every move, wondering how he was going to get out of this. He didn’t like the disappointed look in his mate’s eyes. They had been having a great day, minus the exhausting work, but even that had been fun with his mate at his side. The only thing that had hampered his day was the sighting of Billy.
“I’m going to crash on the couch,” Chauncey said and left the kitchen before Curtis could say a word.
Fuck!
* * * *
Nero reached over and cut the volume down on the monitor screen. He didn’t like to hear couples argue. He knew the bear wasn’t going anywhere for the night, so he concentrated on the other monitors.
They had seemed like such a nice mated pair. Nero didn’t know anything about bears, but Chauncey had that look in his eyes. The look that said Curtis was his world. He didn’t understand what they were arguing about, but he knew for a fact Curtis was hiding something.
Nero wiped the monitoring station down with disinfectant wipes as he pushed the arguing pair from his mind.
* * * *
Chauncey woke when he felt his mate crawl behind him. He wasn’t sure what was wrong with Curtis. He had feared that his mate didn’t want him there, but his body language was telling a different story. If Curtis didn’t want to talk about what was wrong with him, Chauncey wouldn’t push him, although it bothered the hell out of him.
He wrapped an arm around his mate, pulling him to lie in front.
Curtis buried his face into Chauncey’s chest as they lay there in silence.
“I’m here for you.”
Curtis nodded but didn’t remove his head from lying against Chauncey’s chest. He hugged his mate tighter as he sighed. This mating thing wasn’t as easy as he had envisioned it to be. Chauncey thought that his winning personality would make having a mate a breeze. Boy was he wrong. It was the opposite, and that sucked. He wasn’t sure what to do or say, especially considering he didn’t know what the hell was wrong with his mate. He wasn’t a mind reader.
He grinned when he felt his mate’s hand slide down his chest and cup his cock through his underwear. Maybe Curtis had been shy about spending the night together alone. Chauncey had thought he would be cool now that they got their first time out of the way. Maybe he had been wrong about that.
He seemed to be wrong about a lot of things lately.
“And what does my honey bunny want?” He could feel Curtis laughing. His entire body shook as he pulled back. “Your what?”
It was finally Chauncey’s turn to blush. “You don’t like that name?” Chauncey liked that name. He may be big and fierce looking, but when it came to his mate, he felt all warm and gooey on the inside. Kind of like a candy bar.
“No, no. I like it, but…isn’t that for a girl?” Chauncey chuckled as he rolled to his back, setting his mate up on his groin. Fuck if Curtis didn’t look good perched on top of him. “No, it’s an endearment for couples, and we’re a couple.”
“Oh,” Curtis said. His mate bit his bottom lip as he glanced down at him. It seemed they both had the same idea. Chauncey inhaled sharply when Curtis stood on the couch and lowered his boxers. Hell if that wasn’t a glorious sight. His cock sprung free, making Chauncey’s mouth water.
Curtis sat back down, rubbing his ass over Chauncey’s hard-as-fuck cock. Chauncey squirmed around, letting his shaft rub up and down Curtis’s crease. “You still haven’t told me what you want.” Curtis placed his hands on Chauncey’s chest, smiling down at him. “You’re gonna make me say it aloud, aren’t you?”
“Hell yeah. I want to hear how dirty my mate can talk.” Chauncey prayed Curtis didn’t chicken out. He needed in the worst way and wanted to hear his mate vocalize everything he wanted Chauncey to do to him.
He was a perv, sue him.
“I’ve never talked dirty before,” Curtis admitted as he rubbed his ass into Chauncey’s groin. He could see his mate was willing but unsure of what to
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