Her

Home Baking 12

It was warm under the covers and I smelled like woods and smoke from the bonfire that was outside yesterday.

I opened my eyes towards Thalia who was playing with her little toes. Sebastian's strong arm was holding me down so I was cuddled up to his chest. I shifted closer to Sebastian if that was even possible. Thalia noticed me moving and like a curious baby, she stopped playing with her toes and turned her head towards my direction. I laughed as baby saliva was dripping down her chin.

"Hey baby" I whisper trying not to wake up Sebastian as she try's to crawl close to my stomach. I wrap my hands around her little body and pull her towards me as she gurgles with her fingers in her mouth

"Mm" I hear Sebastian mumble behind me as a little laugh comes out between his lips as he hears Thalia trying to baby talk and observe her surroundings.

The breath that came out with his laugh touches the back of my neck and chills literally ran up and down my spine. I giggle as Thalia looks curiously over at Sebastian.

"Good Morning" he says huskily as he lifts up his head towards Thalia. His arm still wrapped around my waist.

"Morning" I say fiddling with his fingers

"If I could stay in bed with you all day I would but I've got a lot to do today." he says hugging me tightly to his chest

"Mm..I'm sure you would" I say while swiping Thalia's hair over to a side.

Sebastian lifts himself up from the bed and as he turns around I notice a black tattoo with Roman numerals on his right shoulder blade. I lift myself up from the bed without knocking Thalia over so she's still sitting on the bed playing with the fluffy gray sheets. I grab Sebastian's arm and pull him towards me. I skim my fingers over his soft tanned skin where the ink looks perfectly printed on his back.

"What does it mean?" I ask with curiosity

He turns around and grabs my hand from where it's placed on his skin.

"It's the date that my father died." he says sincerely as he looks down on my hands. I look up at him and he's still looking down at my hands not meeting my eye, I know not to push it.

••••

After Sebastian had got into the shower I went in after as he took care of Thalia. He kissed the top of both our heads before he threw himself into pack work. I went back towards our house where Thalia had all her little toys to play with. I had no idea what to do all day other than watch her.

I took a tour of the house and there was so much more rooms then I expected for just one man and obviously he had his own 'guy room' with a huge T.V., a big sofa and an even bigger pool table along with more or less posters of not-so-covered woman that I didn't pay much attention to. I observed more of the pictures that were on the walls of the living room and hallways. His dad was a huge man, in all the pictures he towered over his beautiful wife. Violet and Sebastian were the cutest kids ever as they both looked up to their father. A knock was heard from downstairs and with Thalia in my hands I rushed downstairs to open it.

Violet and Addy were standing outside the door with bright smiles on their faces. Addy rushed to my legs and hugged them as tight as her little arms could. Violet came in holding her swollen stomach that looked about ready to pop and pecked me on my cheek as a simple greeting.

"How's the day treating you?" She ask as I set Thalia down on the carpet with Addy to play with

"It's good, quiet but good" I say sitting on the couch

"Well Laura called she sounded a little panicky she said you haven't called her so I brought her number so you can talk to her she sounded really worried" she says rubbing her stomach

"How could I possibly forget about them!? After your brother practically dragged me out of Target everything has gone over my head. Thank you so much." I say hugging her

"It's no worry I've been bored at home and Tristan will not let me do anything. It's annoying to say the least" she says

"Tristan....?"

"Oh sorry he's my mate. The one that had a serious expression on his face" she says giggling

"Oh..-oh okay you look so young and he's so..."

"Humorless, grim, solemn.. I know he's not always like that trust me. When he's around Addy he's like the sun that shines on a summer day. He just doesn't like to show emotion I guess you can say" She says looking at a picture with Sebastian, Tristan and her.

"H..how old is he?"

"He's twenty-two" I blink at her answer

"He seems older" I say glancing back at Thalia and Addy

"He's been through a lot." she says defensively

••••

Before Violet and Addy had left the house she apologized about being so defensive about Tristan, but I specifically told her it was okay and I shouldn't have been talking about him like that since I hardly knew the guy.With that I gave her and Addy a hug goodbye.

In-between the bright after noon I called Laura, she had practically blew my ear off as soon as I told her it was me and that I should've notified her sooner that I was out of town..which I wasn't. I lied to her, I didn't know what to say they had no idea about this different world that they lived in and I didn't want to mix them up in anything that would bring them harm. It had been five days since I last seen them and they were both trying to see Thalia. I didn't know what to tell them when I got back considering I had to tell them some what of the truth since the apartment was almost cleaned out, partially.

