 2006 I Donโt Feel Like Dancingโฆ
( Music: I Don't Feel Like Dancin' ยท Scissor Sisters )
I turned and glared at himโฆ โWhen did you even get this single? It only came outโฆโ That really wasnโt the point. He just grinned at me. โQuil. Iโm really not in the mood.โ I crossed the room to reach around him and shut it off. He stretched out a thickly muscled arm to block meโฆ the boy had been pretty well built before he shifted. The shithead was still smiling.
โAre you seriously trying to manage me with music?โ I almost snarled. When the lyrics; โSo I'll play along when I hear that special songโ. Played out into his compulsively neat room. He swallowed hard but didnโt move, so I reached around the other side of him, and he grabbed my wrist the tried to spin my under his arm like we were dancing.
This idiot had a death wish.
โ#Quil!โ I growled and this time I yanked my hand away and dodged around him. But when I was finally in front of the CD player with my finger over the stop button. I just laughed and out came the wordsโฆ
Don't feel like dancin', dancin'
Even if i find nothin' better to do
Don't feel like dancin', dancin'
Why'd you pick a tune when I'm not in the mood?
#Quil exploded with laughterโฆ clearly not realising the apt choice. He just recognised the song mom and I sang constantly in the kitchen and the car for the last week. He was definitely trying to manage meโฆ and it was fucking working because then I was singing along and dancing around his room while #Quil simultaneously humiliated himself. But I didnโt care.
( Music: Give 'Em Hell, Kid ยท My Chemical Romance )
We followed it up by belting out MCRโs Give โEm Hell Kid and jumping around his room. His Mom was familiar with this process and didnโt complain about the noise. After we had both dropped onto his bed. We were silent as we unpacked the events of the day. When we both finally say up, I said, with a clarity that stunned me.
โI canโt kill a pregnant woman and unborn babyโฆ #Quil. Even a vampire babyโฆ Right nowโฆ that thing is innocentโฆ we canโt punish it because we donโt know what it isโฆโ
That had been me not so long ago thrust headfirst into the life of the first female shifterโฆ was the fact that my blood was warm the only reason they didnโt abandon me?
โI love my brotherโฆ but I canโt do this.โ My fingers traced the outline of faded images on well used Star Wars bedsheets, my eyes flicking up only to see horror flash across #Quilโs features.
โOkayโฆโ He nodded; his voice was heavy but determined. โOkayโฆ thenโฆ. We wonโt.โ
Part 2
We had talked about it well into the night, we both respected #Sam. I mean, when I first phased... if it hadn't been for #Sam I don't know what would have happened to me. So much happened in a few short weeks. My entire life changed... my dreams were shelved. I knew that a Broadway career was a long shot, but I was good, my voice was as good as my Nana's, I was a better dancer. I played the piano as well as my grandfather and had the trophies to prove it... All of that disappeared.
Then... I learned about my father... that he lived just across the village, our tiny, tight-knit village all my life? That he knew that I was his all along? That my mom knew too... that they both let me grow up without my brother (half-brother or not didn't change anything)? I had been robbed of so many chances... at the time I thought that my life was over. Okay, sure My Daddy Didnโt Want Me wasn't exactly a new problem in my life or the world in general. You can't make someone love you, but #Sam and I hadn't been given the chance to know one another.
But #Quil... I had always had #Quil and he was my brother too. So was #Jake... I had to believe that #Sam wouldn't hate me for this. That fear had dominated the conversation. 'He could never hate you, Emmy... It's not possible to hate you. Even if youโre the most sarcastic person I have met... and you can cut to the bone with your words. He might be mad for a while... but he's your brother.' #Quil had told me.
He fell asleep above the covers as we talked; neither of us had slept in almost a day. Instead of risking waking anyone to go make up the couch; I just turned over and buried my face into a pillow, willing myself to sleep for just a few moments. But the only person I had ever shared a bed with was my mom (she was afraid of lightning) and #Toni when we were little and used to have sleepovers in the apartment above the music shop.
When I stayed here or at #Jake's the guy slept on the floor, and it was the one time I was glad to let them treat me like the girl in the group. I liked my creature comforts. I didn't sleep... I did however obsess for the two hours that remained of #Sam's six-hour deadline to return. We'd decided that was when we would do it. We wouldn't let it stretch past that. We may have been crossing to the other side of the battle lines... but #Sam's pack were still people we care for, and they needed sleep too... which meant they needed to know that we weren't coming back.
I slapped #Quil awake after he turned over and wrapped his arm around me; he was still asleep, so I didn't hit him too hard for the infraction... Well, maybe a little... he was rubbing his arm by the time I climbed fully dressed off of his bed.
'Ow!!' He grumbled. 'We still have half an hour Emmy what the hell.'
"Come on let's just get this done." I grumbled back my voice a little thick with exhaustion.
'Did you sleep at all?' he asked, padding across the room to shrug out of his shirt and change. The sight was so normal to me at this stage. He tossed me a clean one too and I could tell by the size that was from before his first shift... he probably couldn't fit an arm in this one anymore.
โIโm okay.โ I avoided giving an actual answer and he wisely let it go.
It wasnโt until we made it downstairs that we pulled out of our internal reverie enough to realise the #SueClearwater was here, having coffee with #Joy at the kitchen table.
The Light of a New Day - A story by Emberly Call and Lee Clearwater - Storyline Two (Not Suitable for Minors ) - Part 1
โ Emmy โบ
Even the ride in the crisp mid-morning air wasn't enough to completely wash away the scent of Lee that clung to my skin. We tried, of course, to make it less... obvious. But the shower we'd taken together... well...
I smiled to myself as I pulled up outside #Jacob's just after Lee. I was hoping that Jake had already dropped his father to his office... I hardly knew what to say to my best friend, let alone to a man who had been a surrogate father to me most of my life.
It wasn't that was nervous to tell him about this... it was the fact that I had no idea how to have this conversation. I never had before. I didn't need his approval or blessing. I just wanted it out in the open. I knew what I wanted as long as it was what Lee wanted too... then I wasn't going to walk away. I smiled because that wasn't exactly true... I might even chase him if he walked away. Not like a stalker... but just enough to let him know I wasn't letting go easily.
I smiled at him as we both dismounted and looked at him. "Ready?" I nodded towards the house and started up the ramp, it sounded as though Jake was alone and that was how I wanted it for now. At least until I spoke to #Sam... And mom.
By the Spirits! Mom was going to lose her mind. The thoughts and the plans she and #Sue would concoct!! I'd almost prefer disapproval, I thought with a soft laugh.
I didn't knock on the Black's door; this was like my second home.
"Jake?"
I called into the house, and then I heard movement in the kitchen and started down the hall. Finding him stood making a sandwich.
'In here.' He called back but I was already leaning on the door jamb.
"You might want to make two more of those." I grin and Jake looked over his shoulder revealing two half-assembled sandwiches.
'Way ahead of you.' He grinned turning; he seemed to pause for a moment. I could tell he was scenting the air; did he realise that wasnโt the individual scents of me and Lee ... that the both of us were carrying our mingled scents.
'Should I be worried? A visit this early from my Beta and Third?' I slid two plates down the counter and took a bite of his sandwich.
โ Lee โบ
Readyโฆ That is what she was asking me? And I was. โAs ready as I always am.โ There was no doubt in my mind of what we had set out to do.
We had thought about it, we had talked it through, and this was the next step. The only thing was that I wanted to do this the right way for Emmy. She deserved it. I told her I would follow her lead, and I would step around and take the lead wherever it was she needed me to. And this was where it had brought us.
There were no nerves on the ride over, there were no second guesses ( not from me. ), this path weโd both jumped onto felt veracious. I knew the hard part was going to make #Jake and #Sam see that this was different for me and for Emmy. This wasnโt like those one-night stands that had come before.
I followed behind Emmy into the Black house, some part of me wishing that #Billy had been here too. He had been a father figure to me and the Kid ever since our Da had passed, and I knew that the moment he saw Emmy and I togetherโฆ Without me saying a wordโฆ He would know the truthโฆ and he would know that this was pure in my eyes.
When #Jake turned to look at us, I didnโt take my eyes off him. โShouldnโt you be worried any time this short stop shows up at your door?โ I moved around Emmy to step closer to the counter, picking up half of the sandwich heโd made and looked at it and then Emmy.
โWe have something we need to tell you.โ I said, my deep brown eyes taking Emmy in before my gaze was back on my friend, my Alpha, my brother in arms.
He raised a brow, his nose twitched. I had moved in closer to him and I knew what he would be picking up by now. My scent wasnโt just mine. I wasnโt sure how much the shower we took this morning, would have helped, keeping in mind the things Iโd done to her in there. The thought made my lips twitch, but I kept the smile off it.
โSpiritsโฆโ He muttered rubbing his forehead.
โ Emmy โบ
The look on his face when I asked him if he was ready was all the answer I needed. It told me he wasn't here for permission or a blessing. All that either of us wanted was honesty with our friend and loyalty to our Alpha. #Jacob was a fair leader and even though it was well within his powers as an Alpha to forbid Lee and me from walking this path; I knew that he would never wield his Alpha voice in that way.
I shot him a playful glared that I would have given anyone when he called me shortstop. The knowing smiles and flirtatious looks... those were just for the two of us. But when he spoke again, and his eyes fixed on mine... the cheeky expression eased into a true smile. #Jake's muttered plea to the Spirit's drew my gaze back to him. I even gave a small laugh when Lee moved closer to #Jake and I saw the moment it dawned on him.
"Without going into details..." I started and #Jake seemed slightly relieved by that. "We spent the night together." I wasn't about to clarify how far things had gone physically, that was between Lee and myself. In my mind, the most significant thing that had happened between us was... falling asleep, wrapped tightly around one another. My heart sold me out once again, stuttering a few missed beats as the memory slipped forward in my mind. I paused for a moment too long and #Jacob must have thought I was done.
'Okay so... one and done, right?" He asked. 'Isn't that your guysโ mantra?' I felt a surge of defensiveness... but his tone wasn't judgmental or disparaging. Neither of us had ever denied it before... so what else was he to think. I bit my lip, not dropping my gaze from him. But stillโฆ to boil everything that we were experiencing together down to those three words seemedโฆ brutal. But I told myself that he had no way of knowing that yet.
"No, Jake." I shook my head, leaning on the counter and sliding closer to Lee. "Not this time."
#Jakeโs brows pulled together even closer as he puzzled out the information. 'Spirits.' He muttered again, rubbing his temples this time.
โ Lee โบ
#Jacob and I both heard Emmyโs heart at the same time. For me it was a welcomed sound, one to tell me we were on the correct path.
She stepped closer to me, and I was thankful. Because hearing those three words from Jacobโs mouth about Emmyโฆ it fucking stung. I knew he didnโt mean it like I took it, but still. I thanked the Spirits for her smile, because right now it was a beacon to me, bringing me to the calm place that was her gravity.
Before I could say anything, Emmy clarified where we stood, we both had spoken about this. We knew where one another stood and how we felt. And I bit the tip of my tongue, reminding myself that no one but #Seth knew. The Kid saw how things had been between us.
โIโm not asking for your permission or your blessing Jake.โ My dark eyes turned to Emmy. โIโm not going to speak for Emmy, but I think we are both on the same page.โ #Jacob forgot all about the food ( which was a first ), and his attention moved between the two of us.
โHave you both thought this all through? You know what could happenโโ he didnโt finish the sentence, and really he didnโt need to.
โJake we arenโt kids, we arenโt blind.โ
โBut you are both going against everything you used to believe?โ He asked.
โBeliefs evolve, we grow, and we learn.โ
I didnโt know when I did it. But I curled my arm around Emmy. Resting my hand on the small of her back.
I saw how #Jacob didnโt miss a beat or a move. He may comprehend but did he really understand what this meant to us? Some part of my action and Emmyโs words stunned him.
โ Emmy โบ
My eyes tilted up to watch Lee, as he told #Jake he wasn't asking for permission. I knew that we were on the same page, or at least I believed I had... but hearing it out loud made it an undeniable fact. I smiled at him; he may have said he wasn't speaking for me, but I couldn't have said it better myself.
I fought the urge not to sigh out loud when #Jake spoke about what could happenโฆ what did he think was going to happen? I wasn't blind to the fact that this could end... I wasn't blind to the fact that both of us were putting ourselves in a position to get hurt. It wasn't what of we wanted... this new path was about the exact opposite of causing pain. But even if that did happen; what was #Jake expecting?
Sure, it was likely that things between Lee and I wouldn't return to what it was before this, if it ended. But it wasn't like we'd stop speaking or working together... Our duties to our pack and people were entirely separate from this. Things would be changed, yes... but not in the way #Jake was implying. Before all of these thoughts could spill out in my usual torrent of word vomit; I felt Lee's arm curl around me, and I instantly closed the small space left between us. I pressed my shoulder into his side; his heat instantly washed it all away.
I took Lee's point about beliefs changing... but one thought refused to be contained. "Wait..." I rested my hand on Lee's chest. "#Jake... No one ever said anything about not believing in..." How could I say this without using any bland socially conventional terms? Things with Lee were far from bland or fit into any of those narrow stereotypes. "Anything. Just because neither of us had a connection that made us want to come back for more; doesn't mean we didn't see the value in it for others. Weโve just found that in each other."
I saw a shift in #Jacob instantly. "This is the first time I've felt a connection like this Jake. I'm not asking... I'm only here because you're my alpha and I'm not going to disrespect that. I'd like to speak to my best friend at some stage too." At the last sentence, my gaze hardened on #Jake, reminding him who it was that he was speaking to and showing him that I was serious about this.
#Jake dropped his gaze to the floor for a second and rearranged his features. Then, there he was; my best friend, my brother. 'You really want this?' His tone was still confused but much softer. I smiled at #Jake first and then peered up at Lee again under dark lashes. My cheeks flushed and I nodded, not taking my eyes off of him until #Jake spoke again.
'I'm not going to say it's not weird. I mean we've all known each other for years... and thisโฆ Itโsโฆ new?โ He shrugged, it sounded like a question, but I knew he didnโt want an answer. He moved closer to us and smiled at Lee. 'Can I borrow her for a minute? I'll give her right back.' He held out his arms to me, I stepped into them and hugged him. 'Okay, as long as you're happy.' He said quietly. 'I know I donโt have to give you guys the alpha lecture, right? Because I can't do this without the two of you.'
"We have our priorities straight.โ I stepped back and slapped him across the back of the head. โThat's for implying I was something you could borrow.โ I tucked myself back under Lee's arm as #Jake rubbed his head and laughed.
'Soโฆ' #Jake got awkward again all of a sudden. 'Whose gonna tell #Sam?'
โ Lee โบ
Those eyes of hers, when she tilted her head up towards me it took all my self-control not to lean down and take those perfect plump lips of hers with my mouth. The smile she gave wasnโt helping at all. However, I knew there would be time for all that later.
Hearing Emmy agree with me, to stand up for what she wanted, but more so knowing that she and I both wanted the same, fed the energy and the strength to stand here with my head held high.
It was hard, to stand still and to keep my mouth shut. To keep my thoughts to myself with the two of them talking. There had always been a deeper connection between Emmy, #Jake and #Quil. For a short time, I was certain there was more between her and #Quil then the two of them let on. But I had been wrong. Their friendship was pure, something most of us dreamt of having but never achieving.
When Emmy slipped herself into my side, it was like she was made for me. The way her body curved into mine, her arms, legs, her whole being. She fit perfectly. My wolf snorted at me, drawing my head back to the now and the conversation the to of them were having.
I knew from the first time I kissed Emmy that she didnโt need me to protect her. She was a hurricane when she wanted or needed to be, and Iโd witnessed her payback a number of times with the pups. So, I stood there. I listened, I took it all in and then I bursts out laughing hard.
โThere, thatโs what you get for talking like that about one of the Call women.โ I said in jest. โAnd you know Jake, we arenโt leaving you or the pack high and dry. We are both grownupsโฆ.โ I stopped looking back down at her. I was talking to #Jake, but I needed her to hear me. โIโm not thinking about the what ifs. This is a new journey for us, I want us to have the same experience the rest of the world has. Iโm not going to think of endings, not when this is the beginning.โ
And then #Jake asked the million-dollar question.
โHe will be our next stop. Emmy wanted to tell you first.โ My arm was back around her, and this time I held on to her. My action telling her I wasnโt letting her go again. Not even for our Alpha.
โ Emmy โบ
Having his arm around me bolstered my determination... but more than that. It made me feel wanted and safe... but not in the faux macho way guys did, which was also why #Jacob and #Quil were the ones that became my true brothers (before #Sam obviously). #PaulLahote and #JaredCameron were also part of our little group from time to time; though they laid on the chivalryroutine far too thick for my liking. I love them as my pack brothers, of course... and after the battle with the new born army, all doubt over my abilities and strength were firmly laid to rest.
Lee wasn't doing it out of some misguided need to protect the tiny girl. He wasn't trying to protect me or save me from my bad decision and meaningless casual sex like so many had before. My heart stuttered again at the thought that nothing else would feel like it did with him, that so-called meaningless casual sexโฆ could never match the physicality of what we'd shared. Let alone begin to touch what being with him did to my soul.
He towered next to me as he easily tucked me beneath his arm again. I was really starting to wish I wore heels mo--- wait... no. Fuck that. He was pulling me into him because he wanted me close, and I wanted to be close. It wasn't something I'd ever wanted... not like this. I hugged the guys all the time, my mom... But none of that was like this. It was a completely different feeling now.
Hearing him say that he wasn't going to talk about endings touched me somewhere deep inside. His meticulous organization and planning were wavering a little and I was totally going to claim credit for it. "No thinking about endings and what ifs..." I agreed. "This is what we want right now. And the both of us are better for it. This wasn't some chance encounter. The Spirits steered our paths, and we chose the one we walk together. Itโs for the ancestors to know what lies ahead. Not us."
I knew that #Jake wouldn't contradict it... And I knew he would see it in our heads the next time we joined the hive mind together.
I exhaled a long breath and laughed, catching my lip with my teeth. "We'll just make sure #Emily is there... I don't think Sam will react badly. I mean if something like this was going to happen to me, I think he'd be happier that itโs with someone he's known his whole life... right? Someone he trusts."
'This...' Jake's brow raised and he swallowed the last bite of his sandwich. 'By This you mean you getting a boyfriend?' The word didn't sit right... it seemed too mundane and ordinary a label for what this was. 'You're such a girl sometimes.' Then in a swift movement, he snatched up the untouched half of my sandwich and smirked. 'Snooze, you lose.'
I responded with an indignant cry and punched him hard(ish) on the arm. But that was the unwritten rule of the pack. Untouched food was fair game but if they'd taken a biteโฆ then Spirit's save you if you snatched up someone else's food.
โ Lee โบ
#Jake and I both gazed at Emmy at the same time, they girl didnโt have it in her to keep anything a secret. The sound of her heart changing hadnโt been missed by either of us, still I was thankful that #Jake didnโt bring it up this time even if we could both tell what had happened.
#Jake knew me and knew what my ways were like. It had been one of the key factors as to why he asked me to become his pack beta. So, now with how Emmy and I were stood before him, he knew that I would be happy to talk about anything with him, as long as it was Emmy who brought it up. I was a private person to a point, however when it came to another personโs life being impacted, I knew to keep my mouth shut.
My eyes were on Emmy. โWe will just have to wait and see how he reacts, Iโm sure my cousin will step up and set her husband on the right path if he strays.โ I maybe joking, but I couldnโt help but wonder just how her brother #Sam would react. โWill you keep my flame burning if he does kill me?โ I whispered to her.
โGood luckโฆ if it were me and the twinsโฆ Iโd kick your arse Clearwater.โ As he spoke #Jake arched a brow, and mine popped in answer.
โIโm not going to tell you this again, I never crossed that line with the twins.โ We had grown up together, the twins were drop dead gorgeous. I wasnโt blind to themโฆ But uncle #Billy and Da had brought us up so close that they were more like sisters.
โSo, you keep saying.โ #Jake rubbed his arm after Emmy punched him. And I could tell that it mightnโt have hurt, but there was a sting to her fist.
โRemind me not to steal your food.โ I muttered bending down to kiss the top of her head. โIโm so proud of you short stop.โ The look on #Jakes face told me that maybe those words would cost me. Emmy didnโt do that to make me proud, of course not. But by the Spirits and all that was sexy. Her punching other guys like thisโฆ it was a turn on.
โStop that.โ #Jake clicked his fingers with his mouthful. โWhatever youโre thinking right now. Just stop.โ Now it was my turn to grin. I took a deep sniff noticing how the scent in the room changed around us. โI said stop it. Spirits, this is going to be maddening.โ He was half joking.
โWelcome to how we feel around you and Ness, and all the other wolves and imprints.โ I squeezed Emmy closer. For some reason I wanted her as near to me as I could have her.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed when he asked me about his Flame and shook my head. "I won't need to." I twisted beneath his arm and reached up to rest my hands on his shoulders. I couldn't help it then... I stretched up onto my toes and my hands slid to the back of his neck and pulled him down to kiss him. A soft quick kiss... and then another because I couldn't help myself. "He wonโt get anywhere near you." I whispered; my fingers caressed the back of his neck.
'Oh-Kay!!!' Jake turned away from us. 'That...' He made a clicking sound with his tongue and laughed awkwardly. "That's... um... Gonna take some getting used to.'
I laughed... but my cheeks burned. I wasn't the blushing kind of girl.
The two of them were staring at me... not that I was self-conscious... but that normally meant I had said more than I really needed to. When I heard the two boys talking about the twins, I muttered under my breath but loud enough for them to hear. "Me either... but not for the lack of trying." Those girls were beautiful, but they had that big sister energy going when it came to pretty much all of us.
And, of course, #PaulLahote... the arsehole; somehow wound up with #Rachel as an imprint. It made no sense at all... but... when you saw them together; it made perfect sense. It was also, gross, and often uncomfortable.
I laughed again at #Jake and shook my head. I tried to reign in my emotions and combat my portion of that new scent in the room. My fingers twisted into the back of Leeโs shirt where #Jake couldn't see, and I leaned against him. "It's going to be fine with #Sam..." Then tilted my head and thought about it. #Jake's brow quirked. "Eventually..." I added with a little less confidence.
โ Lee โบ
I wasnโt used to being shocked, I could see trouble coming a mile away. However, stood here in the Black kitchen I didnโt see her turning to me and then kissing me in front of #Jake just yet. But here I was, my mouth on hers and I didnโt pull back. My muscled arm curled around her shoulders and drew her closer with every touch of her mouth on mine, and I didnโt give a shit who was watching us.
โKeep that up and we arenโt heading to Uleyโs place next.โ I growled into her ear, knowing full well that #Jake would hear it too. โDonโt worry Jake, weโll make sure you see enough of this so that you can feel at home around us.โ My mouth curled up into a wild and wicked grin now, and this time I kissed Emmy, deeper, longer and made sure she felt the rumble in my chest at how she made me feel.
I arched a brow at her when she added her comment in about the Black twins. โI can believe it too. Iโm sure you gave it your best attempt.โ And then I straightened up my deep brown eyes were on my Alphas back. โAre you ever going to face us again, or is your back going to become what I will talk to from now?โ Sure, I was teasing him, but he was feeding it with his reaction.
I felt the fabric of my shirt tighten, and I felt her fingers graze my skin. Pressing my mouth close tightly I lay the flat of my palm on her lower back, letting her know I was right here. โEventually is fine with me. Itโs not in our hands to rush people into understanding what we have.โ
#Jake turned back to look at me. โYou guys really have thought this through, havenโt you?โ I wasnโt sure why his tone had that surprise in it.
โHave I ever walked into anything blind, or without thinking?โ Okay, that wasnโt a hundred percent true here. These were unchartered waters for Emmy and I. However, we were sureโฆ I was sureโฆ This was something we were meant to let happen.
โ Emmy โบ
I honestly never thought of myself as the type of person to get caught up in public displays of affection. But in that moment, I needed to kiss him... Sure what he said had been a joke, but it was one way to tell him that no matter how long it might take for #Sam to be okay with this... I meant what I told him. I was his... for as long as he was mine.
That growl of his did something to meโฆ I bit down on my lip to stop myself from stretching up on my toes to bite his.
โGeez, Emmy!โ It wasnโt until #Jake spoke that I realised the scent in the room got strongerโฆ to the point that it was basically all me now.
โSorryโฆโ I tried to hide my grinโฆ but honestly. I loved that he could do this to meโฆ that I still wanted himโฆ I had dreaded this. Getting attached. Getting invested. But Spirits!! I was a fool. This was incredible. โIโll get better at that.โ I stifled a laugh. I wasnโt sure I had any intention of getting better at hiding these reactions.
But then he kissed me, and I melted. My hands moved to the back of his neck, and I managed to suppress a moan into a low hum of pleasure. Damnโฆ he really wasnโt giving me a chance to get a handle on my self-control. And I didnโt even care!
I pinched him on the side when he teased #Jakeโฆ Lee may have given me more consecutive orgasms than I knew was possibleโฆ but #Jake was still my best friend. I smirked at Lee and growled. โBe nice.โ
I turned back to #Jake. โThis is what we want Jake. And what we told you stands for everyone. We arenโt asking permission. This is happening. Youโฆ #Samโฆ the Eldersโฆ donโt get a vote.โ There was no accusation in my tone, just intent.
โWhat about #Seth?โ #Jake asked plainly, and my face burned.
โHe knowsโฆ he umโฆโ I bit my lip and tucked my short hair behind my ear. โCame home last night when I was there. But heโs okay with itโฆ a bit awkward but he only ever wants for all of us to be happy. Heโll be fine.โ I cleared my throat before #Jake could say anything else. Which is why we should get going to talk to #Sam before #Sethโs run. We donโt want to get swamped with the pack before we get a chance to tell him.โ
โ Lee โบ
I couldnโt stop myself from letting the rumble of laughter from inside of me out.
โNever.โ I huffed and grinned. โWhen have I been known to be nice?โ I wasnโt going to let #Jake getaway with this without a few jokes. The way he and #Ness have been rolling around the Cullenโs lands and a little bit on the tribes lands too. Why should I hide how I feel about this woman beside me now?
Then realisation hit me, I squeezed Emmy when she apologised, making a note to reel it in when we werenโt alone. I didnโt want her to ever apologise for how she felt about me. Just as I wouldnโt. But at the same time, I had to remember things were different for her with #Jake, #Quil, and the others too.
โThe Eldersโฆโ I rubbed my hand over my face.
โOhโฆ Sue doesnโt know yet? Does Mama T?โ the smirk on #Jakes mouth was telling. The mothers were going to be something else.
โSeth would take it at face value.โ #Jake said, not surprised, but I made a note to talk to the Kid again when we were alone. I didnโt want him to feel out of place.
โOkay fine I get the message.โ Jake wiped his hands before he crossed them under his armpits. โIf you need it, I can come along with the two of you?
I shook my head tugging Emmy back towards the door. โThanks man, but this is something we need to do alone.โ I wasnโt going to hide behind my alpha or my friend. โIโm going to take whatever Sam is handing out like the man my Ma and Da made me into.โ I nudged Emmy. โIf that doesnโt happen to work. Iโm going to push this one at her brother and run.โ I winked grinning. Because they both knew I wouldnโt run.
โ Emmy โบ
I shook my head... he was never one to sugar-coat... but I wouldn't go so far as to say he wasn't nice. Unless they deserved it. He was far from a pushover that was for sure. But I didn't want him to be nice... I grinned. It was so much more fun when he was bad.
Shit! My heart did that thing again, but I had my scent under control ( ish ). That was something I wanted only him to know. The thought of it baffled me and made me want to throw more of myself into this unknown territory. Well, at least that one particular scent... there was no hiding my normal (unaroused) scent from the guys... or #Ness. #Jake was grinning.
"Shut up." I huffed under my breath. "Should I do an impression of yours when Ness walks into a room!" I quirked a brow.
'It's not the sa--' he trailed off. 'Wait! It's not.... the same...' his sentence was fractured. โRight?โ He sounded a little more confident now as the cogs started to turn.
It wasnโt the same... just like none of the imprints were exactly the same either. I didn't want that... not the same as the imprint, not the same as any of the happy couples in my life. No one else had Lee, no one else had me... not the way we were now. It was all firsts for us, and all unique to us.
"This is just ours, Jake." My smile told him it was exactly how I wanted, unknown and exciting. An adventure. That was cheesy, but also true.
Then #Jake brought up the moms, I leaned in closer to Lee. Not because I was worried about telling them. I knew that they would be overjoyed and would both run away with planning family dinners... and Spirit's!! I really hoped Mom didn't bring up Grandbabies!
I cleared my throat. "If we get to pick; I dibs telling Sue!" I blurted it out like a twelve-year-old calling shotgun.
I walked with Lee towards the door; #Jake was rolling his eyes at my outburst. "Tell the guys to keep it in the pack until we speak to our momโs, will you?" I knew that both of us had been the talk of the town several times. And I never cared... but this... the thoughts of the gossip queens twisting it up into something it wasn't. I knew that as soon as #Seth took a run he wouldn't be able to stop the thoughts even if he wanted to. I swatted at Lee's chest for his empty threat. "Iโd like to see you try!" I scoffed.
