Book 2.5 Bear With Me, page 3
Okay, when she grabbed his nut hairs and yanked he had to admit he was a little bit intimidated. “Say what now?”
“There’s an upside to this.” He winced as she pulled some of the hairs out. “You’ll be able to drop-kick guys like Brian across a football field.”
Her eyes narrowed, but she didn’t let go. “Tell me more.”
He kissed the side of her neck, letting his five o’clock shadow scrap across her skin. He’d noticed she liked that when he marked her. “You won’t feel any pain during childbirth unless you want to.”
Her hand eased up on his balls, thank God. “Really?”
“Mm-hmm. Menstrual cramps are a thing of the past.”
“This is sounding better and better.” She caressed his prick and he moaned. “Tell me more.”
“Bears are born healers. You’ll be able to heal minor injuries on your friends, your family, and your children. And Bear will protect your dreams.”
“Children?”
Of course she would latch onto that. He grinned down at her, prepared to negotiate. He knew what he wanted, but he also knew where to start from. “I want at least four.”
“Four? I don’t think so.” She sniffed, but he noticed she wasn’t pulling away from him.
“I’m thinking no more than one.”
Yes! She was bargaining. Perfect. “Three.”
She glared up at him, her and beginning to tighten once more around him. “Two.”
Which was what he wanted in the first place. “Done.”
Her eyes went wide. “Wait—”
Will was done waiting. He’d marked her, and she was his. He shut her mouth in the next best possible way, kissing her until they were both breathless.
“Mine.”
She wrapped her arms around his neck and grinned at him, and for the first time since he’d caught her scent he knew everything was going to work out fine. “I’ll think about it.”
Epilogue
“And that’s how I bagged your mother.”
Will was grinning at his wife like he’d won the lottery. Bunny never doubted that his parents adored one another. He was just grateful the man hadn’t said banged.
He was still planning on sending Will the therapy bills.
“Aw, that’s so sweet.” Tabby got up, crossed the room and bussed his dad on the cheek.
“You can tell you really love her.”
Will beamed as his wife laughed. “I wouldn’t pounce on just anyone.”
And even though they’d been together for years now, Bunny knew that just one glance from his mom could have his big father blushing and stammering within seconds. There was still a bit of that shy, dorky college student in the strong, confident man who’d raised him. Claiming his mother had just been the beginning. They’d had to fight her family, who hadn’t wanted a white son-in-law, and his mother had to learn how to be a Bear.
They’d made a wonderful life together, and Bunny hoped his mating went just as well as theirs.
“Hey, sugar.”
Without thought he tucked Tabby under his arm, holding her close. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for his mate…except listen to the sex life of his parents. He watched as Will and Barb roped his brother into helping with the garland Tabby wanted strung on their front porch.
They might embarrass the hell out of him, but he loved them.
Bunny rested his hand on Tabby’s swollen stomach as his family stood around him, bitching about the cold. He rested his forehead against hers, wondering how in the hell he’d gotten so lucky. “Merry Christmas, baby.”
“Merry Christmas, Alex.”
Dana Marie Bell, Book 2.5 Bear With Me
