Chapter 3 – Bloom
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~Make Your Whole Body Sing~
“No
crowbar needed. We’ll behave.” I promise still giggling as I try to wiggle away
from Pike’s hands and lips.
“I
think we should make them find the crowbar,” Pike says making a grab to pull me
back into his arms.
“Uh-uh,”
I say stepping back to keep out of his reach. “We’re gonna do our Alpha duties
and if you do them really well I may reward you with a little…..nibble.”
“Darlin’
you’re testing my limits and if you keep this up I’ll gladly show you my breaking
point,” he flashes me his best wolfish smile that stops me in my tracks.
Stepping
between us Tucker says, “If I don’t stop you two now you’ll be playing this
game of chase all night and I’d rather be enjoying the party than watching that
sappy shit.”
“Sorry
to break it to ya Tuck, but this is a wedding and you’re gonna see buckets full
of the sappy stuff.”
“Damn.”
He grumbles but at the same time he pulls me into a hug, “Congrats Sis.”
“Thanks
brother,” I reply against his chest. He gives me one more tight squeeze then releases
me and turns to Pike.
“You
better treat my sister right,” Tucker playfully threatens him as he pulls him
in for an embrace.
Patting
Tucker on the back, “You know I will.”
“Even
so it’s good to hear.” He looks behind him and sees all the other guests
waiting, “Well, I better stop monopolizing y’all and let the others
congratulate the newlyweds.”
He
winks at me and pats Pike on the shoulder then heads off in the direction of
the bar. I’m pretty sure that’s where Bonnie is hiding and I want nothing more
than to go over and watch the show that I know those two are going to make, but
I can’t because I have to stand here and accept the well wishes from our
guests.
“Don’t pout darlin’. I’m
sure those two will put on more than one show tonight and you’ll catch at least
one.” Pike chuckles at me through our bond.
“That’s the truth.” I laugh.
“What are we gonna do with those two, Tennessee?”
“Be patient. Bonnie will
give Tucker a break at some point.”
“Are you seriously talking
about the same Bonnie I know?”
“You’re right we might have
to assist them.” He admits
“We already got Tucker to
change his idiotic plan, but I don’t think Bonnie is giving in anytime soon.
She’s getting too much joy out of tormenting him.”
“I think you’re gonna have
to talk to her. There has to be something stopping her from giving into the
connection.”
“I’ll find out what’s going
on.” I say through our bond as I continue to accept the congratulations from
our guests.
“Soon darlin’. We don’t need
those two acting like this when we’re all off searching for your great-aunt.”
Pike tells me as he accepts the handshakes and hugs offered to him from his
pack.
“I will.”
By
the time we pull out of our connection we’ve already greeted and thanked all
the guests who were lined up to congratulate us so Pike takes my hand and leads
us to the head table. When Pike informed me that we’d be reciting wedding vows
we discussed turning the reception into a normal wedding reception, but we both
decided that was too structured for our liking. Though we did agree on letting
the guests make toasts.
“What
would you like to do first? Food? Drink? Dance?” Pike asks as he leans into me
with his hand on my lower back and his lips close to my ear.
I
look over at the bar where I last saw our two best friends and then back at my
mate. I’m grinning when I respond, “Drink.”
“I
should’ve known,” he shakes his head. We make our way to the bar and promptly
order our drinks (a beer for Pike & a Long Island Iced Tea for me). Sitting
on the stool I turn my back to Pike so I can face Bonnie and Tucker.
“Sooo,
how’s it going?” I ask on a grin.
“Darlin’ their being good
don’t start trouble.” Pike warns me through our bond as he leans into me and
wraps his arm around my waist to pull me and my stool closer to him.
“I would never.” I reply in my
most innocent voice.
“Uh-huh and a wolf doesn’t
bite.”
Bonnie
turns to me gripping the stem of her martini glass so hard I can see the white
of her knuckles. She plasters a smile on her face and through gritted teeth
says, “It’s going abso-freakin-lutely wonderfully. Your brother here..”
“Your
mate!” Tucker interrupts her.
Bonnie
takes a deep breath then lets it out and continues ignoring Tucker, “Your brother
won’t stop following me around like a lost dog and keeps scaring off any single
guy that gets within 30 feet of me.”
“They’re
lucky I let them that close.” Tucker mumbles as he takes another drink of his
whiskey.
“Who
do you think you are?” Bonnie turns and glares at him.
Tucker
lets out a sigh and sets down his drink then turns to his mate, “I don’t think I’m anyone, but I know that I’m your mate.”
“No.
You’re. Not!” Bonnie punctuates each word.
Tucker
leans in and pulls her off her stool and on to her feet hard against his body,
“I know you feel this Bonnie-bean so you need to stop denying it.”
“I
feel nothing.” She tries to sound strong but her words come out a husky
whisper.
Tucker
chuckles low and runs a finger down the side of Bonnie’s cheek, “You feel it. That
sensation that your whole body is throbbing waiting on a release that never
comes.”
Bonnie
gasps but doesn’t respond otherwise.
He
grips her hip tighter with one hand and uses the other to force her head up to
look him in the eyes, “I can give you that release Bonnie. All you have to do
is give in to our bond.”
Bonnie
continues being uncommonly silent as she bites her lip and watches Tucker.
Tucker
takes advantage of her silence and leans into whisper in her ear, “Give in to
us and I’ll make your whole body sing.”
A
strangled sigh leaves Bonnie’s lips seconds before I watch her visibly pull
herself together. She wiggles out of Tuckers arm knocking the bar stool behind
her over as she puts distance between them.
Grabbing
her martini glass off the bar she downs the remainder of her Cosmo without
taking her eyes off Tucker. When there’s not a drop left in the glass she sets
it back down and tells him, “Nice try Lassie, but dogs don’t sing they howl and
I have no intention of letting you hump my leg long enough to get your howl
out.”
While
Tucker stands there in shock at her words Bonnie takes the opportunity to sneak
away through the crowd of guests.
He
turns to watch her leave and once she’s out of sight he asks, “Did she really
just?”
“Refer
to you as a dog and insinuate you wanted to hump her leg?” I finish for him.
“Yeah
that.” He mumbles still partially in shock.
“Yep,
she did.”
“What
the heck am I gonna do with her?” He asks more to himself than to anyone else.
“No
clue, but be careful that girls tongue is sharper than our claws.” Pike says
shaking his head.
