Page 18 of Purrfectly Kissed
If that happened, his Bear actually would go completely fucking nuts. He couldn’t have that. Whether he was willing to take her as mate right now no longer mattered.
Ready or not, Braden’s fated mate was sitting right there.
Mine.
“Jessica?”
“Yes, Brayden?”
Her head was turned away from him, and he didn’t like that, not one bit. He waited a beat, willing her to look at him. What was it they always said?
Curiosity killed the cat.
But no, never that. His beast would not allow it. Still, she must have felt something like that, since one minute later, those electric teal eyes of hers landed on him, a questioning look gracing her beautiful face.
“Would you like to go out? With me?” he asked, feeling like a fucking cub.
But the second the words were out, his bear chuffed. The beast was finally happy he’d taken the step forward.
“Really?”
Braden could not believe how clumsily he’d asked her out. He was sweating by then, and so nervous, he damn near forgot to breathe. But the way her face lit up with joy and wonder had his pulse racing and thunder roaring in his ears.
So beautiful.
So mine.
Maybe this was not such a bad idea. Maybe she felt the same pull toward him he’d always felt toward her. If that were true, there were just so many possibilities in how this thing would play out. The only question was, was Brayden brave enough to take the chance?
“Yeah, really,” he replied, and didn’t even bother fighting his grin.
“Excellent!” Uncle Uzzi exclaimed.
“Now, I only have till six tonight, so if you two could please send in the next pussy?”
Brayden turned confused eyes on Uncle Uzzi, only to be distracted by the sound of Jessica’s laughter.
Holy shit.
The sound was positively dazzling. Not to mention the way her face lit up. Jessica’s coloring was just incredible. It fascinated him, from the bright teal of her eyes to the multifaceted reds in her mostly auburn hair. All of it complemented by dusky rose lips, a pert nose, stubborn chin, and the prettiest damn eyelashes he had ever seen.
He fucking loved watching her giggle. Wondered if she was ticklish, too. Hell, he could even picture running his fingertips along the soft skin of her stomach and sides. Of course, anytime he pictured that, his cock would start to swell, and it was back to reciting multiplication tables.
“Uncle Uzzi calls all Big Cat Shifters pussies,” Jessica explained, wiping tears of mirth from her eyes.
“I see,” Brayden replied, a smile tugging at his lips as he watched her.
“Thank you. I’m going to excuse myself to the ladies’ room, but I will be in the hallway so we can talk. Okay?”
Jessica turned and hugged Uncle Uzzi, before retreating. Brayden was about to follow when the old Witch stopped him.
“Oh, and one more thing, Bear.”
“Yes?”
“You better treat her right, or I will be seeing you again under less jovial circumstances, Mr. Smith,” Uncle Uzzi promised with a glint of gold in his blue gaze.
“I will always treat Jessica right,” Brayden said.
