Chapter Seven
Liam
I couldn’t just sit here and twiddle my thumbs after a kiss like that. I needed to speak with someone and since Spencer currently had my brother on the line, I dialed my sister’s number. The kids would be in bed, so hopefully I wasn’t interrupting time with her husband. But honestly my emergency needed to be a priority tonight. I was freaking out.
“Hey, Liam.” Nicola’s voice was low and slow. I guessed I interrupted a nap.
“Sorry, sis. It sounds like I am interrupting your sleep, but I needed you.”
“Everything okay?” A little more alert sounding, Nicola started to speak in her worried sister tone. “Do we need to come over?” Did you lose power? What is it? What’s wrong?”
“Shit, sorry.” I smacked myself in the head for getting her worked up. “I didn’t mean to worry you. Technically, I’m fine. No broken bones. Power is still on. But I just met my fated mate and I am freaking out. He is engaged to a slimeball and he’s finding out right at this minute about his cheating. But just before that, he and I kissed, and I swear I saw heaven…”
Nicola started laughing and got me out of my rambling. “Slow down, big brother. I need time to catch up and process all that.”
“So do I.” Hearing her mate’s voice didn’t even surprise me. If he was home, he was by her side. Hence why they were already baking baby number five in her maternal oven. “Why don’t you start at the beginning?”
I explained how I picked Spencer up as a favor to our brother Isaac and detailed all the events as I knew them. When I finished, both were laughing at me and I almost hung up. “Seriously, you guys, it’s not funny.”
“It’s just that we are so happy for you. Finding your fated is an amazing experience. It is a bit more complicated because he’s human and you will need to explain it all, but he is your fated so he will feel the pull and know you speak the truth. When the storm is over, you better bring him by for dinner.”
“Hey, I need him to accept me first. Remember?” I shook my head, chuckling at their excitement. “What do I do about the fiancé?”
“Nothing.” Nicola sighed. “Listen, if he did what you said, that idiot is out of the picture anyway if your omega has any sense. But besides that, you guys are fated. Believe Fate knows what they were doing and trust that if you two discuss things and see where things lead, they will lead to you having dinner at our house next week and some nieces and nephews for these kids to play with sometime soon.”
“Don’t rush us, Nic. We just met.”
“I had just met your sister once too, Liam.” My brother-in-law scoffed. “Trust me when I say Fate has a way of making things rush sometimes. Just be prepared.”
“I think I hear him leaving his room.” Movement from the hallway alerted me he was still awake. I’m going to let you go and check on him.”
“Okay. Keep us updated. Love ya, big brother.”
Getting off the phone with them, I turned and saw a slightly disheveled Spencer behind me.
“Hey, do you—”
His mouth crashed into mine, and I wrapped my arms around his waist involuntarily. His taste was everything I ever wished for in a mate, and I could get intoxicated off his alluring scent of amber and vanilla. I could barely hold back a growl.
Mine.
My bear wanted to mate and claim him right there. The instinct to mark him flared and I felt my teeth elongate. Sniffing the air, I caught the sweet scent of my mate had grown even more intense. This meant one important thing.
Fuck. He’s in heat.
I pulled away from the temptation of his mouth just enough to speak. “Spencer, honey. You are in heat. We shouldn’t do this.”
“Why not?” He rubbed his hand down my chest and cupped my cock. “I want you, Liam. No one else, just you.”
“But you are in heat. What if you regret this afterward? I don’t want to be a regret.”
“You could never be a regret. I feel drawn to you in a way I never have before. I am free to follow that feeling with no guilt. I know Alan cheated on me and I’ve ended things with him. I’m sober enough to consent to this, alpha. Fuck me.”
Spencer leaned in and captured my mouth once more. I allowed myself a moment to savor the taste and feel of my omega before gently separating from him again.
“Are you sure?” I held onto his hands to keep him from touching me. If he cradled me in his hands one more time, I would cave and not make sure he truly understood what he was asking for. “You want me to help you through your heat? I don’t have any protection here. You know what that may lead to?”
“Yes, Liam.” Spencer stared straight into my eyes. I could see the clarity in them. He was not yet fully in the daze of his heat, and I felt better knowing he was making this decision with a clear mind. “Whatever happens, I am choosing to do this right now with you. We will figure it out later if we must.”
“I need to tell you something.” I took a deep breath and grounded myself. Spencer needed to know the truth behind our connection before we went any further. “You are my fated mate. I knew the moment I met your eyes and smelled you. You truly are the one meant for me.”
“I know about fated mates. And before you tell me, I also know you are a bear shifter. I accidentally caught Isaac once during a shift in college. I believe you. That we are fated. I want this.”
“I don’t need to claim you yet.” However, my bear was pushing at me to do just that. I would fight him back if my mate objected. “We can take our time.”
“I—” Spencer closed his eyes a moment and then opened them so I could see his eyes were still the normal human coloring without the glow his beast brought out in them. He was still under control of his words. “For now, let’s wait. But I’m not rejecting you. I just need time first. I still want to do this. Help me through my heat.”
“Then I will, my omega. I’ll give you anything you need.” I kissed him this time and felt his body melt into mine as he pushed closer to me. For minutes, I was lost in the kiss and the feel of his body rubbing against mine. “Let’s go into my bedroom.”
Taking his hand again, I led him down the hall and into my room, thankful I had taken the time earlier in the day to do a little housekeeping. Once I closed the door, his lips were on mine as we pulled off our clothes. I laid him down on my bed and followed him, never letting our lips part.
I would make sure this was the best heat he ever experienced.