by Chant, Zoe
“That’s the only thanks I need,” Garrett said, meaning it. “To know you’re using it for something better than Barston was.”
“That’s a low bar,” Ilara muttered. “But no – thank you. I’m going to keep trying. I just want to know my family and shifters like us will always have somewhere to call home.”
Georgia smiled, reaching out to touch Ilara’s shoulder. “It sounds like thanks to you they will.”
* * *
“Why does everyone have to be so nice to me just when I’m trying to get some alone time with you?” Georgia laughed as they finally slammed the front door of the chalet behind them, Garrett’s lips on her own. “I ask you – can’t people see how hot you are?”
“I think that might be just you,” Garrett murmured as he fumbled with the zip of her jacket, his lips pressing against the skin of her throat as it was exposed, making her shudder.
“Pretty sure that’s anyone with a working set of eyes,” Georgia replied as she tilted her head back, closing her eyes as Garrett’s kisses stoked the fire already growing in her belly.
Garrett’s only response was a low rumble of laughter, making her skin tingle.
“It doesn’t matter,” he said a moment later. “We’re here now. And I’ve got you all to myself.”
Georgia couldn’t help but gasp at his words. She’d had an amazing time at the Christmas lunch her friends had organized, but now… now all she wanted to do was focus on Garrett. It seemed too perfect that they were back here again, in the same place as the first time they’d made love. Of course, they’d shared a bed countless times in between then and now, but Georgia couldn’t deny that this place still felt special to her.
She let out a giggle as Garrett’s arms swept their way around her, lifting her off her feet easily, pressing their chests together. Knowing he could carry her as if she weighed nothing at all, Georgia wrapped her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his waist, kissing him with wild abandon as he made his way across the room.
At first, Georgia assumed he was heading for the stairs to take her up to the bedroom… but when she finally managed to pull her lips away from his, she realized he was heading for the living room – specifically, to the rug that lay in front of the fireplace.
The embers of the fire they’d made earlier in the day were still lightly smoldering, casting the room in a low, red-golden glow. Georgia groaned as Garrett lay her down on her back before it, never breaking their kiss.
“God, Georgia,” Garrett growled when he finally pulled back, his voice thick with lust. “I want you so much.”
Georgia swallowed, her own need swirling desperately within her. She pulled at his sweater with trembling fingers, and he obliged her, lifting it up over his head, exposing the muscles of his chest and stomach to her.
She couldn’t help but groan as she ran her hands over the hard planes and ridges of his body – he was beautiful, utterly beautiful, and he was all hers. Some days, she couldn’t believe that she really got to see him this way – to touch him, to watch him as his eyes closed in pleasure, and know that she was the cause of it.
The thought made her light-headed with desire as Garrett began fumbling with the buttons on her shirt. She ripped open his jeans, before tugging them down off his hips.
“I want you so much,” Georgia mumbled, without even thinking about what she was saying. It was true, though – and not just in the sense of what they were doing now. She wanted Garrett – everything he was, everything he would be. Together, she knew they would create a beautiful future for themselves, for the family they were only just beginning.
She wanted Garrett, in every way. She wanted him to be by her side forever. She wanted to live out her life with him, and know that no matter what, they would always be there for each other.
He’d be the support she’d never really had before. So often, she had been the one carrying her family through the tough times – first her father after her mother had died, and then her son after Tim had walked out on them. For the first time in her life, Georgia felt like she knew she had someone who’d always have her back, no matter what. Someone who would take care of her when she needed it – and who she would take care of in return.
A mate, Georgia thought, feeling the golden glow within her heart pulse at the word. My mate.
She had known what they were to each other, of course, but it still didn’t stop the warm frisson that ran through her heart every time she thought of it.
Their bond was forever. She knew it with every fiber of her being.
He’s mine, she thought, desperate heat coursing through her, as Garrett lowered his head to kiss her again.
They removed their clothes in a frenzy, throwing them across the room as they went, until finally they lay against each other, heated skin against heated skin. She could feel the hard rod of his cock pressing against her stomach, and need pierced through her, hot and urgent.
They could take their time later – right now, Georgia wanted only one thing.
“Please, Garrett,” she whispered, writhing against him. “Please, I can’t wait –”
Garrett was apparently just as impatient as she was. He ground his hips against hers, letting her feel the full extent of just how much he wanted her. Georgia groaned as the heat of his erection moved against her, sliding between her thighs, making her dizzy with desire.
She was already wet and ready for him – even his kisses could do that to her, or even simply the thought of his kisses. Georgia had never known anything like it before in her life. Sometimes, she felt as if she was drunk on him, unable to think straight. Even after a year, her hunger for him hadn’t diminished – nor his for her.
“God, Georgia,” he gasped as she arched her hips up, pressing herself against him, letting him feel how wet she was. “You feel –”
“Hurry up then,” Georgia moaned out, not sure how much more of this she could take. “How much longer are you going to make me wait?”
‘Not very long at all’ seemed to be the answer to that, judging by the way Garrett angled his hips, the head of his cock nudging against her entrance.
