would believe her to be their mate, but she would never care for them. That thought made his heart ache. He squeezed her a little closer, and she rested her head on his shoulder.
Eventually it grew too hot to sit on the patio. Their dad and uncle left to go to work, and Tristan and Micah promised to bring Melody over for dinner soon. Holden said, “You’re all welcome to stay here as long as you like.”
Tristan glanced at Micah and Melody who made faces behind Holden’s back and stifled a chuckle. No way in hell did he want to spend another night on that lumpy couch. The only redeeming quality was the sweet, soft female who had been in his arms.
“Thanks, but we’re going to check into Tom and Dana’s.”
“Of course,” Holden said with a nod.
“I was thinking,” Tristan pulled Melody close in the family room, out of sight of her uncles, “that we could go for a swim at the lake today.”
She smiled up at him, nestled so perfectly in his arms. “I don’t have a suit.”
He wiggled his brows at her, and she laughed, slapping him on the arm. Rolling his eyes exaggeratedly, he said, “Oh, fine. We’ll go shopping first. Micah and I need swim trunks ourselves.”
After packing a picnic lunch and saying goodbye to her uncles, they drove to a shopping center outside of town and went into Tropix, a bathing suit and accessory store. Tristan and Micah took only a minute to find appropriate trunks for themselves, but picking out a suit for Melody turned into an hour long excursion that drove him insane with lust. Knowing that the only thing that separated him from seeing her naked was the thin door of the changing stall was a special kind of hell. She really seemed to enjoy modeling the suits for them, peeking shyly around the edge of the door before swinging it open and letting them see her beautiful body covered with small pieces of fabric. They all decided that a dark blue bikini was the best one, accentuating her pretty eyes and covering her better than some of the ones that were little more than thin bits of string and tiny pieces of material.
A tote bag was filled with sunscreen and beach towels, and the three of them changed into their suits in the stalls and wore them out of the store. Micah and Tristan put their shirts back on, and Melody put her shorts and top over her suit. They stopped in a department store and bought her several changes of clothes and a pair of tennis shoes. She wanted to pay for everything, but Tristan and Micah insisted on covering the bills. She was their mate, after all, and they should be able to take care of her needs.
On the way to the lake, Micah called Tom and asked if they had a room, saying they would need it for the remainder of their visit, and Tom promised to save them the biggest, nicest room. Tristan expected to sleep at Melody’s uncles a few more times so that she could spend time with them, but they needed a room to keep their things and a place to have privacy.
The lake was King’s summer family destination. He and Micah had spent many fun summers as kids with their dad and uncle, playing in the water, climbing the trees, and cooking out with other pride members’ families. Although there were pavilions and playgrounds around the lake where humans and lions gathered, Tristan drove them to a secluded little cove where they fished and hung out as teenagers with some of their friends. He’d always thought it was a perfect place to bring a woman, but he’d never had a woman to bring before, and having Melody as the first seemed right in his mind.
They had to park the truck several hundred feet away from the small clearing and walk, but there was a well-worn path to follow. Micah lifted Melody onto his back and they walked together, with Tristan carrying the supplies.
The small, circular clearing was lined with trees, which grew together overhead so that it was partially shaded. Tristan laid their beach towels
Eventually it grew too hot to sit on the patio. Their dad and uncle left to go to work, and Tristan and Micah promised to bring Melody over for dinner soon. Holden said, “You’re all welcome to stay here as long as you like.”
Tristan glanced at Micah and Melody who made faces behind Holden’s back and stifled a chuckle. No way in hell did he want to spend another night on that lumpy couch. The only redeeming quality was the sweet, soft female who had been in his arms.
“Thanks, but we’re going to check into Tom and Dana’s.”
“Of course,” Holden said with a nod.
“I was thinking,” Tristan pulled Melody close in the family room, out of sight of her uncles, “that we could go for a swim at the lake today.”
She smiled up at him, nestled so perfectly in his arms. “I don’t have a suit.”
He wiggled his brows at her, and she laughed, slapping him on the arm. Rolling his eyes exaggeratedly, he said, “Oh, fine. We’ll go shopping first. Micah and I need swim trunks ourselves.”
After packing a picnic lunch and saying goodbye to her uncles, they drove to a shopping center outside of town and went into Tropix, a bathing suit and accessory store. Tristan and Micah took only a minute to find appropriate trunks for themselves, but picking out a suit for Melody turned into an hour long excursion that drove him insane with lust. Knowing that the only thing that separated him from seeing her naked was the thin door of the changing stall was a special kind of hell. She really seemed to enjoy modeling the suits for them, peeking shyly around the edge of the door before swinging it open and letting them see her beautiful body covered with small pieces of fabric. They all decided that a dark blue bikini was the best one, accentuating her pretty eyes and covering her better than some of the ones that were little more than thin bits of string and tiny pieces of material.
A tote bag was filled with sunscreen and beach towels, and the three of them changed into their suits in the stalls and wore them out of the store. Micah and Tristan put their shirts back on, and Melody put her shorts and top over her suit. They stopped in a department store and bought her several changes of clothes and a pair of tennis shoes. She wanted to pay for everything, but Tristan and Micah insisted on covering the bills. She was their mate, after all, and they should be able to take care of her needs.
On the way to the lake, Micah called Tom and asked if they had a room, saying they would need it for the remainder of their visit, and Tom promised to save them the biggest, nicest room. Tristan expected to sleep at Melody’s uncles a few more times so that she could spend time with them, but they needed a room to keep their things and a place to have privacy.
The lake was King’s summer family destination. He and Micah had spent many fun summers as kids with their dad and uncle, playing in the water, climbing the trees, and cooking out with other pride members’ families. Although there were pavilions and playgrounds around the lake where humans and lions gathered, Tristan drove them to a secluded little cove where they fished and hung out as teenagers with some of their friends. He’d always thought it was a perfect place to bring a woman, but he’d never had a woman to bring before, and having Melody as the first seemed right in his mind.
They had to park the truck several hundred feet away from the small clearing and walk, but there was a well-worn path to follow. Micah lifted Melody onto his back and they walked together, with Tristan carrying the supplies.
The small, circular clearing was lined with trees, which grew together overhead so that it was partially shaded. Tristan laid their beach towels
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