The Ritual 2

The Dinner Date

Yes, the Ritual 2 is coming to a close, and the Ritual 3 wont be out until I get my vamp story finished. This chapter is the second to last chapter of the Ritual 2. I personally love this chapter i'm hella excited to post it. I hope you enjoy! I believe there's a sneak peak of the Ritual 3 followed by a sneak peak of my very first BDSM story, i'm honestly freaking out about it. I dont know anything about BDSM!!!!Dedications go out to my new fans: Mariah018, pinkemoranger9c3, Tigerchick, KatieKillian, EDSNikalenita and albrechtlover17! I hope you Enjoy this chapter!

"I'll have the soup and sandwich, thank you." I frown, dismissing the waitress from our table. She hasn't once listened to a word I said. She keeps talking to Niko like i'm not even here.

"My girlfriend said she'd like the soup and sandwich." Niko repeats. The waitress snarls at me. Its not like Niko wants her anyway.

"I heard her...unfortunately." She mutters under her breath as she makes her way towards the kitchen. I'm debating on even eating here anymore. Niko takes a deep breath and he looks over to my annoyed face. Its time I ask him what I came to ask him.

"You know I don't want her right?" Niko raises and eyebrow, clenching his jaw.

"Yes." reply, folding my arms across my chest, Niko notices and pinches the bridge of his nose. He exhales before leaning back in his seat.

"What is it? Do you want to go some where else?" Niko huffs, taking my hand. The waitress did piss me off, but this wasn't about her.

"Is this a joke?" Niko looks around out of total confusion.

"What?" Niko questions.

"So you're telling me you just happened to hop out of bed that morning and decide that you were going to ask me to dinner. I'm not buying it." Niko rolls his eyes, dragging his fingers through his dirty blonde hair.

"No, Stacy talked me into it."

"Oh so this isn't your idea? Great nice to know i'm not that important to you."

"Mel I didn't mean it like that. I was telling Stacy how pissed I was seeing you with Blade and she advised me to grow up and take you back-so I put on my big boys pants and I drove over to your house. Melinda, I'm not yanking your chain or whatever lingo you use. I'm serious about this. I want to be with you. I've groveled, I've abandoned my role as alpha just so that I can be a better mate for you and a better father to the twins. What else do you want from me blood?" Niko mutters, putting his steak knife towards his wrist. What the hell is he doing? I take the knife away from him, clenching onto it before I speak.

"No...I want to believe that you're telling me the truth, because this all just seems so fabricated. Out of nowhere Niko? You hardly wanted to be friends with me and now you're taking me on dates and spending time with me and the kids. You're-" I pause, trying to collect myself. Niko's thumb grazes my cheek as he lifts my chin, so that my eyes match his.

"I'm what?"

"You're being the guy that I fell in love with all over again!" I cry softly. Lowering my gaze. The corners of Niko's lips curl up into a smile. He bends lower, to look into my eyes.

"Is that such a bad thing?" Niko chuckles, his gaze going towards my lips, then back at my eyes.

"No...It isn't." I chuckle as Niko grins at me.

"Good, because I really NEED you. I know I screwed up with you. I just want that connection we had Melinda that's all. If that means, sleeping on the couch, or no sex until we can get back on that level, then fine. I'll do it."

"Here's your order." The waitress grins at Niko. Okay, I'm seriously not going to eat this. What if she did something to it? Niko looks at the girl with a grin on his face.

"Excuse me-Emily, can you do me a favor and take this back." He pauses, writing something down on his napkin and handing it to her. She smiles as she takes my plate.

"I want another soup and sandwich." Niko smiles. Once she leaves, I purse my lips.

"What was on the piece of paper?" I ask.

"Jared's phone number, lets face it, the guy needs to get laid." Niko chuckles.

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"Mind if I stop at the beach house before I take you home?" Niko asks, putting on his turn signal. I nod, Its been a while since I've been there, he said he'd changed some things around since the twins started spending the night over so that when they start walking they wont hurt themselves.

"...Hey Niko, How have you been holding up? I know that your dad was the only one you really had. Kayley is-off in her own little world." Niko frowns, exhaling softly as he pulls into the beach house driveway.

"I'm hanging in there...I have the twins to keep me busy. Grieving isn't on my agenda. I have to stay strong." Niko stares blankly out the window as he turns off the car.

"You don't have to be strong in front of me. I know exactly how you feel-were mates." I mutter as Niko gets out the car. I follow him to the front door, inhaling the scent of fresh linen. He'd just washed before he left. Thankfully the house wasn't a mess like it usually is when I don't come over for a few days. I swear Niko can be a pig at times.

"It smells good in here." I smile as Niko turns, grabbing me by my waist. The energy from his body to mine leaves me breathless as he whispers into my ear.

"YOU smell good." Niko grins as he lips graze mine. Why did we stop at the beach house in the first place. Niko pulls away with lust in his eyes as he pulls me to the living room.

"What are you doing?" I ask him as he places a DVD into his Xbox, which he must've just got. Niko has never been the type to play video games. Never.

Niko takes off my shoes before he puts my feet in his lap. His hands glide up and down my legs before he goes to rub my feet. I'll admit that he shouldn't been doing this in my pregnant months. His hands on my skin is heavenly. Niko grins at me as I moan softly. He has magic hands. I throw my head back, not paying any attention to what movie he's put in. I don't think he intended on us watching a movie anyway. We had so much to talk about. Niko hasn't even brought Noah up, which tells me that he doesn't like thinking about it- its very understandable. I wont bother him about it.

"I thought we could hang here and watch a movie. Its been a long time since we've spent time together alone..." Niko mutters, keeping his gaze straight ahead to the TV screen.

"Have you figured out whether Nik or Arya is going to be alpha? The pack has a right to know." I whisper, turning all the way around so that my head is on Niko's lap. He massages his hands through my hair as I finally get into the movie.

"It was easier for my-my dad to pick me because I was older, but Nikolas and Arya are twins. I want them to rule together." Niko says, leaning back into the couch. Having two alphas could be really confusing and dangerous, but not impossible. Twin alphas have been done before in many packs all over Arizona, but its usually twins of the same sex. Never boy and girl.

"Melinda..."

"Hm?" I chime.

"I'm so sorry for all the pain I've caused you. You probably don't want to talk about it, but...After that night with Codie, I felt so dead in the inside because I knew already how bad I hurt you. I didn't expect for you to forgive me and I guess I felt even worse when you did. I was so caught up with Noah dying and you leaving that I just blamed it on the pregnancy. I blamed everyone and everything, but myself and for that i'm truly sorry. I wont ever in life do it again. I also know that my promises haven't been very credible, but if I ever hurt you like this again-I want you to leave with the twins and never ever come back. Do you understand me?" Niko asks, bending down to kiss my forehead. I nod my head. I couldn't help, but feel touched my this. He'd finally opened up to that night. I finally got a look into Niko's head.

"Thank you...I needed that." I mumble, curling up into Niko's chest within seconds. He wraps his arms around me as he smooths my hair on my head. This has been the best first date ever. I'm glad Niko and I seemed to work this out. Niko and I watched, movies all night long until I drifted off to sleep in his arms. So much for driving me home.