The next morning Paul wakes to find himself wrapped in Isaac's arms, their legs tangled together. He presses back gently tilting his head to kiss Isaac's hand that's resting over his heart. The strong arms tighten around him squeezing him gently. "Morning fancy face." Paul says softly. "How you feeling today?" Isaac whispers kissing Paul gently on the back of his neck. Unable to bear the thought of seeing Mark's bite mark on his mate's body Isaac had methodically licked the wound each night as Paul slept. His saliva ensuring that the wound not only healed quickly but left no scar. "Hungry." Paul says turning and wrapping his arms around Isaac. He kisses him deeply whimpering as Isaac twines their tongues together. "I smell food." He says pulling back and smiling in to Isaac's loving eyes. Isaac runs his fingers through Paul's hair tenderly and says. "Let's go eat." Isaac moves to get up when he realizes Paul is staring at him fondly. "What?" he asks with a grin. "Thank you." Paul says. Isaac shakes his head and raises his shoulders slightly indicating a question. "For loving me, for being here for me. Most people would see all my baggage and run the other way." Isaac sits up and pulls Paul in to his lap and kisses him passionately. Pulling away with a gentle nip to Paul's lower lip Isaac smiles. "We belong to each other. Anything you need from me you'll get." Paul smiles. "Including pancakes?"
A short while later Isaac and Paul walk in to the kitchen. Isaac walks over to the stove to help Danny cook breakfast while Paul walks to the window when movement catches his eye. Outside a very shirtless very pumped up Kyle is doing pull ups. His pale skin is flushed with exertion. Normally spiky hair matted with perspiration. Kyle eventually stops and drops to the ground where he begins a rapid series of pushups. His shoulders and biceps bulging. Isaac and Danny both look up when Paul's blast of interest hits them. Walking over to the window Isaac stumbles when he see's Kyles athletic display. He slides his hand up Paul's back. Paul jumps slightly at Isaac's touch before turning to Danny and Isaac slightly red in his cheeks. "Oh hey." The human says swallowing as his mouth has suddenly gone dry. "Good god he's like a commercial for a health club." Stiles says walking in and stepping over to see what's drawn everyone's attention. "Yeah. I'd sign up for that club." Paul says with a sigh. Just then Kyle looks up and smirks. "No need for the kitchen to be sound proofed." Isaac says kissing Paul on the cheek. Paul's mouth drops open. "Oh my god." His hand flies to his mouth before he turns and sits down at the table with a thump. Danny, Stiles and Isaac share a grin before turning back to preparing breakfast.
A bit later everyone is finishing up breakfast. The breakfast table conversation had been light and easy. Kyle not participating much. Stiles smirks at Derek when he sees the longing looks Kyle keeps sending Paul and Isaac. Paul notices this and strokes Stiles and Derek over the bond causing them both to look at him in surprise. "Keep forgetting you can do that." Stiles says with a grin. "Do what?" Scott asks. Paul does the same to Scott and Danny causing Scott to chuckle. "Oh yeah." He says. "For a human Paul has a very strong connection to the pack bonds." Derek says to Kyle as way of explanation. "I've known born wolves not able to see and interact with them as well as he does."
"What are you two planning on doing today?" Scott asks shoveling more pancakes on to his plate. "I want to go look for a new car." Paul says. "Yeah?" Stiles says looking up with surprise on his face. "I need to start working on returning to some form of normalcy." Paul says placing his arm on Isaac's leg and squeezing gently when he feels the pang of anxiety from his mate. "I can't just lay around and cuddle with you forever." Paul says to Isaac with a soft smile on his face. "I don't see why not." Isaac says stubbornly moving his chair a little closer to Paul. Paul smiles at this and leans against the taller man's arm. "First thing is transportation, then I need to talk to you about work. Do you think I could work from home?" Paul says looking at Danny. Isaac smiles at this. "We were just talking about that he thinks some routine would be good for you." Paul raises his eye brow. "I'll try not to be put out that the whole pack is discussing me when I'm not around." "Didn't you know?" Stiles asks. "You're all we ever talk about." "Gossips like an old woman." Derek says bumping Stile's knee under the table.
