Page 32 of The Bear's Chosen Mate
Kaylee stroked her hands over his chest, just because she could.“Now that we’re a little more balanced, my cat looks forward to going for a run with you.”
He caught her fingers and pressed a kiss to her knuckles.“Come with me now,” he offered.
Kaylee shook her head.“I have that appointment I need to make, but soon.”
“My bear likes running with you.”A sharp nip at her knuckles as heat flashed in his eyes.“He likes your pussy too.”
She snorted.“You’re terrible.”
He is terrible, but kind of cute,her cat agreed before vanishing once again.
Fifteen minutes later they were downstairs.Kaylee stood beside her truck as James stripped off his layers.So reminiscent of a week earlier, but so much had changed.
He waggled his brows as he folded his pants then stacked them with the rest of the clothes in her outstretched arms.“Quickie?”
Kaylee laid the clothes on top of the hood of the truck.“Is that really what you want me to be talking about with my girlfriend?How fast off the mark you are?”
He was still laughing as he kissed her.His lips hardened, and his grasp grew possessive, and she was left breathless when he pulled away and shifted.The swirl of lights and heat were close enough they brushed her skin, and she felt as if she’d been kissed everywhere they touched.
Then the massive bear that was James paced around her, heavy paws landing lightly on the concrete as he stroked his side against her like an overgrown kitten.
She reached out and tangled her fingers in his fur impulsively, petting as he rumbled in pleasure.He walked away with a lumbering grace, and she watched him go, part of her thinking it all had to be a dream.
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James took the long route to get to work and didn’t feel one bit guilty.He figured he was still off the clock until he stepped through the doors, and his wild side needed a little fresh air.
Didn’t mind being cooped up so much, his bear informed him.
The bastard had a gloating tone in his voice, and James chuckled even as he responded as usual.
Shut up.
What?You had fun, I had fun.Just saying.
He’d never doubted that the wild side of him would be content with Kaylee around, but as they bashed through the trees and splashed through the creeks, he paused.He didn’t want to assume, so he officially posed the question.“Do you know why Kaylee doesn’t feel the mate connection yet?”
Nope.Maybe it’s the cat thing.His other half was far more pragmatic.You keep her, though.I like her.
That made two of them.
As strange as it seemed, that bit of reassurance did a lot for the concerns that had been lingering in the back of his brain.James grabbed his clothes from where Kaylee had left them in his unlocked car.
Five minutes later, he was strolling through the back corridors of Borealis Gems, peeking in the windows and waving at familiar faces.
Everyone waved back, some smiles turning into outright smirks.Seemed news had travelled fast, and everyone knew why he’d been MIA for the last week.
He was just about to take the stairs up to Cooper’s office when Grandpa Giles and Alex appeared, walking toward him.
“There you are.”
James debated disappearing through the emergency exit, but he hadn’t run from his grandpa since he was eight years old and had broken a window in the old man’s study.
He shoved his hands in his pockets.“Here I am.”
Grandpa bore down on him eagerly.Alex followed, walking at a slower pace.There was amusement in his eyes, but he shook his head slightly as if sympathetic for the coming storm.
“So?”Grandpa Giles demanded.
