Craving Tori: White Timber Pack(3)



Elizabeth sighs. “How about we head to my place after these guys are finished up and you can borrow something of mine to wear tonight?” she mentions and I perk up.

“You would lend me something to wear? You're a lifesaver, Elizabeth. Thank you.” I say quickly, my nerves getting the better of me.

“Don’t need to thank me. What are friends for?” she giggles.

“I don’t know what I would do without you sometimes,” I whisper.

Elizabeth gives me a sincere smile and puts her hand on mine.

“You’ll never have to find out. I’ll always be here for you, no matter what,” she whispers.



I’m standing in front of the full-length mirror in Elizabeth’s room. I’m staring at myself in awe. The pale blue dress hugging my curves. It looks amazing on me.

“See, I told you it would look great on you. Your smoking hot, Tori.” Elizabeth smirks then whistles.

I shake my head, biting my lip. The dress seems like it was made for me. The material hugging me like a second skin.

“What time is Ryan coming to get you?” Elizabeth asks, hanging the dresses that failed their attempt to be worn.

“He said he’ll be here to pick me up around five,” I mention and Elizabeth hums in her throat. A few seconds later, there’s a knock at the bedroom door.

“Come in,” Elizabeth yells from inside the closet.

The door opens some and Caleb’s head pops in. He gives a nod and whistles. “Well, my baby brother won’t know what hit him when he sees you,” he says playfully. My cheeks heat as the blush spreads across my face.

Elizabeth comes walking out of the closet and gives a stern glare at Caleb. “Caleb, don’t make her shy now. She’s been worrying about the date like there’s no tomorrow,” she hisses at him with her hands on her hips.

Caleb throws his hands up in the air.

“I just said that my brother won’t know what hit him,” he grumbles.

Elizabeth mumbles under her breath and I shake my head and chuckle at them both. Caleb’s like the big brother I never had. I just hope what he’s saying is true and I knock his brother off his feet.

“Shoo, you have to get out of here so I can finish helping Tori. I need to finish her hair and do her make-up. I don’t need my mate in here distracting me from my best friend duties,” she mutters before shooting a quick wink his way.

He tips his head and returns her wink with one of his own.

“Whatever you say, darling,” he replies in his best western accent.

These two are always like this. It just cracks me up when they’re all lovey dovey. How they interact with one another, it’s cute to see. Elizabeth gives Caleb a playful glare. Caleb chuckles under his breath lightly.

“Fine, mate. I’ll leave you two girlies alone,” he says, placing a kiss to Elizabeth’s lips before turning around leaving the room. Elizabeth sighs as she watches her mate leave.

“Were you just watching your mate’s ass when he left the room?” I teasingly joke.

Elizabeth looks at me like I’m crazy. “Of course, he has a nice ass,” she says with a smirk on her face. I chuckle, shaking my head. That’s Elizabeth for you, no filter.

Elizabeth grins, clapping her hands together.

“Time for hair, then I’ll do your make-up.”



My eyes widen, taking in my appearance in the mirror. Where my hair is usually flat and boring, wild curls fall loosely from a single clip holding the hair from my face. I really like how it looks; it suits me. I’m not one to go out of my way to get dressed up, or even do my make-up or hair. So this is a change for me. My eyes are filled with excitement as they roam over my body in the mirror.

“Do you like your hair?” Elizabeth asks, chewing her bottom lip.

“Of course, I do. It looks amazing. Thank you.” I grin and Elizabeth squeals.

“No need to thank me. I’m glad you like it,” she says, waving me off like it’s nothing, but to me it is. “Now, Ryan should be here any minute,” she mentions, walking out the door. Once she’s gone, I look at myself in the mirror one last time before leaving the room. I head downstairs.

When my foot hits the bottom step, I hear voices coming from the living room. My nerves flutter in my stomach a bit before I walk in and see Caleb, Elizabeth, and Samuel, sitting on the couch together. My head snaps to the left and I see Ryan sitting on the lazy boy. His head turns with a smile on his face, and then his eyes widen, taking in my appearance.

“Wow, Tori… you look-” he stutters. Caleb snickers at his brother and Ryan snaps his head over to him and glares.

“See, I told you,” Caleb assures me.

I shake my head and grin. I’m glad I can impress my mate.

Ryan stands up and comes around his chair to meet me. He looks me up and down. You can see the lust pooling in his eyes as he licks his lips.

“You look amazing,” he whispers, taking my hand in his, his lips touching the back of my hand lightly. I feel the zap of electricity shoot through my body, down to my core. I squeeze my thighs together, hoping he doesn’t notice or smell my arousal, but the look in his eyes tells me he’s already noticed. He licks his lips again, almost like he wants to eat me up.

“Umm, we should get going,” I suggest and Ryan nods.

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