The next morning, I woke up in paradise. 

The warm sun was dancing across my bare back as I lay on Xavier's chest, my face buried into his neck as it had been the whole night. His hand was absentmindedly running through my hair, clearly not aware that I had just come around from my slumber. His other arm was lazily slung around my waist, holding me to his firm, bare chest. 

Never before had I been more comfortable. 

Sure, my head was banging, but I still felt otherworldly. The tingles filling my body were so comforting that I almost fell asleep again, but then Xavier pressed his lips to the top of my head. 

"Baby, I can feel your heart pounding." Xavier's deep and husky morning voice was so damn sexy.

I pulled my head out of my safe space to look at him lazily and god, he looked amazing. I couldn't believe that the god of a man underneath me was actually my boyfriend now. The events of last night were burned into my mind as one of my favourite nights on earth; I had never felt like that while just spending time with somebody. Xavier was so different to everyone I knew. 

"Good morning, hottie." I murmured, keeping the volume down for the sake of my own banging head.

His hand was delicate as it cupped my chin, tilting it up towards him as he lowered his lips to mine. Hovering just inches from my lips, he seemed to be asking for permission before he kissed me. I closed the gap, melting into his touch as fireworks went off throughout my body. I had a feeling that I would never get enough of that feeling. 

Xavier groaned loudly, burying his head into my shoulder. The smile that had slipped onto my face was inevitable, finding Xavier's joy at being able to kiss me finally adorable. However, our new couple bubble was burst when Xavier's phone began to blare a ringtone, making me cringe at the sound. 

"Xavier speaking." His voice was full of power, which I had noticed was the voice he used around his pack members. I'd asked about it last night and he'd explained it was his Alpha voice. 

Resting my head against his chest again, I looked up at him as the person on the other end of the phone began to speak. His expression immediately softened and he relaxed underneath me, meaning it wasn't serious, which was a relief. I didn't exactly feel like rushing to an emergency with a hangover. 

"I'll ask him and let you know. One? Okay." I could only hear Xavier's replies, so I was a tad confused about what he was on about. 

Xavier dropped the phone and wrapped his arms around me again, closing his eyes. I managed to wiggle a hand free from his grasp, poking the side of his face to get his attention. His eyes snapped open and he playfully bit my finger, making me yelp.

"It was my mum. She invited us both to lunch." Xavier explained, "I said I'd ask you, but I'm not ready to leave this bed yet." 

Glancing at Xavier's clock, my jaw dropped open. If lunch was at one o'clock, then we only had about half an hour until we had to be there. That would be fine on a normal day, but right now I smelt pretty strongly of cigarettes and alcohol; I'm pretty sure that wouldn't leave such a good first impression on his parents.

"Xavier, please let me go- I want to make a good impression." I pleaded, wiggling in his hold. 

His eyes softened and he placed a kiss on my lips again, making all of my movements cease. He chuckled at that, letting me go finally. I darted off the bed, dashing into the bathroom and hopping into the shower once it had turned hot. 

I rushed my shower, but made sure that I smelt like roses when I exited. Bundled up in a towel, I stepped into Xavier's wardrobe looking for something to wear. What was an acceptable outfit to wear to meet your boyfriend's parents over lunch?

I stilled at that, forgetting about my mad rush to get ready. My boyfriend...

Butterflies swarmed my chest and I smiled to myself, heading back into the bedroom. Xavier looked up from the bed- where he was still chilling on his phone- his eyes widening as I emerged in just my towel.

"Don't get any ideas." I chided, "I just wanted a kiss because I'm happy that you're my boyfriend."

His face melted into one of adoration at that, crossing the room and wrapping his arms around me as he kissed me tenderly. I hummed in happiness at the tingles. A lot of the awkwardness that I had felt before last night had melted away now that I knew him a lot better and we were finally official. Before, I was unsure about what we were and what was off limits, but now that we were together I didn't mind just asking.

"What should I wear?" I asked as he pulled away, resting his forehead on mine. 

"Nothing." He grinned, his eyes dancing over my frame in just a towel.

I blushed at that. He obviously hadn't seen me in just nothing yet, but I was excited for when it would happen. Xavier shot me an amused look and I pushed those thoughts out of my head, blushing hard. It's so easy to forget that he can smell that kind of thing. I had enjoyed sex before, sure, but I had feeling this was going to be out of this world. 

He shook his head at me, a low chuckle escaping from his plump lips. Opening a random drawer, he pulled out some clothes and formed an outfit for me. It was half made up of my own clothes and half his clothes, which seemed to be a reoccurring theme in my outfits at the moment. His clothes were just too damn comfortable; I couldn't resist. 

"I'll use the downstairs bathroom to get dressed. Meet by the car?" Xavier suggested, which I nodded to. 

Taking an outfit of his own with him, he breezed out of the room with a smile. Xavier stayed on my mind while I changed, my chest feeling light with how happy I was. Last night was so damn fun and now that we were sober, it wasn't awkward or anything- everything seemed perfect.

Xavier had chosen just a pair of jeans, my band tee and one of his white shirts. I pulled it all on and made my way downstairs, slipping on my shoes and climbing into his car. He took my hand as he drove- per usual- not bothering to mess around with the music this time since it was apparently so close by. 

My tummy flipped in nervousness, reminding me that I was in fact on my way to meet my boyfriend's parents for the first time. I had never met any partner's anything before, so I was deeply uncomfortable. 

"Xavier!" A woman cheered as soon as we pulled into the driveway of a small cottage in the woods. 

