The smile was still on my face when I pulled up Lex's message window. I had always been adept at dealing with my phone with just one hand, my dominant one...so, despite my other arm being in a sling, I had no difficulties with texting.

My Lexus 6:56PM

So, I have reason to believe that Mor and Bean might complete their bond tonight.

Where? In the apartment?

Yep. So, can I come stay with you for now?

I'll be there in seven minutes!

Seven minutes? Were you already on your way here? Are you using speech-to-text?

Yes to all three.

Then, I'll talk to you in a little bit.

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I firmly ignored the butterflies in my stomach at the confirmation that Lex had already been on his way to come see me. I mean, it could have been to talk about anything, even the kidnapping case. Did that mean that I preferred for him to visit just to see me?

I needed to get a hold of myself.

When the familiar Prius pulled up a few minutes later, I had to force myself to walk at a calm and collected pace towards the passenger side and enter the car.

Lexus immediately leaned over to press a chaste kiss on my cheek. "Hey," he greeted. "How's your arm? Did you bring your pain meds?"

"I'll be fine," I dismissed with a wave of my dominant hand. I reached behind me for the seatbelt and held it in front of me. "I do need help with the seatbelt, though. You mind?"

Lex wasted no time in buckling me up. When he lifted his gaze, he caught me staring at him and jerked back into his seat. "Right, my place is fifteen minutes away. Is there anything you'd like to eat before we head over there?"

"Like a dinner date?" I prompted, and was surprised to see him blush.

"If you want," he admitted.

"A dinner date with my blue-eyed Alpha?" I teased. "How can I resist?"

He forced his gaze onto the road even as his blush deepened. He didn't even look my way when he responded telepathically. Do you enjoy seeing me blush, I wonder.

You have no idea.

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Several minutes later, the two of us were seated at a diner. I ordered a simple burger and fries, food that I could easily eat with one hand. Though, Lexus seemed to take pleasure in feeding me a fry himself every now and then. Whenever I licked the tip of his thumb, he'd space out, and I knew that he was probably thinking up all the other things I should be doing with the appendage.

Though the majority of our dinner date went well, there was a moment when we stepped back out to the car and I stiffened at the sight of a large van driving past us. When a rather large family piled out of it, I was finally able to breathe. But, Lexus took note of it all.

When we finally arrived at his apartment complex, I immediately noted just how big it was. The furniture was all new and barely used. "Wow, a big place like this and you don't host any parties?" I taunted.

"It's not exactly mine to do with as I please," Lexus remarked.

I shook my head. "I don't even like parties," I confessed. "I don't hate them, but I don't like them."

"Straddling the line of neutrality?"

"Yep," I affirmed before a smirk formed on my face. "You know what else I like to straddle?" I asked as I gently shoved him onto the couch and sat on his lap. "A certain Lexus Streicher."

The heat that formed in the Alpha's eyes caused a physical reaction in my core and my heartbeat to pick up a few notches. We both moved into a warm kiss; then another. I felt Lex's hands at the base of my spine before they gripped onto my hips.

"Wait, Avi," he urged. "We have to be careful with your arm."

I let out a sigh. "Ok...then, where's your bed?" I asked. "Being careful doesn't mean we can't, right? Several pillows for buffers and gentle movements oughta be fine..."

What if I can't be gentle?

Don't worry, you can do it. I mean, it's not like our very first time where we could barely control ourselves.

I don't want to worsen your injury.

Lex, there's no better painkiller than being intimate with you. When we're together, all pain goes away.

Why do I always let you talk me into these things?

Cause deep down, you know you like it, too. "Come on," I added aloud as I stood back up and took hold of his hand.

Several moments later, Lexus made a fort of pillows, most of which I felt were unnecessary. The two of us were naked with my back draped over one of the pillows and Lexus kneeling between my legs. I couldn't help stroking myself as he slowly worked his way inside. The breach was rather easy and painless, as if my entrance was accustomed to receiving his length, which it was.

Lexus took hold of my thighs just underneath the knees, holding my legs open as he gave two slow thrusts inside. He used his hold to rock inside me at a pace that was somewhere between slow and medium speed. I don't know if it was because of the prolonged exposure to the secretions inside me or the sight of Lexus struggling to control his movements, but I couldn't have been more aroused.

His movements and my position were actually helping drive his shaft fairly deep inside; deep enough to stroke along some of my more sensitive areas. The pleasure built and built, travelling to other areas of my body. After a while, I stopped stroking myself and just stared as Lexus's gaze raked down my body to where we were joined and back up again.

I didn't know what kinds of faces I was making between our gasps, huffs, and moans. But, he really seemed to enjoy them. He figured out a way to carefully lean down enough to capture my lips in a sensual, languid kiss while he slowed his rocking down to shallow thrusts. I felt his lips on my jaw and chin before his tongue once again delved into my mouth.

His scent and taste nearly drove my body into a frenzy, as if it had just recognized that its Alpha was not only pressed against me, but was also inside and above me. I let out a trembling moan as he began to pick up the pace again, and I could have sworn I saw a sexually-charged smirk tugging on Lex's lips as he pulled away.

"Lex!" I gasped as I undulated against him as he shifted his angle slightly and proceeded to drive me closer and closer to the brink. I reached my good arm out to slide it over his chest, dragging my fingers down a nipple.

"Fuck!" I heard him cry out shortly after.

He came first, but I was only a few seconds behind. It was almost painful, how hard I came. Lex, we have to do that again...as soon as we recover.

My heart was still pounding in the aftermath of the release. But, Lex's was surely beating harder.

"Is...your arm...ok?" He asked between deep breaths of air.

"Are you ok?"

I asked first, he responded telepathically.

My arm's fine. More than fine. I think you blew a part of my mind away with that last thrust, though.

What? I was treated to the sound of the Alpha's laughter.

I smiled at him as he laid down beside me. I wanted to tease him some more, but my eyelids began to feel quite heavy. We are definitely doing that again, I insisted mentally. I'm just going to take a little nap, and then we can do it again…

I felt some shifting as he ensured that the arm I had in a sling was elevated with a pillow. Rest well, my little dragon. Those were the last words I heard in my mind before sleep claimed me.

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