The Wolfs Maine

CHAPTER Twelve



I laid there with Jaci and watched her sleep. She only woke a few times but luckily she did not scream. She just moaned a little and tried to re-adjust herself. It’s probably hard to do when you’re strapped to a bed though. I don't know what Michael gave her but it made a world of difference. Once she was resting quietly again I would lay my head back down next to her. It felt like I was only asleep for five minutes before Lena was shaking me awake.

"Avalon! Wake up. I can take it from here." I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I couldn't believe Lena was already here to take over.

"What time is it?"

"It's three o'clock in the morning. Go rest a little with John and I will take care of Jaci. Everything go alright?"

"She has been fine. A little moaning here and there but I would talk to her and she would calm down. Nothing like it was before." Lena seemed so much more relaxed now that everyone knew about her and she realized she wasn't alone.

"Okay Lena. If you need anything just come get me. John's room is the one straight down the hall and to the left."

"Sweet dreams Avalon. That is if you sleep." Lena let out a giggle and gave me a slight push towards the door. I must say I like this easy going and happy Lena.

I make it to John's door and I have to stop for a minute and take a breath. The man I love, really love… is on the other side of this door. He is probably sleeping peacefully so I should be quiet. I creep open the door then try shut it behind me just as quietly. Luckily he left his bathroom light on and the door cracked so I could still see. He thinks of everything. I started to make my way over to the bed when I heard John moving around.

"Hello beautiful."

"John. You should be sleeping." He let out a little laugh and rolled over to face me.

"It's a funny thing. I used to be able to sleep just fine but just the thought of you in another room of my house now causes me not to sleep at all. I think I may have dozed off a time or two but nothing all that long really. Now strip those clothes off and get into bed with me."

I was thanking the heavens that it was dark in here because I know I was blushing. I had been with a few men before but I had never experienced feelings like this. Sex was always just sex. It was an act, nothing special. Now it was like a drug. The passion, the chemistry, and the connection were enough to make someone lose their mind. It was addicting.

I striped off my clothes until I was completely exposed and exposed was the perfect word for it too. I had never been totally exposed to anyone in my life but John made me feel so comfortable. He lifted the sheets for me to get in and then wrapped his strong arms around me as he nuzzled my ear.

"Breathe my Ava." He reminded me, as I let out a long breath and sighed. Again I could hear the sounds of the water crashing against the lighthouse outside and the bugs of the night singing away. I could hear the sound of him breathing; I think that was my favorite sound of all. He nuzzled up near my ear again and pulled me in tighter.

"Are you tired?" He was playing dirty by nibbling at my ear and neck as he asked knowing damn well I'm not going to be tired with him doing that. Now I had no trouble breathing at all in fact it was beginning to escalate rapidly.

"No John my love. I am not tired." He rolled me over onto my back and was facing me.

"I am so in love with you. I have loved you for years Ava. I can hardly believe your here now. I'm afraid this is all a dream and I am going to wake up and you will be gone." Tears began to fall from my eyes. I could feel them rolling down my cheeks.

"I love you too. This might sound crazy but I feel like I have known you my entire life."

"It is because you have."

With those words he kissed each and every tear from my face then kissed my lips. His lips were so soft against mine. We were so connected so in sync that when the kiss got more intense it was both of us getting there. My insecurities were gone when I was with him because he made me feel like the only woman in the world. He kept kissing me as his hands explored my body. One hand was at my hip while the other was traveling up my arm. As he suckled my bottom lip he bent down and took one of my hard nipples into his mouth. I had to bite my lip to stop from screaming. Lord knows this whole house didn't need to hear what was going on in here. He kissed down my torso and down my belly until he came to my thighs. He kissed each thigh as he opened them and I was more than happy to let him. He stayed down there for a minute just looking up at me. I had no idea what he was doing.

