Without Reservations (17 page)

Chay fucked him nice and steady. Going all the way in and then pulling all the way back out. He held Keaton’s gaze the whole time. “Tell me, baby, how much experience do you have?”

“I…I…uh. What do you mean?”

“I mean, what else haven’t you done?”

Keaton blinked. He couldn’t believe they were having this conversation now. “I’ve never…I haven’t…I’ve never topped.”

Chay’s eyes went wide. “Never?”

He shook his head. Damn, his face was hot, he was blushing, he knew he was.

“Sounds to me like your ex was a selfish bastard.”

Keaton had never thought about it. He liked sucking dick and he liked getting fucked. That’s what he had wanted to do, so that’s what they had done. It had never bothered him that Jonathon hadn’t returned the favor. He’d never asked and Jonathon had never offered. Keaton shrugged and shivered as Chay leaned forward, changing angles. “He was straight.”

Chay snorted. “Yeah right.” He flicked Keaton’s lips with his tongue.

Keaton wasn’t going to argue. He didn’t want to think about Jonathon. Raising his head, he kissed Chay. He sucked Chay’s bottom lip into his mouth while Chay continued to move.

Chay opened his mouth to say something else—probably about Jonathon or Keaton’s lack of experience—and Keaton tightened his muscles. It shut Chay right up. Keaton chuckled and rubbed his tongue over his mate’s lips.

“That’s cheating.”

“All is fair in love and war.”

“I’m trying to tell you something.”

“Tell me after. Right now, just shut the hell up and fuck me.” He tightened his muscles again.

Chay groaned and nipped him on his chin. “Brat.” He sat up on his heels and looped his arms under Keaton’s legs.

“Wait.”

Chay raised an eyebrow.

“I want to roll over.”

“Goddamn, you’re hard to please today. Don’t talk. Turn me over…” He chuckled, let go of Keaton’s legs and pulled out of him.

Wow that felt good. Keaton growled. “Am not.”

Chay flipped him over so fast he didn’t know what hit him. Next thing he knew he was laying on his stomach with Chay on top of him, pressing slowly back in. It made his head swim.

Keaton grabbed a pillow and brought it to him. “Wait.”

Chay bit his shoulder and started laughing. He shifted his weight, bringing Keaton with him, and put the pillow under Keaton’s hips. “Anything else, princess?”

He pinched Chay’s thigh, making them both laugh harder. Who would have ever thought sex could be this fun? “Nope. You may continue.”

“You’re sure? The room temperature okay with you? Need something to drink?”

“Chay…”

Chay fell forward on his hands, supporting himself above Keaton. He dipped down, kissed the back of Keaton’s neck and thrust into him. “That what you want, Bit?”

God yes.
“Uh-huh.” The pillow added just enough friction on his cock. “More.”

“Demanding little thing, aren’t you?” Chay’s voice was rough, pure sex. As taunts went, it was pretty ineffective, but damn Chay sounded sexy. Obviously past playing, he pumped into Keaton faster, clamping his teeth down on Keaton’s neck.

Keaton pushed back into Chay and forward into the pillow. It was nice, the smooth drag of the fabric against his dick, Chay’s cock in his ass. It wasn’t long before the sound of Chay’s hips slapping against his ass and the squeak of the bed were the only things he could hear over their ragged breathing, soft moans and grunts. He could smell their mingled sweat, the musky odor of sex.

He got that tingly sensation that always foretold his orgasm. Then Chay canted his hips just right, nailing his prostate and that was all she wrote. He came into the pillow, his back arching up. He let out a hoarse yell, feeling the climax down to his toes.

Chay’s teeth tightened on the back of his neck. The canines pinched as they lengthened, then Chay stiffened too. He groaned around the flesh in his mouth, grabbed Keaton’s hip and rolled to the side. Keaton loved that about him, he was very conscious of Keaton’s size compared to his own, always careful not to squish him.

Chay wrapped his arms around Keaton’s body, snuggling in. He let go of Keaton’s neck, panting. He finally licked and kissed the place he’d bitten.

They lay there in silence for several minutes, Chay holding him, squeezing tight. “I love you, Bit.”

“Love you too, Chay.”

“You’re going to be really careful, right?”

He nodded.

Chay kissed his shoulder. “Don’t want to lose you.”

