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As if my body wanted to be sure I paid attention to that last part, my stomach rumbled between us. Hutton froze for a moment before bursting into laughter.
“Ok, so maybe the food is important after all. You go shower. I’ll make us something to eat.”
I frowned. “You don’t want to get cleaned up?”
“And lose the scent of your slick coating my cock? Absolutely not.” With a wink he left me standing with my jaw practically on the floor.
Chapter Ten
Hutton
I staredat my spreadsheet wondering if there was anything else I could do while things were a bit up in the air. Now that I had a mate, I had things to get in order. I had to prepare to move. As much as I didn't like the idea of Collier Cover before coming back, I saw no other option.
I wouldn't dare ask my mate to move when he had just arrived here, when he felt so comfortable here. Knowing his past, I refused to be anything like the other demanding Alphas in his life.
It had been a week since we bonded, and in that time, I had gone above and beyond in assuring him that I was happy and content, that being with him was all I needed.
This life, this future, wouldn't matter if I didn't have him by my side. It was a sudden change from the lonely life I had lived before.
My aunt and uncle had texted several times wondering why I hadn't returned any phone calls and wasn't answering the door. Eventually, we came out of our mating frenzy long enough to explain to them what was going on. They were thrilled and decided to leave us be, but I knew time had run out.
Most newly mated couples spent about a week tucked away. After that, they would balance out and things would get back to normal.
My aunt had already texted me this morning that she would be by Ross's place to check on me. She knew there was no chance of me living back on my side of the duplex. I was still going to pay the rent for the two months, but it was futile to be that far away from him. The part-time shifts he took at the pharmacy were enough of a struggle.
It was only day two of him going back, but I felt as if I was going to claw out of my own skin. My focus went back to the task at hand.
The spreadsheet on my screen listed off all my bills, their due dates, how I paid them, and what needed to be changed. Most everything could be the same, except for my lease, of course, and the storage unit that I had with a few things I wanted to keep but didn't use regularly.
Ideally, I would have a house here in Collier Cover that me and my mate could move into. Had I stayed here all these years, I would have had it ready for him upon his arrival. Since that was not the case, I would have to figure things out.
I clicked over to the window with all the different listings for houses in the area. I had already gone over it more times than I should have, hoping that a new one would pop up. I wanted toprovide him with the best life, which meant we couldn't settle on a small single-family unit. I wanted to have loads of children with him.
While the idea of kids had not been on my radar before, now I could just picture it so clearly. They would look like a mix of me and him. We might even have a couple of baby bear shifters in the bunch, plus whatever my mate was. They'd run around, strengthening their sibling bonds, and forming their own little pack.
Sure, they might gang up against us because I had no doubt they would outnumber us sooner than later, but I would take all of it in stride. It would be a joy and an honor to have children with my mate. I scrolled down the page once more and shook my head when nothing had updated.
Going back to my spreadsheet, I marked off the tasks I had completed that morning. Before I could begin to review my lease on my apartment, I heard a knock at the door. I sighed and stood, preparing myself to face the wrath of my aunt. Except it wasn't wrath that I found on the other side of the door.
She beamed at me, all smiles as she pushed inside and wrapped her arms around my middle. "I'm so happy for you, Hutton. I just knew you would find happiness here. It's going to be so good having you home." She pulled away then, one eyebrow raised. "You are coming home, aren't you?"
I chuckled and squeezed her back. "Yes, Aunt Souli, I am coming back. You actually caught me in the middle of trying to look for a place."
"What the heck are you doing that for, boy?" Uncle Champ said as he came in behind her, carrying a tray full of food.
I should've known the woman was going to load us down. I also spotted some freshly packed vegetables, which had me giving her another tight squeeze.
"Thank you," I said. "It means a lot to me that you would think of my mate as well."
She waved her hand as she pulled back. "It's nothing. I want to spoil both of you. You’re family. Ross is family now too. I knew when I met that cutie that he was going to make someone happy. Had no clue it would be our boy though, right Champ?”
My uncle grumbled as he took the box into the kitchen and set it down. I followed him, then helped unload everything. When it was all said and done and we had our bowls in front of us at the dining room table, I waited for whatever topic would come up next.
My aunt was never one to show up empty-handed, be that with food or with gossip. When she didn't say anything and only shared some strange looks with my uncle, I put my spoon down in the bowl of hearty soup she'd made me.
"All right, out with it. What have you two done?" I asked them.
Uncle Champ chuckled as he spooned another mouthful of soup. He shook his head and pointed at his wife.
