Loving the Bear (6 page)

Aiden hadn’t given much away about his first exploits with Charlotte
, and not that he could blame him. When you found your true mate that sort of thing was sacred and not for sharing. So Christopher had done his own research. Lilly would have hair on her mound and around her pussy. He couldn’t wait to see it. He was guessing it was a beautiful strawberry-blonde color. She also had a clit that he couldn’t wait to touch and bring her to climax.

“It’s your turn.”

Shit, what must she be thinking that she has to keep reminding me of that each time? He edged forward, cursing when his engorged cock caught on his jeans again.

Soon, buddy, very soon.

****

Lilly had
n’t enjoyed herself this much since she couldn’t remember when. The pizza had been delicious, Christopher had beaten her fair and square, three times, and he’d been the perfect host.

She glanced at her watch. “I have to be going because I’m working the breakfast shift again tomorrow.”

“You want to take a walk by the lake when you’re done? I know Barney would enjoy your company as much as I do.”

“I’d like that.”

“How about I swing by the café about noon?”

“Sounds good to me.”

They both stood at the same time, almost bumping heads.

She collected the sketch for Katlin and followed him to the front door. He turned and looked at her.

“Is it okay if I kiss you goodnight…I mean on the cheek?” he asked.

He was a sweetheart and a gentleman.

“Sure.”

He leaned toward her and gave her a quick peck on the cheek.

“Thanks for the pizza.”

He opened the door. “You want me to walk you to your van?”

“No, I’ll be fine, but thanks anyway.”

“See you tomorrow.”

“Looking forward to it.”

Lilly decided to take the stairs down. She needed some exercise after all the pizza she’d eaten. She also needed time to think. He was ideal boyfriend material. Good looking, kind,
and thoughtful. She touched her fingers to the exact spot on her cheek he’d placed his lips.

She
’d seen the bulge in his jeans when he’d sat opposite her playing Scrabble. He was a man and he had needs. He might be patient right now, but he’d want sex soon and would she be ready to surrender her body over to a man again?

Heading through the front door of the condo building, the wind
picked up and made her shiver. She’d have to decide very soon because if she didn’t, she’d lose him to someone who’d give him what he wanted and what he deserved.

Chapter Nine

Christopher ran into the bathroom and closed the door, putting his back against it. He took three deep breaths
. Cold shower, cold shower, cold shower.

He dashed over to the bath and ran the water while stripping off
at lightning fast speed. He jumped into the bath and let the water run over his chest and down onto his cock. The poor thing was in a state of confusion. It was reacting to Lilly and it wanted to be inside her.

Bullshit. It wasn’t his dick, it was him. How much longer could he hang on being
the perfect gentleman and bear?

He flung his head back, feeling the need for his inner bear to spring forth
, but not here. He’d never transformed inside the condo before and he wasn’t going to start now or things could get broken and tell-tale signs of bear fur and claw marks might give him away.

There was only one thing to do
; jerk off.

He slid his hand onto his cock and began a slow
, steady stroke.

Wow, that had never felt so good. An image of Lilly sprang into his mind as he picked up momentum.

Umm, now he was feeling more relaxed. Lilly was naked. He hadn’t seen her that way before, but he had a pretty good idea of what she’d looked like. Curvy, heavy breasts, soft skin, legs spread wide, and gorgeous pussy, pink and wet. He was inside her now.

His hand moved quicker. His other hand held the rail on the side of the shower, his toes curled
down to the bathtub, and oh my God, he climaxed like never before.

Christopher rested his head on the tiles in front of him and switched off the water. He tried to get his breathing back to normal and in so doing, made himself cough.

The real thing was going to be fantastic, he knew it.

****

Lilly couldn’t sleep. She flipped over on her side. The fourth time she’d done it in less than fifteen minutes.

Damn
and she had to be up early for work.

Maybe she’d read, but she didn’t think that would help. She was thinking about Christopher. The bulge in his pants and how, yes, she’d surprised herself.

