Spring for Tiger: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Shifter Seasons Book 2) (3 page)

“
Good to see you like my chili,” Zeke grinned.

Damn he was sexy with that delicious, dimpled smile. Not to mention his eyes. Every time he looked at me it was like he was undressing me mentally…it made my toes curl.

I nodded my head as I swallowed another spoonful of the hearty dish. “Uh huh,” I managed to eke out between bites.

“
It’s easy—canned tomatoes, red beans, some burger, onion if you got one, a splash of salt and chili powder. I’ll teach you how to make it. Oh, and if you make it without the burger it’s really cheap.”

“Uh…
I’ll remember to pick up tomatoes and red beans the next time I’m running low on cash at the grocery store—which happens a lot,” I lied.

Zeke nodded, “Yeah, it’s cheap and good.”

The two of us had been chatting at his apartment for hours. He seemed like a really great guy. It was sweet of him to offer up ways I could save money. I wanted to tell him that money wasn’t an issue for me, but I didn’t want to wind up getting screwed again by a guy just interested in me for what was in my wallet. I tried to change the subject.

“
That was delicious and the corn bread was to die for,” I said as I swallowed the last bite. I hadn’t eaten like that in ages. I constantly watched my weight and tried to stick to eating only lean protein and vegetables. Who knew I would enjoy hot dogs, beef chili, and corn bread slathered with rich, creamy butter so much?

“
Well, a little thing like you needs to eat.”

“
Little thing like me?” I protested. Despite my careful diet I was still a naturally large, curvy girl. I eyed Zeke. He was so big, burly, and muscular…and, well, yummy. Compared to him, I guess I was small, which felt pretty good.

I glanced around the apartment. Zeke didn’t have much in the way of furniture, but what he had was clean and well cared for. “So, have you been a maintenance man a long time?”

“
Yeah. After I graduated from high school, I started working for an apartment complex near my home and I did that for a while. I got this job about ten years ago.”

“
So you never went to college?”

“
No, there was never a need to go. I like working with my hands and a lot of what they teach in college is crap you don’t need anyway.”

I eyed Zeke’s hands. They were big and rough with callouses. The thought of feeling them roaming my curves sent a shiver down my spine.

“And how about you, Janet?”

I had graduated from Duke University in North Carolina but I knew Susie hadn’t gone to college. If I told him I went to Duke he would probably wonder why the hell I was between apartments, trying to save money, and working at Courtland’s Gems, and not in some fancy office. “No, um, never went to school. Just worked some odd jobs and...well, here I am. I start my new job at Courtland’s Gems tomorrow.”

“
Cool…so you like jewelry, huh?”

I glanced at my hand. Where only recently I had been wearing and showing off my ‘big rock’ that had turned out to be fake—that finger was now naked. Plus, because of the lifestyle exchange with Susie, I’d removed all the usual rings and bangles I normally had on. Instead, I wore a simple, silver bangle bracelet like Susie always did. “I do enjoy jewelry. I think I’m going to like the new job.”

“
That’s great. Do you want some more chili?”

“
No thanks, I’m stuffed. I ate two bowls!”

“
Well, I’ll just have a bit more than,” Zeke said.

My eyes widened as he helped himself to another large bowl of chili. I’d lost count after his fourth. The man could eat. I wondered if all shifters were like that.

“
So, um…you’re a shifter, right?”

Zeke nodded.

“
If you don’t mind me asking, what kind of shifter are you?”

“
Tiger,” Zeke replied.

“Ooh, that sounds exciting. What’s it like to be a shifter?”

Zeke laughed. “
I love running in my animal. I wouldn’t change it for anything.”

I twirled my spoon around the empty chili bowl. “I bet running in your animal burns a lot of calories.” What the hell…why did I have to go and say something lame like that?

He shot me a sexy grin and winked. “Oh, I can think of a lot of ways to burn calories besides running.”

I could feel my face flush. Was he making a sly reference to sex?

Zeke noticed the expression on my face. He threw back his head and laughed. “Why don’t you come for a run with me now?”

