CHAPTER 17

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*Alison's POV*

It's been roughly two weeks since Jake has told me about imprinting and I feel like Jake and I have grown closer than ever. I'm starting to feel myself falling hard for this boy, way too quick for my liking. Jake has been following my request of taking it slow; to me, that shows that Jake has respect for me and doesn't want to overstep any boundaries. On the other hand, I'd be lying if I said that Jake hasn't been affectionate at all. He'd steal kisses from me (on the cheek) or he'd hold my hand while walking with me to class. Of course I can't forget his world famous bone-crushing, but warm bear hugs that he always gives. I guess you could say we were boyfriend and girlfriend, but I'm not too sure if it's official or not. He hasn't kissed me on the lips yet, but I'm not really too worried about it because like I said, we were taking it slow. It's currently 6:30 and I just finished eating dinner with my family. Dad and Dylan headed upstairs while mom made her way to the sink to do the dishes until I stopped her.

"Don't worry mom, I can do it," I offered.

"Aw thanks honey," she gave me a grateful smile and headed upstairs. I added some dish soap, bleach, and warm water in the little tub in the sink and let it fill to the top. I shut off the water, grabbed some rubber gloves, and got right to work. After about 15 minutes, I placed the last dish on the dish rack and sighed in relief when I realized that was the last dish. With an exhausted sigh, I took off the gloves and tossed them on the counter. I trudged up the stairs to my room and once I got to my room, I shut the door behind me. I flipped the switch and let out a terrified shriek when I spotted a shirtless Jake lying comfortably across my bed.

"You know, you should really keep your window locked," he stated as he smirked that sexy smirk of his.

"Jesus Jake you almost gave me a heart attack!" I rested a hand on my chest to calm down my erratic heartbeat. 

"Oh.....whoops," he mocked while I just playfully rolled my eyes. Before I could even think, Jake was suddenly in front of me and engulfed me in his warm arms, which made me gasp in surprise.

"Ugh..as much as I love hugging you, you have got to let a girl breathe," I rasped out and Jake quickly set me down, but not before planting a soft kiss on my cheek, which made my cheeks turn a bright red.

"Good to know that I cause that kind of effect on you," he winked when he noticed my red cheeks.

"Wanna play connect four?" I suggested randomly and Jake agreed, so I went to go retrieve the game and we both made ourselves comfortable on my bed with the game in between us. I decided to be red while Jake was black. We just finished our fourth round and I once again got beat by Jake.

"Okay, now I'm definitely sure you're cheating," I declared as I cleared the board.

"Psh, yeah right. You're just being a soar loser," Jake stated with a cocky smirk and I let out an unattractive snort.

"I beg to differ," I retorted.

"No need to be jealous of my awesomeness," Jake teased as he poked my stomach, which made me jerk involuntarily. He of course took note of my reaction.

"Are you ticklish?" he asked as he poked my stomach again, making me giggle.

"Jake, stop poking me," I whined as he continued poking me. I let out a loud squeal as he landed a poke in my waist area and he chuckles. Of course he found this funny. This continued on until he full out started tickling me. The harder he tickled me, the harder and louder I laughed. By this point, Jake had he pinned down to the bed and I was violently squirming under him, trying to get out of his grip, but of course I failed.

"AAAAHHH JAKE QUIT IT!" I hollered through my laughter. Tears were streaming out of my eyes from laughing so hard and I'm sure my face was as red as a tomato. 

"I'll stop if you say that 'Jake is a sexy beast'," he said as he looked down at me.

"There's no way that I'm saying that," I said in between my laughter. 

"Well, I guess the tickle monster is coming back," he said as he inched his hands closer to my stomach.

"OKAY OKAY! JAKE IS A SEXY BEAST!" I hollered.

"Now see that wasn't so hard," Jake smirked. A silence grew upon us and the only sound you could hear  was my heavy breathing as I was catching my breath from laughing so hard. I noticed that our faces were so close that I bet if I leaned up, my lips would touch his. I mentally gulped as I noticed Jake's eyes shift from my eyes to my lips then back to my eyes. Anyone from a distance would probably think this was a suggestive position. I mean Jake's practically on top of me, but of course he was keeping his weight from crushing me as he had his knees on either side of me while he had both of my arms pinned near sides of my head. I could feel his hot breath fan across my lips, which made me crave for the feeling of his lips against mine. My heart was beating erratically as Jake's face came closer to mine. It seemed like forever till his lips finally made contact with mine and I nearly gasped in surprise at how soft and warm his lips were. My eyes fluttered closed and I felt butterflies-no firecrackers-actually words couldn't even describe what I was feeling at this moment. The kiss was simple, yet soft and sweet. After what seemed like forever, Jake finally pulled away and gazed into my eyes with a small smile.

"Whoa," I breathed out. 

"You don't know how long I've wanted to do that," he whispered as he softly caressed my cheek with his warm hand. He leaned down and pressed his lips against mine once again, but a little bit more firm. I slowly moved my lips against his and he didn't hesitate to follow. I couldn't believe that this was actually happening. It slowly began to get more intense as Jake released my hands and slowly sat us up without breaking the kiss so that I was practically stradling him and he was sitting on the bed with me on his lap. My hands made their way up to his thick, yet soft black hair as his hands snaked around my waist. I felt Jake's tongue brush against my lip, hinting that he was begging for entrance. I gasped in surprise at this action to which he took as an advantage and felt his tongue work its way into my mouth. My fingers tightened their grip on Jake's hair as I felt his tongue brush against mine. A low growl emitted from the back of his throat, which sent shivers of pleasure down my spine. We broke apart for air as we heard the sound of a wolf howling from a distance.

"I gotta go," Jake whispered breathlessly as he slid me off his lap and made his way to the window. I immediately went after him and grasped his arm in an attempt to stop him. As selfish as this was, I didn't want him to leave. I wanted him to stay here with me. You just want to keep kissing him. Okay, so what if I do?! Before I could say anything, Jake planted a soft, lingering kiss on my lips and pulled away with a small smile.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he promised. After giving me a bone-crushing hug, he hopped out the window and took off running towards the woods. I shut the window and immediately crawled into bed after deciding that I should get some rest. I fell asleep with tonight's events replaying in my head along with a reoccuring thought: JACOB.EPHRAIM.BLACK.JUST.FREAKING.KISSED.ME.

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