Page 104 of Found in Obscurity

“Who’s rude enough to lock their door so people can’t just walk into their house whenever they feel like it?!”

Kit giggled louder and called, “Away! Away!”

“Kitty Kat!” Glenn said, scandalized. “Not you too! Lorin has been teaching you bad habits.”

“Teach something,” Kit said with a flirtatious bat of his eyelashes at his mate.

Lorin’s flush was beautiful, as always. Rosy pink.

“He doesn’t need to know about that.”

Oh really?

Kit rolled away and onto all fours. Lorin made a noise of protest, reaching for him, but Kit squirmed out of his grasp, shifting into his fox form and bounding away.

He rushed to the front door and shifted again, sending a mischievous look to Lorin, who was now sitting up, hair mussed all over and tickling his neck and cheekbones.

“Don’t you dare,” Lorin warned.

Kit flicked the lock while keeping eye contact.

“Kit…” Lorin said.

Kit opened the door and stuck his head and torso around. “Hello!”

Glenn was pouting on the porch with his back to the door, all wrapped up in green winter gear, but he perked up when he heard him and spun around.

“Finally! I thought you were going to leave me out…here…” His speech slowed and his eyebrows rose higher as his eyes moved over Kit. “Um…I’m getting the impression I may have interrupted something.”

“You think?!” Lorin yelled. “Close the door!”

Kit smiled impishly, proudly showing off all the marks Lorin had left on his skin. “Want something?”

“Okay, okay, I get it, Kitty Kat. This is your den, that’s your mate. You don’t have to preen like a peacock in front of me.”

Kit pulled a face. “Fox.”

Glenn laughed. “I was stopping by to ask if you wanted a ride into town since I’m going, but you’re clearly busy getting busy. Do you need me to stop off at the pharmacy or are you guys stocked? It’s better to be safe—”

“Oh my stars, go!” Lorin yelled, muffled slightly by him pulling the blanket over his head.

“Yes, please,” Kit said instead. “In colors!”

Glenn winked at him and stepped back. “Got you covered. I’ll drop them on the front porch.”

“Thanks!”

Kit closed the door with another giggle and rushed back over to Lorin, diving on top of him. Lorin let out anoofand Kit found the edge of the blanket, peeling it away from Lorin’s red face. Lorin scowled up at him and Kit grinned down. He was the color of strawberries in spring. Kit wanted to bite his cheek.

So he did.

Lorin gave up on scowling and laughed out loud, grabbing him around the waist and rolling him onto his back.

Kit let go of his prize with a giggle, letting himself be pinned. He wiggled enticingly against his mate and watched Lorin’s eyes darken.

“Wily fox,” he scolded.

Kit smirked proudly, wrapping his arms and legs around Lorin and pulling him down to get lost again. Everything else could wait.