Loving My Mate

You and Me

***Mature Content in this chapter***

BRIGHTON POV

Tonight was led by quite a number of surprises.  Between Dustin findingejecting his mate, and Sally’s pregnancy news, emotions were definitely heightened.  I’m so proud of my best friend.  He was able to follow his heart with Sally, and things turned out well seeing that his mate was married as well.

After Sally and Dustin left, the group kept an easy pace of conversation, but it wasn’t as lively.  I lean on Harrison’s shoulder, thinking about all that has happened and about our relationship.  Mark left first, mumbling something about being a 7th wheel.  Jessie and Cole left not too soon after to relieve the babysitter.   

“I guess we’ll head out too… I’m sure grandma is spoiling the heck out of Amy.” Brian sighs, as Shelby smiles brightly at him.

“Any other pups in the foreseeable future?” Harris pipes in, me internally laughing about him asking about kids.  I’m sure he would want kids.  I can only imagine a little boy that looks just like him, running around the yard and Harris playing chase.  A wiggle of my legs gets me out of my trance.

“They are trying to leave Brigh.  What’s got you smiling?” 

I shake my head, ignoring his question, and focus my attention on Brian and Shelby.  “Drive safe you guys.” 

“You too, Luna.. Alpha,”  Brian smirks as I stiffen.  I still don’t know if I can get used to being called Luna. 

“And then there were two.  You want to stay a bit, or ready to head out?”

I turn to look at him.  He smiles at me with such adoring eyes.  He’s looking at me how Dustin looks at Sally, and that sends my heart into a flutter.  The fact that I thought about kids with him, and all of the kindness and love he’s shown me so far…. I think I’m ready.  “Would you want to come over to my place?”

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I don’t think I’ve ever seen Harrison move this fast in human form before.  He grabbed my hand and we rush out of the pub and he practically sprints towards the forest with me in tow.  I begin laughing loudly at his eagerness. 

“Harris,” I giggle out, but he keeps his fast pace.  “Harris, stop!” 

He reluctantly does so, giving me the saddest puppy eyes.  It’s just too cute.  “We drove here, remember?” 

Rolling his eyes, he surprises me by lifting me up bridal style quickly, causing me to yelp.  “Running would be faster,” he says in a solemn tone.

“Aww, is the poor baby in a rush?”  I pat his cheek, but his face turns hard. 

When we get to the car, he puts me down and kisses me deeply, my face encased in his hands.  Before I can hold him to me, he pulls away, and stares intensely into my eyes.  “I would never rush you into anything, Brighton, you know that right?”  And that just seals my decision for me.  He didn’t take my playful words right—I know he would never pressure me into anything.  I lean forward and place a soft kiss on his lips.  “I think I might love you, Harrison.” 

He smiles his dazzling smile at me, pecks my lips and ushers me into the car.  He didn’t say anything back.  When he climbs into the car and gets on the road, he takes my hand and laces our fingers.  I turn to look at his profile, but he doesn’t glance at me.  Panic starts to take over- What if I went to fast?  I mean, mates typically hook up their first meeting and the ‘love you’s’ follow soon after.  What if I made him wait too long?  But he just said he didn’t want to rush me.

Calm down Brighton 

We pull up to my house and he turns off the car.  I can’t fake smile right now because I don’t know what’s going to happen.  He gets out of the car and comes to open my door and holds his hand out.  He’s looking at me, but his face something I haven’t seen before.  I go to unlock my door and we head upstairs to the loft.  As soon as we get to the top of the stairs and rush to sit on the sofa and put my head in my hands.

“I’m sorry if I messed up Harris I—"

I pick my head up to look at him, but he’s no longer standing by the stairs but on both of his knees in front of me.  He cups my face in his hand and kisses me for a long minute.  Just a chaste kiss, but powerful just the same.  “I’m so in love with you Brighton.”  Cue the water works.  “I know you said you wanted to leave the past in the past, but it kills me to know that I ever hurt you and that I wasn’t here for you when you needed me most.  Yet, through everything, you become such a beautiful soul and most days I don’t feel like I deserve to have such a woman as my mate, but I’m too selfish to question fate.”  I laugh through my tears as he thumbs them away from my cheeks.  “I can’t picture my life with anyone but you, and I will be forever grateful that you are able to love me to.”   

