Ridge POV
What had become a disaster in the bathroom turned into fun. If I hadn't poured too much bubble bath, the bath might have been awkward. Instead, I loved watching Robynne play with the bubbles and ended up having competitions to see who could send bubbles in the air the longest. I think she cheated, using another gift of hers, but I couldn't prove it, and I wonder if she knew she was doing it.
My wolf was urging me to hurry up and get to the claiming part, but as much as I wanted to have her as mine, I didn't want to rush to the end. I wanted to savor the whole mating. I felt her annoyance at being forced to take this step. It was too soon. We may have made some reasonable steps in our relationship; our bond was growing, but we were not at the stage to mate and claim. I hope the