I paused and looked back at the kitchen doorway. "This is important to us... and I don't want the rumour mill turning into something..." #Jake cut me off with a raised hand.
'Consider it done... just don't wait too long. For #Seth's sake, you know he hates hiding things from Sue.' He smiled. And started to wash up, he knew he didn't need to tell us to look out for the kid.
When we stepped out into the cool morning air, I took a deep breath but the only scent my brain registered was his. I turned, still under the circle of his well-muscled arm and reached up to curl my fingers over the neckline of his shirt. I tugged him down until his lips met mine, I couldn't have him getting used to me standing on tip-toe for him. "That went well." I grinned and kissed him. The light scratching of his beard against my skin, the heat of his breath...
"This is exactly the right path." I whispered.
โ Lee โบ
Once outside, I checked in on myself. There still was no sign of nerves or uncertainty. Not that I wasnโt sure of this path Emmy, and I had started down. But more so it was the fact that for the first time in my adult life I was ready somehow to share this part of me with another.
I stopped beside her and turned myself to face her. Bending at the waist I lent down and let her guide my mouth to hers. Without thinking or caring, I wrapped my hands around her to bring her in closer. Resting my forehead to hers I closed my eyes. Taking in the light cool air and then there was the scent of her, mixed with the sound in her chest.
โIt went better than well.โ #Jake had given us a few things to think about too. โButโฆ How are you doing?โ my mouth curled up into a big grin. โHow is the heart and the rest of you?โ taking in a deep inhale, particularly hoping to scent more of what I had inside of the Black house.
โI can still hear you!โ #Jake called out from inside and something thudded against the now closed door behind me.
โThen stop listening in.โ I huffed back, but at the same time I took Emmyโs hand in mine and walked her to my truck. โClimb on in before he throws something at us here too.โ Kissing the top of her head I opened her door and then moved to the driver side getting in.
With the two of us on our way off the Black lands, I stopped at the top of the road, leaning over I placed a finger under her chin to bring her beautiful bourbon deep brown eyes to me. I wasnโt sure what I was looking for in them, but I couldnโt stop myself from leaning into her and kissing those sweet lips of hers.
Straightening up, I put the truck into gear and turned out onto the main street before speaking again.
โSo..โ I arched up my brow now that we were alone. โYou think calling dibbs is how this is going to work? And calling dibbs on my Ma? Really Little Callโฆ That scared to tell the beautiful one about us, are you?โ I was joking with her. I had no problems telling her mom about us. #TiffanyCall had always treated #Seth and I like hers anyway.
โI hate to say it, but Jake had a point back there. We do need to tell the moms too; the Kid will disappear from now until Ma knows. Because he wonโt want to hide the news from her, and at the same time he wonโt want to lie to her.โ Not that I ever could lie to my mother too. โBut what do you think?โ
We had started out with a kissโฆ One when all we were doing was laughing and teasing each other. And now, things had evolved into something that I couldnโt believe we hadnโt seen before.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled when he let me pull him down to my level... not that I couldn't have made him if I wanted to... but it was preferable that he was a willing participant. A soft hum left my lips when our kiss broke. I did roll up onto my toes this time to whisper in his ear, so low that even if #Jake was trying to eavesdrop (which I doubted he was after Lee's warning) he wouldn't hear. "Don't worry, I'll show you exactly how I'm doing when I get you all to myself again." I made sure to let my lips graze his ear as I spoke.
His hand in mine had my heart doing that thing againโฆ Then, that kiss! I smiled; it was so innocent and affectionate. Spirit, what was this man doing to me? But opening the door of the truck had me lifting a brow at him. "How quick the table turns." I teased him and climbed in effortlessly. "Suddenly I'm a girl." I laughed and buckled my seat belt. Not that I had ever minded being one of the guysโฆ at least, not after I phased. It meant a lot fewer awkward interactions with the pack.
I said nothing when he pulled over... my mind going to only one place, and I hoped his was heading in the same direction. The heat of his touch made me draw in a breath, I pulled on my lip with my teeth, until my eyes closed, and his lips touched mine. One hand lifted to the back of his neck and my fingers fanned up into his hair. My eyes met his again... Damn... those eyes. The Spirit's certainly gave him his fair share of blessed genetics.
I laughed and propped my elbow on the window ledge, resting my cheek on my hand and twisting to watch him, laughing softly at his questions. "Oh, more than you know!" I smiled, my eyes moving along his well-muscled arms. "But probably not for the reasons you're thinking."
I straightened up again and thought about it. "I know Mom will be happy." I said with confidence, there wasn't a doubt in my mind. "It's just a matter of how happy." I laughed softly. "But yeah... I agree that #Jake was right. We can't ask #Seth to keep a secret like this... itโs not in his nature." I would never want anything about that kid to change... he was probably the sweetest, purest person I had ever met.
"I definitely want to tell them... if the rumour mills in the village get wind of us before we get to tell them; they'll twist it into something it isn't." I wrinkled up my nose thinking of the rumours there had been in the past and the thought of anything similar to them attached to what I had with Lee? I hated that thought... what we had being seen as dirty or shameful. But I shook that away because no matter what people said it wouldn't change anything. "I just plan and all of that... but Mom...
"I should warn you though... Mom...โ I bit my lip and looked out the side window. Just long enough to take a breath. Spirits!! Who had to have this conversation at the beginning of a relationship? "Mom... doesn't know that I can't have kids." I cleared my throat. "I mean I think she knows on some level... but I never told her that it was completely off the table. So, I donโt know if sheโs going to make jokes or comments about grandkids..."
I had never been able to bring myself to tell her it was impossible. I was the only kin that Mom had left, she had no brothers or sister... only cousins so far removed it was impossible to trace. I had #Sam, #Kishil and the little soul that was still on its way. I'd never had it in me to tell her that her parentsโ line would end with me.
I had come to terms with it... I'd never really wanted kids. I had never given it much thought, until I was told I couldn't. I was never one to be told what I could or couldn't do. But this was the right path for me. Kids, imprints... family, this was what made others step off of their journey with the pack, their exits were clearly mapped on their paths. It was what they should do.
It was what they needed to do, to keep the magic in the blood of the tribe. But that path wasn't mine, that didn't make my path less important or theirs more so. There was a reason I was chosen for this life. And I was happy... I smiled at Lee... even happier now.
โ Lee โบ
Even now I could sense her lips touching my ear, but she was nowhere near it anymore, and the promise of what was to come. If I didnโt have the self-control I was well known for, Iโd have turned this truck around and gone straight home to find out right now.
โThere is nothing sudden about it, you have always been a girl from the day you were born Little Call. You happen to be a girl who is powerful, strong, independent, and beautiful. That doesnโt mean I forget how my Ma raised me to be.โ Watching her out the corner of my eye as I drove, the tenderness of her lips being remembered by my mouth. The kiss was a mistakeโฆ Not because I kissed herโฆ But because now I wanted to pull over again and kiss her again!
Taking my eyes off the road I gazed over to see her smiling face, those cheeks, and her lips! I needed to stop thinking about her lipsโฆ And on queue I felt a twitch in my jeans. Because of where those lips of hers had been last night. And the amazing things that mouth and tongue of hers could do to me. โSpiritsโ I growled, huffing in some air as I rolled the window down.
And then she started to speak of our moms, and it was like a bucket of ice being dropped on my lap. It did the trick!
โMs C will be more than happy; I mean come on and look at me. Sheโs going to want to steal me away from youโฆ. Or is it that I want to steal her away from you? I canโt remember.โ I teased for a minute until she continued and the joking side of me was gone.
โHmm. I donโt want to put the Kid in any situation where he would have to lie.โ I agreed with her with a nod. And the so-called rumour mills in this village of ours. We both had been the centre of their attention a few times in the past, and not for the right reasons. โI donโt want to put you in the position where you feel the need to apologise or defend this.โ I told her, Iโd thought it in the Black house, so it felt like she needed to hear it too.
Arching my brow, I turned my eyes off the road to glance over at her, and then as I drove, I stopped at the next off road and pulled up. I heard her, I listened without saying anything. She didnโt need my advice; she wasnโt asking for it. But I could be an ear for her.
Seeing her smiling at me now, it made a rush of warmth engulf my chest like I never have felt. โEmmyโฆโ What could I say to her? The truthโฆ Always the truthโฆ that was what she would get from me.
โYou are the first of your kind, and I can tell you it is because the Spirits know you are needed for this tribe to be protected. Without youโฆ the Pack wouldnโt be the sameโฆ Without youโฆ This all would bound to have something special missing. What the bigger picture isโฆ I donโt know. I donโt know why we are the ones who have been chosen. But I know that you are where you need to be. Iโm just surprised that you and your mom havenโt spoken about it. Children I meanโฆ You both tell one another everythingโฆโ
I placed my curled fingers under her chin to lift her face up so that we were looking into each otherโs eyes now again.
โBut Grandbaby jokes?โ
Arching my brow, my face as serious as could be. My eyes darted from one to the other of her eyes. I knew I should run at this conversation. Who would be talking about these things? No normal people who had just started out wanting to be together thatโs whoโฆ However, we werenโt normal. And I liked the fact that we were pulling ourselves along a path no one had walked before us.
โIโm going to tell her out right, the kids are going to have my height, your looks and wit and my charmโฆโ Winking at her my mouth curled up in a smirk. โCan you deal with that?โ I wouldnโt let her take it alone, we were doing this together or not at all.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled to myself scenting subtle changes in the air around us... Knowing I had gotten his mind reeling. I laughed at him... "I know... but the last time anyone in the pack ever opened a door for me was when I went to the prom with #Quil; after he imprinted on #Claire." I shook my head at the memory. Normally #Jake, #Quil and I would just go to these things together... but #Jake thought it would be nice for him to have a more normal prom experience after the confusion of his imprint on Claire.
Plus, my crush on #Quil had been very effectively ended when I phased, and my mind was instantly flooded with the short list of potential fathers I could have gotten the gene from. My stomach had turned at the thought I could have been crushing on my half-brother. Even after I found out for sure that it was Joshua Uley... It never resurfaced. In fact, nothing even slightly like it had ever resurfaced.
Then I kissed Lee Clearwater... but even this was nothing like that. This was entirely and wholly new. And I was staring at him again. I trailed my tongue over my lips and felt a low-down tingle when I could still taste him on them. I smiled againโฆ that scent drew my eyes lower.
โPlease! I rolled my eyes. Momma T would eat up a player like you for breakfast and freeze the leftovers.โ I laughed. But it was a running joke that only Lee had ever made. And after heโd grown up Mom wasnโt shy about reminding him how handsome he was, while blushing (innocently) at his frequent compliments. I remembered apologising for the reactions I had in #Jakeโs house.
โI donโtโฆ I wonโt apologize for thisโฆ I mean I didnโt mean to make Jacob uncomfortable.โ I suppose I had spoken before thinking really. โItโs just... So much of my life is shared, you know?โ Of course, he did. โAnd thatโs not bothered meโฆ not for years. Butโฆ I guess there are certain things that Iโd rather keep between us.โ I took a deep breath and laughed. I couldnโt believe that I had said those words. โCertain things Iโd like to keep exclusively for you.โ I almost laughed at the thrill that gave me.
I listened to him talk; it was so easy to believe every word because he so clearly believed it; to his core. My smile softened. โI knowโฆ but Iโm the only blood she has left. I have Sam and the babiesโฆ I just, I donโt want to take away her hope. And Iโm okay with it. I wouldnโt give up my wolf for anything... I was handed a destiny and I accepted it because I wanted it. Itโs where I want to beโฆ and itโs still throwing me curveballs.โ
I laughed and swatted his hand away playfully. โI think I could manage that.โ I reach across the truck and put my hand on the back of his neck, pulling him in for another kiss. This one was hotter and heavier than the last time heโd pulled over.
โWe should go before I jump on you right here.โ I chuckled again and despite my words, my hand stayed on the back of his neck.
โ Lee โบ
I growled playfully at the eye roll. Why was that thing so sexy when she did it?
โHey, Iโm fine with Ms C making anything she likes out of me. I know she would love me no matter what.โ Winking because her mom was like my second mom. Our moms called one another sisters, thatโs how deep their friendship ran.
โLike any of the pack could feel uncomfortable. We have all learnt how to stay away from certain part of one anotherโs minds and memories. And when things do slip out, we all know how to respect the sanctity of those relationships. If they feel uncomfortable with this, that is on them to work out. Butโฆโ Once again, I knew where I would take my guidance from. โWe will do this the way you want too.โ
My mouth dropped open at her declaration of wanting to keep some parts of us just between us. โWe are in agreement with this. I want to keep this for us. Moments, feelings, jokesโฆ the lotโฆ I want to be selfish when it comes to you.โ I wasnโt going to share our private moments with anyone but her.
โOuch Woman!โ I shook my hand as she slapped it away. It didnโt hurt, but why not milk it if you can?
I saw the change in her eyes when she brought me in closer, her hand on my neck guiding me to her mouth. Pushing my seat back as my mouth moved over hers, I slipped my hand under her arse. Pulling her up, around and over to straddle me. I fumbled needing to push the seat back some more, I felt my hand on her arse squeezing, making sure that I didnโt hit the top of her head on the cab roof.
โI need a bigger truck now.โ I joked, but as soon as I had her sat on my lap my mouth was back on hers again. This time like she had kissed me, I kissed her hotter, deeper, and heavier than before. However, making sure my hands remained where they were, because I knew if I felt her skin with my fingers. Then I wasnโt going to stop. I brushed her hair back with my free hand, tilting her head to deepen the kiss.
โToo late?โ I told her. Feeling her chest pushed up against mine I kissed her again before I pulled back enough to see those beautiful chocolate-coloured eyes of hers.
โLife without curveballs isnโt worth living Emmy, itโs what this life throws at us which makes us who we are. So, if we werenโt tested, what could we teach those who follow in our footsteps?โ I kissed her mouth again, the scent in the cab was intoxicating. And her heart was speaking loud to me too.
โNowโฆโ I kissed her again. โWe really should go. Otherwise, we will need to air ourselves down before seeing your brother.โ But I didnโt move to take her back off my lap, instead I worried a strand of her hair between my fingers.
โ Emmy โบ
I bit the corner of my lip when he growled, I couldn't stop the physical reactionโฆ my thighs pressed together, craving any kind of friction. I laughed again... "Okay... you have a point." We had all learnt how to stay away from certain thoughts. "But I'm not sure I can control my scent when we have to strip before a run." I grinned and fuck!! That was going to be hard! But I would make it happen. I had told him I was all his and I meant it.
I should have said that we would do this whatever way was best for us both, but instead, I looked over him from under dark lashes and said.
"Thank you."
Being the only woman in the pack tended to throw up complications in the strangest places and for the strangest reasons.
โI want to be selfish when it comes to you.โ
Fuck!! Butterflies rioted in my stomach. I really was turning into one of those girls. But then all that existed was him and that kiss. Without even thinking about it I threw my leg over him as he lifted me out of my seat. I didn't even need to think about avoiding the gear shift... he did all of that for me. I laughed breathily against his lips when he struggled to move the seat back. I pressed my hips down and smirked. "For you... maybe." I teased. "I'm just fine." I couldn't straighten up entirely but, I was able to comfortably lean my body against his, and that's exactly what I did.
No one had ever kissed me the way that he was kissing me now, my heart pounded and the new soft whimpering sound, which only happened with him, passed over my lips. Spirits! The taste of him flooded my sense... my tongue danced against his and a much deeper sound bubbled up from my chest. My hands slipped into his hair, and I pressed myself against him, dying for those hands to move... to run over every inch of me.
When he broke the kiss, I had to repress a grunt of protest, but I was sure it showed on my face. Then those eyes found mine and everything softened... for me at least. I just couldn't resist shifting my hips and wriggling on his lap. My fingers relaxed in his hair, trailing down the back of his neck to his shoulders. My teeth caught my lower lip. I didn't take my eyes from his, but I could feel his fingers moving in my hair. The scent in the truck was intoxicating... the both of us mixed together.
My hand slipped lower to rest over his heart... feeling it pounding harder in his chest for a moment. I wasn't even close to ready to get off of his lap... but after we spoke to #Sam... That was one step closer to getting him all to myself again.
โIโm far too easily distracted around you.โ I kissed him again. โItโs dangerous.โ
But I smiledโฆ It was the exciting kind of danger.
โ Lee โบ
โDonโt act like you never copped a look when we burst out into our Warriors Little Call.โ I was back to teasing her for a moment.
I found myself kissing her forehead with a whisper to her skin. โYou never need to thank me.โ Because I would always want to do right by her. This path we were walking wasnโt like any other weโd taken before. So, it was only right to want to make sure she was protected. Not that she needed me to do it. However, it didnโt stop the essential desire within me.
Because I knew I never looked towards her in those times, there was a respect in the pack I upheld. I wasnโt going to treat her any differently to the others. However, we have to face the truth at the same time. When she was left standing in the forest, about to shift. My eyes always had dropped to the ground, or they were averted.
I knew it was difficult on her, nothing came easily to any of us who shifted before the battle. But it must have been even harder for her, it had to be.
To be the only one, a one of a kind. The first in the history of our tribeโฆ It had to come with hiccups the rest of us never had.
โSpirits Emmy!โ Those sweet sounds I never heard her make before me, the way her body reacted to mine. The scent of us combined together, this was meant to be. It had to.
She danced on my lap, and my bulge answered the call. There was a twitch and then my pants felt tighter on me. โYou arenโt making any of this easy, are you?โ She knew what she was doing, the playfulness in her eyes, the way she bit down on her lip and then there was no mistaking the way her unspoken actions said so much to me.
โSo many firsts.โ I told myself. Placing my free hand over hers on my chest. I could feel the heat of her touch, and it wasnโt from the warmth of our skin. It was something I hadnโt felt before.
โDangerous is an understatement, and you are the cause of it all. And we both knowโฆ itโฆ too.โ I kissed her once more. Shifting under her before I pulled back. โWe really need to get moving, I donโt want Emily leaving home before we get there.โ It couldnโt be a bad idea to have my cousin there, and I wanted her to know from us and not from Sam or anyone else too.
โYou need to stop being so edible.โ Snapping my teeth at her before I moved to lift her and put her back down on her seat. Once Emmy was off me, I tugged at my pants and shifted. Thinking of all the things I could come up with to stop the reactions she had started in me.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed, shaking my head so that the tip of my nose brushed against his. "A lady never peeks and tells." I smirked. In reality though, I had always tried not to look... out of the respect they always tried to show me, but mostly because after being around the guys in the pack.... other men paled in comparison... Literally and figuratively. I mean... how many humans had 10-packs? How many townies had the perfect unmarred skinโฆ skin tones ranging from almond to copper to rich, deep brown? There was no denying they were hot. Again, literally, and figuratively.
But the last thing I would give them was the satisfaction of knowing that I had noticed said hotness. Until now... Lee was welcome to that satisfaction.
Especially after last night... heat bloomed in my core at the memory of his tongue... his... Fuck! He was too damned hot! "Dangerous, Lee Clearwater... that barely scratches the surface of what I am." I whispered. โWhat we could be.โ
He kept throwing me curveballs... I'd known this guy all my life, but I was seeing sides of him that I don't think he'd shown anyone. Feeling safe was something I was used to. I could defend myself, I had friends... Family, blood and thicker than blood. I always had someone to hear me out even when I was being a huge bitch. But this... this was a different kind of safe. The kind I never knew I wanted.
I could feel the hardness growing in the tight space between us and it turned my thoughts a lot more feral. When he said the word โedibleโ I flashed back to him buried between my thighs... "Fuck!" I breathed. Then he snapped his teeth at me... "You might be just as dangerous as I am, Clearwater."
I let him lift me off of him... he was right, I even managed to hold back the grunt of dissatisfaction. Telling myself Iโd have him make up for it later. Showing up at my brotherโs house smelling of arousal was not on my wish list of things to do today. I ducked my head and twisted to get back into my seat... but I was pretty sure I could go limp, and Lee would still get me seated with ease.
I bit my lip... my eyes dropping to his jeans, my mouth watering. "Need another cold shower before we go see them?" I teased... the last shower he took... we took... really hadn't had the desired effect that a cold shower was meant to.
I rolled down my window and let the cold air hit me. "Okay... Let's do this, and then can just be..." I turned to look at him. "Us..." I smiled because after this... even though we still needed to tell our moms. But that would be completely different the telling the Alphas. Pack dynamics were so much more complicated than family... but when you mixed family and the pack; it was a house of cards.
โ Lee โบ
Starting my truck up, my eyes always finding their way back to the woman sat in my passenger seat. There was a change in between us, making me shift on my own seat as I put my truck into gear and set off. But before the wheels even hit the road I was growling; with a tightly locked jaw I rolled my window down and held my head out for a few moments. Pushing the pedal to the metal I made sure the road was clear before flooring it. I knew these roads like the back of my hand, and my reflexes meant I was always in full control.
โEmmy!โ I said her name in a warning.
Her scent blossomed so strongly; it was like a bomb had gone off. It was filling the cab up with an unexpressed conversation, one I couldnโt answer right now because of what we still had to do. โIf you keep that up, I am warning you. We wonโt even make it back to my bed.โ This was going to be something hard to deal with. Scenting her now, I was so much more Intune with her. After spending the night with her, it was like that scent was a wolf call to me. That she wanted and needed me. If this was how it was for me with her. I didnโt care to think about how it would be for the wolves and their imprints. It had been something I had kept out and away from. ( Because who wanted to see that through their brothers -in- arms mind? )
โYou know what they say right? It takes one to know one. So, if Iโm eyeing you up and telling you I see danger coming with you Little Call. It can only mean that there is an element of it showing or hidden in me too.โ
The roads werenโt busy for this time of the morning, but I could see more people were out. I waved to a few people as I drove past them. Some were friends of Ma, and other people who knew me from work. I let the cool air and the will of the spirits unruffle me from the inside out.
โJust us? You trust yourself to keep your hands off my innocent body?โ A flash back from last night came rushing in, showing me just how Emmy had my body singing to her tune. Scolding myself for the thoughts I needed to stop before I started off the chain reaction again.
โSoโฆโ only when I could trust myself again did, I look towards her again. โHow do you want to do this? Do we walk in and hope he picks up on it like Jake?โ Some part of me thought that #Sam wouldnโt, but then I knew better than to underestimate anyone let alone another Alpha.
โOrโฆ Do I offer up my arse for him to kick, or do I carry you to stand in front of me protecting said arse?โ I asked with my eyes back on the road.
โ Emmy โบ
I ran my fingers through my hair and pulled it back into a messy ponytail, then rethought that plan and pulled down the visor, finger combing my hair and wrestling it into a tidy one this time. Arriving at my brotherโs house with the news Lee and I had for him today was going to be tough enough. Me looking like I had just fooled around with him in a truck; was not going to make it any easier.
I laughed and wanted to tease him about having a kink about getting caught... but I wasn't sure that either of us would make it to #Sam and #Emily's if I did. I'd be the one telling him to pull over the truck and prove it to me. "I don't think either of us can predict the trouble coming our way." I laughed, smiling to myself. I was afraid that if I caught a glimpse of that hunger in his dark eyes... Iโd cave and give him everything and anything he wanted right now.
"Once #Sam knows I won't have to keep my hands off that oh-so-innocent body of yours." I grinned and dared a glance at him. "Don't worry Clearwater... I'll make sure I corrupt that innocence slowly... so it's not too much of a shock to your system."
I thought about his words for a moment... "I don't think that #Sam will jump to that conclusion. Most men have a blind spot when it comes to the women in their families... But #Emily... she's a different story." I chuckled. "We might not have to say a word... that woman is practically psychic." I had to laugh out loud at the idea of Lee hiding behind anyone, especially me... considering I barely came up to his shoulder... so I wouldn't be much of a shield.
But I honestly wasn't sure how this would go. #Sam wasn't all that okay with my casual lifestyle... I had no idea what he thought of Lee's... But guys tended to get off easier on that side of things. It was one thing I always liked about Lee; he was never judgmental. In fact, he never said anything about it; he just lived his life and let me live mine. Even #Quil and #Jake had made comments in the past... all with the best of intentions, but also assuming that a girl couldn't separate sex and emotions.
"For #Sam... Mixing your reputation and mine... he could take it as a good thing that we are finally seeing things in a new light... or as a recipe for disaster. But I don't think he'll get violent. Mad... Possibly." I looked at him now, taking in that perfectly chiselled side profile. "But he can't know what we do... he can't feel it. So we need to be prepared for him not to be okay with this. Butโฆ it won't change anything. He'll still be my brother and we will still be..." I searched for a word. "...Whatever the hell we wanna be." I smiled at him... "I'm starting to understand why people like labelling things." I laughed again. But even if finding ways to describe us was weird... I didn't want to put any limitations on what this could or couldn't be.
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow, I watched her out of the side of my vision, the way she pulled her hair up, and then redid it again. She must have been nervous or thought better of the look she was going for. It was a new light of day for the both of us. Seeing her this way wasnโt the normโ for me. And Iโm sure it was the same for her too.
โEmily?โ grinning a little at the mention of my cousin. โWell Sam is your brother, and Em is my cousin. So, we know it goes without saying that she would be the cool one.โ Yes, I was joking, because #Sam was known for being fair. He was a true Alpha in his mind, body, and his soul. But that wasnโt who we were going to see right now. We were going to see a brother, and Older Brother who knew his sister could handle herself, but some part of him would want to still protect her too. And could I blame him? Spirits my younger sibling was #Seth and I know how the hairs on the back of my neck stood up if someone looked at him in the wrong way.
โMaybe best not to second guess how things are going to play out. We go there, tell them the truth. Let them see what Jake saw in us and thenโฆ Take whatever Sam has to dish out.โ
#Sam knew me, he knew what I stood for, and yeah there was a time we didnโt see things in the same way. Like when I found out how my cousin #Emily had been injured. However, he didnโt fight. I remember the day I hit him so hard that the bones in my fist cracked. But he took it. And it was in that moment that I found out that I could never hurt him the way he was hurting himself everyday since.
โSam is fairโฆโ I told Emmy because I believed it. โHeโs never judged me in the past, even if I judged myself. Soโฆ Iโm sure you are right.โ
Emmy knew her brother, I had to have some faith in the path we were on. But hearing her trying to label what this was between the two of us, there was a first. โWho knew we would bee looking to name things like this?โ Neither of us ever stuck around long enough to think of it all.
I turned my truck off the main street and started off road up to Sam and Emilyโs cabin, knowing that as soon as we were a mile out, Sam would hear us coming. โAre you ready?โ I asked her, now taking my eyes off the road long enough to take a good look at her.
โ Emmy โบ
I turned and glared at himโฆ but I couldnโt deny that #Emily was way cooler than my brother. But admitting that would be agreeing with himโฆ. So, Nah! I laughed to myself. โSure, sure.โ I chuckled instead.
I made a note of his โjudging myselfโ comment to ask him about it later. But not right now. It made something weird rise up inside me; like I would tear down anyone that dared judge himโฆ even if it was himself. But... I would have to unpack all of that later.
I grinned at him, shaking my head. โAs long as we donโt let it set limits on what we could beโฆ I donโt care what we call it.โ And I didnโt, a thought that would normally have me turning up my noseโฆ But this thing between us wasnโt going anywhereโฆ so people (us included) were going to give a name eventually. But I wasnโt going to let the words put us in a box. If such a thing was even possibleโฆ I mean this thing had crashed into us so unexpectedly, so fast a fierce that there was no stopping it. It was going to guide us to wherever we were meant to go and plough through any obstacles, no matter what.
I smiled when he asked if I was ready. โYou knowโฆ I think I amโฆโ I laughed. โI was expecting myself to worry more the closer we got... butโฆโ I stopped and listened to my steady heartbeat and searched my mind for any worriesโฆ but there was nothing. โYeah.โ I faced him again and caught him looking at me, and my smile grew. โIโm ready.โ And I wasnโt just talking about telling my brother. โAre you?โ
โ Lee โบ
โWe let things come to life on their own accord.โ I agreed with her. โWe donโt need to rush; we donโt need to follow the world or the path they lay out.โ We could do this on our own timeline. As fast or as slow as we wanted it to go. ( Even if last night was proof that going slow wasnโt on our minds. )
Stopping the image of her splayed on my bed for me and stopping myself from hearing the sounds I coaxed from her sweet lips. Because it had taken me all this drive to bring my body into check, and with the cabin coming into view ahead of us, I didnโt need the reactions stirring to come to life.
โWe have nothing to worry about.โ I told her, because in my heart I believed it to be true. Her laughter told me everything I needed to understand about being here and what we were about to do. The fact that she was taking it in her stride told me I could too.
My mouth curled up into a grin. โIโm ready.โ Itโs all I needed to say as I pulled up in front of the cabin and heard the madness of small feet coming to the door.
