“That’s what I was thinking too.” She snuggled deeper into his arms, loving the feel of his heat against her. “So where do we go from here?” she asked.
“Well, you already know that you’re my mate, but I’m not sure if you understand the gravity of what that means.”
“No, I probably don’t fully know what being someone’s mate means. Annie and Clara explained it a bit, but they didn’t get fully into it. I know they are both insanely happy and head over heels in love with their men.” The more she thought about it, the more she realized that was exactly the case for both women.
They usually always had smiles on their faces. Even more so when Rick or Clint were around. They were the ideal couples. It didn’t mean they didn’t have arguments or fights. They did. But they also never lost sight of the fact that it was their mate they were arguing with. They never called each other names, and they didn’t fight dirty with each other. Nor did they threaten to leave or break up. Their mates were their life partners, and they acted as such.
“I have eyes for only you. I will never want another woman. I want only you from here on out. You are not only my mate, but my bear’s mate as well. We are one in this. Our legend tells us that you were sent to us by the Fates. You are the woman we are meant to spend the rest of our lives loving and protecting.”
“Really?” Gina didn’t know what to say. As sappy as his littleyou are my matespeech sounded, she couldn’t deny those were words that she had always wanted to hear.
“I don’t expect you to say or do anything right now. I know you probably need to wrap your head around all of it. It’s a lot,” he said. “For now, I just want you to be with me.”
“I like the thought of that.”
ChapterNineteen
Nick pulled Gina on top of him, her legs straddling his midsection. God’s how he had missed her. Whatever he had once felt or thought about her being a witch no longer mattered. Not when he faced the absolute truth he had tried like hell to avoid.
She was his mate, and he was done denying it. Done denying that he needed her more than the sun needed the moon. She was the light to his darkness. The other half of himself that he never thought he would find.
Now that he had her in his arms, he planned on never letting her go. She was everything and always would be till the end of time.
“Is there something I can help you with?” she asked with a knowing smile on her beautiful face.
“I think there might be,” he said smoothly. There was a whole lot she could help him with, and it all had to do with raw pleasure and orgasms.
“Oh yeah?” She rocked her hips back and forth over his cock. Her heat seared through the thin material of her shorts and drove him wild.
“Mmm. Fuck, baby. That feels so good,” he moaned, his cock throbbing to be inside her.
“I bet I can make you feel even better.” She leaned down and closed her lips over his, her tongue searching for his. Back and forth, her tongue slid over his, massaging and caressing and turning him on more than he could have ever imagined possible.
He loved her soft, passionate kisses and the way she gently nibbled on his bottom lip in between each of those kisses. It was so fucking hot. So damn sexy. He wanted to be balls deep inside her. As in right this fucking instant.
“I know you can,” he said in between breaths. “The only problem is that we have entirely too many clothes on.” He tugged at her shirt, trying to pull it over her head.
“I agree.” She pulled back from the kiss and hopped off him. “Thankfully, that’s an easy fix. Get naked!” She yanked her top over her head, quickly followed by her shorts and underwear, tossing everything into a small pile at the bottom of her bed. She looked at Nick expectantly.
Fuck! With each of her generous curves and heavy breasts on display, he felt like he should worship her, kneeling at her feet like she was a goddess.
“Yes, ma’am. Just an FYI, I like it when you’re bossy,” he said, hopping from the bed, acting as if he hadn't been shot just a few hours ago. Oh, did he ever like it when she was bossy. It all went back to a woman who knew what she wanted and not only asked for it but demanded it. That shit was fucking hotter than hell.
Wanting to comply with Gina’s orders, Nick made quick work of getting naked. He watched as she sashayed across the room and dimmed the lighting. Next, she grabbed her phone and clicked on her playlist, setting the ambiance for the sexy times about to go down. And that was absolutely fine with him.
It was exactly what he’d been dreaming since the last time they had been together. Every damn night since then, she had visited him in his dreams. Those sexy dreams he just couldn’t seem to escape. The entire time they were apart, she haunted him day and night. It was part of the whole mating curse he had heard so much about in his youth.
“Now, about that thing …” she said, turning to face him.
The sway of her hips as she padded back over to where he stood made his heart pound and his head spin.
Enough of the teasing. He couldn’t take it anymore.
Scooping her up and tossing her over his shoulder, she let out a surprised squeal. He playfully slapped her ass before tossing her onto the bed.
“Oh!” a sexy, husky moan flew from her mouth, surprising Nick. He’d have to file that newfound information away for later use.
“About that. I think I changed my mind,” he said, crawling up between her legs and kissing a path up her inner thighs. He loved her legs and couldn’t wait until they were wrapped around his neck and back while he was doing all the naughty things, he’d been dreaming of.