Inner animal. by Emily Zimmerman. (ebook reader for laptop .TXT) 📕

eye “oh gosh, I’m so nervous and happy. I keep thinking, what if Joan thinks a baby is too much and leaves? Oh gosh” she said again.
I pulled her into a hug “hey. I’ve seen the way Joan looks at you. He’s going to stick around” I murmured.
She pulled back and smiled at me.
“You’re having a baby!” I squealed.
“I know! Joan has been so careful since we found out. It’s kind of cute watching him fuss over me.” She smiled.
Lamina patted my hand “I have to go. Joan is waiting for me on the sundeck. I’m so glad Bane treating you right” she said.
“I know. Me too. Okay I’ll see you later.” I said as she left.
I got up and walked over to a door by the purple love seat. I opened the door and about fell over. A huge bathroom sat before me, with a round bathtub, and an open shower with multiple shower heads. The mirror reminded me of a dressing room mirror, bright lights lined the top. A deep set, round sink sat in the counter in front of the mirror. The cream colored walls were set off nicely by the light.
A small light also hung over the bath tub.
“This is one of the best bedrooms on the yacht.” Bane’s voice startled me.
I turned around only to be face to face with him. He snaked his arms around me and pulled me close to him, leaning down to pull me into a hot, steamy kiss that I thought only happened in the movies.
“Shall we test that shower out?” he whispered in my ear.
I shivered and nodded weakly, how could I have said no?
He smashed his lips to mine and picked me up, shutting the bathroom door with his foot. He broke the kiss to start the shower, his other hand tracing circles on my back. As we waited for the shower to get warm enough, he pushed me against the wall and ripped my shirt off.

We lay tangled together in bed, staring into each other’s eyes.
I reached over and ran my fingers through his messy hair, still wet from the shower. Bane was grinning, much like he was this morning. He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine.
“We need to get dressed. Mom and dad will be looking for me soon” I whispered.
He sighed and nodded “okay. You know, when we get married I think we should live on the beach” he said abruptly.
I laughed softly. “oh really, and why is that?” I asked him softly.
He leaned up on one elbow, his face hovering over mine. “that way we could live in peace and quiet, that is until I get you in bed, then it won’t be so quiet” he leaned down and nuzzled my neck.
I blushed and slapped him playfully “okay Mr. Stalls-a-lot, we need to get dressed” I laughed.
He groaned and rolled off of me, literally rolling out of bed. I heard the thump as he hit the ground.
“Bane? Are you okay?” I laughed.
I crawled over to look and his hand grabbed mine, pulling me with him. I yelped and giggled as he pulled me on top of him. He pulled me up and dragged me over to my closet, opening it and playfully shoving me in.
“Hey! It’s not my fault my parents are nosy!” I laughed.
He grinned, his eyes enjoying the view of my naked body before shutting the door. I searched for something to wear and found a blue T-shirt with dark blue-jeans. I pulled on a pair of underwear and a bra.
When I was finished I came back into my room to find that Bane was gone. He must have gone to change. I blasted my hair with a blow dryer and used the straightener to style it. I brushed on some mascara and called it good.
A knock sounded at the door and I cracked it open. Mom and dad stood with arms crossed and raised eyebrows.
“Why did we just see Bane coming out of your room?” Uh-oh.
“He was helping me with the shower, I couldn’t figure out how to work it.” I explained.
Now they raised both eyebrows “I hope you both kept your clothes on” dad muttered.
Only for a very short time. “Of course we did! Come on guys! Have a little trust.” I moved out of the way so they could get by.
“Are you enjoying your room?” mom asked, elbowing dad with a stern look his way.
“Yeah. It’s really big! I didn’t know a room like this existed” I noticed Bane’s boxers on the floor by the bed and let out a squeak under my breath.
I walked over before they could turn around and face me and kicked the boxers under the bed. Dad turned just as I sat down and noticed the bed was a mess, shit!
“Did you take a nap?” he asked me.
I smiled, trying hard not to grimace instead “no, I was…jumping on the bed. I got so excited and it sounded…fun” Liar! My mind screamed at me.
Dad didn’t notice my inner turmoil and shrugged. “We’re having lunch soon. We just wanted to stop by and see how you were doing, and to also invite you to come with us. It’ll be about one when we go out” mom murmured.
I nodded with a few quick bobs of my head “okay, yeah sure. Sounds great” I smiled.
Mom raised an eyebrow but nodded “okay. Well we’ll be going now” she said slowly.
“Okay. Just call me when it’s time for lunch” I said, walking with them to the door.
“Okay. Love you” mom said.
“Love you too. Bye.” I said.
I waited until I heard their footsteps fade and then I leaned against the door, sliding down until I sat on the carpeted floor. I let out a whoosh of breath and fanned myself “that was close.” I whispered.
Another knock. I opened the door to find Bane grinning “sorry about the boxers. I heard your parents coming and left as quick as I could.”
“No problem. At least I noticed them before my parents could” I wiped the back of my hand along my forehead “that was a close one” I muttered.
Bane came in and shut the door behind him “we need to be more careful. Your parents are starting to suspect something.” Even as he said it, he pulled me into his arms and had me pressed against him.
Before he could press his lips to mine, a knock sounded at the door and I quickly shoved him into my closet. I walked over and cracked the door open, dad stood there with an apologetic smile “your mom forgot to tell you that she and Lamina have your textbooks for school. They’re going to give them to you when we arrive” he murmured.
I smiled “okay. Thanks dad” I said awkwardly.
He smiled a tight, awkward smile back, he suspected something.
He opened his mouth, but hesitated. “You would tell me if something was going on between you and Bane…right?” he asked me.
I waved my hand, my easy laugh coming out with a slight nervous edge “yeah. Of course, I mean…you’re my dad.” Lies, all lies, I thought to myself.
He let out a pent up breath and smiled “okay. I’m just worried about you, you know?” he said.
I smiled tightly “yeah…I know” I said.

