74. Family Planning

Lilith

Eric and I stayed for a while looking at various things, we didn’t buy anything, but I stole some things which he never commented on. I didn’t know if he had seen me or not. I went for my wax which Eric seemed much too thrilled by. We were sitting in the lounge room in the packhouse he was on the couch rubbing my feet and we were watching the movie Scream. I loved this movie it was cheesy and made me laugh.

Noel came in and sat beside me. He looked like he had been through some kind of hell. I paused the movie, and Eric kept my feet in his lap and his hands on them but stopped rubbing. I looked at him. “Noel you good?” Eric asked. “Fuck no I am not good.” I raised my eyebrows. I wondered if he would tell us what happened when he took Juliet home. I knew that is where he had gone and was wondering how it went, but also at the same time I didn’t care.

“You going to share?” Eric asked. Noel looked at me. “Did you have to be so nasty to her.” My face turned to a scowl. Eric went to say something, but I held my hand up telling him to let me speak. “Do you know what she said to me, what she went on to imply?” I asked him calmly. I didn’t want to fight with Noel. I liked him and as far as I was concerned, he was family. I had just gotten one, when I joined the pack, I had no plans to fuck it all up if I could help it. Juliet was not in the know like Noel was. He knew about mates and packs and how things worked. Noel responded. “Juliet told me she was just trying to talk about your future plans, and you went ballistic on her. Started calling her out on not knowing about the circumstances you grew up with.”

His voice indicated he was angry; I could see the vein in his neck was pulsing a little harder than usual. But his words were a fucking joke and so I laughed. His face fell. “How is this funny Lilith?” He snapped at me and my eyes narrowed. “Oh, and those future plans she was referring to was how I was making a bad decision by staying here and one day having a family of my own with Eric. Saying I could be a mom, but I would not be happy just doing that. Also, she went on to say how I have changed. That I am no longer independent because I rely on your brother. That I have always pushed that we should be independent and only rely on ourselves, like it was some kind of moral high ground.”

Noel was silent looking at me, so I continued “I told her I never pushed that, it was her own perception. That for once I liked on relying on someone. I told her she had no idea about my personal struggles. That she doesn’t understand that. And pointed out the fact I have never belittled her or even felt she was entitled when it came to relying on others and she had no right to come at me for wanting something she has always had, that it was a contradiction. Also, I told her I loved your brother before all of this and she still told me I was young and I had my whole life ahead of me, and it was stupid to be tied down. So yes, to answer your question, I did need to be nasty. I could have been worse. I even made sure she was safe until you arrived.”

I looked from him and pressed play, so the movie resumed. Neither Noel nor Eric mind linked me. I didn’t need to explain more to them. Both had enough information. I laughed at the movie and was enjoying it; Noel left the room, and Eric went back to rubbing my feet. I didn’t think he would bring this up with me, considering I knew he was unequivocally on my side. Just, like I was on his. The movie finished and Eric asked if I was ready for a run. Kali perked up in my head at the idea. She already ran this morning. I had already placed the roster on which color groups were running tomorrow morning with her. She was looking forward to that, but she also wanted to run in the evenings.

I nodded and we went to the woods. Kali let me fall back into her mind as she ran and played with Eric’s wolf, Axel. It was nice, I knew I had been feeling more and more freedom since coming here, but at this point I really felt like I was home. I loved the pack; I loved teaching them. I loved that I was completely at ease and knowing that I never had to go back to the city was actually liberating. I felt like I no longer needed to be concerned about humans, all my relationships now were with other shifters. And not in a half ass way like at Rob’s makeshift family. Here there was a bond, I don’t know if it is because we can mind link or something deeper, but I liked it.

I just felt completely at ease, and I couldn’t even believe my life had turned to be this way. I knew I had come a long way when I openly admitted to someone, Juliet, that I actually was relying on someone other than myself. In this realization I realized that I trusted Eric to locate my father. He already knew he was. I was sure that would be figured out probably by the end of the school year. I wouldn’t need the lawyer who had the information. Kali shifted back to let me have control again and Axel shifted into Eric at the same time.

He and I quickly got dressed before running to our suite. We both rushed stripping to get into the shower turning the hot water on. I smiled I knew what was going to happen. Eric grabbed my neck and kissed me aggressively. I moaned into his mouth. His tongue was demanding and invading, and I loved it. I loved how he squeezed my neck as his other one was between my legs as my back was pushed against the slick wall. Eric kept his hands on that sweet spot that he knew how to work, but his mouth pulled from mine.

I looked at him. His one hand still on my neck. “Did what you mean when you spoke to Noel?” He asked and I didn’t understand what he was referring to. He must have seen my confusion “When you said you loved me and that you want a family with me?” I smiled. “Yes, I told Juliet that. I told her that I loved you and told her I wanted to have children with you.” He grinned and returned to kissing me. His fingers moving swiftly now with my hands fisting into his shoulders. I was on the edge of climaxing just one more second.

I tipped over the edge of pleasure as my body slightly shook from the orgasm that ripped from me filling the bathroom with me screaming out Eric’s name.

Eric kept kissing me his hands falling from my neck and his other sliding up to my waist. His head moved and he whispered in my ear, “I love you to.” He kissed my cheek and then quickly returned to whispering in my ear. “I also think we should get on that having children thing.” I laughed. I knew he would want that relatively soon. He was older than I was, of course he wanted children. “Eric, I am on birth control, I already told you that.” I good feel him smirking against my cheek. “Yeah, but you said you were on the shot and that is only effective for three months. Last time I checked you haven’t been to a doctor since I have known you. If it has not expired who is to say you have to get it again.”

I rolled my eyes. “We should actually wash.” I said completely changing the subject. As we washed a thought came to my mind. “Eric why were you so surprised I was a virgin when we first mated? I mean the women here are prudes, I know you had sex with other women, but they were cast outs from what I understand. Why would you think I would not be a virgin?” I didn’t know why it still was in my mind. “I mean no offense by this Lilith, but I am sure you want the truth.” I nodded. “Well, Kali is a Draco wolf, I didn’t picture them on ever being celibate. And I know this is weird, but you have a smooth pussy, female shifters don’t so I thought because of that?” I laughed and went back to washing.

“So, are you going to talk to me about the birth control thing?” Eric asked and I looked at him again. “What do you want to know about birth control, you don’t use it.” I was being smug, and he and I both knew it. “You know what I mean.” He said. “Yes well, I do need to get it again. You were right, I have not gotten a current shot, but I wouldn’t get too excited about the possibility of being me being pregnant. It takes a while after you get off the shot to get knocked up. But I will need to get another one. I am not saying no to kids and relatively soon. But I want to be done with high school and meet my father before that happens. After that, then we can get around to that.” I said and I saw Eric had a huge smile on his face.