He Will Be Mine

Chapter 2: The Plan

*** Matt's POV ***

Aly. Her name is Aly, or Alyssa to be exact. I stand there in shock, still registering the fact that she was standing right in front of me only a moment ago, touching my hand. And now she is going back to her house to pack her things to come camping with us. I chuckle to myself about that, remembering how I fantasized about her doing that when I first saw her. And then it sinks in what a fool I made of myself, and I groan in frustration.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Jessica asks me sweetly, touching my arm. "You seem to be having a mental breakdown over there."

I laugh at that comment, realizing that must be exactly what it looks like. "Yeah, I'm just sort of taking it all in. It's so crazy how we went from happily driving along, to exploding a tire, to negotiating with strangers, and now we're back on track. Going camping with a stranger."

"Going camping with a hot stranger, you mean," Tyler butts in. "Quit standing around, guys. The lady asked us to move our stuff so let's move our stuff."

"This has got to be the first time that I've seen Tyler being the one doing all the work," Meredith chimes in, referring to how he immediately got to work grabbing our gear from the back of the van as soon as Aly turned her back to leave with her friends. "But he's right, though. Aly is being nice enough to give us a ride and fix the van, so the least we can do is not make her wait."

"You mean like the way she made us wait forever while she took her sweet time driving over here?" Jessica complains. "It's too hot to be standing around out here."

It is starting to really irritate me how she has been complaining all day. I rarely ask her for anything, and we always do exactly what she wants to do. I don't mind, at least I didn't until now when it seems like she can't handle giving me one freaking weekend to do something I want to do. I guess I never realized what a princess she can be when she doesn't get her way, probably because I always give her everything she asks for.

"She didn't even have to come down here," I remind her gently. "Those guys could have just kicked us out and left us to fend for ourselves, but they didn't. And when they called her for help, she came. And now she is doing me a huge favor by fixing the van for cheap, not to mention doing all of us a favor by making sure we don't have to wait until it's done to get to the campground. So, please, be nice to her."

"I'm always nice," she insists with a sugary sweet smile, then leans into me and stands on her tippy toes to ask for a kiss.

She's always nice to me, at least, but that doesn't mean I'm completely blind to how she can be a complete bitch to other people when she wants to be. Especially other girls, and especially if she thinks one might be interested in me. I don't know for sure, but it seemed like sparks were flying between Aly and me for a second there, and I'm sure Jessica noticed.

I lean down to kiss her, and it feels so good, especially after the stress of the past hour or so. I grasp her cheek with my hand and tangle my fingers in her hair, drawing her closer to me and deepening the kiss. She moans in response and wraps her arms around me, reaching up with one hand to tease the bottom of my hair. I feel her lips part and I take the opportunity to plunge my tongue in her mouth, tangling it with hers and soaking in the sweet taste of her mouth.

"Come on guys, really?" Tyler protests.

Trevor comes up beside him, smirking our way, and pats him on the back. "Nah, leave them. We've got this. It's their weekend to celebrate, so let them enjoy each other."

*** Alyssa's POV ***

Ollie and Tony head back to their posts after I reassure them that these humans mean us no harm and will be okay waiting here for a little bit. After all, one is my mate, and even though he doesn't know that yet, I could sense that he feels a connection to me. I have faith that it will be enough to keep him and his friends from just hightailing it out of here with our truck. Besides, I know where they're going.