Jocelyn's POV
When Xander showed up at my door, I was speechless. He was gorgeous! I couldn't stop myself from taking him in from top to bottom. Its like he knew that jeans,work boots and a flannel were my weakness.I hadn't lied when I told Xander I had never been on a date before. I had grown up in the system getting bounced from foster home to foster home and never being accepted in school. I was always seen as the awkward kid. Then when I had graduated I was too busy with work supporting myself to give dating a second thought. Don't get me wrong,I've kissed a guy before but it was just once and I was totally grossed out by it. The one time I decided to go out on New Years Eve, my first kiss got hijacked by a stranger in a local bar when the ball dropped. I was looking forward to seeing where things went with Xander. Perhaps I'd be able to get to experience more firsts with him.
As we headed down the road towards the little diner in town, I started to feel butterflies in my stomach. I squirmed in my seat and looked out the passenger window trying not to draw more attention to myself and make it anymore awkward than it already was. The longer I stayed in the truck beside Xander the more I started to notice his smell. IT wasn't like the usual smell you got when around people.There wasn't the smell of cologne or sweat. He smelled of bonfires and marshmallows and I found myself wanting to lean into him and take deep breaths. I have never wanted out of the car more in my life. The longer I was in such close proximity to him the more I had to fight the urge not to crawl across the front seat and run my tongue up the side of his neck. What was wrong with me?! I had never had thoughts or feelings like his before.
"How long have you lived here?" I asked trying to distract myself from the man sitting next to me.
"My brother Zane and I just moved here about a year ago, we've been busy building out cabin and getting our business started so haven't had much time to get out and see the town."
"What type of work do you do?" He had managed to peek my interested and I wanted to know more about him.
"Zane and I are in security. We offer our services for parties and events. We've also had a few celebrities ask for us to act as body guards on outings in the past. Though I prefer working security for events where I can take in all the surroundings and I'm not forced to keep my eyes on individual people."
I nodded my head in understanding, " that makes sense."
We soon pulled into the parking lot of the little diner and Xander hopped out of the truck and came around to my side to open my door. We walked in a the hostess gave us a friendly smile and told us to take a seat anywhere,that someone would be over shortly to take our orders. We decided to sit at a table near the windows and chatted a little as we decided on what we were going to have for breakfast. When the waitress came over we eat ordered a coffee,I also ordered a glass of orange juice. Once our drinks were brought back we placed our food orders. I got a western omelette with white toast and Xander ordered a short stack of blueberry pancakes, two over easy eggs, bacon, sausage links and rye toast. I couldn't help but chuckle and ask if he was hungry this morning.
"I was too excited about today to eat dinner so I'm making up for my lost calorie" he said with an embarassed smile.
"Its okay, I don't usually eat breakfast so I'll probably end up needing to box this up when we leave."
I was surprisingly comfortable around Xander, I didn't feel any of the pressure people said they felt on first dates. I couldn't pick it going any better. I was just getting ready to tell Xander how much fun I was having and to ask if he would be interested in going on another date when I looked up and saw that his face had gone blank and he was looking over my shoulder.
"What's wrong" I said as I looked over my shoulder in the same direction he had been looking in. What I saw shocked me. I know Xander had said that he had a twin but seeing them both under the same roof was awe inspiring. I couldn't help but feel a familiar pull towards Zane and I felt with Xander.
" What are you doing here? " Hissed Xander
" I wanted to meet our little mate and meet her myself" Zane stated. I was confused about the mate comment and didn't know what he was talking about. He must have noticed how confused I was by the look on my face. Zane glanced in Xanders direction and I noticed Xander had his face held in his hands.
"what's going on?" I asked the both of them.
Zane slid into the booth beside Xander and asked me " Xander didn't explain things to you yet?"
"Explain what to me?" I asked suddenly feeling very nervous. My hands started to sweat and the butterflies I had felt earlier were starting to increase to slightly uncomfortable cramps. Xander shot Zane a look that told him what an i***t he thought Zane was and said
" we're on our first date, when would you have liked me to drop that bomb on he? Before or after I paid the bill?"
I was lost for words as I looked between the two brothers. Finally finding my words I placed both hands on the table and said
" some body better start telling me what is going on and fast."
Xander and Zane looked at each other once more before Xander reached across the table and took one of my hands and said in a low steady voice as if he was talking to a scared wild animal
" your our mate do you know what that means?"
After giving my head slight shake he continued to explain that they were werewolves and that all werewolves had fated mates, a soulmate that was perfect for them in every way and that they knew I was their fated mate the first time Xander had caught my scent. As romantic as it sounded it still sounded unbelievable but one thing caught my attention. Xander kept saying their, as in more than one of them.
" Hold on a minute and go back. What do you mean I'm yours?" I asked wanting to know what I had gotten myself into.
Zane looked at my with a sympathetic look and said " your our mate, both mine and Xander's. Being twins we grew up knowing we would always end up sharing a mate."
As I sat there looking between the both of them, I could feel the blood draining from my face,my head started to feel fuzzy and my vision started to blur. The next thing I knew I heard my name being hollered and chairs being slid back against the floor as the world turned black around me.