“Oh Masen, so deep,” I cry as he continues his slow assault.

“One more, baby. I need one more, yeah?” He reaches forward and pinches my clit while his movement becomes feverish. “Now, baby, squeeze me.”

At his command, I come again as he grunts and keeps rocking into my leisurely. Masen rolls us over on to our sides. “I love you, Masen,” I say as I fall asleep with him still buried inside me and the lights still on.

CHAPTER 23

Sunday morning, Masen wakes me with strawberries and cream in bed. “We have lots to do today, Little One. We need to get anything from your old place you want to keep and decide what you want to do with the property. I have a few rentals that do well in that area.” I’m about to lick the cream off my thumb when he grabs my hand and sticks my thumb in his mouth, sucking the cream off before I can. When I look up, he smiles sweetly.

I clear my throat. “There’s just a few more things I need. My clothes, shoes, and a few smaller items. I bought most of that stuff to move in so nothing really means too much to me there. I actually like the idea of renting it. I could even rent it furnished, well after we figure out what those guys are up to and change the locks.” He’s nodding his head and snatches a berry from my plate.

“You also need to figure out what you want for our Mating ceremony. There’s a full moon next Sunday, that works perfectly. We need to have someone pick up your assignments when we’re gone. Unless you feel like just scrapping this semester. I still haven’t heard any news about those shifters, so school might be a no go anyway.”

What? Our ceremony next Sunday? When we’re gone? Where are we going?

“Oh, and shopping for anything you might need. Groceries are getting a little low. Do you want to start making a list for Molly? She usually does the shopping on Mondays. I think that’s about it. If I remember anything else, I’ll let you know.”

“Wha... what?” He’s gotta be joking.

“Did you want me to make the list? That’s fine, anything special you need?” he coos innocently, glossing over the whole Mating ceremony.

“Wait, wait. I will do the shopping and list making. I don’t need her to shop for us,” I scoff.

“Baby, she needs the job. She won’t take the money for nothing.”

“I didn’t think of it that way. There’s some stuff I need to do on my own though, Masen. I enjoy grocery shopping and cooking. I would like to do those things for us. She can keep cleaning, I hate cleaning anyway. Except your room, I’d rather take care of the room,” I add quickly. I don’t want her changing our sheets. Just the thought skeeves me out.

He chuckles, sensing where my thoughts are headed. “Good then, it’s all settled,” he says, rushing from the room after shoving a strawberry in my mouth.