This is dedicated to WINXLOVER because....well you'll know why at the end of the chapter and I honestly think that EVERYONE should probably read the Author Note at the end as well. 

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~ One Step Back

Tristen P.O.V.

I watch her smile and take pictures with her friends. Trisha took a piece of cake and shoved it in Paytons face all while they laughted. Payton did the same thing back to Trisha. 

She kissed me.....

Those few seconds were probably the best few seconds in my entier life time. That kiss will forever be branded in my mine because it was the first kiss that I shared with my mate. Yes, I was sure that she is my mate...Nope, I'm positive that she's my mate because a small kiss like that doesn't feel that good coming from any random girl.

I watched how her tongue flicked out to lick the frosting at the corner of her mouth. I wish my tongue were licking the frosting away from her lips. 

A blot of pain coursed in my ear when someone pulled it and twisted it was hard as they can. As soon and their fingers felt my ear, I held it in pain. Who the............

"Stop starring at my daughter like that and make yourself useful and help clean up." Paytons mom smiled down at me and she swatted me away from the living room and into the kitchen. "You could start by brooming all this confetti and throwing it in the garbage." 

" Yes ma'am." 

I couldn't stop myself from smiling. Paytons mom just shook her head before handing me the broom. "What are you waiting for? I don't pay you to just stand here."

"Ma'am you don't pay me at all," I told her. She smiled at me before turning around and saying, "One thing that you learn that you never have to pay family. They do it out of the kindness of their hearts." She was gone before I could say anything but that didn't stop my smile from growing even more. She consitered me as family and I couldn't be any happier. 

With my happiness at it's peek, I quickly broomed the kitchen and made one pile and threw all the confetti away. I couldn't wait to get back to glazing at my mate and then evenually catching her alone.               It would be a dream come true just to catch her alone and kiss her over and over again. Until her prefect pink lips turned a bright red and to leave her breathless.

Leaning the broom against the wall I quickly made my way back to the living room only to bump into someone. It was Lewis and he wore the same smile I had on my face. We stood there smiling at each other without saying anything. If I didn't know any better I would've question my sexuality but today I have a reason to be smiling like a fool, but was his reasons?

"God, I've seen way too much of......this for one day." Mr. Adas brushed past us and into the kitchen balancing empty trays in his hands. I won't lie to you, I still don't like him but if I'm going to be with Payton then I might as well....open up or be some what nice to the man. After all this is his house and he could kick me out whenever he feels like it. 

 Lewis walked around me and strolled over to his dad and patted him on his back."Oh get over it old man. I'm happy, Payton's happy and Tristen is happy. Fate took it's course on this lovely evening." Now it was my turn to look at Lewis with with a lifted brow. 

"Why are you happy?" Just as I said those words someone cleared their throat making everyone look over at Brianna. I noticed a while ago that she seemed so....out of it. I haven't seen her as many times that I thought I would have. Her green eyes shifted to the floor and stayed there. 

"Erin wanted me to get her bag from out of your trunk. I just came to get the key." Her voice was quiet and soft as if she was afraid to speak any louder but I heard her loud and clear. Her eyes stayed on me all while I took the keys out of my back pocket and through it to her lightly and she caught it with shaky hands. "Thanks." 

"Anytime."

She turned to leave but the Beta words made her stop. "Are you feeling better?" he asked her. "The girls told me you weren't feeling too good and I just want you to know that if you need anything then don't be afraid to ask. My family is your family." Mr. Adas words were sincere but Lewis's gaze was cold. 

Briannas eyes quickly looked over at Lewis but she did it so fast that you had to question if she looked at him or not. "I'm feeling a little better but thanks for asking," she said before making her way out of the kitchen faster then she came in. 

"What did you do to her?" Mr. Adas asked Lewis. He didn't sound mad or even upset. If anything he sounded tired. 

Lewis shook his head, "I marked her." The room fell silent and I was both shooked and confused. I never though those two were the ones that got together. I never thought those two would ever be mates but there you have it. 