“
Ha! I could never keep up with you. The last time I went running, I was in middle school in Phys Ed class. I could barely run even back then.”

“
I’ll go slowly, I promise,” Zeke said, shooting me a sly, coy look.

Hmm...the idea of running and getting all sweaty...well, it was just not my style.

“
Alright then, let’s do it,” I blurted. I didn’t know what had gotten into me, but I was trying out Susie’s lifestyle—so why not try on a little bit of her personality too? Susie was a spontaneous, fun-loving type of girl...plus, I knew I needed to open up more and do things differently than I had in the past if I wanted anything to change.

“
Great,” Zeke smiled.

“
So, what do we do?”

“
Well,” Zeke said casually, as if people like me went running with shifters every day, “I’ll transition and then we’ll go outside behind the building. We’ll run in the woods.”

“
You’ll shift
here
? The neighbors don’t care?”

“
Nope, they’re used to it,” Zeke stood up. Before I had a chance to say anymore he started taking his clothes off. My eyes widened as he slowly pulled off his shirt, revealing a chiseled, muscular chest and rock hard abs. Then he moved his hands down to his jeans. I swallowed as he unbuttoned the denims and yanked them off, tossing them to the side. He had just started sliding his silky boxers off when he paused. He must have finally noticed the stunned look on my face.

“
Sorry, Janet, I forget how much of a shock this is if you’ve never seen anyone transition before.”

He turned around so his back was to me, but not before I’d had a chance to see a flash of his swinging cock. I didn’t have time to get a good look, but it appeared to be pretty damn large from where I was sitting. And the ass on the man...it was firm, round—just perfect. There wasn’t much time to admire his butt before his body started to change. My eyes almost popped out of my head as his body stretched and his bones elongated. Fur sprung up from his skin and his mouth grew wide as his teeth erupted. It was a shock, to say the least.

“
Rarrrrrrr,” Zeke growled.

Startled, I jumped up from my seat. In front of me was a huge tiger sporting a tawny colored coat with black stripes. The animal had a short neck, powerful limbs, and thorny claws. For a moment I was frightened, but then I looked in the animal’s eyes and recognized their glittering, warm amber shade. It was definitely still Zeke. Hesitantly, I approached him and ran my hand along his furry neck. Leaning into me, he headed towards the door. I pushed it open and the two of us went down the stairwell and out into the crisp night air.

In my daily life I would go shopping, to the spa, or out to lunch and parties. Several times a year I would go on vacation and enjoy weekend trips. Every experience was different, but they were all more or less situations where I knew what to expect. Now I had no clue what was coming, but one thing was for sure—I knew I was in for a ride!

“
Oh my God, that was so much fun!” I collapsed in a heap on the ground. True to his word, Zeke had lumbered along very slowly in his tiger to help me keep up with him. Despite his slow pace, I was barely able to make it through the run. It made me realize how out of shape I was; but though I hadn’t run in years the feel of the breeze blowing through my hair felt so good.

Zeke went bounding off in his tiger and returned moments later. He had transitioned back into his man and a dark blanket was wrapped around his waist. I gave him a quizzical look.

“
I keep a few blankets stowed out here in small storage containers,” he said, shrugging as he sat down in the grass next to me.

I widened my eyes. He didn’t seem like the shy type to me.

“
I mean, I have no problem being naked and no one comes out to the woods. The folks around here are fine with me running around in my tiger, but we have a few kids in the building, and my niece makes surprise visits. I can’t be returning from a run naked.”

“
No, that would not be good.  So,” I teased, “you have no problems being naked, huh?”

“
Not at all,” Zeke replied matter-of-factly. “We’re all animals anyway, and being naked is natural. But I’m living in man’s society, so I do try to play by the rules…at least, some of the rules.”

“
I see,” I replied as a brief flash of the very hot, very naked Zeke I’d seen earlier in the day raced through my mind.

He shot me a sexy grin. “Why, Janet? Would you like to get naked?”

