Belle and the alpha

My 18th part 1!!

Belle

It 6am!! It’s my birthday I jump out of bed and do a dance! If anyone saw me they would think I was a mad woman. Woman!! I’m 18!! I run to the mirror. Well nothings changed overnight ‘we’ll dehh!’ Marie laughs. Marie!! Tonight you will have your first run. I smiled and could feel Marie’s happiness. It’s too early to go running around the house so I run myself a warm bath. I feel a bit different, I feel more mature, my mates pops in my mind. My mate? I just might find him today. Suddenly I was excited, ecstatic at the thought. ‘Mate, I need my mate’ yes Marie I think I do too. I start giggling. Never have I thought I would feel as strongly as I do about finding my mate. Ah poor Alex! He has been searching for his mate for over a year, he is waiting around just to come to my birthday party! I now feel terrible. Ah man, this sucks. I’m already pining for my mate and I’ve just turned 18! I’ll make it up to him at some point, he is a great friend, I just hope he finds a good one, and me for that matter.

I clean my body from top to toe, I clean my hair and then get out the bath, I wrap a towel around myself and go into my bedroom, “f**k!” I’m met with mum, Brad and Jen al sat on my bed.

“You could have warned me!” I laugh trying to hold my towel down.

“Sorry belle...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!” They all about at once. I go over to each one and give them a kiss on their forehead and thank them. “Please let me get dressed I’ll be down in 10”

They nod and leave the room looking excited. I chuck on a pair of shorts and a vest seeing as I’m being pampered today so don’t need to make an effort until tonight.

I meet everyone downstairs and they all smile but also look like they are hiding something...

“Are you ready for your present?” My mum asks.

“Yes please!!” I reply excitement radiating off me.

“Close your eyes” suddenly Brad covers my eyes. And pushes me forwards. Why are we going outside. I can smell much more than I could yesterday, I can hear the neighbours coming down their stairs too.

“3...2...1...open” they say together.

I open my eyes and am met with a black new shape Ford Focus with a red bow tied round it. Mum is standing holding the key!!

“Oh my goddess!!” I scream out jumping up and down like a child.

“Do you like it?” Brad asks...

“Like?? I love it. Thank you all so so so so so much!!” My eyes tear up and I hug all of them in one.

“Take us for a spin sis!” Brad laughed.

“Hop in” I reply. Everyone gets in and I start the engine. Oh this feels great. I can’t stop smiling. I put the car into gear and pull off. I drove around for an hour and then decided it’s best to get started on other things. We pull up at home and everyone gets out.

“Right you, jen, Sam and mum are going to the hotel now and will be there until the party” Brad told me. I was so excited again. Sam pulled up at that moment. I started screeching. It’s been too long!!

“Sammmmmmmm” I shout.

“Belleeeeeee” sam screeches back.

“I’ve missed you! How did the search go??” I ask Sam.

“I’ll tell you all the details later...everyone in. Let’s go”

“What about my dress??” I ask

“That’s already there sweetie” mum softly replies. With that we go to the hotel. Everyone is singing along to the radio the whole way there. Today is going to be a great day, the best day!

30 minutes later we pull up outside the hotel. It’s beautiful, there are red and white roses scattered around the entrance. With a black board with white glittery writing reading; ‘Belle Starkley turns 18, please join in the celebrations this way.’

“Ah mum it’s beautiful, thank you.” I smile

“Only the best for my favourite daughter” mum winks back

“Only daughter” I laugh back, we all laugh and make our way inside the hotel. We run to our rooms, everyone had a room each apart from jen and Brad who have a shared one. I go into my room, it’s stunning, old fashioned furniture m, a huge kingsize bed and a massive bath. Heaven!! I run to the bed and fall on top. It’s soooooo comfortable! I open the cupboards and find my stuff has already been laid out for me. I check my phone and have a few messaged from various people. One from my boss Steve and his wife wishing a happy birthday and that they will see me later. A message from school friends all the same sort of happy birthday message. And one from Alex! My heart skips a beat! ‘Happy 18th birthday beautiful belle. I can not wait to see you later, you owe me a dance by the way ;) x’

My body is aching after reading his message. I’ve never left this way before. Marie, why am I feeling like this? ‘All will be revealed. Now hurry up and get this day over with so we can get to the party’ damn Marie. Really? ‘Yep’

I meet the girls at the lobby and we make our way through the huge hotel to the spa. We have full body massage, facials, jacuzzi, nails and makeup to fit in. With a Prosecco lunch of corse seeing as I’m allowed a drink. I need details from Sam too! We are paired up and go in as pairs, I chose Sam as I need to speak with her. First off is a facial...this is amazing, I’ve never felt more spoilt!