I rub my fist across my eyes.  “Gah, were you always such a smooth talker?”  He laughs and shakes his head, staring at the floor.  “I really do love you Brighton.  All I want to do is make you happy.”

“I’m happy with you Harrison.  I love you.”  He looks up to me and smiles then stands up.  I’m tired of waiting- Harrison is my mate and we love each other.  I jump up into his arms, legs around his waist and he laughs at my eagerness.  I kiss him with everything I have.  He growls into me and he pulls my center closer to his growing length and I moan into the friction he’s creating for me.  “Take me to bed Harris,” I say on an exhaled breath.

He walks me over to my bed and sits me down on the edge.  “Give me one sec.”  I give a confused face as he runs downstairs.  I hear the bolting of my front and back doors, and I smile to myself.  When he comes back into the room his face is nothing but serious, then he strips off his shirt, and my smile disappears as the heat of the moment comes back.  

“If anyone interrupts this time, I really will kill them,” he says with no humor in his voice.   “I’ll join you,” I say right before I pull his lips to mine once again.  I lay back on the bed, him following on top of me. Our hard kisses suddenly turn to soft longing pecs.  He traces his lips across my face, leaving nothing untouched.  When I open my eyes, I see his burning gaze into me, his eyes shifting from black back to his brown, him trying to control himself.  I’ve never felt this wanted in my whole life. 

I push him off, turning him onto his back, me settling in on his legs.  I bend to give him a chaste kiss before sitting up and lifting up my dress.  By the time it’s off, he’s sitting back up crushing me to his body as he devours my mouth.  I moan into his kisses, grinding deeper and deeper into him, needing the contact.  He unsnaps my bra and tossing into the floor, then he travels his hands to my ass, helping me grind harder into him.

“Ohmygo- yes!” It’s a half moan, half scream, and completely foreign coming out of my mouth.  He suddenly flips us and gives me a longing kiss before standing up.  As he starts taking off his pants, I sit up on my elbows, and my eyes dilate as my wolf attempts to surface as well.  When he’s fully undressed, I take in all of the perfection that’s him. 

“Mine,” my wolf…. No…. I growl out.  At first, I’m shocked by what I said.  The shock must register on my face because Harrison laughs, crawling up my body, leaning me back on the bed.  “Yes, all yours baby, just as you’re mine.” 

His hands travel down my sides, and grips the side of my panties.  I lift up to help him slide them all the way off.  As he tosses them, his hands travel back up my legs, into my center.  When he touches my heat, I swear I feel bliss. My eyes close as he continues to explore me, and soft moans escape my lips.  “Jesus Brighton, you’re so f*****g perfect.”

When I open my eyes again he kisses me, continuing to rub me between my folds, and when he puts a finger in, he nips the place where he’s to put his mark.  My back arches with the combined pleasures.  He starts traveling kisses down towards my breast, my stomach, my center.  I know he wants to make this good for me, but I’m more than ready.  “Harris, we’ve…. We’ve had a lot of…. foreplay all week, I-I need you in me now,” I say between moans and pants. 

He looks up at me, eyes completely black now.  When he crawls up to my face, I can feel his tip at my entrance.  He gives me a quick kiss, before concentrating on going slow for me.  He looks deep into my eyes as he pushes in.  My mouth gapes with the fullness that he’s giving me, and when he breaks the barrier that I’ve kept for him, I cry out.  Gripping his arms tightly, tears start flowing, but I never look away from his eyes.  When he’s fully inside, he stills his movements.

“You are mine Brighton, body and soul. I love you so much.”  His voice is combined with his wolf’s, making the vibrations of my body intensify.  “I love you Harrison.” 

His lips come crashing down.  He begins rocking his body into mine- the pain is still there, but worth every bit of it, based on how I feel right now.  He starts getting faster and faster and I meet him for each thrust.  Right on the tip of his o****m, his canines extend and bites into my shoulder.  I scream into euphoria as an o****m blasts through me along with his.  There’s an erethreal glow to his eyes and I can’t look away. 

After we come out of our highs, he licks the blood off my shoulder and I mewl in the contact.  He rolls off to the side, pulling my body up to his as he kisses the top of my head.  Our breathing starts to even out.  “You okay baby?” 

Boy was I ever.  I’ve waited for this moment for such a long time, and it finally happened. I snuggle up into his chest, inhaling his scent mixed with mine.  “I’ve never felt better in my whole life.”