"You are so beautiful." That killed me. I could roll over and die right now but not until I felt him inside me. I urged him up to me as well as I could using my thighs and my hands to send the message. He read the signal very well. John would do what I asked silently but he would kiss his trail right back up to me making sure to hit every spot as before. As soon as he was in reach I let my fingers run through his gorgeous dark hair. His gray blue eyes so amazing it was like I could see through to his very soul which was now quickly becoming one of my favorite things about him.

Finally I could kiss him again and made it known what I wanted. If I did not feel him inside me soon, I was going to go insane. He was very good at reading my signals, I wondered if it was because he knew me so well; but at this moment I didn't care. He thrust into me just as I needed, slowly at first but as soon as I started moving my hips harder he began to move faster until we were both in sync. All of a sudden he stops and I'm sure he could read the confusion on my face even with the low lighting.

"Roll over Ava love. I want to be behind you."

I did as he asked although I was never a fan of this position, I was happy to please him. Once he entered me again I thought I was going to go unconscious. It felt amazing feeling with his chest and stomach against my back as he thrust deeper. He moved my hair to the side and was kissing my neck and nibbling my ear making it very hard to hold my screams inside. He thrust faster and harder until we both reached our peak at the exact same time and I could not hold in the scream any longer and apparently neither could he. We both collapsed next to each other completely satisfied and now exhausted. If I wasn't tired before I sure was now. Finally with one more look at him darkness overcame me.





I could feel something or someone pulling my hair and I began to fade back into consciousness. I could smell a hint of coffee in the air. Oh the sweet smell of coffee. How did anyone live without coffee? When I could get my eyes to open I realized it was John that was pulling my hair. Or not so much pulling it but playing with it. He kept twisting it around his fingers and letting it go and moving little strands to one area or another.

"Good morning beautiful. I thought you could use some coffee before going and taking care of Jaci." Okay, the man knew me too well; I was definitely not going to complain. John handed me the coffee mug and I let the smell overwhelm my nostrils. It was made perfectly too, not too much sugar and the perfect little hint of cream. I never understood people killing the taste of coffee with a ton of other stuff. I had not heard Jaci screaming anymore since last night. I was hoping whatever it was Michael gave her was keeping her somewhat peaceful.

"Have you heard anything about Jaci yet?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Michael went in this morning and put in the IV with the blood. Hopefully that will stop her from feeling much more pain and it will help with her hunger." John kissed my forehead as he eased my cup back up to my lips. God the coffee tasted good.

"Hunger right. Is she going to want to… eat from us?" I gulped as soon as the words came out. The thought made me nervous. John let out a small laugh and brushed his fingers down my cheek.

"You are such a worry wart. No sweetheart. Vampires don't like the taste of shape shifters at all. Apparently we are pretty bitter." He let out another laugh.

"They only feed on humans. Humans have the most pure blood and usually they don't take enough to kill them thank goodness. Although some vampires that go rogue tend to suck them dry but that won't be Jaci." I sighed in relief just hoping he was right.

"Alright Ava love. I have washed your clothes and they are waiting for you in the bathroom. If you need anything just let me know. The guys and I are going to be talking and figuring out how to hunt Nicholas. Take care of your friends."

He winked at me and smacked my butt as I stood up and started walking over to the bathroom. Coffee still in hand I might add. I showered and changed as quickly as I could because I was so worried about Jaci. I know John said she was alright but I would not be satisfied until I saw her for myself.

As soon as I threw my clothes on and brushed through this nest of hair I ran to Jaci's room. Jaci seemed to be resting okay and Lena was still lying with her head next to Jaci.

"Good morning Lena. How is she?" Lena rose up and stretched her arms out. She actually looks like she had been sleeping pretty well.

"We only had a couple moments were she seemed restless but other than that it's been somewhat peaceful. The more I talk to her the more peaceful she seems. Avalon, I can't believe Nicholas did this to her. I am so sorry you had to deal with him for so long. None of us saw this coming." I could see Lena felt terrible. Honestly before he was just an ass; now he was a dangerous ass.

