by Amy Kyle
“You’re coming with me to dinner with my parents tonight.”
There were a few seconds of silence from Gregory’s side, “What did you say?”
“You’re coming with me to my parents for dinner-“
“Why?!”
“Gregory, I understand that you do not think that someone can love you in the world because of your thing, but I want you in my life. I want you to come with me and do things that couples do, like meeting the parents of your girlfriend.”
“But Nicole, what if I go into my urge-“
“We will work it out. I’m not asking you to divulge to my parents who you are. I just want to feel like you can belong and be with someone who you love. You do still love me, don’t you?”
Gregory gritted his teeth, “Of course I still love you. I just…I don’t know if I can do this.”
“Yes you can. I will be there right you, supporting you through all of this. You aren’t going to be alone in this. So, will you come?”
Gregory held the phone in between his hands, thinking about what he could possibly say to save both of them from this tragedy waiting to happen. Deep down, he knew she would not accept anything but him to say yes. She wasn’t the same timid woman he had met on that first date at the movie theater. She had found something to believe in, someone to believe in.
He brought the phone back up to his ear and took a deep breath.
“Gregory? Are you still there?”
“Yeah baby, I’m still here. I’ll come with you to your parents. I’ll pick you up from the apartment and we can head over to their place. How’s that sound?”
“That sounds lovely! Thank you so much! I’ll text you the details later. I love you. Bye.”
“I love you too.”
A small smile spread across his face as the phone clicked. She had sounded very happy that he was coming. Now, it was time to get back to bed so he’d be well-rested to meet the parents.
***
Gregory pulled up to the apartment around four –thirty in the afternoon. He looked down to inspect the purple dress shirt he had on, hoping that he was dressed appropriately for this. He got out of the car and walked up to the apartment. He knocked on the door and waited, thrusting his hands into his slacks and bouncing on the balls of his toes.
The door opened and there stood Nicole, dressed in a white cocktail dress with matching pumps. Gregory’s eyes widened as he looked her over.
“Wow.”
“Wow, yourself. You also shaved the stubble off.”
“Yeah, well,” Gregory said, averting his gaze when she stroked his chin, “This dinner means a lot to you, so I wanted to look my best.”
Nicole retracted her hand and kissed him on the lips, “Thank you.”
Gregory linked arms with hers and led her to the car. After helping her into her seat, he got in and they drove off. He could feel her hand rubbing his thigh seductively. He sensed a boner beginning to form as a result of that. One of Nicole’s fingers reached out and lightly brushed against it. Gregory tightened up slightly and looked at Nicole.
“You’re feeling very frisky aren’t you?”
“I just can’t wait to introduce you to my parents. We’re all really excited that I finally found a man I can be comfortable around.”
“Is this what you call comfortable?”
‘I’ll show you how comfortable I am when we have a moment alone.”
Gregory chuckled and turned his eyes back on the road. This was going to be an interesting trip to say the least.
***
Nicole’s parents lived in a cream colored two-story house with large, rectangular windows facing out of the front of the home. The lawn looked fresh and newly trimmed which, complete with the white picket fence, gave this place the look of someone who was quite well off.
Gregory looked at it all from the car, mouth agape. A tap on the window brought him to his sense. He looked to see Nicole waving at him from outside the window. He grinned and got out of the car. He followed her up the paved walkway up to the front door. As Gregory knocked on the door, Nicole planted long, passionate kiss on his face. They were caught in the moment as the door opened and a man with well-combed graying hair stood in the doorway.
He harrumphed, which brought the couple back to reality.
“Sorry daddy.”
“While I am very happy you found a man sweetie, there is such a thing as too much PDA.”
“It’s nice to finally meet you sir.” Gregory said, extending his hand, “I’m Gregory. “
The man shook his hand, “Carl. Now, there’s no sense for you to be kept waiting out here, please come in.”
Gregory and Nicole walked in, looking around at the scenery. There were a number of paintings, probably from the Renaissance period, up on the wall. What really caught the eye of Gregory though was the bear head hung up over the stone fireplace. He looked at Nicole, who saw it as well and turned white.
“I completely forgot about that.”
Carl appeared from down a hallway with a woman with light brown hair. Nicole ran to the woman, the two embracing tightly.
“Nicole. How nice to have you back. And with a man too. I hope he’s been treating you well.”
“Oh he is just a dream in every way possible.”
“Well, isn’t that nice?”
Gregory stepped forward and shook the hand of Nicole’s mother.
“I’m Nancy, Nicole’s mother. I’m afraid dinner is going to take a little bit longer than expected to be ready, so if you would like to tell us about ourselves.”
“Actually,” said Nicole, “Gregory needs to take some medication and I have to assist him with it.”
“I do?”
“He doesn’t want to admit it, but it’s really important he does. Do you mind if we excuse ourselves?”
Carl’s eyes narrowed, “Be quick about it.”
“Ok daddy. Come on baby.”
Nicole grabbed Gregory and dragged him away from her parents.
“Carl honey, What sort of medication do you think that boy needs to take?”
“I don’t know, and frankly I don’t care to know.” He said with a huff.