The house itself was quaint, but adorable. It was surrounded by an immense amount of purple and white flowers, the whole area looking like a display garden from a catalogue. With the white walls, black beams and thatched roof, the cottage was another amazing historical building that the pack owned. 

As for the woman, who I presumed was Xavier's mother, she didn't look a day over thirty- let alone retiring age. Her face was free from wrinkles and her black hair was slightly curled, flowing down her back. I could certainly see where Xavier got his sharp features and high cheek bones from- she was beautiful.

"I'm here for you." Xavier whispered to me, kissing our linked hands to comfort me. 

A man appeared at Xavier's mother's side, wrapping an arm around her waist. Xavier's dad? He was just as young as his mother was- if Xavier told me that they were his older siblings I wouldn't be surprised at all. He was also just as handsome, which seemed to be a common theme with the werewolves. 

Xavier did his usual chivalrous routine of helping me out of the car, taking my hand again. My heart felt like it was about to explode, but not because of the tingles this time. Their eyes were trained to Xavier and I, scrutinising our every move. 

"Honey, do my eyes deceive me?" The man frowned, "Is our son being a gentleman?" 

"Why are you surprised? I brought my son up right." The woman retorted, rolling her eyes. 

"Can we not talk as if I'm not here again." Xavier interrupted, "Cameron, meet my mother and father. I'll let you figure out which one is which."

"It's amazing to finally get to meet you, Cameron!" Xavier's dad flew forward first, wrapping me in a hug. 

"It's lovely to meet you too, Mr and Mrs Evans." I tried my best to be polite, my voice only wobbling slightly.

"Oh, don't be silly. Call us Mum and Dad, you're family after all." Xavier's mother joined the hug, her smile wider than Xavier's this morning. 

"Mum." Xavier coughed, "It's early days, don't overwhelm him." 

I hadn't expected them to be so warm, so I was pretty surprised by this overly excited reception. Even Xavier's dad, who was the ex Alpha, was bubbly and over the top. As for them asking me to call them Mum and Dad, it was sweet but they were acting as if Xavier and I were married.

"Nonsense. He's your mate, Xavier!" His dad chuckled, "We've been waiting for this day for years now."

I was finally released from their hug, but Xavier didn't manage to get a word in edgeways as I was led by the hand indoors. His parents took me to the dining room as Xavier trudged behind, trying to get them to chill out. 

The food was already on the table and my mouth watered. Xavier must have told them I was vegetarian because there wasn't a single piece of meat in sight; I didn't care if people ate meat around me, obviously, but it was sweet of them to think about me. 

"This looks lovely." I gushed, "Is the cake homemade?" 

"It is! Since I retired, I've taken up baking as a hobby." Xavier's dad explained, "It's poppy seed and lemon cake."

"My favourite." I grinned, taking a seat at the chair Xavier pulled out for me. 

"I hope you've been treating your mate like this all of the time and it's not just for show in front of us." Xavier's mum warned, sitting across from me. 

"Oh no, he's a perfect gentleman." I reassured them.

"Does he cook for you?" Xavier's dad raised an eyebrow.

"He made me eggy bread." I recalled.

"I've been busy!" Xavier groaned, "You know how tough it's been lately."

"Doesn't mean you put your mate on the back burner." Xavier's dad shook his head.

I felt kind of bad for Xavier; it wasn't his fault that he was busy and I didn't even care that he hadn't cooked for me. It was understandable that he didn't have much time to spend with me at the moment, but even so, he was putting in a lot of effort to make time- like our date yesterday. His dad was being sort of unfair. 

"I like cooking for us both." I interjected the conversation, "Right now, however, I'd love to try some of the food in front of me. I'm starving." 

My conversation change worked perfectly and the subject was dropped, so Xavier squeezed my hand gratefully. 

"Noah's wife told me that Noah had to pick you up at almost four o'clock this morning- I didn't think you'd come to lunch on that little sleep. Did you have fun?" Xavier's mum teased, digging into her own food.

"You're terrible for gossip." Xavier sighed, "We went on a date."

Both of his parents looked between us, wide eyes and searching for answers to questions they hadn't asked, but were subtly implied. They wanted details and an update on our relationship status, which I guess means that Xavier told them that we wanted to take things slowly. He sent me a look, asking it was okay to tell them, and I nodded yes.

"I asked him to be my boyfriend." Xavier grinned goofily.

"You did? Cameron, did you say yes?" Xavier's mum gushed.

"Of course." I blushed, Xavier pressing a kiss to my cheek.

"Kids these days. When your mother and I found each other we just jumped into bed and made you, Xavier." Xavier's dad chuckled.

I choked on the halloumi I was eating, surprised by his bluntness. Were the whole pack this crude about sex? First Noah, then the girls telling Xavier I was good in bed and now this? 

"Dad, he's human. He's not used to that." Xavier hissed, patting my back to help my coughing. 

"I apologise for him, Cameron." Xavier's mum sighed, handing me a glass of water.

"It's fine, really. Just unexpected." I was beyond embarrassed by my reaction to them talking about sex. 

This was the only time in my life that I could be accused of being a prude, so that was something I guess. Something about my boyfriend's parents encouraging us to forget the dating part and just have sex was... Shocking, to say the least. I guess that's just because of the societal expectations I grew up with, though.

"I don't understand humans: everyone has sex, so why is it so taboo?" Xavier's dad pouted, "Even his mother had sex- it's how life is made!"

That one really hit home... I don't wanna think about it.