Suddenly, Luna

Chapter 15 - Princes and princesses

Logan POV

I remember my first kiss. I was twelve, I think, finishing sixth grade. The school was almost done for the year, a few more days to go. Stacey was 13, finishing the seventh and she was the most popular girl in the middle  school.  That day, I was standing in the hallway with Cillian and Carla, and there she was, walking toward us like she owns the world. 

“Logan, see you on the third bench behind the school at 2!”

She didn't even stop, just kept going. Cil and I, we were thrilled. We had no idea what she wanted, but hey, she spoke to me and I was on the top of the world. After school; Carla wanted me to go home with her, otherwise she'd tell mom. I have to admit, it was a tough decision. Our mother is the most gentle and kind woman I have ever met, but when it came to Carla’s and mine safety and upbringing, you could never know what to expect. As Alpha’s and Luna’s children, we were always supervised by someone, our safety was important to all pack members so we have always felt protected and safe. 

When it came to raising us in proper human being, well, that was a whole different story. Our parents gave us all the love in the world, but one thing was clear from the start - we will never become spoiled, privileged brats. 

That is one thing I am quite thankful today, and when Grace and I have pups, we’ll raise them in the same way. 

But, let’s go back to my first kiss. 

In the end, I’ve decided to go and meet Stacey. Cil and I’ve been discussing for a while what her reasons were, but we’ve realized there was only one way to find out - I had to man up and meet her. So I did.

I was waiting for her at the mentioned bench for a  few minutes, when all of the sudden, there she was. I was numb. I wanted to say something cool but my mind was blank. While I was figuring out what to say, she asked:

“Did you ever kiss a girl?” 

What am I supposed to say now? If I tell her the truth, she will think that I’m a loser, and if I lie and she actually tries to kiss me she will find out I have no idea what am I doing. 

“Great! This will be your first time!” she said. Confusion on my face must have been enough for her to figure out the answer to her question. 

“ I will be a good friend of yours and teach you. You are almost 12, you should get some experience and I’m more than willing to help!” she said with a smile.

And just like that, we’ve spent the  next twenty minutes kissing. 

The,, she stood up said the lesson was finished, winked at me, turned around and left. I felt like I was the king of the world. I knew I will be the most popular guy in school tomorrow. 

I ran all the way home and luckily, Cillian was there with my sister doing homework.  “I’ve kissed her, I’ve kissed her!”  I’ve yelled.

I  can’t wait for tomorrow, I’ll be the most popular kid in the school. I mean, I just spent the whole afternoon kissing a two years older girl. Can’t wait for tomorrow to tell everyone!”

I ran to my room to leave my stuff and bumped into my mother. The look on her face told me I was in trouble.

What have I done now? “I wasn’t home, I just came in. Whatever you think I did, Cillian or Carla must have done it.”

“I didn’t hear Cillian or Carla telling  their plans for tomorrow. Maybe I misunderstood something, but I believe I’ve heard you say that you will tell the whole school tomorrow that you’ve kissed some girl.” she said flatly. 

My chest puffed, I was so proud of myself.… 

With a huge grin and nodded and said: “Yeah!”

Apparently, my mother wasn’t so thrilled with my actions, she only said: I'll leave your stuff and come back to the kitchen, we need to talk!”

A few minutes later I was seated next to Cillian and Carla when my mother asked: 

“What would you do if someone kissed your sister and then bragged about it in front of everyone?”

“I would kill him!”

“You wouldn’t get the chance,  I would do it first!! Cillian almost growled. 

“I like your answer!” mom said. “But, the girl you've been kissing today, do you think she might have brothers and friends who will try to kill you tomorrow? Huh?”

After a long pause she added: “ My son will not be one of those kiss and tell boys. I have raised you better than that!” 

Two lessons were learned that day: 

One - As a future Alpha  you can get every girl you want, even if she’s older than you!

Two - Treat women with respect.

The whole point of this story about my first kiss is to explain how I feel at the moment. Back than; I believed I would never feel that kind of thrill again. And here I am in the shower, grinning like a fool, my heart's beating like crazy and, to be honest I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy before. I’ve barely touched her lips with mine and I think it was the best s****l experience of my life. How crazy is that?

GRACE POV

I’ve spent next 15 minutes lying in bed, talking with Saaba but most of all I daydreamed about Logan. I was so freaked out last night, but now, I feel content, happy, calm. Finally at peace.

I’ve heard the shower turning off, so I got up. Then I realized I don’t have any clothes. 

“Logan”, I’ve yelled “maybe we should stay here after all, I don’t have any clothes.”

The door of the bathroom opened and I was dumbstruck. I’ve seen Logan without his shirt last night, but now he stepped out wearing only a towel around his waist. His skin had a golden tone, a proof he spent a lot of time out in the open. He was ripped, but far away from being bulky. Lean muscles on his chest were smattered with hair still wet from the shower and I wanted to touch him so bad. I had no idea how to act, but luckily, he asked:

“Babe, you called me?”

“Huh?” I looked at him confused then remembered I was looking for some clothes. “Yes, I’ve said I didn’t have anything to wear. I don’t think your T-shirt is acceptable.”

“Yeah, Carla has brought something over!” I’ll put some clothes on and bring it to you. 

15 minutes later, we were ready to go. He explained who lived on which floor, and when we reached the ground floor, he gave me the whole tour - there was a gym, small cinema, pool room, sitting area within the library and room with pool table, darts and that kind of games. 

Finally, we reached the dining room, and there were at least 40 people inside. 

Logan greeted them and they responded with a soft nod. It was obvious they respected him but they were quite relaxed around him at the same time. You could say that by huge grins they were throwing at me. I was about to hide between us when a small girl ran toward us. 

She pulled my hand and yelled: “Are you Alpha’s girlfriend?”

Everyone went quiet and those smiles became even broader. They were all expecting an answer and all I could do was blush. 

Logan saved the day: “Hi; Mel. Yes, this is my girlfriend.”

“Bummer!” she pouted. 

“You don’t like her?” he crouched next to her. “Hm, I hoped you would like her and keep her safe when I am gone. But now, I’ll have to ask someone else.” 

I couldn’t help but smile. He was so in his element with her. I think it was a good trait to get along with children. 

“Noo. I like her. You look like a pixie, you know?” she asked me, but didn’t bother with my answer. Her focus was back on Logan: “But..” she pouted again. 

“But what?” he asked gently.

“I thought I would be your girlfriend when I grew up. You could be a prince and I could be a princess just like in a fairytale. And we would live happily ever after. And I would have a horse. And a castle.”

“Sweetie, I think you will find yourself a real prince when you grow up. Not someone like me who would need to pretend to be a real one.”

She went quiet for a second and then reached her hand towards me. I crouched as well and gave her my hand:

“Nice to meet you, princess Mel! I am Grace!”

She gave me a toothless grin and ran to her mom yelling: “Mom, Logan has a girlfriend but it doesn’t matter because I’ll marry a real prince, not fake one like him.”

Everyone burst laughing, and then Logan introduced me to people in the room. When we reached Mel’s mom and dad, I realized it was a woman I saw from the balcony last night. I’ve talked for a while with her and her mate Jake, but before we joined our families at the table Logan said: “You know, Joanna, You could have asked me yourself about Grace, no need to send Mel to do your dirty work.”

She bursted laughing, picked up her daughter  and left the room.