Page 30 of Patiently Yours
His boldness captivates me. I adjusted slightly, wiggling to get comfortable. He groans as hushed as he can under his breath while letting me get comfortable. I stop and meet his eyes once more. “That shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Oi, what is this?” Ciro asks with a cheeky smirk.
“Just a bit of humoring,” I say before giving Uriah a wink. He responds with a look of wanting that causes me to lose my train of thought. I turn back to the others to gather my bearings. “Will this be a drinking game?”
“Let’s just use our fingers.” Atlas puts up all ten fingers, which causes me to notice how large his hands are. I really try not to picture them in an inappropriate light.
Fisting my hair… running over my body… other things.You know, the usual.
I put my own hands up and clear my throat. “Never have I ever… played hockey.”
The three obvious hockey players each put down a finger. Uriah is using one hand, his wrist resting on my nearly naked thigh.
“My little doe came to play,” Ciro beams, all ten of his fingers still on display. “Never have I ever sent a nude photo.”
“That’s a fucking lie,” Kendall mutters before putting another one of his fingers down. I notice Atlas puts one down too, while Uriah, Ciro, and I all keep ours up.
“I swear! Nobody wants to see my boney ass mixed with my lack of photography skills, seriously,” Ciro responds, which causes me to giggle at him.
Kendall accepts his answer and sits up taller in his seat. “Never have I ever”—he pauses and thinks for a moment, his head pointed to the ceiling—“been intimate outside.”
The use of the word ‘intimate’ makes me both sheepish and vexed. My omega deep inside me shakes furiously at that word,and at the idea that her scent matches have ever been with someone else. The picture of it leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
“Your smell tells us everything, Omega,” Uriah whispers, pushing his smell out to calm me. I blink away the jealousy, leaving behind only embarrassment.
“I’m sorry,” I tell him, looking at the others to see that Ciro is complaining about leaves in places no one needs.
“Don’t apologize. I guarantee every single one of us here would be enamored with the idea of your possessiveness over us. I certainly am.”
I fight it but ultimately a blush rises to my cheeks. I look around and notice that no one put down a finger. Looks like no one here is an exhibitionist.
At least, notyet.
“Never have I ever skinny dipped,” Atlas says, which causes Ciro and Kendall to both put down a finger. I’m still looking at my ten fingers, raising an eyebrow in confusion. Surely I’m notthatinnocent? There’s no way.
“It wasn’t as fun as people say it is.” Ciro shivers at the thought. “Too cold in all the wrong places.”
“I had a lot of fun. Until something touched my ass, then I ran out. To this day, I still have no idea what it was.”
The laughter in the room is contagious. Their camaraderie is a beautiful thing to witness. No judgment, only genuine love between pack mates.
It’s Uriah’s turn and he thinks long and hard about it. “Never have I ever given a blowjob.”
My entire body shrivels.Well, there goes one finger.
“Why did you just get tense, baby?” Uriah says, just loud enough for the others to hear.
“It just wasn’t very enjoyable for me.” I admit, “Made me feel a bit… dirty, I guess.”
A few growls meet my ears, but they’re snuffed out before they get too loud.
“Did someone make you feel that way, Stacia?” Atlas asks.
My shrug is less than convincing. “I wasn’t very clear on what I didn’t want. That’s on me.”
“I see how you could see it that way, but did the personaskyou what your limits were?”
“Not really. It was the first time so I didn’t know how to communicate properly about it.”
