by Tamara Hoffa
Jenna pulled back and licked the slit teasing the opening of his dick and stealing the pre-cum that was leaking from it. Then she took as much of him as she could into her mouth, establishing an up and down rhythm that had Bern thrusting his hips off the bed and panting within moments. He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her off his dick.
“Stop, mate or we will be finished before we start,” he said, pulling her up the bed and kissing her until her toes curled. He flipped her to her back and kissed down her neck, finding that spot behind her ear that made her shiver. His beard tickled and aroused at the same time, she loved the way it felt scraping across her skin.
As he kissed his way to her breasts, one of his hands slid down her body to toy with her mound. She was already slick with cream, pleasuring him had turned her on big time. He slipped a finger inside and sucked a nipple into his mouth at the same time. Her body was receiving so many pleasurable signals it didn’t know what to do. She arched and squirmed, crying out for Bern. She needed something, but she really didn’t know what at this point in time.
“You’re so wet, little one,” he said as he added a second finger. He pressed his thumb to her clit and she mewled.
“I need you, Bern. I want you inside me.”
He leapt from the bed and extracted a condom from his wallet. He was sheathed and back between her legs before she had drawn a breath. When Jenna felt the huge breadth of his cock at the entrance to her pussy she felt a moment’s trepidation.
“Hush, my pet. It will be fine. I’ll go slow. Just relax” He kissed her gently and all the nervousness left her body.
Bern pushed forward gently and Jenna felt a burning sensation, a fullness, but it wasn’t too bad. He kissed and caressed her, murmuring words she didn’t really hear or understand, nonsense words, love words. He was moving very slowly back and forth, pushing forward a little more each time, it was uncomfortable, but not horrible, then he pulled back and slammed forward, and there was a stabbing pain. Jenna cried out.
“I’m sorry, baby. It will stop in a minute. Just let your body adjust.” Bern kissed her eyelids, her temple, her cheek her neck, Jenna slowly relaxed and the pain subsided.
“Okay now?” Bern asked.
“Yes.” She nodded
Bern began to move. Slowly sliding in and out. The hair on his chest rubbed against her nipples and she was right, it did feel good, damn good. Now that the pain was gone the feeling of Bern moving inside her was good too. Jenna began to pick up the rhythm and move with him. She locked her legs around his hips to draw him closer. This changed the angle of his penetration and his pelvic bone hit her clitoris with every forward thrust. She ground her hips against him, straining for that last spark of sensation needed to come. Bern reached for her breast and pinched her nipple and that was it, she exploded like a star going super nova.
Her pussy clamped down on Bern and milked him to his climax and he came with her, shouting her name in ecstasy as he shot his seed into the latex covering inside her. He collapsed onto his elbows above her and rolled them to their sides.
Jenna lay with her head pillowed on Bern’s considerable bicep as her breathing returned to normal. She was a hot sweaty mess, her hair was plastered to her face and she felt like she’d run a marathon. Hell, her legs were shaking. Who knew sex was so…exhausting, she thought as her eyes drifted closed and slumber stole her thoughts.
Jenna woke to find the bed next to her empty and the smell of food enticing her to the kitchen. She rose from the bed gingerly, used the restroom, brushed her teeth, slipped on her robe and sauntered into the kitchen to find her big bear at the stove in nothing but his jeans and bare feet. That was a sight she could certainly get used to.
She stole up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
“Did you have a nice nap, little one?”
“I did,” she said with a sheepish grin. “Someone wore me out.”
Bern smiled down at her, looking a bit prideful. “Dinner is almost ready. Why don’t you pour yourself a glass of wine and rest while I finish cooking?”
“Man, a girl could get used to this kind of pampering,” Jenna said, pulling his head down to kiss his lips before doing as he suggested.
Once Jenna was seated at the table she said. “I guess we really should talk about the rest of the stuff, we kind of got distracted from earlier? Huh?”
Bern raised an eyebrow. “I guess so. Though, I must say, I myself am very glad we got distracted.”
Jenna could feel the blush color her cheeks. “Me too.”
Bern came over to the table and kissed her heartily.
“Okay, where shall we start this time?”
“Well, let’s go back to what happened at the store. I understand now why Andy was so differential to you, but what was the big deal about that wolf being in the store? There are wolves all over Honey Corners.”
“There are wolves in Honey Corners, yes, but they are wolves not associated with a pack. Lone wolves, or wolves that we have adopted into our clan. The wolf that was in Andy’s store was part of the Von Drake pack. They live in the next town over. It is hard to explain…We are friendly rivals, I guess would be the best way to put it. We are not at war, but not exactly friends either. We do not trust each other. Pack/clan members are not allowed to travel into each other’s territory without permission and the borders are guarded.”
“So, that wolf should not have been here without permission?”
“Correct, but more importantly, he shouldn’t have been able to get to where he was without being detected. That’s the part that has me upset.”
“And the wolf who invited us to dinner, Von Drake. Since the pack is named Von Drake, I’m assuming he’s the head wolf?”
“Yes, he is the alpha.”
“So, how the hell does he know about me?”
“That is the other question that sticks in my craw. He should not know about you already. I have told the clan…”
“You what?”
