The Alphas Little Dancer

Chapter Six-I don't dance

Amelia POV

     “Guys seriously, I don’t need your help.” I groan as Delilah and Nicole fight over which outfit I should wear tonight for my date with Jaxson. I roll my eyes when both of them ignore me completely, making me go back to shaving my legs in the amazing pool they call a bathtub. 

     They both run into the bathroom yelling about what color looks better on me, emerald or maroon. “Hey!” I shout over their stupid argument. They both turn to look at me surprised that I finally spoke up. “I already picked out a dress, shoes and jewelry. I know how I’m doing my make up and hair so stop arguing!” 

     The stun on both of their faces was priceless as they looked back at each other and frowned in disapproval. “Sorry sweetie, we are just excited for you and want it to be perfect.” Nicole says. 

     “Yeah sorry babe, this is just huge, especially for my brother.” Delilah comments twiddling her thumbs.

     I rise out of the bathtub wrapping the big fluffy towel around my body and step out gingerly. “It’s fine, but you guys are starting to make me nervous.” I huff, walking past both of them.

     “Don’t be nervous, Jax is already head over heals for you.” Claims Delilah as they both follow behind me out of the bathroom. 

      Sitting down on the bed I look at both of them for the first time showing the anxiety that haunts me. “It’s not just about Jax...this will be the first date I’ve ever been on.” I say shyly, fiddling with the hem of the towel trying to keep my nervousness to a minimum. 

     “Well, we will walk you through everything that you’ll need to know about dating.” Nicole says excitedly. “Now get your pretty ass up and let’s get started!” Making me stand up from the bed giggling with excitement. I’m going to need to give my mate a chance to redeem himself and maybe step out of my comfort zone. It should be very interesting. 

....

      By the time the ladies and I were finished, I couldn’t even recognize myself. I’ve never felt this genuinely beautiful before, sexy yes, but never beautiful. 

     I stare at the set of confident eyes looking back at me. The girl in the mirror barley recognizable. Her long blonde hair done in simple soft waves that fell down her back and shoulders other than a single braid starting at her bangs while it was braided back until it was pinned out of my face. 

     The delicate make-up was perfect. I wasn’t caked for once in make-up and glitter. A thin layer of foundation and light contouring made my already tan skin tone pop. A simple wing eye-liner combined with black mascara to make my eyes pop but a deep red lip brought it all together. 

     I picked out a long black spaghetti strap maxi dress that flowed nicely down my body except where it was cinched at my natural waist. Combining comfortable strappy black leather sandals that had silver metal accents because the girls insisted on no heels. While adding  large silver hoop earrings to match nicely. It looked percent. 

     “Damn girl, you look stunning!” Nicole says while jumping up and down.

     “Jax is gonna die just looking at you!” Delilah added while clapping her hands in excitement. 

     Smiling back at them I finally let myself get excited for this date.  Thinking I just might get my happy ending for once. 

Jaxson POV

     I stood by the door waiting for Amelia. My nerves slightly getting to me. Staring back at the mirror that hangs on the wall, I fiddle with my white button up shirt for the hundredth time. I’m dressed to impress with the nice relaxed white shirt paired with dark blue jeans and black shoes and a belt.  I have my shirt tucked in, I’m freshly shaven and my hair is gelled off to the side. Not really mentioning what we were doing tonight I didn’t want to go too extra. 

     The girls knew what the plan was so they made sure Amelia dressed appropriately too. Luckily I had them to help because I didn’t think I was going to be able to pull it off without them. 

     Glancing down at the bundle of bright red tulips in my hand, I shoot my eyes back up when her sweet smell fills the air. My eyes meet up with the most gorgeous pair of blue eyes I’ve ever seen and she looks amazing. 

     She is a natural beauty and now being dressed like a lady, she had a new found confidence. Her golden hair framing his face perfectly falling in waves. Tanned skin glowing against the long black dress that hugged her body in all the right places. Those deep red lips making me dream of them pressed against mine.

     Completely stunned, I feel my mouth go dry. Her smile is huge while she watches me stare at her making my heart beat faster than it already was. She delicately walks down the stairs with the bottom of her dress in one hand so she doesn’t trip. The stupid smile on my face growing bigger with each step she takes.

     Avery was howling in the back of my head from excitement. Sensing his mate and the craving the connection. 

     She reached the bottom of the step and we just stand there admiring each other. “...wow.. just wow” is the only thing I can get to come out of my mouth as I shake my head back and forth biting my lower lip smiling.

