I bit back a smile as I leaned up against Nico’s side a little more. He absentmindedly adjusted his arm to pull me closer, his attention still on the movie.
I’d never felt loved before. It was a strange feeling, but one I definitely liked.
Curiosity played on the edges of my mind while we watched.
Was Nico falling in love with me?
Was I falling in love with him?
I wasn’t sure about the first question, but the second?
Yeah. I was pretty certain that was happening.
That made me nervous, but also happy.
Really happy.
After another weekon campus and another drive back to Moon Ridge, we collapsed on the couch at Nico’s place together Friday night.
I groaned, loudly, against Nico’s chest. “My wolf needs to get her shit together and bite you already.”
We had a few days off for Fall Break, so getting the sexy stage of the mate bond over with that weekend would be ideal.
He chuckled. “She’ll bite me when she’s ready, Abbs.”
I propped myself up on my chest and eyed him. “Maybe if you tried to talk her into it…”
He shook his head, though he still looked amused. “I’m not going to try to talk her into making a permanent decision any more than I would with you.”
I made a face.
He hadn’t brought up my online job offer, and I was pretty sure he remembered me talking about it, so he was probably referring to that.
My decisions were my own. Just like my wolf’s were her own.
“What do you think will make her sure enough to do it?”
“More sex.”
I laughed.
He gave me a small, crooked smile as he tangled his fingers in my hair.
It was a mess. I’d skipped brushing it that day.
“If sex was going to convince her, she would’ve done it ages ago,” I said.
We still hooked up most days, so our relationship definitely wasn’t lacking that.
“Do you think she wants you to love me first?” I wondered. “Or vice versa?”
Nico didn’t answer right away, still playing with the tangles in my hair.
“Do you think you could love me, without a completed mate bond?” I added, my voice growing quieter and less certain. I focused my attention on his lips, so I didn’t have to look him in the eyes while he answered.
Nico’s knuckle dipped beneath my chin. He tipped my head back just a little, stopping when our brown-eyed gazes met. “Abby,” he said, his voice soft but steady. “I’ve been falling in love withyou since the moment you rammed me with your shopping cart and nicknamed me after a vegetable.”
My cheeks flushed. “Those weren’t my best moments.”
