Page 31 of Mate Match: Curtis & Jae
Hours later, in the dark of our bedroom, I whispered words of love into my mate’s skin as I kissed all the way down his chest, over his rounded stomach, and down to that exquisite cock. My hands massaged those meaty thighs I loved so much while I took him deep.
After he came, I snuggled into his arms, sure I’d found a home, a mate, true love, with him.
Fourteen
Curtis
IntheweekafterBrady found out about his alphas and their secret baby, I noticed a change in Jae. He was more… settled, I guess. Calmer for sure. He didn’t seem to question his place in my life or in our home and because of that, he was more productive and his sickness eased some. Both of which made me feel happier. I wanted to ease all his stresses and be someone he felt at home with.
As for Brady… he was grieving the relationship he thought he was building with the cheating alphas. The situation there made me so angry on his behalf that I wanted to do something out of character and march to their place to give them a piece of my mind and maybe a knuckle sandwich. Brady was so sweet, I couldn’t understand why an alpha, let alone two, would take advantage of him like that. Stringing him along was cruel.
By the Sunday afternoon, he’d picked himself up enough to slap a brave face on and head home. He thanked us both for thesleepover and loved on Percy, who had barely left his side, then hugged us both goodbye.
Over the course of the week, we got ready for Jae to meet my work family. They were lower stakes, in his opinion, than my actual family, so were acting as a test run. We were holding off telling them about the baby until we’d told my dad and sisters. Jenny, my sister-in-law, was as much my sister as Lara was. There were days I’d pick her over Lara, no question!
The crew had all worked hard over the last few weeks. Business was booming, to the point where I was looking to hire more people. We’d met our deadlines, so I was rewarding them with a half day paid in full and a catered buffet. My team had earned a completion bonus, which I was sharing between us all, with mine going towards the food.
I could tell Jae was nervous about hosting the brunch, but I knew the crew would welcome him. More because they were a bunch of nosy shits than the lunch spread I was putting on. Luckily, I knew just the thing to put him at ease. I’d taken the morning off work to help Jae get the house ready and pick up the food, though there was something more important to do first.
Jae roused under my caresses. I wanted to cover him in kisses, just not until he was awake enough to tell me what he wanted. “Hmm…” Jae opened a slightly bleary eye. “What time is it?”
“Early enough for me to knot you. To ease some of that stress. Then for you to have a nap.”
“I’m fine,” he protested.
“Baby, you barely slept last night. When you did you were muttering in your sleep. Let me make you feel good so you can catch another hour’s rest.”
“We don’t—”
“There’s plenty of time. The house is clean. The food will be ready in plenty of time. All you need to do is relax, let me take care of you, then shower later.”
“But—”
“But nothing. Are you really trying to talk yourself out of an orgasm?”
“When you put it like that… carry on!” Jae grinned, looking far more awake.
We only wore underwear to bed, each of us generating too much heat for more clothing. I peeled him out of his, watching as he hardened under my touches. Getting him ready for my cock didn’t take long. I sucked him into my throat while fingering his slick hole. Wanting a taste of him, I licked over his entrance, dipping my tongue inside him. The slick there was sweeter now, full of bonding hormones now that he was pregnant with my baby.
I was seriously addicted to my mate, and we hadn’t made it official yet. There was nothing I wanted more, but at this early stage of the pregnancy, it could be dangerous to bond with him. The overload of hormones, which were intended to set off a heat, could cause a miscarriage. I wanted to, so damn badly, just not until after the baby arrived, or once we got married. What he was to me wouldn’t change because he didn’t wear a mark on his scent gland. In my heart, he was my boyfriend, my mate, my everything.
It wasn’t long until Jae was begging for my cock. I could have gotten him off by just fingering his hole and sucking him, but I wanted to be inside him so badly. I groaned when I slid into that tight wet heat. Jae murmured a curse, then just clung to me while I rocked my hips.
Before Jae came along, I’d been paranoid about my body, hating the extra layer I carried, or how it jiggled while I fucked into him. Now I didn’t quite love it, instead I accepted that Jae thought it was sexy. He loved stroking any part of me he could reach when he sucked me off and when we were having sex. There was always heat in his gaze when he watched me take ashower. Jae loved my body because it housed my soul, and I knew he loved every extra inch.
When my knot grew and I came, I carefully turned us on the bed so Jae was over me. He teased my nipples, looking flushed and sated. All the signs of stress were gone.
“Better?”
“Much. Are you going to nap, too? I can come with you to pick up the food.”
I leaned up to kiss his head. “Sure. I’d like that.”
A short nap, a shower, and breakfast later, and Jae was looking much better. He took my hand on the way out to the truck and gave it a grateful squeeze. “Thank you for knowing what I needed.”
I raised the hand to my lips so I could kiss it before letting go to open his door. The journey was mercifully short because I knew Jae would be stressing about getting back in time to set everything out if we got stuck in traffic.
Jae was right to come with me. I wouldn’t have managed to get everything out to my truck without his help. As it was, we had to take two trips. Maybe I’d ordered too much food.
