Scent of a Mate

Chapter 8

Nate
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Honestly, I was sweating bullets when I walked into my own room. I walked in and heard the shower running.

Aw crap! What do I do?

I thought about leaving the room but then the shower stopped and I froze.

Admittedly, I was a virgin... And a guy... At the same time. My first experience with girls ended with them getting eaten alive in front of of me. I didn't know what to do. I had the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen in my bathroom and all I could do was stand there like an idiot.

Get out while you can so you don't mess this up!

I ran up to my door and gripped the handle when all of the sudden I heard a horrible impersonation of a guitar solo.

"Do do do do DE do! Do do do do DE do!"

I stood there with a silly grin when I realized that it was Sweet Child O' Mine by Gun N' Roses.

She must've found the shirt...

It was such a ridiculously cute moment that I couldn't leave. I decided to stay and I didn't regret it because I ended up on my bed with her. She was telling jokes and I was just laughing. I'd hadn't felt so happy in such a long time.

"I don't know your name."

She shrugged nonchalantly and shook her head.

"I guess you don't."

I looked down shyly then looked back up at her. She was giving me a smirk.

She's teasing me!

"It's Ricky."

I chuckled then looked back down and fiddled with the pillow on my lap.

"Ricky... Thats a cool name..."

She yawned and laid on her stomach while resting her head on her hands.

"Not as cool as Nate." She teased with a mischievous grin.

I raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"How'd you know my name?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "I searched your wallet when you were out of the room."

"You what?!" I exclaimed.

She bust out laughing with her limbs flailing around. My face turned red at the realization that she was laughing at my gullibility. Finally when her laughter died down she crawled towards me and patted the side of my face.
"Wow! How can a stud like you be so gullible? You're entire pack was calling you Beta Nate when you carried me in."

I suddenly realized that I was much more innocent than my mate and it should have been the other way around. I should have been the one teasing her and making her blush, and yet, here I was as red as the hair on my head.

"Oh my gosh you really are blushing! Look how red you're turning!"

I groaned and shoved my face into the pillow while I turned redder than a tomato and hotter than a furnace.

Stop blushing and be a MAN!

"No! Wait! You don't have to cover up! Let me see that cute, tomato face!"

She grabbed the pillow while laughing and tried to yank it from me but I flipped over so that I was on my stomach with my face buried into the pillow.

"Naaaate! Don't be embarrassed! It's cute!" She laughed while crawling on my back so she could reach the pillow.

"I'm not cute!" I muffled into the pillow.

I could hear her giggling behind me.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you over your embarrassment."

This was getting out of hand. She definitely found a weak point and had the upper hand. I don't know if it was the wolf in me or my wounded, manly ego but I suddenly flipped over, grabbed her by the wrists and pinned her on her back so my face was inches away from hers. I sealed the deal on this manly exhibition by whispering:

"I'm not cute."

BAM! Manhood restored.

Her eyes were wide with shock and her pupils were dilated. She wanted me. That was obvious and I wanted her too. But to be honest I was intimidated. I had never been with anyone and although I didn't want to admit it she probably had a few biscuits dipped into her tea cup.

I can't do this.

I gave her a kiss on the cheek, stood up and walked towards the door.

"I'll sleep in the room next door. If you need anything just shout and I'll hear you."

And with that I walked out feeling manly but a little turned on.