“Ah Sam...”

“Mmhmmmm” she drowsily replies

“So what happened? Did you find your mate?”

“Belle, I found him!!”

I shout up making the lady doing my face jump. “Sorry! Sam!! Who is he? What’s he like? Is he handsome? Did you...”

“Belle!!. His name is Gerard. You’ll meet him tonight. He can’t wait, I’ve told him all about you! He is handsome belle, kind, caring, smart. He is at university. He wasn’t ready for settling down as he is studying. I’ve changed his mind now though” I could hear the happiness in her voice when she spoke of Gerard. She was truly in love.

“And yes... details later though!!” Sam giggled.

“Damn girl!! You best fill me in!” I laughed back.

“Hahaha relax now belle. You’re ruining your facial.” Sam seemed a bit sterner now.

“Yes ma’am” I replied and closed my eyes.

I’m so happy for Sam. She deserved true happiness. I hope he is as good as she makes out or I’ll kill him!

Too soon we move onto our full body massage. I’m pretty sure I fell asleep at one point as Sam was historical and told me I’d dribbled! The b***h! Then we joined mum and jen in the jacuzzi and was served Prosecco along with a selection on sandwich’s.

“Right girls all in belles room for nails and makeup “ my mum sung. She was very excited.

We all piled in my room and took it in turned having our nails done, I chose red, it will match my dress perfectly. Next makeup was being applied. I went with a more natural face with smokey eyes and red lips. My hair was pulled half up and the rest was curled, I look good even if I do say so myself.

“Beautiful belle” jen whispered whilst sipping her orange juice.

“Thank you jen, your beautiful too, you all are” I smiled at all of them, they all look amazing tonight.

“Right belle, we are going back to our rooms to get dressed. You’ve got 30 minutes and then we need to head down and make sure everything is perfect!” Mum said.

“Ok, see you all soon.”

I’m alone, I look at myself in the mirror. I look more mature, I haven’t really looked at myself recently. I sigh and go the the wardrobe and pull my red dress out. I put it on being very careful not to spoil my makeup and hair. I put my heels on, apply perfume and check myself in the mirror. I take a selfie, something to remind myself of this night. I sigh again, it’s time to go. My stomach is in knots, my heart is beating fast and feels like it might jump out my chest ‘calm down belle’ Marie says comforting me. Yes Marie, I’m just so nervous. ‘I know doll, I feel everything you feel remember.’ She knows how to make me laugh. Yes I know. Right let’s do this Marie.

It’s now 6:45pm we are now in the hall, my mum has told me to leave the room and come back in 20 minutes so everyone has a chance to arrive and I can walk in in style. I don’t like this idea of everyone looking at me but what mum wants she gets....Brad is waiting for me outside the doors and pulls me outside, he knows me well.

“Thanks brad, it was getting a little hot in there!” I smiled nervously.

“No problem sis, that’s what I’m here for” he winked making me laugh.

“How are you feeling?” Brad asked

“I’m nervous brad, my body is feeling strange things and I’m confused” I shook my head.

Brad started smiling with a twinkle in his eye “tonight could be the night belle, you might meet your mate! When I turned 18, jen and I were friends anyway and I had a feeling about her. She turned 18 3 weeks before me and she said she could feel it was me before I even come of age. It’s so strange, how your world suddenly changes and you become one with another person, you know in that moment that you would do any and everything for that one person.” I could see the love and pride in my brothers eyes. Something I’ve never seen in him before, jen is lucky but then again so is brad. She is awesome.

“Ah Brad. I’m scared too, what if he doesn’t like me? WhT if he rejects me?” I felt sad

“No wolf would be mad enough to do that, your beautiful, kind, caring...plus your my sister so if they did they would never see the light of day again” he chuckled, I joined in.

“Thank you brad”

I checked the time. It’s now 7:10.

“Shoot, we are late!” I laugh

“Better late than never, ready?” Brad winks.

“Ready” I reply