Building a Pack is Ruff, Part 1 (The Pack Pets Omegaverse #2)

48. Sam

Chapter 48

W hat a fucking clusterfuck.

Seriously, how does this shit find me?

Not that I would trade Teddy or Kelly to avoid it…but shit.

There’s a couple of rich boys sitting in my basement looking at my pack with near obsession levels of need. Also, at least one of their daddies is an asshole and that dickhead better stay the fuck away from Oak Flats, ’cause if I ever see him, shit’s gonna get ugly.

I don’t want to deal with this.

Fuck…welcome to being pack lead.

Kelly’s huddled in Teddy’s lap. Our omega’s not crying, but he doesn’t look far from it either. He holds her close, her head tucked against his chest as he looks at the brothers. “You…I…I'm so confused right now. Vee, how could you ever believe your dad was actually going to let us be together after that shit? He was an asshole when we were growing up, and he’s still an asshole now. He was never going to let us…but you. You didn’t say anything. You could have found me at the omega center, you could have told me what was going on instead of just letting me believe you didn’t want me anymore!” Kelly burrows harder against him, her arms sliding between him and the back of the chair as she tries to hold him tighter.

Garret’s voice is muffled, his face buried in his palms. “That was your plan? Seriously? That was it? I mean, I assumed it was, but I always just kind of hoped you had something better going on in that brain of yours. Jesus fuck, dude. Graduate and he’ll let you have Teddy? That was the whole fucking plan?” He groans into his own hands. I know the feeling.

My voice raises above the muttering in the room, “Alright, kids…KIDS! Everybody chill the fuck out.” All eyes turn to me.

“So, you two—” I turn towards the idiot twins, leaning forward and giving them my full attention. “What’s your old man gonna do now? You gave up Teddy, went to college…almost got your degree. What’s he holding over you that’s kept you away for so long?” The two exchange a look like I must be the biggest idiot on God’s green earth.

Garret speaks first. “Well, he’s our dad…” I make a go-on motion with my hands. “And…um…money.” His head drops back into his hands. “God we’re idiots, aren’t we?”

Steve finally pops up. “That’s not exactly right. I mean, it’s partly right, but not…shit. How do I explain?” I let him chew on his lip for a few minutes before I try again.

“So, basically, daddy’s rich, and you don’t know what to do with yourselves without money.” They both look like I slapped them, and yeah, verbally anyway. “Steve, you were willing to give Teddy up for money. Is that what I’m hearing?” His confusion flashes to outrage.

“Of course not. I just…It’s not that simple. I thought I could take time, take care of what needed to get done and then…then he’d have to let me…shit. No, Teddy was always the end goal. I just…got lost on how to get there.”

The omega in question huffs behind my back and I hear a mumbled, “No shit, Sherlock,” from Kelly. I bite the inside of my cheek to keep from smiling at the tiny beta and her rare use of profanity. I’m glad she’s as protective of our omega as I am, and it’s adorable.

Garret and Steve are bickering back and forth like a couple of hens while my brain works. Finally, I turn to Teddy. “I may not be great at saying it, but you know I love you, right?”

His breath catches, and he nods. Kelly smiles at both of us. “You too, pretty girl, you can’t get away.” She blushes that adorable pink that I enjoy so much. “Teddy, you’ve already made it…painfully clear that you want this little punk. That still true?” He looks at Steve, who’s finally shut up and is watching us all carefully. Teddy nods, barely noticeable, but it’s there.

“And the other one?” This directed at Kelly.

“Sorry, Sam, but he feels almost as much like home as you and Teddy. If that’s ok with you. I don’t want to make anybody uncomfortable.” She presses back against Teddy who starts purring, kicking off Garret’s purr in response.

Standing up from my chair, I turn a glare back to the twins. “Well, you boys need to deal with your daddies. Whatever the hell their issues are. Especially this…Marc, was it? They’re not your problem anymore if you’re here, you get me?” They both nod numbly in response as I point to the phone sitting in the cup holder of Steve’s chair. “Pick up your fucking phone, take the goddamned call when it happens. Explain to him that you’re done. If you can’t even do that, then you don’t deserve to have Teddy anyway.”

My gaze swings to his brother. “You…back up your brother. If you think Daddy Dearest is gonna be pissy about a male omega, I can guaran-fucking-tee that he’s not gonna be happy with you mating a beta. And I can’t imagine that either one of you won’t catch a load of shit for not being lead alpha. But fuck it, my house, my rules. Deal with it.”

Turning to my pack, I say, “Teddy, remind me to call the fuckin’ courthouse tomorrow, see if we can change our paperwork to add two more members. If we need to refile everything or if we can make adjustments since they probably haven’t sent it in yet with this weather. I’ll see what I can figure out later and fill everything out again, just in case.”

Finally, I turn and hold my hand out to Kelly. “Come on, Sugar. I didn’t get any sort of release earlier. I am tense as shit, and I wanna make you feel so good. That work for you?” She smiles at me and she takes my hand, letting me pull her up and against my chest. “So, it’s probably not something you’ve thought about before, Kelly Girl, but would you be interested in training how to take a knot?”

Her sweet blush brightens her cheeks and she looks over at Teddy for a second before turning back to me. He answers instead of her. “Sorry, Sam, we already started on that a few days ago while you were working on the nest. Kelly asked if it was possible, and I was helping her out.” My look of confusion must be apparent by the sound of Kelly’s giggling. “Teddy’s not hiding a surprise knot. I can explain later, Alpha. You wanna take me upstairs and I can show you?”

Well, damn, I don’t know what I did in a past life to get this lucky, but fuck me.

Wrapping my arms around Kelly, I lift her up and make short work of the stairs to get back to our bedroom. It’s not my greatest moment leaving Teddy behind, but those boys need to sort their shit. This way they get the privacy to talk and I get to taste a sweet little beta.