I looked at her one last time. โWe are going to be just fine little Call.โ
The moment I opened the door to my truck, I heard the door to the cabin open and my beautifully kind cousin Em stood smiling down the path, she wiped her hands on a dish towel as her son came barrelling down the stairs beelining it for me. โUnc Leeโ I lent down catching him in my arms and throwing him in the air.
โHey little man, whoโs my favourite nephew?โ I asked #Kishil โOsiyo, Gohusdi anadadvniโ ( Hello, cousin ) winking up at his mom.
โLook what the spirits dragged to my door.โ #Emily stood with her arms crossed before herself and her smile in place watching her son being thrown into the air and him asking for more and more.
โ Emmy โบ
He was agreeing with me? Of course, he was! Because our whole world had been turned upside down and so much looked different from where we were stood now... I smiled. Because I liked the way that dust was settling. My new view of my world, our world.
I smiled at him because he was right. The worries I had been anticipating hadn't been about Sam's approval... that wasn't why we were here. But really that; if #Sam had negative things to say about this new... amazing thing between us, I just didn't want to hear them. But the closer we got the more I realised that it didn't matter. It wouldn't change anything.
I shook my head at the nickname... but part of me liked that this little detail remained unchanged.
Not that I would ever tell him that. Some things were just meant to stay unchanged... because evolution means never forgetting where you started. #Emily stepped out onto the porch with a big smile on her face as always. I stepped out of the truck in time to see my nephew barrel into Lee.
"Hey!!" I glared at him and then looked at #Kishil. "And what am I!! Yesterday's news?" I raised a brow at my nephew but didn't question Lee's use on the word. He was Emily's cousin and that made him as good as the child's uncle... without even mentioning at all the boys in the packs viewed the Spirit's Warrior children as their family.
He squealed with laughter when Lee tossed him into the air. I thought briefly about stealing the boy for myself but they both had such joy on their faces I just looked at #Emily and rolled my eyes as if to say.... 'Boys.' and my sister-in-law just beamed.
When they were done, instead of following through on my stealing plan I leaned in planted kisses on the little boy's cheeks, forehead, and nose while he was still in Lee's strong arms... making him look tiny when he was actually rather tall for his age. #Kishil laughed. "Hi, Auntie Em!"
"Hello, my beautiful boy." I smiled and tilted my eyes up to Lee... my smile softening when I realised... or re-realised that family was just as important to him as it was to me. It took all my self-control to pull away from his eyes and control the thump that my heart longed to give, but just for now. Soon I wouldn't need to anymore. That thought was the one that had me turning around and making my way up to #Emily who had her head tilted at me curiously.
Of course, even just one lingering look didn't escape her notice, by the time I made it to the porch #Sam was stepping out, his hair soaked as if he'd just gotten out of the shower. He smiled when he saw me and leaned down to kiss my cheek.
โHello, kwodi talopat.โ (Little sister.) I glanced back at Lee, urging him to get up here and back me up before #Sam realised everything on his own.
I wanted him next to me when my brother found out, to show him that we were going to be side-by-side for all of this.
โCome on in.โ Emily smiled. โWould you like some tea?โ She made her way right to the kitchen; I would have offered to do it for her. But #Sam was already on it, and I could tell by the way she stiffened, that she'd had far too much of being looked after today. I tried not to laugh, honestly, it was a line a struggled with too... But at least I had the perspective of being a woman and could read the room better than my poor clueless brother.
"That sounds lovely, Em thank you."
The smell of fresh banana bread filled the house. "Oh wow!!" I took a long inhale and #Emily motioned the fresh loaf on the table.
'Help yourself.' She grinned; three more loaves sat on the counter cooling. She learned a long time ago to bake in bulk. I hopped up onto the kitchen counter and turned to the cupboards, why they insisted on keeping the peanut butter on such a high shelf baffled me. #Sam laughed at me as he set the kettle on the stove and in true little sister fashion, I stuck my tongue at him before I hopped back down.
โ Lee โบ
In that moment when her eyes met mine there was a draw in towards her. I wanted to bend down and tell her that I could hear her. I understood. And yet she hadnโt said a word. Some part of me laughed internally. This woman was going to be the death of me.
Following behind them all making sure that I was always close to Emmy. I knew I had to give them a little space, but at the same time I wouldnโt be far. With the laughing boy in my arms, I threw him up over my shoulders once Emmy had kissed him. She was good with him, the way she gave the kiddo time to be cheeky ( It ran in their family ).
When inside #Sam turned to point at the kettle and I nodded my head, but then stopped when #Emily called out. โNo, Lee likes cold milk with his banana bread.โ She was stood in front of the open fridge taking out a gallon of milk. โWould you please sit-down Lee, before you bump my sonโs head.โ
Mocking shock, I did as I was told. โWhen have I ever hurt you little man? Your mom is spreading fake news here.โ Bringing #Kishil down from my shoulders and into my lap, I started tickling and laughing with him as he repeated my words.
โFake neww mamaโฆ Unc Lee again!โ he laughed, and I did as he asked tickling him.
As I played with #Kishil I was fully aware of what was going on in the kitchen across the island. My mouth curled up into a grin as I watched the short stuff climbing up to get a hold of the peanut butter. And I knew that I wanted to make sure I put things up high in the kitchen at home now. Because this was a sight worth watching.
#Emily cleared her throat, jerking my head back to her and giving her a questioning look. โI asked if you wanted a big glass.โ She followed my gaze to her husband, and her sister-in-law. And then raised her eyebrows. โLee?โ she said, and I nodded.
โBig glass as always cus. Is it even a debate?โ She turned the glass in the middle of the table over and poured the milk into it until it was half full.
โSoโฆโ I started. โHow was the run this morning, Sam?โ We had to start somewhere, right?
โIt went well thanks man. We worked on some training the pups have been begging for, and they are asking if we would take them rock climbing in spring break.โ He spoke as he made the tea in a teapot, and #Emily sat down watching me closely.
โSounds like a plan to me. We could have two groups. Half of them one day, and then the other half on a different day?โ I could see a plan coming to life. โI donโt see why not; Iโm sure Jake would be up for it. Right Emmy?โ
#Sam came towards the table. โNeed some help there , kwodi talopat?โ (Little sister.) He was smiling, and I knew he knew that she would have some smartarse reply for him.
โSamโฆโ I started, looking for Emmy, not sure if she wanted me to say it or if she wanted to tell him herself now.
โYeah man?โ He kissed Em on the top of her head and then sat in the chair next to his wife.
โ Emmy โบ
I grinned at #Emily when she mentioned that #Lee always liked milk with his banana bread. It was true... not because I knew it was true, but if #Emily said it; had to be true. She knew everything about these guys... and a few things that they didn't even know about themselves.
I bit on my bottom lip when #Emily finally got Lee's attention... His poker face was seriously failing... and I liked it. I was used to getting attention... I wasnโt unaware that I was attractive and not just because of my highly tone body type either. But from Lee... knowing that there was a whole lot more than sexual attraction behind his stare. I freed my lip before my poker face failed. I still planned on milking the sexual attraction thing to death.
I turned to #Sam slightly alarmed. "Rock climbing?" I flashed back to being tethered to #Paul and made to climb the damned river cliff. "Um... yeah... Sure, rock climbing." My eyes darted from #Lee to #Sam. Then I added, "What happened?" Were the pups fighting? That was why #Sam had tied me and Lahote together all those years ago.
'Relax!' he laughed. 'Nothing is wrong, it was good for you guys back in the day so I think it will help them too. I know they are all bonded... but it couldn't hurt. And it will be fun for them too.'
#Lee's eyes found mine again when he called for #Sam's attention; my gaze didn't waver. But before Lee could continue, I moved to where he sat and crouched down in front of him and the gorgeous little boy on his lap.
"Hey, little man... Gamma Twas telling me that she really needs a new picture for her fridge. Why don't you go make her one, hmm?" I smiled brightly at the child and the nickname that stuck even after he learned to say Grandma properly (Thank you, #Jake and #Quil's Bruce Banner jokes).
He ran off excitedly. 'Okay, okay, okay!' He called back as he toddled off at top speed. 'I be right back!' I laughed and shook my head, watching him go. He was the coolest little kid. I turned back to Lee and lay my hand on his knee giving him a lets-do-this smile. After this... we were free to share these looks and moments whenever the mood struck us.
I stood back up and turned to face my brother and sister-in-law, standing next to Lee. I let one of my hands trails across his broad, fucking perfect shoulders, I mean they were shoulders... and still, perfect.
I was doomed!
My hand rested on his opposite shoulder, the other on the nearest as I leaned gently against him. Telling him I was here; I wasnโt going to let anything said here led me from his side.
#Emily sat up straighter, setting her teacup down, a small, concerned sound came out of her and she turned to #Sam with a perturbed look in her eyes. #Sam was utterly confused and unnaturally still. "We came over this morning to tell you something."
โ Lee โบ
Not caring about the conversation about the rock climbing, as it was something we would make work later. I watched as Emmy spoke with the little man, the way she sat herself to his level, the small change in her voice, the way she asked him to make something for her mom. These were all signs on how good she was with the young and the elderly. I knew she was proficient before; she loved her job and I never heard her complain about it. But to witness this now, with the new light that had been made evident to us, it was astounding.
I allowed the little man down from my knees, my brown eyes met hers in a silent conversation, telling her we were going to be fine. Even if there was an element of sitting here in front of her older brother that had the bumptiousness pushed out of sight. Not out of fear of what could happen, but out of respect for the man he was, and that I was sat in his and his wifeโs home right now.
Straightening myself up, the moment Emmy stood and then made her position known. Telling so much to someone who knew what they were looking at. Her touches shouldnโt have distracted me, but they did for a blink of an eye. I was always known to have control on myself and the environment I had to situate in. But this here was the first time ever that I was doing something like this. It was the first time I cared for a woman and wanted this thing between us to work, so that we could see where this path steered.
Emily straightened up right away, her eyes were following the way Emmyโs hands lay on my shoulders. My cousin didnโt miss a thing. She knew us better than we knew ourselves at times. She reached over to #Sam who was watching things unfold before his eyes in confusion.
โSam, stay calm and listen to them please.โ She told her husband, whose eyes were now locked onto me.
I turned my head to make sure that #Kishil had indeed gone to do what was asked of him.
โWhatโs going on?โ Samโs voice made me turn back to face him. I saw how #Emily had taken his hand, which had become a fist on the table as the sight before him may have started to sink in.
โSam...โ I looked up to Emmy and then back to him. And it was like the realisation set into his eyes. โWe wanted to come here and tell you that Emmy and I have decided to see each other. Weโฆโ At seeing his lips parting, I carried on before he could cut me off. โโฆHavenโt jumped into this without thinking about what we want. And we arenโt pups. Us coming here to speak to you and Emily is out of respect. Itโs out of the fact that I know you and I want you to know that Iโm not playing here.โ I knew what they all thought about me playing the field. They all dated and had girlfriends or were imprinted. Emmy and I were the only two who didnโt do the attachment thing.
โEm?โ He said looking over me towards his sister. โYou know this is a bad idea. What if heโฆ heโฆ What if he imprints?โ I knew this was going to be something he worried over for his sister.
โWhat if she imprints and I donโt?โ I asked back.
โItโs not the same Lee and you know it.โ His eyes were locked on me.
โSamโฆ darlingโฆ pleaseโฆโ #Emily squeezed his hand.
โSamโฆ For meโฆ think about itโฆ If I was going to Imprintโฆ wouldnโt it have happen by now? Everyone who did, did right away. Itโs been yearsโฆ And the only one who did imprint last was the goofball.โ
I couldnโt help the small smile. The goofball was so happy, but I knew deep in my heart, that this affection I have now, it was the same and not the same altogether. When she was with me, I was filled with an ecstasy Iโd never felt before. โYou know there is love, passion, partnerships that arenโt made of imprints.โ
I placed my hand over Emmyโs on my shoulder, letting her brother see I wasnโt backing away from this beautiful girl.
โ Emmy โบ
Okay so maybe at this moment I was a little nervous, but this thing with Lee... him and I... the way I felt when we were together? Hell... even when we weren't I felt different now. I missed him, and that was new... but even though missing people seemed like something that should feel bad - it didn't, it just reinforced and heightened everything when we were together. I liked that I missed him, which meant something. I liked that I looked forward to the next time I had him all to myself.
The nerves... they weren't about Lee, they weren't even about how #Sam might react, they were about me. I wanted my brother to see that this made me happy; I wanted him to know me enough to see all of that. I hoped he could see the evolution in us both. That wasn't a bad thing, right? I needed my big brother to not let me down. This was important to me. I smiled at Lee because I knew he would see it as I did, I knew that he wouldn't take the way I was feeling and make it anything other than what it was, but he was resolutely looking at my brother. Which was exactly what I expected, his undivided attention would be mine soon enough.
My fingers curled into Lee's shirt when #Sam mentioned imprinting... it might have been a possessive gesture... a subtle but strange one. Something I had never felt before, I had someone now that I didnโt want to lose. It was a feeling I had been avoiding most of my life. But it was an amazing feeling, one that just further affirmed that this was right. Lee answered him first, giving me a chance to sort through the thoughts now racing in my head. It had occurred to me, of course, but I would do exactly what Lee would do if the tables were turned - there was an extremely low chance I would imprint - but I was the first of my kind so we could never say for sure. I would make it as easy as possible for him to be happy on the new path the Spirits chose for him. I would be happy for him, because I had seen what it was like when imprinting workedโฆ the boys became the best possible versions of themselves.
There was a risk that it would really fucking suck. But this path felt right... and maybe it wasn't something I should think about because it was Lee's life too... but I didn't believe it was only right for me, it felt like a true path for him too. Lee had told me without mincing his words that he believed the same. But still, a voice in my head wondered;
Could I be standing between him and something even better than this?
We couldn't be blind, the magic in the Clearwater blood was strong and the Spirits may yet have plans for both of those men. So, my small possessive gesture wasn't really over-the-top... because he hadn't imprinted, and though I selfishly dreaded the thought of it; I wouldn't stand in the way of his destiny. Just like wouldn't stand in the way of mine. Lee's hand came to rest on mine.
'You think youโre in love with her?' A disbelieving curl of his mouth broke across #Sam's features. Of course, he had to fixate on one word out of all the things that Lee had said. I had to control my tone so I didn't snap at him.
"This just started #Sam, and it's like Lee said were here out of respect for you and Em as family and as an Alpha whether you're ours or not. How we feel about each other and how we chose to say it or show it, is going to be up to us." I wasn't going to let anyone else dictate a timeline.
#Emily leaned forward with her hands clasped on the table, and a gentle look on her face. 'You have thought about it, Emmy, right? The what-ifs?' She asked in the big-sister way of hers. She knew me too well... I threw myself into moments, sometimes missing the big picture. I knew that was why sheโd specifically asked meโฆ knowing Lee enough to know he had thought about all the angles already.
"I have..." Not a lie... but also probably not as deeply as either of them would have wanted me to. "And itโs worth the risk. I know that there's a chance that it could happen, maybe itโs even likely that one of us could imprint... but the bigger risk is pretending that what we feel now isn't worth chasing." I looked at #Sam now. "So noโฆ I don't know that this is a bad idea. Because right now, everything points to this being exactly where I belong. Where we belong. Nothing about this is bad."
I wanted to tell him that I didn't believe imprinting was in #Lee's path... that he had chosen to walk this one with me and the Spirits wouldn't have offered us this new route if it took him off the road to his true destiny. But that would make me sound like a naรฏve little girl that couldn't face the truth. 'Em...' Sam shook his head and I cut him off.
"It's no different than the risks he is taking." I interrupted.
'Emmy... we've been to the elders about this. The chances of you finding an together.'
'They can't have thought this through... too much could go wrong.' #Sam spoke to his wife now. โAnd theyโll still be in the same pack.โ
"Things will go wrong #Sam... Thatโs life. I will screw up... Lee will screw up. Just like you do at times... just like #Jake and #Ness... or #Paul. The only thing that's changed is that I finally think that when I do fuck up... it will be okay. Because it's Lee, and he has never tried to fix me, or seen me as a broken little girl in need of rescuing. We have thought this through... Things have been different with Lee and I for a while... long enough for us to know that it isn't going away anytime soon..."
I released my grip on his shirt but left my hand resting on his shoulder beneath his own.
"If he imprints, I will do nothing to stand in the way of their happiness. I will make it as easy as I possibly can for that part of his life to start out full of hope and joy, without a hint of guilt or sadness. I know that he would do the same. Iโm not saying it wouldn't hurt... but you and Emily have told me for years that some things are worth risking getting hurt for. So, that's what we're doing. I'm happy... and I'm not afraid of anything that might come. If we get hurt, at least weโve had something worth hurting for. This is the path we choose."
( Music - All This Time ยท OneRepublic )
โ Lee โบ
I dropped my head a little, because if I didnโt the flare of anger that had shown itself in my eyes would have been visible. I had control of it, I knew how to take myself out of these situations. However, this wasnโt one I was willing to walk away from.
I worked my jaw when #Sam asked me if I loved his sister. And of course, I should have known that he had missed the point I was making. Trying to show him that my Maโs and Daโs love story was no less than his and #Emilys just because they imprinted on one another.
I grew up seeing how my parents cared for each other, I saw how they fought, argued, and then made up. I saw the way my Da brought her bloody cherry calla lilies when she had a hard day or week, and I saw how my Ma gave him that hidden squeeze on his shoulder. A language that only they spoke.
That was when I felt Emmyโs fingers twist under my hand into my shirt, feeling a burst of action trying to free itself. A voice telling me to stand up and protect her, a voice telling me she wanted me and no one else in this moment.
It was this voice which made me bounce back and listen to the brother and sister talking, and I made myself stay silent. Emmy was holding her ground, and she was being truthful. That had to stand for something, right?
None of us knew what life had in line for us, but did that mean we should stop loving the life we have now in the hopes of what could be?
โLee?โ The soft voice of my cousin drew me to her until our eyes met. โWhat about you? Do you think you could step away from Emmy if she imprinted?โ She asked, worry and something else on her features.
My brows furrowed as I replaced Emmyโs words to her brother.
โYou know me, you know how I think and feel. If Emmy came to me tonight and said it happened. I would lay my life on the line to make sure her happiness was never tainted. Just as I would for anyone in the pack.โ
All of those words were the truth, I wouldnโt back down from them. But there was a tightening sensation in my chest as I spoke to them. Like I was being told I could do the right thing for her, no matter what it is. No matter the cost to me.
โIโm going to say it againโฆ we arenโt stepping into this blind. I know, you know that I overthink things. So, be sure I have thought the outcomes over. I even tried to fight this thing.โ This time my hand squeezed hers.
โYou didnโt fight it hard enough.โ #Sam said with his darkened eyes on me now again.
โWhy should we have to? In twenty years from now can you tell me what you would say if we both are just us? If we never imprinted, and we never gave this a chance? At the same time. Your sister may come to you in two weeks and say, it didnโt work out. Neither of those situations give anyone the right to judge.โ
This I saw shocked #Sam into sitting back.
โLeeโฆโ #Emily asked me to look at her with the way she called me.
โEmโฆ donโtโฆ donโt take sides if you donโt believe in them.โ
She shook her head. โThere are no sides to take. You are all my family; I love you all. All Sam is worried about here is...โ
I cut her off, my voice remained even as I spoke.
โI know/ we know. Itโs why we came to you. To you both. We wanted you to see first-hand how we are right together. I didnโt think you would think so little of me. To think and believe I set out here with the want to hurt Emmy. And I know you are going to say itโs not the same for guys as it is for girls. But to care for someone and want to see where something with such strong feelings could end up. It would be ridiculous to pass on it.โ
My eyes were on Emmy stood beside me. I was talking to them all, however, move so to her now.
โThe moment you say itโs over for you. That you donโt want me, that you want out. I wonโt fight you. I wonโt question you. I will do what you want. Thatโs my word and my promise.โ
(Music - All This Time ยท OneRepublic )
โ Emmy โบ
I had known that this would be a possibility... so why was it hitting me so hard? How could #Sam not see what it meant to me to be walking this path with Lee? It was one he had always encouraged me to give a real relationship a chance... but he'd never meant with the pack.
How else would it be possible? Did he want me to live a lie with a person I could never be honest with? Short of dating family members of the guys in the packs... and even then, there were very few that knew the whole truth, there really werenโt any other options.
But Lee's hand never left mine, and he didn't jump up to defend me or my choices. He knew I was capable of doing it myself, another example of how he saw me as I was. I knew what his answer would be when Emily asked the question of him next. But it still made my heart jump; I didn't try to cover it up. I didn't need to or want too anymore. I saw #Sam shifts out of the corner of my eye, he had heard the anomaly in my ย chest... but my gaze was fixed on Lee's side profile.
My chest tightened when he said he tried to fight it... But of course, he did. The squeeze of my hand told me everything. He was the responsible one... he was my superior in the pack. It ย wasn't a negative thing that he'd resisted, just like it wasnโt a negative thing that I had pursued this; when I realized that what was once knowledge of the fact that this was an attractive man became an actual attraction. A draw towards ย him, a curiosity, desire, and something else I couldn't understand, but pulled like a cord for the centre of my chest that tried to tether us together. A physical and spiritual longing to be next to him.
I had left attraction before obviously, but I couldnโt lieโฆ for a long time now I had barely been scratching that physical itch, never quite satisfied. But there was so much more with himโฆ Hellโฆ I had slept! Not just the miracle of me falling asleep while in a bed, I had truly slept and woken up feeling ย refreshedโฆ because of him.
#Sam's answer to that, however... that hit me hard. Was that his problem here? He didn't think that I was right for Lee? That I wasn't good enough? My heart made a new sound and I sucked in a breath. But it was all pushed aside, and he turned to speak to me.
โI pursued this, Samโฆ Things between Lee and I started to feel different. And I went for it. No hesitation, no second-guessing.โ I wasnโt saying this to lessen the fact that Lee had resisted. We ย were different peopleโฆ if we werenโt this wouldnโt work. โThis path has been blessed Sam, if you pay close enough attention, youโll see that too.โ
"I know you won't." I said softly. "We wouldn't be here if I didn't. And I know I don't need to tell you the same thing." The hand that wasn't resting on his shoulder, lifted to his cheek. "Just -" I bit my lip. "Promise me... you won't make that decision for me? You don't get to decide what is best for me and in return... I promise that I will make that decision if I ever need to. It's my choice." I leaned down and kissed his forehead, without letting the thought my brother and sister-in-law were in the room even enter my mind and then I rested my forehead where Iโd kissed him. โAnd I promise not to make that same choice for you.โ
I lifted my head and turned back to them. โAs weโve saidโฆ we arenโt here for permission. Weโve talked about all of this. We know what we want to do. They only thing you get to decide #Samโฆ is how youโre going to react, and so far, hadosโฆโ (Big brother) My voice shook unexpectedly. โIโm highly disappointed.โ
I saw his eyes darken as the words hit him, but I wasnโt sorry. He hadnโt just reacted badly; he had questioned everything we said and never once asked me or Lee how either of us felt.
โThatโs not fair, Emmy.โ #Emily said, still calm and quiet.
โWhy isnโt it fair?โ I had to control my voice so I wouldnโt snap. โIf I was here with someone else, would he talk to us like this. What if it was Seth or Brady stood here with me? Would it be different then?โ The look on both their faces was answer enough.
โYes, Emmy it would be, you are their superior.โ #Sam was stern now.
โDonโt give me that Beta and third bullโฆ Thatโs pack business and we know how to draw those lines whether you believe it or not. If you couldnโt bend me to your will, thereโs no way Lee couldโฆ But at least with him I know heโd never try to.โ I instantly ย clamped one hand over my mouth, it was a low blowโฆ something I knew still haunted #Sam to this day.
โ Lee โบ
There was a tension building in the room, and I knew the little man was still busy in his bedroom. The sounds of his markers on the paper, and the fact that he spoke to himself when he was concentrating on a task, helped to keep a track of him.
Closing my dark eyes to give myself a moment to breathe was hard with everything happening around me, especially when everything this woman beside me said was hitting the bulls fucking eyes each time. It was the sound of her heart that had me looking at her and nothing else. Up until now, some part of me thought that maybe Emmy hadnโt given this thing her full attention and then again, I also knew that she was the kind of woman who followed her heart and let her mind flow freely too. So, there was no way in the world of the spirits that I would question her. She was her own person, and I respected her for the way she lived.
โEmmyโฆโ My voice didnโt sound right with a lump growing filled with sentiments I didnโt want to be seen here. And for those instants that she spoke directly to me it was like the world around us stopped. I wished that we could have had this conversation when it really was just the two of us. Because the innocence in that one small touch of her beautiful lips to my forehead killed me ten times over. She was making a promise to me just as I did to her, one neither of us asked for, and one that we both knew the other would accept and respect. โI will never make that choice for you. It will always be the two of us. It will always be your wants and needs.โ This was something I didnโt even have to think about before saying.
My head slowly turned; it was so hard to draw myself out of the tunnel vision of seeing just her. When she spoke about us being blessed, I felt in my soul, in the heart of my wolf that this was true. And still #Sam was fighting it.
As my gaze fell on him, I saw what was behind his reasoning and the flicker of fear and pain at what his little sister had said to him. And I got it, I too was an older brother who had these worries and talks with my kid brother. In that breath, I really understood.
โEmmy!โ Not raising my voice, not acting like her Beta. I was just being myself. โDonโt.โ I wasnโt going to be the reason for these siblings to fight. Because I saw in that moment the way #Sam looked to her, the way #Emilyโs hand squeezed her husbands. They didnโt think I was good enough for her. I was nothing like the innocence #Seth held and shared, and I was nothing like the pup who had everyone laughing and proud of his wood carving talents. I was a painter; I stepped into peoples homes and changed the walls for them. ( Even if it felt like a little more than just that to me. )
I shook my head; I knew from her reaction she knew she had stepped over the mark. And in the next moment #Sam was off the chair and making his way out of his home. โSam.โ I called and jumped up on my feet before he was out the door.
โWhat will it take? You know your sister loves you, she respects you, Iโm not speaking for her, but I am asking for me. What will it take for you to know that this thing with Emmy isnโt like those others. This is more.โ
Without thinking about it, my hand curled around hers that had been on my shoulder, and I kept a hold of her, my body had come part the way around the table.
โI only want happiness for you Emmy.โ He spoke to her, but he was looking to me. โAnd you Lee, you have never shown me that you have what it takes to stay in a girls life.โ My head dropped because he was right. I worked my jaw, never once dropping my eyes from his.
โUntil nowโฆ Until now I had no reason toโฆ But you know I am a man of my wordโฆ And All I want is a chance.โ It was again the truth too.
โSamโฆโ This time it was #Emily who stood up, she made her way to her husbands side. Cupping his face in both her hands, the two of them exchanged a look that felt like a thousand words had passed. My cousin turned when he nodded his head. โThis is something you both need to work out for yourselves. Just know it could impact those around you. However, like you sayโฆ You are grownups, you have thought this out, you know the risks.โ
It wasnโt the reaction I expected from her, but in the moment, she wasnโt my cousin Emily. She was the Packโs mother figure. She was thinking of all the pups, all the imprints and the tribe.
ย I swallowed hard looking at her, of course she was right to step up to that role. But I knew just like Emmy, if I had brought any other girl to her doorstep and said I was with her, this wouldnโt have been her reaction. And that was the part that stung right now.
โItโs all we want.โ I told her.
โ Emmy โบ
The tension in my chest eased when Lee told me that he wouldn't make any choices for me. If there was one thing I couldn't abide it was people telling me what I wanted... what was best for me. I wasn't a fool... even if I was impulsive at ย times. I knew how to think for myself. The tension hadn't been Lee's doing, but all the same... he eased it. I don't even think the tension was #Sam's doing... but my own expectations that my brother would accept this... approval wasnโt ย wanted or needed.
But it was clear he wanted this over before it began... but that was what he was failing to realize... Lee and I had more than begun already.
Emily's eyes came to mine for a moment and I knew that she and I needed to ย speak alone soon too. "#Sam..." I softened my voice. "I'm happy... okay. I'm not going to tell you that before this I was miserable and that something was missing in my life... because it's not true. I didnโt know what this felt like to be ย able to miss it. Things were great... and not just in a comfortable way. I love my job... I have Mom... you and the boys. Kishil... I'm about to be an aunt again. I love working with the community theatre even if I canโt be on the stage..." I couldnโt hide that sting. But there was nothing that could be done about that. "In fact, performing is probably the only thing that is missing from my life." I squeezed Lee's shoulders. "But as good as life was... It's even better now... Something new and excitingโฆ so much that I canโt even start to explain."
'Something you told me your whole life you never wanted.' #Sam replied... his imprint having calmed him down.
"Something you always insisted I was missing out on ย too.โ I pointed out. โMaybe I was wrong... or maybe this is something entirely new... Lee makes me happier #Sam. This is what I want... itโs what he wants and until those changes for one of usโฆ or both of us; itโs happening." I could hear ย #Kishil moving around his room now. "I won't speak for Lee but if you can't accept this, there's nothing I can do about that, but I won't let you get in the way of it."
