He didn't build up with his thrusts. He was too far gone for that. Gripping Amanda's hips, he pulled out almost all the way and thrust back in hard. Amanda moaned and pushed against his thrusts as he fucked her, her hands fisting in the covers.
Knowing his claws were going to dig into her hips, Grayson leant over Amanda, planting his hands on the duvet, and thrust harder and faster. Amanda's moans were getting louder in his ear, turning into screams as she bucked against him. Grayson wrapped an arm round her waist and held her tight, jackhammering as he felt his orgasm nearing. He wanted to come but he wanted Amanda to come first.
He didn't have long to wait. Amanda's screams peaked and she cried out his name as she tumbled over the edge, her whole body trembling. Her name on his lips, Grayson's orgasm wasn't far behind.
#
Amanda roused herself slowly from her deep sleep. She took her time opening her eyes. Her whole body felt sore but in the right places and rested. It had been a long time since she had slept that well.
As she lay there, she thought about the night before. They had made love twice more after that first passionate round, Grayson making her tremble with his hands, mouth and tongue.
His cock had made her scream and her orgasms had been more intense than the ones before. He knew what buttons to press and he loved to tease, putting her orgasms off until she was close to bursting before making her tumble over the edge.
She had loved it.
When she fully came to her senses, Amanda realized that she was alone in bed. Panic setting in, she sat up. The room was empty but she saw one of Grayson's socks on the floor and his jeans were kicked against the wall. He obviously hadn't left without his clothes. Amanda relaxed. He was still in the apartment.
Slipping out of bed, she snagged an oversized t-shirt she used as a nightshirt from a chair and pulled it on. Now it was daylight she didn't want to scare Grayson with her body. While she was getting back into being comfortable with what she had, she was still not ready to share her naked body with her lover.
Lover. Thinking of Grayson as her lover had Amanda's pussy throbbing again. She wanted him again and she had been worn out last night after round three. She couldn't get enough of him.
Grayson was in the kitchen, a spatula in his hand as he pushed food around in a pan on the hob. He was still naked and Amanda stood in the doorway to admire him. All of him was hard muscle, beautifully carved and toned, even his buttocks.
He had an even tan all over and that had Amanda's mind thinking up all sort of naughty things about sunbathing in the nude.
He looked good enough to eat. Amanda's mouth began to water.
Sensing that he was being watched, Grayson turned. His eyes lit up when he saw her, pure appreciation in his face as he looked over her body.
"Good morning." He purred.
"Morning." Amanda entered the kitchen and sat at the table. "What are you cooking?"
"Bacon, eggs, fried bread and mushrooms."
Amanda licked her lips.
"You're spoiling me."
"I like to spoil." Grayson turned off the hob and moved to the table with the frying pan. He began to dish up the food onto two plates he had already laid out. "How much would you like?"
Amanda leant her elbows on the table top. After last night, she had had a self-esteem boost and she was feeling naughty.
"As much as you're willing to give me." She said slyly.
Grayson paused, staring at her. The hungry look in his eyes had Amanda squirming.
"Should I read something into that?"
Amanda bit her lip and Grayson's eyes zoomed in on her mouth. She glanced down and saw his cock long and hard, standing up from a nest of dark hair. She licked her lips.
"I don't know. Should you?"
Grayson growled. He put the pan down and reached for her. He snagged the collar of her t-shirt and Amanda gasped as Grayson pulled her out of her chair and kissed her, opening her mouth with his tongue and duelling with hers in a hot tango that Amanda's head spinning. His cock pressed into her belly.
The man knew how to kiss. She was melting inside as she felt his hands pull her t-shirt up and palm her buttocks. He pulled back and nibbled at her ear.
"Last night was amazing." He whispered against her neck.
Amanda sighed and leaned into him.
"You were amazing." She breathed.
"So were you."