“I told the clan.”
“When the hell did you do that?”
“The day we met.”
“You told the whole town we were mates the day you met me?”
“Yes, of course.”
“What do you mean? Yes, of course. Don’t you think that was a little presumptuous?”
“No. It was necessary. I had to make sure you were protected.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You have been guarded since I found out you were my mate.”
Jenna thought her head might just explode. No wonder I felt like I was being watched! I was being watched! Gah!
“People have been spying on me?”
“No one has been spying on you. Someone has just been posted outside your domicile to make sure you were safe and unharmed.”
“They followed me when I walked to school too, didn’t they?”
“Yes.”
“That’s why I had that creepy feeling I was being watched, I thought I was being paranoid or going crazy! Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I hadn’t told you I was Sippe Leiter yet. How could I explain you might be in danger from being my mate? Plus, I didn’t want you to be afraid. I never thought you would even notice my guards, they must be slipping, you should never have known they were there.”
“Well, I did know they were there, I even told you about my creepy feeling and you didn’t say anything then.” Jenna punched him in the shoulder and then shook her hand out. Damn, it was like hitting concrete.
Bern grabbed her hand and kissed her fingers. “I’m sorry you hurt your hand, and I’m sorry I didn’t say anything when you mentioned it. I didn’t want you to be mad at me,” he said with a silly fake pout on his face. Jenna couldn’t help but laugh.
“Okay, I forgive you.” She kissed him and plopped back onto her chair.
Bern turned back to the stove and pulled the salmon from under the broiler, it smelled delicious. Jenna stood and retrieved plates from the cabine
t and silverware from the drawer. Bern served up the salmon along with steamed broccoli and parmesan pasta and they ate in silence for a few minutes.
“This is wonderful,” Jenna said.
“Anything would be wonderful with you for company,” Bern replied.
Can this really be happening to me? Jenna smiled across the table at her mate.
“So, is this dinner with the Von Drake wolf a big deal?”
“Yes, my second, Martin will be having a fit over it. We do not often associate with the Von Drake wolves and if we do it is in neutral territory, never in their den.”
“Are we going to go?”
“I’m afraid we have little choice. To decline would be an insult. It could cause us to go to war.”
“Is it dangerous?”
“It could be, but I don’t think so. We will be going into Von Drake territory, but we will take a few guards with us. However, Von Drake knows that if he issues an invitation and perpetrates aggression on me or my mate it will mean full out war. I don’t think he would be that stupid.”
“Okay.”
They finished dinner and did the dishes together, brushing hands and rubbing against each other constantly. They moved into the living room, popped a movie in the DVD player and snuggled up on the couch.
Bern sat in the corner of the overstuffed sofa and Jenna sprawled across his lap, she was much more interested in him than she was the Werewolf of London. Suddenly a thought popped into her head from her paranormal romance books about mating.
Jenna abruptly sat up. “Bern, when, um I mean if we mate, you bite me right?”
Bern smiled at her slip of the tongue. “Yes, little one.”
“Um…this may be a stupid question, but…”
“Go ahead and ask, sweetness, nothing you ask is stupid.”
“Will I, um, turn into a werebear?” Jenna bit her lip.
Bern looked down at her and smiled. “Did you read that in one of your romance novels?”
Jenna gave a sheepish shrug, “Yeah, I said it was a silly question.”
Bern turned seriously. “You have to understand, little one, what I am about to tell you cannot be shared with anyone. It is a secret closely guarded by the shifter world.”
Jenna swallowed tightly. “I promise.”
“Yes, you will change.”
Jenna gasped.
“But, understand, this only works for mates. It’s not like we can go around biting people and changing them into weres. The goddess gave us this gift, because a were’s life span is so much longer than a human’s. If we couldn’t turn our mate then we would be destined to live much of our life alone.”
“Wow. That’s something I’d never thought of. So, how long will I live?”
“Barring an accident or war, you could live to be six or seven hundred years old.”
“Seriously? That’s a long damn time. I’ll out live all my friends, my family.”
“You would have out lived your parents anyway you know. You will make friends among the weres. My sisters will love you, I know. You will have more family than you know what to do with.”
Jenna smiled. “It would be nice to have sisters. I always wanted a sister.”
“I will be happy to share mine with you.” Bern kissed the tip of her nose.
She laid her head against his chest and hugged him close. He bent down and began kissing along her jawline. Soon her robe had fallen open and Bern’s hands were roaming freely across her body. Jenna slipped from the couch and switched off the TV.
“Let’s go to bed,” she said and her big bear followed her into the bedroom. Where he made sweet love to her before she drifted off to sleep in his big hairy arms.
Chapter Five
The buzzing of her alarm clock roused Jenna from a deep sleep, she tried to reach over to hit the snooze button, but something held her trapped in place. She looked down, found a furry arm surrounding her naked torso and grinned. The massive body behind her shifted, pulling closer and growled. Jenna chuckled. “I need to turn off the alarm.”
His beard covered face nuzzled behind her ear “Mmm, yes turn off that noise, so I can snuggle with you.”
“No, silly. While that would be nice, I have to get up. It’s a school day.” She patted the hand that covered her stomach in a silent demand for him to release her.