#Sam opened his mouth to speak but #Emily cut him off. 'Sam... They ย have made up their minds. You both need to think this through...' I could tell she meant #Sam and I... this had become as much about me and brother as it was about Lee and me. 'The way you both chose to speak to your sibling, I mean. And talk about this another time.'
My nephew's tiny footsteps had me turning to the doorway before he even got there. I grinned and scooped him up. "Hey there baby boy!!" he held out his picture for me. A series of swirls and colours with no ย excitement was infectious.
โ Lee โบ
#Sam and #Emily exchanged another look, but for now this conversation was over. My eyes dropped to their hands, his knuckles showed the restraint he was using. And her hold over his fist showed me how she had him. This was something they had become so good at. When anger tried to take her #Sam from her. #Emily just knew how to touch him, hold him, speak to him or just let him be. She knew her husband.
โThatโs awesome.โ I turned the picture up the right way round looking at it carefully.
โIโm loving the colours too little man.โ I told him and he beamed up at me.
โAre you both staying for some lunch?โ #Emily asked us before she let go of her husbandโs hand to walk around the island.
โI think we should head out.โ I told her.
โNoโฆ stayโฆโ #Kishil whinged throwing his arms around Emmyโs neck and hiding his face in her neck. My eyes found hers, I would follow her lead on this. If she wanted to stay that was fine by me.
โIf you want to stay, I can come pick you up later on in the day.โ I offered because it was only right as I was her driver for today.
โI am capable of driving my sister home when she wants to go.โ #Sam said, keeping himself in check and showing his son he wasnโt happy.
โSamโฆโ I shook my head. โDo you want a hand with the hunting den still? Iโm still free to do that with you next weekend.โ Changing the subject. I didnโt want to say something that we would both regret at a later date.
โYesโฆ yes, he does. I donโt want him out there all day and night Lee. Thank you.โ Once again, my cousin answered. Because we could all see he was going to tell me No.
โGreat. Iโll be her bright and early.โ I said setting the picture down on the table in front of me.
โEmmy?โ I nudged her with my elbow slightly, she was still holding the little man in her arms. And I didnโt want my actions to scare and make him jump.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see #Sam watching us both. Trying to understand maybe what had changed here between his sister and me.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled at Lee... I had seen him with the kids before... why hadn't noticed how good he was with them? Was I just more focused on him now? It wasn't a shock that he was sweet with #Kishil... I was only now acknowledging something I had already known and not paid much attention to.
"Oh, baby! I would love to stay with you all day, but I have to go and be a boring grown-up." I pouted and bounced him on my hip. "But I'll be by really soon and we'll do something fun, okay?"
There weren't many males whose puppy dog eyes worked on me... but his! They broke my heart... if I stayed every time, he asked me to I would have to pack my bags and move in. But I did like that Lee was willing, to come back for me later.
Emily had a point though, letting #Sam and I calm down was a good idea... the only conversation we had left to have was about him and I. Mostly him needing to cop on and realise I was a grown arse woman who made her own mind.
I whispered, ย "Love you lots, like jelly tots!" to the baby as Lee spoke to #Sam and #Emily. I was bolstered by his determination to not let this affect their friendship. My brother seemed to soften from Lee's reaction too. "Give Uncle Lee a big hug and say bye." I passed the child to him after he nudged me. "And I'll see you tomorrow. I promise." I did manage to see them most days, even if it was just for a cup of coffee or to steal some baked goods to take to work. There were still things I needed to do today... I wasn't sure what Lee wanted to do about our moms... did he want to tell them right away? Or had today been too much already?
After the little boy half jumped to Lee, causing me to laugh softly, I made my way to #Sam and kissed his cheek. "I love you... Arsehole." I whispered, a smile in my voice and not loud enough for easily influenced minds to hear. "I'll see you tomorrow." It wasn't a question. It was a little sister's demand. He gave me a one-armed hug, the other was laced through #Emily's and told me he loved me too in the old language. I kissed the top of her head and whispered to the bump for the baby to behave and let his mom eat without throwing up or peeing every five minutes... not touching or pawing at the woman; she had enough of that... plus I had felt the baby kick once at #Sam's insistence and it kind of freaked me out.
I know pregnancy is the miracle of life and a beautiful thing... but beautiful things can be appreciated from a distance. People growing inside people... No thank you!
I made my way back around the table and slipped my hand into Lee's without thinking. "Ready?" My phone buzzed and the laugh of the minions from Despicable Me played out of my pocket.
#Quil's text tone! Fuck!
ย "Dammit!" muttered hoping the child didn't hear. I just knew in my bones #Jake told him... and I loved him for it... but also... did he have to do at this exact moment?
โ Lee โบ
โEasy thereโฆ little monkey.โ He leaped out of Emmyโs arms and right into my chest. My hands were wrapped around him before he could slip down. He knew by now that all his uncles and his aunt would always catch him.
He whispered in my ear that the picture was for me to take home. And I told him I was planning on it, and that it would be hung on the front of the fridge. He told me there were two more in his room. ย One for my Ma and one for his Grandmama T. Promising him that they would reach their destinations, I kissed his forehead. โBe good for your Ma okay. Sheโs got her hands full.โ He promised before I set him down to go get the other two pictures.
Emmy was talking to #Emilyโs belly, and it made me smile. She did things like that from time to time, yet the belly scared her too? I tipped my head to the side noticing it for the first time. This was interesting.
#Kishil came back handing me his work of art before Jumping up into his fathers arms. And Emmy placed her hand in mine. But before I could say anything, #Sam, #Emily and I all at the same time called out, โLanguage!โ Making the little man, lock on and start with repeating the word for the fun of it.
โDammitโฆ Dammitโฆ Dammitโฆ Dammit.. Dammit.!โ The little monkey said on a loop.
โEmberly Call!โ #Emily chastised her, and I tried hard not to laugh. When my stare fell on #Sam he was also trying not to laugh and correct his son.
โIโm going to take this as the perfect time to get out of here.โ Tugging on her hand towards the door.
โNext weekend.โ #Emily called after us.
โIโll be here.โ It was going to be me and #Sam, with no refs in the middle. We could have it out however he wanted it.
Once we were outside and the door was close behind us, I glanced down at Emmy. โWhatโs wrong? I donโt want to pry, but that was some kinda reaction to a text.โ
โ Emmy โบ
My hand flew up to cover my mouth when the others corrected me. "No, we shouldn't say that word, Kishil." I bit back a smile because there was no denying that it was funny as hell hearing it from such a cute child. I mouthed sorry over my ย shoulder to them as I allowed Lee to rescue me...
Just this once.
Another minion laughs came out of my pocket. He was going to hound me until I replied. A different ring came out as I slipped my phone out of my pocket.
Quil: What the actual fuck!!
Quil: YOU LET JAKE TELL ME!
Quil: Emberly Whitney Call donโt you dare ignore me!
Jake: I wasnโt going to leave him in the dark, we have a run, in 15โฆ call him. #SorryNotSorry.
My hand tightened around his and I remember suddenly that I had slipped mine into his...and he still hadn't let go.
Keeping hold of it I walked towards the truck with him. I knew he wasn't really shocked or pissed off that I'd let #Jake fill him in. "It's #Quil... #Jake told him. He'll be fine. Just..." I tilted my head thinking of the right word. "In ย shock."
It was that stupid childish agreement we made after everything with Nessie settled down and kids had stopped joining the pack on a near weekly basis. #Nessie was growing so fast, #Quil was talking about how #Jake would be married ย before #Claire was even out of high school.... he hadn't really meant it, of course. I told him not to worry... if he was going to be chronically single for years that I would be too... I was just going to have my fun in the meantime, but I would be his buffer against becoming a perpetual third wheel. #Quil had chosen a more honourable route.
He wouldn't hold me to it, I knew that, but I was still going to hear about it for sure.
Emmy: Just spoke with Samโฆ Tomorrow?
Quil: Oh shit! After my run?
Emmy: I have the night shift! Tomorrow. Please?
Quil: Breakfast.
Emmy - ( To Jake ) : Really? You couldnโt have given me another hour?
We exchanged the messages in a matter of seconds really and I sighed, leaning back against Lee's truck, and looking up at him. Fuck! He was gorgeous. I smiled...
"That went better than I expected." I laughed... but right now it all seemed... Okay.
I lifted our hands chest high between us and twisted my hand until our fingers laced together. "Thank you." I smiled at him and locked my dark brown gaze on his. "For proving that everything I learned about you recently... is one hundred percent true."
โ Lee โบ
Her phone was going off like it was a nightclub dance floor, but it was the sound of the minions that told me what I needed to know. She had that thing set for her inner circle. I didnโt interrupt her, crossing my arms over my chest as we came to a stop beside my truck. I gave her the time she needed to read and then reply. ( The girls fingers moved like a musician over that screen of hers. )
Arching my brow, I curled my bottom lip in and licked it. โJake told Quil?โ I wasnโt sure how things worked in their group. I was in the pack, but these three were next level close. I never questioned it, I never wanted to be a part of their friendship. It wasnโt my place to push in.
When I saw she was done, I dropped my hands, and she took a hold of one again. โYou werenโt expecting me to come out of this alive right?โ I joked ( well, partly joked about it. )
Shaking my head, I combed my free hand through my hair. It was getting long, and I knew soon Ma would start making jokes about me being an unwanted son if I didnโt go for a cut.
โListenโฆ Emmyโฆโ Nodding my chin back towards the cabin, aware that #Sam could be hearing this, but I wasnโt going to say anything I wouldnโt to his face. โDonโt be fooled, your brother is right to be worried. Iโve been a bastard in the past to girls. Sam has witnessed it. So, donโt be too hard on him.โ Never once did I mistreat a woman, but at the same time I never gave them a second thought after I was done.
Her deep earthy brown eyes were looking at me with such intent. โI didnโt lie to you, and never said I was a saint. But I am saying that this is new and different.โ Sighing at the fact that I had somehow made the brother and sister disagree.
I pulled my phone out of my back pocket to look at the time. โThere is still ten minutes before the next run. Do you want me to rush you over to the Blacks to catch Quil? I donโt want him worried about you.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I looked up at him like that should have been obvious, but I was often told that outside of the hive mind a lot of what went on between #Quil, #Jake and I was Lost in translation.
"I sure as hell wasn't going to!" I laughed. "We had this ridiculous deal that I'd... stick to my casual ย ways until he wasn't the third or fifth or seventh wheel... you know? When it was just the pack getting together, he's fine... but..."
I pinched my brows together. Everyone knew a lot ย changed for #Quil when he decided to wait for #Claire for... well everything. None of us really knew how hard it would be for him when he started that road. But he had never wavered. I didn't need to finish that thought; Lee would get it.
"He wouldn't hold me to that though." I added quickly when I realised, I had assumed he knew that. "He'd probably shake me if I ignored something like this." I smiled at him.
"I may have been prepared to jump in and save that fine arse... just in case." I bit my lip when he dragged his hand through his hair. Even though his tone had turned serious... he was fucking sexy... I locked it down. We were still outside #Sam's house. I didn't want to leave that scent around my brother's house.
I let him speak, my eyes glued to his, they held me there... drawing me in. Literally... My chest lightly brushed against his, those pulling me forward. I didn't know when I had pushed away from the truck, but as he spoke, I ย had drifted closer. I rested my hand on his chest. "Lee... I'm not going into this blind. I know as much about your past as the rest of them do. I'm no angel... not even close. I've been called a heartbreaker and a whole lot worse." The typical disgusting things that people about girls that owned their sexual experiences. But Heartbreaker was the one that stuck... I never let anyone believe they should fall head-over-heels for me in the space of the few hours that they had ย with me.
"I don't want you to be a saint... I want the same guy that I have always known... and sure this is new because we both want something that we never did before now. But that doesn't mean that I want a new version of you... I want this new experience with a man I've known for years and just recently haven't been able to keep my hands off of." I smiled up at him and teasingly slid my hand up along the hard pec under that thin slip of fabric that was his shirt. Just a ย slow, subtle tease before I pulled back.
"No, he's fine... I'm going to meet for breakfast after work tomorrow. He's going to be fine..." I smirked at Lee... "When he comes at with the โYou better not hurt my sis.โ routine... just let him have it. He... He'll probably be rooting for this to be amazing... but he won't " I laughed at the thought of it, I glanced over my shoulder at his truck.
"C'mon... we should give them their home back." What I really wanted to say was; Let's go find somewhere to pull over again.
โ Lee โบ
At first my brow furrowed. What did she mean by she wasnโt going to tell #Quil, they were best friends. But then the rumours had done the rounds a long time back that they had maybe been more. Sheโd already told me that was all bullshit. But thenโฆ That tangled thread of thoughts cut off and now my brow arched I looked down at her in confusion.
โWhat the fuck? You both have a deal?โ That part itself was something to learn. But then my mouth curled up into a wicked grin. โAre you saying thisโฆโ Pointing between her short arse and mine. โIsnโt just a casual thing?โ Of course, it fucking wasnโt. Who in a โCasual flingโ, does what we had done? Take someone home after so little time. But this wasnโt normal. And I liked it that way.
โHmm.. As long as you arenโt going into this blind. I know itโs been a hard start for you all around. The pack, the Spirit Warrior, the daughter, the sister. Itโs a lot of hats to wear.โ And she did them all so fucking well. โAs for those who donโt matter in the larger scale of things. Fuck them.โ Even if I wanted to hurt every last one of them.
Leaning down so that my mouth was close to her ear. โMaybe later Iโll shake this arse for you. Then you will thank the spirits, that you didnโt let it become road meat in your brothers hands.โ Without saying anything more, I opened the door of my truck and then lift her up and into it. Making sure that her small, strong, and perfectly firm body brushed mine, because in those deep brown eyes of hers. I heard the unsaid parts. โKeep thinking those thoughts Little Callโฆ I dare you.โ
This woman was going to be the end of me. Without saying a word, she knew how to help me read her and understand her too.
Rolling my eyes at her now. โIf Quil tries that shit, I am not going to break his bones. Thatโs all I promise.โ The wink was the tell here. #Quil had changed as he had grown, with is imprint #Claire being so young, the protector in him had become the most forthright in his wolf. โFine, maybe Iโll let him get one hit in. But then I canโt help what I will do.โ Nothing. It was #Quil. I wouldnโt hurt him.
Closing the door, striding around my truck I climbed inside, not taking long to leave #Sam and #Emilyโs place. With the sense of relief. I hadnโt expected it to go this way, but I knew it could have been worse.
โWhat are your plans for the rest of the day?โ I wasnโt sure if we wanted to tackle the momโs today or wait until later. We would have to get to them before the gossip did, or we would never live it down. ย As I drove I waited for the aftermath of my lifting her into the truck.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed. "We made it at Senior prom. His ex was flaunting her new date in his face... they almost hooked up in the middle of the dance floor, it was gross. Jake was off with that idiot Micah chick after another so-called knockback from Bella... It was a stupid teenage thing." I shook my head. "He just looked so pathetic... And I never saw myself meeting anyone..." I shrugged and smirked at him, that look on his face when he said the word casual.
"You wanna play that card... after the conversation we just had. I'll go back in there right now..." I laughed, unable to finish the empty threat of setting my brother on him.
"You know all that shit is like water off a ducks back to me right? There are very few people whose opinions matter to me. Sam is one of them..." I slapped my hands down on his shoulders. "Also, this isn't hard for me Lee... not in the slightest. How other people react... isn't our burden to bear, it's theirs. We're not doing anything wrong."
ย I raised my brows and laughed. "I wouldn't say no to a free show!" The last word was a squeal when he picks me up and slid me onto the seat of the truck. I mean I knew I had to climb a little to get in... but was that entirely necessary? Yet... I smiled right through my inner tirade. "You will pay for that, Clearwater. But Quil won't hit you... he's far too afraid of me for that." I chuckled.
"First off... I'm starving!" I suddenly remembered I hadn't ย really eaten anything in #Sam and #Emily's. "And second, that depends... have you had enough of delivering the news to people? I think Seth would have a stroke if he had to try and keep this from your mom. My mom is off today... we might be ย able to get them in the same place if you're feeling brave." I was thinking out loud then. "Preferably your mom's place where none on my baby albums live. But we could wait if today has hit your quota of crazy."
This process had to be so much easier for people that hadn't known each other their whole lives, right? Not worried about people crossing paths and the whole village talking.
โ Lee โบ
Arching my brow, a deep rumble of a chuckle makes its way out. The shortstop was threatening me over and over again. โKeep promising me a good time Call, I dare you to see it through.โ I told her, pushing the button to bring the window on my side down.
Her heat and mine were on the same level, and I knew that feeling the cool air as we drove would have a calming effect on me. There were still words #Sam and #Emily had said that were making a home in my mind. I never doubted myself. I never lacked any form of confidence. But those looks and their words were going to be rolling about in my head for a while.
โAhh, Good Times. Prom.โ I rolled my eyes. โIโm not even sure if anyone really has a good prom. Mine was spent underage drinking.โ I told her, but I was beginning to understand now what this deal was and why it was in place.
โQuil is going to not hit me because he is afraid of you? Why the Fuck does that just sound like a turn on in the making?โ I put my foot down when we were on the main road heading back into the heart of La Push. โI know you donโt give a shit about what people say. That doesnโt mean they get away with saying it.โ This was the Beta in me pushing out. I had always addressed rumours for any of the wolves and the pups. I just didnโt bother when they were about me.
โStarving huh?โ nodding my chin to my phone sat on the dash. โOnly one place we can be fed and see the moms at the same time.โ I told her. โGive them both a call and see where they are. I bet you they are sat in Maโs kitchen right now working on some money-making idea. I want to tell them, I donโt care about the world, I care about them.โ
And I did, Emmyโs mom and mine were as close as sisters, and I wouldnโt want to break any of their hearts by not telling them at the same time as #Jake and #Sam. ( and now #Quil knew too )
Laughing harder. โYou do know Iโd seen all your baby pictures, right? Itโs not like you mom keeps them hidden away.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I narrowed my eyes at him. "You mean like I did last night... and again this morning." I smirked. "Twice." I felt a twinge low in my stomach. The man had staying power that was for sure. The rush of cool air blew a strand of hair free from my ponytail and across my face.
I laughed. "Oh, there was plenty of that... It was also when we discovered the Paul wasn't exaggerating about it being impossible to get drunk." Of course, he had been the first to discover it. #Jared was ย too strait-laced and #Sam was holding back... setting a good example for all of us, but I was sure he'd figured it out. "I have a feeling yours involved more than underage drinking though, right?" I teased.
I bit my lip and shook my ย head... just him talking about being turned on made me think of how that felt when he was pressed up against me. "Fuck me!" I muttered under my breath. I rolled down my window now. little the cool air washed over my face for a moment before I ย rolled it up... I would be able to hear mom on the phone over the noise of the open window, but she wouldn't hear me... and cool air still blew in from the driver's side.
I wiggled my phone out of my back pocket making sure to push my chest out as I lifted my arse from the seat. My smile was as innocent as I could make it. Mom answered on the first ring. I heard Whitney Huston playing in the background and cringed remembering #Quil using my middle name in that text.
'Hey sweetheart!' the music was turned down.
"Hey, Mom. Sounds like a party. What are you doing?" I asked, hearing someone moving around in the background.
'#Sue and I are cooking up a storm here.' Mom replied. Instantly Lee's mother was talking, telling ย Mom to invite me over.
"Actually, I was just calling to see if you were free for lunch." I smiled. "I'm with Lee right now we can be there in fifteen?"
'Oh, Lee is with her too.' I had a feeling she was talking to #Sue now and two were off chattering again. Then to me. '#Seth is going to be here in an hour so too, he's just finishing up a job. The whole family can get together! It's perfect.' She was speaking fast in her excitement.
"That's great!" I smiled and glanced sideways at Lee. Damn! The man is fine! "Actually... we have one last thing to do, it could be thirty minutes... Okay... see you soon. Love you, Mom."
I set my phone down and reached up to pull my hair free and dragged my hands through it. "Find somewhere to pull over, Clearwater." I said in my โtake no shitโ, voice.
"I have about fifteen minutes to make good on a promise." Referencing his mention of a good time. I licked my lips and moved my hand to the buckle of my seat belt, waiting... letting him know I was ready to pop it the second the truck was parked.
โ Lee โบ
โSpirits.โ
It didnโt take much for the reminder of last night and this morning to make that rumble trigger in my chest. I shifted in my seat, trying to constraint on the road ahead. Even if I did look at her out of the side of my eye. I wanted to reach out my hand, to draw that fly away hair out of her face. And the realisation of that thought made something click. ย I had never wanted to do that before. Girls hair, their skin, their smiles. All things guys liked. But all things I never thought of. Until now? What the fuck was this girl doing to me?
โRight.โ My mouth curled up into a grin. โBut thatโs not a story I am going to share with you.โ Or anyone else. I wasnโt the kind to kiss and tell. Shaking my head recalling the amount of shit #Paul had us drinking over the years before he knew how to make his moonshine. โPaul was trying to kill all of us, letโs face the truth of the matter shall we. If it wasnโt for Rachel stopping his crazy arse ideas. We would likely be in the world of the spirits.โ There had to be a point where even the spiritsย would turn around and sayโฆ โYou brought this one yourself.โ And leave us to our stupidity.
I shifted in my seat again, there was a change in the air, and her scent hit my nose. Building on the thudding in chest. That primal calling wanting to stop her from doing what she was and take her now. I closed my eyes for a few, shaking my head free of those imaged of her body sprawled for me. โFuck. Stop that.โ I muttered as she sat there beside me pushing her herself out, moving and wiggling. โFuck.โ Rolling her window up only intensified her scent.
The sound of the ring and then the sound of her momโs voice was like a water bucket of water on the hardening swell in my pants. And she knew too well what the fuck she was doing. Little Call knew how to get a gut to reach for her. Pushing my face out the window before I sat back in my seat, making every attempt to keep my hands on the wheel, and my eyes forward.ย
My mouth curled up at the way our momโs were speaking to her. The sounds of them on the other end were clear for me to hear. And I knew where I was heading. But I turned my head to her. About to ask why and what she needed to doโฆ. โFucking Hell Call.โ Why did her hair coming down make my pants twitch and vibrate to the point it wanted freeing.
โYesโฆ Maโam.โ Why was it also so fucking hot when she spoke to me like that? She was short in height, but she made up for it in so many ways. I took a sharp turn off the road into a off shoot when I saw it. parking my truck in a way that the cab would be hide beneath the shade of the trees. โThis is such a bad idea.โ I half growled and yet my buckle was undone, and I pushed my seat back for her. โAnd I still like the way you are thinking.โ
My hand moved to the back of her head, turning her face into towards mine. My eyes found hers and I wanted to dive into the pools of them. Her plump lips were inviting, but I waited. I took her in, took in her scent. โAre you sure.โ The words rumbled out of my mouth asking before assuming.
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled; Lee was nothing like other men... but some things were universal. I narrowed my eyes at him. "Well, that's no fun." I smirked... pouting wasn't my idea of sexy. I lowered my brows and ran my eyes over him. I didn't mean it; I didn't want to hear about him and other women. Partly because it wasn't any of my business, but also because I didn't want to think of him with anyone else... If I wanted him to talk dirty, he could tell me all the things he wanted to do to me and not what he has done to someone else.
I knew that hearing about him and other girls would make me jealous... and jealousy was never my thing. But part of me was a little excited by that too. I smiled at the thought. "He always made the boys try it first. He said that #Rachel would kill him if he blinded the first female wolf." I laughed softly, she always believed I was the first and never the only, or a freak of nature.
I fought the urge not to laugh when he all but hung his head out the window to calm his nerves. "All the best ideas are... or at least... the most fun one's are." I pushed my thumb down to release my seatbelt, and then his. My heart quickened when his eyes met mine, my hand curled around his strong forearm. "With you..." My teeth pulled on my lower lip. "I'm always sure."
My free hand came to rest on his shoulder, I pulled myself up and swung my leg over the centre console and avoided the gear shift. I settled onto his lap, my stomach ย was already flipping and tightening. "You have made me redefine my entire idea of what being sure actually feels like."
The hand on his shoulder moved up along his neck and into his, hair. "We already confronted two alphasโ today..." I ย leaned in and nipped at his lower lip. "But this next one... will be the real challenge." I smiled because I knew that our mothers would both be happy. #Sue might be a little pragmatic, she understood pack dynamics better than Mom did. But ย telling them... after that all the people we loved the most would be invested in this thing between us.
I kissed him, one hand still in his hair and the other came up resting on his cheek, raking through his facial hair. "I just need a few minutes where you are all mine." I bit his lip again and tugged this time. "But don't worry... I'll make sure you're still presentable when we're done." I kissed him, slow and deep, letting and long, low sound of desire bubble up from my chest. I forgot all about #Sam's words... there was only him and me.
My hands moved down over his broad shoulders and down his heavily muscled chest. Fuck! I relaxed against him; the hard muscles of his body made my skin bun in the best way. His body was insane! My hand moved lower, and I fought the urge to pull off his shirt.
"Fuck!" I groaned and my back arched, pushing my hips down on him. "I might need to rethink that promise."
โ Lee โบ
โI wouldnโt want to be on the receiving end of Rachel and her anger. That woman is a thunder cracker if you try to cross her.โ And I knew her husband and his wolf had a few brain cells to know better. ( Or at least I hoped so.
โFuck.โ It was a groan as I watched the way her strong body moved with that wolf like grace and agility. The way her leg moved over the gear panel, and then she was sat over me. My hands resting on her arse, making me smirk at how normal this felt with her here and now. Whereas before I wouldnโt have thought to look at her in this way, not because she wasnโt beautiful. She was. But it was out of respect for her and her Spirit Warrior.
And now with the flood gates opened, after the conversations we had shared and had with the alphas. We knew what we both wanted. Then again there was something about hearing it from a girlโs lips. That she was sure about wanting you to touch her.
โLittle Call. Stop biting those lips.โ I could see the blood rushing back into it, and I wanted to kiss her. I wasnโt willing to share her. Not even with herself. Her dark pools of chocolate eyes were sealed with mine, and I never wanted her to look away. Those lips of hers were calling me in, but these eyes. โFuck.โ They were something new and interesting.
I returned the bite of my lip with one for on hers, my fingers danced up her arse and under the hem of her shirt. The calluses of my hands gliding over the softness of her smooth almond coloured skin. I stopped at her lower back, drawing small circles there as I consumed her with my eyes.
โNow is not the time to bring up your bother, Jake or our moms.โ To make sure she understood the reasons why, my hands moved to her sides. Still under her shirt I held her bucking up just to show her how the tightness in my jeans meet the warmth between her legs.
My hands travelled up her sides, carful not to take her shirt too far up. I kissed her mouth back. Biting her lips and tasting her, knowing that last night it was this very same taste that drove me wild.ย
โOn top of thatโฆ Now youโre only giving me a few minutes? Doesnโt that shit come down the line when you donโt want to see my face any more?โ It was a joke because hello. Who wouldnโt want to see my face.
โYou. Should have some reconsideration. Iโm all behind this plan. The sound of her heart was open for all to hear. It had been something that made me want to kiss her hard and claim her lips. She didnโt care who heard, she was just being true to herself.
When she arched that back of hers, she pushed her perfectly sized chest into me. Chest to chest I moved to nuzzle her neck. Freeing one hand to comb her hair off her neck so that I could giver her the attention she needed.
โ Emmy โบ
I craved the way he reacted to me. He wasn't just longing for my body, he just wanted me. No... not Just... he wanted all of me. From my body to my sarcasm, my intelligence... every piece of my puzzle.
I barely needed to duck my head ย under the roof of the truck. "I would rather you do it for me... but you're slacking, Clearwater." He gazed and lingered on my tingling lips; I slowly swiped my tongue across them. I moaned when he bit my lips, my body arching into him ย without my having decided to do it. The heat of his hands on my skin... I wanted to feel more of him against me. I pulled up his shirt, enough to run a fingertip over the ridges of his abs.
Before I could reply to his comment about talking ย about the guys and Mom's I moan, the fucking perfect hardness ground into me. I melted against him, trapping my hands between us. "Spirits!" I gasped. He was going all-in... touching me, turning me on, but being careful not to undress me... considering it wasn't impossible for us to be found here. Unlikely... or he wouldn't have chosen this spot.
"The only time I don't want to see your face is when it's between my thighs." I groaned... "And even then... I want to see those eyes." I tilted my head to the side and gave him all the access he needed. My hand slipped under his shirt and moved up over those hard muscles.
I felt overwhelmed like I was exactly where I was supposed to be... Like this was a pitstop on the road to where we were meant to wind up. "This..." I breathed, moving my hand from between us to bury it in his hair... "Is exactly what we needed right now."
โ Lee โบ
All the muscles in me stiffened. โFuck Emmy.โ I growled out into her neck. Shifting back from her, I found her eyes again needing to observe her hunger in them, and she didnโt disappoint me. There it lay, waiting for me to look into her eyes of warm pools, and then it was her voice and the away she spoke. This girl didnโt hide.
