Chapter 4

"I wanted to see if you would appreciate it or not. It's kind of a deal breaker for me." She smiled. "You passed the pop quiz, obviously."

"Oh, I passed?" I asked to be sure. She was different than anyone I had met before. Quirky. She nodded in response, a small, almost wistful smile on her lips. "You're kinda weird, you know that?" I said, smiling in return.

"So I have been told." She told me. A peaceful silence drifted between us again and I realized why she liked this place so much. We were surrounded by nothing but concrete pillars covered by drawings, a winding road, void of any traffic, and the vast Washington forest all around. Thoughts could come and go, calmly floating around in the conscious mind and if they got too deep and winding, such as they were now another train would come along and you could once again marvel at the dancing artwork.

When the second train had passed us, I looked to her once more. I wondered about where she had come from, what her life was like, and was genuinely just excited to get to know her.

"What made you come here for the first time?" I settled on an easy question that could possibly lead to more answers about her. I wasn't so good at the whole conversation thing.

The wind blew gently, and even here in the small crawl space her hair flittered softly in the evening air. I reached out and tucked her hair behind her ear and I was entranced by her pale white skin that was nearly glowing in the moonlight next to my much darker tone. I'd never really paid any attention to skin color in girls, I liked it all. But no matter the color I realized I liked the contrast.

"I like to drive around. I found this bridge and when I drove under it I saw the drawings. I pulled over and climbed up here to see some of them closer. Then a train passed. I was captivated. Look." She said, then grabbed her phone and turned on the flashlight. She illuminated a small painting compared to the others. It was a painting of a mountain scene with clouds in the sky. There was a single silhouette laying on top of the mountain. The scene was then reflected, upside down right beneath it. The two shadows looked like they were reaching for eachother but were literally a world apart. "This one is my favorite."

I had to agree. That one was probably my favorite as well.

We had been crouched down on our hands and knees to look at the picture. The thing is, the space provided was very small and I was a big guy. I stood just over six foot four. Needless to say, it was a tight squeeze and our bodies were twisted awkwardly together. At least, it was awkward until I was sporting a fucking hard on and it was pressing into her hip.

She looked back and we made eye contact. Her beautiful chocolate eyes shone and and her hair curtained to the side. Her shirt stooped down and the top of her breasts were exposed and I could see the edge of the lacy bra she wore. God, she was fucking perfect.

With one hand I reached up and cupped her neck. I let my fingers drift over her pressure point and under her ear. I leaned in slowly, allowing her to pull away if she didn't want the same thing I did. She didn't pull away, so I continued on my track and before I knew it her soft lips were on mine.

She was so soft and feminine in a way that she hadn't seemed before we'd kissed. She kissed me back and her kisses were languid and unrushed. We took our time with each other and she pulled me closer to her. I wrapped my thumb around her throat while my palm was still cupping her neck. I didn't apply any pressure, so it was more just a show of dominance. She hummed in satisfaction, and my wolf howled internally. He was happy that our mate was submissive. I liked that she didn't seem to be a submissive person in any other way.

"Fuck!" I tried to sit up with her, so I could have her straddle my lap, but I hit my head on the concrete.

"You okay?" She giggled. She covered her mouth with one hand in the way girls did and I could understand.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Maybe I'll recover quicker if you kiss it to make it better." I sarcastically suggested while gently tapping the sore spot on the back of my head. I pouted for good measure and gave her my best puppy dog eyes.

"Nah, I'm going to let you suffer." She said in a dead panned voice. She hopped off the ledge we'd been sitting on and walked away. She turned back to look at me with a nearly evil glint in her eyes and a wicked little smirk on her lips.

I just followed her move and as soon as my feet hit the ground she took off running back to her car. I ran after her at a human speed and caught her around her waist. I lifted her up and pulled her into me.

"Put me down you beast!" She scream-giggled dramatically. I spun her around once but then put her back down before I made her too dizzy.

I continued to hold on to her and we stood face to face for a few minutes, just enjoying each other's company.

Author's Note:

I don't have a whole lot to say here today. I just wanted to give ya'll a little update :)

Happy Reading!

Dahlia