***
Nicole tossed Gregory into the bathroom before closing the door behind her.
“I need you to take me now.”
“What-?”
Nicole began kissing Gregory, biting his lips as she pushed him into the sink. She started to climb on him, bending him over. Gregory slipped off her dress straps and slid it to expose her breasts.
“You know that we can’t do too much or else I’ll be getting another urge.”
“Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. They’re expecting us back soon anyways. Now take me Gregory.”
Gregory dragged his hands down Nicole’s back, causing her to arch back and pant a little. She began to thrust herself on him over and over again. Gregory’s hands had made it down to her ass and he began to squeeze firmly. Nicole gave an abrupt cry, doing her best to be quiet as soon as she could. She giggled a bit.
“Do that again.”
Gregory complied and she screamed in pleasure through gritted teeth. She went back to kissing him, her tongue teasing his. Gregory gagged a little, but soon had his moved moving around with hers. Nicole pulled her mouth away from him and guided one of his hands into her panties. She tilted her head back and began to gasp for breath as his hand was inserted into her vagina.
After several seconds of this, she grew still.
“Ok. I’m good to go.”
The two of them began straightening their clothes out.
“Where did that come from Nicole?”
“I don’t know. I just feel incredibly aroused by you right now.”
“But what will your parents think of me now? I think they knew what we just left to do. They’ll think we’re sex addicts.”
“Well at least they think you’ll be normal then.”
Gregory stopped and looked Nicole in the eye, “What?”
“Well if t
hey think I found a man who I love to have sex with, that will just mean I got caught up with a bad boy. That’s normal.”
“Is that why you did this?”
“How’s it feel being just another guy?”
“Nicole, that won’t change who I am.”
“Then don’t think about that part of you. Please Gregory, I’m ready to commit. You, me and this child are going to be just fine. I’m not going to let you be ashamed by yourself. We’re in this together.”
“Why?” Gregory asked, tears rimming his eyes, “Why would you do all this for me?”
“Because I found someone who I want to live the rest of my life with and I am not going to let one massively different thing about you change how well we get together. If we run into problems, we’ll figure it out together. You being half-bear is no different than being a different religion than I am; it’s just new customs and traditions to observe. So please, I need you to walk out of this bathroom with me and go have a nice, normal dinner with my parents.”
Gregory wrapped Nicole in for a hug, holding her close to him. Tears flowed down his face as whispered the words, “Thank you.”
“Come on you big teddy bear, let’s go get some food.”
***
Carl and Nancy were just about done setting the table when Gregory and Nicole walked in with big smiles on their faces.
“You’re both pretty happy for some people just taking some medication.” said Carl, giving Gregory the stink eye.
“Oh, Gregory just needed a little encouragement that his illness is nothing to get so worked up about.”
“You’re a wonderful woman Nicole.” Nancy said, bringing a big pot of spaghetti to the table, “Now sit down everyone and let’s dig in.”
The four of them sat down. Carl was the first one to start getting food.
“You know Gregory, my daughter isn’t around solely to help you “take your medication”.” Gregory said, “She needs to be more than just that in your life.”
“Oh yes sir. She reminds me of that every day.”
Gregory grabbed Nicole’s hand from under the table and gave it a squeeze. She gave a reassuring squeeze in response.
“Now, as I imagine my daughter has told you, a number of men have already broken your heart. Now my Nicole is just trying to find someone to share her life with; someone to start a family with. Are you willing to commit to that, through the good and bad of it all?”
“You have my word on that. Your daughter is never going to be feeling like she made a bad choice for choosing me.”
“You sure talk a nice game,” Nancy said, “I sure hope you aren’t just talk.”
“He’s not like that mom. He actually has a big heart. He’s been the only one I’ve met who actually took an interest in me and wanted to help me find strength in being in who I am. I have been trying to return that favor recently, around the time I found out about Gregory’s condition, and I just want him to see himself in a more positive light.”
“Your daughter sure knows how to show love. I guess she was just waiting for the right person to share it with.”
“Well let’s hope that she can keep you an honest man.”
Gregory smiled and nodded. As it came his turn to serve his food, he caught Nicole looking his way subtly. She had been right. This was the most normal he had felt in a long time. His smile seemed to only grow stronger as he started serving the food to Nicole. Their gazes met for just a second, neither of them having the slightest desire to back out of this situation now. The two of them knew what awaited them.
“Thank you.” Nicole said as Gregory finished serving her.
“No Nicole, thank you.”
THE END
The Bear’s Arranged Mate
The heated mating instincts of the female bear-shifters in the herik tribe were at their highest the night before a full moon. Their pheromones could be smelled all throughout the small portion of the forest their tribe called home and far beyond it. It quickly became a custom to find all of the females and have them locked away and protected by the only males not affected, which were specially trained to deal with the hordes of lustful males. However, the males in their tribe weren’t the only ones affected—their rival tribe, the kubeba, were also greatly affected by the herik women’s state.
Countless battles ensued due to the confusion and aggression brought about from the males on both sides of the rivalry. Not long after their last confrontation, the leaders of both tribes met and agreed that on the night before what was known as “pre-mating season” the heriks would choose a female to be given to the kubeba. On this year, in particular, the heriks decided to choose early, but unfortunately for them, the female had other things in mind.
