Victoria's POV
*sigh* I feel so comfortable right now, gosh, since when has camping on the cold hard ground been comfortable? It certainly hasn't been all the other times I've been camping, that's one of the reasons I don't enjoy it.
That and the lack of bathrooms, personally I don't enjoy peeing behind a bush.
Wait, wait a minute, I'm not in my tent, where am I?
I quickly open my eyes and see large wooden ceiling beams and bright beautiful sunlight pouring in through the large glass windows.
That's right, I'm in the pack's main house, where the Alpha lives with his right hand man and his mate, and I'm the mate to a werewolf. The Alpha werewolf's mate.
Holy sh-
My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of soft snoring. It was at that moment I realized someone had their very large, very heavy arm wrapped around me.
I knew immediately that the muscular arm belonged to Blake. I look across the room and sure enough, Jake and Jane are still asleep on the other couch and he has his arms around her as well.
I guess we had all fallen asleep during the movie, a wild day of werewolves and a stomach full of pizza will do that to you.
No wonder I was so comfortable though, sleeping on a soft sofa, nice and safe with my Alpha at my back and his arm around me.
It seemed like a wonderful idea to just go back to sleep and enjoy this for a little while longer, sadly however, my bladder had another idea.
After five minutes of attempting to ignore it and failing, I decided that as much as I hated getting up, I really needed to use the bathroom.
Although, how am I supposed to get up without waking Blake? I could feel his chest rising and falling into my back and I didn't want to disturb him.
I place my hand on his arm and slowly start to lift it up, stopping every few seconds to make sure he was still sleeping.
I was just about to slide my legs off of the sofa and onto the ground when suddenly the arm I had been gently holding onto escaped my grasp, wrapped itself tightly across my waist and pulled me back onto the sofa.
I could feel all the air leaving my lungs in pure shock as I was pressed up against a warm, muscular body.
Was I in heaven? Possibly.
He moved his head and placed it on my neck and with a husky voice that once again brought me nothing but heart palpitations, said, "And where do you think you're sneaking off to?"
It took me a second to find my voice, "What? No, I wasn't trying to sneak off!"
He nuzzled his face into my neck and I swear my heart nearly exploded pumping so much blood to my now fiery cheeks.
"Hmmm, if you say so. How did you sleep? I hope you were comfortable."
Boy, he has no idea how comfortable I was and if it wasn't for my stupid bladder I would still be sleeping by him. Oh wait, my bladder.
I try to keep my face turned from his since I probably have morning breath and I'm not ready for him to discover it yet, "I slept really well, your sofa is very soft. Also, I really wasn't sneaking away, it's just, well, I kind of need to use the bathroom."
He let out a deep sigh, "Well I guess that makes it necessary for you to get up. If you walk out and head back to the kitchen, the first door to your left is one of the bathrooms."
"Oh okay, thank you." But before I fully got up he stopped me, "Hey, would you mind meeting me in the kitchen before the rest of the house wakes up? I'll make us some tea or coffee or whatever you might like."
"S-sure, I can meet you."
He leaned in and planted a feather light kiss right below my ear, "Thank you."
I'm not sure fully what he was thanking me for but in my daze I simply nodded and went off to find the bathroom.
It wasn't till I had finished emptying my bladder, washed my hands, tried the best I could to rinse my mouth out, and had just finished splashing water on my face when it hit me; the man of my dreams had just given me a kiss.
I looked at my reflection in the mirror and for the first time in a while, the girl gazing back at me appeared to be unquestionably happy, without a single dark cloud floating above her.
I took my phone out of my pocket to see what time it was, 7:00. Hmmm, Dan is probably still asleep but if I text him an update now, it'll save me time later.
Huh, what to text? How about, "Morning Dan! Just wanted to let you know I'm alright, I'm hanging out with my Alpha werewolf mate and his pack. TTYL"
Okay yeah, that probably wouldn't be the BEST thing to send.
How about..."Morning Dan, I was thinking, if it's fine with you, I'm going to hang out here for part of the day. I'm sure you'll miss me but hey look at it this way, you and Jessica can now have some more alone time! Love you."
There, that works. I hit send, stuff the phone back into my pocket, leave the bathroom and head over to the kitchen.
I wonder what Blake wants to talk about?
