Dear Readers,
Next in the series as things progress. Glad you continue to read and like the series.
Enjoy,
KemMyst
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The next afternoon Lyssa went to Medical to talk to Wade and Natalie. Unfortunately, she found them in one of the side rooms. Natalie was on her hands and knees, grunting, growling. Wade was behind her, pushing into her quivering body. The sounds of flesh meeting flesh was loud enough to be heard in the next room, the smell of sex wafted through the air.
Damn. Natalie was in heat.
Thomas came around the corner. "Madam Beta, what can I do for you?"
"Um, sorry, nothing." She turns away.
"You came here for a reason."
"No, it's OK."
Thomas swallows. "If it's alright then, I have a question for you."
Lyssa blinks at him. "What?"
"I," an exhale, "would like your help."
"Uh. OK. What is it?"
Thomas closes his eyes and swallows. Lyssa wonders what this stocky wolf could want her help with. He looked nervous and unsure.
"How would I go about courting a human female?"
Lyssa's brain refuses to register. What? Human? Where did he come across a human female? What was she supposed to say? "Who, where did you meet her?"
He looks down, seemingly embarrassed. "Here. With the accountant."
Her eyes go wide. An accountant, how odd. "Do you know her name?"
His voice is almost dreamy. "Lorelei Harrison."
"Alright. The first thing you probably want to do is see if she has a Facebook page. You want to find out some things about her, what she likes. Then, you ask her out."
"Just like that?"
"No, not quite, but almost. You can't," sigh, "act like a wolf stalking prey. Humans don't like being followed."
"Neither do we."
Lyssa sighs. "Sure. But stalking humans gets you thrown in jail. Anyway, she might be married or have a boyfriend. Then you'll be out of luck. You need to find out more about her first."
Thomas inhales. "Thank you, Madam Beta. I.." He straightens; he was not a lot taller than her, and says, "Now. You are uninjured, therefore, you came to discuss something with our primary healers." He looks at Lyssa more closely. "I am here to provide assistance."
Lyssa closes her eyes and looks down. She feels very uncomfortable discussing her apparent infertility with the male who had attempted to rape her when she had first arrived. She blurts out, "How can you be a healer and do those things?"
He sat on a stool. "The Beta had not claimed you. You avoided him. His scent was not on you. You looked at me, flirted with me. You had no status. I wanted sex."
He had left scars on her body and the Alphas had been ready to give her to him. "What did you mean to do at the house?"
"You were in no condition to fight or run and I couldn't fight both of them and get you out. I was trying to give the rest time to get to us."
"So, you weren't going to.."
"Rape you?" He pauses, looking up to her. "No, Madam Beta, I was stalling." He smiles, it was very weird. "The Beta would have scented me on you and killed me."
She had no idea how to respond to that.
"Now, what is it you wished to discuss?"
She looks away and swallows. He was a healer, also, he would probably know something. "Is there anything you can think of that will help me get pregnant?"
"Your next heat is months away so.."
"Wait, you're keeping track of my heats?"
"Madam Beta, we keep track of the estrus of all mated females. We need to be aware for gatherings and it helps us monitor your health."
"OK. I get it."
"We have time to make some changes." Lyssa listens, but is uncomfortable with Thomas giving her this kind of advice. A doubled howl has her grimacing. "The most important aspect is maintenance of your health. B vitamins, protein, fats and fatty acids, mineral supplements, sweet potatoes. Exercise. For the male, similar things but, to support the fluids and production of sperm, zinc, selenium, ginseng, royal jelly."
"For, for Emmett? Not just me?"
Thomas leans slightly closer. "Conception is the result of both male and female interaction, his health is also important."
Lyssa chest heaves slightly. "Um. OK. Thank you." She starts to step away.
"There's one more thing." She stops. "It is believed to make conception more probable if the female achieves orgasm and lays prone quietly for some time after the male ejaculates." Lyssa inhales, exhales. "I know, it's not a suggestion that is easily followed during estrus, but it's something to consider."
"Thank you." Lyssa turns to leave.
"Of course, Madam Beta."
***
Joanna had come back for her lessons and visits with her mother and Lyssa before returning to Severn.
A car comes for Stephanie and returns to Ross without her.
Lyssa returns to the Alpha's office to help Randall again with tax documents.
It's even later when Lyssa makes it back to the Beta suite. She quietly opens the door so as not to wake her mate. Looking at the bed tiredly, he wasn't there. Was he supposed to run sweep tonight? She couldn't remember. It was hard to believe how tired the mental gymnastics had made her.
Why was it humid in here? And warmer?
