Alpha and Omega

Chapter 14

Bucky slept with Gwen curled in his arms until Friday spoke, alerting the pair that dinner was ready. They both woke at the announcement. Bucky didn't jolt, though Gwen did. She sat up in the bed in one movement and blushed when she realized she was naked in a bed. And she was shared said bed with a man who was equally naked. And. And they'd just done...things... fun things, but still.

What would happen with their relationship now? She hadn't just wanted something based on sex. She pulled the blanket up and held it to her chest, watching him nervously. She wanted desperately to know where things went from here, but didn't know how to begin to ask. Bucky gave her a gentle, reassuring smile. "Are you okay?" he asked her gently. He knew her experience before him was violent and against her will. He hoped that his experience with her had been more pleasurable. Much more pleasurable. He never, ever wanted to hurt her.

Gwen gave him a smile as she considered his question. "I'm alright," she reassured him. She pondered what else to say. "That was fun," her words were simple, but held all the reassurance he needed. It had been beyond fun. It had been perfect. She just didn't have the words to explain to him how she felt.

"You were amazing," he told her warmly, relaxed by her words. "And you are beautiful," he added, remembering the sounds she had made and how beautiful she'd looked the previous night. That wasn't helping the situation or his libido any. He definitely needed to get that under control before he scared her. Scaring her was the last thing he wanted.

She smiled warmly and reassuringly. At least she wasn't offended by his body's reaction to her. It wasn't like he could control it. "You were amazing. That was amazing," she added and leaned in to kiss him softly. She looked a little concerned when she pulled back. She had to ask, had to know now before this got any further. "That... this..." she paused, restarted. "Sex isn't the only thing you want from me, is it?" she asked in a small scared voice. She hoped it wasn't. She didn't think that was something he was capable of, but she wanted it clarified now, before things got too far.

He scrambled up to a sitting position. He couldn't believe she would think that. Hadn't he made it clear that he cared about her? "No! Not at all!! If that was the case... I'd have done more... earlier." He tried to explain, sounding horrified she could even think that, though his words were coming out wrong. So very wrong. But she was always so understanding. Maybe she would understand this time.

She sighed in relief. "Thank god," she said and hugged him, kissing his cheek before the little wolf climbed out of bed without a stitch on.

Bucky couldn't help staring at her as she dressed so they could go to dinner. She was lovely, so very lovely and he wanted nothing more than to pin her back on the bed and fuck her.

He shook those thoughts from his mind.

Dinner.

Dinner was the important thing.

Eating whipped cream off her body? That was dinner, right?

No!

Real dinner. Not girlfriend.

He climbed out of the bed and threw his clothes on before he could get distracted again.

And then he saw her tail swish over her bare backside as she bent to pick up her clothes from the floor to dress again.

She caught him looking and gave him a warm smile when she was dressed again. She was a werewolf and used to casual nudity. Bucky would have to get used to it too. She moved to him and stood up on her toes to kiss him. He rubbed noses with hers, before kissing her passionately. She giggled at the eskimo kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck to kiss him well before she dropped to her feet again and took his hand. "C'mon, James, we don't want to miss dinner!" He was getting used to hearing his name on her lips. It always made him smile that she insisted on calling him by his real name.