“Oh wow!” Her eyes drifted to his dick. “It looks like you’re ready to go again.”
Tyler nodded. “Mmmmm…” A deep rumble. “Most definitely.”
She shook her head. “Not a good idea. You’re still my patient. You should never have carried me or—”
“I’m fine. Perfectly fine and ready for round two.”
She shook her head again. “I’m going to feed you and then we’ll think about round two.” Her eyes crinkled around the edges. “I must warn you though. I only have peanut butter sandwiches on hand.”
“Mmmm…I love peanut butter.” His stomach growled at the thought of food. They both laughed.
***
Queen and her pups were doing just great. Jackie tried to be as quiet as possible as she walked back into the back room, still on tippy toes so as not to wake the big shifter.
God Lord.
Was it even possible? He was just as attractive when he slept. His lashes fanned his cheeks. His big chest rose and fell with each breath. He lay on his back, his man part was semi erect. Her heart beat a little faster as she looked down at the mistletoe in her hand.
Did she have it in her?
“Yes.” She whispered under her breath as she got onto the bed. She stuck the mistletoe on his lower abdomen and took the big head of his cock into her mouth. Salty. He tasted like her at first. Like them combined. Jackie moaned while thinking about last night.
Tyler had eaten a sandwich and then smeared the peanut butter from the second one onto her chest and had painstakingly licked everything off. He’d taken her again from behind, this time making her come twice. Twice. No freaking joke, before turning her over and finishing himself off in much the same way as before. He looked amazing as he came. His jaw clenched. His eyes blazing and so focused on her that it was scary. Every muscle on his body bunched. His dick throbbed and swelled. He explained that the swelling part was a wolf thing and perfectly natural. She longed to feel him jerk as he came inside her. To feel his hot breath on her and his body tense. She really wanted to give him that kind of pleasure.
Hence the blowjob. It was also kind of a Christmas present since it was Christmas morning and she didn’t really have anything for him.
His cock was just as pretty as the rest of him. If you could call that part of a man’s body pretty. So technically, the Christmas present was for herself as well. Jackie took him deeper inside her mouth and Tyler groaned. Although he threaded his fingers through her hair, and his hips gave a tiny roll, she could feel that he was being careful not to overwhelm her with his really big cock.
“I could wake up like this every day,” he growled. “Shit!” The word sounded forced. “That feels so good.”
She sucked him deeper, moving up and down while she palmed his balls. He made a pained noise as he clutched her chin and pulled her up, his eyes landed on the mistletoe. “What is that?” He laughed. “You’re giving me a kiss under the mistletoe…seriously?”
Jackie forced a smile, feeling a little silly. “Merry Christmas!”
Tyler’s smile died. “I totally forgot. It’s very fucking merry though and high time that I gave you my present.” He crawled over her body and kissed her square on the lips. Long and hard and with everything he had.
Her toes curled. She arched against him and her breath quickened. Her blood ran hot in an instant.
“Put your legs around my hips.” He said in that same deep drawl that spoke of his arousal.
She did as he said, loving the feel of his big body pressed against hers. Of his hot breath on her neck as he nipped at her.
He thrust into her with one hard move that had her crying out in pleasure. Her muscles instinctively clenched around him at the sudden intrusion. Tyler’s eyes rolled back in his skull and his lips pulled away from his teeth in a silent snarl. Then his golden gaze locked with hers. It was so intense that she wanted to keep looking at him, but felt like she needed to stop and all at once. It was like looking directly at the sun. Beautiful and mesmerizing, but still dangerous.
His chest heaved against hers. His hands bracketed her face, his elbows carried most of his weight.
“Jackie.” A whisper that caused shivers to rush up and down her spine. Actually, on second thought, looking at the sun would be less dangerous than looking into his eyes. “I want to come inside you, please. I promise that you won’t get pregnant.”
For whatever reason, she felt that the request wasn’t as simple as it seemed. She trusted him but there was something else that held her back.
He lowered his head to her neck and kissed her on the sensitive patch right under her ear. His breath fanned against her. “Please,” another whisper. She felt his lips move against her flesh. Felt him throb inside her.
“Yes.” She knew that it was wrong somehow but she agreed anyway. Tyler would leave soon and she didn’t want to regret a thing about their time together.
“Thank you.” He pulled back so that he could stare into her eyes. “I’m glad you trust me.” He kissed her lips before pulling back. “You can, you know?”
“I know.”
“Good.” He kissed her again and they both moaned as he began to move.
He pulled her legs higher on his body and she cried out as he found that place inside her that most guys didn’t know existed. Those that did, struggled to find it. Not Tyler. It was like his dick was a missile, and her G-spot the target, because he seemed to hit it every time.
She groaned and his mouth ate up the sound. He kept his thrusts slow. His hands cupped her cheeks. His kisses were tender. This felt intimate and real. It sure as hell didn’t feel like any one night stand she had ever had. Not that she had, had that many. Then again, by now the guy…or the girl…was supposed to be sneaking out. The lovemaking was not supposed to become this intimate…hell, it shouldn’t even be called lovemaking. Fucking. Sex. What had he called it earlier? Oh yeah, rutting. All of these terms worked. Lovemaking not so much.
