by Maggie Walsh
Taylor looked around the room at all the work he had done to make sure he hadn’t missed anything. The curtain around the bed made it look romantic, the wine was in the bucket, the chocolate-covered strawberries were on the table, the roses were on the nightstand and rose petals were all over the floor. It was all a little corny but it was classic romantic. He liked it and he was sure Jesse would, too. All he had left to do was to light all the candles.
Just then the most beautiful man Taylor had ever seen walked into the room. Gabriel. He was so drool worthy. Every time Taylor looked at him, all he wanted to do was hump his leg as he licked every bulging muscle up his abs to those gloriously large pecs. Now there’s a man I could get under, Taylor thought to himself.
But like everyone else, Gabriel didn’t want him. Taylor couldn’t understand what was so wrong with him that everyone just threw him away or denied him? Sure he joked around a lot, but that was who he was. Plus, it always helped to hide the pain, so no one would see just how much pain he was truly in. But why didn’t Gabriel want me? Sure he joked with me sometimes, he even flirted with me at times, and damn it, I was his mate, for Christ’s sakes. So why didn’t he want me?
Yeah, he knew he was Gabriel’s mate. Gabriel knew that he was his mate, but Gabriel didn’t know that he knew he was his mate, and Gabriel wasn’t saying anything. So that could only mean that he didn’t want him as his mate. Well, fuck him, he didn’t deserve me. But nothing says I can’t fuck with him. He deserved it, and boy was I gonna fuck with him. He deserved everything I could think of.
“So what’s going on in here?” Gabriel asked casually.
“Nothing much, just redecorating,” Taylor said as he started to light the candles.
“Does Micah know about this?” Gabriel stepped closer smirking.
“No, I thought I would surprise him. What do you think, should I be lying on his bed behind the curtain or open the curtain and lie there in all my naked hotness? Maybe I’ll slowly rub off as he walks in,” Taylor said as he turned away from Gabriel to hide his smile. Gabriel growled his objection as he stepped closer. “You know, you really should take care of that throat problem. Maybe you caught an STD in your throat from eating all that pussy.” Taylor bit his lip to keep from laughing.
Gabriel stood there stunned for a minute shaking his head. He let out a long sigh. “So really, what are you doing in here?”
“Micah asked for my help. He’s planning on claiming Jesse tonight come hell or high water.” Taylor chuckled.
“It’s about time,” Gabriel huffed.
“Really?” Taylor turned on him, anger in his eyes. “Like they haven’t had a gamillion other things going on in the month and a half that they’ve known each other?” Taylor was very annoyed.
“Gamillion? Is that even a word?” Gabriel chuckled.
“Yes, it is, it’s my word. Tell me, Mr. Connie Lingus, how long would it take you to claim your mate when you meet him?” Taylor was getting more and more pissed.
“How do you know my mate will be a he and not a she?” Gabriel smirked at Taylor to try to lighten the mood, but it only pissed Taylor off more.
“Because this whole inner pack is full of gay men. I may joke around a lot and even act like a ditz, but I am not stupid, Gabriel.” Taylor huffed and turned away from him to go light candles on the other side of the room. “At least Micah is a real man. He knows how to treat his man, his mate. He’ll do anything for Jesse. Micah knows how lucky he is to have Jesse, and Jesse knows how lucky he is to have Micah. They’re perfect together. Micah was lucky enough to find his mate and he wants him. Wants to claim him. Wants the world to know that that’s his man. Will kill anyone if they get in his way tonight,” Taylor finished with the candles and turned around to take in the room to see if he forgot anything.
“I know you’re not stupid, Taylor,” Gabriel whispered.
Taylor ignored him as he looked around. “Did I forget anything?”
“A big bottle of lube?” Gabriel said as he chuckled.
“He’s already got that covered,” Taylor said absently, then looked at the bedside clock. “Good timing, they should be here any minute.” Taylor closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. After a few moments he opened his eyes and grabbed a bag he left on the table earlier and put the lighter in it along with the stems from the roses he took the petals off of.