Grayson grabbed Amanda round the waist and turned, sitting down in Amanda's chair. Amanda found herself sprawling over him. Grayson shifted them so Amanda was straddling him, his cock pressed flat against her pussy.
"Steady there!" Amanda clutched at Grayson's shoulders. "I'll squash you and the chair will break."
"I can handle it." Grayson palmed her bottom and squeezed. "You're not heavy and don't say otherwise."
Amanda swallowed. His cock was brushing against her clit and she was sure her juices were soaking him.
"You can't deny I'm not model-slim."
"I'm glad you're not. I prefer you like this." Grayson ran his hands up her arm. "It speaks of 100% woman."
"Cushioning and more to hang on to, I'm sure you're going to say." Amanda grunted.
Tommy had said something to that effect once and although he had said it approvingly, Amanda had never felt comfortable with that thought. Grayson winced.
"I didn't want to say that out loud."
Amanda's heart swelled. She bent her head and kissed his cheek.
"You are sweet, Grayson."
Grayson's smile died away and he cupped her cheek in his hand.
"Where do you want to go with this, Amanda?"
Amanda frowned. She wondered what Grayson was trying to say. She hoped it was what she thought it was.
"How do you mean?"
"I mean do you want something more than a one-night stand? Or is that all you want?"
Amanda knew what she wanted. She wanted Grayson and for more than one night. Even after the many lovemaking sessions, she knew she couldn't get enough of him. But what did he want? Was he a one-night man? Or was he a long-term man?
She chose her words carefully.
"What do you want?"
"I want the whole thing." Grayson was confident on that. His hands went to her waist and rested there as he spoke, never looking away from her. "The relationship, the intimacy, the closeness two people share." He sighed.
"I've not had many of those because I wasn't able to connect on a deeper level. With you it's different. I..." He paused and Amanda could see him trying to think of the right words.
"I feel centered. You make me feel like a god. I don't want to lose that feeling anytime soon. Not when the woman who makes me feel like that is a sexy, loving woman who can make the beast in me want to break out."
Amanda blinked.
"Sexy? Me?"
"Yes." Grayson's hands began to roam again, drifting across her back, over her hips and buttocks. "Believe it or not, I'm rather awkward when it comes to women. But since meeting you, that awkwardness has gone. I don't feel clumsy around you. That's saying something, isn't it?"
Amanda didn't know what to say. She didn't think she had an effect on men that could make them feel good about themselves. Hearing Grayson say she didn't make him feel clumsy or shy started something warm inside her. Something was blossoming and she didn't know what it was.
But she liked it.
"Well?" Grayson was watching her earnestly. "Where do you want this to go?"
Amanda tried to think but it was difficult with Grayson's hands kneading her buttocks with his long fingers, his cock rubbing against her clit. She focused on the conversation.
"I think you're really good for me. You're a real tonic." She grinned and shifted her hips so she rubbed herself along his cock, emanating a moan from Grayson. "And I don't think a man has made me feel naughty."
Grayson growled, his eyes glowing. His hands tightened on her buttocks.
"Naughty how?" He said hoarsely.
"Li
ke this."
Reaching down, Amanda grasped Grayson's cock. Then she lifted up and placed him at her entrance. She slowly took him in, rolling her hips as she gripped his cock with her inner muscles until she sat in his lap. Grayson moaned and thrust up into her.
He motioned her with his hands to move until Amanda was riding him, gripping his shoulders as she used her feet to pump his cock with her pussy. The angle was deeper in that position and the orgasm gathered speed quickly.
Amanda held Grayson's head between her hands and kissed him thoroughly, nipping at his lips with her teeth.
"Put me on the counter." She gasped between kisses. "I want you to fuck me on the counter."
Grayson smiled against her lips.
"That is naughty." He purred.
Amanda grinned.
"Told you."
In a sudden motion, Grayson stood and strode over to the countertop. Placing Amanda on the cold surface, he pushed her thighs open even wider and hammered into her. Amanda gripped his shoulders and hung on as he pumped his cock into her. It seemed as if his cock was bigger than before. That couldn't be possible.
