Shane's POV

I woke up to the sound of the shower running and an angelic voice singing softly.

"Gonna wear that dress you like, skin-tight
Do my hair up real, real nice
And syncopate my skin to your heart beating

'Cause I just wanna look good for you, good for you, uh-huh
I just wanna look good for you, good for you, uh-huh."

I smiled. Her voice was like a chorus of angels, so melodic and heavenly. I got up and quietly made my way to the bathroom door as she continued singing. I lightly pressed my ear to the door. Her voice was like a drug, and I was officially an addict.

"Let me show you how proud I am to be yours
Leave this dress a mess on the floor
And still look good for you, good for you, uh-huh."

After a few minutes, the water stopped and she just started humming the rest of the song. Then all of a sudden, the door swung open revealing Ariel..... Just Ariel.

She squealed as she quickly used her small hands to cover her bare body.

"Please don't tell anyone," she whispered in a small voice as she looked at me with pleading eyes.

"Of course not," I said as I pulled her into a hug, careful of where my hands were resting. "I'd never tell anyone about seeing you-"

"No not that!" She whispered as she pulled away. "This," she said as she pointed to her throat. "I know that you've heard me talk before, but that was only because I felt that it was necessary. No one can know that I can talk. Not yet."

I nodded. "I won't," I said. "Promise." A small smile spread across her face as she went on her tip-toes and kissed my cheek.

"Thank you." She whispered as I grabbed a random shirt and gave it to her. She slid it over her body, but it barely made it halfway down her knees. She blushed and I noticed that I was looking at her.

"Sorry," I said. "I just couldn't resist." I turned and sat down on the bed and covered my eyes. "Just tell me when you're done."

It honestly killed me not to see her in all her glory, but I had to put my wants aside and focus on her needs.

About twenty seconds later I felt a tap on the shoulder. I slowly fanned out my fingers and saw that she was.....wearing the exact same thing, the only difference was that she was wearing pale pink lace underwear that was practically covered by her shirt.

I didn't realize that I was still eyeing her until she gently lifted my head so I was eye to eye with her. She smiled as she straddled on my lap.

Immediately her lips met mine. She ran her hands over my abs and I let my hands wander over her exposed legs. Her lips tasted like strawberries and fresh vanilla, my two favorite things besides her. Slowly, she strayed away from my lips and kissed down my jawline and down my neck.

That's when she hit my sweet spot.

A groan escaped from my lips as my grip on her tightened, causing our bodies to become impossibly closer.

She looked up at me with innocent eyes, asking for permission. I simply nodded and she smiled before she continued kissing my neck. Suddenly, I felt her canines dig into my skin. I held my breath and held onto her tighter as pain wove through my veins from my neck. After a few seconds, the pain was replaced with pleasureful bliss that wove through my blood in a swirling pattern spelling Ariel on my neck, causing a breath that I didn't know I was holding escape my lips. She held in there for about fifteen more seconds before she quickly started licking up the excess blood before she placed a soft kiss on my mark, causing a shiver to run throughout my body.

I smiled at her. "We did it. We've marked each other," She smiled at me before her lips met up with mine once more. My hands quickly planted themselves on her hips and her legs wrapped themselves around my torso and she tangled her fingers in my hair. The kiss quickly became more intense and we fell onto the bed, her on top and me on the bottom. She playfully tugged at my hair, causing a playful growl to escape from my lips, which she returned.

"I love you," she whispered between kisses.

"I love you too," I said. "You're just so beautiful and smart and-"

Just then, a scent rushed into my nose that was approaching our room fast and before I could say anything or even get my hands off her the door swung open.....revealing Zac.

Ariel screamed as she quickly removed her hands from my stomach. My protective wolf took over and I stood in front of her so Zac couldn't see her as she scrambled into the sheets.

"Zac, you need to knock before you come in, okay bud?" I said panting from the intense moment Ariel and I had just shared. "What's up?" I asked as I quickly picked him up and walked him out the room.

"Sorry," he said as he looked down. "It's just....it's Greg and-"

"Did he hurt you? Because I swear if he even touched you I will-"

"No!" He quickly said. "It's just that he's really hurt and broken inside because of her."

"Who? Ariel?" I asked, knitting my eyebrows together.

"No," he sighed as small frown made its way onto his face. "I'll tell you later, okay?"

I nodded.

"Let's make some pancakes!" He exclaimed as he clapped his hands, the frown long gone.

"Okay, Zac," I chuckled.

"Oh and Shubby," he said.

"Hm?"

"Don't worry. I've seen mommy and daddy do worse."

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Ariel's POV

My heart was still slamming inside of my chest and I hadn't moved.

And to be honest, a tiny part of me was happy that Zac walked in because I'm still not sure if I'm ready for where that was going.

