Micah

It's Saturday, the day of my date with Tisha.

After a rocky week to say the least, I have found my mate, Greg found his family and Felix got rejected by his mate. And I can't even worry about not ascending as Beta right now cause I have a date with my mate.

And I am so looking forward to it.

I spent the better part of the night baking and finishing up my picnic basket. My mom helped me, of course, but I made sure to prepare it myself. It was a point of pride for me.

Half an hour early, I went to pick her up in my dad's car. I showed up at her doorstep eager and ready. I rang the doorbell.

"Good afternoon, sir. I'm here for Tisha." - I said as I saw her father. He looked normal for a human but then again, I don't know what I was expecting.

"Good afternoon, young man. Come in, I'll get her for you." - He said as he let me in.

I entered the house. It's a beautiful, simple house not far from the police station, which is convenient for him. I don't know what her mom does yet.

"Thank you, sir." - I said as I entered.

"So, you're the mate." - He declared as he looked me up and down, assessing me.

"Yes, I am. Michael Johnson, sir." - I shake his hand. - "But you can call me Micah, if you'd like." - I tried hard to disguise my nervousness.

"Nice to meet you, Michael." - He greeted me with a cordial smile.

Tisha came to the living room and I instantly grinned wide.

"You're early." - She pointed out, sounding surprised.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I was anxious to meet you." - I confessed, blushing in front of her father.

"Me too. Let's go!" - She knew just what to say to put me at ease. She is terrific.

I said goodbye to her dad and brother - he was in the kitchen - and we left. I opened the door for her to enter the car and soon enough we're at the trail.

"You know, this is a great place to go for a wolf run if you want. Not today, I mean." - I told her as we walked, nervously.

"Good to know. Maybe we could run at the next full moon." - She suggested with a smile.

"I'd love that." - I replied, enthusiastically.

After a moment of silence as we're walking, I said:

"Your dad is not as intimidating as I thought he would be for a police officer. Legend has it Felix's granddad got arrested once by his mate's father." - I told her. - "He was the Chief of Police at the time."

"Really? Why is that?" - She asked me curiously.

"I guess he found out they had spent a night together or something. I don't know the details, but he was fuming." - I explained, feeling my anxiety bubbling up.

"Wow. That is deep. But how did they spend a night together? My dad barely lets me out during the night..." - She inquired, a bit nervous.

"He took her to the... waterfalls." - I stammered nervously. - "But that's not why I brought you here, I promise!" - I rushed to clarify, adamantly.

She laughed at this.

"I didn't think so. But I didn't know this was a make out spot." - She spoke nervously.

"It isn't. I mean, it's a beautiful place. But some couples come here for privacy as well. Felix's dad also took his mom here back in the day." - I informed her, trying to sound detached.

"Don't tell me they spent a night here too?" - She spoke with a judging tone.

"No, they spent the afternoon..." - I trailed off. I was nervous about this line of conversation. That's not what I wanted her to think of me.

She was quiet for a bit. And then... we arrived at the waterfalls.

It's a set of cascading waters that names our picturesque little town. We're surrounded by vegetation and a nice river that runs through the city.

"Again, I swear that's not why I brought you here. Sure, there's privacy but mainly I just wanted to get to know you and maybe play in the water if you'd like. That's all." - I said as I stretched out the towel over the grass to place the picnic basket.

"I get it, don't worry. It's not like there are many places for teens to be alone together in town." - She contemplated.

"Exactly! This place has seen more people losing their virginity than a brothel." - I joked but instantly regretted it. Tisha gets wide eyed at my statement.

"Not that I've ever been in one." - I spoke sheepishly, feeling deeply embarrassed.

Once we sat across from each other on the towel, I offered her baked goods and poured us some sparkling cider.

It was a nice setting. Maybe we can finally get this awkward phase over...

"This is really good. Have you baked this yourself?" - She asked me as we ate.

"Yes, I did. My mom taught me as a child how to cook and bake. She didn't want me to rely on anyone else or my mate." - I told her with a content grin.

"You're mom was right. Plus, this is really good." - She complimented me. I was so happy she liked it.

"So... Who is Tisha Westbrook? What do you like? Or don't?" - I asked her, intrigued.

"Well, she's just a girl who went through a dark time after her brother was kidnapped. I blamed myself, even though I was not much older than a toddler at the time." - She replied, frowning at the memory.

"Really?!" - I gasped in shock. I had no idea she felt that way...

"Yeah, it was worse for River, who was robbed of growing up with his twin. But I took it hard too. Eventually, I got sick and I wouldn't eat well. I ended up missing a bunch of classes. That's the only reason I didn't graduate yet. I should have already last May." - She spoke in a saddened tone.

"I'm so sorry you had to go through it. But poor Greg, when he first came to our pack he wouldn't speak at all. He was frightened all the time. When my mom treated his wounds on the first day he was brought here, he scratched and almost bit her. It was awful." - I told her in a gloomy voice.

She was shocked to hear about the things Greg suffered.

"But what do you do for fun?" - I asked her after a while. I eat some more cookies. They really are delicious.

"I guess I'm more of a family kinda girl. Mostly, I spend time with my parents when I'm not sowing. Or I watch TV. Really boring stuff." - She snickered.

