Page 216 of As The Shifter World Turns

Neil’s hand came to the top of my head. He wasn’t trying to take over, to guide me at all. If anything it was like he was petting me, giving me affection, showing me that I was the person he loved and not just a vessel enveloping his cock.

In and out, in and out, my finger went, curling around and rubbing the spot inside of him that drove him to the brink each time I did. He was close, so close, his breath getting ragged, his balls pulling tight. I wanted to tell him to let go, but dare not slow down. It was only a few more trips down his cock when he was shooting cum down my throat and calling out my name.

I helped him ride out his orgasm, my phone ringing on the counter. I ignored it. This was more important. This was what my omega needed.

I slowly withdrew my finger and let him out of my mouth. “So good,” I praised. “So good.”

“It’s your turn.” He looked down at me with his eyes all sleepy and his face completely relaxed.

“How about a quick shower.” He agreed and we padded into the bathroom where I turned on the water.

His phone began to ring.

“I better get that. First yours then mine. It might be Nate and Daire.”

It wasn’t Nate and Daire. It was the school saying that we needed to pick up Toby, Neil being my emergency contact.

“We’ll be right there.” Neil hung up. “That was Toby’s teacher. Says he senses a change is near and to come get him.”

It took me a few seconds for his words to catch up in my brain. Toby's teacher was a shifter… a cat of some kind. If he said a change was near and to come get him, my son was about to have his first shift.

“Shit. Let’s go.” Neil raced to get dressed and we bolted.

Toby had no signs of being ready for his first shift. None. Not a one.

He wasn’t moody, didn’t sweat, and not once had I seen a change in his eyes. Heck, not once had he scented like fur. He had no signs. But if his teacher thought the shift was near, it was.

“We need someplace to take him,” I told Neil knowing he’d be right on it. I had to focus on getting to the school safely and getting him out of there.

I pulled up, not even parking the car, leaving my keys in the ignition.

Toby was sitting in the office when I walked in, his face was red and there was no disguising the scent of fur.

“Toby isn’t feeling well,” Mr. Landon, the school secretary said. “His teacher says there’s a fever but I haven’t had a chance to check. If he does have one, remember he has to be twenty-four hours fever free to return.”

“I will keep that in mind.” I signed the paper indicating I was taking him home and we walked out to the waiting car. Neil was in the driver’s seat allowing me to sit in the back with Toby who had still not spoken a word. Did I know Neil could drive? Had he been taking lessons? I wasn’t sure, things were happening so fast and my mind was on Toby.

“Toby, you know you’re not in trouble, right?” I asked as Neil pulled out from the curb. I didn’t know where he was going and it didn’t matter. He would take us someplace safe.

“I know. It’s just… Dad… my other dad… was going to take me for my first shift and…” He burrowed his head into my shoulder.

“And you miss him. I miss him too, but you know what?” He shook his head against me. “He’s here. We might not always feel it, but he’s with us all of the time.” I kissed the top of his head. “And the two of us, we’ve got this.”

“Neil too,” his words surprised me. Not because he didn’t love Neil, but because Neil was human. Fully human.

“I’m here.” Neil said from the front seat. “And I got us the perfect place for your first shift.” I looked out the window for the first time since we started. He was pulling into the motel. Daire and Micah’s motel. Of course. “They’re waiting on a permit, so it's empty.”

The reality show participants were having a week off. Neil continued. “Daire told us to go ahead and use it for as long as we need and not to worry about Charlie. They’re having a blast with him.”

“The courtyard.” Toby sat up straight. “You’re really smart Neil. I know you know this, but I wanted you to know I knew, ya know.”

That was an awful lot ofknows. Neil must’ve thought so too, giggling from the front seat.

He parked the car and we went inside and to the courtyard.

“Now what, Dad?” Toby asked.

“Now we have Neil order gobs of food and wait until you shift. You're going to be hungry when you're done. Hungry like you’ve never experienced.” My first shift I ate two entire pizzas afterward. Two.

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