Gage fitted his tip inside and slammed his cock home, so hard that Ulric arched and panted, taking him, his body hot like a furnace.
“Perfect,” Gage panted. Then he gave in to his instincts, thrusting into his alpha faster and harder, watching Ulric’s pleasure as he tipped his head back in bliss. And Gage crammed his entire length inside, holding it there, just letting Ulric adjust to his size.
When Ulric could breathe again, Gage picked up his rhythm. He watched the bliss on Ulric’s face as he rode him, until each thrust rocked his alpha and his cock swelled, about to blow.
“Gonna give you a baby,” Gage whispered.
“Please,” Ulric begged.
That word ripped pleasure through Gage’s body; he pushed himself deep inside as he emptied spurt after spurt of his seed into his bondmate, the thought of giving Ulric a child delighting his instincts.
Then he collapsed next to Ulric, pulling Ulric close, nuzzling his face.
“I’ve never had a rut before,” Ulric said hazily. “That was amazing.”
“Because it was with me?” Gage rubbed the back of Ulric’s hand, smiling goofily.
Ulric nodded.
Ruts only happened when you were with an omega you had an emotional attachment to. But with these new hormones, and these new scents... it was a very special thing that Gage had just experienced with his alpha. He didn’t know if many others could say they’d been in a rut and in heat at the same time.
Already, the desperate need of his heat had begun to fade. Gage wasn’t sure if it was because he’d just come, or because he’d already conceived. But he had Ulric’s seed inside him. And possibly, Ulric’s baby.
He touched his abdomen gently, imagining a new life there. Then he touched Ulric’s belly, too.
Ulric curled up next to him, comfortable with Gage. He wasn’t quite as confident about himself as Gage wanted him to be, but he was miles better than he had been.
Gage trailed his fingertips down Ulric’s front, just admiring him. Just appreciating the warmth of his body, and his presence.
“I never expected anyone to like this,” Ulric mumbled, gesturing at himself. “I spent a long time just hiding. Sometimes I look back at myself, and I feel like a coward.”
Come to think of it, Gage wasn’t sure if that was such a bad thing. “Maybe you’ve just been saving yourself for me.” Gage kissed his forehead. “I’m so damn lucky to have found you, babe. I’m glad you moved to Meadowfall. And came to visit the gym.”
“Yeah, I fell on my face and had my clothes ripped off,” Ulric muttered.
“Love your ass,” Gage whispered, remembering that day. “Maybe that was your mating dance, and you got me right there.”
“That was no dance.”
“Yeah, it was just you flaunting your sexy curves.”
Ulric rolled his eyes. Gage kissed him on the lips, his heart full.
“If we get pregnant... When we get pregnant—what do you think our children would look like?” Gage asked.
“I hope they look like you,” Ulric said.
“But I want them to look like you,” Gage said.
Ulric’s forehead crinkled. “But you’re the handsome one.”
“Sometimes, I wish people wouldn’t judge me by my looks.”
“You sure get advantages, though,” Ulric said.
Well, Gage couldn’t deny that. “One thing I know, is these looks sure snared you.”
Ulric flushed. “I was not,” he spluttered.
“You so were.” Gage grinned and pinned him, tickling his alpha. Ulric thrashed. Gage kissed him sweetly on the lips, just savoring the way their bodies brushed. Then he released his alpha, just snuggling with him.
“I’ll love our kids no matter what they look like,” Ulric said.
“Same here.” With a laugh, Gage pressed their foreheads together. “I think we’re a good match, you know. You get me.”
Ulric cracked a smile. He looked so good that Gage cradled his face, kissing him again.
“You’ll get weird stares, you know. With this.” Ulric stroked the scar on Gage’s belly. “When it swells up like your cousin’s did.”
Gage shrugged. “They can stare all they want. But they won’t have what I do, babe. And that’s you. And your babies.”
Ulric brightened, kissing Gage softly. “You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.”
“Now you’re getting sappy,” Gage told him.
“Oh, hush.” Ulric kissed him harder. “We need to make sure that I’ve really gotten you pregnant.”
That sent tingles racing down Gage’s body. “Yeah? Are you going to strut your stuff? I brought some lace panties.”
Ulric’s eyebrows crawled up. “You did?”
Gage leaned away, grabbing his pants. He rooted around the back pockets and found a few lacy scraps—he’d had them custom-made. There wasn’t much room in omega underwear for alpha cocks, after all. “I got a few. Not sure which would fit you perfectly. But I was gonna let you wear them before we went into heat.”
“A little late for that.” Ulric took the lace from Gage, fingering the delicate material. “They feel nice, though.”
“I thought you might like them. You’ve been looking at pretty things lately.”
“Like you haven’t.” Ulric glanced up from the panties. “Would you rather have been born an omega?”
Gage looked down at himself. “I don’t know, to be honest. I like being an alpha. I’m comfortable in my skin.” Then he met Ulric’s eyes. “And someday soon, I hope you will be, too.”
Ulric gave a lopsided smile. Despite Gage’s insistence that his original weight was fine, Ulric had lost a few pounds. Gage had been convincing him to eat more veggies, and the occasional cake rewards worked really well for him.
Two days a week, Ulric had his choice of mashed potatoes and ice cream and pizza, and various other decadent things—the only criteria being that he didn’t eat too much of it. But he’d taken a liking to Gage’s pan-fried zucchinis, and every so often, Gage surprised him with a mouthful of ice cream. Little treats. Things that made him smile.
Some days—a rare thing now—Ulric caved and binged on things in the fridge. That was okay, though. They wrote off those days as cheat days, and Gage made sure Ulric didn’t blame himself for it. Instead, they went on long
