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Tori flew off into the trees, and Dean wandered off with another den of bears we knew from class. That left me alone with my mate. One of my favorite ways of being, honestly.
Through the mate bond, I sent him an image of us curled up underneath the trees, napping. Soon we made that our reality and the day turned into one of the best I had.
Chapter Eight
Fen
Honey.Hesmellslikesweet honey.
Huh?What was my wolf trying to tell me? Could he be any more cryptic?
Smell our mate. He smells like honey.
My wolf wouldn’t drop it, over and over. He’d been on my case all morning. Demanding I sniff my omega. Hinting that there was something different about his scent and that I needed to figure out what.
But I couldn’t just walk up to Arley and nuzzle his neck in the middle of campus. I mean, I could but I wouldn’t. Although the shifters would get it, the humans would not. So I had to wait until the right time presented itself.
But my wolf wouldn’t stop complaining that I was ignoring him. I swear I loved my beast, but he could be really annoying some days.
It was in the elevator heading to our afternoon philosophy class that we had together when I was finally able to understand what had my wolf so excited. And increased my own joy.
My little mate’s scent was different—sweeter. Although the chocolatey deliciousness was already sweet, I could finally detect the undertone of honey that my wolf had been hinting at. That meant one thing.
Arley was pregnant. I was going to be a father. I wanted to climb the Sears Tower and shout it to the heavens.
“What on earth are you doing?” Arley pushed back into me, his ass rubbing against my thickening cock, the crook of his neck arching closer to me. His movements sent pleasurable sensations skittering along my spine. “I thought you got enough of me this morning before we left for school. Don’t you think we should wait until we are back home for this?”
I licked the tempting skin and allowed myself to savor the moment. Soon we would reach our floor and must face other people. Why were they taking classes again?
You could force stop the elevator. Hit that big red button and take our mate right here. Claim our mate.
I told my wolf he was not helpful. No matter how much the idea appealed to me.
“Arley, baby.” I kissed the area beneath his ear and wrapped my arms around him, my hands resting lightly on his still-flat belly. “Have you noticed anything different in your body or scent lately? Feeling bloated or having any weird cravings?”
“No, why?” Arley covered my hands with his own, his voice husky with need, then changing. “Wait. Did you say bloated? Are you calling me fat, Fen?”
“No, baby. Not fat at all. But your scent has slightly changed.” I turned him in my arms, wanting to see his face when he realized why his scent changed. “It’s sweeter.”
Bright eyes stared up at me, I could sense through our connection a mixture of hope, fear, and excitement growing. “Sweeter? But then that would mean—”
“Yes, Arley.” I let my lips curl up and pushed a bit of my happiness through our energetic bond so he had no doubts on how I felt about the situation. “You’re pregnant.”
“What? No.” Arley’s face had gone pale white and he clutched my arm like a lifeline. “You truly think so? But we just met. And I just started school again. And…” Panic tried to latch on and I knew I needed to stop it.
“Sshhh. Wait.” I placed a finger on his plump lips. His eyes were wild with worry. “Stop stressing out. That’s not good for you or the baby. Let’s take everything moment by moment, step by step, thing by thing. Okay?”
“Okay.” Arley closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Okay, so what do we do first?”
“First…” I took Arley’s cheeks in my palms, his eyes were so expressive. The window to his soul. “We finish out our day and head home. A nice, warm meal will be good for us. Then we can settle on the couch or the bed and discuss this fantastic turn of events.” I really hoped my mate had faith in me, in us. That we would work everything out as it came to us.
Another exhale from Arley’s features settled into a mask of calm. It was a good thing I could feel that he was calm and not just pretending. “That sounds like a plan. Do we have supplies for muffins? I’ve missed having access to baked goods for a while now.” He grinned cheekily at me.
“Whatever you want.” I pressed a kiss on my mate’s lips and savored the sweetness. “We’ve got this, babe.”
“How am I expected to go to class after finding this out?” Arley pouted. “Can we skip the afternoon classes? Just this once?”
“I think we should.” I pressed the button on the elevator to return to the first floor. “Let’s head home and make those muffins. Then we can cuddle on the couch and discuss what our next steps should be.”
