She gulped back the desire wrecking her thinking ability and making her belly churn. She should send him to hell and ignore her body’s basic needs, but she wanted him and she wanted them on better terms. He was her child’s father. She didn’t want a hateful relationship with him. Not when she still had the hopes of something flourishing between them. It was stupid, but she couldn’t stop the hope.
She leaned forward, giving him her response with her lips. She curled her arms around his neck and grazed her nails over the back of his neck. God. He was so soft, his skin so warm and smooth. She was taken by surprise when he curled his hands around her ass, palming both cheeks and picked her up. Her legs immediately went around his hips. He pressed her back against the tiled shower wall, water pounding over both of them.
She couldn’t wait. She slid a hand between them, guiding his cock into her entrance and met his gaze.
“Please,” she murmured.
She might not want to want him, but she did. Right now, all her thoughts strayed from being angry to being his again.
He took her lips and dove his tongue into her mouth at the same time he drove his cock into her sex. He held her firmly against the tiled wall and grasped the back of her shoulder with his other hand while he fucked her. She felt the moment his fingers shifted into claws and the sharp points dug into the back of her shoulder.
He growled something that sounded a lot like “mine” between kisses. Her heart fluttered wildly with each of his driving thrusts. Her body beckoned for more. More of him. His cock. His delightful possession of her.
It went on, the warm water fell over them as he continued his scratching of her shoulder and fucking her like the end of the world was near. Maybe it was. At this point, she couldn’t find it in her to care.
She clung to his neck, kissing hard and rough. His hips pulled back and drove in at a speed she couldn’t keep up with. Her back stayed pressed on the wall while he filled her with his cock.
“God,” she moaned the one time she gasped for breath.
“Your welcoming heat is driving me crazy. I can’t hold on much longer.”
She shuddered at the intense pleasure that suddenly took hold of her. The orgasm had been unexpected. It rocked her hard. His drives slowed until he held stiff, his shaft thicker and bigger than before. Streams of semen filled her. She felt her body grow boneless and was glad he had her securely in his arms.
He carried her out of the shower, still firmly inside her, to the bed. He lay with her on top of him and draped a long towel over her back. Her long wet hair was pushed to the side.
“Give me a chance.”
“A chance for what?” She worried what he truly wanted because she knew he could hurt her more than he knew.
“To prove to you we can make things work. You’re not alone. Baby or no baby, I want to be with you.”
It took her a moment of debating but her heart was telling her to stop worrying so much and give the shifter a chance. She had never dated one of his kind and he might prove to be a better man than those in her past.
Plus, her hope was he was being honest because she wanted them to give their baby a family. A happy one. She would never chance it if she thought he might not be there for the right reasons.
“One chance, Tal. Prove to me you’re here for me and not to get your way and we might be able to make things work out.”
“I won’t let you down.” The conviction in his voice brought a smile to her face. She hoped he didn’t. She really hoped.
TWENTY-THREE
Talen took Gerri’s words to heart. He was going to show Cassie how much he cared for her. He spent the night learning the “Internet” and searching for ideas to please his mate. He should have listened to Dylan but he’d been too pressed for time to learn anything about Earth females. Now he had to work with what he learned on their old style information network. Everything would be a surprise for his love.
She’d agreed to give him a chance to show her how much he truly cared for her and that he would make an effort to show a relationship could work for them. Not just sex-based, though they had that well under control.
Bundled in winter warm apparel, Cassie parked in the community center’s parking lot. Talen hurried out of the passenger seat to open her car door. He’d learned a lot about “dating” and “how to make your woman orgasm multiple times.” Most of it he already knew, some things about romance were new to him. Other stuff would come in handy for later. Especially the sections on battery operated toys.
Due to a learning curve on map reading, they were late for their first outing. Talen took Cassie’s hand and hurried her down a hallway past children in various areas. Toddlers playing on padded floors with toys. One older group looked to be rehearsing for a play.