โDonโt give me ideas, If I do it. There could be trouble.โ My hands wrapped around her hips, pushing her down into my lap, because I was so going to bite those lips of hers until they were plump and even more beautiful. Giving her a small reminder for a little while that I was with her.
I moved my tongue over hers first, parting them. Teasing her and playing with her before biting and sucking on them. The thrill of being here with her was new. I picked the parking spot knowing that no one would set eyes on her, because like I said before. I wasnโt going to share her.
โYeahโฆโ I kissed her between the words. โWeโฆ Really... Did need this.โ I wanted to hold her, to feel her, to taste her. โWhen your heart gave you away at Sam and Emโs. I wanted to do this there.โ My mouth took hers again. Kissing her hard and them slow, ย softening it. I liked the sensation of this closeness, so much so that her hands stuck between us were missed when she removed them. But she gave me room to place mine on her heart. And then slowly starting to bring it down over her shirt.
โ Emmy โบ
The way he said my name made heat pool in my core, I felt more with him than I did with anyone else. It was more than the hard bulge rubbing against all the right places. It was more I smiled, licking my lips, my eyes glued to his... fuck!! I wanted them... I wanted to kiss them, to feel them against skin... and other places like I'd just mentioned all at once. "I want you to have all the ideas, Lee. Because I plan on putting them all to use." I smiled wickedly. "When we can squeeze the time." I pressed my legs together, squeezing his too.
He gave me what I wanted, his lips on mine, his tongue... the heat and passion of the kiss. My lips stretched into a smile even as they still consumed his and his words. "I ย couldn't help it..." I breathed, unable to break the kiss just like he hadn't. "You have an effect on me... and I don't ever want to deny it." My heart pounded against his hand when he rested it on my heart. "And now... I won't ever have to." I couldn't stop myself from pressing against his hand as it moved. Even if his touch was over my clothes all I could think of was the heat of his skin radiating through the fabric of my shirt.
"I want you." I sucked in his lower lip. "And ย have no plans to hide it."
โ Lee โบ
โDonโt worry about that little minx. All the ideas arenโt going always, they are locked away in the vault for the right time.โ
Her scent filled the space in my truck, my hand turned around, fingered leading the way down over her shirt until there was nowhere to go. โI donโt every want you to deny this.โ My mouth found hers and I kissed her. โWe arenโt walking this path to deny ourselves. Itโs the polar opposite here.โ
I kissed her harder this time. Biting her lips and pulling at them. She wasnโt going to do anything to deny herself, it wasnโt Emmys way to do things. She had never been one to hide, itโs one of the thinks that always had her stand out. There was only one of her.
โNowโฆ breathe slowly.โ I whispered into her mouth; my fingers worked her panted open. The button first and then the zipper, freeing her a little. I didnโt pull them down; I pushed my fingers down past the band of her wet panties. The scent making my mouth water for a taste.
โSo wet little minx. I think you want meโฆโ
I plunged two fingers between her folds, circling them before pulling them out and while my eyes were on hers. I sucked them dry.
My mouth curled up into a knowing grin, I found hers with mine again. Kissing her so she you taste herself on me.
โ Emmy โบ
A shiver ran through my whole body just thinking about all those ideas and how I was willing to let him play them all with me... along with all of mine too.
My heart was pounding as his fingers moved lower... just the thought of him touching ย me was enough to my start core quivering. My moan was mostly swallowed up by his hard, all-consuming kiss.
I bit my lip hard when he started undoing my pants, I didn't realise I was holding my breath in anticipation until he told me to ย breathe. I did... but my body did not cooperate with the slowly part.
"By the Spirits!" I gasped and my head dropped back. I ground against his hand, and the scent in the car thickened. "You have no idea!" I groaned... because, hell! I wanted him... so badly. Pleasure speared through me, and I whimpered.
My muscles tightened in protest when he pulled his hand away, I squeezed his thighs between mine hard. Damn, he was a tease. I licked my lower lip watching him suck his ย fingers. My stomach leapt... and that kiss... the taste of us both hit my senses hard. "I'm starting to understand the appeal of dresses all of a sudden." I teased, not the awkward angle would have bothered him with Spirit Warrior reflexes... but, I could see the convenience right now.
I lifted his hand to my mouth and licked his slowly flashing him a cheeky grin, no way was I the type to flash the needy, longing look girls used to tease. I slowly sucked them into my mouth, closing my eyes and enjoying the sensation.
โ Lee โบ
โFuck!โ My jeans grew tighter seeing those eyes over hers over the fact that she so teasingly sucked in my fingers.
A flash of the night before was right there before I new it. Seeing my hand in her hair as her eyes met mine and her mouthโฆ โFuck Emmy!โ Such a easy gesture by her, and I was ready to forget my rules and take her here and now! But I wouldnโt. My wolf stirred at the thought of another setting their eyes on her body while she was mine. And we both growled.
โI would never tell you what to wear, but. Dresses and skirts, they are fast becoming my favourite.โ
I took my hand back, because my mouth wanted to claim hers. I cupped her face and kissed her hard and deep. Slowly and carefully, removing her from my lap.
ย โCareful.โ I muttered into her mouth as my tongue parted its way in.
I set her down on the passenger seat. With only a few bumps to my own arm and body. Tilting myself to face her, I found the button to drop the seat back slowly. And then I broke free of those beautiful plump lips of hers.
โHowever, until you decide I deserve the easy access. I will have to find my own ways in.โ
That โfuck yeahโ grin on my face, with my hands pressing flat on her thigh I parted them open. Moving my mouth to her ear. โI just need to make sure you see the benefits.โ I slipped my hand back in passed her pantie band, the wetness welcoming my fingers I felt the clench of her reaction as I slowly and purposefully took my time to plunge into het folds, in and out, in and out, slow and easy.
Spreading her scent and wetness to ready her, as I watched her smiling. Leaning in to kiss her chin and her lips.
โYou feel so right, so ready.โ ย My own desire being heard in my voice.
โ Emmy โบ
My stomach flipped every time he said my name like that, but then just a second later he was making me laugh. "Give me a warning next time you plan on jumping me in the truck." I gasped, knowing it was entirely the opposite story. "I'll see ย what I can do?"
I was ready to protest when he lifted me from his lap. But I was so turned in by the fact that he could do it so easily and then I saw that look in his eyes that told me he was nowhere near done with me.
That thought sent a ย tremor of anticipation running through me. His lips didn't leave mine and unit I was settled on the other side of the truck. I whimpered and opened my legs a little wider, his fingers brushing against all the right places. I bit my lip hard.ย My fingers dove into his hair.
"Stop... talking." I panted the words and dragged his lips back to mine.
โ Lee โบ
โReally?โ She knew. And I knew she knew, that I knew. She had been the one to do all the jumping. And it was fucking hot.
โLetโs just go with the promise that whenever you are around me. There will be jumping of bones.โ Giving her a pointed look. โYou canโt resist the Clearwater charming Little Call.โ
My thumb circled slowly and softly at first, easy-going and relaxing her into herself.
Until she becameโฆ โSo, demanding.โ My mouth crashed hers and my thumb picked up pace not letting her off now. Two fingers stroked down the inside of her folds, while she let my tongue into taste her mouth.
โFuck.โ Groaning the word into her mouth.
My own jeans were growing uncomfortably tight, but this was for her. I wanted to see, feel, smell, hear her coming undone because of me again. It was addictive after last night.
โ Emmy โบ
My heart pounded and I hoped he meant that promise, but I couldn't catch my breath enough to tell him so. The only sound that came was a high breathless moan.
I took a long breath, hardly breaking the kiss to mumble the words. "Why would I ever try to resist you?" And honestly... Right now, I couldn't fathom why anyone would. He was fucking gorgeous; I moaned as his thumb rolled against that sweet spot and his fingers delved deeper... the sensations solidifying my thoughts even more. He saw right into the core of me. We both saw the world the way... but now we both wanted more, but only with each other. I kissed him harder, my fingers trailing through his beard.
I swallowed his moan; I knew that no one could take ย this much pleasure just from pleasuring another. But his senses were so finely tuned, I knew those sexy as fuck sounds, he was making weren't just for setting a mood.
My hip rocked against my hand seeking more, my core tightening and my hand ย moved down, fingernails raking over his shirt but craving the feeling of his skin on mine like last night. "Fuck!" I gasped into his mouth. My hand slid below his belt and ran over the hard bulge in his jeans feeling the shape of him... telling myself not to rush to free him from those restrictive jeans.
โ Lee โบ
โI donโt pretend to know what you think and when.โ My husky voice trailing off as I pulled back from kissing her. I wasnโt Ed to witness her coming undone. I wasnโt planning on kissing it before I was distracted by her sounds, her teasing or herโฆ โFuck Emmy. You are beautiful.โ
Seeing the fever of the moment we were sharing in her eyes made my hand still before I picked up where I had left off.
Leaning down my mouth closed over here, and I bit her lips. Then the trail of ย kisses down her jaw, her neck and then down to her peaked nipples. Even with her shirt on, they were pushing through for me to enjoy playing with them.
โLittle Minxโฆโ this time my voice was pushing the Beta trying to take him place but I fought him back. She was Mine!
โI..โ I sucked of her lower lip to pull the bloody into it and see them swell for me. โWant to feel you.โ Pulling back my eyes on her, only when I saw that hunger in her did let my fingers delving deep between ย her legs, I let them part her folds open, while my thumb circled her nub until I could feel her reaction to me. The slick dampness that filled my nostrils feeding my hunger some more.
โFuckโฆโ I pushed one finger to the edge of her rim, teasing her opening before I let it push into her tightness. My bulge twitching, wanting to take the place of my other finger when I pushed it in to join the fray.
โEmmy!โ It was a half growl. Her hand had found its way to a dangerous ย spot. My length had grown so much that it was pushed up against my jeans making sitting her uncomfortable for me. Add to it her teasing touch.
I bit her perked nipple through her shirt, tugging on it. Two could play this game.
โ Emmy โบ
I tried to reply to him, but the words came out sounding like a string of unintelligible moans... so much sure even I wasn't sure what I was trying to say... Besides, talking was the last thing on my mind right now.
Every time he said my name, ย I felt heat like never before washing over my skin like he was touching me everywhere at once. I whimpered when he bit my lip, smiling a little at my new nickname.
Blood rushed into my lips, making them tender and sensitive to every kiss and nip. "By the Spirits!" I gasped. "Soon." I breathed I knew he meant more than his hand and fingers.
But tearing his truck apart was not on my to-do list today. Plus... our first time was not going to be in a truck. Not him, not us.
I flatten my palm against the hardness in his jeans, not trusting myself not to clench when he pushed a finger inside of me. When I regained some control and cupped him again before sliding my hand along the outline of him in the thick ย fabric until I found the button and skilfully pried it open with one hand. I kissed him, nipping and sucking on his lips when my tongue wasn't diving into his mouth.
I tugged his straining zipper down and captured his bottom lip with my ย teeth when I slipped my hand inside, just the thin fabric of his boxer between us now. I dragged my teeth off of his lip and almost growled. "Better?" My finger traced the length of him as my heart and mind raced a million miles a minute.
โ Lee โบ
She was slick, and tight, warm and I wanted to feel more of her. My finger penetrated faster in her, as my thumb rubbed circles the outside. I wanted to see her cone part more than anything now. (Ok. I wanted to taste her more, but this was a close second.)
โVery soonโฆโ it again came out in a dominant growl one I knew she would match. Because she was the perfect match to me. In strength, wittiness, her demands of what this was, and.. her hunger and want of me.
My loose curled up into a grin remembering the low in her eyes, that pride she had at taking me and making me come undone by that sweet, cheeky and sarcastic mouth of hers.
My mouth was by her ear now. I bit her lobe before breathing heavy into her neck. โCome for me baby. I want to hear you come for me and only me.โ
I huffed and groaned when I felt her hands moving over me, I twitched for her, that coil in the pit of my stomach twisted and turned. My fingers worked harder and fast. Until she opens my jeans.
When she took my mouth with hers, I kissed her hard, letting her take my lip in her teeth. Why was this so fucking hot?
โFuckโฆ Yes.โ Even with my boxers on, my length tried to push up and free.
โSo.. much.. better.โ I curled my fingers up inside of her, twisting them and rotating them to add to her friction.
โ Emmy โบ
My core clenched around his fingers and heat began the pool low in my stomach, coiling into a ball. His low growl rumbled over my skin... Fuck!! Why was that so fucking hot!? "Yes!" I gasped, both in reply and from the bliss he was causing.
Him just telling me to come for him almost sent me over the edge... but the defiant streak in me refused to be told. I held back, biting hard on my lip. "Spirits!" I moaned again, feeling the tightening happening beneath my hand. Fuck! I wanted him... so badly. I let my hands slide along the length of him, my pleasure threatening to spill over with a sweep of his thumb and stroke of his fingers, cupped him and stroked as firmly as I dared with my compromising situation... I knew I could break him... but it was a tender area after all.
Then, still against my will, my climax crashed into me. "Lee!" I gasped. My back arching from the seat, driving my hips onto his hand harder. Heat exploded deep ย inside of me, every muscle in my body went rigid and rode the waves of lush pleasure before all the tension left my body.
It was all I could do to lift my jelly-like arm and place my hand on his cheek, I was pretty I missed on the first attempt... but then I felt the roughness of his facial hair and guide his face to mine to kiss him. My eyes locked on his. "You..." I whispered... but nothing else came... what was I going to say? Had I even known before I started speaking? My mind was blissfully empty and full all at once.
โ Lee โบ
With my forehead pressed to hers, I growled low with another rumbling shake taking overs. The devilish grin spreading on my mouth when I sawโฆ even now, with the way she was splayed out in my truck, my hand down her panties, my fingers climbing her, teasing her and playing with her. I saw that defiant look. I was trying to pleasure her. Make her fly, but just because I demanded it if her. Fuck me. She wasnโt going to let go so easy. And this.. THIS! Make my bulge twitch for her.
โEmmy.โ
I kissed her harder, taking her mouth with mine. Pushing my tongue into hers, letting it play and tease hers too. A reminder of what his mouth of mine could do to her, to break this defiant side. If I wanted to play dirty with her.
I felt and scent the change in her before her legs and arms and the rest of her started to shake.
Pulling back my eyes locked on to hers, kissing her mouth from time to time and my fingers worked sweet circles, and thrust their way into her. She came apart, but my own self half lay over her feeling the pure fucking bliss of her ride.
โI know.โ I kissed her, now slowly easing the pace. The nothing and the stillness of her after the build up to her orgasm, was worth even moment I sent with her. โIโm fucking perfect.โ I teased her, slipping my fingers out as I kissed her again, pulling back enough to cover her lips and mine with her juices. And then kissed her again. More hunger in it this time.
ย โYouโฆโ I whispered.
โ Emmy โบ
Even though he protested I knew he was loving the defiance. I had no problem giving him the win.... but I had done that a lot last night. Exploring the boundaries of his staying power was far too intriguing to resist... So today I would make him work a little harder for it today.
He watched me as I climaxed, other than the brief moments when the steadfast lips met my trembling (For all the right reasons), gasping lips. The intimacy of it undid me even further if that were even ย possible at this point.
I smiled until the edges of my vision blurred and kissed him again, sucking a little on his lower lip. The slow way he toyed with me before slipping his hand free kept that afterglow alive.
"We'll see." I teased, some of my senses returning. "There are a few things left untested." I bit his kiss swollen lip now. "But I'm a great teacher if you need one." He wouldn't. This was very obvious.
I raked my fingernails through his beard... the hand that had been in his boxer only moments ago... I let my fingers trace his throat and then his chest. I wasn't taking my time. I wanted to feel him. My fingers toyed with the band of his boxers slipped below it, brushing against the slightly ย moistened tip. "Tell me you keep condoms in this beast of a truck... can't have you making a mess just yet." I smirked at him. I wouldn't think about why, not yet.
โ Lee โบ
She was too fucking perfect in how she had me on edge moments after her pleasure had released. The trembling lips, the legs, the dampness that I had to fight wanting to taste fully. It was all perfect.
โYou hurt me Little Call. Telling a guy, he isnโt perfect after you just had a high?โ My voice was gruff, I had to shift, sit back a little so that she had the room to play with what her hands were searching for.
I twitched in her hand. Closing my eyes for a few blinks and then I was watching her again. Arching my brow, I bought her closer, my hand in her hair, and kissed her.
โGlove box.โ It wasnโt like I went on the pull every night. But there sat a box in there in case of an emergency.
โWhat is the beautiful mind of yours thinking now?โ I couldnโt stop pushing up into her hand. Letting the friction course, itโs way over me.
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I smirked at him โI never said I didnโt have faithโฆ I just donโt have the solid evidence to back it up yet.โ But didnโt I? I meanโฆ This man? Fuck!! He was GOOD! I felt that pulse in my hand just as the thought entered my mind. I bit my lip and the low an aroused hum escaped from my lips.
My hand never stilled; my eyes stayed locked on his. I was going to learn every single thing I could about what he liked, and then discover a few he never even knew he would like.
โDonโt ย get too excited, Clearwater.โ I smirked Licking my lips as I slowly slide my hand up along his shaft and freed it from his underwear and opened jeans. โRemember what I said about not destroying the truck?โ I knew there were no expectations, but it was fun to tease.
I reached for the glove box. I Wasnโt planning on exposing him here, just he hadnโt with me. The chance that someone would come along was very, very slimโฆ But I wouldnโt, we shared enough of ourselves with the pack already. This moment was for us.
I opened the packet and leaned over to kiss him, sucking in his lower lip. When I broke away I peered down and lifted his waist band to slowly slide it on. โI want you to feel that high too.โ I tilted my head ย back up to kiss him as i took hold of him again and stroked slowly at first. โBecause todayโฆโ I whispered onto his lips and kissed him again. โIs about us.โ I gradually built speed and fought the urges for moreโฆ because had all the time that we wanted and needed.
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I didnโt dare look away from that beautiful glow on her face. My wolf stirred in my chest, because we knew the reason for it.
The girl had her fingers wrapped about my hardened bulge, and at the same time she joked about her level of faith in me?
โItโs a good thing I know youโre teasing me Little Call, otherwise we would be having other words right now.โ
Shifting myself to sit back in my seat, I brushed her hair out of her face. Holding it back when she moved in and I kissed her, chewing on her mouth, her lips and then groaned when she with suck skill unwrapped the condom and rolled it on.
โNo expectations. You donโt even need to do this.โ I stoked her hair. โYou know..โ I groaned as her stoked picked up speed and I have in the will to speak.
โEmmy!โ I brought my forehead to hers, the tension in my body becoming hard to focus anywhere but her hands.
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I laughed softly... "We've had that conversation." I teased him. "But that doesn't mean that I will ever stop teasing you." I spoke slowly, keeping my voice soft and sweet like I was singing his praises.
His kisses were light and followed by his teeth against my lips, the contrasting sensations had my stomach flipping.
He knew that he didn't need to tell me that... but still, he said it. This thing between us was different from anything other of us had done before. "I beg to ย differ." I breathed and took his lower lip between mine. My name slipped from his lips and my core clenched. "That..." I gasped. "That is what I need." I felt him harden in my light grip and I tightened it a little. I shifted forward and buried my face into his neck kissing his throat and nipping at his jaw.
"It's not about returning the favour..." I kissed him deeply, my free hand slipping to the back of his neck. "I want to feel you... come undone. I crave the way you say ย my name." I kissed him and took heavy breaths between words, my thumb rolling over his tip as I stroked faster. "The need comes only from my own desire."
ย I pulled back to see him and he touched his forehead to mine, and there we stayed. "Let go for me, Lee." My teeth scraped against his pulse.
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โFuckโฆ Emmy!โ Her name was the only thing I could think of.
My hands shot up into her hair and I pulled it back off her face. Kissing her back and then when her forehead rested on mine. I locked my hungry dark eyes onto her beautiful whiskey ones. Everything in me was ready to call her name. And I did. If that was what she needed, I was going to give it to her.
Her name came out slow, and breathy. It came out like a prayer; it came out like she was the only person alive. And it came outโฆ It came out like a growl as she picked up her speed.
My balls tightened; my length twitched. That twitch in my lower muscles pulsed and with one final push from her. I kissed her hard and let go of myself into her hand.
โEmmyโฆ Fuckโฆ spirits! Youโฆโ I kissed her trying to find my mind, breathing hard and heavy. โYou are amazing.โ I kissed those plum lips of hers again.
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My fingers tightened on the back of his neck, holding him there where his forehead touched mine, gazes locked. His eyes were filled with hunger. I was breathing as hard as he was, it gave me physical pleasure to just touch him... to make him ย feel the way he did right now.
He was so hard in my grip, I felt him throb and swell as he neared his climax, my name kept rolling off his tongue until his lips crashed against mine. I kissed him back, sliding my tongue past his lips to taste him as he came.
I let my fingers run over the length of him, slowly, easing my hold until he stopped twitching. Every kiss stole the breath from my lungs. "I know." I smirked.
"And it only gets better from here." I whisper, kissing him ย again softly, easing back the passion between us, allowing both of us to become grounded again. I slipped my hand away out of his boxers and whispered again.
"Take a breath, Clearwater. We still have a stop to make." I smiled, but I wasn't in ย a rush for this moment to end.
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โTrust me beautifulโฆ i know it only gets better from here.โ
Turning my head towards her, I cupped her cheek, my thumb stoked that soft skin of hers, feeling the heat pooled in those.
I let my head fall back into the head rest. The release taking the pressure off me just enough to clear my head. The pleasure of how she took such good care of me made me grin and gave myself the time to do what she said.
โShe tells me to breathe? After taking my breath away? What a savage lover ย you are Little Minx.โ
Fire still working itโs kinks out through my veins.
โItโs hard to do much when all I am seeing is this face of yours, and hearing that sarcastic and beautiful voice.โ
Leaning across I bought her mouth back to mine. Kissing her deeply. โGive me a second.โ I kissed her again before pulling back.
Rolling the condom off I tied a knot in the top, reaching back behind the passenger seat I threw it into the small bin bag I kept collecting rubbish. I took out ย the clean wipe I had back there for when #Kishil needed a lift, thankful I took one out and cleaned myself before slipping myself back into my boxers. Throwing the wipe in the bin too.
And the. My attention was back on her. Lifting her up, I brought her back to struggle my waist. Making sure not to hit her head in the roof of the truck.
โWhere were we?โ Tucking her hair behind her ears. โHmm. Yeah. I know we have one more stop. But. Right now. You are important to me. And Iโm ย not the release and ride away kind of a guy. Unless you are done with me? And only wanted me for my body?โ
My mouth found its way to her jaw, placing small hot kisses over that skin tanned beautiful skin of hers.
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My skin tingled when his hand rested against my cheek, the rough skin a sign of his work and dedication.
I smiled, watching him lean back and bask in the aftermath. "I can't have you passing out me just yet." I teased. I laughed at his next ย words. "So cheesy." I shook my head and continued. "I know exactly what you me--" The soft words were cut off by his lips. The deep, intense kiss that followed had my stomach doing backflips.
I propped myself onto the laid-back seat; my ย elbow on the headrest and chin on my palm. Not giving him even a second of privacy as he set himself right again. "Well, well..." I smirked. "Aren't you a regular boy scout?" I retrieved the empty condom wrapper and dropped that into the bag ย as well before he lifted me onto his lap again and all I did was laugh.
How could anything about this be wrong when it was so easy to laugh and let my guard down with him?
I smiled. "If you want to cuddle after all you have to do is say ย so, Clearwater." I cupped his chin and leaned in to kiss him, my other hand resting against his chest. "I can't lie... it's one hell of a body..." I whimpered when his lips found my jaw. I fisted his shirt and tilted my chin up, opening myself up to him. My other hand slipped up along his cheek, his facial hair bristled against my palm until my fingers moved into his hair. I brushed it back and ran my tongue over my lips, torn between wanting to kiss him and not him to stop ย the barrage of kisses along my neck.
"But I want so much more than that." I managed the breath the words. "No more riding away." I murmured, remembering the countless times I had done that. Now it all made sense, I was just waiting for ย something to feel like this.
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โI like things to be clean. Donโt judge a Clearwater Call.โ I laughed nuzzling my face into her neck.
โI want to cuddle you after Emberly Call. And Iโm not ashamed to admit that.โ
Saying the words into the crook of her neck, I kissed, licked and even bit her beautiful rustic skin.
She bought her hands into my hair, over my face and then my mouth back to hers. I squeezed her arse, bought her body in closed pressing it against mine and kissed her wholeheartedly. My tongue pushed past her lips, entwined with hers and I deepened the kiss.
Breathing husky, heart throbbing. ( my bulge pulling itself back too) I shook my head resting her forehead to mine.
โNo games. Cards on my table. I never thought I would ย want this, Emberly. But I do. I want it with you.โ
Her name sounded beautiful and devilish on my mouth. And I didnโt give a shit.
My fingers were in her hair. Tugging her head back as I placed hot kisses down her jaw, her neck and down to ย the edge of her shirt.
I knew it wasnโt easy for her to say what she did, and I knew it wasnโt something I said too. But I wasnโt lying to her brother and my cousin. I wanted to be better for her. Just her. Her past didnโt come into this, and nor did mine.
โFresh start.โ I muttered into the curve of her breasted. Biting that spot where I had marked her. โMineโฆ and I am Yours.โ
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I bite my lip and tried to look serious. "I would never judge." I fought back a laugh. I would... But right now... I could be putty in his hands if he wanted. "You shouldn't be." I whispered. "I'm not of the messes I plan on making in your ย room." I chuckled softly, my breath catching when he nipped and kissed my throat.
When his tongue pushed passed my lips and the taste of him had me moaning again. I should be trying to calm myself... but it was so hard to untangle from someone you just wanted to get lost in.
I kissed him again and again. "Me either... But I won't walk away from something I want unless there's no choice." I whimpered now, his lips trailed along my jaw sending sparks through me. "But we're ย both choosing this... So no walking, running or riding away."
My hand fisted in his hair when his teeth gazed that spot, heat sparked again in my veins. I pulled back enough to see his face, dropping one hand to rest on his racing heart.
"And all of this... is ours, And new path. A new day." I kissed him again. "But... There's one last thing to do before we can start that new day." My body protested, needing more time with him. "If we keep doing this they'll think we've gotten lost."
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โOhโฆโ my lips curled up into a smirk. โThere will be riding. Iโm not taking that one off the table.โ
I glowed as both of our moms came to mind and it was like throwing a bucket of ice water over my bulge. I placed my hand over hers. I knew she was right.
โAre you ready to do this?โ I asked her to peak her lips again. โLunch with the moms, and then Spirits know what they will say.โ
It wasnโt hard to imagine Maโs reaction. She loved Emmy, would dote on her when she was younger. Okay with her hair and dress her up. Sometimes I even asked if she wished I was a girl. And she would laugh and speak. โI have Emmy to spoil.โ And she did.
Giving her one more kiss I helped her across and back into her seat. Leaning over to kiss her forehead. โThis is a pause; it is not over.โ Winking at her and lifting myself off the seat. Adjusting myself before zipping and buttoning up.
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"Now that you mention... #Rachel told me about some book she read that head a sex scene on horseback" One brow shot up. "I always wondered if it could be replicated on a bike." I chuckled and nipped at his lip.
That growl had me snapping my ย teeth at him. "Aw... poor baby. You can pull through a few hours can't you?" I teased him as my own craving flared to life. Spirits! How was I ever going to get anything done?
I knew it would be more than a few hours... a lot more. I still ย had work tonight and I had promised #Quil I would have breakfast with... Maybe I could skip sleeping and rock his world when he had a lunch break from work?
It made sense now why the boys mostly imprinted on humans... they would never leave the bedroom if the girls could keep up with them. Was I becoming as insatiable as them?
"Ready." I nodded. I wanted to be free... Not that we were hiding... I just wanted to be able to pull the car over and kiss him without worrying about ย mom finding out about us in a text. After this... there was no more need to hold back. After this... word could spread... or not. I didn't care. Our brothers knew, our moms were about to.
I was certain that Mom knew about Lee's reputation ย (And likely mine) but more importantly; I knew that she wasn't one to take that to heart. The gossip mill hadn't ever been kind to her. She added Lee... his always-on charm didn't fool her for a second and she would bask in the flirtation and ย the real, genuine kindness. She was going to be thrilled... probably too thrilled.
#Sue loved her boys... but... she'd always looked on me as a niece. Would this be too weird for her? Would she be worried about the pack? The idea of seeing the disappointment in her eyes... It made my mouth go dry.
I was still straddling him when he hoisted his hips to set himself right again and I smirked at him, there was only one way to figure this out. "Let's get going." I leaned in again ย to kiss him, my hand resting on his cheeks, my lips just softly pressed to his. I climbed back over to the passenger seat and tidied myself up. Adjusting my askew bra and buttoning my jeans. I finally pulled my hair back into the neatest ย finger-combed ponytail I could manage.
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โDid I need to know that Rachel reads mommy porn?โ Because what else could that book be? But my brow arched. โYou want to try it? See if we can perfect the idea?โ My mind thinking on how to make it possible. โWait the bike. Moving or standing still? We could try both.โ I winked at her.
