Mate Camp

Chapter Nineteen

Jessie's POV

I woke up in my bed completely disoriented. I tried to open my eyes but the light coming through the window was just too bright. I slowly adjusted to the sun shining inside my room and sat up. Looking around with blurry vision I tried to remember what happened and why I felt this way. Slowly it all came back to me. The mating. The hot and steamy s*x. Wondering where Tony is, I looked around the room panicking. "I'm right here." He sensed me worry.  I looked and saw him making coffee at the kitchenette in my room. He handed me a cup of coffee and something to eat. "You need to eat." He said sitting down next to me on the bed. 

"Thank you." I took a bite of the toast and moaned. I forgot how good food tasted. I don't remember the last time I ate. "Where did that coffee maker come from?" I asked Tony 

"I asked Jill and Connor to bring it here from my apartment." 

Surprised I said "Jill was already here?" 

"Yes, when she brought us breakfast. That was hours ago though. You've slept the whole time, and I figured you'd like a hot coffee when you wake up." 

"What time is it?" I grabbed my phone and realized its dead. 

"It's just after 3 pm. You've slept since this morning." He sighed. "Jessie, I'm sorry if I overdid it with you." He said apologetically and I know he meant it. 

"Please don't worry. I'm fine. I was just as into it as you."

"Yes but I should have taken it a bit easier on you. I'm a Beta by blood and can go on for days even without eating. You can't do that." He really looked like he worried about me. I put my cup and the empty plate down on the nightstand, climbing onto his lap. "Jessie. Please be careful about what you're starting."

"I'm not starting anything. I'm telling you that I am fine and it's nobody's fault that this happened. We're figuring this out together, remember? I smiled at him and he smiled in return. 

"Yes. We are." "Good, I am going to kiss you now. You better keep that wolf of yours in check." I grinned. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. I can sense he is becoming tense and doing his best to control his needs. I placed my lips softly on his and he relaxed a bit. Tony placed his arms around me making me feel protected. He is holding back a lot and I can tell how hard this is on him so I released my lips and smiled at him. "I love you!" I said to him. Although those words aren't considerably enough to describe how I feel for him. It's as if he knew I meant so much more because he said "I know, it's beyond words to explain what we feel for each other." He smiled. I stared at him in awe. He is gorgeous. And then I remembered something. "Wait. Did you say you have an apartment?!" He chuckled and said "Yes. Well technically I have my own quarters on the 4th floor." "So you don't have a small studio room like this?" He lifted his arms and folded his hand behind his head making his muscles bulge out. He looked around, lifted the corner of his mouth into a half smile and said "Mhhh it's a little bigger than this." 

"How come I've never seen it? The elevators only go to the 3rd level." I questioned him.

"Damon and I have a separate entrance and use a different elevator to our floors, mainly so we are not disturbed and can come and go unnoticed." He explained. 

"So all this time we've been hanging out here instead of spending time in your domain?" I snickered. 

"My domain?" He laughed genuinely. A laugh that sent shivers down my spine. My eyes widened at the realization. "What's wrong?" Tony asked, sensing the change in my mood. 

"It's you! The night of the welcome back celebration I saw someone from the back and heard such a genuine laugh that sent shivers down my spine. Just pulling me towards him. That was you!" 

"I had no idea. I remember bumping into you that night. It may or may not have been on purpose. Curious about your reaction" He grinned sheepishly. 

"I can't believe you did that." I grinned sticking out my tongue at him. 

"So... I hate to make you pack up again but this seems as good a day as any."

"Pack for what?" 

"Pack your stuff and bring it to my place." I must have had a confused expression because he continued. "You're obviously moving in with me."