Page 102 of Mates: Posy

Red flooded my face.

It okay to look at mate’s sexy body, Lark laughed.

Stop!I hissed.

"Cole, you know you won't last long like that," Ash told him with a chuckle. "You'll be draped all over Jay before morning."

"I'm sure I'll wake up with Wyatt draped all over me, too," Mason said with a tiny smile, "even though he's pouting right now."

"Will not!" Wyatt barked and elbowed Mason in the ribs. "And I'm not pouting!"

"Will, too," Mason retorted over his shoulder. "You do it every night."

"Hey, it's okay, Wyatt," I intervened, walking over to his side of the bed. "I enjoyed waking up that way."

"You did?" His silver-shot blue eyes blinked up at me.

"Yes." I smiled, flashing my dimples. "I liked being wrapped up in your warmth and strength. It made me feel safe."

"Good! I'm glad because you're probably going to be the little spoona lotfrom now on."

"Give us each a kiss good night, baby, then come here." Ash yawned and his eyelids drooped. "I want to cuddle you for at least a few minutes before I fall asleep."

Nodding, I leaned down and kissed Wyatt's jaw. He reached up and cupped my cheek with one hand, and I nuzzled into it.

"Good night, cutie," he murmured.

"Good night."

Next, I went around to the other side of the bed and dropped a kiss on Cole's scratchy cheek. He gave me a sultry smile with his pretty eyes half-lidded, and my insides coiled tightly.

"Uh, good night, Cole." Flustered, I patted his shoulder, and he chuckled.

"Good night, honey."

Now for the difficult part.

I bit my bottom lip as I considered my options, then decided to crawl over Cole's legs. Getting on the high bed was hard enough for my short self without the added challenge of scaling his wide body. I almost didn't make it, but one of his hands cupped my bum and boosted me up. I didn't think he meant to launch me so hard, but I flew across his legs and landed on Jayden's in an untidy heap.

Really flustered now, I scrambled over to Ash and sat up with his knees between mine. I blew a wisp of hair out of my face, then noticed that all of my mates were staring at me with wide eyes and pink stains on their cheekbones.

Frowning, I opened my mouth to ask what was wrong, but Mason's big body suddenly crouched in front of me and blocked my view. His serious gray eyes met and held mine as his hands reached up and adjusted my shirt, and it was only then I realized that my girls had been on display.

Squeaking, I covered my face with both hands and struggled not to panic. Curse Peri for convincing me to buy a cropped pajama top! I knew I should have worn a bra with it, but what woman in her right mind would willingly sleep in one? Now they'd think I was the whore and slut my father had always called me.

My breathing grew sharper and shorter, and a little sob tore from my throat.

Mason gathered me against his chest, his thick arms winding around my shoulders and tucking my head under his chin.

"Hey, it's all right. Don't be embarrassed. It's just us. Just your mates."

Another hand ran up and down my back, and I peeked out from my fingers to see Jayden's worried eyes.

"It was an accident, I swear!" I choked out. "I wasn't teasing. Iwasn't!"

"I know that." He blinked twice. "We all know that. Why would you think we'd accuse you of teasing?"

My mind was getting the present tangled up with past nightmares.

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