“But, Mom, I don’t wanna go to school,” he whined. “Call in sick.” He squeezed her tight and buried his head in her back. All the while the alarm blared in the background.
Jenna finally managed to reach her arm out and slap the alarm silent. She turned in Bern’s arms and cupped his face. “I would like nothing better than to spend the day in bed with you, my honey bear, but a room full of sweet little smiling faces will be waiting for me in…” She looked over her shoulder at the clock. “Oh my goodness, an hour. I’ve got to get a move on!” Jenna jumped from the bed, and Bern grabbed for her, but his arms snagged empty air.
Jenna rushed into the bathroom and flipped on the shower while she brushed her teeth. “The coffee maker is on a timer, so there’s coffee in the kitchen, help yourself,” she called as she dropped her toothbrush and stepped into the warm shower. She started when a large body followed her behind the zebra stripped curtain.
“Opp! Bern, what are you doing in here?”
“Taking a shower, what does it look like?”
“With me?” she squeaked.
“Sure,” he said planting a kiss on her nose. Saves water. Jenna ducked her head under the shower, she shouldn’t be embarrassed after everything they’d done together last night, but somehow showering together seemed more intimate then having sex. It was mundane and every day.
Jenna quickly shampooed and conditioned her hair, and then moved out of the way of the water so Bern could utilize the stream. The confines of her shower had never seemed so small. Jenna squirted a generous dollop of vanilla scented bath gel onto a bath puff and started soaping her body.
When she looked up Bern’s eyes were glowing an uncanny amber instead of the normal deep chocolate she had come to love. “Bern,” she gasped, “Your eyes…”
He closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them they were chocolate colored once again. He pulled her close, rubbing her soap covered body against his and kissing the top of her head. “I’m sorry, little one. I didn’t mean to startle you. My bear was a bit near the surface, your luscious scent has him rather aroused this morning.”
Jenna stepped back and looked up into Bern’s face. “Really? We don’t have time now, but…can I see your bear soon? Will you show me?”
“Of course, I will be glad to show you my bear. He would love to show off for you. Would you like to come to my house tonight? There are lots of woods around there, so it’s safe for me to change.”
“Okay. That sounds good. Oh God. I really need to hurry. I’m going to be late.”
They both rinsed and jumped from the shower. Bern dressed quickly in his jeans from the night before and kissed Jenna on the cheek. “I will go and get your coffee ready. Do you want anything to eat?”
“Some toast would be great, thanks,” Jenna said as she rummaged through her drawers for underwear. The numbers on the clock seemed to be flipping at an alarmingly rapid rate and perspiration was coating her skin. Great. That would make getting dressed so much fun.
Bern left the room and she took a moment to stand under the blades of the ceiling fan and take a deep breath and relax. So much had changed in her life since yesterday, she needed to calm down and find her center. Everything that happened had been good, marvelous in fact. She needed to remember that. Yes, things were happening fast, but that wasn’t a bad thing. Up until now her life had been a slow crawl, maybe it was about time things sped up, she laughed.
Cooled off and calmed down she donned a flowing crochet maxi skirt in deep purple, one of her favorites and a cream colored embroidered top. She quickly blew her hair dry and put it up in a messy bun on top of her head, a light application of makeup,
her espadrilles and she was ready to go.
Jenna walked into her kitchen and stopped, Bern stood at the sink, a cup of coffee in his hand staring out the window over the sink as she often did in the morning. He was shirtless and shoeless and oh so handsome. He must have heard her enter, because he turned and flashed her a panty dropping smile, white teeth flashing from his neatly trimmed beard.
“Your coffee and toast are on the table.” He crossed to give her a kiss. “Let me get my shirt and shoes and I’ll walk you to school.
When they stepped onto the front porch a large blond man emerged from the shadows a few hundred feet from the property line. He opened the gate for us to exit and nodded to Bern and then to me. “Good morning, Sippe.”
“Morning, Hans. All is well?”
“Yes, Sippe.”
“Very good. You’re dismissed. I’ll walk Miss Jenna to school today.”
“Danke, Sippe,” Hans said with a small salute as he strode away.
“I knew the town had an old German look to it, but I didn’t realize that people still spoke the language.”
“The clan is originally from Germany. My family is from Stuttgart. We have only been in America one generation, my parents came from Germany. Many have been here longer, but still, for clan business, things are often done in the old language.”
“Wow, you learn something new every day. Lately I feel like my brain is on overload.” Jenna paused for a moment. “I talked to my best friend, Alice the other day, I told her about you.”
Bern leaned his head onto her shoulder, “You did, did you? And what did you say?”
Jenna could feel heat rush to her cheeks. “That is privileged information. Don’t you know the girl code?”
“Girl code?”
“Yes. Anything that best friends say to each other is off limits to boyfriends.”
Bern smiled smugly, and waggled his eyebrows, “So, I’m your boyfriend now, am I?”
Jenna slugged him on the arm. “Well, I certainly wouldn’t have slept with you if I didn’t consider you my boyfriend,” she hissed, shaking her throbbing hand. Damn his arm was hard.