Chapter 30
Ilay awake. What did ideal mates even mean when it only considered biology? Allie was sweet, charming, and fuckable, but those didn’t necessarily make for a compatible life partner. They helped, but they weren’t a guarantee for a happy life. Most people took bonding extremely seriously given the permanent nature of it. While I wasn’t one to concern myself with what other people thought, I knew that a lot of my family would have opinions of my situation even though neither of us were at fault.
I hadn’t been planning on bonding anyone anytime soon, but I could also concede that there were worse people to be permanently stuck with. Would my parents like her? Would she get along with my siblings? My family could be a bit intense sometimes, but they were good people. I’d have to skip family dinner tonight. No way in hell was I going to show up with a fresh mate while she was still on the border of a heat. It could wait a few days.
We had too many things to figure out before I introduced her to everyone. A plan had to be in place before I subjected her to the million questions my mom was bound to ask.
Notes of ginger crept into Allie’s scent. I squirmed as it woke my body, and I fought the idea of waking her when she was exhausted. She solved the dilemma for me when she let out a long sigh that melted into a whimper and opened her eyes.
“Sidney,” she whispered. “I need…”
Allie reached for me, tangling her fingers into my hair. I followed the slight pressure and leaned in to kiss her. The sweetness pulled me in deep.
I slipped my hand under her pajama bottoms and panties, finding her already wet. She rocked against me, and I devoured the moan it triggered. Keeping one hand there, I lifted her shirt with the other and fastened my mouth over the taut nipple I found. The sounds and squirming it elicited had my cock painfully hard. I focused in and stroked her clit until she was panting.
“Please. I need more,” she whined and reached out, teasing me through my underwear.
The haze of my rut was creeping into my vision and making it difficult to think. I managed to pull off her bottom layers before I spread her thighs and plunged into her wet heat.
“Fuck,” I gasped out, my hips pistoning to get the friction we both craved.
My brain shut off. Allie locked her ankles behind me and dug her fingers into the tensed muscles of my back. Each thrust forced a breath from her, moans and cries becoming the only thing I wanted to hear. I braced myself on the headboard to get a better angle and drove into her. She pulsed around me, squeezing deliciously to drag me closer to the edge.
Allie arched beneath me, and I came with her. The rut held back on a full release, making sure I could continue attending to my omega.
“Let me on top,” she murmured, pushing at me.
I rolled over at the demand, and she rose above me. There wasn’t time to mourn the loss of her warmth before she sank down and enveloped me once more. She got in a few slight movements before I held her hips and fucked up into her. Allie tipped forward and braced her hands on my chest.
“Fuck,” she gasped and cried out.
It was only when we came a second time that the rut haze retreated enough for me to begin relaxing. Allie rocked her hips, cradling my cock inside her. I let her do as she pleased, tracing over the curves of her body, and sliding up to rest a palm against her throat.
Seeing her like that, riding me while letting me possess her, was intoxicating. The ginger of her scent filled every breath. Nothing else mattered beyond her in this moment.
“So close,” she whimpered.
“Touch yourself, and I’ll get us to the finish line.”
Obeying, she dipped her fingers to tease her clit as I began to fuck up into her again. Each gasp gratified me, and after a few moments I felt the spasms of her cunt as I came. This time the rut allowed me release, and I spilled inside her. I buried myself deep and let the wave of pleasure carry me.
When awareness trickled back in, Allie was sprawled atop me.
“We’re stuck,” she said when I set a hand on her back.
“Whoops.” I laughed quietly. “Didn’t mean to pop a knot.”
She wiggled against me, and I groaned at the ripples of sensation. “It’s cool. I like it.”
I leaned up to kiss her, indulging in the softness of her mouth. The hormones were at their peak, but I couldn’t help but think how easy it would be to love her. We would both undoubtedly uncover things that would annoy us, or differences of opinion, though it was difficult to care about those when she slid her fingers into my hair and held on like I was her anchor.
“The heat ruined my nap,” she said, giggling against my mouth.
“Sleep until the knot goes down, then I’ll run us a bath.”
“Yes, sir.”
My cock twitched at the words and that had her giggling again as she settled in. Allie tucked under my chin with a contented sigh. I pulled the blankets over us and let myself rest as well, although I didn’t fall asleep.
The sound of her breathing lulled me into a state of relaxation. Having her so near settled the deep recesses where my alpha instincts were tucked away. She could draw them out or lay them to rest. But then, I could do the same to her. Alpha and omega, like the push and pull of the tides, called to one another. It was an ancient dance and one I was happy to relearn the steps of in order to be what she needed.
How many times had I thought of forever with her when I shouldn’t have? It could have been the alpha instincts that made me consider it, but would that be so bad? Was there even a way to tell the difference?
Allie’s purr rumbled gently while she slept. It was the equivalent of a hot tea and warm blanket on a cold day—deeply satisfying to my craving for comfort. Instinct or not, I knew I wanted her and that was enough for now.
The rest of our weekend passed in a similar manner—indulging ourselves as the heat and rut demanded, caring for the pups, and enjoying the company of one another. On Monday morning she went to her office, and I went to the clinic for my nursing shift.
“How’re you feeling?” Dr. James asked.
I shrugged. “Good, I guess. It hasn’t been long enough for any real sort of adjustment to the situation.”
Dr. James nodded. “You’re welcome to take time off to get things settled.”
“I think maintaining some normalcy is better for both of us right now.”
“That’s fair. The offer still remains if you need it down the road.”
I gave her a playful nudge. “You’re getting soft on me, Dr. J.”
“You deserve it,” she countered. “Go on to your first patient. I’ll be there shortly.”
I went about my day, thinking of Allie all morning, and it occurred to me that would probably be the case for the rest of forever.