After dad left I opened my closet door and smiled at Bane. He pulled me into the closet with him and pulled the door closed behind me. He pressed me against the door and pressed himself against me. I stared into his aqua blue eyes and felt my hands slip under his shirt, feeling his chiseled chest.
He leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine, softly, at first, and then more demanding. He deepened the kiss and slipped his leg in between mine.
Before I could register what was happening, I was on the ground with my shirt off. I laughed. “You just can’t get enough, can you?” I asked.
“You’re too enticing for your own good.” He said huskily and then he pressed his lips to mine once more.

I let out a string of profanities, my mother was coming and Bane and I were still in my closet, with fewer clothes on then we had before. I pulled Bane up and we dressed at inhuman speed. Bane quickly kissed me on the lips before pushing me out of the closet, telling me he’d be up for lunch in a few minutes. My mother’s footsteps stopped outside the door and she hesitated before knocking.
I made sure my hair wasn’t crazy from Bane running his hands through it, and opened the door. I smiled out at mom. “You ready to go?” she asked me.
I nodded. “Yep. Let’s go.” I said quickly.
We walked in silence to the elevator, mom lost in her own thoughts, my thoughts dwelling on Bane. Mom pushed the button for the third floor and we started up. I couldn’t keep the smile from my face, no matter what I did. It was like it was stuck there. I would stop smiling, and it would slowly creep back up again.
We walked out of the elevators and into a dining room. Mom sat by Dad and I sat by Lamina, leaving a seat open for Bane. Lamina smiled at me and I smiled back.
“Nina! I hope you’ve been enjoying your stay on the yacht so far.” Joan said.
I smiled at him, oh yes I have.
Chapter Thirteen:

A knock came to the door, awaking both Bane and I from a deep sleep. I rolled out of bed accidentally and cursed under my breath as the door cracked open. Bane had hid behind the bed, where mom couldn’t see him. I, however was still naked. I grabbed my blanket and quickly covered myself with my blanket, glad that it was only mom and not dad.
“Oh! I’m sorry, I didn’t know you slept…naked.” Mom quickly closed the door behind her.
I blushed and sighed, there was no getting out of this; Bane wasn’t going to be able to hide. I slipped on my pajama pants and a shirt. “I don’t.” I said.
She cocked her head to the side and opened her mouth to speak, but Bane sat up with a resigned sigh. He had his jeans on, thank God, and he was slipping on his shirt.
Mom gasped in outrage. “Mom, now don’t get mad-“
“Don’t get mad? Don’t get mad? I’m not mad! I’m furious!” she yelled, interrupting me.
“Well you shouldn’t be! We both know what we’re doing! We don’t regret it. He’s my mate mom!” I said, trying to reason with her.
“That doesn’t change the fact that you’re only eighteen!” she yelled again.
Dad poked his head in, and mom crossed her arms as he walked in. They stared into each other’s eyes for a second and something seemed to communicate between them. His eyes