Tears stung Keaton’s eyes. He didn’t want to lose Chay either. He was truly happy for the first time in a long time. He was home, he had a family and a place he belonged. “Not going anywhere.” He dragged the arm Chay had around him up so he could kiss Chay’s hand.

“Good.”

It got quiet again. Chay’s softening prick slid out of him. It almost tickled. He smiled. He should get a rag to clean them up, but he was too damned happy and didn’t want to leave the circle of Chay’s arms.

“You little shit! That was my pillow, wasn’t it?”

Keaton giggled and jumped up. On second thought, maybe it was time to go clean up.

Chapter Fourteen

Chay was having the shittiest day imaginable. When he’d walked into work this morning, he’d had three patients waiting for him and there had been a steady stream since then. He was worried about Keaton. His receptionist kept giving him dirty looks. Tina, his assistant, kept wandering room to room like she was lost. He caught Tommy, his other vet assistant, studying him more than once.

After lunch when it finally slowed down, he went to his office and called to check on Bit. He’d convinced Bit to call in sick, but damn it, he was still at home alone and someone was out there trying to kill him. Chay pushed the last button. It took four rings for Keaton to pick up.

“Hello?” Bit gasped.

Chay frowned. “Why are you out of breath? What are you doing? You are supposed to be resting, not playing with the dog or cleaning the damned house or whatever the fuck it is you’re doing.”

There was complete silence on the other end of the line.

“Well?”

“I’m trying to decide whether to hang up on you or ask you what has you in such a mood. Right now I’m leaning toward hanging up.”

“Uh-huh. You’re guilty. What are you doing?”

Bit chuckled. “If you start bitching at me, I’m hanging up on you. I’m cleaning out the garage.”

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. Damn, his head hurt. He took a deep breath and let it out. It did absolutely nothing for his mood, so he tried it again.

“What are
you
doing?”

“Trying to decide whether to let you hang up on me or to calm down and ask you how you’re feeling.”

Bit chuckled again. “Well, do you want me to hang up or do you want to know that I feel fine?”

“Why are you cleaning out the garage?”

“You said yourself that we needed to clean out the garage, so I’m doing it.”

Chay felt like banging his head on the desk. “‘We’ means me too, Bit. ‘We’ is more than one person.”

“Pita is helping. That’s more than one person.”

Chay grinned. His Bit did sound like he felt okay. In fact, it sounded like Keaton was in a great mood. He wished he were there with Bit instead of at the office being scrutinized by his employees and patients. Well not his actual patients, the animals didn’t seem to have an issue, but their owners. “Pita is a dog. He’s not a person.”

Keaton snorted. “Tell him that. He’s actually been a lot of help. I give something to him that he’s big enough to carry and he carries it out to the trash can.”

He blinked. “You have the puppy throwing things in the trash?”

“No, he can’t actually reach the trash. He’s making a pile beside the trash.”

“You’re kidding.”

“Nope.”

Chay chuckled. “I’ll be damned. I’m impressed.”

“Don’t be. I have to play tug-of-war with everything I give him before he’ll let go of it and put it in the pile.”

Chay laughed at the image and relaxed. He felt better than he had all day. Leave it to Bit to cheer him up. “How are you feeling, babe?”

“I’m fine. A little of a headache when I woke up, but I took something for it and now I’m fine. Just bored. I’m cleaning out the garage, that way I can park my new car in here. Speaking of which. After you pick me up from work tomorrow—”

Chay groaned.
Damn.
That meant Bit was going back to work tomorrow. “You won’t take another day off?”

“Nope. I don’t need another day off. It’s not like my job is strenuous or anything. Anyway, will you take me car shopping?”

“Yeah, I’ll take you car shopping. You know what you want?”

“Not a clue. If you’re really nice to me, I’ll let you help me pick.”

He smiled. He could almost picture those light brown lashes batting, trying to look all sweet and innocent. “You’re being careful, right? You are paying attention to things? You have the garage door open, right?”

“Yup. I do. And yes, I’m paying attention. My nose, eyes and ears are on full alert.”

“Good. Don’t kill yourself trying to clean.”

“I won’t. I’m expecting help any minute.”

“Help?”

“Yep. Your dad is coming to help me.”

Chay’s chest swelled with pride. “He is?”

“Yup. He’s on vacation this week. He offered to take me car shopping today, but I wanted you to take me. That way we can pick together.”

Chay closed his eyes. Damn, he loved this man.

