Talking To The Moon | Complete |

Talk Dirty To Me

Meanwhile, back at the cabin...

"But I can be the one, be the one tonight | When I first saw you | From across the room | I could tell that you were curious (oh, yeah) | Girl, I hope you're sure | What you're looking for | 'Cause I'm not good at making promises!"

My voice was an exuberant yell as I hopped nimbly from the coffee table and onto the love seat, "microphone" in hand; thank the goddess for best friends who had hairbrushes. Speaking of best friends... "Why aren't you singing, Mary; don't you know One Direction?!?"

"Of course I know One Direction! Just not this particular song..." She grinned up at me from her place in the armchair, where she sat with a cup of hot chocolate. Why she had hot chocolate in the middle of June was beyond me, but hey...

"Allow me to educate you, then!" Smirking at Allegra, I motioned to the stereo as she hit the rewind button; why Alex felt the need to drag his poor parents into the mess known as my Heat, I didn't know, but I was glad they were here... "Just listen to the song a few times, then we'll work on the lyrics."

As the song blasted through the room, I slumped back onto the love seat with a heavy sigh. What time was it?!? Glancing at the clock, I found that it was about 3 in the afternoon. I'd been cooped up in here for 6 freaking hours, and I hadn't seen or heard from Alex since he'd dropped me off that morning; how long did he expect me to stay holed up in here like a hermit?!?

"I know you miss him, cara, dolce bambino, but you must understand where he is coming from. His first Shift was the very day that he turned 18, and he has been waiting for you ever since; he has waited for you before then, even, since we first told him what a Mate was... He loves you, cara, dolce bambino, and only wants what is best for you." Allegra Ercolani would be the very best mother-in-law; I had hardly ever felt so accepted, and her easy love made me smile. "However, he does have quite a streak of Ercolani men in him," she giggled with a fond smile for her husband, "so he will be overprotective to the point of insanity, but only so because he wants to keep you safe... Is that not true, mia cara?!?" ((Darling, sweet child. My darling))

"You speak nothing but the truth, mio piccolo amore." With a smile on his lips for each of us, Edmondo Ercolani sat on the couch next to his wife and tucked her hand in his, twining their fingers; a sudden, harsh jealousy heated in my veins as I watched them. How could they be so happy, when my Alessio was practically ignoring me?!? "Our Alessio is quite the romantic at heart, if you have not noticed. When he falls, he falls hard; when he loves, he loves even harder..." The same fond smile tugged at his lips as he spoke of his son; it was easy to see how loved my Alessio was... "He means well, though his way of showing it is rather unconventional; his emotions have increased tenfold because he had to wait for you so long. It was well worth the wait, we all can see; the way his eyes light up every single time he sees you, the way he speaks of you so constantly... You two are so lucky to have found each other." ((My little love))

Watching them, I realize the only reason I have to be jealous is because I can only hope to have such a loving relationship one day; of course, I now know that's exactly what I will have, because I have my Alessio, but that doesn't quite stop my wayward emotions. My parents were nothing compared to Allegra and Edmondo; they were no sort of example of the Mate bond, nor even as parents. Seeing the way Allegra and Edmondo look at each other, and at their children- at their Pack- I can't help but feel that I've missed out on the most important things in life, all because of my own parents. But now, I had a Mate and a family- a Pack- and I could finally understand what love meant.

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"Goddess, I am so bored!" Mariella threw her head back with a groan, almost smacking right into Dino's nose, as they lounged on the couch; Dino had appeared as quickly as Allegra and Edmondo disappeared, and I knew almost instinctively that Alessio had Mind-Linked them. "We need to get out of here and do something..."