"This is the best I can do for you; I don't have a jacket to lend you, unfortunately…" Erik sighed as Liona snuggled against him in his arms.
Liona looked up at Erik and smiled. "This is perfect. You're so warm."
"I'm glad I can do this much for you…" Erik hugged Liona tighter as the breeze continued to bluster around them.
"Erik?" Liona asked, as she felt so warm and most of all safe, in the arms of her fated mate.
"Hmm?" He tried to express his interest without actually saying anything. It seems that it encouraged Liona to finally answer his earlier question that she had left hanging.
"I've fallen for you, and I don't think I can wait for you to feel the same way, I'm sorry for being so selfish…" Liona waited with bated breath for Erik's answer to her feelings.
"Well, that makes two of us…" Erik chuckled, which caused Liona to look up at him.
Liona could see that there was a sparkle in Erik's eyes, which were illuminated by the lights in the parking lot.
"You feel the same way?" Liona could hardly believe her ears.
"I do. Liona, I've fallen for you so hard that I can't stand it. I was so worried that you didn't feel the same way as I did when I thought you didn't want to see me after your party. I was such a mess in my head that I felt like no one would understand me if I tried to describe how I was feeling. Even my mother doesn't understand my feelings for you…" Erik gave Liona a reassuring squeeze as another bout of wind blew by.
"I know how you feel. I was so stuck in my own head after I kissed you that I thought you hated me for forcing myself on you. I told you that I was attracted to you before, and that I would wait for you to either reject me or accept me. But when I kissed you in that fit of anger, I showed you a very unsightly part of myself. I couldn't tell my parents about these feelings, and they still don't know that you're more than my friend. I felt like I would be betraying your trust if I blabbed about you to them. I tried to get a little advice from my grandpas, since they both are mated to their fated mate, but I don't think I made much sense. I was so flustered and worried when they tried to find out why I went into heat too early." Liona confessed.
"You said that before. Your heat came early, is that because you kissed me? I think I presented at that moment that you kissed me too, because when I got home my mom got on my case about my pheromones, but honestly, I still can't sense them. At least not the same way that others seem to do…" Erik confessed to Liona as well.
"I think so. I've always been regular with my heat cycle, so I wasn't expecting it for at least another month. My parents think I had my heat because I was stressed out by the awful things my ex-boyfriend was saying, but that's not the case at all. I know it was because we are fated mates and we finally found each other. We were drawn to each other even before we confirmed that we were mates. Even now, when you kissed me, I could feel that spark and the excitement from my omega. I've never experienced such a thing when I've kissed anyone else…" Liona explained. "What about you? You presented when I kissed you, so I'm guessing that you haven't felt your alpha stir before now?"
"Right. Well, this is a little embarrassing, but I've never kissed anyone else. You were my very first kiss, Liona. You stirred my alpha up so much that it presented before you. Even now, it's a little stirred up with you in my arms." Erik held Liona tightly, savoring the feel of the slightly smaller omega in his arms. She wasn't much shorter than he was, but she felt so perfect right here in them that he didn't want to let her go.
Liona giggled before she looked up at Erik once more. She moved her arms that she had wrapped around his body, up to behind his neck and then pulled him down a few inches to her level so that she could kiss him. She gently placed a kiss on his lips and let out her pheromones so that they surrounded him. She was scenting Erik as hers as their lips met. The longer that their lips stayed in contact, the more her omega wanted. She took a chance and darted her tongue out to lick his lips, indicating that she wanted him to open up for her. She had the experience, so she felt she should take the lead, despite her worry over things getting out of hand later.
Erik was only ever so slightly startled as he felt Liona lick his lips. He parted them in the unspoken request and felt her slide her tongue inside his mouth. His brain was starting to go fuzzy as she continued to kiss him. As their tongues met, the electric thrill that he had felt before when kissing her paled in comparison to the jolt of electricity that coursed through his body as the sensation of being surrounded by roses enveloped him.
The pink at the corner of his vision soon clouded all of it in a haze of desire and ownership. He didn't know how or why he knew this, but he didn't hate it. It thrilled him as his and Liona's tongues danced to an unheard tune. Well, that wasn't quite right. As they continued to kiss, he heard a quiet noise that he translated as Liona feeling good. He changed the angle of his head and attempted to kiss her deeper, as his own breathing grew more rapid the longer he kissed her.
A light green soon blended with the pink in his vision as he tried to take ownership of her delightful mouth. A battle of give and take ensued for an unknown amount of time and during all this, the sound of Liona moaning was enough to make him pause even though he had wanted to hear more of it. He was getting a little ahead of himself and if he wasn't careful, he felt like he would lose all control of himself. He pulled back, despite the protest of his alpha.
Liona panted a little as she tried to catch her breath. Although a little sloppy, Erik's kiss was wonderful. It gave her stomach a little flutter as she realized that he had scented her too. She was enveloped in a light cloud of minty pheromones that made her feel not only loved, but like she was Erik's.
"Liona. I…" Erik didn't get to finish his sentence as Liona pulled him back down for another kiss. She seemed a little greedy, which delighted his alpha. They kissed a little longer before they both had to surface for air again.
"Erik, you're mine. I'm yours. Trust in that. But, I want to see you more, however, you work so much that I'm afraid that I'll become a nuisance if I keep showing up at your workplaces. Will you spare a little time to see me when you're not working? Please?" Liona felt a little upset that she had to ask to see Erik, but she knew he seemed very insistent on working. She didn't want to overwhelm him with her greedy omega's desire to have him all to herself all the time.
"My time is yours, Liona. But I seem to be having a hard time contacting you. How will I let you know when my schedule changes?" Erik felt frustrated that he couldn't see his mate all the time when it was desiring more of her.
"I have a solution to that! Please be patient, and soon I will have a surprise for you and your whole family! My parents helped me when I asked them, so you can look forward to a better way to contact me." Liona wanted to surprise Erik with this. The charity involved would let her know when Erik's family got all the new phones and other devices she had been given for her birthday. They were delivered along with the specially selected plan that she had paid for all the devices. It was good for a year, and she could always renew it later if need be.
"Then I look forward to it. If it's from you, I'm sure my sisters will love whatever it is. Even I will love it." Erik felt so cheesy, but it was the truth. If Liona thought they would love what she was sending them, then he was sure it would be wonderful, no matter what it was.
Liona giggled as she again hugged Erik closely. She didn't want to part with him, but if she didn't return to her celebration, then her family would wonder where she had gone.