"No, baby, don't be. I feel vulnerable right now, too."
"You do? But you were perfect." I stared into his beautiful eyes.
"Thank you, sweetness. You were, too." His smile was just as beautiful as his eyes. "I will never, ever forget that."
"Me, either," I said on a yawn, which made him chuckle.
"Sleep if you want to," he whispered and pecked my nose.
Languid and boneless, I drifted in and out of sleep to the lullaby of my mates' hushed voices.
"That was beautiful, man."
Jayden's chest vibrated under my ear as he told Cole to shut up.
"No, seriously," Cole said. "I couldn't have done that half as well. Thanks for making our mate's first time so good."
"Mmm. Not like I did anything I wasn't going to do anyway."
"You're going to make love to her like thatevery time?" Wyatt sounded incredulous.
"Why mess with perfection?"
"But it took forever," Wyatt whined. "It'll be dawn before I get my turn!"
"Listen, five minute wonder, it's aboutherpleasure, not yours," Jayden said.
"I know that, and it will be, but maybe I can go before you next time. I'll never make it if I have to go last every time."
"Get better at controlling yourself," Mason advised.
"He spent ten minutes justtalkingto her!"
"Something you should be good at, Motor Mouth!"
Jayden laughed so hard that he jiggled me off his chest, and I rolled until I bumped into Cole's side.
"Hey, honey."
His arms snaked around me and dragged me against him, then he stuffed his nose in my hair to take a deep inhale. I knew he was savoring my scent because I was doing the same thing with him.
That deep throb woke up between my legs again, and I debated if I should do what I wanted to do. Jayden had made me fly and I yearned to do it again, this time with Cole.
Decision made, I looped my arms around Cole's neck, then reached up and took out his hair tie. All that thick, black hair fell around his face and I tangled my fingers in it, greedy to play with the silky strands.
He groaned as his hands went to my bum and squeezed, pulling me closer to his big body.
I didn't really know how to ask for what I wanted, what Ineeded, but I gave it my best shot.
"Cole," I breathed, "will you love me now?"
"Oh, honey." His fern-green eyes widened. "I am so sorry, but I'm going to need to calm downa whole lotbefore I can do that like Jay."
"Why do you need to do it like Jayden?" I pouted. "You're Cole. Cole is Cole and Jayden is Jayden."
"He set a high bar. I don't want you to be disappointed."
I could feel his excitement in the hardness swelling against my thigh and knew he wasn't hesitating because he was uninterested. That gave me a jolt of confidence.