Something Unexpected(ON Hold)

Chapter Eighteen

The ride back to our hotel was anything but calm and collected. He drove us himself, and it was the worst idea he could have had so soon. He put my seatbelt on me himself, but within seconds of him sliding into the driver's side seat, I was across the gap and threading my fingers through his hair and pulling his neck back. My nose skimmed the side of his neck and I breathed his scent in in the most intimate way I could at the time.

It was the most glorious feeling ever, to be able to finally fully have my mate. Shivering from head to toe in pleasure, I growled as he softly pulled away and moved me back into my own seat. Glaring at him, I found his pearly white smile calling out one of my own, and I gave in. "I'm sorry," I mumbled, feeling silly.

Laughing at me, he reached around me and pulled the seat belt across my body again. With his mouth close to my ear he whispered a low, "Don't worry about it, kitten."

Shivering, my grin reached ear to ear, and I settled for just having my left hand in his. His thumb stroked over the surface of mine as the car rumbled to life and I closed my eyes, content with just being surrounded by his scent and having my hand caressed. I sighed and settled in for the short ride, and drifted off in the comfort of it all.

I woke up in one of the hotel rooms, but not my own. Sitting up, I frantically looked around; only to find the room empty. Pouting, I sat on the bed and felt tears rise to my eyes.

Was this how it was going to be? Rejected by yet another mate? While during my heat no less?

Pain gripped my heart and I sobbed into my hands. A click sounded towards the door, but my sorrow was too overwhelming and I didn't hear it.

But I felt the arms that engulfed me, and the air from the accented voice that whispered reassurances in my ear. Still sobbing, I gasped through my tears, "I thought you left!"

His body vibrated under my own as he pulled me into his lap and tucked me under his chin. "No, kitten. I went to get you chocolate."

Sniffling, I blinked up at him, and then cast a glance towards the door of the room. Sure enough, there was a bag on the floor, the contents spilled out of it. Snickers, Three Muskateers, Reeses, you name it and it was there. Feeling pathetic, I tried to pull away from him.

He was having none of that and growled low, squeezing me softly. "You will not pull away from me. You will not feel silly for being upset. I thought I had a couple minutes until you woke, but I should have had someone else get it for me," he paused, "I just wanted to be the one to do that for you."

Squeezing my eyes shut, I mumbled into his chest, "I don't know what is wrong with me. I swear I am not some crazy she-wolf." Thinking about it, I rephrased what I said, "Okay, only half the time."

Laughing, his hand found my chin and pulled it up. He smiled down at me, and his head came down to steal our first real kiss.

But the knock on the door sounded when his lips were hovering just above mine. We both growled, and the person on the other door yelled sassily, "You will not be mating her tonight, young man! I will not allow it! It must be done properly!"

"Fine! Go back to your own room!" I called back and giggling, I looked up at him. "Crazy brunette has spoken," I murmured, "but I don't know how long I can hold my true heat off."

Looking down at me, his eyebrow raised and he nodded, "I can smell and feel it. It will be a hard one if we don't do the proper mating soon."