Page 28 of Call Don't Fall

She followed the text up with a line of laughing face emojis.

ME:No! Have you told Treg?

GRINA:When? I just told you! It’s not like we’re together anymore!

ME:Congrats! I’m going to check on them so you don’t have to worry about it.

GRINA:You worry too much!

ME:And you’re one to talk!

GRINA:I’m only letting you by with that comment because I’m about to get my pussy eaten again! Just so you know!

ME:TMI

GRINA:Is it?

GRINA:You’ve told me worse!

ME:Fair. Have fun getting your twat licked.

GRINA:I plan to!

“Mate? Are you coming to breakfast? Are you okay in there? You feel flushed and annoyed and worried and—”

“I’m fine!” I called back before Kirk tried to untangle all my balled-up emotions that he felt over our mating link. “Grina met her mate! I’m gonna text Treg real quick to check on them and then I’ll eat, kay?”

“Okay, but make it quick, Mr. I’m Starving to Death.”

“As you wish, Mr. Gruff.”

We both laughed as I sat down on the edge of the bed to text Treg.

ME:Hey, Treg! I don’t know if you’re even up yet. Hope this week has been a good one for you. Did you get a text from Grina too?

I tapped my bare toes on the floor while I waited for them to reply, and Kirk poked me over the mating link about coming out to eat before the food got cold. Stuck between taking care of myself and being a good friend, I almost froze in place. Then Kirk appeared in the doorway only wearing a pair of black, tight-fitting boxer shorts and off to breakfast I went, trying to ignore how hard and big he looked through the thin fabric hiding his crotch.

My phone vibrated as I sat down. I checked it while Kirk piled the table up with food.

TREG:Hey, Chas. It’s been a week. Mostly working on the comic. Yeah, I saw. Not sure how I feel about it. Not bad exactly. I’m happy for Grina. Could’ve done without all the details of pussy eating and the like, I guess. How are you feeling? And please don’t say horny or something.

They ended the message with a laughing face emoji, but it felt out of place.

ME:Yeah. She did that to me too. You can tell her to shut up about it. Tell her it’s called boundaries and all that. I think she’s just excited. It’s a heady thing to experience. Maybe more so for me since I met Kirk in the hospital. I think my heat is waning. I hope it is anyway.

TREG:Me too! I miss having you around. Now I think it’s Grina’s turn to disappear for a bit.

ME:At least if she disappears, we won’t have to hear the details.

TREG:Until she gets back lol

ME:Are you really okay?”

TREG:Yeah. I am. If Grina and I were going to work out we’d have done it before now. Hell, if we were going to work out, we’d have been true-mates.

ME:Couples can work out without that.

TREG:Only until/if that happens.

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