Cody's POV

I'm fidgeting in the passenger seat as we make our way to the local mall for some things Sloan wants to pick up. My body is already starting to heat up dangerously, and I just pray that we're able to get back home before I slip into my Heat.

Our monthly is bound to hit at anytime now, and Sloan and I decided last week that we wanted this one to be for us, our first in many to come. The most the two of us have done is kiss, so I'm excited but very nervous about how this will work between us. I look over to my left and see Sloan driving us, his mental image beautiful to me as always.

"Stop staring." He tells me, his lips twitching up into a smile that he tries to hide and I giggle.

"You're pretty." I tell him, trying to ignore the way my cock is filling at the thoughts of him kissing all over my body with his pink glossy lips. He laughs before lowering his hand to tangle with mine.

"Be careful, Cody. Your scent is getting my attention." He tells me and though I can tell he's trying to hide it, his voice is struggling to hold its pitch, the deep growl of his wolf peeking through. Where our hands are connected, I feel sparks begin to shoot up my body, his hands feeling softer and better than they had a few minutes ago and I think he notices because he snatches his hand away making me whine. "Cody, please be good just for a little longer." Sloan groans, his fingers tightening in the wheel.

     I bit my lip and turn away from him, looking out the window to distract myself from his long legs, slight curves and mental image of his long golden brown hair that curls just right.

      My cock gets thicker and I try to will it down, but my body doesn't want to listen.

      My nose begins to try to take notice of Sloan's enticing scent of pine and leather and I breath a sigh of relief when we turn into the mall parking lot. As soon as the car is parked, I throw my door open and stumble out to get the much needed fresh air, knowing I don't need to slip into my Heat in public no matter how much I want others to see Sloan taking care of my body the way I know he knows how.

      I close the door behind me and wait for my Mate to get out of the car himself at his own pace, no doubt trying to calm his own hormones down from the flurry they've turned into.

      As much as James was skeptical about two bottoms going through a heat together, I'm more than excited. Like Sloan said, he knows what a bottom likes and he's knows how to give it.

     I try to shake the sinful thoughts from my mind that's already beginning to cloud as Sloan finally closes and locks the car before coming around to meet me. We keep our hands close to our sides as we make our way into the building, though my hand keeps twitching, wishing it was on his perfect body.

"Okay, bean we're going to make this quick. We only need a few things to prep for our Monthly, so if we hurry we can make it back home before you're begging me to make you cum." He says as he struts towards the escalator. A few people turn their heads in shock and some in amusement and my face burns in embarrassment as I scramble after a confident Sloan.

We climb onto the moving device, a few steps apart and I look up at my lover whose eyes are already on me. Heat is sent straight down my spine to my balls when I see his black eyes gleaming with hunger that he quickly tries to shake away. "Stop it, Cody." He tells me and I turn away, my lips snagged by my teeth at the way his glossy lips shape my name.

     Once we get to the top of the next floor, I follow his lithe body through the throng of people that makes my breath catch in my throat for completely unsexy reasons. As much as things have gotten quiet, my social anxiety has skyrocketed and all these people make me begin to panic until I'm stuck in the middle of hundred of people with no view of Sloan.

     Just as I'm about to whine and curl into a ball, I find pretty black eyes in front of me with hands on either side of my face. Sloan's gaze is frantic as he pulls me aside towards the wall away from the crowd and other people. His long body pulls me into his chest, arms wrapping around me tightly as my breathing begins to slow down. "I'm sorry, love. Holy hell, I'm sorry, love. I forgot. I got you now. You're okay."

      His words are a jumble of assurances and apologies but I do my best to just focus on the sound of his sweet voice and take in his soothing scent that never fails to calm me down.

     My hands flutter on his back to let him know he can let go, and he pulls back only a few inches with teary regretful eyes. "Fuck. I'm already fucking up, aren't I, bean?" He says and it makes me sad that he's doubting himself.

     "N-no." I tell him tightening my hold on him, my shaky voice not really helping my case. "I'm okay. I f-forgot too." I tell him and he searches my eyes for the truth before he lowers his head to give me a kiss on the forehead before pulling away.

