“Are you sure?” Klaus asked.
Why did he have to be a gentleman now?
“Yeah, I’m sure.”
****
Klaus had never taken a girl home, nor a woman.
His father had always told him the value of a mate, so he hadn’t flirted with other girls at school. Never tempted any woman. Always on the lookout for his possible mate. He had no idea it was going to be Poppy.
After closing his front door, Poppy whirled around to see him.
Her lips were still swollen from his kisses. That was on him.
His dick hadn’t subsided, and the length pressed against the front of his jeans was a little uncomfortable.
He’d never kissed a girl. Never … done anything with anyone.
“Er, your home,” she said.
“Don’t be nervous.”
“I bet you’ve brought a lot of girls back here, huh?” she asked.
“No, I haven’t.”
“What?” Poppy asked.
“I’ve never brought any girl back here, Poppy. Until you, I’ve never kissed a girl. I’ve never been with anyone.”
“Are you telling me that you’re a … virgin?”
“Yep,” he said, and he wasn’t embarrassed by that.
“Why?”
“I was waiting for my mate,” Klaus said, gripping the back of his neck.
“Oh.”
“Yeah, oh. I … my dad told me how important it is to find your mate. How it feels. I mean, I didn’t believe … you know, how intense those feelings would be. Since you and I have, well, you get it. I’ve been constantly … aroused.”
“Oh, yeah, I know. I mean, I completely, this is so embarrassing.” She closed her eyes. “I, er, tonight in the bath.”
“You touched yourself?” he asked.
She nodded.
Her face was bright red. He had no doubt his face wasn’t much better. Klaus took a step toward her, then another, and he knew Poppy moved toward him. One moment they were apart, the next, they were in each other’s arms, kissing.
He ran his hands all over her body, gripping her curvy ass and drawing her close to him. Breaking from the kiss, he pressed his face against her neck and breathed her in, inhaling her soft feminine scent.
“Maybe we should take this to your room,” Poppy said. She quickly pulled away. “Not that I’m saying we’re going to have sex.”
“I’m happy to take this slowly.”
Or as slowly as he was going to be able to. His mate was in his home, in his arms, and he didn’t know if he even possessed that kind of restraint.