She never thought she’d want to be intimate with a man ever again, but she wanted him like no other man before.

Her hand slipped under the long t-shirt she wore to bed, grazing her mound and then slipping downward, her finger quickly finding her clit.

She began rubbing it before she even realized it. Matt had never touched it and she’d found it by pure mistake one time when she’d been doing some exploring on her own.

An image of Christopher sprung to mind. She licked her lips and mo
ved her finger over the now very swollen nub.

She bet he was a great lover and knew exactly what a woman wanted.

Umm… she was already close to climaxing tonight.

Sad thing was she’d only ever enjoyed an orgasm when it had been brought on by her own hand.

Things would be different with Christopher, she knew it.

Her legs shook and she flexed her toes and gave a low
-pitched groan as her climax took hold.

She flopped over onto her left side. The real thing was going to be so much better. She
’d made up her mind that Matt wasn’t going to ruin her life anymore. She was going to let Christopher kiss her, touch her, and yes, make love to her.

With that thought
, she drifted off to one of the best night’s sleep she’d had in ages.

****

She’d gotten to him in more ways than he’d realized. The following day, he felt guilty. Guilty about jerking off to the image of her set before him with her legs spread wide and her pussy calling his name.

Barney barked and pulled on the leash when Lilly walked toward them in the parking lot of the café
. She smiled and held out her hands as the little dog insisted on dragging him over to her waiting arms.

“Hi little fella. Guess what I have
in my pocket for you?”

Christopher laughed as
Barney stood on his back legs while Lilly pulled out a piece of foil which she unwrapped and inside sat two sausages.

“Is it okay to give it to him now?” she asked him.

“Sure, he’ll walk off the calories.”

“Sit, and th
en you’ll get the treat,” she told the dog.

Without even giving it a second thought, Barney lowered his butt to the sidewalk and looked up so lovingly at Lilly.

The Pomeranian pretty much summed up how Christopher felt about her too. He’d beg; he’d do anything she asked.

“You want to head down this way to the lake?” asked Christopher.

“Sounds good to me.”

They began their stroll with Barney pulling on the leash.

“Have you always lived here in Kalispell?” she asked him.

“Yes, since I was a baby.”

That was true and at this point he hoped she didn’t ask him anything that he might have to lie about. He never wanted to deceive her. Well, not letting her know straight away about him being a bear shifter from another planet was a big deception, but he wanted her to experience the true him before he sprang that on her.

“It’s beautiful.”

“You said your mom’s living in Oregon. Is that where you’re from?”

She nodded and put her hands into her pockets.

“Are you too cold?”

“Just a little. I forgot my gloves
this morning.”

“Can I at least warm one
of your hands for you?” He reached out his right hand to her. She looked at it for a few seconds but then without hesitation slipped it into his waiting palm.

Felt so good. So soft. He almost wanted to bring it up to his mouth and kiss the back of it.

“What brought you to Montana?”

There was suddenly tension in her body. He could feel it in her hand. She scraped her
bottom teeth along her upper lip.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to tell me.
” He squeezed her hand.

“No, I want you to know
, I want you to know that my overreaction that day when you offered to pay for the battery wasn’t anything to do with you, but what happened in my past. The reason you’ll have to be patient with me.”

They arrived at the edge of the lake.

“You want to sit here and chat while Barney has a run?” he asked.

She nodded and they sat. Christopher unhooked Barney’s leash from his collar and he began snif
fing around some trees that were close by.

Christopher rested his arm on the back of the bench as Lilly turned toward him.

“I came here to escape my past. My ex-husband abused me.”

He felt his blood pressure rising, almost bringing out the bear. How could someone hurt their spouse? Hurt any woman?

“I guess I was stupid. I was dependent upon him as he had a job and health insurance and I thought maybe one day I’d do something right and he’d stop using me as a punching bag.”

A tear slid down her f
ace and Christopher touched it. “It’s okay Lilly.”