      "Come on. This might have bought us time, but we need to hurry." His warm hand stays on mine and the skin to skin contact help ground me to the now as he helps me weave in and out of the crowd around us. In no time, we're entering a store called Spencer's with graffiti art on the sign. When we enter the room, Sloan turns towards me to take my face in his hands once more, this time with a sassy smirk. "Stay up here in the front while I get our supplies, okay? Stay linked to me so I know you're okay." He tells me and I nod softly in agreement.

      I watch him walk off and allow my mind to slowly reach out to nuzzle his softly, the action immediately calming me down the rest of the way from my panic attack. When I feel his mind return the caress I let myself wander throughout the front of the store, curious to all the t-shirts that are around.

     The ones on the wall are all types of references and shows that I don't recognize and it makes me frown, never realizing how little I know about about television culture until now. I always had my nose buried in a book, searching for a way out of my bland life always hoping to escape.

My mom taught me that when I was younger, always getting me a new book when she did herself. I remember the nights when we would stay up all night giggling over the characters that lived in our pages. We always made them come to life when telling each other about e adventures that never failed to play our in our minds. And I loved it. I missed her.

But for the first time in a long time, I feel happy with the memories that pop up into my mind instead of sad and regretful, knowing my mom and dad would be proud of the life I've created for myself. A ghost of a smile frames my lips as I make my way around the store, laughing at the jokes I'm able to get and ignoring the way my body continues to heat up, the lingering feeling of Sloan's hands on mine making the appendage tingle distractingly.

Just as I think I need to alert my Mate, Sloan comes around the corner with a few black bags and a wickedly sexy smile. "You okay, love?" He asks me and I melt as always whenever he calls me that and give him a shy smile and a nod.

     He slips his hand into mine once more before he pulls my small body form the store and through the crowded floor. We head down the escalator, much closer than before as Sloan tries to keep an eye on me without triggering my sensitive body into my heat before we're ready. We get off the contraption and turn left to head outside when a place catches my lovers eye.

      I feel my body getting more and more hot and I have to swallow a whine as a small wave of need crashes onto my body.

     "Come on, real quick, Cody." I feel him pull me behind his body as he makes his way to the pretzel stand and even through my growing daze I smile lovingly, his adoration of the salty dough cute in my eyes. He begins to order and small whimpers of arousal begin to fall from my throat that I try to hold back. I begin to see a few heads swivel in my direction, their noses beginning to sniff the air and I start to freak out, pulling on Sloan's sleeve harshly making junk turned to me with a worried frown.

     I watch through hooded eyes as the smell of pretzels leaves his nose and all he can smell of my pure, unfiltered heat.

     "Fuck." He says and he doesn't even turn around to cancel his order as he picks me up and makes his way through the building. Though I notice a second after he does that too many heads are turning in our direction and in a split second decision he turns into a girly store that sells heavy perfumes and summer clothing.

      His head seems to clear a bit with all the different scents entangling in mine and it allows him to set me down on my feet. Sloan steps back from me to shake his head in order to clear it before he grabs a bunch of random clothes in his arms.

     Taking my hand in his he leads me towards the back of the store, a small frown on my face as I try to figure out what we're going to do with clothes when we're stuck in the mall during our Monthly. There's a small friendly looking human girl that greets us in front of a opening and Sloan shows her a pretty smile and then the clothes in his hand.

      "Can I help my boyfriend try on clothes? It might take us a little while." He says and the girl blushes before nodding.

     "Uh, yeah. We're slow so take all the time you need." She tells us and my Mate thanks her before rushing me inside what appears to be the dressing room. My body is too hot and I try to take off my restricting clothes that are burning against my body but his hands stop me much to my displease.

      I'm ready to cry at the unknowing rejection when suddenly he pulls me into the last stall on the right, furthest away from the opening to the dressing room. All the clothes and bags in his hands get dropped to the floor and I watch as his face morphs into a grin that has my knees shaking until the next thing I know, I'm pushed up against the wall.

      "Now. Let's take care of you, love."

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Yayyy another heat. We don't usually document others heats every month but I feel like this couple deserves it. I love Sloan and Cody together they're so sweet.

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