We shifted at the edge of the woods, donning our jeans before finishing the short trip into the house. Once inside, I looked at Mat with a coy smile. “I’m going to go take a shower. Wash all this dirt away.”

Mat chuckled, “Is that so? Maybe I should come give you a hand with that, get myself clean at the same time.”

“Mmm, perhaps you should.” I wrapped my arm around his waist, pulling his body against mine as I pressed my lips against his, our lips battling for dominance.

Mat nipped my bottom lip and I growled softly, pressing him backwards until his back was pressed against the wall, my body against his keeping him in place. I trailed kisses along his jaw and down his neck, a soft gasp escaping his lips as I continued to trail kisses across his skin. I ran the tip of my tongue over his mark lightly, coaxing a moan out of him.

He thrust his hips into mine at an angle, using the momentum to roll us along the wall until he had me pinned against the wall. His hand grabbed my wrists, pinning them to my sides, as he took his turn to trail kisses along my jaw and neck. He moved his kisses along my collar bone, the sensation of his lips on my skin and his breath rolling across it sent shivers along my spine and small moans escaping my lips.

He continued to trail kisses down my chest, flicking his tongue over each of my nipples as he continued lower. Eventually he ended on his knees, nipping and kissing along one of my hips. He released my wrists to grip the waist of my jeans, his hands sliding towards the front.

I slid my hands into his hair, gripping it at the back of his head gently. Arching his head back I leaned down and kissed him passionately before purring in his ear, “Not here in the hall. Let’s go to the room.”

He nipped at my jaw, purring right back at me, “Alright, let’s get moving then. These jeans are getting rather uncomfortable.”

There was a mischievous glint in his eyes as he stood slowly, running his body along mine as he came to his feet. Both of us were panting and more than ready to spend some time alone. I grinned at him and in one swift movement, scooped him up, throwing him over my shoulder, and making a beeline for the bedroom, swinging the door shut behind us.

I deposited him on the bed and made no secret of letting my eyes wander over his body from top to bottom and back up again. I taunted him, letting my fingers trail down my chest slowly, his eyes following my fingers, moving ever closer to the front of my jeans.

Lust darkened his eyes as he watched my movements, his tongue darting out to lick his lips. I undid the button on my jeans, slowly lowering the zipper, letting him take the scene in before I came down on top of him on the bed.

I was certain lust had darkened my eyes as much as it had his as I slid my hand to the front of his jeans, undoing them as I had undone mine. It wasn’t long before we were both stripped of our clothing and entwined with one another in the throws of passion.

~Alyce/Faelyn~

Mat and Cedric were due back tomorrow afternoon and we were hustling to get everything finished. With the help of a handful of Omegas, Titus, Bruce, their mates and Victor we had finished Faith and Jake's house in just a few hours. We had asked them to clear out and paint Mat and Cedric’s new room to keep them distracted while we made up their new place.

We had called it a day after finishing their house and had been working in Mat and Cedric’s room all day. Once the last coat of paint had dried we started putting the furniture that we had assembled between coats into place. It was almost dinner time by the time we finished and I was once again light headed and dizzy on my feet, even though I had made sure to eat breakfast and lunch and snacks. Tristan and Victor had made sure of it after the library incident.

I opened a mind link to Tristan. *I need you to come over here please.*

*Is everything ok?* Tristan turned towards me, giving me a once over.

*Yes, I need to eat, I’m a little dizzy. I just want to thank everyone, without anyone fussing at me about this, before we part ways.*

*Shall we have a night in tonight? I’ll cook something for us.*

*That sounds lovely, now please come help me keep steady please.* I cut the mind link and smiled at the group.

Tristan walked over to me, not letting on that I was having dizzy spells. His arm snaked around my waist and he held me close, kissing the top of my head. “This place looks great, Half-Pint. You really made it look amazing in a short time.”

“Thank you. Thank all of you.” I turned my attention to those in the room. “I really appreciate everyone’s help the last couple of days. I could not have pulled any of this off without all of your guys’ help.”

“It was our pleasure Alyce, really.” Victor grinned.

“I had a lot more fun than I expected to, getting everything pulled together, and ya know, shopping.” Kami giggled.

“You always have fun if shopping is involved.” Brandon laughed.

The rest of us chuckled and no one could argue. “Why don’t you all take off and enjoy the rest of your evening. I would love it if all of you were there when we present Jake and Faith with their new place. Which I plan on doing after Mat and Cedric get here tomorrow afternoon.”

“Sounds good. I’ll be there!” Kami quickly confirmed.

“I think it’s safe to say we’ll all be there. We’re invested in this now.” Victor laughed.

“See you both at dinner?” Titus asked.

“I think we’ll have a quiet night in, now that the work is done and our kitchen is stocked, but we will see you all at breakfast.” Tristan answered.

“Sounds good. Enjoy your evening.” Bruce said as they all headed out.

Tristan and I followed behind them, but while they headed for the stairs, we headed for our apartment. Tristan kept an arm around me, just in case, until we were inside and I was seated on the couch in the seating area.

Tristan kissed my forehead and then the tip of my nose, “What would you like for dinner my love?”

“Mmm, you know what sounds delicious at the moment?” I asked thoughtfully.

“Besides you, you mean?”

“Yes, besides me.” I giggled at him.

“What?”

“Anything you feel like making.”

“You’re so helpful Half-Pint.” He rolled his eyes at me, but did so with a grin before stealing another kiss.

“I try. Is it working?”

He laughed, “Always. I’ll go see what inspiration strikes. You just rest until dinner.”

“I think I can manage that.” I grinned and kissed him once more before he headed into the kitchen.

I grabbed a remote off the coffee table and turned on the stereo, putting on some quiet music before stretching out on the couch, resting my head on the arm of it and stretching out after kicking my shoes off. My muscles were a bit sore with all the added work to pull off the two new living quarters and it felt great to just relax and do nothing for the moment.

~Tristan~

In the kitchen I took a few moments to see what we had readily available. I settled on something simple that wouldn’t take too terribly long to make. I didn’t want Alyce to have to wait too long to eat.

I settled on some steaks that hadn’t been put in the freezer yet, mashed potatoes with gravy and steamed broccoli. I started a pan with a little bit of water in it and a colander over the water, cutting up the broccoli and putting it in the colander with a lid over it. The potatoes went into a large pot of boiling water once it was ready, gravy on low in a small pot. Once the steaks were seasoned, they went into a heated skillet with some butter.

It didn’t take long for everything to come together and finish about the same time. Once everything was ready, I plated everything on two plates and brought them out to the small table by the window.

I turned to Alyce and smiled, “Dinner’s ready Half-Pint.”

She sat up and turned to look at me, taking in the scent of the food. She got to her feet, waited a moment to make sure she wasn’t going to get dizzy and then joined me at the table.

“It smells amazing, Tristan. Thank you for cooking.”

“Anything for you my love. Let’s eat while it’s hot.”

We sat down and enjoyed dinner and small talk the rest of the evening.