“Kate isn’t pregnant. You are.”
Rebecca stomped her foot before whirling around to face Dr. Claybourne, who sat at the counter waiting for his to-go order.
“Dr. Claybourne, can we have sex?” she asked.
Immediately Aleks began to growl as he pushed Rebecca behind him and bared his canines at the doctor. Dr. Claybourne paled and rolled his eyes heavenward. Rebecca began pounding on Aleks’ back with her tiny fists.
“Stop that! He is the only doctor in town. If you piss him off, you’ll be delivering this baby.”
Aleks immediately calmed down. Dr. Claybourne let out a breath before turning to Rebecca.
“Are you trying to get me killed? Last week, in front of him, you said ‘You didn’t hurt me as much this week when you were inside me.’ His claws shifted then. I swear if you hadn’t explained it was the pelvic exam, he would have murdered me,” Dr. Claybourne said, taking a seat at the counter.
Behind them muffled laughter was heard from multiple tables.
“Maddox, I’m so sorry about my son. I’m afraid he will be like this through all seven pregnancies if he is anything like his Pa. Here, breakfast is on the house.” Ma handed him two boxes.
He waved his hands, as if to dismiss her worries.
“It’s all part and parcel of what comes with being a shifter doctor.” He got up to leave.
“Wait! What about my sexcapades!” Rebecca demanded.
The doctor turned to Aleks. “It is safe to have sex with your mate, mattress pounding and all.” He winked at Rebecca. With that, he turned and left.
“See! He said it was okay,” Rebecca said.
Kate watched the entire scene in fascination. Aleks turned red then white then a deep scarlet.
“I have to go back to work!” he said before he, too, turned and left the diner.
“Oh, dear, he forgot his lunch,” Ma said, chuckling.
“I’ll run it to him. The last thing anyone needs is Aleks grumpy and stressed-ass hungry,” Connor said, sauntering around the counter.
“Connor, language. And thank you for looking out for your grumpy brother,” Ma said, smiling.
“Humph! I’ll get him. Ashby, Nicholas, unfortunately our other coconspirators are babysitting. We’ll catch you up later, guys.” She waved at Damian and Rian.
“Let’s head to the library. I need to wrap up some paperwork, get some books shelved and then it’s time for another cake attack,” she said, hopping up and down.
“I want details! Until I find my own mate, I need to live vicariously through you and Kate,” Rian said, laughing.
“I’ll see what I can do because, right now, I’m not doing anything worthy of vicarious living,” Rebecca said.
“Can we get some of the cake this time? That coconut cake last time smelled divine,” Ashby said, sighing.
For the last cake attack, they had made nearly a half dozen cakes to help Rebecca seduce Aleks. Rebecca nodded.
“Come on, onward to the library and then you can drive me home since Mr. Prickly Bear is at work. He can come find me later. Bye, Ma!” she yelled, grabbing her purse. She, Ashby, and Nicholas stood.
“Come over tomorrow, Kate, and hopefully we’ll be able to swap stories,” Rebecca said, winking.
Kate laughed and smiled at Bran and Caleb, who were giving her worried looks.
“Deal! Save me some of that coconut cake. It sounds good,” Kate said.
“Sure thing!” and the three turned and left. Kate stood and walked over to the counter to stand between Bran and Caleb. She stuck her hands in the back pockets of their jeans, grabbed each of their asses, and squeezed. They both let out a low growl and turned to her before looking at each other, surprised expressions on their faces.
“Well, that’s new,” Bran said, shaking his head smiling.
“What?” Kate asked.
“I can feel the effect you have on Caleb. I’m assuming from the look on his face he can feel your effect on me, too,” Bran said.
Kate gave a wicked smile. “Double your pleasure, double your fun,” she
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