My Werewolf Mate is a Nerd

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

I got up and was getting ready for school.  Jamie came in.  “Is that what you’re wearing today?” She asked looking at my yoga pants and hoodie. 

“Eh.  I don’t feel like trying anymore.”  I sighed. 

“Well, that attitude isn’t going to get you anywhere. Here.”  She said going through my closet then handing me a short black pleaded skirt. 

“Really, this?”  I asked.  “Isn’t this a little much?”

“That’s the point.  Make Joey take notice.  Hold on, I’ll be right back with the perfect top.”  A minute later she came back with a dark purple cowl neck sweater.  I tried it on.  It was tight in the chest; the cowl was deep showing off a little more cleavage than I liked for school. 

“I don’t know….” looking at my reflection in the mirror.  I bent forward, my boobs looked like they would just spill out. 

Jamie laughed.  “Girl!  You are HOT!  Today at lunch, go sit with Joey.  He won’t be able to say no when you look like that.” 

I threw my hair into a ponytail and she helped me give the ends some curl. 

I looked for Joey at lunch.  I saw him sitting across the room.  Jamie stopped at our table while I kept on going to where Joey was.  “May I sit here?”  I asked him.  He was reading some Chemistry textbook.  Looking up a small smiled flashed across his face. He was wearing a royal blue pull over that made his eyes stand out behind his glasses.

“Um…you may.”  He said with a little hesitation that hurt me a bit. I still sat down across from him and smiled.  I began eating my salad.  I noticed that his scent had become even stronger, more enticing than the last time I had seen him due to him shifting and his wolf becoming stronger.  Scarlett noticed this too.  She stirred in my head, becoming restless.  ‘I want to meet my mate’ she whined. ‘Calm down.  We will.  Be patient.’  ‘That’s all I ever am.’ She growled.

“So, how did your first shift go?”  I asked.

Joey looked back up at me.  “Oh, it went well.  Better than some others I know.” He chuckled. 

“Wow.  Is that so.”  I said smiling.  “Yeah, that was kind of a train wreck, but I’m sure some people didn’t totally mind what was seen that night.”

Joey turned bright red, getting my joke about him seeing me naked. 

“It was ok.” He mumbled.

“Ok?  Just OK? Ouch.”  I said. But he wasn’t listening to me.  He was looking across the lunchroom.  I turned to see what held his attention and Zander was staring at us.  His face was angry. 

“Just ignore him, Joey.”  I said.  “He’ll get over it.”

“I don’t think you understand, Laney.  This was a mistake.  You shouldn’t have sat here.  I shouldn’t be around you yet.  I wasn’t ready for this.  I gotta go.”  He threw his book into his bag then ran from the lunchroom. 

I turned back to Zander and saw his eyes following Joey’s movements through the lunchroom window.  His nostrils were flaring, his eye’s dark.  He pounded his fist on the table and made eye contact with me.  I rolled my eyes at him, got up and threw my food away.  I left the lunchroom going the opposite direction, so as not to cause anymore anger in Zander.  If he saw me walk the same way as Joey, I was afraid there would be a fight.  Zander would kill him. 

I was tracking Joey’s scent till I found him sitting on a step in a back stairwell.  A part of me was angry for what he had just said, but I understood that me sitting with him now made him a target for Zander.  I stood on the landing and stepped towards him; he had his back to me.

“I thought I told you to stay away.”  He said without turning around. 

Oh, that’s it!  Now I was PISSED.  You think a normal pissed off woman is scary, now picture that with a wolf powering the anger.  I was going to let him have it!

“EXCUSE ME!”  He jumped up while turning to face me.  It was clear my yelling that had caught him off guard. “ I have been patient, so, so very patient.  But you give me no reason why I am doing this!  I don’t know who the hell you think you are, but you better get this straight!  You are my mate.  So why don’t you be a damn man and grow a f-ing pair.  Do you understand that I want you?  You JOEY EVANS!  Not Zander, Not Trent, you!  But every time I try to get close to you, you push me away.  You give me so many mixed signals.  I won’t keep being pushed away.  Either you grow up or I will reject you and move on!  Don’t test me, because so help me Goddess, I’ll do it! Is that what you want?!”   ‘You tell him!’ Scarlett cheered me on. 

Joey sat there with his mouth falling open.  He stared at me, not making a sound.  I stood there with my hands on my hips breathing heavily with anger.  My breasts were heaving a little out of the sweater, but I didn’t care.  “ANSWER ME!”  I yelled. 

I saw darkness flash across his eyes, he didn’t say a word, but leapt toward me.  A low growl came from him then I was pinned against the wall.  Before I could register what was happening, his lips were crashing against mine with ferocity.  My body responded in turn, I pressed back against his mouth.  Excitement and ecstasy flooded me.  His hands found their way up and down my body, each caress sending sparks throughout me.  I sighed as his mouth left mine but moaned when they found their way down my neck.  I had no control over myself as I lifted my right leg, hooking it around his body, pulling him closer.  I felt his excitement through his pants, as he pressed into me.  His left hand slid up my thigh causing warmth to wash over me.   My left hand was in his hair, holding his head closer, encouraging him to kiss me.  My other hand was on his back.  Joey’s lips brushed over the sensitive mating spot on my neck, for a moment I felt his teeth graze my skin.  I moaned his name. 

His eyes flashed again and returned to blue.  Joey suddenly stopped.  “What am I doing?”  He pulled away from me.  I adjusted my sweater and pulled my skirt down.  “I’m sorry, Laney.  That was inappropriate for me to do.  Especially here.”  He smoothed his hair back down.  I was still flush and trying to calm down.  My eyes trailed down his body to his pants.  The bulge that was still there.  He followed my eyes and looked down.  “Oh!”  He laughed nervously, trying to tuck things so it would go away.    

“That was some answer…”  I breathed.

 He stepped forward then took my hand, holding it gently.  He looked into my eyes.  “Please don’t reject me.  I know I’m a mess.  I promise, I’m trying to get better, be better for you.”

“I don’t need you to be better.  I just need you to be WITH me and want me.”  I said quietly.

“I know, but I have to do this first.  Please just understand that.”  His eyes pleaded.

I nodded.  He inched closer.  “May I kiss you?”  he asked.

“Um, after what just happened, you need to ask?” I laughed.

“I’m sorry, that was my wolf taking over before. Not that I didn’t want to do that myself.  But the polite thing to do is ask first.” He smiled. 

“Well, you can kiss me whenever you like.” I said.

He nervously leaned forward; eyes closed.  I closed mine too, waiting for his lips to be on mine again.  I could hear his heart pounding wildly in his chest.  He gently and sweetly kissed my lips. There was so much pleasure in it.  He pulled away breathing in deeply.  “You always smell so good.”  He said. 

I opened my eyes and blushed intensely.  “Thank you.”  I said.  Joey grabbed his bag and began to walk down the stairs. “What’s his name?”  Joey stopped at looked at me. 

“Your Wolf, what’s his name?” 

“Jax” he said with a smirk as he bounded down the stairs as the bell rang ending lunch.