Awakening (The Magic of the Black Forest Book 2) by Macy Farmer Page B

They both looked at me.
    “Yes, several times,” he answered matter-of-a-fact like. He was about to continue until he looked at Bradley. For whatever reason, Bradley didn’t look happy about where this conversation was going. So to save my man I changed the subject.
    He seemed to relax a bit after I asked them if Jesse and Colleen knew how to get to the mountain house. Also it’s been a while and I was getting a little nervous. That’s when Bradley’s phone rang. He said something then Dave quickly disappeared. When he returned, Jesse and Colleen were trailing behind him.
    When Colleen and I first saw each other we screamed like two schoolgirls. Hugging and kissing each other, we repeated over and over again how much we missed each other. While Colleen and I had our moment the guys made plans for the night. They decided it was getting kind of late so we would stay. Plus Jesse confirmed that Andrew and Anthony weren’t due to enter the country for a few days. That would give us plenty of time to get home and prepare for their arrival.
    We all went into the living room to catch up. I told Colleen about all the sights we’ve seen on our honeymoon. I mentioned everything except for our incredible sex, the upstairs, and how we were able to get to the top of the mountain from the second story. I wasn’t sure how much Bradley wanted them to know. This place has always been his sanctuary and I didn’t want to take that away from him. While I had been explaining the view from the top of the mountain, Dave cut in and mentioned that Bradley had gone into his first trance. He repeated word for word to Collean and Jesse. Bradley just rolled his eyes.
    “She was so good that she put a vampire into a trance?” Jesse laughed. Immediately afterwards Colleen punched him.
    “WATCH IT, JESS!” Bradley yelled. In an attempt to calm him I squeezed his hand. I’m not fond of Jesse’s teasing either, but he means no harm. To Jesse it’s all in fun.
    “Calm down, Brad…” He shrugged his shoulders, “…it’s a compliment. Has any other woman made you so relaxed that you did the trance thing afterwards?”
    “I’ve never been with a woman before, only vampires and shifters. She was my first. Now can we change the subject?” The sound of his voice and his words were controlled, but in his eyes raging anger lay beneath.
    “Oh. Maybe it’s because you use so much strength to stay in control that you exhausted yourself. Hey Dave, have you ever been with a woman before?” Jesse ignorantly asked.
    “Not as a vampire. It wouldn’t be the same anyway. I’m a vampire while Brad is both vampire and human. You know Jess you really don’t want to piss him off. You know how sensitive he is about Natty. My advice is to change the subject.” Dave could barely hold back his laughter though he knew his words were true.
    Bradley was getting extremely angry. Before anyone could say another word he stood up and announced we were going to bed. He also said he didn’t want to hear another word on the subject, adding that it was none of their business. Gently, he pulled me up from the couch and led me to our room.
    Like the idiot he is, Jesse hollered, “We won’t be listening, don’t worry.” Then we heard a SMACK and he yelled, “OUCH!”
    When we were finally lying in bed, our bodies intertwined, Bradley said, “Sometimes Jesse really ticks me off. Natalia, I am truly sorry for the things he said tonight. You know if I knew it wouldn’t upset you I’d be more than happy to throw him around a bit.”
    “It wouldn’t hurt my feelings any if you did,” I whispered the words in between pressing soft wet kisses to his neck.
    “Maybe I should take him outside and teach him some manners.” He returned my kisses.
    “You know, Mr. Jenkins, I know a way to make you forget all about Jesse. Are you interested?”
    “I’m always interested. Especially when your naked body is pressed against mine, but I think I’ll need to wait until