"Can I go with you?" Kyle suddenly blurts out. Paul looks at him with a grin on his face. "Absolutely." Kyle's happy smile lights up the whole room. If he had a tail it'd be wagging. "You're welcome to work from home for as long as you like. You can start back whenever you want. The engineering team was just asking about you yesterday." Danny says with a smirk. "Well how about I log in Monday and get back to work?" Paul says with a smile. "Sounds good to me. You can work from home as long as you want. There may be some times when it would be helpful for you to come in for meetings. There is always Skype though so don't feel pressured to if you don't want to." Paul exhales deeply and smiles. "You guys are all too good to me. I just hope if the time ever comes I can be as good to you." Isaac slides his arm up around Paul's shoulders and smiles as he feels the pack embracing Paul over the pack bond.
Two hours later Paul, Isaac, and Kyle are standing in the used car portion of the Toyota lot. "How about a Tacoma?" Kyle suggests gesturing at a red four wheel drive truck. Paul frowns slightly and drops his shoulders some. "I don't really like the color. Not much of a selection is there?" He says looking around at the small lot bumping Kyle's shoulder softly as he steps close to examine the window sticker. "Beacon Hills can't really support huge dealerships." Isaac says smiling at Paul's actions before bending down to peer inside a 4Runner. "Did you want the same as you had before?" Kyle asks. "It was a 4Runner right?" Peering around the lot. "Yeah unfortunately they aren't going to have anything that old. I really liked the one I had. It was perfect." Paul says chewing on his lip. Paul stills suddenly before looking around nervously. "What is it?" Kyle asks at Paul's side in an instant. "It's weird I feel like we're being watched." "Well we are at a dealership. We're being watched by the salesmen inside. I guess we don't look like we can afford anything or I'm sure they would have swarmed us already." Kyle says scoffing slightly. Paul shakes his head as Isaac looks around as well. "No it's not them it's like." Paul shivers before reaching behind and squeezing the back of his neck before running his hand through his hair nervously. "Malevolent." Paul whispers looking around again. Kyle and Isaac's eyes snap to the motel across the street when the blinds in one of the rooms snick shut. Kyle growls deeply and starts towards the motel. "Can we leave? Guys can we just leave please?" Paul says fear seeping in to his voice. His tone stops Kyle in his tracks and he returns to Paul's side and looks at Isaac. "Let's go." Isaac says quietly casting a last glance around before throwing his arm around Paul's waist and walking back to the Jeep. Paul grabs Kyle's hand and clutches it tightly as the three walk back to the Jeep.
Back at the house Isaac and Paul start up the stairs to their room. Paul looks back at Kyle who is standing in the foyer looking lost. "Psst." Paul says. Kyles head snaps up and their eyes lock. Paul gestures with his head for Kyle to join them. Kyle blasts him with his smile before hurrying up the stairs after them. Isaac chuckles and places his hands on Paul's shoulders rubbing them gently as he follows him to their room. Once they are in the room with the door closed Paul sighs and visibly relaxes. "I know we're safe in this house." Paul says walking over to the small couch next to Isaac's desk. "I just always feel so much more comfortable in here." He finishes as he sinks down in the middle of the couch. "Must be you." He says looking at Isaac. "It's just on the edge of my perception but I can smell you in here." Kyle perches uncertainly on one side of Paul as far away as he can while Isaac sinks down on the other side of Paul leaning in to his mate. "You're probably right." Isaac says relaxing as Paul's warmth and scent wash over him. "Promise I won't bite." Paul says looking at Kyle with a grin on his face. Kyle grins and moves closer to Paul pressing their legs together. "I won't ask you two to baby sit me all night. I'm just feeling really rattled right now." Paul says weakly. "Shhh." Isaac says putting his arms around Paul and pulling him close and partially in to his lap. Isaac nods at Kyle and gestures with his head. Kyle maneuvers and hesitantly drapes himself over Paul. "Is this.. ummm OK Paul?" The ginger wolf asks timidly. Paul sighs and shifts slightly. "You guys are so warm." "Love you baby." Isaac says softly. "Love you too fancy face." Paul says sleepily. "We're not going to let anyone hurt you." Kyle says thrilling as Isaac's long fingers stroke through his hair and Paul slides his arms around him.
