he could give Ben more love
than he could handle. He just had to figure out how to get Ben to
accept it.
* * * *
“Deputy Nobles, get your ass in my office ASAP!”
Ben rolled his eyes as he got up from his chair and walked into
Sheriff Joe Nash’s office. He closed the door and walked over to
stand in front of Joe’s desk, looking down at him expectantly.
“You bellowed?”
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“Would you sit your ass down? You know it hurts my neck to
have to look up at you,” Joe growled as he gestured to the chair in
front of his desk. “Now, tell me about the mate gathering the other
night. I hear it was a real humdinger.”
“I assume you’ve been talking to your father?” Ben asked as he
sat down in a chair across from Joe.
Joe nodded his head, a wide grin on his face.
“Then what do you need to talk to me about?” Ben asked. “You
already know what happened.”
“Because I wanted to hear it from you.”
Ben rolled his eyes as he settled back in his chair. “So, what do
you want to know?”
“Is it true? Did you find your mate?” Joe asked, almost eagerly.
“Yes. His name is Stefan.”
“When do we get to meet him?”
“He’s bringing me lunch around one.”
Joe nodded his head, sitting back in his chair and folding his
hands together in his lap. “What’s he like?”
“Stefan?” Ben shrugged. “I don’t know. He’s cute.”
“Cute? You find a mate and all you can say about him is that he’s
cute?” Joe asked in astonishment.
Ben shrugged his shoulders. “It’s only been a couple of days, Joe.
I don’t really know that much about him.”
“Haven’t you talked with him, asked him about his life, what he
likes, dislikes?”
Ben could feel his face heating up as he looked down at his hands.
“We haven’t spent that much time…uh…talking.”
He could hear Joe chuckling. “If it makes you feel any better, I
was so obsessed with Nate, I didn’t even know he could talk for
nearly twenty-four hours.”
Ben sat forward, resting his arms on his knees as he looked over at
him. Joe Nash had been his best friend for more years than he could
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remember. When everyone else had been afraid of Ben because of his
size, Joe couldn’t have cared less.
“Is it always like that? I can’t seem to stop thinking about him.
Hell, we had sex so many times after I claimed him, I thought my
balls would fall off. He walks into the room and I’m ready to rip off
his clothes.”
“Sorry to tell you this, but it’s always like that and it doesn’t go
away. Nate can still get me going with just a phone call. If the city
council knew how many times I’ve left work to run home and fuck
my mate, I’d get fired for sure.”
Ben chuckled. He couldn’t help it. He could just picture Joe’s
little mate calling him on the phone and Joe running out of his office
to go home. He had seen Joe tear out of here several times. He just
never realized it was to go home and get frisky with Nate.
“So, basically, we’re fucked?”
“Yeah,” Joe said as he nodded his head. “That about covers it, my
friend. If you think your size and demeanor means that you’re going
to be running things, think again. I’d lay bets that your new mate has
you wrapped around his little finger inside of a week.”
“I think he already does.” Ben chuckled, remembering how Stefan
had demanded that Ben claim him that first time. “You know, the first
time I claimed him physically, he demanded that I do it? Just sat right
down in my lap, pulled his clothes off, and demanded that I claim
him.”
Joe burst out laughing. “Sounds like a real fireball to me.”
Ben smirked, shaking his head. “You have no idea.”
“Well, congratulations, Ben. I hope he makes you very happy. I
know I wasn’t expecting Nate, but I couldn’t imagine being with
anyone else. He makes my life worth living. Besides that, he can cook
like no one’s