“
Ha ha,” I said softly, looking away from Zeke. In my normal life I was pretty conservative. I made men wait quite a bit before they even got to second base with me. Yes, I admit it…I usually played games. But for some reason, with Zeke I just didn’t want to play those games anymore. I wanted him—and I didn’t want to wait. On the other hand, I didn’t want to appear too eager, either.

I took a deep breath. I figured it would be best to change the topic—take things slow and easy. “Moon’s nice and bright tonight,” I pointed to the sky.

“
Yes it is, Janet,” Zeke replied in a low, even tone as he leaned in closer to me. He was so close I could feel his warm breath on my flesh as he spoke.

I swallowed. “The stars, they…”

Before I had a chance to finish my sentence, Zeke’s big hand cupped my chin and lifted my face towards his. In seconds his lips were pressing against mine and his raspy, wet tongue was inside my mouth. The top part of his blanket fell off, revealing his sculpted chest, and I ran my hands over his bare flesh as we made out.

Our kiss was so intense. I was light headed with desire for him. From the heat I felt radiating from his body, it was obvious he felt the same. Suddenly, it was like we were two horny teenagers going at it instead of two adults taking it slow and easy. I moved his hands to the top of my shirt, right over my breasts. I wanted him to feel me...every part of me.

“
Jesus, Janet, you’re driving me wild,” Zeke rumbled as he groped me.

I let out a gasp of pleasure as he pawed at my chest. My breasts have always been super sensitive and even with my shirt on his touch had me starting to cream.

“This has got to go,” Zeke growled, yanking the shirt off over my head, “and this.” He pulled the straps of my bra down and licked his tongue along the sensitive flesh on the top of my shoulders.

I shivered as I reached around my back, unhooked my bra, and pulled it off, flinging it to the side.

“
Your tits are so beautiful,” he grunted.

Goosebumps worked their way across my flesh as his strong hands began to massage my breasts, kneading and squeezing them.

I arched my neck back as he leaned down and sucked one nipple, then the other, into his mouth, making them jut out like pencil erasers.

“
Fuck, Janet, I want you so damn bad.”

I reached down under the blanket and ran my hand along Zeke’s waist, then trailed down to his dick. It was massive; hard and ready. I was getting so wet just thinking about his thick cock filling me up. I moved my hands to his balls, cupping them in my hands.

A low, growling sound came from the back of his throat as I touched him. He pushed back the blanket, revealing firm, muscular thighs that showcased his rock hard dick. His cock was magnificent and I wanted a taste of it.

“
Let me, Zeke.” I started to lower my head to his thighs, heading towards the ultimate prize. I wanted to suck this big, burly man and hear his groans of pleasure as he spurted his cum all over my face and I licked up as much of his creamy sperm as I could…but Zeke had something else in mind.

“
I have to have you
now
!” Zeke insisted.

Startled, I pulled back, allowing him to take over. He pulled the zipper down on my jeans and tugged them off along with my panties tossing them to the side. There was an animalistic frenzy to him as he rolled over on his back onto the ground. Without pausing, he lifted me in the air and pulled my body down so my folds were angled over his shaft. Then he bucked his hips up so his cock entered my slick passage. He lifted me up, his throbbing cock filling me as he gripped me firmly.

Our eyes locked. There was a fire burning deep in his eyes that excited and scared me at the same time. I knew that I was no longer in control, he could do whatever he wanted to me. He was the one in charge, and right now his animal had taken over.

“
I’m going to fuck you, Janet. Fuck you hard and deep…so you can’t even think anymore…” Zeke rasped as he thrust his cock into me. His hands firmly gripped my hips, pulling them up and down.

“
Oh my God!” I screamed. Zeke’s hard cock drove me wild. My pussy was dripping wet and my brain completely scrambled. All I knew was that this felt amazing—no man had ever made me feel this way before. I held onto Zeke as he lifted me up and down, over and over, pummeling me with his huge dick.

“
Jesus, Janet! I’m going to fuckin’ explode!”

“
Oh God…!” I screamed as waves of pleasure erupted through my body. This felt incredible!