Chapter 6
ETHAN
Quickly I start pulling out things for dinner, and putting things away at the same time. I am pretty sure I got enough food to last for a week. Usually I only shop for one, so I am hoping I got enough. I throw the steaks in the pan, season them and let them sizzle. I heat up a pot for some seasoned rice. Then I leave out some salad mix. That should be a good enough dinner. I got some wine for dinner too. I figured we both might need it to relax tonight.
I am just about ready to set the table when I hear her come out of the bathroom. I set the plates on the counter. I can feel her presence. I look up and she is drying her hair with a towel. She is wearing a set that I got her. I pictured her in it, but I didn’t imagine it would look that good. I am frozen in place. I can’t take my eyes off of her. Her red hair waved down her shoulders. The bare skin of her legs exposed to me all the way up to the top of her thighs. The thin top does not hide the fact that she isn’t wearing a bra.
She looks up at me. Noticing the look on my face she clears her throat. “Everything ok?”
I manage to come out of my lust filled state for just a moment. I swallow the lump that has formed there. “Umm, yeah. Dinner is just about ready.” I try to look away but I still can’t.
“Ok, do you need my help?” She comes around the counter to my space in the kitchen. She is close enough to reach now.
A split second after I think it, I pull her to me. I have my lips on hers. Pulling her body closer to mine. I grab under her ass and pull her up. Setting her on the counter. I push my way in between her thighs. All the while my lips don’t leave hers. Now that I have her set up where I can access her, I start to kiss down her jaw, moving to her neck.
“Ethan,” It sounds like she is moaning my name. It’s infectious. I don’t want her to stop. “Ethan.” This time it sounds more urgent.
“What baby?” I mumble against her skin. It tastes so good.
“Something is burning.” That pulls me out of it.
I look over at the stove. I hadn’t turned off the steaks yet. “Shit.” I leave her, as much as I don’t want to, and check the meat, pulling it off the heat. I look down at the steaks, they don’t look too bad, not the way I planned them to be but not bad.
Madi leans over so she can look at the steaks too. “Not too bad. I think we can still eat them.” I set them down on a burner that wasn’t on. I take her face in my hands. Kissing her again. We are never going to have dinner at this point. She pushes me back. “We should stop.” She sounds breathless, she was certainly enjoying what I was doing. At least there is that.
“I don’t want to.” I try to come back to her lips, but she holds me back.
“I need to eat. I am starving. I didn’t get to eat my lunch, remember.” She gives me this look that makes me want to give into all her desires.
“Alright, fine, but you are going to have to put on that crap hoodie or we are never going to get to the food.” I pull her off the counter. I squeeze her ass one last time before nudging her out of the kitchen.
I need a breather. She is slowly killing me. I want her so bad. I don’t want to stop. What the hell is wrong with me? I have never had this with a girl ever. She is consuming my every thought. I start putting together the plates, grimacing a little when I put the stakes down. I cut hers up since there is only one knife and I am not giving her that. Not that I think she will use it on me, but I want to be cautious. They are hardly even juicy any more and the bottom has a bit of black on it. At least she stopped me in time, otherwise I would have burned dinner all together.
She comes walking back into the room and I think I am going to die. The hoodie is too damn big. Now it looks like that is all she is wearing. It drapes over her body so much that it covers the whole outfit that she is wearing. I almost dropped the plates looking at her. She smiles and takes a plate from me and turns back to the table to have a seat.
“Baby, I think I shouldn’t have bought that.” I take a gulp as I head to the table right behind her.
“I figured you wanted me to wear it, you bought like four just like this.” She smirks as she starts to shovel the food in her mouth. I should find it a little repulsive the way she eats, but I don’t. Instead I feel like she is comfortable with me, that is why she isn’t being gentle about it.
“Yeah, I didn’t realize you would look that hot in it. I knew you would look hot, but you know what I mean right?”
She chuckles. “Not at all.”
“I think it is getting hard to keep my hands off you.” I watch her face. She doesn’t look upset, but understanding.
“Ethan, I understand but we can’t do anything. I can’t do that to my mate. Don’t get me wrong I feel it too. I don’t know how or why, but I feel this pull towards you. I should be running around this house screaming and demanding my release, but I don’t want to. Even my wolf says to just go with it. None of this is making any sense.” She has stopped eating, she looks a little lost, but that is how I feel too.
“Madi, I get it. My wolf is the one that brought you here. He had to have you. He didn’t settle down until I had you here all to ourselves. He is also the one that clawed you. I am sorry about that. Now, I will admit I am a jerk but I don’t like to hurt women. I am pretty sure he bit you too. He got a little out of control there. I don’t want to go too far, I know you have a mate, but I can’t help but feel drawn to you. The fact that our wolves feel it too is hard to fight.” I reach out and take her hand. “Can you just trust me not to go too far. It’ll be hard but I am sure we can do it.” I give her a smile.
“Are you really going to keep me here for two months?” Madi is so adorable. I don’t know if I am going to be able to hold off, I am going to try my damndest.
“That is my wolf’s plan. Not sure where he got that number, but that is his plan.” I smirk back.
“It seems your wolf is running the show. Maybe I should talk to him about it.” She smirks too.