Georgia’s head fell back, her eyes closing as he began to press forward, sinking slowly inside her.
She gasped, her fingers digging into the hard muscle of his back. It felt so good that she couldn’t hold back a moan, pleasure filling her. As always, she felt stretched to perfection, filled completely to the brim, as if Garrett had been made just for her – and she for him.
Georgia knew she was crying out loudly as Garrett made his first hard thrust inside her, but right now, she couldn’t bring herself to care. For the first time in a long time they had an empty house all to themselves, in a secluded spot on the side of a mountain, and Georgia intended to take full advantage of it and be as noisy as she wanted.
Evidently, Garrett liked that idea, because he thrust into her again without holding back, just the way she wanted him to. His hips powered forward, rocking her body with every thrust.
It wasn’t only the way their bodies were touching that was making such amazing pleasure explode through her body, though. Georgia could feel the mated bond pulsing between them, glowing hot and golden in her chest. It was as if their hearts were touching as well as their bodies, all the love and trust and joy that she felt between them flowing through them, joined by the unbreakable connection they shared.
Ecstasy flooded every nerve every time Garrett moved, and Georgia cried out again, wrapping her legs around his hips, urging him onward, urging him to go faster, to thrust deeper.
Georgia could feel the sweat running over her skin as her muscles clenched, her body on the brink of climax. Garrett’s hand stroked her cheek, and when she opened her eyes she found his, as intense and dark as the ocean, burning into hers.
Mine, they seemed to be saying. Mine, my mate, my forever…
It was that, in the end, that sent her plunging over the edge of her climax, her body taut with pleasure, crying out as pleas
ure flooded her. White stars spun behind her eyelids as she shuddered over and over again – and then, a moment later, she felt Garrett’s climax follow, a low groan leaving his lips as his cock pulsed within her. She felt his muscles shudder like a wave, his hips jerking as together, they rode out the height of their pleasure.
When it was finally over, they simply lay against each other, bodies still entwined, unwilling to let each other go. Georgia could feel her heartbeat slowing, languor overtaking her. She yawned, which seemed to rouse Garrett. He lifted his head, smiling at her.
“Keeping you up, am I?”
Georgia just laughed. “Nope, but that’s what I’m going to be doing to you – in more ways than one.”
Garrett’s laugh was a low, rumbling sound that sent a delicious shiver down her spine. “Hm. Sounds like I’m in for a long night.”
“You got that right,” Georgia laughed as he shifted from on top of her, settling by her side. She missed the contact immediately, but she knew they’d be able to make up for it later. “Come on, when was the last time we had the place to ourselves?”
“True enough,” Garrett said, sending a heated glance in her direction. “It’s good to hear your voice when you don’t feel you have to hold back.”
Georgia smiled, but she could feel a blush coloring her cheeks. “Well, I can’t wait to give you a repeat performance.”
Letting out a deep, contented breath, Georgia snuggled against Garrett’s side. Everything in the past year had been beyond her wildest dreams. Garrett had become an amazing father figure for Logan – attentive, kind, patient. Everything a father should be to his son. He’d spent endless hours teaching him outdoor skills, helping him train at baseball, and driving him to and from games, chatting to him about his day and what he was doing at school at the moment.
But even more than that, it was clear that Garrett wasn’t doing any of the things he did for Logan out of a sense of obligation, or because he wanted to keep Georgia happy. He was doing it because he genuinely enjoyed raising Logan – raising him together with her.
Georgia swallowed heavily as the words Garrett had spoken earlier in the day drifted back to her: You’ve given me a family, Georgia. Something I thought I’d never have. It’s me who should be thanking you.
“Maybe we should just be grateful to each other,” Georgia blurted, before realizing that she’d said something that seemed logical to her, but wouldn’t make any sense at all to Garrett. “I mean… I was thinking about what you said earlier. About thanking me for giving you a family. But I didn’t give you a family – you joined it. And we joined you. And perhaps we should just be grateful for that. Especially at Christmas.”
Garrett turned his head, pressing a warm kiss against her sweaty hair. “You have such a way of putting these things,” he said. “Just one more way you’re amazing, I guess.”
Closing her eyes, Georgia rested her hand on Garrett’s chest, feeling his heartbeat beneath her fingers.
“What time do you suppose we better go pick up Logan from Kelly and Diane’s?” she asked as she lifted her head, kissing him again. “We can have a little sleep-in, can’t we?”
She felt Garrett’s smile beneath her lips. “I’m sure they wouldn’t mind if we got there a little late.”
“I hope not,” Georgia said, before she kissed him again, feeling his arms tighten around her.
Part of her couldn’t quite bring herself to believe this was her life now – that this gorgeous, amazing man was hers, and together they were raising the son she loved more than life itself.
But another – bigger – part of her wasn’t even going to question it. They’d met at Christmas, after all. And what was Christmas for, if not making the improbable suddenly extremely possible?
Does that even make sense? Georgia thought – but then, Garrett’s hand came up to cup her face, pulling her against him, and suddenly, she found it very hard to think anything at all.
Except for the words, Perfect. Everything is perfect.
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