Catting Around Charlie Richards

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food in one hand and a couple cups in the other.
Grimes laughed and joked, grinning and nodding,
amicably accepting the pats to his back. A few
others, however, peered over at Chip with obvious
disdain in their expressions.
Ignore them, Luc stated, his accented words
announcing his presence.
Chip looked toward the man, finding him
leaning against the wall on the other side of Caleb
and Emmett. Huh?
The French European eagle owl shifter smiled
wryly at him. I saw that frown. I saw who you
were looking at. Ignore them, he repeated the
order.
Taking Luc s advice was easier said than done.
Grimacing, Chip mumbled, They know I m not
good enough for him.
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That s enough of that talk, Emmett snapped,
his deep voice rumbling with obvious displeasure.
You re a better man than most of these lions.
Chip didn t know about that, but he smiled at
his friend s pep talk. Before he could respond,
three women parted from the crowd and stalked
toward them. All were lithe, toned women in the
five eight range give or take an inch. They
directed all their attention on Chip and none of
them looked happy. They stopped in front of him,
their arms crossed over their ample bosoms, their
eyes narrowed.
The tallest, a willowy brunette, scowled down
at him. So you re the little bitch Grimes is leaving
us for. What a waste, she sneered.
His jaw sagging open in shock at her cruel
words, Chip struggled to formulate a response.
Caleb had no such trouble. He flicked his
fingers toward the trio, glanced between Chip and
Emmett and stated, I am so glad I m gay. Can you
imagine having to deal with catty comments like
that on a regular basis? He smirked and lowered
his voice to a sultry tone while blatantly palming
his crotch. Besides, jealous much? We ve been
able to practice on the equipment for years, so we
know how to please our men better than any of
you could.
The smaller shifter s taunts were met with a trio
of hisses. The brunette curled her lip and looked
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him up and down. As if we d touch you with a
ten foot pole, cocksucker.
Snorting, Caleb rolled his eyes. Honey, I
wouldn t let you touch me if you got a sex change
and were the last man on earth.
Why you little
Something wrong here? Grimes announced
his arrival with the gruff question.
Chip couldn t even begin to express how
grateful he felt upon seeing his big lion. Smiling
with relief, he tilted his head up to see Grimes
glaring at the three women. Still, he took a second
to turn toward Chip, lean down, and plant a quick
peck to his lips. Chip s smile widened at the little
display of affection.
Grimes, the brunette greeted, although her
eyes were hard. Nothing s wrong. We re just
saying hello to your mate.
Another woman, this one a blonde, stepped
close to Grimes and laid a hand on his chest.
Won t you introduce us?
Growling low in his throat, Chip jumped to his
feet and shoved the woman away. Back off.
Grimes is my mate! Realizing what he d done,
Chip flushed and glanced uncertainly at Grimes.
Surprise flooded him when he found Grimes
grinning at him, an expression that resembled
pride on his face. Wrapping his arm around Chip,
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Grimes confirmed Chip s claim, saying, That I
am, my sexy little mate.
Chip found himself flushing, again, at the
compliment and endearment. Still, he leaned into
the other shifter, loving the contact.
Once again, the blonde stepped close.
Although, this time, she didn t attempt to touch
Grimes. Instead, she focused a megawatt smile on
Chip and said in a tone probably meant to be
provocative, I understand you re mated now, but
how about a threesome?
Hussy, Caleb mumbled just loud enough to
hear.
The blonde shrugged and smirked over her
shoulder at the chameleon shifter. What can I
say? Cats are sluts.
Chip frowned, shocked at her blunt, direct
approach. She d be willing to sleep with him just
to get Grimes cock in her? Oh, hell no!
Not happening, Chip snarled, glaring at the
woman. I don t share!
Then, it suddenly occurred to him that maybe
Grimes would have liked to accept the woman s
invitation.
Fortunately, Grimes quickly put that fear to rest
by growling, Damn it, Donna. You wanna get
yourself hurt?
Chip looked up to see Grimes curling his lip at
the woman. His body vibrated with tension and
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Chip realized the scent rolling off his mate was
rage. The arm around him tightened as Grimes
held him close.
You know mates don t share. No one touches
Chip but me! Grimes practically roared.
Relieved his lover felt the same way, Chip
rubbed the man s chest. It s okay, he murmured.
Calm down, Grimes.
Heaving a sigh, Grimes peered down at Chip.
The idea that anyone would touch you makes me
see red, he admitted. He brought his free hand
up and cupped Chip s jaw. Can t wait to get you
upstairs again.
Chip grinned up at his lover. That would be
rude.
I know, Grimes stated.
That didn t stop him from leaning down and
capturing Chip s mouth. He opened to his lover,
enjoying the man s deep masculine taste with just
the hint of beer. Grimes swept his tongue into his
mouth, thrusting deep. Chip sagged against his
lover, enjoying the attention.
All right, all right, Luc stated from beside
them. Stop making us single guys jealous.
Grimes took his time ending the kiss, cradling
Chip s head so he couldn t pull away not that he
was inclined to do that anyway. Finally, after
sucking Chip s bottom lip for a few seconds,
Grimes released him.
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Smirking, he stated, Mmm, I do love how you
taste, Chip.
I think you ve made that quite apparent,
Chip softly replied. He glanced around furtively,
saw Luc smirking and Caleb and Emmett
grinning. At some point, the women had slinked
away, although the scent of disappointment hung
in the air. To everyone, Chip added.
Chuckling, Grimes stated, Good.
Grimes released his hold on Chip s face as his
arm around his waist loosened. You ready for a
burger? I added bacon to it.
Chip s stomach growled right on cue and both
he and Grimes laughed. After releasing his hold,
Grimes turned toward the side table where he
must have left the plates before announcing his
presence, for several were laying upon it. Two
each held heaping burgers. The third plate was
piled high with some kind of potato casserole dish
with a couple carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes
scattered around the edges.
After picking up his burger and chewing a bite,
Chip gave into curiosity and asked, What is
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