It was becoming hard to think. Apparently hard to take in oxygen since she was breathing so damned hard. His thrusts became deeper…faster. His moan against her mouth was her undoing and she felt herself fly over the edge. No seatbelt on this ride. Tyler broke the kiss while staring deep into her eyes.
The sun was beautiful.
Mesmerizing.
Dangerous, but she didn’t care. His jaw clenched. His body tensed as he jerked against her. His come was warm as he pushed deeper inside her with each jerk of his hips.
He moaned her name as he buried his head into her neck. Another orgasm hit her, this one even more powerful than the last, it raced through her as he bit down on her neck. His dick swelled, taking her pleasure to heights she never knew possible.
They were both slick from their exertions. Both breathing hard. Tyler rested his head on her chest, still taking most of his weight on his arms.
She ran a hand over his scalp, feeling the soft, short hair against her fingers.
“Will you come back with me?” His voice was hesitant. Almost wounded.
“Sorry. What?” She must have heard him wrong.
He lifted, their bodies still joined even though most of the swelling had subsided.
“Come with me.” He licked his lips. “I came to Sweetwater to find a mate. I don’t want to look any further.”
“We met yesterday. It’s far too soon to even contemplate something like that.” She could hear how panicked she sounded.
“Not for me.” He sighed. “I want you in my life. I understand that humans need more time. Know that it is different for shifters. We know. We can sense. Feel.” He put his hand to his chest. “My wolf wants you.” He touched a tender spot on her neck.
Jackie winced.
“Sorry.” Tyler’s face looked pained. “I should never have bit you like that. My wolf knows though. He wants you as his mate. We both do.”
Jackie needed to move away. This was too much too fast. She liked Tyler. Hell, they were great together in bed, but mates?…A wh
ole future together? It was nuts to even consider.
Thankfully he moved away first. Going onto his side next to her.
“I’m a human. We don’t just decide that someone is…the one after just one night. It doesn’t work like that.”
“You are human, so I do understand.” He paused. “That’s why we have a trial period. I can’t mate you anyway during that period.”
She put her head in her hands for a few seconds. “Trial period? What are you talking about?”
“You would need to come back with me to my village. We would live together for three months. If you want me at the end of the trial phase, then we will mate.” His brows were raised. He said it so matter of factly and with such innocence that she was tempted to agree.
Crazy talk.
Jackie shook her head. “I have a life in Sweetwater. A job. I have worked hard to get to where I am. I can’t just throw that all away, and for what? A one night stand?”
Tyler moved to an upright position, towering over her. Jackie pulled a sheet around herself.
He frowned. “That was more than just a quick fuck and on some level you must know it. I know you felt it too because I saw it in your eyes.”
“Look, I like you, Tyler. I’ll admit that much but I can’t give up everything. Maybe we could date for a while first. It’s crazy to expect me to give up everything. Surely you must understand that.”
He shook his head. “I am in Sweetwater for two more days. We can date until then. Two more days and then you would need to decide one way or the other.”
“I don’t need two days. It’s not nearly enough time to take such a big step. We would need to date for months…more possibly.”
He shook his head again. “I don’t have that long. You need to understand that I live many miles away. I don’t come into town very often. It is for this reason that we are not permitted to date. Come with me. Take a chance…please.” He clasped her hand.
There was no way she could do what he asked. Her boss depended on her. She had friends. A life. As much as she liked Tyler. As great as the sex was, she couldn’t just give everything up for him. She just couldn’t. Jackie shook her head.
Tyler’s eyes darkened and his whole demeanor changed. Tension radiated off of him. “Fine,” he growled. She could see that he was anything but fine with the whole thing. Then he took a deep breath. “I understand.”
“I’m sorry,” a whisper. There was a part of her that shouted for her to maybe take a leap of faith. To pack her bags and leave as soon as possible but she resisted the madness. It was crazy to look into the sun. No one did it and came away unscathed. She closed her eyes instead.
“Nothing to be sorry about.” He moved to stand. “I’m healed. I must get going.”
“Are your pack mates waiting for you?” She tried to force a smile.
Tyler shook his head. “I came to find a mate. I must go and do that now.”
“The festival is long finished.” A stupid thing to say, but what else was there?…Please don’t? Stay? How could she tell him that when there was no point? Two days would not change her mind.
He shrugged his big shoulders as he headed for the door. “It doesn’t matter about the festival. Thank you. I enjoyed our time together.” His jaw clenched for a few seconds and his eyes clouded. He looked…hurt.
She felt her lip quiver so she bit down on it. She didn’t know him. One night was nothing. It was nothing.
“Goodbye.” He nodded in her direction.
“Wait,” she blurted. “You haven’t had breakfast.”
“I need to go.” He turned and walked away, heading in the wrong direction.
“Where are you going? You’re still naked!” She shouted after him. Grasping at straws to try and make him stay, even if only for a few more minutes.
He glanced back. “No need. I’m going to shift and head for our…don’t worry about it. I have it covered...or will soon.” He gave her a sad smile.
“Oh. I see.” She was appalled at how crestfallen she sounded.