     She smiles back confidently which just turns me on even more. “Thanks, you clean up pretty well too Alpha.” Her seductive voice doing nothing for my self control. 

     “Just Jax, please.” I laugh nervously “Oh, these are for you.” Bringing myself back to what we were doing here and now. I hand her the bundle of fresh tulips and she brings them up to her noise taking a deep breath, causing her to close her eyes in appreciation. 

     “They are so beautiful, thank you.” She says to me.

     “Are you ready?” Holding out my hand to her. She places the flowers down on the hallway table and puts her warm soft hand in mine making me smile. 

     Opening the door for her, I guide her outside but I don’t head for the cars which causes her to look at me confused but instead I just look back at her with a mischievous grin. 

     Walking us around the house, I pull her along when we reach a trail the leads to the small cottage on the outskirts of our territory. Oddly, she doesn’t question me or ask anything but follows along happily. 

“It’s because she trusts us.” Avery says excitedly which makes me smile even more than I thought was possible. 

     The sparkly hanging lights start to show through the trees as we made our way closer to the cottage until we were standing right outside the front door. Amelia looks up at me still confused but giddy. “This place is adorable.” She whispers barley audible.

     “Thank you, it used to be my grandmas home but when she started traveling it’s just remained empty.” 

“Hmmm” she hummed in response as I lead her through the entry and pull her quickly through the house making her giggle. “Wait aren’t you going to show me around?” She asks confused.

     “In a little bit, but I have a surprise out back.” I smile down at her as we stood in front of the back door. Letting go of her hand, I nervously reach for the door and pull it open, praying she likes what I had planned. 

     When she stepped out onto the wooden patio her eyes grew three sizes bigger when the twinkly lights shined through the dark night. Her hand flew up to her mouth in shock as she looked around at the patio that is decked out in more bright red tulips, twinkly lights and candles. 

     “Do you like it?...” I ask anxiously, still holding my breath. 

     She turns around to look at me surprised with her eyes glistening in the lights. “....I...I-I’ve never had anyone do something so sweet for me.” She says as she walks towards me. “It’s absolutely perfect.” When she reached me she placed both of her hands on my shirt pulling me down to her level and placing a soft kiss on my cheek. 

     The ridiculous smile on my face shows how happy I was at this very moment. Grabbing her hands from my shirt I hold both of them in mine. “Good, now follow me.” As I pull her towards the small wooden dinning table set for two. 

     I pull out a chair for her and gesture for her to sit. She smiles at me complying. I even open up her napkin for her and gently place it on her lap making a giggle escape her lips. I turn on the soft background music before following suit and sit as well. I raise the lid to show the giant bowl of Cheese Tortellini with Walnut Pesto and a plate of garlic bread. 

     “I hope you like Italian.” Knowing that she told Delilah during the shopping trip that it was one of her favorite foods.

     She beams at me excitedly “I’m obsessed with Italian food!” As she licks her lips. I serve her first then do the same for myself before reaching over to the bottle sitting on the table and pour us both a glass of the sweet white wine. 

     “So tell me about yourself.” I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve never been on a date so this is all new to me. So I guess I might be a little awkward. 

     “Um well.... You basically know it all.” She laughs nervously. 

     “No I want to know more about just you.”  I ask while taking a big bite of the pasta dish in front of me

     She sat there for a minute pondering on that before she finally answered. “Well I love music.” She shrugs.

     “What kind of music?” 

     “Anything. Everything. I feel like music is the voice of the soul.” 

     “Well what is your soul saying now?” I ask curiously.

     “That right now, I am exactly where I need to be.” She smiles up at me her eyes sparkling in the lights. “What about yours?”

     “I think it has something to do with how gorgeous you look under these lights.” Which makes her blush. 

     We continue to eat in a comfortable silence popping in and out of small conversations. When a certain songs starts to play over the speakers. Her gasp of excitement startling me from the silence. 

     “I love this song!” She says as she gets up out of her chair. I  raise my eyebrow in confusion when she comes over to my side of the table and pulls me out of the chair. “Dance with me?” 

     I try to decline but her insistence is so cute. “Amelia, I don’t know how.” I say awkwardly looking away and rubbing the back of my neck.

     “You don’t know how to dance?” Shock laced in her voice but she recovers quickly, “come here I’ll show you.” As she grabs my hand and pulls me towards the open spot on the patio. 