Moments before she came, he leant forward and kissed her.
"So is that a yes?" He whispered.
Amanda moaned and shifted her hips.
"It's a yes." She gasped.
All thoughts of speaking flew from her mind as the orgasm hit her and she screamed as she came, joined by Grayson a moment later.
6. The Revelation
"So?" Mary Ellen asked as she sipped her coffee. "Are you going to tell me about it?"
Amanda stopped dunking her chips in the tomato sauce and looked up at her friend.
"About what?"
"You and Grayson." Mary Ellen grinned. "Ever since you two started dating you've been going round looking the happiest I've seen you in a long time."
They were sitting in their favourite diner for their weekly catch-up. Mary Ellen was off her mating cycle and was now on the day shift so Amanda had suggested they start up their catch-ups again. It had been something she had missed after Tommy spectacularly ended it with her and she relished their return. Mary Ellen had been equally eager and she was desperate to hear Amanda's progress with her new boyfriend.
Just thinking about Grayson made Amanda smile. It had been three weeks since their first date and their relationship was going from strength to strength. They met on Amanda's lunch breaks and she would often pick him up after he finished work.
She had got some surprised and jealous looks from his female clients when they realized that Grayson was taken. It had given her satisfaction to stride up when a gorgeous blonde trying to drape herself all over her man and kiss him, staking her claim. Grayson hadn't minded, either.
The sex between them was hot and it kept getting hotter. They had made love all over her apartment and his house, trying out all sorts of position. She felt a lot more flexible and the weight was falling off her. In three weeks, she had lost seven pounds already and that was from her workouts in the gym and her private workouts with Grayson in his bed.
She felt good and her self-esteem was picking up. Everything in her life was improving and she loved it.
"It's fantastic, Mary." Amanda sipped at her soda. "Grayson is so sweet and very attentive." She sighed. "Do you know he sends me a single red rose every morning?"
"That is sweet."
"We talk every night when we're not together and when we are..." She stopped and blushed when she realized the direction she was going in. "I won't go into detail."
Mary Ellen smirked.
"I think I can use my imagination." Then she blinked and shut her eyes tight, shaking her head as she slapped the side of her head. "Or rather not. I don't want to combust."
"I thought you'd already gone into heat."
"I meant my brain. It'll melt from the eroticism." Mary Ellen opened her eyes and smiled affectionately at Amanda. "Grayson seems to be good for you."
"He is." Amanda bit her lip. She was bursting to tell someone and she couldn't hold it back any longer. "I'm falling for him, Mary. I didn't think I could fall for someone so quickly but I am."
She was. She was falling for Grayson. She felt comforted and safe when he was around. There was a feeling of content when she lay in his arms. He made her feel like a woman.
"Can you see yourself with him long-term?" Mary Ellen asked.
"Very long-term." Amanda said enthusiastically. Then she added, "If he wants it."
"I'm sure he does." Mary Ellen picked up her coffee. "Grayson is a good man, Amanda. You shouldn't let go of him anytime soon."
For a second Amanda's brain was wanting to know how Mary Ellen knew Grayson since they hadn't actually met yet but she was so wrapped up in her feelings for her lover that she pushed it aside.
"I'm not planning to." She said firmly. "I plan to hold onto him for a very long time."
Mary Ellen's expression was pleased as she raised her coffee cup to her lips.
"That's good."
#
Grayson was flying high that evening. All the way through Amanda's gym session, his blood was pumping and it wasn't from the music and he was on edge, unable to stand still. He kept moving about, his body refusing to let him rest. His bear was bouncing about as well.
Amanda was his mate. He knew it for certain. His bear had known it from the start but it had taken a while for Grayson to catch up. This was the woman he was destined to spend the rest of his life with. And he wanted her in his life, there was no doubt at it.
