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into the caress, enjoying the feel of being stroked and petted. He could get used to this. He wanted to get used to this. Would Aubrey always be this affectionate? It gave Matt hope, but— “What about Carson?”
“What about him?”
“He’s your…what?”
“Employee.”
Matt’s eyebrows shot up in disbelief. Carson was good-looking.
Aubrey blushed. “We don’t have a relationship.”
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“You’re friends?”
“Not really, no. I mean, I like Carson just fine, but we don’t hang out or anything like that.” Aubrey
sighed. “It was only sex and very infrequently.”
Matt nodded, hoping Aubrey didn’t spy his hesitancy. “Okay.”
“Okay? You’re gonna have to be more specific, darlin’.” Pulling his hand away, Aubrey cocked his
head to the left, looking lupine. “What does okay mean? Okay, you understand why I didn’t tell you? Okay, you’re not mad ’bout Carson? Or okay you’re gonna stay?”
If not for the sudden scent of unease, Matt would’ve thought Aubrey didn’t care about the answer. It
put Matt on the spot because he didn’t know if he was ready to make this decision. “No more lies?”
“No more lies.”
He knew what Aubrey was asking. He wanted Matt to stay and commit to a relationship. A secret
relationship. Funny, a few hours ago Matt would’ve jumped at the chance. But now? Matt took a deep
breath and tried to push away his worry. A person only had one mate, and you had to give trust to get it in return.
His face, or perhaps his scent, must have shown his resolve, because Aubrey’s face lit up and he
reached for Matt.
Chuckling, Matt leaned forward, offering his lips as Aubrey’s hand closed over his bare shoulder.
Time to seal the deal with a kiss. Yeah, he was corny, but the show of happiness from his mate was encouraging.
The next thing he knew, Aubrey’s lips were on his. He kissed Matt with as much passion as before
when they were in the kitchen, but this was different. It wasn’t coaxing. Aubrey’s tongue dove in and took possession like he had every right.
Matt’s stomach knotted in a bundle of nerves, but it didn’t stop his cock from getting hard. This kiss
was more intense somehow, more real than before. Because you’ve committed yourself fully. For better or worse. He shivered against the desire and leeriness racing through him at that thought.
It was like Aubrey had flipped an internal switch and decided they’d be together. Even though Matt
wanted to be with his mate, he couldn’t just pretend everything was perfect. He needed to talk more.
Pulling back, Matt rested his forehead on Aubrey’s shoulder. In the back of his mind, he could practically hear his brother telling him to stop acting like a chick, but he couldn’t help it. He couldn’t separate his feelings like Logan could. He wanted to go into this with his eyes wide open.
Aubrey wrapped a hand around Matt’s prick.
Matt nearly jumped out of the water. The touch kinda scared him and not just because he hadn’t
noticed Aubrey putting his hand in the water.
Scooting away, Matt batted at the hand holding him. “Wait!” In his haste to get away he pulled
himself off balance and slipped. He landed on his back with a splash.
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“Whoa.” Aubrey scrambled to grab him and help him sit upright.
A clump of bubbles slid down Matt’s cheek.
Aubrey sat back and released Matt. “What’s wrong? I thought you said you’d stay.”
Matt nodded, trying to get his pulse to stop racing. His mind was made up. He just hoped Aubrey
would understand. “I’ll stay, and we can try and make this work, but I have a condition. Two actually.”
“Name your conditions, sugar.”
“No more lies. You know that one, right?” Rivulets of water ran down Matt’s hair onto his face, but
he looked so serious Aubrey didn’t dare smile.
That was reasonable. Aubrey nodded. Hell, it was expected
“What about him?”
“He’s your…what?”
“Employee.”
Matt’s eyebrows shot up in disbelief. Carson was good-looking.
Aubrey blushed. “We don’t have a relationship.”
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“You’re friends?”
“Not really, no. I mean, I like Carson just fine, but we don’t hang out or anything like that.” Aubrey
sighed. “It was only sex and very infrequently.”
Matt nodded, hoping Aubrey didn’t spy his hesitancy. “Okay.”
“Okay? You’re gonna have to be more specific, darlin’.” Pulling his hand away, Aubrey cocked his
head to the left, looking lupine. “What does okay mean? Okay, you understand why I didn’t tell you? Okay, you’re not mad ’bout Carson? Or okay you’re gonna stay?”
If not for the sudden scent of unease, Matt would’ve thought Aubrey didn’t care about the answer. It
put Matt on the spot because he didn’t know if he was ready to make this decision. “No more lies?”
“No more lies.”
He knew what Aubrey was asking. He wanted Matt to stay and commit to a relationship. A secret
relationship. Funny, a few hours ago Matt would’ve jumped at the chance. But now? Matt took a deep
breath and tried to push away his worry. A person only had one mate, and you had to give trust to get it in return.
His face, or perhaps his scent, must have shown his resolve, because Aubrey’s face lit up and he
reached for Matt.
Chuckling, Matt leaned forward, offering his lips as Aubrey’s hand closed over his bare shoulder.
Time to seal the deal with a kiss. Yeah, he was corny, but the show of happiness from his mate was encouraging.
The next thing he knew, Aubrey’s lips were on his. He kissed Matt with as much passion as before
when they were in the kitchen, but this was different. It wasn’t coaxing. Aubrey’s tongue dove in and took possession like he had every right.
Matt’s stomach knotted in a bundle of nerves, but it didn’t stop his cock from getting hard. This kiss
was more intense somehow, more real than before. Because you’ve committed yourself fully. For better or worse. He shivered against the desire and leeriness racing through him at that thought.
It was like Aubrey had flipped an internal switch and decided they’d be together. Even though Matt
wanted to be with his mate, he couldn’t just pretend everything was perfect. He needed to talk more.
Pulling back, Matt rested his forehead on Aubrey’s shoulder. In the back of his mind, he could practically hear his brother telling him to stop acting like a chick, but he couldn’t help it. He couldn’t separate his feelings like Logan could. He wanted to go into this with his eyes wide open.
Aubrey wrapped a hand around Matt’s prick.
Matt nearly jumped out of the water. The touch kinda scared him and not just because he hadn’t
noticed Aubrey putting his hand in the water.
Scooting away, Matt batted at the hand holding him. “Wait!” In his haste to get away he pulled
himself off balance and slipped. He landed on his back with a splash.
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“Whoa.” Aubrey scrambled to grab him and help him sit upright.
A clump of bubbles slid down Matt’s cheek.
Aubrey sat back and released Matt. “What’s wrong? I thought you said you’d stay.”
Matt nodded, trying to get his pulse to stop racing. His mind was made up. He just hoped Aubrey
would understand. “I’ll stay, and we can try and make this work, but I have a condition. Two actually.”
“Name your conditions, sugar.”
“No more lies. You know that one, right?” Rivulets of water ran down Matt’s hair onto his face, but
he looked so serious Aubrey didn’t dare smile.
That was reasonable. Aubrey nodded. Hell, it was expected
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