21

Cedric was careful as he carried Bethany up the stairs, not allowing himself to be distracted by her mouth on his throat, sucking a bruise that wouldn"t last. He hated it, his supernatural healing, keeping him from wearing the marks Bethany left on his throat, his back, even his arms when she was clinging to him. Her nails always dug into his skin, adding pain to the pleasure he felt with her, but they would fade before his heart had even stopped racing.

Touching her again was like a dream, and waiting until her hormones had faded damn near killed him. He hated having her so close and had forced himself to stay away any time he felt his cock harden and his blood boil. The urge to crawl in the bed had nearly killed him, but he knew if he had touched her, they wouldn"t have kept his clothes on. And hearing her in the shower? Fuck, he was supposed to be able to watch, but had only lasted thirty seconds of listening before running out the door and pushing himself through the snow to stand outside the bathroom. Like a young cub, he had shoved his ice-cold hand in his pants and stroked himself outside, praying his brother didn"t stumble on him.

The orgasm had been unsatisfactory, as he was supposed to be emptying himself inside of her, but that pain was gone now. She was back in his arms, where she belonged, with his cum rubbing against his stomach as it leaked out of her.

She was made to be filled with him, and he would never fuck up so bad again that he was forced to stay away from her bed. Whatever he had to do to prove his worth, he would gladly do it, just so he never again had to be separated from her.

He was drowning, drowning in their scents and his feelings for her, and how being with her was like being home all over again.

Her back hit the bed as he climbed up on his knees, and he grinned as he enjoyed the view of her hair spread out on his bedspread and her breasts bouncing from the motion. He hadn"t tasted them properly in days, and he dipped down to suck one into his mouth, while his fingers explored where his cock had just left, easily slipping inside with their combined fluids.

"Oh, fuck, they"re sensitive," she groaned as his teeth tugged on the pebbled tip. "Tongue only, please."

She was whimpering, nearly begging for him, and he loved the sound. Of course, half of her pleas sounded more like demands, but he would happily do as she ordered, every time.

"They"re gonna be more sensitive once my cub is inside of you," he chuckled as his mouth moved to the other breast, lapping at the tip as he felt her cunt tighten around his fingers.

She was tensing up. Did she hate that? No, he could feel how wet she was around his fingers, even more so before. Had she liked that? Liked him mentioning her being pregnant? Fuck, he loved the sound of it too, if his cock once again filling with blood was any indication.

Bethany moaned as he stroked her slowly, his thumb lazily rolling over her clit as he did so, and he half considered burying his face between her thighs and tasting them mixed together, but she had her hands in his hair and was tugging his mouth upwards, clearly wanting another kiss. Who was he to deny her?

Her hands moved to his ass as he kissed her, and he withdrew his fingers from inside of her, lining himself up with one hand while moving the other to his mouth to taste. As she pulled away to breathe, he straightened up and sucked on his fingers while pushing inside, then kissed her again, letting her share the taste.

Bethany whimpered, clearly enjoying the taste as much as he did, and he deepened the kiss as he pushed inside of her, amazed at how perfect it felt to have her body underneath his.

"Fuck, you"re made to be fucked by a bear," he growled between kisses, and she moaned her agreement as he moved his hands to her hips, lifting her up slightly to meet his thrusts. "Made to be bred by one too."

There it was again, her cunt clenching around his cock at his words, and he grinned against her mouth as her fingers moved into his hair. She liked that. Fuck, maybe more than he did.

"Gonna look so good on your hands and knees, begging me to breed you, aren"t you, Sunshine?" he growled against her lips. His hips were moving steadily, in rhythm with his words, and her head fell back as she gasped, as though the words themselves were curling inside of her, pressing the spot that made her legs shake and easily brought her to an orgasm every time. "Gonna beg me to fuck you until you"re full of my cum. Until you"re dripping with it. Till your cunt is sore and swollen, and I finger fuck you to keep every drop of my sperm in there. Yes, made to fucking take a bear cock, aren"t you. Gonna put this baby in you, maybe more than one, and—"

"Only one," she gasped, her head still thrown back and exposing her throat to him. Fuck, he needed to sink his teeth into her skin. "One at a time, please, fuck, right there, oh my—-"

He couldn"t resist himself, and leaned forward to suck on her throat, his teeth pressing down enough to leave a mark. If he were a creature with soulmates, he would sink them in all the way, drawing blood to the surface and binding her soul to his, but even though he had no qualms about her blood on his tongue, he doubted she would feel the same. She gasped again as he sucked where he had bitten, and he hiked her hips a little high as he kept moving, pulsing his tongue against her likely bruised skin with each thrust.

She was gasping for air, trying to speak between each movement. "I"m, I"m so, I"m so—"

"Hold it," he growled as he pulled away from her throat and straightened himself up on the bed. His knees dug in as he went upright entirely, and pulled out of her with another groan before flipping her over onto her belly. Her hands scrambled in front of her, trying to push herself up on her hands, but he knew that was useless. He would fuck her into the mattress as soon as he was inside of her, and her arms would definitely give out when she hit her high. "Take a breath."

She took a deep breath as he slid inside of her, the mixture of their cum and her natural lubrication making it easy to do so without his hands leaving her hips, and he wasted no time in tugging her down on the bed, onto his waiting cock. Her ass bounced and he fought the urge to smack it, knowing he would enjoy the sight of his handprint on her pale skin. Next time he would, when he was breeding her and leaving his mark both inside and out.