“Are you okay?” Gabriel asked, concerned.
“Yeah, it’s just a little headache,” Taylor answered.
“I think we should get going. I can smell Micah and Jesse coming,” Gabriel said as he headed for the door, then held it for Taylor to go through first.
Taylor’s heart stopped when Gabriel took his hand and pulled him along down the hall. They turned the corner and Gabriel placed Taylor’s back against the wall as he put his body flush with Taylor’s. They were chest to chest, both holding their breath, eyes locked onto each other as they heard Micah and Jesse approach Micah’s bedroom.
Taylor could hear them talking, but for the life of him he couldn’t figure out what they were saying. All the blood in his brain raced to his groin. He needed to get away from Gabriel before he did something stupid. Then when Gabriel rejected him, again, it would just destroy him. Taylor slowly started to slide his body along the wall. Gabriel was watching him like he was a steak and Gabriel was a starving wolf.
“Well…um…I’m done…with my good deed for the day. Bedtime…well…for me…that is…Goodnight, Gabriel.”
“Goodnight, Taylor,” Gabriel said in a low, husky voice dripping with lust.
Taylor turned away and ran down the hall to his room. He ran in and closed the door behind him, leaning against it.
* * * *
Gabriel watched as Taylor ran away. “What the hell is wrong with me? Why can’t I tell him he’s my mate?” Gabriel turned and headed toward his room still mumbling to himself. “I’ve always wanted my mate since the day I found out what a mate was. Longed to find the man that fate made just for me. Now he’s here, standing right in front of me and I can’t claim him. Pfff, you can claim him, stupid, you’ve just taken too long to say anything now. He’ll kick your ass to the curb after taking so long to tell him. And you would deserve it.”
Gabriel chastised himself as he walked into his room and went straight to his bathroom. He stripped and turned on the water in the shower and climbed in. He gasped at the cold water. “Shit, oh man that’s cold.” It was doing nothing for his raging hard-on. The only time he got this hard was when Taylor was around.
“My little mate is so damn sexy, so beautiful and smart and funny, God he’s so funny and so full of life. Damn, what was fate thinking? Taylor is way too good for me. I’ve always been so quiet and shy. People take it as dark and brooding, but they’re wrong. I have always been shy. The way my father always treated me, I learned early in life that if I was quiet and stayed in the shadows, that my father would ignore me and I wouldn’t be the man’s punching bag,” Gabriel said to himself.
Gabriel couldn’t take the cold anymore, so he turned on the hot water. It felt so good. “I bet it’s nothing compared to how good it would feel to have Taylor’s beautiful pouty lips wrapped around my cock.” Gabriel wrapped his hand around his shaft and slowly started to stroke himself from base to tip. He lowered his other hand and started to gently roll his sac, imagining it was his mate’s hands.
The shower door opened and Gabriel’s eyes snapped open to find Taylor standing there, gloriously naked. Gabriel couldn’t speak, only stare at his mate’s beautiful body. Taylor smiled that incredible smile of his, the one that made him want to drop to his knees and worship the little human for all eternity.
Taylor stepped into the shower and closed the door. “Hope that’s for me?” Taylor gestured to Gabriel’s swollen cock. Gabriel couldn’t talk. He was in awe of his mate. He just slowly nodded.
“Good, I love all-day suckers, they’re my favorite treat,” Taylor said and dropped to his knees in front of Gabriel. The wat
er was running down his creamy skin, plastering his hair to his scalp, but Taylor paid it no attention as he moved Gabriel’s hands away from his own cock. “Oh no, big guy, that’s all mine from now on. I’ll always take care of you and all your needs. Just feel and enjoy, my big strong mate.”
Taylor gently took Gabriel’s hard cock in his hand and slowly stroked it a few times. His tongue slipped out as he looked up and locked eyes with Gabriel. He licked the bead of pre-cum off the tip of Gabriel’s cock. Taylor’s eyes closed and he hummed his pleasure at the taste. His face was a mask of pure bliss. Taylor opened his eyes and looked into Gabriel’s again. “You taste so good, Gabriel. Nothing in the world even comes close to how yummy you are. I think I’m gonna be addicted to you.”