The sun had set over the pine trees and the huge pack house. I had no idea that Sebastian had guards around the house till Violet had left. They were so stiff and serious it was creepy as I looked through the living room window to see if they at least took one step away from their post.

I was now in the kitchen cooking up a storm or should I say baking up a storm. Thalia was sleeping upstairs in her baby room her little snores could barely be heard from downstairs as I threw some more cookie dough that I found in Sebastian's overly stuffed freezer on the Baking pan. It wasn't till eleven that I heard the front door open and revealed Sebastian all hot and sweaty with his pants dirty.

"Hey it's so late what are you doing up and ...baking..?" He ask as he picks up a chocolate chip cookie from the plate

"I was waiting...and... I don't know honestly. I've been stuck in the house all day and it's a little overwhelming not in a bad way I just don't want to be kept in our home all day like those pretty housewives that squeal when they break a damn manicured nail. Plus I talked to Laura and I think I should move back for a little but just so she doesn't get suspicious ya know??" I say waving my hands up frustratingly

It's silent for a while and I don't know if I said something that offended him but then I look up and his expression doesn't seem pissed off or sad so I just stand there fidgeting with my fingers and peeling the nail polish off my nails nervously.

"I...I..-I did I say something Sebastian? I'm sorry I didn't mean to, it probably just slipped but I need to do something other then just sit around al-"

"Our"

"Huh..? What..-what are yo-"

"You said our home" he says his eyes finally reaching my gaze as he steps forward towards me leaving boot marks on the floor

"Out of everything that's all you heard me say..?"

"Well... I was to busy zoning in onto your lips as they said our home and you don't have to stay here all day I'm not forcing you. You're the Luna, my Luna and you do what you think is best I'm not trying to hold you back. So by all means do what you wish. This is our pack. But about the Laura and Conrad thing we'll figure it out." he says looking into my eyes.

His green eyes are like the green pine trees that grow outside as they shine when the sun hits them. It's hard to not notice the sweat on the back of his neck and his strong arms covered with tiny dirt stains as his veins slightly pop out of his skin.

It's silent again..but not awkward maybe just a little bit of s****l tension in the air. A growl comes out between his lips and it's hot oh so hot that I can feel my brown eyes turn almost black. I'm in a total daze as he comes closer and closer like a predator with stealthy steps.

My body is fuzzy as he presses his body close to mine. Finally. My back is pressed against the little counter space between the fridge and the stove. It's already hot in the kitchen because of the oven but I think once Sebastian stepped into the kitchen it got fifty times hotter.

His fingers glide down towards my hips and there they rest until I grab the collar of his buttoned shirt and pull him towards me even more than before so that were practically molded to each other. Another growl rips through his chest as I skim my lips over the arch between his neck and shoulder. Goosebumps arise upon his tanned sweaty skin as he nuzzles his face in my shoulder. A moan slips out before I can take it back and all I can think about is his lips on my skin.

He lifts me onto the small spaced counter and sets his hand on my thigh as he itches his way to my waist where he gets a hold on my shirt and lifts it slightly so the pad of his thumb swirls circles around on my hip. I jump slightly at the shock that travels through that little spot and he chuckles as he continues kissing up and down my neck still not going anywhere near my lips. I wrap my legs around his waist and pull him forward as I wrap my hand around his neck and tug at his hair just slightly. I lean my head back to give him more room to kiss and roam my neck. As I lift his button up shirt just slightly I skim my fingers over his smooth hip and he tenses for a second and relaxes as I don't go any further.

As I try to pull him closer even the oven decides to go off and I jump from the small space where I'm sitting and I pull back and try to get off the counter space but Sebastian laughs and pulls me in for a peck on the cheek before he lets me down from the counter top. I wobble in my step a little dazed from Sebastian's neck kisses.

"You okay there Bella..?" He smirks his eyes gleaming

"No just a little....heated." I say mischievously as I go for a cloth to pull out the pan in the oven. I put the hot pan on the stove and reach for a spatula to put the cookies on the plate. I turn back around to Sebastian leaning back on the counter calm and collected like nothing happened a few seconds ago when I realize that he said he had pack work earlier.

"Did you go roll around in dirt or something..? Because I thought you just stayed in your office all day with papers stacked sky high.."

"Their was a rogue on the outskirts of the territory he wasn't to close but just slightly so the trackers could smell him. We ran him off as far as we could and I had left my clothes by some dirt under a tree"

I tense at the word rogue and try not to think about it much or jump to conclusions as Sebastian wraps his arm over my shoulders and leads us to the couch where he switches on the T.V. To some historical channel as I slip into a slumber with Sebastian's woodsy scent wrapping around me like a warm blanket.