I still can't believe he heard me singing. It was my first time voluntarily using my voice for something that's not important and I felt really bad. I sighed as I threw the covers off myself and walked over to the closet where I put on a bra under my shirt and threw on some sweat pants.

Hopefully, Zac didn't see anything.....

I ran into the bathroom and put my hair into a fishtail braid before applying deodorant and heading downstairs where the sweet smell of pancakes rushed into my nose.

I hurried into the kitchen to see Shane flipping pancakes while Zac counted how many times it spun in the air. "That was almost five times!" He exclaimed as Shane added it on top on the mountain of pancakes he'd already made. Man, he'd done a lot in the twenty minutes  I was gone.

When he saw me he smiled. "Hello, beautiful." He smiled at me.

Hello Shane. I said through the link as I looked at the pancakes trying to count them. Why so many?

"This is for all of us." He simply explained.

I nodded as I turned to the refrigerator and started rummaging through it. "Whatcha looking for?" Shane asked as I piled containers upon containers into my arms.

I set them on the counter. I'm going to help you. I said as I washed my hands. When I was done, I started looking for the right knife. When I finally did, I started cutting the fruit I'd gotten out of the fridge into small slices.

"Oh can I help?" Zac asked.

I nodded with a smile. You can be my taste tester, okay?

He nodded with a huge smile on his face. I handed him some for him to taste. "These taste so good!" He said.

Shane do you have any chocolate chips? I asked.

How many? He asked as he continued with the pancakes.

Like, a large jar.

Yeah. I'll be right back.

He walked out and came back with a huge jar of chocolate chips. "Here you go."

Thank you. I smiled as I poured them in a bowl, leaving some out for Zac.

"Thanks Ari!" He said as he slowly ate them, savoring every chip.

Okay. It's time for the really fun to begin.

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"Come on, Ariel! Please!" Shane whined. "Let us at least taste one."

"Please!" Zac whined along.

You can't! I laughed. You have to wait until they're ready.

I slid the chocolate dipped fruit into the refrigerator to solidify.

"Not even for me?" Shane asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my mark, causing a shiver to run up and down my body.

Shane, I warned.

I won't do anything. He chuckled.

"Please?" He said in a husky voice.

Fine! I said with a huff before a smirk took place on my face. In ten minutes. The boys groaned as the smirk grew into a smile.

"Fine," Shane said giving up. "Come on, Zac," he said as he picked Zac up. "Let's go do something and not let Ariel come," Shane said childishly as he stuck his tongue out at me. I rolled my eyes at his childishness. Boys. What can you do?

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"This is all so good!" Jess said as she ate another chocolate dipped strawberry.

"Thanks,"

Thanks. Shane and I said at the same time.

Aiden, Jess, Shane, Zac, and I were eating the breakfast Shane and I had made, but Greg wasn't there. I was kind of worried about him even though he was a complete jerk to me, I was worried. But I knew I couldn't just talk to him about it. I had to wait until he was ready and willing.

I dug into another pancake and immediately, the skies parted and heaven was unleashed onto my taste buds.

"These taste so good. Shubby!" Zac said as he shoved more in his mouth. I couldn't've said it better myself, Zac.

"Yeah Shubby," Aiden said with a smirk, causing Shane to scowl. Aiden just chuckled as he ate some more.

"Hey Zac, Aiden and I are going got the park, do you wanna come?" Jess said breaking the silence that had formed.

Zac looked at Shane and I asking permission. "Go nuts little man!" Shane smiled.

"Yay!" Zac shouted as he got up. "I'm going to get ready!"

"Okay," Jessica laughed as she got up to dump her and Zac's plates. "Will you be ready in thirty minutes?"

"Yep!" He said.

"Then so will we," Aiden said with a smirk as he looked at Jessica. She just rolled her eyes as a small grin spread on her face before she dragged him upstairs.

Oh boy. I sighed as I started cleaning up.

I quickly put everything away, playfully bumping Shane's butt with my own as I walked by, then started washing my hands. I felt Shane's arms snake around my waist and his head on my shoulder. "Ariel?" He asked in a whisper.

Hm? I said innocently.

"You didn't think you could just do that and get away with it, did you?" He said in a husky voice.

Maybe. I smiled.

I turned to him and was immediately pulled into his chest. "Well, I hate to rain on your parade, Little One, but that's not how it works," He said before crashing his lips onto mine.

We shared an intense kiss for a few more moments before I pulled away, earning a questioning look from him. If you want more, you're gonna have to earn it. I said with a smirk as I walked away.

"Oh come on!" I heard him call as I went upstairs. "Not even a little more?"

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Hey guys. Yeah I know this isn't my best chapter but I tried my best. This was more of a filler chapter anyway. Don't forget to comment, vote, and fan and as always...

Love y'all-Jordan 😘

EDITED JULY 12, 2016