Page 65 of Meeting Her Mate
I looked at my mate lovingly and watched him sleep soundly. He snored a few times, which I found extremely adorable. For the life of me, I’d never understood why some people found their partner’s snoring irritating. For me, it was like a soothing sound that validated the fact that someone was in bed with me, sharing this space, sleeping soundly. Nothing could be more intimate.
The last time I was in this boat, there wasn’t a bed in here or a kitchenette, for that matter. The extent to which Will had renovated his boat was nothing short of impressive.
Not only was the stovetop functional, but there was a coffeemaker on the counter as well. I made some coffee in the coffeemaker and rummaged about in the cupboard to see what I could fix for some breakfast.
It was fifteen minutes later that Will woke up with a loud yawn. He shifted himself in the bed, then sat upright, looking at me dreamily. “Good morning, beautiful.”
“Good morning yourself. I must say, you’ve done the work on the boat. Color me impressed,” I said, pointing at the well-crafted kitchenette.
“How are you so up and about? I took you in my arms and tucked you in bed,” Will said, rubbing his eyes. He then got up from the bed and came over.
“I slept well,” I said, presenting the tray with the coffee, pancakes, and toast. “Did you sleep well?”
“Oh, like a baby,” Will said, gratefully taking one of the steaming coffee mugs. “Damn, this coffee is excellent.”
“Hey, you bought it,” I winked at him.
“Yeah, but you made it,” he winked back.
We stood by the counter for a couple of minutes, silently relishing the warmth of the coffee, enjoying the flavor of the pancakes, and indulging in the crunchy buttered toast. As far as breakfasts go, it was perfect.
“I’m having breakfast on a boat with my mate,” I said. “Never thought I’d say those words out loud.”
“And I am a free man after countless years, enjoying the best time of my life with my mate,” Will said. “When I was in that prison, I never thought that I’d taste freedom again. So that makes two of us. I never thought I’d say those words out loud either.”
“To us, the dreamers,” I said, clinking my coffee cup with his.
“I’ll drink to that.”
Once our coffee was finished and breakfast had rejuvenated us enough to go back above deck and resume our recreation, I looked out from the railing in the morning light. It was a different sight entirely. I could see colorful coral reefs below. It was like standing over a multi-dimensional Avant Garde art piece. The more I stared at the sea, the clearer the reefs became, allowing me to make out the anemone idly swaying in the water, with clownfish coming out of it. Schools of tiny, colorful fish swam out from under the rocks and became part of a larger school. In the morning light, the water was clear blue, looking peaceful.
“How are we at the same spot?” I asked Will while still looking below.
“I anchored us to the reef. I didn’t want us to move away from such a great location,” Will said.
“Great location for what?” I asked.
Will broke into a good-natured smile. “I wanted us to do something adventurous. What could be more adventurous than scuba diving?”
Did he somehow know that scuba diving had been on my bucket list since I was a teenager? I hadn’t mentioned it to him. In fact, this had been such a secret wish of mine that I had never mentioned it to anyone.
“Will, how did you know?” I asked. I was a little scared to know the answer.
“How did I know that my mate harbors a secret love for scuba diving? In the same way, I know that you’re left-handed, but in school, they forced you to become right-handed, so now you’re ambidextrous. Just as I know that your favorite vacation spot in the world is Mount Fuji. It’s also how I know that you hate admitting that you love reading Stephen King novels because he’s gone mainstream, but you always read him back when his works were not enjoyed by everyone in the form of movies,” he said. The sincerity on his face made me feel something deep within my body. It was a movement that felt like a tectonic shift within my soul. As if my spiritual body was making room for his soul to reside within mine. A body sharing two souls.
“How?” I asked. I was never one to cry. It always felt like a weakness to exhibit one’s emotions in the form of tears, especially in a moment of weakness. But these were not tears of weakness. These were tears of joy that suddenly cascaded down my face. This was a relief. Someone knew the real me. My mate knew who I really was.
“We are bonded, Alexis. We have been since we met the first time. It’s how we’ve found our way back to each other. What do you think gave you the idea that I’d love seeing my old ship? How did you perceive that taking me out to the skate rink with some of the strangest snacks that 7-Eleven offered would make me jubilant? There’s a deeper reason for why you knew that taking me to that abandoned manor and setting it ablaze would help me resolve my emotional issues. It’s because we are fated to be each other’s mates. And with that territory comes unconditional love, mutual understanding, and communication that transcends words and gestures. That’s how I know that you love scuba diving. And it is because of that same bond that I know deep within my bones that I love you,” Will spoke in the gentlest voice as he approached me. I quivered with emotion as he came close to me. Even though he was just inches away from me, I yearned for him.
I coiled my arms around his neck as I reached up to kiss him. I did not want to let him go. A profound sensation had taken hold of me. Will lifted me in his arms, holding my entire body and putting it on the railing as he kissed me. My legs closed around his waist as our lips met, as our breaths became one.
I puckered my lips and sucked on his tongue. He bit on my lower lip. I moaned ecstatically as he bit slowly, my nails digging into the skin of his back. Will touched my breasts, gently caressing them, squeezing them lightly as he kissed the nape of my neck. Then his face was upon my chest, sucking, kissing, licking.
All these clothes I was wearing felt a little too much all of a sudden. I took off my shirt and threw it on the deck. My bra, pants, and panties were gone just as quickly. Will stood in front of me, stark naked in the light of the glaring sun, his erection jutting out like an exclamation mark.
Our naked bodies merged on the deck’s floor, our hands finding purchase on each other’s shoulders, waist, buttocks, and thighs. The more I touched him, the more ravenous I felt. I stared at the glistening tip of his cock and wanted nothing more than to take it in my mouth.
I pushed Will onto the floor, letting him lie down completely, as I jerked his dick with my hand. The more I stroked, the harder it got. Suddenly, pre-cum came out of the tip of his penis. I reached down to lick it, then promptly took his entire tip in my mouth, letting it bulge against my cheek as I sucked and licked his shaft. His penis throbbed in my mouth as I pleasured it. I wanted to taste him more than I had already tasted him. I wanted him to cum in my mouth. I sucked harder and then took his whole cock in my mouth till I could feel it bulging against my throat. I could feel my spit slobbering it up as I blew him.