As I walked into the kitchen, I stopped in the doorway to quickly admire the man before me.
He was standing in front of the sink, looking out the window with his back turned towards me.
He was still wearing the same t-shirt and jeans from the day before and now his hair was adorably messy.
It seemed almost impossible to me that such an attractive guy, wanted me.
He ran a large strong hand through his hair and let out a deep sigh. His broad shoulders seemed tense.
I cleared my throat and he turned around.
"Hey, so I can make us coffee or tea? What would you like? Also I'm not much of a cook but I can scramble eggs and make toast if you're hungry. Helen's the one who typically cooks the meals around here."
"Oh I'm not super hungry but I would love a cup of coffee!"
"Coffee it is!"
While he was getting that ready I decided to move further into the kitchen and to grab a seat at the small breakfast table.
The coffee was done in a couple of minutes and he divided it into two mugs.
"Do you want some milk and sugar for your coffee?"
"Yes, both please."
"Oh good, then you won't judge me, I've never been able to just drink my coffee black. If I'm going to enjoy a cup of coffee it's going to need milk and sugar."
I chuckle, "I know what you mean, my brother always drinks it black and I don't know how he does it."
He brought the mugs over and sat them on the table and then took a seat across from me.
He had both his hands around his cup and was staring into the dark liquid.
"I want to apologize about something, yesterday and last night, I wasn't completely honest with you."
"What do you mean?" I'm nervous about his response, I'm stuck between wanting and not wanting to know what he meant.
"It wasn't fair or right of me. You handled all the other information so well but I didn't want to scare you off. By not telling you what I needed to, I took your choice away and that wasn't right. So I'm going to be honest with you now. The thing I left out yesterday, is that when you find your mate, you don't ever want to be apart from them. The bond grows stronger and stronger and if one mate claims the other, they will be together till the end. You become so close it's almost like you can feel what your other half is going through, you feel complete."
I take a deep breath, "I can kind of grasp that but I'm sorry, I guess I don't understand fully, what are you apologizing for?"
His gaze left his untouched beverage and turned to me, "Because I was so afraid of losing you, I wasn't forthright with some of the most important information. The calling between us, it will grow stronger and stronger naturally but because you're human you have a choice. You can choose to become my mate and of course if that were to happen, I wouldn't hesitate to claim you as mine. However, you also have the option at this stage to break the bond we have started to form. To walk away and never have to think about it again."
The thought of walking away from Blake was terrible, it left me feeling empty and alone. Although, the thought of being mate...could I do that? Could I be what he needed?
The thing is though, if I left him, would I ever find anyone else that I felt this connection with? Or would I be left always remembering what I had these last two days with him?
I couldn't do it, I can't leave him. Just thinking about never seeing him again hurts, like every fiber of me needs him in order to survive.
I know at that moment I've made my choice, "Well, I forgive you for, you know, not telling me about it sooner but honestly, I'm not mad about it or anything."
He looks back down at his coffee and meekly nods his head, "Thank you Victoria."
"That being said though, I think I've already made my choice."
He nods again, still not looking at me, "I understand," he says in a small voice, "I can have Jake and Jane drive you back to your campsite-"
"What? No!" I couldn't help the smile growing on my face, he looked like such a sad little puppy, "I'm choosing to stay with you! I want to be here with you."
I was a becoming a little worried when he didn't respond at first, I guess maybe he was in shock, when suddenly he shot out of his chair knocking it to the ground.
"Victoria, you mean it? Are you sure? It would mean that you would have to move in here right away, are you sure you want to leave everything back home behind?"
"I understand. That doesn't change my decision. I want to be with you."
As soon as I said it, the biggest smile broke out across Blake's handsome face and he let out a shout of joy. He ran over to me and before I knew it, he had picked me up and was twirling me around.
We were both laughing and I swear my heart could have burst from happiness.
When we finally stopped moving and he had placed me back onto the ground, he cupped my face gently into his hands.
"I swear, I swear to you I will do whatever it takes for me to make you happy!"
And with that he leaned down and gave me the most perfect kiss. I had never felt anything like it.
"What's all the noise about?!"
We broke apart to see Jake, Jane, and Helen all standing in the kitchen entrance looking sleepy and confused.
Blake let go of my face to grab my hand, "Helen, Jake, Jane...we have some very good news for you."
