That night was forever burned in my memory as one of the happiest ever. A grin was plastered on my face when I woke up replaying everything in my brain.

When I woke up, I expected to be in my bed in the arms of my mate. But of course, that wasn't the case. I felt Sean's side of the bed with my eyes still closed, seeking his comfort, but found nothing. Just a cold side of the bed.

I sighed, he's probably doing Alpha stuff. I yawned, rubbing my eyes, trying to wake myself up. I sat in a sitting position and stretched my arms out until I heard my back pop. Yes I have to do that or I can't start my day.

I looked at the clock laying on the nightstand beside the bed and it read nine o'clock. Not too late, not too early, perfect.

I got up from the bed and went into the bathroom and closed the door, but then walked out wondering what I was doing.

Usually I get my outfit together and put it on before doing anything else. It just makes sense to me.

I went into the walk in closet and picked out my outfit for the day. I chose to be a little stylish today so I put on a black and gray striped shirt with some black shorts with a black belt. To finish off the look, I put on a lot blue jean jacket. I rolled up the sleeves to my elbows and I went over to my body sized mirror and smiled to myself.

I was confident with my look, but I felt like it needed something more. I went over to where I keep my jewelry, mostly bought by Maddie, and looked at all the necklaces. I told her I almost never wear rings or bracelets cause I always lose them, but they're nice too.

I ran my hands over the different necklaces until I made up my mind and went back over to the mirror. I clipped the necklace on my neck and looked at my look one last time. I decided to pick a crystal necklace, that was quartz, with a black chain. I nodded my head in approval and looked at the time: 9:20.

I grabbed my sketchbook, pencils, and pens and headed out the door to Sean's office. He doesn't have a meeting today, so he's probably just working on paperwork.

I walk down the hall and spot Michael, " Michael! "

He stops walking and turns around and when he sees me his face lights up, " Hey Jessica! "

" Even though I've been here for a while, I still don't really know where Sean's office is, can you show me? " I giggle slightly embarrassed, you would think I wouldn't know my way around the house by now but nope. I need to give myself a house tour later.. I wonder if this place has a library?

He smiled, noticing my confusion, " Yeah, it's down the hall. " he leads the way down the never ending hall it seems like and my stomach grumbles, but it's not me I think about, " Do you know if he's ate breakfast yet? "

" Nope, he's been in the office since 7. " He frowned and turned back around to lead the way again, he probably wanted to hang out with his friend today.

" We can hang out today if you want. " I grin at him and put my hand on the knob of the door.

" Really? " he looks up at me with a hopeful look, he probably had nothing else to do today like me. Besides, I need to have some Michael time.

" Yeah, it'll be fun. We can hang after lunch, or we can do something for lunch too. "

" Sounds good. " he waves and walks off. I look at my hand on the knob and think about if I should just walk in or knock first. I mean it's polite to knock first before you enter a room, especially when someone's busy, but on the other hand...

" Jessica? " Sean asked for me behind the door. How did he know it was me?

I found it better to just walk inside so I did and there he was at his desk, looking at me with the cutest look on his face, " Hey Sean. "

I go up to the front of his desk and lean on it to look at all the scattered papers on his desk, and a map. My eyes roamed all over the map, it was of his territory.

" I just wanted to see if you wanted breakfast, if you haven't ate yet. " I looked up at him and he is just staring at me in awe, not paying attention to a word I said.

" Sean? " I smile at him trying to get his attention by waving a hand in front of his face. He shakes his head and smiles at me, " Your mark... " he opens and closes his mouth like he was trying to find words but couldn't think of anything.

" Yeah? " the memory of last night flood my mind and my face was probably pink now. My hand self consciously goes to my neck where my mark is.

" It's beautiful... you're absolutely beautiful too. " he stands up from his desk and comes over to tower in front of me. I lean in to kiss him but the kiss is short when he stops to ask, " Do you know what it looks like? "

I shake my head, what does he mean?

He pulls out a tiny mirror from his desk and hands it to me. I take it and place it to where I know my mark is. Once I see it I know why he was staring at it. It's not just a mark, it's an image. It's a image of a crescent.

" I love it. " I look at him in awe and he had the same look on his face.

He wrapped his arms around me and whispered in my ear, " I'd really like some breakfast Princess. "

I giggled, " Right away sir. " I bowed and Sean just frowned at me.

I walked out of the room laughing at his face and went into the kitchen to fix some pancakes.

