ROMANCE: The Bad Boy Meeting (16 page)

Allison stood in the doorway and laughed as she saw the two of them race to the doorway.  She got into the shower not seeing who had made it to the doorway first.  The door opened and Xavier walked in.  Soon his hair was dripping with drops of water.  He grabbed her by the waist and smiled when she giggled.  “So we are ticklish uh?”  He chuckled when she laughed hard as he wiggled his fingers against her side.  “Maybe we can now finish what we started before the big baloogah interrupted us earlier.”  He pulled her so that she was flush against him.  Kissing her deeply he lifted her up and brought her up against him.  She kissed him back as she wrapped her legs around his waist.  He pressed her against the wall of the shower as he slid inside her.  She laid her head against the wall as he slid in and out of her.  She moaned deeply as he started to move faster increasing the rhythm.  She shuddered against him as she yelled her release.  He followed her in release with a scream.  He slowly washed them both and stepped out of the shower to dry off and wrap himself in a towel.  He then reached for her and towel dried her before picking her up and carrying her to the bedroom.  She raised her head and nose to the air and sniffed as she smelt the bacon frying. 

“That really smells good or I’m starving one or the other.”  She smiled as she wrapped herself into her silk robe and watched Xavier slip into his boxers.  Hand in hand they walked down the steps and into the kitchen.  Xavier walked over to pick up the spatula for the eggs and started cracking them and emptying them into the pan.  He slid to the side as Joshua pulled biscuits from the oven.  Smiling she walked over to set the coffee pot and pull down the plates.  The three worked together to bring breakfast to the table.  She slid by Josh and stood on tip toe to kiss him gently on the lips.  He grabbed her back against him and kissed her deeper.  She wiggled away to get the sugar and cream for the coffee.  They sat down at the table and ate breakfast silently.  They all threw attentive glances at each other in between bites but nobody said a word.  Not being able to stand the silence anymore she looked up at them.  “Ok so explain this doggie stuff to me.”

“Doggie stuff.  It is werewolf stuff little wolf and be forewarned my dear now that you have been through your first season you will begin to turn.  Your mate will teach you to control it.”

“What?  So what you mean is that I will be turning to some furry and grunting animal.  I don’t know if I am ok with that.”  She had scrunched her little nose up and looked between both men. 

The men both laughed and Xavier reached across the table to grab her hand.  “You will be and the man you choose will be happy to show you.”  

“Well that’s another thing.  What if I don’t want to choose between the two of you?  What if I want you both?”

Both men looked at each other before Josh spoke.  “That isn’t an option sweetheart.  We are both alphas and you can only have one of us.”

She looked at both before she stood and carried her plate to the sink without saying a word.  She couldn’t choose between the two of them and she refused to.  If she couldn’t have both of them then she wouldn’t have either one.  What in the world was she saying?  She didn’t even know either one of the men and by the way they were talking when she chose her mate it would be for life.  How could she choose one of these men to spend the rest of her life with?  “I have to go to the store today.”  She didn’t say anything else as she walked up the stairs to get dressed.  She was inside her closet looking for clothes when she felt the presence behind her.  There propped against the door frame stood Josh looking sexy as hell.  She looked at him and smiled beckoning him with her hands.  He stepped to her and took her into his arms.  He leaned down and kissed her gently.  She grabbed him and pressed herself against him. 

“You are playing with fire little wolf.”

“Hmmmm.  If I get burned will you help me recover?”  She smiled at him.

“You have been through a lot the last couple of days.”  He said it as he caressed her cheek with his hand.  “You need to let yourself rest.”

She slid him a sly smile as she stepped away from him.  Loosening the tie she let the robe fall to the floor as she stood in front of him completely naked.  Reaching out she grasped him in her hand before slowly releasing him.  She turned away from him giving him a great view of her bare back and ass.  Bending over the stool in the closet she wiggled her ass in front of him.  Looking back at him she smiled as she wiggled it again.  “Are you saying you don’t want it because I can go get Xavier?”

She heard the growl before she felt him grasp her hips.  He didn’t give her a moment to think as he slammed inside her.  “You should know better than to tease sweetheart.  It will get you nowhere.”  He reared back before slamming inside her again and again not giving her time to recover.