“Then one day I burned hi
s dinner because Katlin was running a fever and throwing up and I totally forget I’d left the steak under the grill, and he lost it. I thought he was going to kill me, he beat me so bad.”

He put his arm around her and pulled her to him. “I got Katlin and I jumped out of a wind
ow, but he came after me.”

“Geez Lilly, what happened?”

“He was beating me and I was trying to protect Katlin and then a neighbor shot him to stop him hitting me with a baseball bat.”

Christopher closed his eyes shut. Poor Lilly.

“Did he kill him?”

“No, he w
as a cop who’d just moved into the neighborhood and heard the commotion. He shot him in the leg.”

“So what happened?”

“Lots of things. I was laid up in the hospital with a broken arm and a concussion. Matt was arrested. The neighbor had to go on leave from the force while the whole thing was investigated.”

“And where’s Matt now?” asked Christopher. He hoped he’d been shipped far away for a long time.

“Spending two years in jail.”

Christopher squeezed her body hoping she didn’t mind. He was
more than happy when she rested her head on his shoulder.

“I wanted to get far away and make a clean new start.”

“And you’re doing just that.” He kissed the top of her head, smelling the scent of hair. He took a deep breath. He’d heal her body and soul.

****

In a way, Lilly was relieved that she’d told her story to Christopher. Not just because she’d shared it with another human being beside her mom and stepdad, but because maybe now he’d understand her irrational behavior that night and the reason she’d wanted to take things slowly.

“You want to get some ice cream?”
he asked her.

There was a cold wind today and the last thing she’d thought about was something icy to eat but Christopher had a w
ay of making it sound enticing and fun.

“You know I think I’d like a rocky road.”

“My favorite too,” he said.

They walked
along to the ice cream parlor and she waited outside with Barney while Christopher went into to buy the ice cream.

She looked at him through the window. She almost felt guilty about what she
’d done last night in bed. Self-pleasured herself while thinking about him.

He came back out of the store with
an ice cream cone in each of his hands.

“You look like you’ve done something naughty,” he said.

Shit, it must have been written all over her face.

“Just thinking about something I did last night when I got home from your place.”

“Wow, now I’m intrigued. I think I’ll have to hear all the sordid details. You want to eat these in the car because it looks like rain.”

They walked toward his car and she wondered if she should own up to what she’d done.

Christopher opened the door. Barney jumped in the back and then they got in.

“So what did you do?”
asked Christopher.

Lilly sensed she was blushing. He looked at her, probably seeing the red cheeks.

“I…”

“You what
?” he asked, before taking a lick of his ice cream.

“I thought about you.”

“That’s nice to know, but I’m guessing judging by those gorgeous red cheeks there’s more to reveal.” He winked at her.

“I thought about you while I masturbated.”

There it was out, and now it sounded so horrible and clinical, dirty almost. “I’ve never done it before…I mean I’ve masturbated before but never while thinking about someone I actually knew…movie stars usually.”

Damn, now s
he’d dug herself in deep and she sounded like a sicko who fantasized about having sex with famous people.

There was a few se
conds silence and then Christopher burst out laughing. Lilly joined in.

“Did you have an orgasm?” he asked.

“Oh yeah, huge one.”

“That’s all that matters
. I did too.”

Had she heard right?

She turned to look at him and he nodded. “I jerked off in the shower while imagining your beautiful body.”

They laughed again.

“It’s sexual frustration,” said Christopher.

“And I’m to
blame.”

“No, you’re not. You’ve been hurt
, so you’ve got every right to what to take things slow. Just let me know when you’re ready and I’ll take you to paradise.”

“I’m ready.”

Wow, had she really said that?

He looked at her.

“You sure?”

“My panties are damp like you wouldn’t believe.”

He leaned over and kissed her. She tasted the rocky road on his lips and breath. His tongue rolled over her lower lip and then slipped into her mouth. He knew how to kiss, that was for sure.

Christopher pulled away.

“I don’t think we should do this in the car. You want to go back to my place?”