“If you did, I am sure you would not make it for your mate. His desire for you is far greater than mine. As you can tell I want you pretty damn bad.” I am fighting taking her even now. She started to bite her bottom lip, the very same lip that was in my mouth earlier.
“Do you think we are mates and that is why our wolves are comfortable together? It would make sense. That would also explain why he wants me here for two months. My birthday is in two months.” She almost sounds hopeful, or maybe that is me projecting.
“Well, if we are, they aren’t saying anything. I think the only thing we can do is wait. No matter how hard it may be.” I grumble a little.
“So, do you hide out here often?” She is joking but it wasn’t very long ago that I was hunkered down here.
“I was recently. During the last battle. My dad wanted to make sure that nothing happened to me. I am supposed to take over the pack if anything happens to him. He wanted to make sure that I didn’t get hurt. It didn’t sit well with me, but I can’t argue with him.”
She looks a little sad. “Yeah, my Alpha was an idiot. I don’t even know why he picked that fight, there was no way he was going to win. His son took off, with a few other wolves, but most of us were left behind. I don’t mind that part so much, but I do miss some of the people who died for no reason.” Now I am reminded of that guy in the photos I saw.
“Did you have a boyfriend before all of this?” I don’t want to know the answer.
“No, I had a friend that was a guy. I told you that already, but no boyfriend. He was my best friend. My only friend. I didn’t know what to do when he died. He used to joke that we were mates, I knew we weren’t, he was only my friend.” She has a small smile thinking about him.
This makes me mad, but at the same time sad. He was her only friend. Now he is gone. I can be her friend but that isn’t going to make it better. Then I flash to that picture of his lips on her cheek and I am fuming again. How dare he try to take what is mine?
“Baby, do you think you could be with me? If you didn’t think you were with that guy, do you think you could be with me?” I sound like such a pussy right now, but for some reason I don’t give a shit. She feels like she is so much to me.
“I don’t know. I feel like I can, but it all seems so much you know. You’re the Alpha’s son, I can never be good enough for you.”
“Stop right there. You are more than good enough for me. I am not good enough for you. You saw, I am a major jackass. You should have seen me when I went back to the packhouse, I was a jerk to everyone. But as soon as I came back here to you I became softer, better. You make me better. No one could do that to me. I don’t want anyone else to be.” It was true. I don’t want anyone else. Only her, she is the only one who makes me feel like this. The only one that I want to hold and kiss. Sure I have been with girls, not many, but never ones that I desired. It was merely something to pass the time. Madi isn’t like that, I feel it in my soul.
She decides to joke. “I am sure you say that to all the girls. Especially the ones you kidnap.” She smiles at her own joke.
“I told you Madi, you are the only one worth kidnapping. You’re the only one I have ever felt like this with. Don’t downplay this. Baby, I want nothing more than to be your mate. You would be the perfect mate for me. You match me.” I get up and pull her up to me. I hold her close to me, I do want her to be my mate, more than anything.
“I am not so sure about that.” She mumbles.
“I am. Baby, I don’t think I would feel this way about you if I wasn’t sure.” I start brushing my hand through her hair. It’s wet and feels weird, but I like it. I feel like we are this comfortable with each other because we are supposed to be. I really do want her.
After a few minutes she pulls away from me. “I should finish eating, I am feeling a bit tired.” I feel her absence immediately. I got it bad. I think at this point I don’t care if she is my fated mate or not. I want her.Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.
I take my seat and peck at my food. I am not really one to lose my appetite but the thought of her not wanting me is making me nauseous. I need her to want me.
As soon as her plate is empty she heads to the kitchen to do the dishes. “Baby, I can do that.”
She shakes her head and smiles at me. “No, you cooked, I’ll clean.” God she is perfect. I bring my plate to the sink and I can’t help it. I slide my arms around her waist. I nuzzle into her neck. Kissing all the skin I can reach, which isn’t much with this damn hoodie on. She lets out a moan, I can see her hands are frozen in place, mid dish. That’s what I wanted to see, her wanting me as much as I wanted her. That is all I needed.
“I’m going to take a shower and get ready for bed.” Not to mention I need to deal with this problem between my legs.
MADISON
I finish up the dishes easily enough. I was worried about the skillet that he burned the steaks in but it came out fine.
I head into my room and close the door. I peel off my hoodie and slip into the sheets. This bed feels good, comfortable and relaxing. My hair is still a little wet but not too bad. I bunch it up and lay it on the pillow behind me. I can sleep like this.
I am just about asleep when my door opens. I look up and see Ethan. He has a sheepish look on his face. “I can’t sleep.”
I chuckle. “Seems like you hardly tried.”
“I just know I can’t be without you. Please baby.” Those eyes are death rays to sanity. I nod my head and he comes the rest of the way into the room. My eyes bug out of my head, he is only in his boxers. Shit that looks good. His body is so well toned. He looks good enough to eat. I feel him slide into bed behind me.
His body inches closer to mine. Ethan’s arms coming around my waist. His face is right next to mine. “Is this alright baby?”
I nod, if I open my mouth I am going to say too much. He nuzzles into my hair, which is a little weird because it’s still wet, but it doesn’t seem to bother him. I can’t believe it but this is a perfect end to a fucked up day.