"Lewis my boy, why are you so dumb?" I couldn't help but to crack a smile. This wasn't really the right time to be laughing but I couldn't help the humorous smile on my face.

"Thanks for the support dad," Lewis said rolling his eyes at his father and giving me the dirtiest look ever. I should've walked out of the room about now, to give them a chance to talk alone with privacy but I just couldn't. Maybe if I stay extremely quiet they won't realize I'm still in the room. 

"Lewis when did you find about the whole her being your mate thing?" he asked. 

"Today," he answered blunty. 

"And did she tell you?" 

"No. I figured it out myself."

He sighed deeply before looking up at Lewis and smiling at him. "I'm happy and proud of you and don't you forget it but I'm going to give you some advice. Your going to talk to her and your going to let her do the talking and your going to lesson to what she has to say because there is clearly something wrong with her and I don't think it's something medical anymore. Most importantly your not going to push her into anything. You already messed up one time by marking her without her premission." 

"How did you know that?" Lewis asked with a raised eyebrow. 

Mr. Adas chuckled before looking up at his son. "Ask your mom how she became pregnant at such a young age. We may have been wasted that night but I knew exactually what I was doing and she knew exactually what she was doing. Even though that night the mating process went fast, she still raised hell when I marked her but I think we all know how that night ended." 

"Oh," Lewis said in realization. His eyes flashed black and his jaw tightened. 

"Maybe you should cool off before you talk to her." Lewis nodded before walking into the living room and out the front door. Now time to find my mate. "Tristen." 

"Yes Mr. Adas?" 

"The same thing goes for you too, don't be dumb and mark her just yet. Wait a while.....weeks, even months would be fine but I would prefer you wait years but I don't think that will really work out." He had this far off glint in his eyes but he manage to give me a small but weak smile. For the first time I saw him as an actually friend and not an enemy. "And I want to apologize again for the way I treated you for the pass couple of weeks. I was abusing my power and just being stupid. I'm sorry." 

For the first time I actually returned his smile, "Your forgiven." 

" Oh yeah. Tristen can you do me a favor before you leave?" I stopped to turn around again and nodded at Mr. Adas to continue. "I don't ever want to see you kiss my daughter like that again. Atleast not right in front of me like that." 

I laughted at his favor. I finally have her to myself and I don't think I'll let an opportunity to kiss her pass me by. "We'll see about that Mr. Adas but I can't make any promises." I told him before walking away into the living room but before I could spot or even caught my little mates scent Mrs. Adas jumped right in front of me. 

"There you are Tristen. Won't you be a doll and help me put the furniture back in place?" Well I think my mate could wait a little bit longer. After all I can't say no to her mom.

"Sure."

Brianna P.O.V.

Everyone was cleaning up and I was too until Erin asked me to get her bag out of her brothers car trunk. Out of all places why did Tristen have to be near Lewis at the moment. Thanks to Lewis I have this sore spot right were my shoulder met my neck. 

Even though the mark he left on my neck was sore still it felt like it belonged there. Of course it belonged there but I was still upset. God, why do I have to be such an emotional creature?! Why couldn't I be born a boy and be called Brian? Atleast then I would know how to take life with a punch to the gut without feeling like crap all the time. 

I pulled out Erins duffle bag out of Tristens trunk and then slammed it shut. I really wasn't in the mood to go back inside to I settled on leaning against his car. I couldn't help but to think that maybe I should just go home. Sleeping over just seems like the last thing I needed to do. I just need to go home and clear up my mind a little. 

"Brianna." Shit!

I quickly made my way around Tristens car but made sure to go the long way to avoid bumping into Lewis on the way back to the house but he quickly caught on to what I was doing and stopped and tired going the other way just so I could go back near the trunk. 

"Stop running away from me. I just want to talk to you," Lewis growled out at me making me flinch from the sound. He started making his way around the car but I just mirrored his steps by going the opposite way. 

