Chapter Eleven
This was a first for Aeslyn, not only did she talk with the person she was hired to watch but she’s going to sleep in his house too. In all of her years of doing her job, she had never crossed so many lines but she really didn’t care. With every passing moment, she became more accepting that Sebastian was her mate.
She had no idea what this meant for Ash and their business but she was fine with putting those decisions off for a bit, it might make more sense to get Sebastian on board before planning their whole future.
When Sebastian took his shirt off Aeslyn’s mind went blank, whatever she had been thinking about went right out of her head. Her animals need to mate with him was intensifying by the minute and Aeslyn was starting to squirm with need too. What she wanted to do was straddle his lap and kiss him but that might make Connor uncomfortable. She settled for touching his hand and giving comfort while he was stitched.
Once Connor was done and everyone had agreed Aeslyn would be his nurse for the night nerves started to settle in. She was a confident woman, comfortable in her body but suddenly she felt like a teenager going on her first date.
“Bye you two, don’t do anything I would do.” As promised Connor turned off lights as he left the house.
At first, neither Sebastian or Aeslyn moved, he was still in the chair and she was still holding his hand. With the light coming in the window from the moon it was barely bright enough to illuminate their faces. She could see the hunger in his eyes, her animal wanted to pounce. She let go of his hand and moved to stand between him and the kitchen table.
In the silent darkness, words didn’t seem appropriate. She reached out stroking the side of his face then lower to his chest. Her fingers softly explored every inch of exposed skin. The light spattering of hair just below his belly button teased of what she would find if she went lower.
If he was breathing she couldn’t tell, he was motionless staring into her eyes, she could see the intensity of his focus. Bending at the waist she brushed her lips against his cheek, kissed his jawline then slid softly across his mouth to his other cheek. She heard his intake of breath, he wanted her lips as badly as she wanted his. Not wanting to wait any longer he grabbed her hips and pulled her towards him. Like she wanted to do earlier she straddled his thighs and wrapped her arms around his neck. If she could feel his dick from this position he must be able to feel the heat coming from her, she was pulsating with need.
His hand wrapped around her neck, she relaxed and let him pull her mouth to his. At first, the kiss was tender, hesitant but quickly changed to greedy and passionate. For a while, both were content to sit there kissing, neither wanted to break the spell they were under.
Aeslyn’s phone ringing on the counter behind him finally broke through their haze. She glanced at the clock on the kitchen wall and realized it was after midnight. When she or Ash were alone on a case they had to check in with the other person every night. If they didn’t hear from them by midnight they were to assume something may have gone wrong and go find the other person.
“Sorry, let me get that.” Aeslyn grabbed the phone, “I’m going to take this outside, I’ll be back in a minute.” She answered the phone as she walked out. “Hey, I’m here, sorry, I know I’m late for check-in.”
She sat on the porch swing and waited for the yelling to start.
“Jesus, Aeslyn, I’ve been calling and texting for the last forty-five minutes. I was about to call Gerri and then we both would have been in deep shit.”
“The mark was out late at a bar, it was packed and loud so I missed your messages. How’s it going with your case?” She hoped he took the bait and got distracted, she had never lied to Ash before and she wasn’t ready to admit all the things she has done wrong since getting to town.
“The wife was obviously planning her disappearance for a while, she has covered her tracks really well. Unfortunately, she didn’t plan on her husband hiring shifters to track her down. I’ve been one step behind her for a while but I’m getting close. Hopefully, I can wrap this up tomorrow and head your way.”
“It’s pretty quiet here, I’m really thinking there isn’t much going on. You can take your time getting down here or I can let you know when I’m heading out and we can meet at Disney?” Hopefully, she wasn’t being so nonchalant that he was suspicious. If he came to town she would have to explain to him why the mark knew her name and why she was going on dates with him.
“Let’s check in tomorrow night and if I’m done we can decide what the next move is. Get some rest.”
Aeslyn pushed end on the phone call and went back inside. How awkward would it be to pick up where they left off, would he mind if she sauntered up and plopped right back on his lap?