“Billy mentioned it this morning. A party to welcome you all formally to the family, so to speak. And don’t worry about the food thing. We eat enough for everyone to compensate for second helpings, too.”

“Awesome! So you’ll tell the pack then, right? I think I missed that part in the conversation.”

“That’s because you were laughing. But yes, that is the latest they’ll find out. If I phase before then they will find out sooner,” he tapped his head and I nodded. “At least Edward has distance restrictions.”

“I hope they take it okay. I mean, they did want to kill me.”

“If Billy took it that well, the others should be a piece of cake.”

He scooped me up again to kiss me, gently and yet still eager. I wrapped my fingers through his black hair and held him closer. He sat on the couch, never breaking away or putting me down, and gently sat me on his lap. I untangled my fingers and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck, careful of using only part of my full strength. This only caused him to kiss me deeper and deeper, which is what I wanted. He broke the kiss, only to move to my jaw and neck, kissing me lightly over and over again. He placed one hand behind my waist to hold me close and the other behind my neck to maneuver my head. I let my arms slowly relax and brought them down to rest on his chest. He shivered.

“The cold still gives me goose bumps,” he said between kisses.

“Sorry… wish I could do something about it…” I was so relaxed, I couldn’t speak over a whisper.

“I didn’t say I didn’t like it,” he said before kissing me again. Our lips moved as one, like they did the first time. I broke it this time and kissed his jaw and neck like he did to me. His breathing quickened with his heartbeat. I stopped at his neck and inhaled deeply. His breathing stopped and his heartbeat got stronger. I inhaled again.

“Relax. Your smell is strongest here and so I was enjoying it. I can’t stand human blood, remember?” I kissed his cheek playfully.

“I know. But still, with the way I was raised and all…”