Tina poked her head around his doorframe, looked left then right. She caught his gaze, started, and her head popped back out.

Chay groaned. He was tired of this. He was going to have it out with his staff once and for all. “Okay, babe, I gotta run. Be careful and I’ll see you tonight.”

“Okie-dokie. Later, Chay.”

Chay hung up the phone and leaned back in his chair. He put his feet up on his desk. “Tina. Tommy. Cheryl. Come in here please.”

Tina came in first. She grinned and cocked her head.

“Have a seat.” Chay pointed to an empty chair.

Tommy came in next. His red hair appeared before he did. He seemed…nervous.

Chay pointed to the seat next to Tina. “Sit.”

Cheryl came in the door openly glaring at him. “Yes?”

Chay glanced around his office, looking at all three of them. “Do we have a problem? All three of you have been acting strange all morning.”

Cheryl put a hand on her hip. “You tell me, Dr. Winston. Do we have a problem? There are all sorts of rumors going around.”

Chay raised a brow at her. “Rumors?”

“Yes. They are saying you’re gay.” She glowered.

“Why is it any of your business?”

“Are you saying it’s true?”

“Yes.”

Cheryl coughed and sputtered. Judging by her reaction, she’d expected him to refute the accusation. “I quit. I refuse to work for a—”

Chay smiled. “Get the fuck out. I don’t want to hear anything else you have to say.”

Cheryl huffed, turned on her heel and marched right out of the office. After banging stuff around for several minutes getting her things, she stormed out of the clinic, slamming the door behind her.

Blinking, Tina’s eyes widened. “Holy cow! I knew she was a bitch, but…” She shrugged. “She’s only pissed because now she doesn’t stand a chance nabbing you for herself.”

Chay frowned. Tina didn’t seem to be bothered by his announcement. So why had she been acting strange? “What do you have to say? What’s with the looking from room to room?”

Tina’s eyes shot wide and she put a hand to her chest. “Me?”

“Yes you.”

She ducked her head and blushed. “You thought it was because of you? I mean, well, I was curious, but that wasn’t… I was looking for Pita. Where is he?”

Chay chuckled. “You mean all this time you’ve been trying to find Pita?”

Tina nodded. “I mean, I
am
surprised. I always thought you liked women. But hell, Chay, my older brother is gay. I could care less if you are or not. You know?”

Chay blinked. “Jake is gay?” He’d known Jake for years. Jake was a pack member. He was a little older than Chay and they’d never been the best of friends, but they
were
friends.

“Well yeah. Has been since longer than I can remember.”

“Hmm.”

Tommy smiled.

Chay frowned. “What?”

“I have the sudden urge to jump up and dance around the clinic and sing, ‘ding-dong the witch is dead’. Man, I’m glad you fired Cheryl.”

“She quit.”

Tommy shrugged. “Who cares, she’s gone.” Holding up his hand, he gave Tina a high five.

Wow, Chay hadn’t thought Cheryl was that bad. And apparently Tommy was okay with his sexual preference too.

Tommy looked back at him and grinned, obviously reading the confusion on Chay’s face. “I’m shocked, Chay. But I don’t give a damn. Your private life is your own.” He shook his head. “Man you got chicks all over you and you… Never mind. It’s your life. If you’re happy, I’m happy.”

After that his day got progressively better. He was about to call Keaton again to check up on him when Tina came back in his office. “So…is Pita going to be back tomorrow?”

“Probably.”

“Cool, I’ve gotten used to the little furball. When do we get to meet Keaton?”

Chay’s eyebrows shot to his hairline. “You want to meet Keaton?”

Tommy popped his head around the corner. “‘Course we do. Gotta see if he’s good enough for you, doc.”

Tina chuckled. “Yeah, that too. But I figured I’m in love with the man’s dog, I should at least get to meet him, right?”

Chay was astounded. He shook his head and burst out laughing. He looked at Tommy.

Tommy grinned. “I was just thinking though, we are going to need a new receptionist. My sis needs a job.”

“Yeah, okay. Give her a call and see if she’s interested.”

“Thanks, doc.”

“Welcome.”

Tommy and Tina disappeared after that. Chay smiled. It would seem that not everyone was going to abandon him as Bit had predicted. Somehow it made him feel a little better. It wasn’t his mom, but well…maybe she’d come around too.

Chapter Fifteen