Page 9 of Whisker Me Away

My eyes snap up to meet Cade’s. I feel my face flush. “I’ve dated here and there,” I admit softly. “Nothing ever really stuck though. My longest relationship was probably with my highschool boyfriend. We broke up because he decided to move abroad and I wanted to stay close to my family.”

“Nothing serious?”

I shake my head. “Nope. A couple dates here and there, but that’s about it. What about you?”

Cade raises his brow and hands over the bottle. I roll my eyes and take a drink, ignoring the way my stomach flutters at the fact that both our mouths have been on this thing now.

“I don’t really date, if I’m being honest,” Cade says, running his fingers through his beard. “For the most part, I’ve stuck to one night stands. For a bit, I had a friends with benefits thing going on, but that didn’t really work out. He caught feelings and I didn’t, so we broke things off.”

My traitorous heart starts beating overtime, wondering if the same thing is going to happen between us. Am I just some hump it and dump it guy he’s met? Do I even stand a chance?

Furthermore, why do I care? That was Cade’s past, it has nothing to do with me. And we’ve just met. I shouldn’t be longing for a future with him so quickly!

I take another gulp of wine before passing the bottle back to Cade. He gives me a look that I can’t quite read before he’s taking a drink as well.

“What was that look about?” Cade asks softly. “You look like you just closed yourself off. Was it something I said?”

I don’t know that I like how perceptive he is. I bite my bottom lip, wondering how much of the truth I should actually say. Fuck it, what the worst that could happen?

“I’m feeling kinda insecure about your past relationships. Which I know is ridiculous. They’re in the past and I shouldn’t care. Plus, we’re not even dating! We just met! I have no right to feel any sort of way about your past. But at the same time, I’m just worried you’re hoping for something like that from me and if I’m honest there’s no way I could ever do the whole ‘no strings attached sex’ thing. And I’m hoping that’s okay with you because if it’s not that’s totally fine we can just go back to being regular cabin mates or whatever.” I say everything in one breath and have to suck in a gasp when I’m done because oh right, I needairto live!

Cade watches me for a long moment before he cracks a smile. “I don’t think I’ll ever not find that adorable.”

“What?”

“The way you ramble. I like it. It’s cute.”

I huff in frustration, letting my legs fall down into a pretzel style. I cross my arms over my chest. “I was being serious.”

“I know you were. I don’t know what this is between us, Spencer. We’ve only just met but I feel pulled to you in a way I’ve never felt before. That’s the honest truth.” He reaches out a tentative hand, laying it against my ankle and giving it a gentle squeeze. “Thank you for being honest with me about your worries but I promise you, no strings attached was the furthest thing from my mind.”

I swallow thickly. “Really?”

“Really. But that will cost you another drink because it was another question.”

With that, we both chuckle, the tension in my chest falling away. I snag the bottle from his fingers, taking another drink before passing it back right away. “Your turn. I’m starting to feel a little buzz. You need to catch up.”

“Gladly,” Cade says with a smile. He takes a long swig before setting the bottle between us. “Have you been with an omega before?”

“You’re really good at asking questions that leave me feeling flustered,” I murmur under my breath. I take a moment to cover my face with the front of my shirt, giving myself a moment to compose myself. “I’ve had crushes on other omegas before but I’ve neverbeenwith any of them. Not because I didn’t want to but because it takes me a while to get comfortable enough to be physical with people. All of my past partners who I’ve gotten past kissing with have been alphas.”

I swear Cade’s eyes darken as I tell him. My stomach swoops and it takes all of my self control not to start squirming where I’m sitting. I’ve never fucked an omega but fuck, do I want to. Just the idea of having my face pressed against a slick hole, or sliding into another omega’s body with their sweet scent in my nose is enough to drive me wild. Sure, a knot feels really good but they make fake knots that feel just the same. There’s no replacement for licking slick straight from the source.

Okay, great. Now my dick is rock hard and I’m sure my scent is turning all musky with lust.

“Sorry,” I say sheepishly. “Just umm, thinking.”

Taking a deep breath, I get a noseful of Cade’s scent. It’s somehow even more citrusy than usual with notes of extra sweetness. Like lemonade instead of tea. It smells so fucking good.

“You’re umm, not the only one,” he admits softly.

There’s something thrilling about knowing we were both thinking about each other like this. We both want each other. It makes me feel just a little bit braver.

I nod my head beside me, gesturing for Cade to come sit by me. He grins as he moves, leaning his back against the wall, his legs out in front of himself.

It’s my turn to take a drink of the wine and I realize, startled, that it’s almost all the way gone. I didn’t think we’d drank that much already!

“If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?”

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