"I'm boring too. I also like family plans when I'm not with the boys. I spend as much time with my dad as I can. I have a sister named Stella. You met her, she's younger than me by 2 years. But yes, not much to do around these parts. But I like it. At least we have the falls. Last Summer we came here running, then shifted back into humans and enjoyed the water. It was great!" - I told her enthusiastically.

"I envy that. I never had much of a pack back home. There weren't many of us where I lived. It was a small pack, so my friends were mostly humans." - She said, feeling some type of way at the notion.

"Really? That's too bad. I love my pack so much. And I love running with the boys. It's the best part of living in a small town: the freedom. And no one harms us here, except for an occasional rogue or two, but we are well protected by the pack warriors." - I stated, feeling bad for her.

"That 's great. And aren't you afraid of anyone catching you naked playing in the water?" - She blushed lightly as he said that. I laughed at her question.

"Not really. The only people that come around are kids from our pack and they can smell us even before they step foot in here. As do I, so no... However, when that does happen we shift into wolves so they don't catch us buck naked. I'm not an exhibitionist by any means." - I snickered, blushing. She laughed at my remark.

"And aren't you self conscious of getting naked in front of Felix?" - She questioned me, raising an eyebrow in suspicion and I giggled.

"Good question but no, I don't. Maybe at first, when I figured he's gay. But not really. He looked at my body, of course, but he would never disrespect our friendship. He knows I'm not into boys. So, it's cool. Plus, we grew up together, so we didn't have that many hang ups around each other. It was Greg who took a while to get comfortable around us." - I explained.

"I see. Good on you for being so evolved." - She complimented me. She smiles at me and every time I swoon.

"Like I always say: if you respect me, you'll always have my respect. And Felix is a sweetheart. So is Greg, by the way, but he took many months to open up to us. Not to mention getting comfortable being naked around other people." - I spoke and she frowned.

"I'm sorry for bringing it up." - I continued, remorsefully.

"I know, it's fine. I just can't believe someone would abuse a child like that..." - She said in a deeply disturbed tone.

"I know, I agree. And he's such a nice boy. He wouldn't hurt a fly despite his many muscles." - I snickered. I am confident in my own body, but Greg outmuscled any boy I know. He is a force to be reckoned with, for sure.

She laughed at this. I found that so adorable.

"I can't believe you just said that! But yes, he's so ripped it makes River look like a twig in comparison." - She joked. I laughed out loud.

"Can I kiss you now?" - I asked, catching her by surprise.

She made a serious face for a second, surprised by this and then...

"I thought you'd never ask..." - She said as she leaned into my face and we kissed on the lips.

It was magical just like the first time.

We spent a good time kissing, eventually we lay down on the towel and continued it.

I was very careful with my hands not to 'pull a Felix', I just caressed her back and enjoyed her closeness. It was the best feeling in the world for me.

After a while, our eyes turned pitch black with lust and I knew we were in trouble. But I fought very hard not to lose control around her.

But when she lifted my shirt to take it off, I nearly lost it.

Her scent was so incredibly intoxicating. She was so hot, I had difficulty restraining myself.

She kissed me on the neck, around my chest, she was going down, down with the kisses.

My eyes were so dark I thought I was gonna shift into a wolf. When she moved to unzip my pants, I stopped her hand gently.

"I'm sorry, I want you to continue what you're doing. But if you start something now, I'm scared I won't be able to stop myself." - I confessed with my pitch black eyes drunk on lust and her pheromones.

"Who said anything about stopping?" - She rebuked, glaring at me as if I had offended her. I lost my nerve for a second. But I took a big inhale of her scent and tried again.

"Are you sure? Do you really want this now?" - I asked her incisively.

That made her stop in the tracks. She leaned back a while, recollected her thoughts. Suddenly, she realized the gravity of our actions and looked at me with a soft gaze.

"Can we do other stuff instead of..." - She asked me and I could barely wait for her to finish the sentence.

"Yes, we can!" - I said eagerly.

She started stripping off and I followed suit. When we were both naked, we kissed each other all around our bodies. It was fantastic!

I licked her for a very good time. She moaned loudly and the more pleasure she felt, I felt it too.

When she climaxed, I nearly did. I felt it so deeply it'd seem it was me. When she turned around to pleasure me, I was rock hard.

It didn't take much to get me off, unfortunately. I wish I could've lasted forever. But her mouth barely touched me and I was squirting. I strained to not hit her with my ejaculation. And then she moaned all over again. It was the best feeling in the world.

After a moment, I took her to the water to cool off. We played around too, it was nice. I kissed her some more on the lips and other parts of her body she had made available to me. Honestly, I had an absolute blast.

Much later, we got dressed and I took her back to her house. I couldn't stop smiling the whole way back and neither could she. I was feeling on top of the world.

In fact, I didn't stop grinning for the rest of the evening.

What an incredible day with my mate. I loved every second of it. I know I only just met her, but I'm falling hard, faster than I could ever anticipate.

It was incredible to see her confidence and I was even more impressed with her resolve. I got much more than I bargained for and I can't wait to take her back to the waterfalls. It is a magical place, indeed.

She is so radiant, beautiful and smart.

Suddenly, I saw what the fuss was about. Now, I can't even imagine my life without her.

A|N: Wow. Am I blushing or is it just them?

The heat is on and the next chapter also brings on the spice.

Love,

Léo.