Southern Shifters: Purred Promises (Kindle Worlds Novella) by R. E. Butler

large bowl of scrambled eggs. “You two can make your own breakfasts from now on. I’m no short -order cook.”
    Genesis laughed. “Two out of three isn’t bad.”
     
     

 
     
    Chapter 11
     
    Jair hated work. Well, that wasn’t exactly true. He didn’t mind hauling wheelbarrows full of rocks, dirt, and plants, spending hours placing pavers in intricate patterns, or digging holes in hard ground. What he hated was being away from Genesis. Even after two weeks together, he dreaded the moment his alarm went off, resenting the buzzing that snatched him from his mate’s warm embrace.
    Cody, one of the crew members, stopped next to Jair and looked down at the sidewalk he was laying. “When are we going to work on your place?”
    “Hmm?”
    “Girls like pretty yards, right? Your place is a bachelor pad, inside and out.”
    He brushed the dust from his hands on his jeans and stood. “It’s not so much on the inside anymore. She came home from shopping with Mona a few days ago , and the bedroom is now a color she refers to as ‘powder blue.’”
    Cody chuckled. “I’m sure it ’s no hardship to give your mate what she wants.”
    It was true. She could have wanted to paint pink roses all over the exterior and he’d have been happy to hold the paint bucket. To say that he would do anything to make her smile was an understatement.
    “It’s hard to even describe, but I can’t imagine not giving her everything she wants, even though she never asks for more than my love.”
    Cody made a face. “I feel like I’m living in a romance novel.”
    Jair laughed and clapped his friend on the sho ulder. “When you find your mate, you’ll do anything to make her happy, too.”
    “I’ll take your word for it,” Cody said as he walked away, shaking his head.
    Pulling his cell from his pocket, Jair texted Genesis.
    Miss you .
    A brief moment passed and she replied, Miss you too, xxoo
     
    * * *
     
    Jair sat on the bed and waited for Genesis to finish getting ready. When he’d come home after work and asked if she wanted to go up to the bar for a bit, she’d jumped at the chance. He was content to stay home with her, but he didn’t want her to feel like she never got to leave the house.
    She walked out of the bathroom, her hips swaying provocatively as she moved to him. Her eyes were bright with happiness , and the subtle rumble of her cat’s purr made his fangs tingle in his gums and parts south turn rock-hard . Her sweet scent washed over him as she moved between his legs, sliding her hands into his hair and lowering her head to kiss him.
    He grasped her hips, where her low-riding jeans accentuated the curves he loved so much. She ’ d paired the jeans with a t-shirt tied at the side to reveal the smooth expanse of her stomach. He pushed his hands up her sides, gathering the shirt in the process.
    She twisted away with a laugh. “Your hands are dangerous.”
    “I can’t get enough of you.”
    She bit her bottom lip and then smiled. “Waiting a little will make it hotter.”
    “Says who? ” He reached for her , and she jumped back with a giggle.
    “Come on. Take me out. Let me show off my sexy mate.”
    “I’m the one who’s showing off.”
    He stood and reached for her a second time, fast enough that she couldn’t dart out of his grasp. He pulled her close, meshing their bodies together so she could feel the erection trapped between them.
    She sighed, relaxing in his hold, her eyes going to half-mast. “I love your hands on me,” she said.
    “I love it too.” He kissed her throat and bit gently on the flesh to give her a little mark , then released her. “Let’s go before my brain shorts out completely and we don’t leave the house for the whole weekend.”
    “Promises, promises.”
    She turned and walked out of the room, and he followed, wondering how fast they could play a game of pool and get back home. Back to bed. Back to falling apart in each other’s arms.
     
    * * *
     
    Genesis tugged