“I wouldn’t say nowhere.  I got you inside me.  Now if you will just take me.”  She gasped as he started taking her full force slamming into her over and over.  When she finally yelled with her orgasm she slumped over the stool.  Josh slung his head back with a shout as he yelled right after her.

Allison headed out the door to the store.  She had to tell Sheila and Britney about the banquet and see if Britney’s niece and sister would be able to help them this week due to all the orders that they had coming in now.  She had tried to argue with both the men about coming with her telling them that they would cause suspicion with her employee and regular customers.  They just shrugged but refused to budge.  She walked into the store with both men and laughed at the look on both the women’s faces.  They looked at her in shock.  Britney rushed to her side.

“What’s going on?  Who are these men?  Are you into something illegal?”  This came from Britney.

“No Brit these are some friends of mine that wanted to see the shop.  This is Josh and Xavier.”  She gestured towards each with a smile.

“Oh.  Well hello men.  Please come in and try something.  As I am sure you both already know if you are friends with Allison, her creations are phenomenal.”  She gestured towards the glass case in the front of the store.  It ran the length of the store from one end to another.  It was filled with multiple different cupcakes for sale.  Around the little shop were five different round tables.  The each held two small chairs and there was a large cooler on the side that held soft drinks and water and of course iced coffees.  She turned to smile at both men as she started forward.  In the middle of the long counter was a door and they walked through it to the back of the store where there was a couple of long tables and about 6 ovens as well as multiple bins of supplies.  She walked to the little pegs that were on the side next to the back door and grabbed three aprons.  If they were going to be here then she was going to put them to work.  When she threw each of them an apron they stood there and looked at her wide eyed as she grinned. 

“Well if you’re gonna be here I mine as well use you.  Come on.  I have about four huge orders for this week and need the help.”

“We have to wear these?”  Josh exclaimed looking at the apron distastefully.

“Yes.  Now come on.  And no more complaining.”

“Yes ma’am.”  This came from Xavier as he grinned and put his on.  He looked over to Josh and they both laughed out loud when they realized how ridiculous they both looked in the frilly things.  Josh stood there in a pink apron with teal frills along the edges.  Xavier wore a baby blue apron with pink frills along the edges.  She couldn’t help but laugh out loud at them as she looked on with her hands on her hips.  She was doubled over laughing when Josh growled her way. She knew she would pay later for her laughter.

They were soon done and she smiled at the girls as she left with both men to go get something for dinner. As they began making dinner in the small kitchen she started the conversation.

“You must choose soon. You are almost out of season.”

“We will see.  Now let’s go eat and I want you two to explain this whole werewolf thing to me.  I thought they were a myth and now find out I have the blood in me so I would like to know what to expect and what is going to happen.”  Both men nodded as they headed back in the direction of their jobs.  The three worked in silence until dinner was on the table.  The gravity of the upcoming days foremost in all of their minds.  Allison knew that she may lose one of them if not both of them in just a couple days.  It was crazy to think how her life had been before.  She had been happy with just herself in this big house.  Now she couldn’t imagine a day without both of them being here with her.  She couldn’t see herself waking up without them beside her in the bed or imagine never making love to the both of them again.  This couldn’t be happening.  Just a couple days ago her biggest choice in life is what ingredient to put in her frosting and now they were trying to force her to choose something that would affect her entire future.  No matter what she knew that her complete life had changed after this weekend.  She didn’t know what was going to happen next she just knew that it would never be the same again. 

Josh started first telling her the story of how werewolves came about.  “A long time ago there was a man that lived alone in the mountains.  As legend goes the man was either introduced to a virus or god himself struck him with a mutation of sorts.  The man soon found out that he had two different forms.  When the moon rose up high in the sky the man would suddenly turn into the form of an overlarge wolf.  He would change until the sun raised high in the sky the next morning.  He met a woman and they fell in love.  The man found out that the woman was pregnant and was overjoyed.  After the birth of their first child the man was scared and would have her lock him up every full moon until he knew that he could control himself after the change.  Their family grew until they soon had ten children and she was pregnant with twins.  She would not have any more children after the twins.  Their oldest child was a boy and turned 18 that same year.  They soon found out that after the men reached the age of 18 they would start to turn.  The women went through a period of intense burning and feelings until they mated as well.  This happened at different ages for their daughters.  It was apparent for both parents that all of their children carried the gene that this man now carried for the wolf.  The women did not transform until after their period of season.  The men and women mated with other people and the gene continued to carry on through the generations.  We are all from that same generation of life so to speak.  Do you know who your parents are Allison?”