     “But...” I start to say but she cuts me off before I could continue.

     “I promise it’s easy, place your hands here.” While she pulls my hands to her hips and lets them rest on her lower back. Then wrapping her arms around my neck elegantly. “Now follow my feet, don’t look down though. Just look into my eyes.” Snapping my head back up to look at her. That smile being totally worth the embarrassment. 

     “I’m sorry if I step on your toes” I laugh at her.

     “You are doing great, just follow me.” She giggles again “I’m used to getting my toes stepped on.”

     “What do you mean?”

     “Oh...well when alpha carter had his friends come over he would make me dance with them. A lot of them didn’t know how so I taught them.” Giving me another shrug. 

     “Hmmm” I cant stop myself from getting upset that he took advantage of her all the time. But the anger subsided quickly as we started to move around the floor smoothly. 

     The way her dress swayed with her hips was hypnotic. Each step was graceful and then her sweet voice whispering the lyrics made me lose focus on what was going on. Maybe it was the effect of being with my mate or just the fact of how perfect she is but I never want this moment to end. 

     Eventually we started slowing down our dancing until the song ended. Leaving us both standing in the middle of the patio staring at each other like two love drunk fools. 

     Leaning forward I whispered in her ear ,“I have another surprise...”. Raising her eyebrow in question I reluctantly pull away to then grab her hand and guide her to the open area with more candles scattered in the grass surrounding a large blanket with pillows placed on it. 

     I sat down on the blanket and laid back looking up at the stars. When I noticed she still hadn’t gotten down on the ground with me, I patted the ground where she was meant to lay down with me. Finally deciding to join me she sat and laid back on the soft pillows. 

     “...Oh wow...” she gasped as she looked up at the million of stars the shined through the clear night sky. 

     “This is my favorite thing to do.” I smile at her.

     “I can see why, I’ve never seen anything like this before.” She whispers like she’s going to scare away the stars. 

     We both stayed silent appreciating the beautiful night sky. Until she interrupts the quiet. “You know... to me stars make me think of all the people I’ve lost. Like they are watching over me and guiding me everyday just so I can appreciate them being there at night.” 

     “Like who?” Nervous to ask but my curiosity taking over.

     “My mom and dad...my grandparents, everyone I don’t remember.” She says all too quickly. Then glances over at me to see me staring at her. “They died when I was super young so I don’t really have any memory’s of them.” She explains.

     “I’m so sorry Amelia, I bet they loved you a lot.” 

     “I’m not sure, but I think I’ve disappointed them. Everything that’s happened, everything I’ve done.” Shaking her head as she closed her eyes looking like she was about to cry. 

     “I know they are proud of you because no one could have gone what you’ve been through and come out with such a beautiful lease on life like you have.” I reply honestly.

     Looking over at me again her eyes glistening with the unshed tears daring to pour out. We lay there just staring into each other’s eyes as something built inside of me pulling me towards her. Before I knew it I was pulling her into my arms just wanting to hold her and not let her go. Leaning down over her I go to kiss her forehead, then her nose, and finally I hovered over her lips asking for permission. Waiting patiently not wanting to push her I felt her weave her hand into my hair on the back my my neck pulling me towards her lips as fireworks explode on my lips. 

     The kiss starts out slow and sensual just wanting to have each other close but it quickly became so heated I didn’t know if I could hold back. Pulling back before I lost control. 

     Opening my eyes I look down at her confused and frustrated face. “I’m sorry, I don’t want to push you into something you aren’t ready for. I don’t want to lose control.” I whisper to her out of breath. 

     “What if I want to lose control?” She asks while biting her lower lip. I can smell her arousal making my b***r harder than before. 

     Shifting next to her I brush my fingers across her right cheek looking into her eyes, “Are you sure?” 

     “Oh course, I’ve never been more sure about anything.” She reply’s but before she could add anything else I capture her lips in another searing kiss and pull her body closer to mine. 

     She responded immediately with the same passion as me. Each touch and kiss taking us another step closer. Even though it would be super romantic to have s*x under the stars I didn’t want to have our first time outside on the ground. “Do you want to go inside?” I ask as I kiss down her neck sucking and biting softly. All she can manage is a nod but I stood up immediately and pulled her up with me. 

     Once we were both on our feet I grabbed her again and pulled her against my chest. Mid kiss I hooked my hands under her knees and picked her up in one swift move causing her to squeal.