Tyler knelt down next to Queen and gave her a scratch around her ears. She wagged her tail and arched into his touch. It seemed that the dog was also a little bit in love with the big shifter. Make that, the dog was in love and she was in lust.
The retriever whined as he stood and headed out the door. She whined again, louder this time. Her eyes were wide, her nose pointed in the direction of the door that had just closed behind him.
When the bell on the front door tinkled and then clicked shut, Queen looked up at the ceiling and howled. There was an answering howl from somewhere outside. It was an eerie sound. So forlorn. So gut wrenching that she felt her eyes burn.
Jackie closed the small distance between herself and the retriever. She ran her hands through Queen’s soft fur. “I know how you feel,” she whispered. “I don’t want him to go either.”
There was a big part of her that wanted to go chasing after him, but she ignored it. In a couple of days he would just be a memory. A sweet, sweet memory.
Chapter Nine
Three weeks later…
Jackie changed the station on her car radio and yet another cheesy love song blared through her speakers, so she changed it again. Finally, she found a channel with a hard rock song.
A sweet, sweet memory her ass. The sweet part was true. It was the memory part that was the problem. A memory was something that you could bury. Store away inside the recesses of your mind. It was not something that lived and breathed inside of you.
With each passing day, it felt more and more like she had made a mistake. The more she tried to forget Tyler, the more she thought about him.
She was a miserable mess. For once in her life, her jeans were a bit loose because she had pretty much lost her appetite. Unfortunately her eyes were red rimmed with dark smudges underneath them too because she struggled to sleep at night as well. If she did manage to drop off, she would relive their night together and wake up drenched in sweat and on the edge of an orgasm that left her aching. Jackie had always been comfortable in her own company, yet she suddenly felt alone.
Even her job didn’t give her the same kind of joy it once had. It felt like she was just going through the motions. Tyler had made her feel alive. Had made her feel things that were just not possible after one night together, yet she felt them anyway.
She agonized over whether or not he had found someone the day he left. Someone to take her place and head back to his shifter village with. To ultimately mate with and have a family with. Jealousy burned in her gut for this unknown woman. Then anger followed close behind. She was pissed at Tyler for moving on so quickly and then pissed at herself for not taking him up on his offer.
Three months.
It wasn’t such a long time. She would have been free to leave at any time if it hadn’t worked out. Jackie was somehow sure that Tyler was right. That his wolf instincts had been spot on. There was some sort of connection between them. It hadn’t just been really great sex. She wanted to get to know him. To explore it further. On a really stupid whim, she’d even discussed a three month sabbatical with her boss, saying that she was thinking of seeing a bit of the world while she was still young.
Martha had urged her to do it. She’d assured Jackie that she would cope just fine in her absence. She would look into the possibility of hiring a temp until Jackie returned. Then she’d gone on to tell Jackie what a great employee she was and that although she would rather not lose her completely, that she would understand if she decided to move on at some point.
It only made Jackie feel worse. There was no way for her to reach Tyler. Even if she could somehow find him, there was a distinct possibility that he had moved on. Maybe he had lost interest. No, she had her chance and she blew it. Big time. She felt her eyes burn. Crying was not allowed, so she swallowed down the lump in her throat.
A sickening ballad began to blare, so she switched the radio off. Only taking her eyes off of the road for a split second to do so. When
she looked back up, a big dark shape filled the road ahead of her. She pushed down on her brake hard, a gasp was torn from her throat.
The creature leapt into the air at the last minute, somehow avoiding being slammed by her car which had only recently come out of the repair shop. Twice in a matter of weeks. What were the odds?
Jackie was panting hard. Her hands hurt they clutched the steering wheel so hard. Her hairs prickled and her gaze was drawn to the right.
The wolf was right at her door, it snarled baring its sharp teeth. Jackie sucked in a breath as she caught sight of him. His golden eyes locked with hers. So familiar that her heart clenched painfully inside her chest. Wait a minute…he was covered in…what the hell!
The wolf began to shiver. Cracking and snapping noises filled the air as its fur began to recede. Its snout shortened and its back straightened until a man was left in its place.
“Tyler.” She finally managed to choke out. Not really believing what she was seeing.
He smiled, opening his arms. “Merry Christmas!”
“I could’ve killed you!” She yelled.
He shook his head. “No chance. I wasn’t paying attention last time. I was expecting you today. You were supposed to have seen me long before you did though.” He threw her a half smile. “Still a terrible driver I see.”
“I am not.” She huffed. “You shouldn’t have crossed the road in front of me like that.” He was probably on his way to see his girlfriend.
Damn, but the thought hurt more than it should.
She snapped her mouth shut, suddenly realizing that it had been hanging open. Jackie opened her door. “Why are you dressed like that? Where are you headed?” She felt herself frown as she stepped out of the car. Maybe she shouldn’t have asked him. Chances were that she would hate his answer.
She couldn’t help it when her eyes moved down the length of him. It was his own damned fault for standing there naked. Strong wide shoulders, seriously ripped abs. She swallowed hard as she took in his hard, very erect cock. There were at least ten or twenty sprigs of mistletoe all over his body. Including down…well, down there on and around his erection.
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