โA few hours and that is it, Iโm not holding back if they keep us longer.โ Laughing โAndโฆ Fuck!โ That snap of her teeth, it worked like magic. She was setting my bloody a blaze. โStop that if you want us to get out of here, and not be late for them.โ I told her.
I knew that the moms would take all the time they needed, and we would give it to them. Neither of us would just stand up and left. Not until Our Momโs were done with what they needed to ask. I just hoped it wouldnโt be a repeat of #Sam and #Emilyโs place.
I Kissed her back and then my eyes moved over with her, smirking at the way she looked. Watching her this time gathering herself. I reached over and helps with her beast. โHere let me help.โ Knowing it would earn me a slap, or some mouth. But I could do this now. I could grope her, and I was sure she would get her pay back.
When she was back to herself and gathered, only them did I start the truck and went back on our way. ย My eyes kept wondering back towards her as I drove. Something was off.
โAre you okay?โ I asked her. Reaching over I tugged playfully on the ponytail.
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I laughed out loud at his question. "Was it ever a secret?" I quirked a brow at him. I pondered the next part scrunching up my nose... not really caring that it probably wasn't all the attractive. "Stationary... and if that goes well..." Iย was not hopeful it would. "Then maybe we can give it a go." I knew it was, one hundred percent. a terrible idea.
I laughed again, softer now. "Please... like you would ever leave any of the moms waiting on you." I gave him a witheringย look... a teasing oneโฆ but still. "Goody-two-shoes."
I would have (should have) slapped him away when he adjusted my breast inside my bra. But the touch electrified me, my nipple peaking as I curse my body's inability to resist him! I would bide my time and repay him soon!
I twisted my head and huffed dramatically at him. Pulling the ponytail out of reach a second too late.
"I'm fine..." I scolded myself internally immediately. That programmed reaction that women were meant to stick to. "I mean... yes I am okay I just. I know how Mom will react. She always thought that me never bringing a date home was because she never let me meet the guys she dated. -" (Not there were many. I knew she was in loveย with my father, even now.)
"- She'll be so happy I'm giving something new a chance... and the fact it's you will have her rocketing to the moon. I just don't want Sue to be disappointed or... feel awkward about it... you know. She taught me how the braid my hair... back when I cared about that stuff. But it's Sue... and worrying about all of that is stupid because all she'll care about is what's best for us and this is best. So..."
I laughed... inhaling deeply. "That was a lot of words. So Yes... I'm okay... and also somewhere in the background not completely okay. Make sense?"
I had never been shy about sharing my feelings and I wasn't now either. I wouldn't apologise for them, and I smiled because I knew that he would never expect me to.
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โNo, itโs not a secret, but there are just some things I like to black out of my head and NEVER think of them again. Like the first night Paulโโ shaking my head and not wanting to bring that image back into my forethought.
โLetโs just sayย Iโm glad that man somewhat managed to keep their bedroom antics to himself. Unless heโs on the moonshine.โ
My dark blazing eyes drifted to her as we drove, and I had to laugh at the cute thing she was doing with her face. โThere is a look youย should keep on your face.โ Waggling my brows my attention back on the road.
โFine. Stationary first. Talk about being adventurous. I would have excepted you to say in the first place, who cares if we break a couple of bones.โ I wouldnโt letย it happen. There was no part of me that would risk injuring another person for thrills.
Now I laughed again. She was going easy on me, but I was certain it would come to bite me on my fine arse soon enough. โGoody-two-shoes? Really?โ Shaking my head.
My brows pulled together at what she said now. And it made me check my mirrors before I slammed down on the brakes pulling the Ram to the side of the road.
โRule 1. No. We donโt do that. This was the first and last time. โI am fineโ, is Not an answer that will be accepted between us. Understood?โ I hated it when women did thatโฆ when Ma did that.... For me it was a slap in the face. It was them saying. โIโm in my feels but fuck you. Iโm not sharing it.โ
โRuleย 2. No overthinking. We are doing this the right way. We arenโt hiding it. We are telling those who matter, we are walking this path. And we are telling them weโฆ you and I, need to work this out. Iโm not stupid and nor are you, Emmy. If Ma isย worried, I know we will show her like we just did with your brother, that we know we want to try this out.โ
I turned this time to look at her full on. โItโs okay, not to be okay. I mean. Iโm still expecting one of your family to chop my balls off. And if it wasnโt Sam, and it could be your mom.โ The smirk on my mouth told her I didnโt believe it. Her mom loved me. And then it occurred. โEven if she loved me, she could still make me pay for feeling up her daughter.โ
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I laughed and shook my head. "Honestly even with all that... #Paul imprinting was one of the best things to happen to me back then." Everyone knew that #Paul and I butted heads a lot. Not that either of us could be blamed... we were bothย going through a lot and I wasn't the greatest at controlling my temper. I didn't struggle like #Lahote did... but #Rach helped with all of that so much.
I scoffed at him! "Please!!! I could draw on a moustache and a unibrow every morningย and you would still want to lick from head to t--" I gagged a little, unable to say toe. "Ankle." I finished smoothly.
"Are you calling me a coward, Clearwater?" I laughed, reaching out to trace a finger along his... damn... his fuckingย perfect jawline. I bit my lip. What a mommy porn cliche? I thought. "I just don't want to mess up this beautiful face... Not even if it's only for a few days. Also... let's allow our mothers and brothers to get used to this before they have to bail us out for public indecency."
I glanced in all the mirrors for a reason that he might be pulling over again... this road was not a rendezvous-friendly location. I bit my lip for a different reason now. "Oh yeah..." I smiled wide. "This is gonna work out just fine." I leaned over to kiss him.
He caught me... He called me out. He noticed.
"I'm sorry... I wasn't... avoiding. Sometimes the toxic patriarchy shit gets the better of me. You know I don't hide what I'm thinking or feeling. They probably pulled a switch on us. Mom will lecture me about treating you right and Sue will lecture you about me." I laughed... they were so going to tag team us.
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โOh Yeah? Ohโฆ. Yeah?โ This girl was going to be the death of me. and right now I didnโt mean in that good way I wanted to die.
โYou are fucking lucky that even your touch distracts me from the stupid shit you get up to. Back then with Paul, and now with the โI am fine.โ However, I knew she had the massage loud and clear. โWe are going to do this out way, so I say fuck the toxic patriarchy shit, if I say of do anything that pissed you offโฆ Tell meโฆ We talk and we fix it.โ It was how I saw my Ma and Da doing it. And that was what I wanted to do with her.
I leant into her and kissed her forehead before I pulled us back on to the road.
The road had cleared and the ride home to Maโs didnโt take us long from the point where Iโd stopped. As soon as I tuned into her street, I could smell the scent of home and it made me smile. I wanted our moms to see us. I wondered if we would need to tell them, or would they see us and guess the change in what we had become.
โReally?โ I squeezed her leg as I pulled up, and the scent of #TheKid hit me. He came running out of the side of Maโs house with a ladder and dropped it the moment he saw the truck and I opened the door.
โNopeโฆ Spiritsโฆ No way am I spending the afternoon in maโs kitchen with your both and that scent.โ It was said just for Emmy and My ears.
โIโll be right back.โ I told her and then dived out of the Ram and ran as fast as I come towards my kid brother. I tackled him to the ground when he was half way back around the house. โGotta.โ I growled in his ear. And squeezed him tightly.
โEwwโฆ Broโฆ Let me goโฆ Iโฆโ He tried to free himself. โDid you both have to do that before coming here?โ He asked and I burst out laughing.ย This was going to be interesting.
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"You mean I'm lucky that you're easy?" I laughed softly. "It never lasts long... it's just a weird impulse. But I always say what I really mean... Just..." I bit my lip and smiled to myself. "Very few guys ever notice."
I saw #Seth and Iย spotted the exact second our scent hit him. I laughed and at the same time, my cheeks heated. I wasn't used to this! I wouldn't call it embarrassment... But there was something about the world knowing how I felt about this man that made meย blush. Was there even a word for that?
I watched the brothers wrestle and rolled my eyes as I jumped down from the truck. When they finally broke apart I want to put my arm around #Seth and he stepped back. 'Nope!!!' He teased. 'I know whereย those hands have been!' But then he leaned in and kissed my cheek, making a show of keeping the rest of him at a distance. I shoved him playfully. "Arsehole!" I smirked.
Ever the grown-up he stuck out his tongue, and I just laughed. "#Sam, #Jake and #Quil all know." I told him. "After this, you won't need to keep any secrets."
'Good... because I suck at-- ' He stopped and looked between us. 'Wait you're telling them... so you're like together... exclusively? For real?' Thereย was shock but also a massive grin on the kid's face. 'Wow!! That's... Oh, Spirits!!! They'll have you two walking down the aisle in less than a year!!!' He burst out laughing and punched Lee in the arm. 'Congrats brother!' He teased andย turned to me. 'Do I get to be Maid of Honour? I refuse to wear peach!'
I narrowed my eyes at him. "Hey... just because you're my Maid of honour doesn't mean I won't kick your arse, pup."
He tried to contain his laughter and zipped hisย lips, throwing away an imaginary lock. I turned to Lee and smiled. "Want to make this really quick?" I bit my lip and slipped my hand into his, lacing our fingers together. "They're going to know the second we walk in there either way."
'Oh geez! Then I'm going in there first! I'm not missing this.' #Seth disappeared inside, leaving the ladder abandoned in the yard.
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I laughed a belly rolling laugh watching them both together. The way they bounced off of one another, the friendship, and the teasing. #TheKid was always good with people, it was his kind soul they were attracted too. And of course, this relationship between the two of them wasnโt new. Emmy had known him from the day he was born.
However, for me, for me to see this change in the Dynamics. Some part of me thinking that maybe he would react in the same way #Sam had. And thatย would fucking hurt my heart. My family means the world to me. And sure I wasnโt going to let anyone tell me who I could care for and who not. But this. It made the choice easy.
I watched her closely when the realisation dawned on my Kidย brother. When he saw in my eyes that this wasnโt a fling. That I wanted more from her. And I was and wasnโt shocked at how she reacted. He joked about marriage, but she had before too. And she wasnโt running. Spirits! I wasnโt running.
โWhat the fuck! You are taking the little minxโs side over your own brother? Who the fuck is going to be my best man now?โ He just shook his head as I softly spoke because he was in the house and he could still hear me.
My hand engulfedย hers and I took a moment to look at how it felt and wanted to take it in. Smiling I bent down and kissed those lips.
โStop biting them, itโs making me hard.โ The sound of coughs came from inside and I burst out laughing again. โIf you wantย them to know as soon as we walk in.โ
I scooped her up, cradling her in my arms and started up the steps to Maโs porch. โLetโs make sure there is no confusion?โ
Pushing the door open with my shoulders I could heard the two moms laughingย and talking. The sound of pots and pans, the table being set.
โMa! We are here.โ I called out to a chorus from then both. Asking why it took so long.
โMama T, Ma! Why donโt you go bend their ears?โ #TheKid egged them on. And they otherย agreed.
โDo you know what happens toโโ Ma has started to say and then she and MsC came to a halting comedic stop with the two bumping into one another. Their eyes darting from the scene before them, then one another.
All the time #TheKid stood leaning on the doorframe with his arms crossed and a big grin on his face.
โAre you going to say anything?โ I asked. Then to Emmy and #TheKid, do we get a prize for shocking these two into silence for the first time ever?โ
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By the Spirits when he laughed like that!! H was stunning... the way his face lit his eyes... the way they crinkled at the sides. How could someone be that sexy and that cute at the same time?
"You can have Jake." I elbowed him in the softly. #Seth gave me a look that said he wanted to know what happened in that conversation... But he didn't ask because he would see it all from all three sides soon enough.
I kissed him back, automatically lifting up onto my toes to getย closer. I heard #Seth laugh, they never saw me do that girlie shit. Not even when I was talking my way out of speeding tickets. His pointed cough doused the rising arousal at Lee's comment before it really started. I smiled at him as our fingers laced and my eyes promised: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Soon.
I muffled the high laugh that rose up when he picked me up... Because I would never hear the end of it from #Seth... and the moms were skittish, they would think something was wrong even thoughย they were the only breakable people in the house.
But they were moms so that was their prerogative. My arms automatically went around his shoulders. my finger at the nape of his neck brushing against his hair.
They both froze. Mom with a spoon in the air that something unceremoniously dripped off of. #Seth caught the drip in his large hand, lightening reflexes kicking in; then licked his palm. 'Chocolate cake batter!!!' He beamed excitedly!
The two mothers continued to silently stare. My fingers toyed with his hair, and I was fairly certain my heart had stopped beating. โI think we broke them." I whispered to him.
"Mom... Auntie Sue.... we have something to ---" I started, and my own mother cut me off. 'Oh, Sue! I told you! Didn't I tell you it would be Lee and not #Seth? You owe me fifty dollars!" Mom beamed. And stopped halfway through voting into a peeled raw carrot.
โTiffany Call!! You know full well that I was the one says it would be Lee she would end up with!' Sue replied and the pair devolved into that too fast chattering that only they could understand. But the gist of it was they had a bet about which #Clearwater boy I would end up and they each claimed they hadย chosen Lee and each insisted the other owed them fifty dollars.
'Wait a minute!' #Seth interrupted. 'What I'm hearing here is no one thinks I could get a girlfriend?'
'Oh baby of course we do... just not Emmy. She would eat you alive.'ย #Sue said then turned to me. 'I mean that in the best darling. You're a force to be reckoned with and you need someone up to the reckoning. #Seth needs someone that he can take care of.'
I just laughed because it made perfect sense. 'And that is exactly what I said to you when we made that bet!" My mother insisted with a dramatic but good-natured huff.
#Sue just waved her off because I could already guess that mom was misremembering. 'Lee Peter Clearwater you put that girlย down so I can give her hug!' She swatted at her eldest son with the dish towel in her hand.
โ Lee โบ
โWhat in the name of the spirits have we started.โ Forget about us trying to break our moms. There were now the ones who make me feel like I was broken.
#TheKid like Emmy were clearly enjoying the show being played out before us. But me. Myย head and eyes followed the conversation from mom to mom.
โNo! I turned my back towards my Ma, which earned the towel hitting my arse. โOuch! Ma! That hurts!โ It really didnโt. But I jumped, keeping Emmy save in my strong arms. (Even if Iย knew, it would take one move from her, and she would land on her feet.
โI am not setting her down until one of you admits they bet against me.โ I teased my eyes on Emmy, winking at her. This was all her doing.
She was beautiful in every way. I head what Ma said and those were the reasons I wanted to be in her life. โSee, I told you they would be happy.โ I whispered to her in her ear. โOkay. Okay. Fine I will put the short stuff down.โ Slowly bending I set her feet on theย ground first.
Straightening up I turned to face the moms again. But they both one at a time pulled Emmy into a hug, and then me too. I picked the mothers up off the ground. #MsCall giggled and told me. โYouโre made my day Lee.. my yeah really. , Iโve wanted to see this happen for years now. I hoped. Maybe someday. You would give one another a chance.โ
Ma rolled her eyes. โNo that is what I said to you Tiffany. That Emmy would be amazing for our Lee.โ
I just laughed and then when Ma hugged me, she whispered. โDonโt you dare break this girls heart.โ
I kissed her forehead. โI will never intentionally hurt her Ma. I promise.โ She smiled and then she was off back to Emmyโs side.
#TheKid stood witness to what took place, giving me a smile when he caught me looking his way. I went to stand with him. โAre you happy Kid?โ
โOf course, I am. I can see how happy you are making one another Bro. I want that for you, and for Emmy too.โ We bother turnedย our attention to the three women in our lifeโs. โButโฆ I can also see that we arenโt going to get any lunch, anytime soon.โ
We both laughed, turning our heads back to the kitchen seeing that meal half done. โWell, then you know what we needย to do Kid.โ
I wrapped my arm around his neck and pulled him in. Kissing the top of his head and pulling him into the kitchen, getting to work to finish off what the moms had started.
โ Emmy โบ
I couldn't help but laugh, a stunned but ecstatic laugh. The teasing and joking I could deal with disappointment... that would have cracked my soul.
I wrapped my other arm around his neck when he half-spun away from #Sue. Tucking my legs inย a little closer just in case I knocked something... I knew his protective urges would prevent him from bumping off any of the humans in the room.
My laugh was renewed when he winked at me and I managed to brush a kiss to his cheek before he set me down and I whisper, "You were right... This time." I added the last part in a low whisper.
They hugged me and I gave them both a human-friendly squeeze as kisses were pressed to my temple and cheek. 'Oh, that was years ago! They've all grown so much since then.' Mom huffed playfully at her friend and sister.
"If anyone gets hurt it will be both of us and not out of any bad intentions." I smiled at him through all the faces. "We've just realised it's worth the risk forย this."
My Mom beamed a smile, took my hand in hers and patted it. She always said if there was no risk there was nothing to gain I had always known she was right... But I had never felt anything was worth the risk until now.
We all laughed at the two boys taking over the cooking. And I excused myself to go wash up for lunch. Trying not to react to #Seth's hearty agreement even if it was only loud enough for wolf ears. "Arsehole I said quietly when I shut the door and only the guy would hear.
โ Lee โบ
I washed up and walked around to see what we were working with.
โIโm telling the moms you have such foul language; didnโt you just hear how much they wanted you and me to end up together?โ #TheKid waggled his brows at Emmy, and I rolled my eyes getting to work. Most of it was done, we just played up was in on the go and started to place it on the table.
โLooks like the moms were ready for something today. Fried chicken and salad? For lunch?โ I heard #TheKid still teasing Emmy. โI mean, I know Bro is fast. But wouldnโt you gather the cuter of the brothers?โ He squeezed my arse, and I batted him way. โYes, his arse is nicer too. But still. Mine will be younger for longer.โ He started to laugh and then stopped.
I frowned looking back at him and Emmy. โWhat?โ My smile dropped seeing his face.
โSpirits. Does this mean I have to hear you both at it?โ I burst out laughing so hard. I almost dropped the plate in my hand. (Almost)
โWhat is so funny?โ Ma asked and I pointed to Emmy and #TheKid.
โAsk them. Now sit down. This all smells amazing.โ I kissed her on the top of her head and squeezed her into my side.
โTiff and I wanted to do something nice.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed and listened to the boy's banter while I walked back from the bathroom, smelling a lot less of sex... Thank the Spirits it took more than what we did in the car to make me sweat. Was this why the imprint always carried purses filled with perfumes, brushes and whatever else? They did spend a lot of time around these superior senses.
I laughed to myself and tried not to let the moms see. "Please! I would break you on two and we both know it, Pup." I teased him rightย back, only for wolfish ears. He wasn't serious. We all knew it. I felt a soft heat in my chest, his teasing and playing were nothing short of pure acceptance. Would my brother ever get there?
I smiled though and teased #Seth with a wink and nod. Staying quiet with Lee so far had proven impossible. I acted like I had no idea what they were talking about. "I'm innocent here." I held up my hands in surrender. The kiss had me leaning into his side, it all came so naturally... even though I had never done this relationship thing before. I slipped into a chair. I looked at #Seth when #Sue mentioned wanting to do something nice. The kid had taken the seat opposite me, so Lee and I were left to the two seats on theย other side.
"I didn't tell them anything!' He swore. 'I just suggested that A family lunch would be nice.'
I smiled and shook my head this boy was too wise sometimes. "It was a great idea. And this food looks amazing!"
'What's wrong, sweetheart?' Mom asked. 'I can tell there's something on your mind.' She always bloody knew.
I didn't try and brush it away. I knew now that Lee wouldn't let that slide. "#Sam wasn't very happy." I said plainly.
'Don't worry about that.'ย Mom patted my hand. 'That boy loves you so much, he'll come around.'
'Of course, he will.' #Sue added. 'Most men need to see proof of actions... When it comes to their family, they need to see them treated right. It might take him a whileย until he's seen you together and seen your work together.'
'Just don't punish him for reacting badly, he'll miss you if you stop visiting.' Mom spoke again.
"I wouldn't do that..." I looked between Lee and Seth... Was their relationship soย different from mine and Sam's because there raised together? "And I know that he'll see this the right thing for us... But right now, I just want to be happy that you all are happy for us." I smiled because I did. They saw how stupid-happyย were and that was all they were focusing on.
Mom let go of my hand and smiled. 'Okay everyone, eat up!! I know how hungry you lot get."
โ Lee โบ
I took the seat beside Emmy and sat watching them all as they gave her their advice. Smiling over to the #TheKid when he said it was his suggestion for today. He had a way to make things happen for this family even while being the youngest. And I couldnโt see my life any other way.
My hand squeezed Emmyโs knee under the table when she told her mom and mine about #Samโs reaction. And Maโs eyes found mine. In my own way I told her โLater.โ And she understood. I would tell her my side later. Emmy didnโt need to hear it again, not them this here was the reaction he hoped she would have from #Sam.
I knew that I needed to do some work there. For Emmy to have what she wanted, Sam and I had to put some old demons to rest. I had thought over the years that had past they were gone. That we had moved on from them. However, now some part of me couldnโt help but wonder if it was because of that and sure some of my rep, that had him so against seeing us together?
โSheโs going to see Quil next.โ I blunted out while filling my plate. โThink I need to be worried there?โ I asked them with a smirk on my face.
โYeah, Quil is going to take you down for stealing his best friend.โ #TheKid joked with a roll of his eyes. โYou will live.โ
โYou boys have always had a way to work things out. And then you donโt, Emmy normally finds a way to bring you in line.โ Ma teased.
โHave you told Jake?โ #MsC asked.
Nodding my head as I cut into my food. โHe knew before Emmy, and I even opened out mouths.โ
โI bet he did.โ #TheKid muttered just for warrior ears, and I kicked him under the table. โWhat?โ he was laughing again. I loved that sound and sight. Seeing my baby brother happy. Just gave me a pure form of joy too.
โ Emmy โบ
I felt the touch on my knee... But this was full warmth and not heat. I smiled at him and reached under the table the squeezed his hand. I liked that was showing me he understood and still letting us all take this happy moment.
I chuckledย when he mentioned #Quil. "I'm not worried about Quil." I said taking a bite. "He'll give us a hard time... but it will all be taking the pi-- in good fun." I stopped myself at my mother's prompting glare. I knew that mine and #Quil'sย breakfast would be full of deep questions. The ones that #Jake would never ask but would always let me go to him about. But #Quil... he would drag it all out of me. Not the private questions... just the meaningful ones.
I tried not to smileย at #Seth's whisper. But Lee kicked him first, so I decided to give him a break... just this once. My glare at #TheKid told him so too.
Lee looked so at ease sitting here laughing and joking with his family, smiling until his eyes crinkled atย the corners. It made mad plant my elbow on the table and chin on my palm and just watched him watch them.
'See the way they look at each other?' Mom said; she leaned over like she was whispering to #Sue but they were on opposite sides of the table! Sue clasped her hand over her heart.
'Oh, I remember that well!' She said dreamily... and without a hint of sadness and I was amazed at the strength it must take to only remember the good and not the loss too.
"Jake was okay." I tried to change the subject from my blatant staring. "He just did the alpha thing and then I think he was happy... he just wants us to be safe..."
Seth choked on his food.
"ON PATROL!!!" I corrected myself and then swiftly kicked the pupย in the shin under the table.
Follow Part 2!
โ Emmy โบ
Even the ride in the crisp mid-morning air wasn't enough to completely wash away the scent of Lee that clung to my skin. We tried,
I woke up feeling her body curled up with mine, for a moment I couldnโt remember what had happened and then all the memories came rushing back like the flood gates had been opened. The way she had come over, how weโd talked and where it all ended up.
We both had delayed a few truths we hadnโt even known about until we were wrapped in the passion of the night. And now she was fast asleep in my bed.
Iโd slowly uncurled her from me when I left her in bed. I needed a shower and then padded down stairs in my boxers, stopping on the bottom step when I saw my brother sat on the table eating a bowl of cereal. โDo you want some pancakes?โ I asked heading into the kitchen.
โReally?โ His eyes darted up and then he lowered his voice. โPancakes?โ I shrugged my shoulders moving around the kitchen to make them.
โYeah, I woke up fancying pancakes.โ I told him.
โAnd we arenโt going to talk about Emmy? You know Emmy who spent the night in your bed?โ I arched my brow. โI know, I know, you donโt talk. But itโs ๐๐บ๐บ๐.โ
I shook my head. โSeth, Pancakes. Yes, or No?โ I wasnโt going to talk to him about it. Not yet. I knew who was in my bed, and I knew what the two of us had said to one another. But for now. We needed to work things out. And I knew we didnโt have much time. I would never ask the kid to lie, which would mean the pack, #Jake and #Sam would find out soon.
โ Emmy โบ
I woke surrounded by a familiar scent; I woke up feelingโฆ ๐ข๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ I feltโฆ When was the last time I slept this well? It was like I had slept for a whole day. I hadnโt felt the need to sneak homeโฆ I hadnโt wanted to. I didnโt need to be on my guard here, this place was as safe as home. I had surrendered myself completely to sleep. The heat of his body and the steady beat of his heart made it so easy.
I could hear Lee and #Seth talking downstairsโฆ of course the kid had questionsโฆ But I wasnโt sure that either of us had answers for him. I sat up in his bed and eyed the open window. A drop from a second storey window was a piece of cake. No. That was stupid! We hadnโt done anything wrongโฆ Just unexpected.
Very, very unexpected.
Oh hell! #Seth was using my nameโฆ A lot!
I slipped from the bed. ๐๐พ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐พ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฌ. I told myself. I wasnโt ready to walk away from whatever this pull was. Whatever it was that made me want to be here with him. Whatever had made me want to kiss him and touch himโฆ and wellโฆ I smiled and my heart gave a few louder thumps at the memories of last night.
But #Sethโฆ How did I answer any of his questions? Those puppy dog eyes of his were impossible to say no to. I pulled on my jeans quickly and tied a knot in the t-shirt he had given me to sleep in; so it no longer looked like a dress on my short frame.
I padded barefoot down the stairs with my boots in hand; I wasnโt trying to be quiet that would just be stupid with two wolves in the house. I could see him through the open kitchen door. ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ! He was in his boxers and cooking? Really!?! Who cooked half naked? Fuck, he was hot! ๐ข๐ฝ๐ธ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฝ, ๐๐ถ๐ถ๐!! ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป! I couldnโt check him out in front of his little brother. I was starving! And pancakes did sound good.
I knew these guys my whole life. This was justโฆ breakfast. Right? I dropped my boots by the front door and heading to the kitchen. โMorning.โ I smiled and slid into the chair across from #Seth who suddenly found his cereal very interesting.
โ Lee โบ
โSo, I know you wonโt tell me anything. But have you thought it through? Of course, youโve thought it through. Who are we kidding. You think every action out a million times.โ #Seth was talking low as I flipped a stack of pancaked into the plate.
I hadnโt, for the first time in my life Iโd acted on an impulse without thinking of the repercussions. And that was out of character. And yet it felt so right, more so than all the actions Iโd planned for. How in the name of the spirits was that even possible? โThereโs nothing for you to worry about here Kid. We are both grown-ups, with the ability to think for ourselves.โ
โUntil her big brother finds out, or her best friends. That will make for a fun run.โ He snorted and then both our eyes went up towards the ceiling.
The sound of her heart changed, it made me smile. She was awake and I wondered what she would do. Was this the time for her to run? Or would she step up to the things sheโd said to me last night? Spirits did I want her to step up? Since when?
Both #Seth and I listened to her feet on the floor, and then she was making her way down. I turned to look at the Kid, my eyes telling him to สแดสแดแด แด himself, which letโs be honest he would. #Seth wasnโt like the other guys on the Rez.
โGood Morning Emmyโฆ Nice t-shirt there.โ The Kid replied with a little more emphasis on ษขแดแดแด . โDid you sleep well?โ Okay I was going to kill him. Maybe not แดษชสส, but he was going to get a head lock for sure. โIโm sure you did, my bro and I got those duel foam memory mattresses not so long ago.โ He stretched out his back and rubbed it. โSo good for the old boners... I mean สแดษดแด๊ฑโฆ Our bones!โ The grin on his face. Yup, our Ma was going to become a mother of แดษดแด.
I padded over setting the plate full of pancakes down, narrowing my eyes at him. โWhat? Just making conversation.โ He took three pancakes adding butter and syrup to them.
โGood Morning.โ I said, arching a brow at her. โWould you like some coffee?โ I was asking her if she wanted coffee? A first for sure and not one Iโd expected to do.
My eyes moved down her face, looking for any signs that she wanted to run. But I couldnโt find any. She wanted to be here. And then I took in the fact that she looked beautiful in the morning light, add to the fact that she was still wearing my tee.
โThat ษช๊ฑ a nice t-shirt.โ I winked at her.
โ Emmy โบ
I could hear everything they were sayingโฆ and they knew I could too. So, it was kind of safe to assume that the question of thinking this through was aimed at the two of us. But it wasnโt something #Seth would ever say to me, he was too respectful.
