Chapter Fourteen

Henri woke with a sore ass. It was a delicious feeling, taking him back to the night before. Pressing against Rocky felt wonderful. He laid on Rocky’s chest. His cock hardened. It created friction, making his blood heat.

Rocky ran his hand down Henri’s naked side to his ass. He patted Henri’s cheek and whispered, “Shh. Go back to sleep, baby.”

Henri pressed his cock into Rocky’s side, wanting a little more pressure.

Rocky chuckled. “Insatiable little turtle.”

“I let you sleep all night.” It was the best Henri could do.

“You ‘let’ me, huh?”

“Yeah.” To be fair, he’d also slept all night.

Since it was Saturday, he could stay in bed all day if he wanted. Well, other than having lunch with Jules and Thomas at the diner and then dinner with the family, which included them. But he could go back to bed with Rocky afterward.

“What are you doing today?” Maybe Henri could talk Rocky into not leaving the bed. He could reschedule his lunch date with Jules and Thomas.

“Making your shelves. And you’re supposed to clear a space for them.” Rocky yawned. “We’ll have at least three of them installed by the end of the day.”

Henri sucked in a breath. “So quickly?”

“I have a lot of help. Garridan is letting us use his shop. The building process will be smoother there.”

“He agreed to help me?” Henri had never had someone do something so nice for him before. It was almost too much, but he knew if he said that to Rocky, he’d get a growl and a scolding for his efforts.

“You deserve it, baby.” Rocky yawned again and then turned onto his side, wrapping his arms around Henri. “Let’s sleep.”

Henri breathed in Rocky’s scent and shut his eyes, letting Rocky surround him with warmth and protection. It was what Henri needed to fall under again.

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He didn’t stay asleep for long. He was out for maybe a few minutes. When he woke, Rocky made a chuffing noise. It sounded as though he was purring. His body was already loose. The chuffing melted Henri to the bone.

Rocky rubbed his back. They entwined their legs. He wasn’t sure where one ended and the other began.

“Good morning,” Rocky whispered as if they hadn’t had an entire conversation already.

Henri smiled. “Morning.”

“You were tired.”

“He said in his I-told-you-so voice.”

Rocky chuckled. “Hey. I was going for subtle.”

Henri snorted. “I’m starting to understand you don’t have a subtle bone in your body.”

Rocky didn’t speak a lot. It came down to him not speaking unless he had something important to say. And he had perfected the art of responding to stimulus instead of reacting. Rocky bided his time with Henri, waiting for Henri to come to him with his secrets, said as much.

But Rocky made his feelings known in small ways. Being privy to them helped Henri gauge where he stood.

“I want to make love again.” How was that for subtle? Henri didn’t need to hold back.

“I thought we were doing the reward system.”

“I fell asleep like you told me to. You can reward me for obeying your command.”

Rocky chuckled. “It was more of a suggestion.”

“It most definitely was a command.” Henri didn’t want to argue. He wanted to fuck again. “So do I get a reward?”

“It’s not a reward if you get it every time you want.”

“I disagree.” Sex with Rocky was very rewarding. He had other words to describe it. Satisfying. Passionate. Loving. But it felt as if he’d won some sort of lottery every time Rocky touched him.

“We have to make it quick. I need to be at Garridan’s shop in an hour.”

Henri flung the covers back and stood. He grabbed Rocky’s hand. “Shower sex.”

He’s always wanted to try it.

Rocky grabbed the blanket, wrapping it around them when he stood. “Sully and Wesley are still home, baby.”

The bathroom was down the hall from Rocky’s bedroom. There was only one in the house, which hadn’t been an issue when they’d first moved in because it had been Rocky, Sully, and Bandos living there. There was no way they took very long getting ready for their day. It had been before each of them had found their mates. Bandos had moved in with Vaughan, which left Rocky and Sully living in the house. Then Sully had moved Wesley in, and Henri had been staying there most nights. The cabin seemed to shrink every time someone needed the bathroom.

“Would you consider moving in with me?” Henri wasn’t sure if they should discuss it yet. But they’d been living together for a few months. Everything about their relationship had changed, which meant the question held more importance.

Rocky took a long time to answer. So long, they were at the bathroom door already.

“No pressure. You don’t have to if you’d rather not. I just thought…” Henri wasn’t sure what he thought. They wouldn’t have to worry about someone being in the bathroom when they wanted to use it. At least not as much. It was the only real benefit other than them meshing their lives together as a couple way more because it would be their house.

They were together with Sully and Bandos and their mates, more than not, like a family. But Henri’s cabin wasn’t far. Henri’s house was within walking distance of Rocky’s and Bandos’s houses. All three homes were on the same lake.

The bathroom door was closed. Henri had experienced the way Rocky knocked on the bathroom door once and then entered if whoever was inside didn’t lock the door. It didn’t surprise Henri when he grabbed the handle and jiggled it.

“Rocky.” Henri shook his head. “It’s rude to enter without waiting for a response from the person inside.”

Sully opened the door and smirked. “Rocky doesn’t give a shit about being rude. Do you know how many times he’s walked in on me on the toilet?”

“I don’t even want to guess.” Thinking about it made him cringe. He also didn’t want to think about Rocky seeing anyone else in such a vulnerable position. It made Henri jealous. It wasn’t something he was used to feeling, and it was irrational anyway since Rocky didn’t do it because he was a pervert. He did it because he was impatient and didn’t want to wait five minutes to take a piss.

“The cabin is yours. I’m staying with Henri from now on.” Rocky’s change of subject was welcome, even if it was unexpected.

Sully lifted his eyebrows and smiled. He patted Rocky on the back. “Congrats, man. I heard when you got everything worked out last night.”

Oh gods. Henri’s face heated. He buried it in Rocky’s chest. “We’re going to live together?”

“It’s a great idea.” They were loud when they made love apparently. They needed all the privacy they could get.

“I’ll start going through my books.” He had books he could donate to Saint Lakes Library, or maybe even the school. Some he wanted to reference later, but no one else could help him discern the difference. And it was time-consuming.

“I’ll reward you.”

“How many books do I have to go through to get a reward?”

“What sort of reward?”

Henri and Rocky spoke at the same time. Henri said, “It’s between us” and Rocky said, “Sexual.”

Sully chuckled and shook his head. “Bathroom’s all yours, lovebirds. Oh sorry, love dragons.”

“I’m a turtle.” Henri didn’t wait for a response. He entered the bathroom with Rocky in tow. As soon as they were inside, Rocky threw the blanket out into the hall.

“Fifty books.”

“Thirty.”

“Seventy.”

“Unfair.” Henri huffed. He adjusted the water. “Forty.”

“Eighty.”

Henri sighed. He wasn’t going to win. “Fine. Fifty.”

“Nope. You negotiated too long. It’s eighty now.”

It was too many books. But it meant he’d get a lot of orgasms in one day. “Fine. Eighty. I’ll count every book and let you know how many times you have to make me come.”

Sully must not have been very far away because Henri heard his laughter through the bathroom door.

Rocky wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled him close. He buried his face in Henri’s neck, kissing his mating mark. “I’m sure you’ll be accurate.”

Henri tilted his head, giving Rocky more room. “Of course.”

He needed to clean up his house anyway, since Rocky had agreed to live with him. Henri wanted Rocky to feel comfortable, too. His cluttered mess wouldn’t be comfortable for either of them.

Henri tightened his hold on Rocky. “I love waking up with you.”

“Mmmm…me too, baby.” Rocky kissed his mating mark again.

He couldn’t wait to do it again tomorrow.