"It's okay. Honestly. I can't believe it most of the time myself. I keep thinking I am going to wake up from a dream and Jaci will be coming through the door with her Starbucks. I have to make sure she is okay and makes it through." I took Lena's hand as well as Jaci's.

"We are in this together."

"Together." Lena agreed. A few moments later Andrew came in with coffee in hand; he could not take his eyes off Lena even when he acknowledged me.

"I brought you some coffee Lena. I thought you might need it. We have been talking and we all agree that the best thing to do is get ready to head out. The longer we stay here the more danger it puts us in. Since Jaci seems to have gotten past the worst part of it we can carry her along without much worry. I suggest getting your bags packed and pack up some things for Jaci and we can begin to head to Millinocket." He walked out of the room and Lena and I just stared at each other.

"Do you have any idea why John wants to go to Millinocket?"

"Honestly Lena, I'm not sure. Probably because it's secluded whereas somewhere like New York wouldn't be.”

"True, I suppose." Lena and I got up and started getting our things together. I ran to John's room to get my stuff packed up and Lena had hers already in the room with Jaci.

As I was putting things in my bag I felt two arms wrap around me from behind. I could always tell when it was John's arms around me because they were strong but gentle. I loved feeling them.

"Are you ready for this Ava?" I had to smile.

"If I am with you then I am ready."

"Even if we have to kill Nicholas? You know you once loved him." I turned so I could face him. He needed to see the truth in my eyes as I spoke.

"No. I thought I loved him. But it was all fake and a lie. I wanted to be in love so badly I made myself think I was in love with him but now after meeting you, I now know what love is. I know what love really feels like and I will never settle for less again. Plus, that bastard killed my family and turned my best friend into a vampire. You can kill the son of a bitch." John laughed and kissed me for a short second.

"I love when you get all feisty." He kissed me again once on the lips then on the forehead.

“The car is ready for us whenever we are ready to go."

"I can see the wheels in your pretty little head turning." He walked back over to me and placed his forehead against mine.

"I know we still have a lot of things to talk about and I am sure you have many questions and I promise to answer them. We will have time to talk and I promise we will; but right now I want to get us all somewhere safe. Especially Jaci."

"You are right. Let’s go." John took me by the hand and led me to Jaci's room where everyone else was waiting.

"Are we all set? Are the cars ready to go Michael?" Michael gave a nod.

“Okay then; Ava, you and Lena follow Andrew and Victor to the cars and Michael and I will carry Jaci down." Lena and I followed the guys to the cars.

We walked out the front door to find three black BMW's all waiting and facing the road, like they were expecting a quick getaway. I swear it almost looked like the secret service was driving around.

Lena got in one of the cars with Andrew, of course and I settled into the one I knew was John's and Victor took the third. A few moments later John and Michael were on their way down with Jaci.

Michael was carrying Jaci in his arms while John was right behind him holding the IV up. I was wondering how they were going to pull that off. Michael laid Jaci down in the back of the third car with Victor then jumped into the front seat next to him while John came and got in the car with me. I couldn't stop myself from looking back at his beautiful house as we drove away. I absolutely loved John's house. It was the first place to feel like home in a long time. It was almost heart breaking to leave. I felt a warm hand brush away a tear I hadn't even realized was falling.

"We will be back, sweetheart. Once everything is said and done we will be back." He was right. As soon as we helped Jaci through her transition and they find Nicholas and take care of that mess we would be coming back. This was home. This was where I belong. Now that I found it I was never going to be without it again. I still wasn't thrilled about Millinocket but at least we were still in Maine and knowing we would be coming back home made me feel better.

As I watch the beautiful log house fade away in the distance all I could think of was John and I and our future. We had all the time in the world ahead of us and I was looking forward to spending it with him. The house finally faded into the woods as I looked to John.

"Promise?" I asked.

"With all of my love Ava, I promise."