Page 59 of The Omega's Fake Mate

Kade only looked at me as if it wasn't totally normal for an adult man to have a farm made up of several piggy banks in varying animal shapes on his desk.

“Whatever,” I said. “That's not the point here! Zander told me adults can go into heat too, sometimes.”

“I never heard of that, but I believe you. What was it like?”

“Sooo good.” I let myself fall back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. “I had a lot of time to think on the car ride, though, and I think I know why it happened.”

“Yeah? What do you think?”

“Well, you know I've had sex before, but that was the first time I had sex with someone I actually...” I let the sentence hang, trying to find the right word.

“You actually...?” Kade prompted.

“Someone I actuallylike.” It was a stupid way to say it, like I really was still a teenager, but whatever. At least my friend wasn't laughing. He looked at me thoughtfully instead.

“He's really special to you, isn't he?”

I sighed, but at the same time I felt happy too, thinking about how special Zander truly was to me. Like there was this warm, fuzzy feeling in the pit of my stomach about to bubble over and spread into every pore of me.

“You're smiling!” Kade poked my stomach with glee in his eyes. “I'm right!”

“Yes, okay, you are.” I sat up again. “But what do I do about that now?”

“Have you told him how you feel about him?”

“No, I guess not. Not really. I mean, I kissed him and all, isn't that some sort of indication?”

“It could be. Or it could just mean you were horny,” Kade pointed out.

“You know I don't do that.”

“I know.” My friend put an arm around my shoulders, as if to comfort me. “Does he know too?”

I shrugged. “What if it doesn't last, though? What if the sex was only good because I went into heat?”

“I'm sure that's not the only reason it was good. But if you want to make sure, maybe you should go over to his place tomorrow, before you leave.” He squeezed my arm as if to give me a nudge.

I chuckled. “Are you suggesting indecent activity, my friend?”

“Oh, I just want you to be totally sure of what you're feeling.”

“You're not fooling me. You want me to fall head over heels so I'll move back here.”

Kade grinned at me. “Are you saying youhaven'tfallen head over heels yet?”

I sighed theatrically. “I guess there's only one way to find out. At least the guy I'm falling for isn't Vinist.”

“Oh yeah, how did things go with your brother?”

“Not too well, to be honest. We kind of got into a bit of a fight? But I think he'll answer the phone now when I call, so I guess that's something, right?”

“Yeah, that's something.”

“Which reminds me, I told him I was gonna call tonight, so I better do that.”

“All right.” Kade got up from the bed. “I'll leave you to it.”

“Okay. I'll come down when I'm done.”