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Couldn't they just get it on in the woods and be done with it?
"You ready to walk to the door?" Jesse checked.
I groaned out a "no".
"You're not going to like this, Tea, but I'm going to have to carry you." His voice remained light, though there was a warning undertone.
I groaned another "no".
"I know it's not ideal, but you need food and sleep to recover. Your body's still adjusting."
Wrestling with my exhaustion, I forced my head up off the ground. My body shook as I struggled to lift my head, but I refused to let it fall.
I'd nearly propped myself up on my forearms when my muscles gave out, and I flopped back to the ground like a bag of rice.
"I'd grab you a blanket or towel, but if I leave, your wolf will probably take over." His voice was thick with apology.
I resigned myself to my fate and shut my eyes tightly, muttering into the dirt, “Alright.”
"I'm going to pick you up now.”
I braced myself for a feeling of violation.
Jesse's hands found my biceps, and lifted my arms to wrap around his neck. His hands moved to my waist from there, and he lifted me up off the ground without touching me anywhere I wasn't comfortable with.
I guess supernatural strength could come in handy.
Our bare bodies pressed together as he strode in through the back door of the townhouse. There was no hiding my body's effect on his, but neither of us pointed that out.
And by some miracle, the feeling of being violated was completely absent. Instead I felt sort of...taken care of.
It was an eerie feeling, but not an unpleasant one.
Rather than heading up the stairs to drop me in my bed like I was hoping he would, Jesse went to the fridge.
He grabbed a grocery bag and tossed food into it before moving to the stairs, like I'd thought he would to begin with.
We made it to the bathroom, and he carefully set me down inside the tub. I was so weak that my damn head flopped back and smacked the wall.
"Shit. Sorry." Jesse's expression grew strained as he tucked my calves up away from the water before turning it on. It was thoughtful that he protected me from the cold rush, but I wasn't sure how I felt about it considering he had to touch me to do so.
Not that I didn't like being touched by him. I did.
But it was just the principle of the thing.
He plugged the tub when the water ran warm, and then he plopped down on the floor, sitting with his back against the tub so he wasn’t looking at me. I could see him, though—all of him.
A relieved breath left him as he opened the bag of food he'd thrown together, and he pulled out a bottle of chocolate milk.
I scowled at it. I hadn't had chocolate milk in ages—especially not the expensive bottled stuff. If I was spending three bucks on a drink, it was a massive Red Bull that was going to buy me at least an extra six hours of serious studying.
Jesse stuck a straw in it and held it out in front of me without looking through the curtain at my body. "Drink.”
My scowl deepened.
"You need the calories, Teapot. Drink the milk or I'm climbing into that tub to force-feed it to you."
My eyes flicked to his erection and then to the amused determination in his gaze.
"Yep. No secret that I find you attractive. Make me climb in there, and I'll enjoy it immensely."
With a noise of complaint, I opened my mouth and obeyed his order. The chocolate milk was surprisingly delicious.
My stomach rumbled ferociously as I sipped at the liquid, and my eyebrows lifted.
Jesse chuckled. "I'm going to have to refill this bag before we get you full again."
Unable to give a snarky response, I just kept drinking.