But where would the fun be in that right? Who thought through everything they did beforehand? You have to take twists and turns in your life or youโd die of boredom. Okay sureโฆ Lee was a planner, but he certainly didnโt shy away from getting caught up in the heat of the momentโฆ I mean look at where we ended up last night? Even more shockingโฆ This morning!
Then #Seth mentioned #Samโฆ That was going to be a tough conversation. But he knows that Iโm my own person and I donโt need him to go all big-brother on my behalf, especially when there was no reason to. #Jacob would depend on whether it was Alpha Jake or best friend Jake that reacted in that moment. But it would be better to have the conversation rather than have them read it in #Sethโs mind like it was some dirty little secret.
But with the way Lee was handling the Spanish Inquisitionโฆ I knew there was no way I was bolting out that door.
I laughed and glanced down at myself with a confident smirk. โI may have to steal one of yours next timeโฆ This thing is practically a dress on meโฆ and we all know dresses arenโt really my thing.โ I winked at the kid and he almost choked on his food. He continued to ramble, and I laughed, leaning on the table, and propping my chin on my hand, looking up at Lee from my seat. โI slept great, actually.โ Answering #Sethโs question but not looking at himโฆ. I knew how to make a point. โMust be the memory foam.โ
I thought about kissing his big brother, but that wasnโt something I ever wanted to do to prove a point. I had done that in the past but Lee wasnโt a random guy. He was someone that had been in my life for most of it. And no matter what happened he would continue to be in my life forโฆ. Well, the rest of it. We ran in a pack together.
Why wasnโt that freaking me out?
โOh, coffee!!โ I smiled, relieved at the distraction and slightly amazed at the normalcy in his tone. โYes, please! And I wouldnโt say no to some of those pancakes if theyโre still on offer?โ I slipped in brazenly. I was starving since I woke up to the smell of them.
โCould be a good look for me right?โ I grinned and the expression on #Sethโs face caught my attention. He was looking between us both like heโd never seen us have a conversation before. โYouโd swear heโs never brought a girl home before by the look on your face #Seth.โ I teased him.
โ Lee โบ
I arched my brow and stood watching her closely, but I knew what the kid was doing at all times. I heard everything they were saying, and yet my mind was thinking of the places my mouth had travelled over her body. And now it was hiding under my shirt. ๊ฑสแด แดกแด๊ฑ ษชษด แดส ๊ฑสษชสแด. Now in the morning light, she was sat here teasing my kid brother?
โYou are always welcome to my things Emmy.โ #Seth said.
I shook my head, but something turned in my stomach, I didnโt want to see her in anotherโs shirt ever. Which was stupid I knew that. When she planted her chin on her hand and her eyes moved to give her full attention to me. My brow arched again knowing what she was doing. โI hear itโs all about the memory foam these days.โ Crossing my arms over my chest. Arching my brow again. She was being a smartarse, and it made me grin.
โOne coffee and pancakes coming up.โ I padded back to the cooker, setting up another stack of pancakes on the flat pan and then pouring her a cup of coffee.
โItโs because he has never brought anyone home. I wasnโt sure if I was imagining things last night.โ I stopped pouring and growled at him.
โSeth! Donโt you have to get to work, or something?โ He didnโt need to tell her these things, even if I had told her, last night myself, hadnโt I?
โI do, we have the finishing touches to the Gale house.โ He said pushing a fork full of pancakes in his mouth, and I set a cup of coffee before Emmy.
โNeed my help with that one?โ I offer before going back to the cooker to check the cakes for their bubbles before adding some chocolate chips and blueberries and flipping them.
โNah, just tape removing, and touch ups in the dining room and the master. I got it. You have to work on the new quotes today remember.โ I turned looking back at him.
โThose were done. They are in the file on the drive ready to go out. Iโll email them later.โ He was looking at Emmy again. What was up with the Kid today? This wasnโt the first time heโd seen Emmy. But it was the first time he had seen her like this.
Setting the plate before her, โPancakes for you Little Call.โ I had a feeling she would want me to stop calling her that. But it was what Iโd called her for a really long time.
โHey, how comes Emmy gets chips and berries and I didnโt?โ I rolled my eyes before going to make myself a stack.
โ Emmy โบ
I was aware of his eyes on me. Lee wasnโt like other menโฆ neither of the Clearwater men were, despite being completely unlike one another. But some things were universalโฆ and seeing a hot girl in their shirtsโฆ none of them could resist it. Unless it was a brotherโฆ then they were just annoyed.
I smiled at him, I remembered the sensation of strong arms around me, and the sounds of his heart so close to my ear as I rested my head on his chest. By the Spirits! The calmโฆ The only time I felt such ease was when I was sat in an empty room and my fingers danced over the worn, smooth keys of my grandfatherโs piano. I rolled my shoulders a littleโฆ damnโฆ I had slept so well.
โThank you.โ I cast my eyes down when he said he would make me breakfastโฆ What the hell was happening? And yet, still not a single vibe that heโd have rather it if I just left. I dropped my hand from my chin and looked a little wide-eyed at #Seth before I reigned in my surpriseโฆ โWaitโฆ really?โ I laughed; Leeโs snapped reply making me laugh even harder. โCould it be that the notorious reputation of Lee Clearwater is exaggerated?โ The question was rhetorical.
I mean he had mentioned itโฆ but neverโฆ as in; not even once? I never brought people home eitherโฆ but on occasion, if Mom was out of townโฆ but not in years and I could count the times on one hand.
I bit my lip to hold back the urge to tell him he just got a whole lot sexier when he handed me that coffee. Listening to the boys talking shop was interestingโฆ Iโd always thought working with family was a bad idea. Mom and I worked in the same place, but I worked shifts and she had office hours so we rarely crossed paths at work. But it clearly worked for them.
I gave him that same glare I always did when he called me ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ต but, it was kind of reassuring to know that some things would never changeโฆ Like hell was I going to tell him that. The pancakes quickly softened the look. I poured a little syrup on them and cut into the stack. โWow!โ I swallowed the food in my mouth. โYou are full of surprises, Clearwater!โ
I turned to #Seth and sipped on the coffee, laughing softly. โWellโฆ I could give you details on how I earned the special treatment #Seth. But I doubt the technique would work for you.โ
#Seth turned a deep shade of red and stood up gathering his plate and mug. โI really should get going.โ He stammered and I grinned, taking another bite of the pancakes as he shuffled to the sink.
โ Lee โบ
I turned quickly and held the spatula out towards the Kid. โDonโt you dare answer that question! You canโt go giving this little troublemaker all my secrets.โ He closed his mouth smirking at me.
I could read my brother like an open book, he was going to tell her everything, and may still do it but later on when I wasnโt in the room. After it was done, heโd come to me and just go ahead and tell me what heโd done too. The kid couldnโt keep anything like that from me and Ma. It had been the three of us for so long, and weโd promised one another that we wouldnโt hide anything in our family.
She was biting those pink lips of hers again when I let my eyes settle back to her, and there was an urge to kiss her. But there were some lines I wouldnโt cross. Putting her in that position with the kid here, that wasnโt something I was willing to do to her. โSheโs still here, thatโs telling you something.โ That voice in me said. And it was. Last night, the past few weeks, and now this. Things were definitely evolving around here.
Flipping the pancakes, I was cooking. โYou do know that we are the sons of Sue Clearwater, right? Do you really think Ma would let us out in the world without teaching us how to feed ourselves?โ Picking up my cup of coffee I took a mouthful. โBut then again I do like keeping a few secrets to surprise you all.โ
I swallowed the coffee fast, coughing a little. โEmmy!โ I growled at her now when she offered to tell #Seth what had conspired between us. Even if I knew she was joking. But still. What was it with the people in this room and not keeping things to themselves.
The kid washed his dishes, filling his travel mug faster than Iโd seen him move. I was fighting not to laugh. He stole one of my pancakes โThanks Dinadanvtli ( Brother ).โ
โHey!โ But he was gone out the back door. Turning the heat off, padding back to the table to set my plate down and then I leant into her. โSo, what were you planning on telling my kid exactly?โ Iโd lowered my voice, leaning in closer I put my index finger under her chin to lift her face up towards me. โI should get veto power over these conversations you know.โ Kissing her lips before I pulled back and sat down next to her.
Pouring some of the syrup on my cakes, I cut into them. Watching her out the corner of my eye. โSo, Little Call didnโt jump out of the window this morning?โ Teasing her before putting a forkful into my mouth.
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed at Leeโs quick flip to #Seth. But even without a warning, I was sure the kid definitely knew better than to try and answer that one. I took another big bite of the stack.
โShe taught you wellโฆ And my Mom tried to teach me too. I can make the basicsโฆ but it's all kinda blandโฆ I know enough to survive when sheโs away.โ That was by going to #Samโs and letting #Emily feed me. But in a pinch, I could make myself something decent-ish.โ
I choked on a laugh! โWhy not?โ I called his bluff. โMaybe he could learn a thing or two!โ It was even funnier now that I was getting under both of their skins. The fact that the brothers stole each other's food was not surprising.
โYou should have given him the chocolate chips.โ I smiled in the kids' defence after he vanished out the door. I knew #Seth was still close enough to hear.
I tried to answer him but that touch he used to tilt my head up andโฆ those eyes! By the Spirits those eyes! Mine closed as he leaned in and kissed me. Sethโs footsteps had long faded away now. โI could never really tell him details! But it was clear he wanted someโฆ Not the ๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐. But the whyโs and howโs and whenโs? And ๐จ๐ donโt even have those answers yetโฆ soโฆโ I grinned smugly. โI teased him. Plus it was fun.โ
I cut into the pancakes again and felt the flush in my cheeks. โI thought about it.โ I hadnโt really. โI think that would be the thing that makes it weird with #Seth.โ I laughed and lifted the fork to my mouth. โI have a feeling youโd take in in stride though. But you didnโt have the sudden urge to take a morning run until I left either.โ I sipped in the coffee and ate another bite. My eyes seemed to flick to him often.
โButโฆ you know what is weird?โ I fixed my gaze on him now. โThat this...โ I pointed my fork at him and meโฆ the breakfast on the table. โIsnโt weird at all.โ I smiled. Because it wasnโtโฆ Iโm sure it was for #Sethโฆ but in a fun way.
It was nice seeing him this early, the memories of the night flash when a hint of a smile showed on his features. The way his voice washed over me when he spoke.
Seeing him first thing in the morningโฆ I really liked it.
โ Lee โบ
Chewing on my mouthful, I picked up the cup and took a gulp of the coffee. โYou know I could teach youโฆ If you want to learn that isโฆ Some simple tricks to make your food taste amazing without too much effort.โ What in the name of the spirits? Why was I offering to teach her to cook when her mom hadnโt been able to do it? I arched my brow at myself and filled my mouth again.
Then the voice was whispering on my shoulder. โArenโt you past guessing already?โ
โHe doesnโt even like chips in his morning pancakes. If we have them for lunch or dinner sure. But in the morning. He likes them plain. He only said that to get under my skin.โ And to tease me as I knew too well too. โJust be thankful that he didnโt steal your cakes out from under your nose while you were too busy teasing him.โ The grin was back over my mouth.
#Seth was gone now, there were no other ears around who could over hear us. leaning one arm on the table the other holding my fork. โListen Emmy, last night. Today. This.โ I gazed to the table and the fact that she was still here. โYou know Iโm not one to beat around. Who has time for that? However, at the same instant I donโt want you to feel uneasy.โ
A grin was playing on my lips. โYou thought about jumping out the window? Well. Not sure how I should feel about that.โ My eyes were on her again. โI guess if you had done that, my morning run would have been after you. And we all know I would have caught you up.โ It was good to be the fastest in the pack, and even more so now that I could joke with her about catching her if she had run.
โWe donโt need to explain anything to anyone. We are only just one night into something we both didnโt see coming. They can wait.โ And yet as I said the words, I knew it couldnโt wait for too long. Soon enough word would get out. Whenever #Seth or she were running with the pack next, or even me they would find out if they looked.
โWhat you say weirdโฆ I am hoping itโs a good weird and not a bad one?โ As I said those words, I knew there was something that had to have lined up in the stars, why else would the two of us? The two in the pack who were known for not waiting around for the next morning. And we were here now?
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled a big, slightly stunned, and highly amused smile. โYou want to teach me how to cook?โ I askedโฆ far too intrigued by the idea for my liking. โHow much clothing are you planning to wear during these lessonsโฆ. Because shirtless wouldnโt really help me focus?โ
I had to smileโฆ he seemed to know all of his brother's habits. I wondered what it would have been like with #Samโฆ not growing up togetherโฆ because we had different momโs and I wouldnโt trade mine for the world, but even just growing up so close and knowing we were siblings. โPlease! None of the pups would dare steal my food.โ I grinned. I could mortify or terrify them with a look.
Though the idea of that thing I did, when I leant in close and bit my lip; until their heart raced and their cheeks tinted red, just to make the boys laugh at them was far less appealing now. Not after the way Lee had reacted to the simple action last night. I felt a low-down tingle again as I remembered those growls and groans when he bit it for me.
Was he about to give me the-morning-after talk? Noโฆ that wasnโt Leeโs style. My brows crinkled and my fork paused halfway to my mouth. He knew I didnโt mean it about the window. Right? โIโm not uneasy Lee.โ I smiled at the idea of him chasing meโฆ it was oddly appealing, both literally and figuratively. โAnd as fun, as it sounds to have you chase meโฆ I donโt want to play games with you.โ I tilted my head. โWellโฆ not mind games. Iโm open to a different kind.โ I smiled.
โI donโt even know what this is yetโฆ And I like it that way. We donโt need to know.โ I took that bite, humming a little with satisfaction. Damn! These were good! โBut I do think it would be best if I told #Jake and #Samโฆ Just that I spent the night here. It wouldnโt be fair on #Seth for them to find out about it on a run. That being saidโฆ I donโt plan on explaining myself to them.โ My dark brown eyes locked on his. โI want to see whatโs around the next bend on this path.โ
I leaned forward, elbows on the table and lifting out of the chair a little. I kissed him. โGood, weird.โ I whispered. I was starting to question why I was always so keen on avoiding this partโฆ but I knew it wasnโt going to be like this with anyone else. I had nothing to hide from Lee. I didnโt need to pretend to be anything else other than what and who I was.
โ Lee โบ
โI didnโt say แดกแดษดแด, just that I could. If you wanted to. thatโs all. Iโm not some male chauvinist pig who believes a womanโs place is in the kitchen. Thatโs something I cam do for myself, I was justโฆ You knowโฆ.โ Finding a reason to spend time with her? Spirits. I was, wasnโt I? Already looking for a reason to see her again. Rubbing the side of my face with my free hand, I made a note to trim my beard it was getting out of control. But I was making my mind digress now.
Looking down at myself sat at the dinner table in nothing more than my boxers, a smug grin grew on my face. โAre you saying that my fine, strong, muscular body is distracting you right now?โ Of course, I knew the answer, but the question was. Would she admit it? โIโm sure I could find a shirt, if thatโs a deal breaker.โ
Arching my brow as I questioned her, but it was what Emmy was saying now that piqued my interest.
This girl knew me, and I knew her. I remember her as a baby, and I remember her and the Black twins as giggly teens. The first part about not playing games, was what I was always about.
โMind games donโt interest me Emmy, you know that already. And I know you arenโt into those things.โ Nodding my head, I took another bite of the pancakes but then the second part, and my eyes were lifted up taking her in through my lashes. My mouth curling into that smug grin, and with a twitch in my boxers. How could she get that reaction from me with words? โHmmโฆ And is there a list of these so-called games off the top of your head? Iโm simply curiousโฆ you knowโฆโ
I couldnโt help but lean into the table at the sound of the hum that came from Emmyโs lips at eating the food Iโd cooked. Then the sound of #Jake and #Samโs names, were like a bucket of ice water thrown over a very horny teenager. โWhen do you want to tell them? I can be there to take the brunt of whatever they have to say.โ I had a feeling #Sam would have a lot to say about this. Emmy was his kid sister after all.
As she moved forward and kissed me, the worry melted away, that grin grew on my face. โGood, weird...I like the sound of that.โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed at how vehemently he insisted that he didn't ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ me to know how to cook, or that women didnโt belong in the kitchen. "Chill... Clearwater." I teased him. "If I thought that was what you meant, we'd be testing out the theory of whether or not Spirit Warrior healing includes; regrowing teeth after they've been knocked out.โ
But it would be a reason to come over... a reason to keep exploring whatever this was. Because there was something... something I couldn't quite put into words. And it wasn't just a want to take him to bed. Though... last night... well... hell yes, that desire was there! There was so much more, too. I ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ to stay with him, I ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ to feel his heat and heartbeat next to me as I slept. I ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ to stay this morning and see that smile on his face.
It seemed like he wanted all the same things... and as he had just rambled on about... he didn't expect any of it from me.
I grinned, my teeth catching my bottom lip as I followed his gaze down over his bare chest... It wasn't a sight I was unfamiliar with. But knowing what those muscles felt like under my palms, pressed against my bare skin, the firmness of them when I dragged my fingernail over them... Now, seeing him like this did something new to my stomach. The twisting and fluttering flared up.
"Oh no." I flashed a devious smile. "Wearing the shirt during lessons is the deal-breaker. Okay... we can see what happens. But I'm warning you now. I'm not above hitting on my teacher for better grades. And as for the games... I guess you'll have to wait and see."
I smiled when he offered to come with me to talk to the guys. "I think it would be better coming from me. At least with #Sam, he won't pull the big brother crap with me. But #Jake... He is our Alpha... maybe it should be the two of us..." I was thinking out loud now. I chewed on another mouthful of pancakes... Lee was his Beta... If I went to #Jake before he did, it might look like he was avoiding the subject. But #Jake was my best friend... wasn't this the kind of thing you talked to best friends about?
I really needed some female friends, that weren't imprints. But... most girls were annoying. I shook my head and pulled back to the moment. "Yeah... maybe we should give #Jake a heads-up together... He relies on us to help with the pups. It wouldnโt be right for the others to know before himโฆโ The least we owed him was to be upfront.
โ Lee โบ
โDo I not look chilled to you Little Call? You need to take a closer look by the sounds of it.โ The teasing tone was back, but the underlining seriousness coated my words too. This wasnโt ษดแดสแดแดส. People didnโt spend a night with a girl they knew as well as I knew her, and then talked about breaking the news to her brother and their friends.
Moving back in the chair I picked up the coffee taking a mouthful from it. There were things that were different for us, but I wasnโt willing to do this in a way that would be disrespectful to Emmy in any way. Andโฆ Thatโฆ right there hit me hard. I was thinking about her, and not just in the way that I used to 48 hours ago. This was something else.
โDeal breaker you say? Then we will have to see what can be done.โ My eyes hadnโt really left her, she was lost in her mind, thinking, and I wasnโt sure 100% what it was, but I had a good idea. Because Emberly Call didnโt really do the hiding thing.
Pushing the jokes to the side, I shifted forward again. Setting the cup down to the side as I spoke. โItโsโฆโ I wasnโt sure how to say it. โWell, this is new.โ Pointing to her and then me. โBut neither of us have ever been the kind of people to lie. If you want to go it alone with your brotherโฆ Fineโฆโ Even if she was here and that was how my brother had found out. โAnd yes.โ Nodding my head, I rubbed the side of my face. โWe can go to Jake together, or have him come here. Butโฆ As soon as Jake knows, you know itโs not going to take long for our moms to find out.โ
Spiritsโฆ The Momsโฆ
โ Emmy โบ
I smiled and set my fork down, my tongue swiping across my lower lip before my teeth pulled it in. "I'm definitely looking pretty close..." I smirked. "And it is ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ clear that you, Lee Clearwater... are flustered." The smile grew wider and if such a thing were possible... smugger. "Not that I can blame you."
It wasn't really that I wanted to tell #Sam alone... #Jake wasn't going to jump into lecturing us, even if he was talking as our alpha or friend. #Sam... He was a one-woman kind of guy and he'd never really liked the way I chose to conduct my personal life. Not that he judged... just thought that I was setting myself up for heartbreak or a life alone.
But here I was now... making plans that meant Lee and I could keep... this... going. I'd never felt the urge or want to see someone a second time... I'd never been excited by what could happen next. Now, with him, I was... and I wasn't walking away, not when he wanted the same thing. Wasnโt that what Sam had wanted me to feel? Obviously not the sappy romantic way he and #Emily wereโฆ but that was never going to be right for me. "If you think it would be best to tell #Sam together we can talk about it." I smiled at him. This was weird... probably the strangest conversation I'd ever had, and I like it. I meant it too; I wanted to hear what he thought. Like he said this was new. "I honestly don't know how these conversations go." I laughed softly. "I just don't want him to do that typical big brother thing you know. Or worse an Alpha lecture when he isn't our Alpha... I mean I love my brother, but he is a pain in my arse most days."
I half smiled at that. He always said He was making up for sixteen years of being an annoying big brother. I choked on the coffee I had lifted to my lips. "By the Spirits! Mom!" I sighed... "You know we'll never hear the end of it from them... #Sue or #Tiff." But I could see them now sitting in that tea shop in Port planning out our future fairy-tale-like it was set in stone.
"Okay..." I set the cup down and turned to face him. "So, we should agree that this new thing..." Seemingly that was what we were calling it. "We don't let outside opinions or pressures affect it. We just... do what feels right... for us." As the words left my mouth, I thought that, that really wasn't how Lee normally operated. Then it hit meโฆ Had I just said that? What was this man doing to me!?
โ Lee โบ
Half choaking on the mouthful of pancakes I hit my chest, dropping my fork and replacing it with the coffee cup. โFlustered? And Me? Little Call do you need an eye test? Because I am not flustered at all.โ I was lost for the first time in my life but flustered wasnโt up there at all.
This conversation we were having was a first, it was unlike any I had, had in the past. Sure, you woke up next to a girl once in a while who wanted to turn a one-night stand into breakfast, then lunch and then dinner. But I was surprisingly good at spotting and staying away from them. No amount of sex was worth that hassle. However, thisโฆ This new thing with Emmy... Spirits it was unexpected.
My eyes found hers. โI want to do it whatever way you want to. In the perfect normal world, we would have time to figure this out. Just the two of us. However, we arenโt normal and nor do either of us want to be.โ Setting the coffee cup down I lent forward pushing the plate to the side and out of the way. โSam is your brother, if you want to tell him alone, I respect that. If you want to do it together, I respect that too. I know you say he is a pain in your arse. But I have a feeling his knowingโฆ it also means something to you.โ
Rubbing the side of my face, I closed my eyes. โSue Clearwater and Tiffany Callโฆโ those two beautiful women were a force to reckon with at the best of times. โIf they invite you out for afternoon tea, say no! Those two are into the whole divide and conquer thing. And they do it so well.โ
I reached out and took her hand, tugging her up from her chair. Pushing my chair out from under the table, I pulled her in to sit on my lap. For some reason, hearing her speaking like this. It made me want to have her close.
โI have never been the kind of guy who let the world pressure me in any way.โ I placed my index finger under her chin to lift her face so that I was looking into those deep brown eyes. They reminded me of mountain terrain and nature, something subtle, but beautiful in every form and season. โWe do this our way, no outside influences at all.โ Leaning into her, my mouth curled up into a grin. โNow tell meโฆ when did Little Call become so mature? You do realise that you just put an action plan together and I didnโt even have to ask you for it?โ
โ Emmy โบ
I laughed hard when he choked; then slipped my hand beneath the table, resting it on a strong, muscled thighโฆ sliding it up slowly. Peering at him through dark lashes, I whispered. "Are you sure about that?"
I smiled at him giving another small laugh. "Wow, so agreeable Clearwater. I hope you aren't trying to protect my delicate girly feelings." I smirked. "Because I ditched the day, they handed those out." He knew this too... but I couldn't pass up the chance to tease him. I nodded to what he said about, #Sam... "Itโs not so much about him knowing... more... how he finds out... you know? I mean I know #Seth was kind of shocked... But at least he didn't hear it from anyone else."
I loved my brother; I hated it when gossip about me reached him through other people. And whatever was happening here... I wanted my brother to know it wasn't like anything else he'd heard about me. "This mind-reading thing is kinda inconvenient sometimes." I grinned and sipped my coffee.
I allowed him to pull me from my seat and settle me on his lap, moving one arm around his neck. My eyes met his as he spoke, it was true... and he was never one to scare easily. My stomach did that amazing twisting thing again. By the Spirits! How did he do that?
"I did no such thing!" I teased and leaned in, my fingers moving over the back of his neck. "And if you tell anyone I did..." I was whispering now, my lips brushing feather-light against his as they formed the words. I captured his bottom lip with my teeth then kissed him once. "I'll deny it." The cheeky grin barely had a chance to appear on my lips before I was kissing him again.
โ Lee โบ
โIโve always been agreeableโฆ When I want to be at least.โ Grinning at her. โProtecting your girly feels? Wait a minuteโฆ Do you have those?โ I gave her a shocked yet amused look.
As much as I wanted to keep this thing between us, I also knew it wasnโt going to happen. And if nothing else, I wasnโt the kinda man to stick my head in the sand and hope for the best. It wasnโt the Spirit Warrior way. Add to the fact that I understood what Emmy meant by being the one to tell her brother what was going on. #Seth had learnt about it from coming home to find Emmy and I in my bedroom. As much as that wasnโt the ideal circumstance, it was better than hearing it through the grapevine.
She knew how to distract me, the touch of her small fingers up my leg had me reacting when I shouldnโt have. And now having her on my lap. โI didnโt think this through.โ Or had I? she was right where I wanted her to be. My arms curled around her waist pulling her into me, I let one hand slowly moved down her waist, over the hip and then down her thigh. The minute the fabric of my t shirt on her turned to soft warm skin; my mouth curled up into a grin.
โYour secret is safe with me for now. I make no promises down the line in case I feel this is information potent to a situation.โ I was messing with her and having a little too much fun with it of course.
She came in the rest of the way, and her feather light kiss make my muscle harden all over until I deepened the kiss. She tasted sweet, a mix of syrup, pancakes, and coffee. All this I loved to eat.
โWere you always so distracting?โ I asked in a husky voice. My hand sat flat against her thigh before I slid it slowly up again. Catching the hem of the shirt she wears as it was riding up too.
โ Emmy โบ
I rolled my eyes at his comment and didn't even dignify it with a response and a deadpan look to his comment was all the answer he needed. "The thing you made me feel last night is as girly as it gonna get." There was a low down fluttering at the thought. But damn! He knew what he was doing! and he really hadn't been in a rush... that alone was a new experience without even unpacking the rest of the facts that I had fallen into to bed with Lee Clearwater... that I had fallen asleep holding onto him and him holding onto me.
It was impossible to hide my reaction to his touch. I didn't care, I have an artistโs soul... it's in my nature to be expressive and there was nothing about any of this that made me want to hide from him. I sucked in a soft, short breath when his hand brushed against bare skin, would I get used to him being as warm as I was? Would I ever get used to the fact that came so easily to asked myself these kinds of questions?
I bit his lower lip when he threatened to blackmail me... it was an empty threat, but there was still no way he was getting away with the implication. "I dare you... I've learned some valuable information about you too." I pointed out. But then his lips were on mine, and I couldn't form a clear enough thought to describe what they were.
A deep hum rolled up and out of my chest, what had we been talking about? I lifted one hand to his cheek, my fingers raking slowly through his beard and the other tangling into his hair, his tongue tasted like coffee and the sweetness of the syrup. I tilted my head to the side, holding my claiming of lips firmly as I shifted in his lap angled my torso to press as much of my body against his as possible. The want and need to feel as much of him as I could was all I could think about.
โ Lee โบ
This was something I didnโt know I wanted, being close to her, talking, laughing and joking as a part of the pack was one thing. Then sitting across the table from her in my Maโs house, or at her house when our moms wanted to have a meal together was a different thing. But this? In the name of the Great Wolf. This did not compare to anything we shared before.
โI donโt knowโฆ last nightโฆโ my fingers creeped up her bare thighs, and that voice in me told me how right she felt to my touch. โSome of the things you said, the sounds you made..โ I bit her lip and tugged at it. โIt was quite a girly thing to do.โ Just thinking of those sounds she made last night had me going hard.
Pulling back I arched my brow. โCare to enlighten me on what this information you have is?โ Weโd talked about so much, Iโd said so much more to her as we lay tangled in my bed than I had with any other person.
The hand I had on her back, trailed up, following her spine until it sat on the back of her neck. Brushing her hair out the way, I lent in. Placing hot kisses to her neck below her ear. โYou sure you want to dare me?โ The hand on her thigh stopped at the point where her underwear would have curled around her waist, but there was nothing there.
โWhile you donโt have any panties on? You know I could have you making those sounds again right here. Right now.โ My fingers played with her soft skin. And my mouth sucked on her earlobe teasing her to question my claim.
โ Emmy โบ
I couldn't help but smile. The bite to my lip pulled a moan up from my fluttering stomach. He wasn't lying; I never had an issue being ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐... I preferred it, in fact. But last night with Lee... I was 100% a woman in every sense. "That tends to happen when someone is as keen to please as you were."
