Meg swore that Ginny arrived before Luc finished hanging up the phone. She burst in the door and was hugging the two girls before they knew what hit them. Listening to the conversation, Meg thought that there were as many yips and yaps as there were actual words. She stood in the kitchen doorway, watching the whole thing shaking her head.
“Yes, before you ask, we are very emotional and very pack oriented,” said Luc.
“So, why aren’t you in there with them?” she asked pointing to the girls and Ginny.
“Because I’m not the one that’s just become their ‘mom’ for all intents and purposes,” said Luc.
“Hmm, didn’t think of it that way,” said Meg. “Shall we let them be?”
“Yes,” said Luc as he started to turn and head back to the living room.
“And where do you think you’re going?” asked Ginny.
“We were going to give you some time alone,” said Luc.
“How about we move to the living room where we can all pile on the couch?” suggested Ginny.
Luc nodded and they all moved out to the living room.
An hour later, Ginny and the girls left. Between the three adults, they had worked out some strategies for babysitting, housing, school transport and those basic things that had been stressing Ginny. Duke was a decent guy, but not a real homebody. Penny had done most of the childrearing. Now it was Ginny’s and Duke’s responsibility.
Meg had also learned more details about the prenuptial agreement. It came about because the shifters hadn’t always been as forthcoming about what they were, which lead to some nasty surprises. A few people had really gone off the deep end and people had gotten hurt. Now there was a prenuptial agreement. Most people didn’t go to the extremes that Duke had with Penny, but as they explained to Meg, it wasn’t the first time Penny had not reacted well the first time her children shifted.
Meg turned to Luc as they walked back towards the bedroom to hopefully finish what had gotten interrupted. “Luc, just where is our relationship headed?” she asked.
Luc stopped, stepped up to Meg, and put his arms around her. “I have to admit, that I never expected to find someone like you on a dating site. Furthermore, I figured I’d be a bachelor most of my life. Where do you want this to go?” he asked.
“That’s no fair! You just turned it back on me!” she protested.
“Yes, I did. Where do you want our relationship to go, especially as I just became your employer?”
“Errr…. Hadn’t thought of it quite like that,” she said as she sat down on the couch. She was quiet for a moment. Luc sat down beside her and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned back against him.
“I would like to see how we work together, because I like how we are now. I’m glad that you’ve nearly moved in with me. I’m happy that you don’t freak out when I shift,” he said.
“Okay. I’m still in shock over what I did, and probably haven’t figured out all the ramifications yet, but I am looking forward to working with you. Main reason, as you said, is because we seem to mesh well,” she said.
Luc nodded. “And I need to explain something,” he said.
“Huh? Explain what?” she asked.
“Relationships aren’t just a two body equation,” he said.
“Okay, I don’t have a clue as to what you are going for,” said Meg.
“Shifters are dual natured. Sometimes the man and the wolf agree. Sometimes they don’t. Especially when it comes to sex lives, relationships, and all of that,” Luc said.
“So where are you going with this?” she asked.
“I’m slaughtering an explanation is what I’m doing,” he said half jokingly.
Meg laughed.
“I’ll just be blunt. My wolfish side has decided that you are an acceptable mate. Meanwhile, I’ve been too damn cautious and half afraid to spoil a good thing by saying I love you,” he said.
“I,… ummm… Your wolf as you put it decided I’m good mate material?” she said somewhat flustered.
“Okay, he thinks of you as his-my-our mate,” said Luc.
“Is that why you lick my nose at night?” she asked, trying to put this all together.
“Yeah, Sort of a good night kiss once I shift,” he said.
“Oh,” she said and then was quiet.
Luc waited for a moment. Still she didn’t say anything, and he began to wonder if he’d made a tactical error. “Meg, is everything okay?” he asked.
“Yes, it is,” she said as she turned in his arms. I’ve been trying to understand why shifted you were more affectionate than not shifted. Now I realize that you had a conflict going on. Wolf saying mate, and you being cautious,” she said.
“Exactly. I’m still a bit nervous,” he said.
Meg looked at him, brought her lips close to his and whispered, “I love you.”
Luc hugged her tightly to him, and picked her up.
“Where are we going?” she asked.
“Off to bed. There was this lovemaking that got interrupted,” he said.
“Ooh!” she said as they headed around the corner.
Luc put her down gently on the bed and began to undress her. Once she was nude, he dropped own clothes to the floor. Kneeling between her legs, he ran his fingers up and down her thighs. Each stroke moved his fingertips closer to that damp spot between her thighs. She smelled good. He put his head down and let his tongue taste her.
“Oh!” squeaked Meg.
Luc grinned and snaked his tongue between her lips teasing her clit and the opening of her pussy with alternating strokes. Meg opened her legs wider and arched her back as the orgasm built quickly. Just before she exploded, he stopped.
“Wwwhat the…” she started.
Luc returned to what he was doing before she could get a full sentence out. He let her build up to an orgasm, and stopped again right before she went over that edge.
“Dddddamn it! Don’t stop!” she gasped.