“That doesn’t make sense.”
“Not to you, but to me, it does.It sounds like she’s being satisfied.That she’s content.And trust me…” Marc winced.“You didn’t grow up with a feline female.I did.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“They’re high maintenance and needy.”
Shawn blinked.“El’s not like that.”
“Maybe not, but before she shifted, she wasn’t also fucking twice a day, was she?”Marc pulled a face.“She’s not about to have a personality transplant, but if she isn’t satisfied then… Well, we’ll pay for it.”
Shawn snorted.“Are you trying to tell me that if El isn’t fucked enough, she’ll have hissy fits?”
Though he knew the notion amused Shawn, it was no laughing matter.Somberly, he nodded.“I mean it.And these hissy fits are more than just tantrums… I’ve seen some females challenge their leaders over shit like sexual frustration.”
Shawn gaped.“You can’t be serious?”
“I am.Deadly serious.”He wiggled his shoulders as he got comfortable on the Barcalounger.“We’re taught from a young age to keep our females satisfied.I was actually happy she wasn’t Pride, that she was human… meant we’d avoid the drama.I can only hope El doesn’t pick it up by being around other Pride females.”
When Marc took another sip of beer, he knew he had all of Shawn’s attention.“So, when you hear her climaxing because another man’s dick is inside her, you don’t get mad because it means she’s not going to turn into a raging bitch?”
Marc scowled.“You say that like it’s some random cock.It isn’t.It’s one of my Triad…” He broke off, rubbed his nose.“Look, this is a learning curve for all of us.I don’t know what to say to you, man.You’re kind of the odd one out here, and I’m sorry because that must blow.But we’re trying.”
Shawn grunted.“I know you are.I’m actually surprised by…”
“By?”Marc prompted.
“By how kind you’re all being.I know I’m a major flaw to this whole mating shit you’ve got going on.Like things weren’t tough when there were going to be four to your relationship.Now there are five of us.”
Marc laughed.“Like you had a say in it.The Mother works in mysterious ways.”
“You can say that a-fucking-gain,” he grumbled, then hissed, “For fuck’s sake,” when El let out a loud cry.
Yeah, she’d just climaxed.There was no avoiding it.
“What are you going to do?”Marc asked Shawn softly.The other man was really tearing himself up over the fact he could hear El with another guy, but it was a fact of life…
At least, it always had been for Marc, and would have to become so for Shawn.
“I’m just going to have to get used to it.”He sighed heavily.“Or invest in noise cancelling earbuds.”
“Which makes the whole ‘protection detail’ moot, don’t you think?”Marc pointed out ruefully.“Look, let’s switch rooms.I truly don’t have a problem with it.”And he didn’t, he just wanted to keep the peace.“There’s always going to be one of us with her, and then if it’s not me, there will be two of us watching her back.”
Shawn sighed.“I really don’t want to be so petty.I wish I was at ease with this as you guys are.”
“I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life, Shawn.Why would I be disappointed about something I’ve been waiting for?
“You, on the other hand, haven’t been waiting for this.”
“That’s where you’re wrong.I’ve been waiting for her for years.”
“I know, but not in this particular way.I’ve always known I was going to have to share my mate.That’s just how it works for us.It’s not a problem because we’re raised with the idea of it.You’re raised with the idea that what I want and am accustomed to is bad.It’s no wonder you’re not at ease with the situation.”He shrugged.“I’m just trying to make this shit easier on you.I understand how hard this must be.”
Shawn cut Marc a glance, then surprised him by changing the subject.“What did you come to talk about?”
Marc blinked.“You mean originally?”
“Yeah, before Queen Bee made her pleasure known,” Shawn retorted, rolling his eyes as he spoke.