Any attempt at having a steady rhythm was lost as he resumed fucking her, but he was so close and knew she was as well. Even without his fingers on her clit, he knew she was going to reach her high, and after less than a dozen thrusts she was squealing and tensing underneath him, her face now buried in the blankets and her hands gripping the bed in front of her. He didn"t slow down or let go as he fucked her through it, even as he longed to tug on her hair or leave that mark he dreamed of, until a long growl filled the air and he felt himself spill inside of her. He fucked her through it, even as his cock started to soften, but he was a bear with a short refractory, and he was going to take advantage of it.

Whether it was one orgasm or two, Cedric didn"t care, but he kept fucking her body, imagining his cum taking root inside of her ripe cervix, even if she was no longer ovulating. She shrieked and screamed, gasping with each thrust, until her body went limp under his and he could take no more. He fell to the side of her, not wanting to squish her under his heavy frame, his cock still bobbing against his stomach as their combined fluids dripped over his stomach and thighs. He was weak and drained, unable to think straight, but his body seemed to know what to do at least as he felt his hand reach out for her and grasp her hand, still spread out in front of her and gripping the sheets.

She was gasping beside him, her ass in the air and her face buried in the blankets, and he listened to her racing heart as it began to slow, much as his was doing. He hadn"t meant to fuck her like that, like a bear, but he had been unable to resist the temptation after teasing her about breeding her, and she had taken it. Had taken every thrust. All of the power. Everything he could do to her.

She was glorious, radiant even, as he turned his head to look at her and watched her roll onto her side, away from him but now gripping his hand. Her eyes were wide in shock, but there was a smile on her lips, so he knew she wasn"t mad at him. He should have asked before treating her like that, fucking her body through orgasm after orgasm and leaving marks as he had, but he was lost in the moment, and he knew she had been as well.

"You okay?" he asked, his voice hoarse to his ears.

She took a few breaths before licking her lips and nodded her head. "Yeah. Yeah, I"m..."

Bethany started giggling, a sound he was familiar with after she orgasmed, although normally that was from his tongue and his fingers inside of her. She kept giggling each time she tried to say something more, and he grinned back at her, feeling his head start to clear.

Being around her while she was ovulating or even just knowing she was nearby had fogged his brain and left him on edge, but now with his balls empty and his heart full, he could think clearer.

She was the woman for him, and he was the man for her. The only question was, was she open to having a man in her life at all?

Cedric rolled onto his side, facing her, and reached over with his other hand to pull her close. He knew she would probably want a shower after the sex they had just enjoyed, but he wasn"t too interested in letting go of her just yet. Besides, the thought of them sleeping covered in each other"s cum turned him on, and he could wash it off of her in the morning, if she would let him join her in the shower.

"That was..." Bethany started giggling again, unable to finish what she was saying, and he grinned as his arm wrapped around her waist and she settled her head on his upper arm.

"Yeah. Didn"t mean to lose control like that, but avoiding touching you for a few days broke me down." He was still grinning, trying to tell her with his face that he wasn"t mad about avoiding her, although he would have honestly much rather spent the past few days in her bed and between her thighs. "I"ll try to keep from losing it like that again."

"Don"t hold back with me," she whispered, no longer giggling but still wearing a smile. "You never have to hold back with me. I want all of it. Show me all of you."

He had a suspicion she meant more than just losing control while having sex. He would have to keep that in mind. Show her all of himself with her.

If that was the way to build her trust in him, he would gladly do it.

"Are you scared of the fact that I"m a bear?" he asked, the question spilling from his lips before he could think it through.

She stared at him for a long moment before taking a deep sigh, and her eyes closed. He could tell based on her breathing alone that she wasn"t asleep, and watched her forehead wrinkle slightly as she seemed to think about it. He didn"t know what there was to think about—either she was scared of him or she wasn"t— but he was glad she was taking the question seriously.

"Honestly?" she began, her eyes opening slowly as she started to talk. "Now that I"ve had some time to process it, no. Is it weird and a little crazy? Yes. I don"t really understand it. I don"t understand how it"s possible, and I don"t think you"ve told me enough for me to even be able to understand it, but I know I"ll learn more in time. What scared me at the time, though, was the reality check it gave me."

He shifted a little in the bed, careful to not pull away as one of his legs moved to tangle with hers. He wanted to get comfortable to sleep, but didn"t want her to think he was pulling back from her. "Reality check?"

She nodded her head before she answered. "Yeah. I mean, we barely know one another. There"s so many things we don"t know, and it scared me, realizing that such a big part of your life was one of those things. It made me realize we weren"t ready to move forward, even if it is just to make a baby and move on. We"ve only known each other a few weeks, and Cordelia might be crazy enough to move in with a man in that short amount of time, but... It scared me to realize what else there might be that I don"t know."

"I"ll tell you anything and everything," he promised, mentally reminding himself that he needed to tell her things she didn"t think to ask as well. That was what had fucked him over in the first place. "And you"re right. I can see the wisdom in it, even if I might have not shown it in the moment. This gives us a month of living together, to learn one another better."

"Yeah," she agreed, but he could hear a twinge of sadness in her voice. "And in a month... I guess we"ll see where we stand."

A month. Yeah. Maybe a little more, if her cycle was messed up like she said it was with that cyst condition and his bear pheromones didn"t overpower her hormones.

"Close your eyes, Sunshine. I can see how tired you are, and you"re gonna need your sleep."

"Yeah?" she asked, grinning a little even as her eyes closed.

"You told me not to hold back," he warned her, chuckling under his breath. "You"re gonna need all the sleep you can get."

A few minutes later, she was breathing deep as her heart rate slowed, and he laid there, holding her tight in his arms.

A month of having her in his arms and in his bed. A month to show her the man, and bear, he was.

A month to show her how much he loved her.