While I fixed the pancakes I thought about how I never hear from my friends back at school. Do they not wanna check on me? I haven't heard from them since I left school.. I guess they don't care. The thought made me sad, but the new pair of mates came into the kitchen and made me happy again.

" Whatcha making?? " Madison says while looking over my shoulder, " It's obviously pancakes, I can smell them from our room. " Kylie says and smells the air.

" That was fast. " I turn around and lean on the stove so I can see the two.

" Yeah, Kylie chose to live here with us instead of me leaving. Besides you and Sean need me. " she flips her hair dramatically and I laugh at her.

" Anyway want to go shopping today? " Kylie asks while digging in the pantry, probably looking for her favorite snack- Pringles. I don't judge, I love them too. You'd be surprised I like the original ones the best, she likes the cheddar cheese most. I told her she'd find Pringles in the pantry and she freaked.

" I'll ask Sean, though I'm sure he'll say no. " I looked down and turned around putting the two pancakes on a plate. I went to walk to the pantry to get syrup and Madison stepped in front of me.

I huffed, " It's not my fault someone's after me. " I crossed my arms.

" I know, maybe we could bring a guard to the mall with us and that'll make him feel better about us going? " she said with a hopeful look on her face.

" Please Jess. " Kylie stands beside Madison taking her side and I huff again. I don't know if I should, I'm kinda scared to. Going out while someone's after me is a huge risk, but on the other hand he hasn't threatened me in a while. Plus I could tell Sean a guard would come with us. Or wait, I have a better idea.

" Michael! " I yelled loudly, hoping Michael would hear me from downstairs. Kylie and Madison plugged their ears and hissed at me, " Why are you yelling for Michael? " Madison asks. Once they're sure I wouldn't yell again they uncovered their ears slowly.

" Michael can be our guard, Sean trusts him and he's the beta. " I shrug. I hope this'll work.

" What? " Michael walks into the room. He eyes the pancakes and licks his lips. His arms reach out to the pancakes and I stop him in his tracks, " Don't you think about it. " I raise my eyebrows and he pouts, " Well what did you call me for then? "

" I was wondering if you could be me and the girls guard. We want to go to the mall. " I cross my arms hoping his answer will be yes.

" Not a chance. " he mimics me and crosses his arms too.

It's my turn to pout now, " Why not? "

" Don't you have anything better to do? " Madison raises her eyebrow as Kylie comes up behind her and wraps her arms around her waist.

" Yes. " he says emotion nowhere on his face.

" And what is that? " I reply.

" Sleeping. It's good for the soul. " He nods his head and puts his hand on his heart.

" How about a deal. " I get an idea that I know he wouldn't refuse, I hope. Food.

" I definitely won't get on Sean's bad side no matter what-... "

" I'll make you a pancake. " I say smiling knowing his answer once his face lights up.

" Yes!! " he says jumping up and down, excited for a pancake. He then frowns, " Oh shit.. Sean's gonna kill me... " he puts his hand on his head rethinking his life choices.

" Too late. " I smile sweetly and get the syrup from the pantry and make another pancake for Sean.

~

" No. "

" What why? " I just told my plan to Sean for the mall today and he completely shut it down without reason.

" Because if anything ever happened at the mall and I wasn't there to protect you I wouldn't forgive myself. " he says while stuffing his face with the pancake I made him.

" Michaels coming with us though, he can protect us. " I whined, hoping that would change his mind. But unlikely, he's overprotective.

" No. " he kept staring down at his paperwork pretending I wasn't right in front of him.

" Please. "

" No. "

" Pleaseeeee. "

" No. "

" Pleaseeeeeee. "

He finally looked up from his desk to stare me in the eyes, " No amount of times you say please is going to change my mind. "

" Whatever. " I go back into the kitchen to see the girls sitting at the table chatting away about what to get at the mall and I chose this is the time to break the news.

" Hey guys. " I said with a frown on my face, walking up to the table.

" Oh no.. he said no? " Kylie said with a frown forming on her face.

" Yeah... " I said trailing off as I sat down next to Kylie.

" But I'm still going. " I said with a smirk. Both the girls had shock written all on their faces, " What? " Maddie said.

" He's gonna kill you. " Madison said and slapped her hand on her face in disappointment, she knew her brother.

" I knew there was fire in you, honestly I'm not that surprised. " Kylie shrugged and crossed her arms with a smirk.

" Everything's gonna be alright. He's making a big deal out of a girls day, well with one guy. " I said.

I talked to the girls a little longer about our trip to the mall and went upstairs to get my purse that Madison also got me. I packed it a little with essentials and slung it across my shoulder.

Today will be a good day.