A couple hours later Kyle wakes as someone tapes gently on his shoulder. Looking up he sees Isaac looking at him "shhhhh" he says and gestures with his eyes down at Paul who is sleeping peacefully. Kyle slowly pulls himself out of Paul's arms and stands. Isaac unfolds his legs and stands cradling Paul in his arms. He walks to the bed and places Paul under the covers placing pillows around the sleeping man to give him support. He smooths his hand over Paul's hair before placing a kiss on his temple and gesturing to a smiling Kyle to leave the room. Isaac closes the door softly and then follows Kyle down the hallway. "Hungry?" He asks. "Starving." Kyle replies pulling his phone from his pocket to check the time. "Didn't realize we slept so long." He says in surprise. "You were sleeping pretty soundly." Isaac says opening the refrigerator and pulling out some food. Kyle shrugs his shoulders. "You guys relax me I haven't felt like that in.. well probably not ever." Kyle takes a seat while Isaac starts to heat up some left overs. "Can I ask something?" Kyle asks sounding a little unsure of himself. "Sure." Isaac says looking over his shoulder with a grin. "Why is he still human?" Kyle asks rubbing the shoulder Isaac had savaged and looking anxious. "I'm sorry I hurt you." Isaac says. Kyle looks up to see that Isaac has turned from the microwave and is facing you. "Does it still hurt?" He asks gesturing with his hand at Kyle's shoulder. Kyle drops his hand and smiles sheepishly. "Not really it did for a while but it's completely healed."
"Paul doesn't want the Bite. At least not now." Isaac says turning back to the microwave when it beeps. "He might at some point?" Kyle asks. "I think so. He just has a lot to process right now. You know that Mark kidnapped and tortured him." Isaac says looking over his shoulder. Kyle nods. "He didn't have anyone to help him through that. His family abandoned him for being gay. He healed physically and left town as soon as he was able. Then since meeting me he's had a couple of attempts on his life and all this supernatural stuff to deal with. On top of the whole mate thing which I handled in the worst possible way." Isaac sighs dropping in to his chair and shoving some reheated casserole towards Kyle. "I'm not going to make it an issue though and no one else had better either." Isaac says. The warning clear in his tone. Kyle shakes his head but says nothing for a moment. "It doesn't matter to me if he's human or wolf. He'd be safer in some ways but more at risk in others. He'd make a gorgeous wolf. He has all the right qualities. It doesn't matter though either way. I care about him…. About you. I'll do anything I can to protect you both if you'll allow it. Isaac peers intently at Kyle a moment and says nothing.
"What's it like having a mate?" Kyle asks a few minutes later. "Wonderful. Amazing. Isaac says. It's like my whole life up to this point was just waiting for him to show up. When he's happy it's almost intoxicating. When he's worried, upset or hurt….It's difficult to restrain my wolf. He wants to snap, snarl, maim, destroy, anything or anyone who would take our mates happiness away." "What happened at the dealership?" Kyle asks finishing off his food and leaning back in his chair. Isaac rumbles low in his chest. "Not sure. It's not unusual for him to have a flash back or sudden change in mood. This was different though." "Hunters?" Kyle asks standing to take his plate to the sink and rinse it off. "Unlikely." Isaac says mirroring Kyles actions. "We killed most of the ones that attacked us. I'm pretty sure the ones that survived were arrested. Kyle leans back against the sink his hands braced on the counter and frowns. "We'll just have to pay attention when we're out. If there is anyone they have not come near the house. We would have detected them." Isaac says as he finishes loading their plates in to the dish washer and presses it closed with a soft click. "I have some paperwork to do. I haven't had much time to focus on work in the past few weeks. I usually sneak down to the study and get a few hours in while he's sleeping. After today I'd feel better if he wasn't alone. Would you mind going back up and keeping an eye on him?" Isaac stretches his long arms over his head and rolls his neck. "Absolutely." Kyle says with a smile.
