Grayslake: More than Mated: Waking the Bear (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Ruby Shae Page B

laughing.
    “You have a nice ass,” she said, rubbing her palms over his round, perfect globes.
    “So do you,” he said, smacking her bottom. “Careful, sweetheart. You keep touching me like that and we won’t make it to the bedroom.”
    “Hmmm…” she teased. “That might be fun for next time.”
    Seconds later, he burst through the door to the master bedroom, and carried her into the attached bathroom. She’d seen the duel vanity when she’d peeked in earlier, but what she hadn’t seen was a large, roomy shower with two shower heads, and a Jacuzzi style sunken tub.
    Consistent with the rest of the house, blue tile accented the room and gave it a comfortable spa-like feeling. Not that it needed it. Any room with a sunken tub big enough for more than one person was automatically her favorite room in the house.
    “It’s beautiful in here.”
    “I’m glad you think so,” he said. “I want to take a shower and wash off all the dirt and…stuff from my fight with Clint. The fact that I’ve touched you as much as I have already is driving me crazy.”
    “Why don’t we shower together?”
    “If we do that, our first time will be up against that shower wall. I can’t see you naked and not touch you.”
    Yes! Please!
    He’d just suggested her ultimate fantasy, but she knew he wasn’t serious.
    “Okay, I’ll just wait on the bed.”
    She moved to step around him, but he grabbed her arm, and stopped her retreat.
    “Do you want the shower?” he asked. “Because I have no problem with that.”
    She nodded, and he turned her back toward him.
    “We can do whatever you want, sweetheart,” he said. “I just didn’t want you to think I couldn’t control my animal side, or something. If I had my way, I would have taken you on the counter in the shop.”
    She smiled, and suddenly realized she’d never be able to hide anything from him.
    “Okay, we’re doing that next,” he said. “Or if not next, very soon. I’m fine with christening the whole damn shop, the house and some parts of the forest, too.”
    “Do you think it will work?” she asked, afraid to voice her fears. She knew he could lift her, but could he hold her up long enough for sex?
    “Do I think sex will work?” he asked, obviously confused.
    “No,” she said, clearing her throat. “Sex against the wall.”
    “Oh,” he smiled. “Of course, why wouldn’t it?”
    “Well, I’m not small, and I’ve never met any man who could manage my weight for something like that.”
    “I think you’ve been hanging around the wrong men,” he growled.
    “That might be true.”
    “Get undressed, sweetheart,” he said, unbuttoning his jeans.
    Audrey watched him shed his pants like a deer caught in a headlight. Like the rest of him, his legs were heavily corded with muscle, and she found everything about him sexy…including his feet. His thick, hard cock bobbed against his abs, and she couldn’t wait to be filled by him.
    He turned on the water, and she studied his hard ass, until he disappeared behind the partition separating the shower from the tub.
    She grabbed the hem of her shirt, and then hesitated as her ex’s hateful words about her body floated through her mind. He’d told a town full of people she was disgusting. What if Tad felt the same way? Would he send her to the clan compound to find another bear to mate with? What if no one wanted her? Would she be put to death because she was too ugly?
    Tad stepped out of the spray, and walked across the tile floor to stand in front of her. He was dripping wet from head to toe, and big drops of water merged to form puddles on the floor.
    He grabbed the hem of her t-shirt, and pulled the garment up her waist, forcing her to raise her arms so he could remove it completely. He threw the shirt on the floor, and reached around her back to undo her bra. He pulled the lace down her arms carefully, and then added it to the pile her shirt had formed.
    He moved his hands to the button on her shorts,