Emmett opens the door to the bathroom and is backlit by flickering lights. Naked as the day he was born, he walks over to his mate, takes her face in his hands, and kisses her. He then starts removing her clothing. "I'm so tired, Em."
"I've got a bath ready for you."
"I'll fall asleep and drown."
"No. You won't. Come on." He leads her into the bathroom and coaxes her into the tub. Lying back, he cradles her in his arms.
She sighs, relaxing against his body. "Was it worth it?"
"Yes."
"Only one more night."
"Mm, hm." Her eyes close and her head falls to one side. Her breathing deepens.
He picks her up, out of the water, and grabs a towel. He wraps her up, dries her off, and places her in their bed. She curls up tightly on her side. Emmett runs the towel over his own body and tosses it toward the door. He slides in beside her, pulls the covers up, and wraps his body around hers. She snuggles into him.
She was exhausted. Between her regular duties at the business, the sparring, and the added work after supper she was worn out. He needed to discuss something with her. It was important, but it had to wait. He needed her to be thinking clearly.
He wakes the next morning with his firm shaft pressed against her hip. He held her in his arms and she was soundly asleep.
He stroked across her stomach and she groaned and rolled, her face against his chest. Her arms were tucked between their bodies, one hand under her head, the other touching him. Her dark chestnut hair was tousled in sleep.
And he started to think of what Randall had discussed with him the day before, how their lives could change. It was an amazing opportunity. He could decide and she couldn't gainsay him. But, he wouldn't decide without her; he wanted her to be happy with it.
His mate. They would be in it together.
He turned and looked at the clock. He had to get up soon to run the wide sweep with Alex. But, before he left, he wanted a taste of her.
So, he touched her, stroking her body, his hands down her back, over her buttocks. He traced back up, over her hip, and to the curve of her breast.
Lyssa murmured and rolled to her back. Emmett lays a hand on her belly as she stretched and slitted her eyes at him. He licked his lips and smiled at her as she yawned.
"I have to run sweep soon."
"Mm?", she makes the noise a question.
"I would like to touch my mate, to please her before I go."
She blinked and inhaled, working on waking up more fully. Hearing no protest, Emmett touches her, one hand kneading a breast, his mouth at the other. He was positioned almost crossways on her body, so that his other hand would be free to investigate her lower body.
Lyssa feels little shocks run to her core. Emmett was sucking on one nipple, flicking it occasionally with a tongue made pointy, the other was rolled between his fingers and pinched and flicked with a fingernail. She started to twist as his other fingers traced through her soft lower lips. She felt her own wetness begin to rise.
She feels his breath on her body and recognizes when he takes a big whiff of her. He suddenly releases her breasts and shifts his body between her thighs, wrapping his arms around them, holding her open. He gazes for a moment at her dripping womanhood and then looks up and smiles at her. He moves closer and she loses sight of his mouth, but anticipates the touch of it.
For a few moments, it is simply his breath that touches her. Chocolate brown eyes look up and lock onto hers. Her hands go to her own breasts and his tongue finally touches her. And she sighs.
Wet, and warm, and slippery. He loved her taste but was hard pressed to describe it. His tongue sweeps over her lips, her opening. Emmett stabs his tongue inside her, getting more of her juice. He flirted with her hard little nub, causing her to moan and increasing the flow of her female wetness. And, while he wouldn't have minded staying there for an hour or so, he had duties to attend to.
So, he steps up his efforts, alternating sweeping licks with vibrating motions over her clit. She moaned, she twisted, and he held her in place while he feasted.
He sucks her engorged jewel into his mouth and nibbles on it. "AAaaah!"
Emmett releases her then, takes one last lick of her cream, and moves back up her body. He leaves a light kiss on her forehead as she pants. "Gotta go, mate. Get some more sleep. I'll see you later."
Lyssa closes her eyes. "Mmm." [Thank you, Em.]
As he opens the door he gets a sleepy send. [Love you.]
He turns back, briefly. "I love you, too, Lys."
She curls up, working her way over to the warm spot where he had lain.
***
The day passed, for most, as it normally did. The weather was warmer that day with a light southern breeze and cloudless skies.
Many of the pack slipped out at one time or other to take advantage of the pleasant weather.
Calvin Ross did not visit this day but called and spoke with Randall for a time. Then he asked to speak to Stephanie.
Summoned, she came and took the phone. However, when she spoke she was short with him. "What do you want?"
He stuttered, taken aback by her attitude. Some switch had been flipped a couple of days ago and he only knew that she had spent a restful night with him. "I, I.." He closes his eyes and gathers himself. "Would you spend the night with me?"