He steps over to Kyle and pulls him in to a quick embrace. Kyle lays his head on Isaac's shoulder and inhales. Isaac grins as he feels Kyle tremble in his arms. Isaac steps back a bit and looks down in to Kyle's blissed out eyes. "Thanks for being here." He says before he leans down and places a chaste but warm kiss on Kyles lips. Kyle shudders slightly as his intense want fills the room. "Thanks for allowing me to be." Kyle managers to stutter out. "Please be patient with us. That's as far as I will go for the time being. Our first time will must be with Paul. He's been surprisingly accepting of this. I'm not going to upset him by fucking you over the table while he's asleep in our bed. Regardless of how much I'd like to. Although I imagine if you keep showing off your body like you were this morning he's pretty likely to fuck you in half." Kyles mouth drops open and his breath shudders out of him. "It'll be my first time." Isaac's eyes widen slightly. "You're a virgin?" He asks as his wolf preens with delight and pride that he and his mate have been chosen by Kyle to be his first. "I've come close a few times it just never felt right. I was pretty unattractive until the Bite. Barely 100 pounds, acne, glasses, asthma, ginger with no soul." Kyle chuckles humorlessly. "The Bite not only saved my life it made me more normal looking. Suddenly people were much more interested in me. The same people who never showed me any attention suddenly wanted to have sex with me. It pissed me off." Isaac nods knowingly. "Go do your work I promise I'll keep it in my pants until you two are ready. I've waited this long a while longer won't kill me. I'm…..sorry for what you're smelling." Isaac's eyes flare yellow as he pulls the shorter man in close he leans down and sniffs around Kyle's neck. Kyle grits his teeth as a soft whimper escapes. His lithe body resonates with want and desire. Isaac kisses Kyle softly on the neck and pulls back breathing fast. "Thank you." Isaac says getting his own arousal under control. Kyle closes his eyes a moment swallowing twice before opening them and looking up at Isaac. "For?" "Choosing me and my mate." Isaac replies. Both wolves stare at each other a moment as the strong scent of arousal dissipates and is replaced by contentment. Kyle nods at Isaac after a moment and walks past giving him a squeeze on the shoulder. Isaac scrubs his hands over his face after Kyle leaves the room exhaling deeply. "Wow." He whispers to himself before turning the light off and walking in to the study.
Up in the bedroom Kyle softly closes the door and pads quietly over to the couch. There is a rustling in the bed and Paul turns and looks around the room sleepily. "Kyle?" He mumbles. "Sorry I woke you." Kyle says sitting quietly on the couch. Paul pulls the blankets back and stands uncertainly then stumbles slightly towards the bathroom. Halfway across the floor he reaches behind him with one arm and deftly pulls his shirt off dropping it on the floor before disappearing in to the bathroom. Kyle scowls at the sight of Paul's many scars but says nothing. A few moments later Paul emerges from the bathroom in nothing but a pair of red boxer briefs. His head is down as he shuffles sleepily to bed. Kyle's eyes take on a faint yellow tint as he takes in Paul's slight but muscular form. Paul slips back in to the large bed and disappears under the covers. "Are you going to sit there and brood all night?" Paul's voice comes from the bed a few moments later. "I'm sorry…I can go to my room." Kyle says quickly standing. "Cmon" Paul says sleepily making grabby hands at Kyle. "More comfortable in here. Isaac will be up to join us in a little while he works at night. Thinks I don't know. I don't know why he puts up with me and my issues." Paul mumbles and disappears back under the blankets. Kyle kicks his shoes off before slipping in to bed. Paul touches Kyle's clothed torso and chuckles. "Kyle." Paul says softly turning to regard the younger man with sleepy eyes. "You can't possibly be comfortable like that. I promise I'm not trying to seduce you." Kyle struggles with his belt freezing when he feels Paul's hand's on his. "Relax. It's just sleeping." Paul whispers helping Kyle's shaking hands undo his belt and then easing the nervous wolf out of his pants. Kyle's shirt is gone next along with his socks. "Can I hold you?" Paul asks. Kyle moves in to Paul's arms immediately.
Both men sigh softly. Paul presses his lips to Kyle's shoulder blade before resting his chin on the young wolf's shoulder. "Thank you for this." Paul whispers already falling back to sleep. "Thank you for letting me be here." Kyle says quietly. "I can feel you." Paul says reaching in his mind for the barely there thread he'd identified as Kyle and strumming it softly. Kyle shudders closing his eyes as Paul's appreciation and interest thrums over the marginal but very real connection between them. "I can't return that. I can't feel you." Kyle says disappointment apparent in his tone. "It'll probably just take some time. I'm apparently unusually sensitive to pack bonds." "I'm not pack." Kyle says almost guiltily. "I'm new to all of this." Paul says sliding his arms around Kyle a little tighter and rubbing his face gently on the side of Kyle's neck. The action causing Kyle's wolf to flare to the surface with an intense desire to please and be claimed by Paul. "You probably have some link through Isaac which allows me to feel you." Kyle says nothing as he tries to reign in his intense desire to submit to Paul in every way imaginable. After a few minutes Paul's grip slackens slightly as he falls back asleep. Kyle presses back gently against Paul brining his hand up to tenderly caress the arm draped over his chest as a warm smile slowly forms on his face.
