And he actually smiles back at me and it is the most gorgeous smile I’ve ever seen. He has dimples and his eyes light up. It’s incredible and I want to see it again and again.
“So, in the name of trying to work this out, can I take you on a date?” He asks, kind of awkwardly, but it’s sweet and I eagerly nod my head yes.
I’m gifted with another smile that warms my heart.
He leans in with his hand still cupping my cheek and tentatively brushes his lips against mine. When I don’t pull away, he crushes his lips to mine and immediately licks my lips, requesting entry.
When I open my mouth for him, our tongues tangle and I can’t help moaning into his mouth. He captures the moan and rewards me with a groan of his own. All too quick, he’s pulling back but he drops another kiss on my lips before leaning all the way back.
“Why is this symbol important to you?” I ask.
“Well, if someone has that signal, they can summon me. It’s a demon thing, but giving it to you as my mate mark is a sign of trust,” He answers.
I give him a big smile, I like that. I feel hopeful for us, that we can make this a real mate bond but I have one more question for him.
“Jer? Can I ask you one more question?”
“Of course,” he responds.
“Why does you blocking our bond feel like a big deal?”
His face drops and he looks so guilty.
“Because it is, I’ll stop right now, I’m sorry Aly. I really did it to help you, since you wouldn’t know what you were feeling, I’m sure some strong emotions still made it through but I wanted to make it easier on you. But it’s disrespectful to the bond for your mate to do it and I could feel your hurt when I told you I had.”
I want to be mad, but he did it for me and it would have been harder if he had let all his emotions through.
“But you’ll take it down now?” I ask.
“Yes.”
And I feel it all come rushing in. I can feel Jeremy like he’s a part of me. I can tell what he’s feeling and it almost feels like I can reach out to him on the bond. I feel more complete, even though I didn’t realize I was missing anything.
“Thank you,” I whisper and he drops another quick kiss on my lips, appearing happy himself.
Eleven
Aly
It’s late so we eventually split up for bed. I know I can’t leave tonight, I need to be in the same place as Jeremy for a while.
I walk over to Nic, with a sweet smile on my face and he gives me a cocky grin in return.
“Yes, you can stay with me, you don’t even need to ask,” he says.
He grabs my hand and tugs me upstairs until we make it into his room and he shuts the door behind us..
“I missed you, I was worried not being able to get a hold of you, Princess,” he confesses.
I walk up to him and wrap my arms around his back, he follows suit.
“I know I’m sorry, I won’t cut you off like that again,” I promise. He visible deflates at that reassurance and I feel even worse for putting him through that.
I lean up and give him a soft kiss in apology. It quickly turns into a searing kiss that takes my breath away. From Nic’s heavy breathing, I think it affects him just as much.
There’s a knock at the door which makes me jump but Nic just chuckles.
“Want to guess which one of them it is?” Nic asks.
