With a soft smile, he ran his hand down my arm. “I’d like that.”
“But”—I poked my finger into his chest—“you need to explain to me why you abandoned your team to come here. Is the USRA going to send someone to take you back? Will you be kicked off the team?” As much as I’d love the idea of him no longer racing, I didn’t want him to quit because of me. That was no way to start this relationship.
“There was a sandstorm.” He leaned over and kissed my nose. “And it seemed it was going to last the weekend. The races were canceled, and, instead of returning to Eurebly, I came here.”
I rolled my eyes and couldn’t help the smirk that played across my lips. “Ret’s pissed, isn’t he?”
“Yep.” Genj reached for the knob and opened the door. “But, he’ll get over it. I needed to come here. And I’m glad I did.”
“I am, too.” I followed him down to the bakery, hoping to make the most of the few days we had together. Now that he knew I was expecting, I had one less thing to worry about.
Chapter Eleven
Genj
I trailed a finger down Utahn’s bare side. Finally, he had some time off, and I planned on taking care of him for the entire day. He worked hard, baking goods for his shop, and had rented a stall at the market yesterday to drum up some more business while I stayed at the bakery. I worried that without any employees to help him, he was overworking himself. I wanted him to take it easy, especially being pregnant with our child. But I couldn’t ask him to give up the business, the same way I knew he’d never ask me to give up racing. Instead, I tried to do as much as possible for him while I was there and planned to return as often as possible in between races. Ret wouldn’t like it, but I needed to find a way to balance my racer life with my soon-to-be family life.
Utahn moaned softly, pushing against my groin. I was already painfully erect. Simply being naked next to him made that happen. Yet, I wanted to let him sleep in as long as possible. I shuffled back a bit, trying to slip out of his bed to go and prepare a pot of koobee and scramble up something for breakfast. But Utahn clutched onto my right hip and tugged me against him.
“So hard,” he whispered, rubbing his ass against my cock. “Don’t waste it. Take me.”
Desire shot through my veins, and I swallowed the growl threatening to escape. Sure, I was an alpha, but Utahn was in a delicate condition. I needed to treat him gently.
I kissed his shoulder and up his neck to his ear. “Are you sure?” I refused to do anything unless he was awake rather than simply having an erotic dream.
He wiggled his ass again. “Yes. Genj, please.”
Even if he was dreaming, it was at least about me. I reached across his chest and ran my thumb across a pebbled nipple. “Are you awake?”
He pinched my hip. “Of course I’m awake. Now, hurry up and get in me, or I’m going to make you find somewhere else to stay.”
This was a side of Utahn I didn’t expect in his condition, but his demanding tone only ramped up my thirst for him.
I reached down and caressed his ass, slowly sliding a finger between his thick cheeks. Slick coated his puckered hole. He was as ready as I was.
Wrapping my fingers around my shaft, I lined the tip of my cock with his entrance. As I pushed inside, I held him tight against me and kissed his shoulder. Passion soared through my body, as it did every time we were together.
I slowly rocked in and out, running my hand down his baby bump to his heated cock. While I would rather be on top of him, looking him in the eye while I made love to him, I accepted this as a regular position for the duration of Utahn’s pregnancy. I didn’t want to place him or the baby in danger by making him lie on his back.
Holding his shaft, I thumbed the swollen tip, spreading pre-cum across it. He felt good around me and against me. Honestly, I’d never felt the warmth and comfort that surrounded me during sex, with any other partner. They’d always felt like a way to work off the buzz from winning a race. But, with Utahn, it was like we were always meant to be together. If only I’d acted upon my feelings for him sooner.
Suddenly, Utahn stilled, his soft moans fading away. “Genj?”
“Yes?” Stars, had I done something wrong? Was he no longer wanting this?
“Do you love me?” His voice squeaked as he said the words, almost as if he was afraid of the answer.
He had nothing to worry about. “I loved you from afar for a long time. Now, I’m lucky that I get to love you up close, that I get to share this with you, and that soon we will be parents together.”
His body relaxed against mine before he pushed his hips closer, taking more of me. “Then, will you claim me already? I don’t want to wait any longer.”
A wild hunger suddenly filled my senses, overpowering my will to keep Utahn safe. Strong. Fierce. The urges pounded through my veins. This omega was mine. Only mine. I thrusted into him, gaining speed each time. More intense, and with more purpose, I clung to the one who wanted my mark. Mine.
My canine teeth elongated as I licked and kissed the spot that would show the universe my claim over Utahn. A primal instinct I couldn’t control, one that didn’t take into consideration the claim he already had on my heart. But I couldn’t stop the rush or gain any control over it. Not this time.
All at once, his muscles tightened around me. As he released a loud moan, squeezing me tight inside him, I also hit my peak. I exploded inside him as I sank my teeth into the soft flesh on his shoulder. My knot followed quickly after. We were mated, a bonded pair. My teenage crush was now my mate. All mine.
Gasping, Utahn reached behind him, placing his palm on my hip. “I love you, too.”