" Last time we talked it ended with you marking me!" I yelled at him. 

"We're going to talk right now wheather you like it or not," he told me in a low voice. 

"That's just it. It's always your choice." He looked at me and finally stopped attempting at getting anywhere near me much to my relief. "It was your choice when you found out that we were mates. It was your choice to mark me and now it's your choice on when we're going to talk about things? I wan suppose to tell you that we were mates, I never meant for you to find out on your owe. It was my choice to ask you to mark me but you did it reguardless of what I had to say about it and now it's you choice to decide when we're going to talk?" 

His gaze on me soften a little but his eyes remained back. "What I don't get is why you wouldn't want to wear my mark? Any girl would be both proud and happy to wear their mates mark but why not you?" he asked. His voice was cold and that just made tear raise to the surface of my eyes. 

I shook my head and tried pushing the tears down only for them to overflow and blur my vision. "Your still not getting it?" 

"How about you tell me what I'm not getiing!" he yelled at me making me flinch by the power behind his voice. He wasn't happy but I really didn't care because I wasn't happy either. I'm here crying a river and all he could do was yell at me to explain something that even a blind man can see. 

Gathering all the strenght I had in myself I forced myself to stop crying, even if it was only for a couple of seconds. " Lewis I wasn't ready! I wasn't ready for any of this to happen! All I wanted to do tonight was to have fun and atleast attempt at having a decent conversation with you but I couldn't even approch you because you were all over some girl. I'm sorry that you can't understand where I'm coming from but....just leave me alone." Tear poured down my eyes again but this time I didn't let them creat a puddle under me. I grabbed both Erins bag and Tristens car keys off of the trunk and ran back into the house. 

What I am ready for is a nice long nights of sleep.

Tristen P.O.V.

She mine. I can't and will never get over that. I've finally finished helping clean up and now the house was spotless and everyone was tired. I was tired but I didn't want to leave. Everyone was getting ready to go to bed meanig that everyone was upstairs. Well everyone but Payton and I.

"Shouldn't you be getting home? You have work tomorrow." She was now in her PJ's but her hair was still in beautiful long curlys that fell down her back. 

"I couldn't leave without a goodnight kiss from my mate." I told her raising an eyebrow and I wrapped my arms around her small waist. 

She looked at me funny before asking in a humorous tone "And who would that be?" She asked with a knowing grin. 

"Who else but you?" I asked her leaning down for a kiss but she easily step back and away from it. I froaned at her action but she seems to enjoy teasing me. 

"It's about time dumb dumb," she laughted. Did she just call me dumb dumb? I placed my hand over my heart and froaned as if I were hurt. 

"You know that really hurts Payton and there's only one way to make me feel better," I told her. She rolled her eyes at my weak attempt. She got on her tippy toes and placed her soft lips against my cheek. 

"Feel better?" She asked me. 

"A little but I want a little bit more," without giving her time to move away from me I leaned down and captured her lips with mine. I kissed her softly with light kisses. Her taste was rolling onto me in waves making me want to lay her down and kiss her all night. Just before we could really get into it someone cleared their throat. 

"I was just showing Shane here to the door but it looks like I'm going to have to show you to the door as well." Mr. Adas smiled at both Payton and I and I nodded getting the hint. "So, we'll all see each other in the morning...when the sun comes out.....when everyone is out of bed." Mr.Adas looked to both me and Shane and we both nodded. 

"Yes Mr. Adas." we said at the same time. 

Leaning down one more time I kissed her lips softly before saying, "I'll see you in the morning love."     She had a far off gaze in her eyes as she watched me walk out the front door with both her dad and Shane. 

Mr. Adas watched as we both got into our car and drove far away from his property.

It took a while for me to fall asleep but somehow I managed to do so. I just couldn't wait to see her in the morning....after all it was already morning, just a couple hours of rest and then I could see her. That night I had beautiful dreams of her.

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