***
Trish stared out the window in her room, feeling the heat between her legs growing hotter with each passing moment. She’d been condemned there by the tribe leader, Keldrin, as a way of protecting her. The throbbing, aching need pulsing through her and making her fingers tirelessly twirl in her long, dark hair was starting to drive her past the point of seeing that reason. Hoping to distract herself from the buff, shirtless men patrolling outside, she turned her attention to the bare walls around her. Being an outdoorsy type of woman, Trish didn’t waste time with decorating her space, but in this instance, she wished she had.
There was only one thing in the room to distract herself aside from the bed she lay on or the scattered dressers—a mirror. Looking into her reflection, Trish lost herself for a moment. The wavy hair that covered her shoulders and flowed down her barely concealed, perky DD-cup breasts hidden just behind a thin cloth across both of the hardened nipples. Trish quietly groaned each time one of the sensitive nubs rubbed against the soft, but hard-pressed fabric.
Below her exposed mid-drift was where her hand started to wander, sinking between her legs. Trish’s eyes started to slowly close as her head tilted back and a soft hand caressed between her thighs. She nearly lost herself in the moment before violently jerking upward, coming back into reality with both eyes shot wide open. Trish looked around the small room made of aged logs and sighed. “I can’t take this any longer,” she admitted to herself. “Maybe if I could just release a little bit of it, then… I can stay sane for just a little while longer…”
A twinge of warmth ran up Trish’s spine and settled at the back of her head as she swung an arm over the window frame, looking through it again. She subtly licked her lips, eying the chiseled abs and beefy biceps on the warriors passing by. Despite herself, she couldn’t keep her eyes from drifting further downward to their loincloths and the longer she gazed at the bouncing clothes, the louder the growls from her bear grew. Every fiber in her being told her to beckon to him—call to him that she wanted him—needed him.
Trish bit down on her lip, but when that failed to keep her thoughts from bubbling to the surface, she bit her finger. Should I really be doing this…? Quickly turned into: How have I not done this already?
A confident smile naturally formed on her face as she gestured to one of the men to come closer. The dark and tall muscle-clad stud looked focused, and yet, clueless at the same time. He had the sort of look someone lost would have while also being an intimidating, towering beast of a man. Trish couldn’t even begin to imagine what he looked like shifted. His braided hair covered his shoulders, but gave him a more innocent look as he cocked his head to the side and asked, “Did you need something?”
The man’s deep, husky voice sent shivers down Trish’s spine—even through the glass. Trish opened the window as widely as she could, making sure to adjust herself in front of the man for several minutes before answering. “It depends, handsome. Are you willing to help?” Trish asked in a sultry, seductive voice.
The man didn’t seem to be fazed by Trish at all and replied, “Of course I am. Whatever you need.”
“Well, you see… I’ve been having this aching feeling for the longest time and there’s only one way to get rid of it…” Trish bit down on her l
ip softly and reached out to the man to move a few stray strands of hair away from his face as she looked into his deep, dark brown eyes. She could sense a change in the male as she cupped his chin, slowly pulling him toward her. “I need a big, strong man to help me relieve some of this…tension. Do you think you can help…um…?”
“Mik. My name is Mik, ma’am,” the man responded, pulling his head away from Trish’s grasp. “I-I’m sorry… I was given very strict orders on not doing that… I don’t even know if I’d want to…”
Mik turned his head to the side, but Trish used two fingers to tilt his chin so that their eyes met again. “So, you’re not even a little curious?” she asked with a smirk wedged in the side of her mouth.
“Maybe…a little,” Mik grumbled. Trish could feel his warmth in her palm.
“I just need some relief, Mik… Nothing more and no less,” Trish said warmly.
“Well… Maybe I could make a small exception just this once…” Mik replied, reaching down to gasp his steadily rising loincloth for a moment.
“That’s a good boy. Just come around the front and I’ll let you in. I’m sure you’ll know what to do from there.”
The tall, dark male strode into Trish’s bedroom with the confidence of a thousand men. He didn’t bother trying to hide his thick, bobbing cock as it barely kept its tip hidden behind the light fabric of the loin cloth. Trish grinned, sprawled out on the bed and beckoning to Mik with a finger. Hint of a grin on his face, he came nearer, but stopped just before he reached the side of her bed.
“D-dammit…” Mik stuttered as he bit down on his bottom lip and Trish crawled across the bed to him.
“What is it, honey…?” she asked as she looked up at Mik, lightly tapping the tip of his extended prick—right on the wet spot forming on the loincloth from the pre-cum.
“I know that I shouldn’t be doing this, but… I can’t…” Mik groaned as Trish wrapped her large, soft hand around his shaft and slowly moved it up and down his throbbing length. Forcing the words through his grit teeth, he went on to say, “I c-can’t… Stop myself… You sm-smell so damned good…” Trish looked up at him with a confident smirk, squeezing his manhood firmer, but keeping the tip hidden still. “Not quite as good as a male smells, but… Maybe trying new things…”