Page 10 of Mate Match: Curtis & Jae
“Willing? I’d be honored you’d trust me so soon. I’ll happily take you through your heat.” It was crazy to do this with a guy I just met in person, yet I felt like I knew Jae. I was so attracted tohim. The pull was wild! If he was sure about it, then I’d give him the best damn heat he’d ever had.
Taking his hand, I helped him to his feet. I got my wallet out and put down more than enough to cover our meals, plus a hefty tip without waiting for the bill.
Jae came into my arms, tucking his head under my chin. “I knew you’d be a great pick.”
Five
Jae
Shit!Shit!Shit!Couldthere be a worse time to go into heat? I had to force myself to take a breath and calm down. Panicking about my situation was going to help no one, especially me. How could I freak out when I felt so safe with Curtis?
Throughout our date, he had given me all the green flags. The eye contact, the conversation, his honesty, were all so appealing. When he’d cut a large piece of his burger and given it to me along with more than half his fries? I was done for. There was no one sweeter than him. He made our date so effortless even when I hadn’t been feeling all that great.
In his Mate Match bio, he said his friends told him to add that he was a soft alpha, apparently not understanding the appeal. The man was a natural caretaker, and it was just so damn attractive it had sent me into heat weeks early. That or his potent pheromones. Likely a combination of both.
At a young age, usually our early teens, when we presented with our secondary gender, omegas were taught that overpowering pheromones indicated a strong alpha. Curtis’ weren’t massively intense, they just wrapped all around me like a warm hug. They gave a feeling of safety unlike anything I’d sensed before in an alpha.
That’s just what it took for my system to lie down and beg to be impregnated, I guess. There was no other reason I could think of for me to go into heat so early. My cycle had never been so off! This was weeks earlier than usual when I could usually set a clock by my heats. Ever since they’d begun at nineteen, they’d been regular.
Curtis, naturally, handled it perfectly. Of course he had. I shouldn’t have expected anything less. When he embraced me, reassured me? I knew trusting my gut about him was right. Asking him to take me through this felt good.
Well played, Mate Match, well played. Their algorithm knew its stuff for sure. I had to remember to leave them a good review, no matter how things turned out between me and Curtis. They’d done their part, everything from now on was between me and him.
“Would you rather we go to a hotel or my house? Mine isn’t far and there’s a drugstore open late on the way. I’m not going to suggest your place. I want you to feel free to leave at any time if it’s not working out. Your safety is important.”
Where had this angel come from? He was almost too good to be true, though I could see the strain around his eyes over holding back. My pheromones were affecting him, yet he thought only of my comfort first, even while he struggled.
“Wow, um, wow. Your place would be better.” The heat was making thoughts hard, and other things harder. All I wanted to do was strip off my clothes and have Curtis fill me over and over until my heat broke. That primitive part of my brain wanted himto leave something behind, so he would always have to take care of me.
Giving over control to an alpha I barely knew probably wasn’t smart. My friends would have something to say about it. Which reminded me.
“Oh! My friend is here.” I suddenly remembered Brady had his date in the same place. I knew I had to tell him where I was going. He would be so mad if I left and went MIA all weekend. I had no clue how long this heat would take either. “You need to come with me. Tell him where you live. He needs to feed my cat.”
Percy, my Maine Coon, would be furious with me if I left him for a couple of days with whatever crunch he had left in the bowl. I’d be unable to relax and enjoy my heat while worrying about him.
“Okay, where is he?”
I pointed out Brady to Curtis, who wrapped an arm around me, keeping me steady as we walked across the restaurant towards my friend.
“Sorry to interrupt,” Curtis said in a polite tone as we reached the table. “Jae would like Brady to take care of his cat for him while he is at my house for the next day or two.”
Not shouting I was in heat gave him big points. “Here.” He gave Brady both his phone number and address with a friendly smile. “I promise to look after Jae right. Will you manage to take care of Percy, or should I—?”
For his part, Brady was subdued as he took in my alpha’s words. He cut Curtis off with an assurance about Percy. He loved my cat. “It’s no problem. I’ll check in on him tomorrow.” Brady had a key to my apartment for emergencies.
He tapped away on his phone. Mine buzzed in my pocket. Curtis stepped away so I could get it. Now that the wave of heat had ebbed slightly as it prepared for the next wave, I felt steadier, clearer headed.
Brady
Are you sure? Will you be safe?
Jae
100% Curtis is perfect. I trust him
Brady
Really? After everything, I thought you’d be more wary. Check in with me please
