Silas’s eyes widened, and he squeaked, “Naked?”
It hit Craeg then...if Silas had been living as a bat, he probably didn’t have any clothes.
Or ID.Or money.Or anythin’.
That’s okay.I’ll provide everythin’ for my mate.
Solomon chuckled and held up his backpack.“Got ya covered if you need shorts, little man.”Then he barked a laugh, before adding, “Literally.”He winked.“You can use Anthony’s shorts.They’re drawstring, and I have a towel in here that Craeg can wrap around his waist.”
Craeg gave Solomon a nod.“Thanks, man.”
After giving Craeg a mock salute, Solomon held out his hand.Anthony moved deeper into the water and wriggled about a bit in the water before throwing the wet shorts at his mate.Then the doc shifted and headed out, Seri doing the same with a grin.
Solomon fitted goggles to his face and followed them.
While Craeg hated letting go of Silas, he forced himself to.“See ya on the shore, Silas.”After getting a nod—albeit hesitant—from his mate, Craeg rolled into the water and shifted.
* * * *
SILAS COULDN’T HELPbut reach out and touch Craeg after he’d shifted into his whale.He didn’t know if it was bad form or if he should’ve asked permission.Fortunately, the whale didn’t seem to mind.
In fact, the whale even stayed still, floating in place in the water, and lowing softly, vocalizing some song that Silas couldn’t hope to understand.
Still, Silas smiled and petted it a little more.Then he drew his hand back and crawled farther from the newly created lake’s shore.He hesitated for a moment, seeing the way the whale patiently watched him...waiting.
“I-I’ll see you outside,” Silas murmured, recalling that he understood words while in bat form.That meant Craeg could, too.They’d even talked about it and had some fancy word for it that Silas hadn’t understood and had immediately forgotten.
As Silas shifted back into a bat, he still couldn’t believe he was going to go with Craeg.Except, the allure of the big auburn-haired man was undeniable.
Plus...pizza.Hello!
With that thought in mind, when Silas opened his eyes and took in the much-larger cavern as a bat, he chittered at the still waiting whale.The floating mammal lowed back.Then it disappeared beneath the surface, moving away from him.
Turning, Silas let out a low echolocation squeal to get his bearings.Then he searched for the closest exit.
*
SILAS BARELY HELD BACKa moan as he stood under the hot shower’s spray.Living amongst the bats, he hadn’t had much of a chance to enjoy a hot shower.Instead, Silas made do with occasionally rinsing off in underground pools or in the ocean on a hot day.
When Silas had first flown away from the group home, he’d occasionally tried to scavenge together enough change to use a truck stop’s shower room.He would even wash his clothes under the spray using the truck stop soap.After a close call with a trucker who became far too handsy and didn’t want to takenofor an answer, Silas had decided it wasn’t worth the hassle.
If that other trucker had walked in just a minute later...except, he hadn’t, and I got away.
Shoving the memory from his mind, Silas returned his attention to the wonderful shower.The space was large, not surprising considering how big Craeg was.There were even four spray heads—one on each of the three walls and a fourth overhead.
Craeg had shown Silas how to turn them on and off, just in case he didn’t want to be hit from all sides.That certainly hadn’t been an issue.Still, it’d been thoughtful of the handsome man.
Thoughts of Craeg and his kindness, coupled with the hot shower, invaded his mind and morphed in another direction.What would the big man look like with rivulets of hot water cascading down his skin?Would his skin flush pink with the heat or deepen to a darker bronze hue?
Gasping, Silas felt his body respond to the images filling his mind.His blood heated in his veins, and his penis hardened, extending and twitching at his groin.His balls even swelled, feeling heavy and tight.
Silas reached down and gripped his length, barely resisting the urge to stroke himself.Biting his bottom lip, he sucked in a sharp breath.He swallowed hard as his mind whirled.
While Silas had had erections as a teenager going through puberty—what boy hadn’t—he’d never responded so swiftly to just thoughts of someone.He hadn’t even responded to pictures of men or women like this.Silas shivered, even under the hot spray, as uncertainty and worry filled him.
Is this what the guys were explaining about being mates?Is this attraction normal?
Silas’s trepidation eased his arousal, which he appreciated.His swollen length softened, and he grabbed the washing poof.While Craeg had told Silas that he could stay in there as long as he wanted, he didn’t feel comfortable jacking off in the man’s shower.
