Page 49 of His Determined Bear

That word, the way he said it, had my whole body coming to life. It sounded so right.

Graham tightened his hold on me and bit down on my neck, making my dick take notice.“Do you know how hard it’s been for me not to mark you, Cooper? Claim you as mine.” His voice was so deep and gravelly; the agony stole my breath, “From the moment I saw you, I knew you were mine. I needed to know everything about you… touch you, taste you, mark you, so there’s no doubt who you belonged to.”

That sounded so good. So damn good. But it also sounded like a fantasy.

“Mom and Aaron, they’re mates, aren’t they?” It clicked in my head then. Of course they were. And I realized mom had almost said it several times, but maybe she thought that was one step too far asking me to believe that. But they were happy. And you could be that happy with Graham.

I shook my head. I needed to think, and this was too much too soon. Five seconds ago, I was terrified of how he would react when he found out about the baby. I couldn’t process this.

“I have a plane to catch,” I said before I even processed what was coming out of my mouth.

Graham looked like he’d been sucker-punched, and it made me want to be sick because all I wanted to do was throw myself into his arms and say yes to everything. But life wasn’t that simple.

Before I could come up with something to say, Graham spoke, “I’m coming with you.”

“Wait, you’re what?” I definitely had not seen that coming. Everything he’d said and everything I read about Graham said this was his home.

“I said I’m coming with you. We need to talk, and it looks like you need to leave, so I’m coming with you.”

Yup, that was what I thought he said.

“Okay then,” I replied. Because the truth was I kind of wasn’t ready to be without him. But I also didn’t know what any of this meant. “Let’s go to LA.”

I didn’t realize how tense he’d been until his shoulders dropped, and I breathed out a sigh filled with relief.

“I need to make a few calls and stop by my place so I can pack a bag. Then we can get going.”

I nodded, and Graham helped me to finish packing. We stopped by his house, and he did the same. On the way to the airport, he called his assistant manager and ensured the cafe was taken care of until further notice. He did the same for the factory and the brewery. He didn’t stop working until our flight took off. He also didn’t let go of my hand like he thought I would bolt and leave him.

A part of me kept saying this wasn’t real until I saw him standing in my condo.

“Your place is really nice,” Graham said, looking around my home.

“Thank you,” I replied, still a little stunned he was here.

He’d actually come here for me… okay, maybe not literally. After listening to him on the phone and seeing how much work he’d had to delegate from his busy schedule, I couldn’t believe he’d still dropped everything with no notice just for me. No one other than my mother had ever gone to such lengths just to be with me and to stay by my side.It was hard to believe all the things he had told me about being his mate and our baby, but anyone who would just drop everything just so that I would know I wasn’t alone in all of this was worth trusting. He’d never stopped texting for the three weeks I had disappeared on him. Knowing what I know now about his responsibilities made me care for him even more.

Needing to show him how much I cared for him, I walked up to him and put my arms around his neck to bring his mouth to mine. Somehow I hoped my kiss conveyed how much I trusted him and wanted to be with him. If ever a man deserved my love, this one he did. I didn’t know what this meant for us or what would happen next. Still, that huge pit of dread and panic that I’d been feeling and carrying around after realizing my mistake with the pill seemed to be leaving me the longer I stayed wrapped in Graham’s arms.

Maybe everything actually would be okay.

Chapter 20

Cooper

There was something wonderful about waking up in your own bed after traveling and the exhaustion of a particularly stressful night. But it was fantastic to wake up in said bed while the man of your dreams had his mouth wrapped around your aching cock.

Evidently, I must sleep like the dead because that was the only explanation I could come up with to explain why I didn’t realize what morning fuckery my new boyfriend/baby daddy was up to this morning. I’d woken up to the feel of wet heat encompassing my shaft, and the most delicious suction was making me squirm.

After wrenching my tired eyes open, I looked down to find Graham servicing my stiff morning wood. His hair was all sexily rumpled from sleep, but his eyes were bright, and those hazel eyes had a feral look that told me he could eat me alive. Damn, I wanted to wake up to this every morning for the rest of my life.

I ran my fingers through his dark curls as he bobbed his head up and down on my cock. I was so close to coming that it was hard to hold back. There was no way I could tell how long he’d been at it this morning, but I sure hoped he didn’t stop.

Graham pulled off my cock, the pop of the release of the suction loud in the room, to rasp at me in his sexy as hell voice, “Good morning, baby. I want to start out every day for the rest of lives just like this.”

I was left utterly speechless and unable to respond when he went back to work on my weeping cock. When he tugged on my balls and worked his way around to finger my ass, I almost exploded on contact.

“Oh god, Graham! I’m coming!” was all I could get out before I saw stars, and my body tightened and released on his oral command. I was the luckiest man in the world.

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