Nipping her neck, he grunted. "Good. Because if anyone deserves to have a little fun in their lives, it's most definitely you, Layla."
Placing her hands over his around her middle, Layla gently squeezed his warm skin. It would be so easy to fall in love with the male at her back.
Not that she had the time right now, of course. But maybe someday she could be as happy as Finn and his mate, or any of the MacKenzies.
Then a thought occurred to her that made her groan. "If we become mates, that means I'm going to have to occasionally attend a MacKenzie dinner, won't I?"
He snorted. "Aye, Faye will insist on it." Chase lowered his voice. "But don't worry, I'll protect you from any flying potatoes or bread rolls."
"And knives?"
"Knives, too, although I may need a doctor to give me some extra special attention afterward."
Turning in his arms until she could loop her hands behind his neck, she smiled. "I think that can be arranged."
"My cock, especially, may need some extra attention."
"That would be a pity if a knife hit there."
He growled. "That will never happen."
"Because your dragon is rather fond of your penis?"
Lowering his voice, he murmured, "I think there are a couple of people who are rather fond of it." His hand moved to bet
ween her thighs before he slipped a finger inside of her. "Right, lass?"
Resisting a moan as he moved in and out slowly, "Perhaps. Although how much attention you receive depends if you're a good patient or not. Being male, that might be hard for you."
Thrusting his finger in swiftly, Layla had a difficult time concentrating on his reply. "Something is hard, but not that."
He grinned and pressed his solid length against her bum, and Layla tilted her head. "I think I need to better judge if you're hard enough, don't you think?"
He chuckled before removing his fingers and positioning his cock at her entrance from behind. "As the doctor orders."
In one swift thrust, Layla was more than convinced. And for the next hour, she forgot about everything but the male who made her feel more alive than anyone else. Reality would come crashing down soon enough, but for an hour, just an hour, she could merely be a female teasing her male and enjoying life.
Chapter Thirteen
A few hours later, Layla faced reality. In fact, as she stepped through the doors of the surgery with Chase at her side, she dreaded it.
The surgery, which had been her refuge for so long, felt different. Almost as if she had a job to do but wanted to leave at the first opportunity to do something unrelated.
In other words, she wanted to be more than merely a doctor—she wanted to enjoy life, too.
Her dragon huffed. Of course you want to enjoy life outside of this building. We don't want to risk having sex here and people walking in on us. The gossip would be annoying.
Dragon, there's more to life than having sex.
Maybe. But if you're tired of Chase already, then I'll gladly take control and wear him out for you.
No way. He's mine for now.
Her dragon snorted. You can enjoy other activities and I can do that one. After all, it's only fair to share.
She mentally growled. Not yet. We'll share eventually, but he's mine for the first wee while, dragon. Can't risk the frenzy, now, can we?
Chase whispered and interrupted the exchange, "Your dragon has you frowning quite hard, lass."