He loved her. He loved her smile, he loved waking up thinking about her and he loved falling asleep with her in his arms. His bear was also in love with her, calmer now that his human side had finally acknowledged his feelings.
He was going to tell her tonight. He was going to tell her what he was. Only a handful of people knew and he had never told any of his girlfriends. Something about them had told him they didn't deserve to know. But with Amanda, it felt right. She was his other half.
What was making him nervous was Amanda's impending reaction. He didn't know how she would take it. It would be a big shock for her to know she was dating a bear shifter. Grayson hoped that she loved him enough to not care about his shifter side and stay with him.
If that was the case - and Grayson was seriously hoping so - he was going to ask her to marry him. He had the ring in his bag ready for the occasion. Then he would ask if she was prepared to be mated properly.
Nothing would make him happier right now.
The session ended and Grayson turned off the stereo. Then he grabbed Amanda and twirled her round. Amanda laughed and allowed him to kiss her thoroughly when he stopped, Grayson pulling away before it got too heavy.
"That was one workout."
Amanda laughed and looped her arms round his neck.
"I thought I was the one meant to be sweating it out."
Grayson reached down and squeezed her backside. The weight was coming off his woman, her body becoming toned. He loved this part of her just as much as he did when they first met.
"You give me a workout every day." He growled, nipping at her jaw.
Amanda groaned and arched into him, rubbing against his cock.
"I like the 'private' sessions." She whispered into his ear.
"I love those sessions."
Grayson lifted Amanda into his arms, her legs going round his waist. He pushed her up against the wall and kissed her again, thrusting against her pussy and wishing her shorts and panties weren't in the way. Amanda kissed him back for a moment before pulling back with a giggle.
"Steady or we'll get thrown out!"
"No one's going to come in." Grayson was breathing heavily, drunk on his lust. "I've locked the doors. No one can get in."
"Cheeky."
"Just in case."
He kissed her, tangling their tongues together, and kneaded her breast with his hand. Amanda pushed into his palm, her nipple rock-hard. He couldn't wait to get inside her. With great relucta
nce, Grayson pulled back but didn't put her down.
"How about we take this back to your place? The bed's a lot more comfortable."
"I like the sound of that." Amanda kissed him and let go with her legs, sliding down his body to stand before him. "I'll see you by my car."
She reached down and put her hand over his cock, giving it a squeeze before she stepped away and picked up her bag, bending over at the waist to show her backside stretching against her shorts. Straightening up, she blew him a kiss before entering the locker room.
Grayson groaned and adjusted himself. He wasn't sure he was going to last until he got her home. Maybe they could pull over in a quiet road. They hadn't had sex in the car yet; perhaps they should try it tonight.
He was almost running as he snatched his bag and dashed into the showers.
#
Amanda was on cloud nine as she showered and dressed. Her whole body was buzzing. The heavy petting with Grayson a moment before had been so hot she had almost orgasmed just by his touch. He was just addictive and she couldn't get enough to him.
If his hungry look and hard cock had been anything to go by she was going to get the fuck of her life when they got in her bed.
Finger-brushing her hair, she set out into the dark and hurried to her car. Daylight Saving Time had happened the weekend before and it was starting to get darker earlier.
It was also a lot colder and a fog was setting in. Amanda zipped up her jacket and watched her feet on the path. She could get to her car and wait inside for Grayson. She'd text him to know it was foggy outside.
She reached into her bag for her keys and was fumbling to find the fob when she was tackled from the side. She hit the tarmac and cried out as her elbow took the most impact and began to burn. A heavy weight landed on top of her and rolled her onto her back. Then she was grabbed by the throat.
"I told you I wasn't going to let you go."
Tommy. Amanda was beginning to panic. Where was Grayson? She bucked and writhed but Tommy straddled her waist, pinning her down.
"Let me go, Tommy!" It was difficult to get the words out when her windpipe was being constricted.
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