And the answer to his next question answered both of them. "Just that the player Lee Clearwater is ๐๐๐๐ attentive, aims to please... and takes the pleasure of whoever he is with far more seriously than his own." Of course, there was no chance that I would share this information. I hadn't mentioned our conversations... because those words, the thoughts we exchangedโฆ they weren't a bargaining chip, not even in a playful teasing way.
Then his lips were on my neck, I couldn't think straight. His hand moving up along my spine, then into my hair... the other on my thigh, moving higher, my mind was stretched in too many directions. My breath hitched at the myriad of implications to him pointing out I wasn't wearing underwear. My fingers tightened in his hair and I tilted my head up with a long, satisfied exhale. By the Spirits! How could he do this to me with just his lips against my skin?
"Is that a threat, Clearwater?" My voice was breathy, because he'd captured my earlobe. "Or a promise."
By the spirits, let it be the former!
โ Lee โบ
She was making those sounds once again, and this time I couldnโt keep my mouth from curling up into a cocky grin. My tongue curled around her lobe and then my teeth grazed it before I made my way down her neck again. Inching my mouth down her soft skin and again those thoughts were back. She wasnโt cooler than me. She was the same as me!
โI hear nothing there but the fact that Iโm a genius and a gentleman. Genius because a well pleasured woman is so much better than a frustrated one. And a Gentleman, becauseโฆ You knowโฆโ Biting the crook of her neck I pulled back a little to watch her. โLadies first.โ
Witnessing the change in her dragged its own kinda response from within me. Seeing how she was trusting me, willing to give herself to me, and tease me in the same breath too? Emmy Call had to be one of the most intriguing girls I knew in my life.
โYou are Beautiful Little Callโฆโ The words slipped out of my mouth; however, I didnโt want to stop them. I could scent the change in her, hear her heart, feel the rhythm of it change for me. Leaning in I cupped her cheek, lifting her face and gave her a heated kiss.
When I pulled back, I pushed the chair back from the table, and turned her on my lap to face away from me. I shifted my arse back on the chair pulling her back against my bare chest.
โI donโt make threats Little Call.โ
Hearing the way, she sounded aroused me more then I knew possible. My hands moved down her arms, and I lifted them up and back to fall behind my neck and shoulder. โDo you trust me?โ I asked her in her ear again with a husky voice that she pulled from my inner depths.
โ Emmy โบ
I whimpered when his tongue teased my earโฆ Fuck!! That was hot. And his ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ policy was one I could definitely get on board with. The heat of him pressed against me was incredible. It still stunned me how warm he was.
My mom always told me that the boys that called you beautiful were the ones that looked at the whole picture. But this was no boyโฆ Lee was all man, even when he was teasing and joking.
I moaned unrestrained into his mouth when he claimed my lips in a deep kiss, my fingers dragged through his hair; my other hand was on the back of his neck to tell him not to stop. An almost whining sound escaped from me when he did pull away.
Then even worse, he turned me to face away from him so I couldnโt even get lost in the deep pools of his eyes. But every instinct in my body told me to trust him just seconds before he asked the question.
I let him lift my arms and leaned back against him. โI trust you, Lee.โ I said softly and without any hesitation. The depth of his tone of voice so sexy. โCompletely.โ Iโd fallen asleep wrapped up in the man. I never did thatโฆ And there wasnโt a shadow of a doubt.
โ Lee โบ
A deep chuckle built in my chest. โNot so long ago there was no way you would have say yes.โ It would have been funny; however, it was true. The pack all had their way to pull crazy shit, even if I stood back and witnessed it.
โI was expecting some kind of retort from you Little Miss Call.โ Just my fingers glided down the inside of her arms, following each curl of her muscles. She was so much stronger than any other girl Iโd been with. It was something new, something I really liked.
Following the curves of her body my flat hands glided down the side of her torso. โYou feel so good.โ I rested my cheek to the side of her head, my lips beside her ears. Trailing my hands down to her waist, around the side curve of her arse and I stopped for a moment at the hem of my shirt. โAnd this shirt looks so much better with you in it.โ I had to chuckle at that fact.
I moved her legs by placing my hands under each thigh, lifting them to sit over my own legs. My hands moved to sit on her knees, and now I knew if I moved my legs, hers would move too. โStill trust me?โ my voice was lower, hunger making itself known as I started to part my legs open, my hands remained on her knees keeping hers where they were.
โ Emmy โบ
My voice was still soft and breathy... I wasn't used to hearing myself like this. "I always trusted you to have my back... Never trusted you to not be sneaky in training." Even my laugh was soft. "Trusting you like this..." My attention followed his fingers down my arms. "It's new... but it's also the easiest thing I've ever done." Honesty... unfiltered honesty. I was often told it was a blessing and a curse. Right now, I didn't care which it was, the words were the truth and that was all that mattered.
My heart pounded as his hands moved over my body and I couldn't help but hum at the pleasure it gave me. I had never been touched like this before. Sure... since we started this, Lee was not shy about paying attention to my arse and my breasts... but unlike anyone else, he touched me everywhere. Like he was trying to learn every inch of my body... And I was more than happy to oblige him.
"I know." I gasped, in answer to him saying he liked the way I felt. I was breathless with anticipation. I smirked, leaning my head back onto his shoulder. I turned in to press my lips to his throat. "I know that, too." I repeated, a seductive purr in my tone, when he said his shirt looked better on me.
I sucked in sharp breaths... he was trying to kill me. My stomach was rioting now and the suspense of where all this was going had my heart threatening to pound right out of my chest. I could feel what this was doing to him too. My hot breath washed over his skin, and I scraped my teeth against his throat, showing him that it wasn't just me that was trusting him right now. "I trust you, Lee." The words were dripping with need, my finger curling into his hair.
โ Lee โบ
I let my eyes relax and close, listening to those breathless words and sounds from her. It was new and exciting. Her hot lips were on my throat, not missing a beat I lowered my neck and caught her mouth with mine. Too much time has passed since I had kissed her.
โIโm not talking about the pack; Iโm not talking about being your Beta. Iโm talking about now, here, just you and me and nothing more Emberly.โ And she was honest with me, not lying or hiding, just as I knew she wouldnโt. โI know you know the meaning of honesty, and itโs the way this will work. We will just be honest with one another. If you say stop. No matter what and where we areโฆ I will stopโฆ I will back awayโฆโ
The flats of my hands sat on the inside of her knees, tenderly guiding their way up her thighs. I kissed her again, hoping she knew that when it came to us, and this thing we were trying to discover. I would follow her lead.
โDonโt loose faith in me Emmyโฆโ my voice was raspy now that my fingers stroked the softness of her inner thighs. The heat between them unquestionably radiating. I was caressing my way up her legs, learning about every inch of her body, and taking pleasure from it at the same time.
โ Emmy โบ
A muffled moan passed from my mouth into his, I kissed him back deeply, closing my eyes and just holding the moment fixed in my mind.
โYou and me.โ I repeatedโฆ liking how it sounded. โI know you will, but if you stop nowโฆ I just might kill you.โ I whispered. The curiosity and anticipation were building and making me sensitive to every touch. His hands on my thighs made my muscles twitch under his touch. It made me want to squeeze my legs shut for any kind of friction.
He kissed me again and my heart raced. โNever Lee.โ I whispered when he asked me to keep my faith in him. I had known him all my life, I knew him enough to know that he wouldnโt do anything that would make me lose faith in him. Shivers ran up and down my spine and I returned his kiss, deeply and let out all the small sounds and moans that bubbled up in my chest. There was nothing I needed to hide from him. โSuch a tease I said pressing my legs against his hands lightly, his strength didnโt falterโฆ it was hot.
โ Lee โบ
โYou and me.โ Repeating the three words again. They had a ring to them that Iโd never considered being something I wanted to hear, let alone say. But with Emmy here, with her saying them, and with me now. I knew that I meant then. I didnโt say then for anything in return, there were no strings attached to them. It just felt right in the moment. And that in itself had to be something new. In the moment was a Call thing to do. Not this Clearwaterโs thing at all.
โNot, so fast.โ I hissed into her ear. Turning my hands flat on her thighs, to keep her legs open. I knew sheโd want something more, something to touch her and give her the friction she desired right now. โItโs not teasing if you plan to do something about the itch you cause. Iโm not saying never, Iโm just saying, letโs see how long you can wait.โ
Waiting was a game that told me so much. It wasnโt to make her beg or plead for more. It was to help build her pleasure, so that when she did finally reach that ledge, she would jump off the side without thinking twice about it. โNow, because you tried that. We will start fromโฆโ I trailed my hands back down to the bottom of her thighs. โHere.โ Biting her earlobe to show her that the wait would be worth it.
โ Emmy โบ
My stomach coiled tighter when I heard him say the words '๐จ๐ธ๐พ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ฎ.' It was so strange... and so, so right. I exhaled heavily when he resisted my attempt to squeeze my legs together. Fuck, he was a tease! And I seriously loved it. I dropped my head back onto his shoulder again. "I think you're the one causing the itch right now." I breathed the words... and damn! He really was. He had his hands all over me... but so far his touches hadn't been anywhere that should have heat rising in my core. And yet...
I groaned in frustration when he moved his hands further down my legs. He was begging to have his arse kicked. "You know that patience isn't one of my virtues, right?" And it was true. At work sure... but when it came to going after what I wanted; I was relentless.
I untangled my hand from his hair and let it trail down the side of my neck. I bit my lip and ran my fingers down between my breasts. "Or I could take matters into my own hands?" It was an empty threatโฆ because nothing had ever made me feel like it did when Lee touched me. He wasn't too gentle, he didn't treat me like I was breakable, every touch was an exploration and completely unselfish. His only concern being to make me feel pleasure, and he was fucking good at it. My fingers fisted in the front of my shirtโฆ his shirtโฆ and I inched it up, slowly. I pressed myself back against him and his name left my lips like a prayer to the Spirit's.
โ Lee โบ
I growled again and biting back a laugh that was making itโs way out of me. She didnโt like waiting for the things she set her eyes on, it was a known fact about Little Call. However, this wasnโt the same as all those things. โAnd I told you, I will fix it. But... only when I feel you are ready for it.โ
My mouth place hot, soft kisses on the side of her neck and down to her throat. My eyes didnโt stop following her hands. โAnd now who is teasing?โ I spoke into her skin. My own hands were flat on her hot almond soft skin. I squeezed her inner thighs, and then whispered into her ear. โWatching you, taking things into your own handโฆ Itโs on the list of ways I want to see you coming apart. Itโs up to you when you cross it off said list.โ
The preview to the show sheโd just given me had me coiling up, the spring in the pit of my stomach had started to twist all because of her. And I made sure she knew what just thinking about her sat before me, watching her do the things she was alluring to would do to me. Because I was growing in my boxers, and the hardness pushed up into her arse.
โFuck Emmyโฆ How are you doing this to me?โ My voice was heavy as I curled my fingers around her thighs.
โ Emmy โบ
I should want to kick his arse for that, for taking control of what I could feel... but all I could think of was how I felt. How he was making me feel... and it was so much deeper than the heat building in my core. "It's not easing if I follow through." My body arched and fidgeted, unable to stay still under the intensity of his touch.
"I do love to perform." I whispered. The tone of my voice implying so much more than what I hinted at and what Lee had said. "Do you really think you could stand by... not able to touch me?" I knew I couldn't do the same. I wanted to be the cause when he made those sounds like he did last night.
I groaned, feeling him pressed against me, an evil smile slipped across my features. And I rolled my hips back. Biting my lip as I felt every hard inch of him. I dropped my free hand to his thigh; and gripped the powerful muscles there, leveraging myself to shift back against him again. I gasped "You're the one doing things to me right now, Lee." But at the same time, I rolled my hips back onto him. My heart was still racing and the scent of our heightened states had mixed into the most intoxicating blend, making my head swim.
I leaned my head back again to kiss his neck; I closed my eyes and let my body melt against his.
โ Lee โบ
Snapping my teeth at her I bit down on her shoulder. โLittle Call.โ I growled her name into her skin. The bite wasnโt hard, I didnโt mark her, even if we teased one another about doing it, now wasnโt the time.
My bulge twitched when she pushed back into me, playing this game where she couldnโt wait her turn. I gripped her thighs and pushed my legs open. Leaning back in the chair I brought her back into my chest with me.
โAre you saying youโฆ want to challenge my self-control?โ my tongue flicked her earlobe, and my fingers slowly started a Circular pattern back up towards her body.
I took in a deep breath. โHmm... that scent. You. Smell good.โ The room was full of her scent now. I knew I would need to air the home before my kid brother got back. However, for now.
I wanted to keep it all in here with us.
My husky voice whispered into her ear now. โJust because I am saying I wouldnโt touch you, doesnโt mean I wouldnโt touch myself.โ One hand kept moving its way up, under my shirt she was wearing. I set my flat palm on her hot skin and felt my way up under the shirt.
โThe question is... will you be able to stop yourself from coming over to me?โ The tip of my fingers just grazed her sweet spot, the dampness made my bulge grow. I pushed my hips up so that she could feel what this was doing to me.
โSee... do you feel what you are doing to me here?โ Catching her mouth with mine. I kissed her deeply. Letting her feel how this wasnโt just a one-way path.
โYou may want me to see you to the end. But itโs the journey Emmyโฆ the journey... we takeโฆ the road we walkโฆ thatโs where we learn how best to make each other happy beautiful.โ
I took a hold of her as I stood. This moment was for us, we were finding each other even though we had known one another since we were kids.
Through the Eyes of the Pack - A story by Lee Clearwater
Continuing from:
Even as I sat here now, days after coming home with the chocolates and flowers left at work for the staff by grateful family members (more t
Lฯฦฮฑฦฮนฯษณ: ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
The run was coming to its end when #Paul jumped me from behind a bolder. He always worked his way around trying to catch us off guard and was yet to make it happen. My wolf and I spied him coming from about half a mile away when the wind shifted, and he took a split second too long to move with it. Add to the fact that #Paulโs wolf had a bad habit of growling his victory before he sealed the deal.
โNow!โ I told my wolf and his large flat paws pushed off the wet ground and stretched out to catch #Paulโs grey wolf, turning our body we took the weight of #Paul and sent him flying down the clearing, where we knew there was no way for him to be hurt. The howls of laughter came soon after from the pups who were connected to the hive mind as they watched the scene unfold.
โSpirits Clearwater. HOW?โ He roared with laughter, his wolf twisted in the air and his paws hit the ground sending him bolting back towards me.
โYou give yourself away, itโs like you are not even trying Lahote.โ Grounding our paws, we readied ourselves for his next attempt to take me down. Eyes locked onto him, then we saw him move, seeing which way the wind moved his fur, how his paws hit the ground, which leg he stepped light on, and which was harder. With this knowledge my wolf and I had a pretty good indication where he would plan to strike the next time.
โLeft flank.โ I told my wolf and he agreed with me. Our muzzle pulled back in a friendly glower as he came towards our right, and then made a change on his footing, barrelling towards our left. We ducked out of the way pushing the weight of our large muscular legs out back, making my wolf reach down into the ground so that #Paul went flying over the top of us, not stopping until he slammed into some of the pups who had rushed over to join the fray.
โHe is all yours.โ I laughed hard letting the pups have some fun, but more so the fun was being had by #Paul.
The hive mind pulled my attention, I stopped laughing and sat down on my heels watching through the eyes and listening through the ears of the pups on the edge of the forest by the beach. The sight before us wasnโt anything new, but it was something we all liked to witness.
#Sam was swinging his 4-year-old son #Kishil and #Bear around in the air down the beach.
#Emilyโs laughter filled the beach as she moved around everyone taking photos and โMaking some memoriesโ as she would say.
I laughed seeing the way #Sam dropped to the sand, telling #Bear and #Kishil he was tired. But it was done in such a way that we all could tell he was joking.
โWasnโt Claire going home to Neah Bay today?โ One of the pups asked. Bringing my attention to the fact that we were all watching now.
โNot until the morning, itโs why they are all at the beach now.โ #Paul was the one to answer.
My muzzle curled up into a smile when I hear and saw #Bear run up to @TheMakahWolf. The kiddo was squealing her name. โ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐บ!!! ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต!?โ I knew there was no way that Emmy wouldnโt give #Bear what she asked for.
The pup moved his attention toward #Jake and #Quil, however we could hear Emmyโs voice saying โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ, ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ?โ
By the time the Pups eyes were back of the two. Emmy had sat herself down with her nanaโs white Gibson on her lap. Her eyes were on #Bear and then down to the guitar as the sound of her voice, the music and then sea all blended together with #Jake drumming on the drift wood log.
Music - Haley Klinkhammer - This Is Me
Even as I sat here now, days after coming home with the chocolates and flowers left at work for the staff by grateful family members (more than the staff and residents could eat in weeks), I was thinking of the gift that @BehindMyPack had left in my room.
The flowers the Clearwater boys had left for my Mom were a tradition at this point. But #Sethโs scent was nowhere near this. I lifted my fingers to my lips and smiled. โEmmy.โ A set of fingers snapped in front of my face. โWhereโd you go just now?โ #Jake asked, smirking.
โHmmโฆโ I asked. โOh, nothingโฆ nowhereโฆ Just distracted.โ That got #Quilโs attention too.
#Sam was taking turn swinging his son and #Claire Bear around; a little way down the beach. #Emily was taking photos. When #Sam dramatically dropped to the sand faking tired with a deep belly laugh. I barely had time to go home and change out of the baby pink scrubs I wore to work; to come and meet them all here before #Claire was going home to Neah Bay first thing in the morning.
#Claire ran up to me squealing. โEmmy!!! Will you sing it!?โ Before the guys could push further, thankful. Why I hadnโt told them about it I wasnโt sure. โPlease! Please! Please!โ she begged in a voice far younger than her age. I just laughed and arranged the white Gibson across my lap to play and she fell into #Quilโs lap, with a smug grin, that could have matched mine when I got my own way. He wrapped his arms around her the way youโd expect a big brother to doโฆ at least if you had a brother like #Quil.
โYou have to sing too, okay?โ I smiled, the pre-teen nodded and I played.
๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐
๐ป๐พ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐
'๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐'๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐
๐ผ'๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐น ๐๐ ๐ท๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐น ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐
๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐
#Jake drummed the beat on the driftwood log we were seated on then #Claire joined in off-keyโฆ but beautiful in her special way.
๐ต๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐
๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐'๐ ๐ถ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐
๐น๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐
This was where I was happiest, surrounded by people I lovedโฆ making music. Seeing #Quil at his happiest when #Claire was here. But my mind drifted to the jar that sat next to my bed now. The rolled-up sheet music from a woman I admired so muchโฆ but stillโฆ how he known. Why had he sought out those particular songs?
Donโt be my Valentineโs โ A story by Lee Clearwater
โAre you planning on taking a shower before we leave or what Kid?โ Banging my fist on his door before making my way down the stairs and into the kitchen. The morning had been no different to any other weekend start. I woke up at 5 am, worked out, had a quite breakfast, went on the morning run with the pups and now I was home, showered and set to go.
โIf you donโt get your arse out of bed, Iโm leaving without you.โ I didnโt shout, neither of us really did. With our hearing, and #TheKids being ten times better than anyone in the pack. There was no need.
โIโm up, and I will have you know I am showered too.โ Smirking I rolled my eyes.
โA wash cloth is not a shower! The ladies deserve a little better than a wash cloth this morning Kid.โ I retorted. The sounds of his feet running out of his room and into the bathroom made me laugh.
โฎ โฎ โฎ โฎ
Once #TheKid was ready it didnโt take us long to head out, we made a few stops at all the stores Ma needed us to, as well as a few both #TheKid and I wanted too. One last stop at the diner meant we had food, then we were on our way. Taking my bike was always my go to, however I knew today wasnโt the day for two wheels, so the Kids truck was the vehicle of choice. And the fact that I was in the passenger seat, wasnโt amiss on him.
He drove us towards our destination this morning. โSlow down Kid, Ma may not have our hearing. However, the woman has a knack for knowing when you are driving too fast.โ He took his foot off the gas right away.
โI really donโt want to get myself a smack up the side of my head before she says Hi today.โ We were both laughing when we pulled up in the front of #MsTiffanyCallโs house. Maโs car was on the drive right behind #MsCalls, and Emmyโs was gone.
โLooks like we wonโt be seeing @TheMakahWolf today, are you ready?โ #TheKid asked as the two of us jumped out, gathering the bags from the back of his truck.
โIt depends what shift she is on.โ I said looking around. I couldnโt pick up a fresh scent for her. โItโs a good thing, #LittleCall would eat us out of house and home. The Spirits I know we can all pack it away. However, that girl really can eat.โ And there was something about that, which made me grin. She was something out of this world on the best of days. I bump my shoulder into his.
โAndโฆ Please I was born ready, you are the one who was two weeks late.โ Winking at my kid brother. This was a story we were told at the eve of his birthday every year, and it never got old.
โNot you too!โ #TheKid groaned and then laughed. He liked the story of how Ma and Da had to try things like eating spicy food, sleeping with her legs in the air, and then it was a pineapple! That was the last thing sheโd tried, and he decided it was time to make an entrance.
โAnd you still eat pineapples like they will run out tomorrow, and your life wouldnโt be the same!โ
The door opened with only one knock and the beautiful woman to greet us was an older version of her daughter. โMy boys are here!โ She wrapped her arms around #Seth kissing his cheek, before letting #TheKid in, and then it was my turn. However, I got there first. Setting the bags down by my feet, I picked her up off the ground and twirled her around in the air. โLee Peter Clearwater!โ She laughed with a girlish giggle hidden in there too. โSet me down, right this minute.โ But I knew she didnโt want me to. I kissed her cheek and only then did I set her down.
โDonโt go playing all hard to get with me now beautiful. You know you have been waiting for this face all morning.โ Teasing her I kissed her cheek and pulled her into my side for proper hug.
โOh, I bet you say that to all the ladies.โ Her cheeks were red as she led the way to her kitchen.
The bags in my hands. โI do, but itโs only you and that daughter of yours who play hard to get.โ I told her.
โLee Peter Clearwater.โ I heard my Maโs voice making me grin. โDonโt you dare say anything about my Emmy, she is my heart.โ The look on Maโs face made me laugh.
โHey! I thought I was your heart!โ #Seth chimed in, but he was teasing. It was a standing joke with the two friends, ( Well they were more like sisters. ). Ma would say she wanted a girl, and #Tiff would say she loved her daughter, but would steal me and #Seth too.
Setting the bags down, I moved over to hug my mother into my arms kissing her cheek. โYou love me more, itโs all I care about.โ Kissing her cheek again, before I stepped back glancing at the two women.
โAs we had breakfast planned with Ma this morning, however she informed me by text her plans had changed.โ Pointing over to #TheKid, โAnd we know you are working on your next big charity. But we all got to eat. So, instead of cancelling we come with food!โ
#TheKid had already started to unpack, handing me one of the well-kept jars and took the other himself. He stepped up to Ma and gave her a kiss.
โHappy Not a Valentines Ma, from the two of us.โ
Our mothersโ eyes lit up, as I stepped over to #Tiffany and held out her jar.
โHappy Not a Valentines beautiful, from the two of us.โ
She took it from me as I kissed her cheek.
โOh boys, every year without fail.โ She hugged us both as we sat the two ladies down and started to serve them breakfast.
โPlease tell us that you both have plans tomorrow?โ #Tiff asked as we sat to eat. Both #Seth and I choked on our mouthfuls. #TheKid kicked me under the table and grinned. Rolling my eyes at him before replying.
โItโs clear you arenโt going to be my Valentine then?โ She hit my arm. โWell, Iโm going to have to ask your daughter I guess.โ This earned me a hit over the side of my head from my Ma. โWhat? You keep saying you want her as a daughter!โ Winking at her but the two mothers exchanged looks.
โNow, youโve done it.โ #TheKid sang popping some bacon in his mouth. โYou gave them a plan they didnโt have before.โ He joked.
โExcuse me.โ I told them all standing up to make like I was heading to the bathroom. It was time for a sharp exit from the kitchen and those eyes.
When I had come into the house, I left a bag to the side of the door, which I grabbed and then wondered off to @TheMakahWolfโs room.
Opening the door, I didnโt step inside. But placed the box with the single flower on it on her table. A Gift for her. It was a glass jar with small lights in it, with three music sheets rolled up and tired by Haley Klinkhammer.
1. Yours
2. Breaking Free
and 3. From Where Iโm standing.
With a card reading: ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐ท๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐! ( By my forever )
I didnโt want her not to get something from us. #Tiffany and Emmy had always been kind to us. And it meant Iโd not go without giving her something today. Closing the door before going to re-joining the others, with a plan to back pedal out of the hole Iโd created.
Introduction to Emberly ( Emmy ) Call - A story by Emberly Call
Growing up in La Push and not knowing if I belonged there was a tough gig. Or at least, it was, when I reached middle school and the kids around me started to realize that my Mother being Makah and living on the Quileute Reservation wasn't normal... not without her marrying into the tribe; which of course she didn't.
Later on, I knew why she had stayed, why she had told me she'd lost touch with my father before I was born.
Mom wanted a little girl from the moment she found out she was carrying me; a girl that could sing like my Nana. Though the whole way through her pregnancy she was certain The Spirits had given her a boy. But I arrived and she was happy... more than happy with our lives here. I was always a tomboy and a bit of a daredevil, preferred dirt over dolls and when I was old enough... tinkering with cars and bikes with my friend Jacob. But above all music, my whole life had always been filled with music. Mom started teaching me the piano the second I was big enough to sit on the bench and play. I learned how to play the guitar... because... well because a piano was hard to move around when I wanted to play and sing.
Puberty hit hard! I think it hit all tomboys hard... when you walk into school one day and one of the boys youโd only ever seen as a best friend made your heart stop beating inside your chest.
I knew it was crazy. It was hormones (or so I told myself)... and he was there... always. He was there when my Nana passed away and Jake was pining over the Swan girl. Not that #Jake wasn't there justโฆ not in the same way.
Then my world imploded I got into a fight in school, they suspended me for three days. The screaming session with my Mom over the suspension sent me tearing out of the house and across the street; there was a small forest trail between the two houses across from us. I couldn't calm down. I was clenching every muscle so hard as I stormed through the trees and up onto the path, that they ached and burned. I couldn't even remember what I was mad about anymore... that stupid bitch at school... the idiot principal? My mom?
I heard the boys before they came into view, they stepped out of the trees but from the wrong direction... most of the kids on the street used the short cut to the trail behind the #Lahote's house; but they didnโt go into the forest this far in. That was what the idiot townies did and got lost or hurtโฆ or worse. It was #Paul and #Jared and when they saw me they froze. Paul went ridged and growled at me. 'You okay Call?' Jared stepped closer and there was another growl, but it wasn't Paul... it was me. It had been me that was growling.
That was the day I joined the La Push pack. That was the day I realized why my mother stayed here... I had believed that it was because she needed to be far away from who my father was back on the Neah Bay Reservation... it was because I was part Quileute. She could bring my Makah heritage here, and teach me about that half of me... but here was the only place I could learn what it meant to be Quileute too.
And to top it all off I was the only female that was ever known to have joined the pack.
My father was Quileute, I was a Spirit Warrior, a shapeshifter, a protector... and that fact alone meant there were very few guesses who my father might be... #BillyBlack and #QuilAteara Senior; my best friendโs fathers. #HarryClearwater, my motherโs best friendโs husband... or #JoshuaUley My new alpha's dead beat dad.
Was it possible that I had a crush on my half-brother for a few months now? It had to be somebody else! But that's a story for another day.
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Introduction to Lee Peter Clearwater โ A story by Lee Clearwater
Lฯฦฮฑฦฮนฯษณ: ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Wิาฝษณ: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ ๐
We are all told stories as we grow up. Some are bedtimes stories, others are tales we are told when we step out of line, and then there are the ones that turned out to be true.
For my people and my tribe, our history and all that our ancestors taught us had been stories until they became so much more.
My father #HarryClearwater and mother #SueClearwater had shared these same stories with me and my kid brother #Seth. We were taught that our family were one of a few who were blessed to be apart of the Elder council. That we were one of a handful who were here to be the protectors of our people.
But like you, I always assumed that meant we were to grow up and support the community. Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers were needed. Boys and girls were told to study hard, because as we were apart of the Quileute tribe, we would be treated differently then those with pale skin. And as much as we would like to believe that in todays day and age this could not be true. I ask you to sit and think hard, think about the number of Quileuteโs you may know, how much of our history do you understand? How much of our hardships can you relate too? And only then will you start to understand 0.002% of what we as a people have been through.
But I digress. My Name is Lee Peter Clearwater. I am the eldest son of Harry and Sue Clearwater; I have one younger brother Seth Clearwater who is the apple of his mother and brothersโ eyes. Our Father passed some ten years ago of a heart attack weeks after Seth and my life turned upside down. But before he left us, our father managed to instil in us the true meaning of our birth right.
Seth and I are Spirit Warriors, we are protectors of our tribe, and our people. We are not the only ones who will stand tall, with the help of our packs, our Alphas we all stand up to keep danger away from those who are innocent. And this is a look into my life.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐?
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