“I’m already addicted to you, sweet baby.” Gabriel moaned as Taylor reached up with his other hand to massage his sac.
“You talk as sweet as you taste, big guy.” Taylor stuck his tongue out again and ran it around the head of Gabriel’s dripping shaft. He slowly licked down the shaft, over the bulging vein and down to Gabriel’s heavy sac. Taylor licked and nibbled the wrinkled skin for a minute, then slowly licked his way back up to the tip. Taylor wrapped his lips around the head of Gabriel’s cock and gently sucked as he speared his tongue into the small slit, trying to capture every last drop.
Gabriel let out a low throaty moan as he watched Taylor’s every move. He was mesmerized by the sight of his mate’s pretty lips wrapped around him as his cock slowly disappeared into Taylor’s mouth, inch by inch.
Taylor licked and sucked his way down Gabriel’s long thick cock, until his nose touched the bed of wiry curls at the base of his shaft. Taylor hollowed his cheeks as he swallowed Gabriel down his throat and sucked as hard as he could, humming at the same time, making shivers run up Gabriel’s body.
Gabriel’s knees were about to give out on him from the complete heaven he was feeling from his mate’s very talented mouth. Taylor started playing with his balls, rolling and pulling them as he continued to suck Gabriel’s brains out through his cock. Taylor slowly pulled back, lightly dragging his teeth along the sensitive skin. Taylor took one of Gabriel’s hands and placed it on the back of his head. Gabriel got the hint and placed his other hand on Taylor’s head, too. He caressed down Taylor’s cheek, gently cupping Taylor’s chin as his thumb caressed across Taylor’s lips that were still wrapped around him. Gabriel started to thrust his hips in small movements, not wanting to hurt his sweet baby. “Oh, Taylor…Oh Gods…sweet baby…I’m gonna…” Gabriel tried to warn him of his impending orgasm.
Taylor pulled back a little, then stopped, as he rubbed a finger over Gabriel’s tight hole. That was it for Gabriel, he shot his seed into Taylor’s mouth, over his tongue as he held onto Taylor’s head. Gabriel growled out Taylor’s name as he came down his mate’s throat. Taylor swallowed every drop. He licked Gabriel clean, making sure he didn’t miss anything. Then he released Gabriel’s spent cock and stood as he kept massaging Gabriel’s sac, stretching out his orgasm.
Gabriel was panting, breathing heavy, eyes closed tight as he leaned against the tiled wall and tried to catch his breath. Taylor released his sac and Gabriel opened his eyes.
He was alone. Taylor wasn’t there. Gabriel’s own hands were wrapped around his cock and sac. He sighed in disappointment and leaned his forehead on the tile. “Damn, that was the strongest I have ever come, and it was just my imagination. Gods, if I ever get the balls up to tell Taylor he’s my mate, I’ll probably die from the real thing.”
* * * *
Taylor leaned against the door of his room, then slid down the door until he was sitting on the floor. The tears started to fall as he tried desperately to hold in his cries. He didn’t want anyone to hear his pain. He wrapped his arms around his stomach and bit his lip to stop the sobs that were starting to take over him.
“What kind of game is Gabriel playing? He obviously doesn’t want me. If he did he would have told me already about me being his mate, right? Then why? Why does he look at me like that? What does he want from me? Or is that it, he wants to fuck me, but not mate me?” Taylor stopped crying as anger took over. “That bastard. That’s it. He just wants to fuck me. Well, good luck with that, buddy, I’m onto you.”
Taylor stood up and wiped off his tear-streaked face as the anger started to boil over inside him. “I’ll show you…you…you asshat! You’ll never get into this body. You’ll never fuck me, Gabriel Angel. Oh but I will fuck with you for this.”
Taylor dropped down onto his bed and opened his nightstand. He fished out a bottle of vodka. He twisted off the cap and took a big swig. He closed his eyes as the wonderful liquid slid down his throat. He took another big swig and propped himself up against the headboard. “I’m gonna fuck with your head soooo good, you’re not gonna know what hit you, Mate.” He sneered out the last word and then took another long drink.
