Impressions of Three Men in Black

Impressions of Three Men in Black Chapter 14

Impressions of Three Men in Black - A Poly!Volturi Kings tale

Chapter Fourteen (13 doesn't count)

Quid pro quo

Celeste and Aro have a meeting of minds, while she prepares to spend time with Caius. At least Aro isn't shooting eye daggers at them this time.

*Alert for just a little bit of smut*

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Chef Emilio had saved the leftover pastries in the refrigerator, in case Celeste would want to eat something later. When he saw Aro and the pretty young human enter the kitchen, he pulled the tray of desserts out of the ice box and poured her a glass of cold milk. "Here you are, Miss Celeste. I was hoping you'd be wanting the rest."

Aro held out a chair for Celeste at the metal prep table, then sat himself next to her. He ignored the vampire chef, who seemed to take such a delight in pleasing Celeste with his array of human foods.

Celeste ate the remaining sweets, taking a drink of milk between each bite, until the small tray was clean. "Chef Emilio, that was so good. I swear, my clothes feel tighter. I really need to stop eating."

"But tonight we are having Spaghetti alla Puttanesca. It is la mia specialità. My specialty."

"Well, I won't stop eating yet, and I can't wait to taste it. Until this evening then, and thank you, Chef." Celeste rose from the chair and gave Emilio a smile. She felt Aro's arm move around her waist, feeling him gently pushing her as he led her from the kitchen.

Wanting to make something clear to her vampire mate, she stopped walking and faced him, saying, "Aro, I'm going to be spending the bulk of today with Caius, but before then, I need to talk with you." Celeste gave him a smile to let him know she wasn't angry. She took her mate's cold hand in hers and led him to her cabin. She shut the door once they entered, then sat on the bed. She patted the spot next to her, waiting for Aro to comply.

"What is it, cara? Is anything wrong?" Aro's expression was one of real concern. He assumed, and rightly so, she hadn't brought him here to be pleasured by him.

"Nothing's wrong, Aro. Not really. There's just something I need to talk with you about."

Aro wondered what she had to tell him in all seriousness, at this point in their relationship.

Celeste studied her mate, his face pale, his eyes deep red, his expression tender, and his mouth...oh my god, his mouth called to her to smother him with her kisses. She cleared her throat. "Aro, I think there's something you need to know."

His brows raised as he waited to see what she had to tell him.

"I love you. I also love Marcus and Caius."

"As it should be, my love. And?"

"Your jealousy has proven to be a...well, a pain in my ass. And the fact is, you have no reason to be jealous, because truth be told..." Celeste gazed at Aro. "I happen to love you more. I mean, I love you more than either Marcus or Caius. So you see..."

He interrupted her, the smile bright on his flawless face. "Cara, are you being serious?"

"You have been the most difficult for me to understand. We clash, you and I, but then when we mesh, it's the most wonderful feeling I've ever had. Maybe since we don't always see eye-to-eye, it draws me to you. It makes me want to understand you. I want to know everything about you. Marcus and Caius make no bones about who they are, and they share that with me. They hide nothing. You may think you share with me, but you don't. Not everything. Maybe some day you'll feel comfortable enough with me to do so."