“No.  My parents died when I was younger and I lived with my grandparents until I was 16.  After that I was put into an orphanage until I ran away.  I lived on the street for a month before finding a job at a small little diner and the owner was nice enough to let me rent the small apartment in the back.  It was just a small room that I could put a bed and desk but it was safe and dry and clean.”  She shrugged like it was nothing but both men knew what it must have taken for her to relay that information and how hard her childhood must have been.

Xavier looked at her and reached over to squeeze her hand as Josh took her other hand in his own.  “You will never be alone again my love.  You will have your mate.”  She looked at him with sadness in her eyes.

“I can’t choose.  That is not an option.  Tell me what happens when a woman chooses.  Is there a ceremony?”

“Yes the woman and man will be married in a ceremony as regular humans do.  The next day there is another ceremony where the woman will take the man’s mark.”  Xavier stated

“What do you mean take the man’s mark?  Like a tattoo with his name.”

“No the woman will take his mark so that it can never be covered.  She is branded with his initials.”  Whispered Xavier.

“Branded.”  The air swooshed from her mouth as she looked at the both of them. 

“Yes.  Then the woman and man are locked into their cabin for two days for the joining of their souls.  The cabin is stocked beforehand with the necessities needed.  The goal is to have the woman with child by the end of the two days.”  Josh grinned at her as he relayed the information. She laughed outright as she put the vegetables on her plate releasing their hands. 

“You two promised to try the vegetables remember.”

They both grimaced as she placed a large heaping of the vegetables on their plates.  The scowls soon turned into smiles when they soon realized that she had been liked and both men had seconds of the vegetables.  She smiled at them both with an “I told you so” look and took a bite of her steak.  She sat back rubbing her stomach completely full.  She sighed deeply as she looked at both men and smiled.  She stood and gathered the dishes taking them to the kitchen.  The men followed her and they soon had the kitchen clean and the dishes washed and back up. They decided to watch a movie in the bedroom and she was outnumbered by the title.  She had wanted to watch The Notebook.  The men wanted to watch a war movie.  They had decided on a twist to please them all by watching Hunger Games.  Josh sat on the bed with his back resting against the headboard.  Allison rested between his legs leaning up against him.  Xavier lay across the bed with his head in her lap.  They sat watching the movie with Josh running his hands up and down her arms and her hands running through Xavier’s hair. 

The three awoke the next morning to travel downstairs for breakfast. 

Josh brought her coffee to her and asked.  “Do you think you could get a couple days away?  We have talked and would like to take you to our homes so that you can see where we live.  It would be nice for you to see what your new life would be like with the man you choose.”

“Yes that would be great but even after everything is said and done I can’t just up and leave.  I have a business here.  I can’t just drop my life to run off with you guys.”

“Yes we understand.  We are both within packs that are right outside of the city.  It may take some travel planning but I think it could work with either one of us.”

She shook her head as she looked back at him.  “I told you I want it all or nothing.  I will not choose.”

“Damn it Alli.  We have no say in the matter.”

“Has a woman ever chosen two men before?”

Both men looked at each other then turned to face her.  “Yes.”  Josh said.

“But both were not alpha’s Alli.”  Xavier told her with a sad expression.

“Well there is a first time for everything now isn’t there.  I think a change of scenery would be good.  Let’s travel to your camps today.  I can call Britney and tell her I am taking a couple of days.  I don’t have any big orders for another week so it should be good.”  She smiled and gave both a kiss before going back upstairs to call Britney.  Britney wasn’t as happy about the situation as Allison had hoped.  She told Allison that the men she brought were drop dead gorgeous and the perfect men to make a woman swoon, but they looked like they were dangerous.  She didn’t trust them and wanted to know how much Allison really knew about them.  Allison realized she didn’t know much about either of them.  She didn’t even know their last name.  It was time they had a long talk so that she could find out more about these men she was told she needed to choose between.  It seemed they knew everything about her but she didn’t know anything about them.  Allison told her that she would be fine and she would call her throughout the week.  When Britney finally acknowledged acceptance she hung up the phone.