Chapter 2
The kitchen was very busy as the whole house was in there grabbing lunch. They were all sitting around the breakfast nook or at the center island, eating and chatting away. Jesse sat next to Micah as they ate their lunch and stole glances and knowing smiles at each other.
“Oh gods, you two must have mated and claimed each other, because if you get any sweeter over there I’ll have to pull my teeth out from all the cavities,” Lexi drawled as he sat down on one of the bar stools at the island.
“Don’t do that, sweet cheeks, or it will take away from that beautiful smile. But no teeth may make for a very interesting blow job, don’t you think?” Taylor said as he walked into the kitchen. Everyone’s eyes went to him, mouths dropped open, eyes widened, and utensils dropped. Lexi whistled. “You look hot there, little buddy. Where you going dressed like that?”
“I was just going to do some laundry, then if it’s okay with Micah,” He looked over at the Alpha. “I was wondering if it was okay to use your computer or if there was another one I could use. Then I was thinking about going for a jog.” He walked over and grabbed an apple off the counter. His back was to the room full of staring eyes.
“Um…Tay? Why are you dressed like that?” Jesse asked cautiously.
Taylor swung around to face Jesse. “Like what? I always dress like this, Jess.” He looked down at himself. Taylor was dressed in electric blue boy shorts that were a size too small. His butt was hanging out the back and you could make out his package in the front. He had on a hot-pink skin-tight T-shirt that had, “I Eat Boys for Breakfast” printed on the front. He cut the shirt so it was a half shirt and his stomach was showing. He also had anklet socks and sneakers on. His spiked blond hair now had purple tips and he had black kohl liner around his eyes.
Gabriel slid up next to him and gave a low growl. Taylor slowly turned his head to look at Gabriel. Taylor smiled the sweetest smile at Gabriel then handed him his apple. “Here, sugar, for your little condition. They do say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Maybe it’ll work for your STD-riddled throat, too.” Then Taylor turned his attention back to Jesse, as Lexi rolled with laughter.
“Tay, I know you dressed like that at home…”
Taylor cut Jesse off. “Is this not home now?”
“Yes, of course it’s our home now, but it’s not just us anymore, sweetie. I think you’re making everyone uncomfortable,” Jesse said carefully.
“Am I making anyone uncomfortable?” Taylor asked, his eyebrow raised as he looked around the room at all the guys. A whole lot of no’s were called out, with one yes from Gabriel and one “hell no” from Lexi. “See, everyone’s fine with it, Jess.”
“Well, I’m not fine with it, Tay, and I don’t think Micah is fine with it either.” Jesse huffed.
“You don’t care, Micah, do you?” Taylor asked, looking at Micah, who had his head bowed down looking at his plate and slowly eating his lunch since Taylor walked into the room.
“Gods, please don’t put me in the middle of this,” Micah whispered.
“Micah?” Jesse asked.
Without looking up, he said, “I have to agree with Jesse on this one, Taylor. It may not be appropriate around all these guys.”
“Well, duh, of course you agree with Jesse. You claimed him, now you two share a brain.” Taylor huffed, then bent down to fix his shoelace, giving Gabriel a front row view of his ass. Gabriel groaned. Taylor stood back up and looked at Gabriel over his shoulder. “How about you, big guy?”
“I…I like it. I just don’t think it’s right for public viewing.”
“Then it’s a good thing I’m not in public.” Taylor patted Gabriel on the chest as he walked past him and went to the fridge. He opened it and bent down and grabbed something from inside. He heard Gabriel whimper. Taylor covered up his smile before he stood back up and turned around, closing the fridge. He had a yogurt in his hand. He walked over and grabbed a spoon from the drawer then walked around the center island and sat on one of the stools. He dipped the spoon into the yogurt and brought it up to his lips. He wrapped his lips around the spoon and slowly pulled it out as he closed his eyes and hummed. “Hmmmmm, this is so good.”
