Chapter 44
Preston
Iwas going to have a son.
It still felt surreal to think that. Ever since I’d found out Hailey was pregnant, I’d been thinking about it nonstop. But now, holding my omega in my arms, it felt that much more real. Months of waiting for this moment were finally behind me.
She’d waited for me.
When Hailey had pulled out that envelope and told me what was in it, my heart leaped into my throat.
After everything that had happened between us, I’d never expected her to wait for me.
Honestly, if I were in her position, I wasn't sure I could have done it, could have been as strong and patient as Hailey was.
Because of her, we found out we were having a son as a pack.
It felt wrong to be so blissfully happy considering the situation we were in.
More than anything, I wished my work hadn't gotten in the way of Hailey and me bonding like we should have. She’d suffered tremendously, and I hated myself for it.
Still, somehow, she was managing to not just tolerate my presence, but to actually work on that connection.
To…bond with me. Hailey regularly dragged me into the nest for cuddles, though I wasn't sure whether she wanted me or if it helped ease the lingering sickness.
Either way, I would take any snuggles or moments of affection I could get.
Eventually, though, after a few days of agonizing over it, my curiosity got the better of me.
“You should hate me,” I muttered softly.
We were curled up in the nest, just the two of us.
Hailey was pressed against my side, her face shoved into my chest as she dozed on and off.
With one hand, I held her close, and with the other, I gently ran my fingers through her hair, making her hum with satisfaction every now and then.
“I should,” she agreed, her tone gentle but sure.
I shifted to look down at her, my pulse obvious in my neck. “Then why don't you?”
Hailey squinted, a sign she was really considering it.
“Everything has been so hard for the last few months. I’ll admit that I just want to enjoy having my entire pack in one place for once. You're not off the hook, by a long shot, I assure you. But I'm exhausted and just want to focus on bringing this baby into the world safely and happily.”
“I am so sorry.” I held her eyes, not backing away from the discomfort I felt beneath her gaze. “I hope you know that.”
“Sorry that we bonded or sorry that you bonded me when you had to leave immediately?” Hailey asked, sitting up a bit.
“I'm sorry about the circumstances surrounding our bond, not that we bonded,” I assured her, cupping her cheek. “It should have been different. We should’ve been able to go from that alleyway to an apartment and spent the following months together, nonstop.”
Hailey snorted lightly, regarding me with a smirk. “Do you think we would’ve made it to an apartment or still had sex in the alley, even if you hadn't been working?”
My face heated, memories stirring my blood. “Honestly, I'm not sure. My instincts were going so haywire that night. The desperation had nothing to do with my job and everything to do with how amazing the omega who was sitting next to me smelled.”
“Yeah, I also sat next to this alpha who smelled far too amazing for his own good.” She giggled.
“How can I make it up to you?” I asked, genuinely seeking anything I could do to begin this road to connection for us. “I know one thing won’t fix everything, but I need somewhere to start.”
“Time? You're not going anywhere anytime soon, are you?” Hailey shot me a look, her brows up. Her tone was playful, but I could sense the underlying tension in her words.
Keeping my hand on her face, I made sure I was looking her dead in the eye as I spoke.
“Hailey Hana, I will never do undercover work again. I will never take a job that means I have to leave—I'm going to stick to your side like glue for as long as you’ll have me. You’ll never be alone like you were before. I promise.”
Tears gathered in the corners of her eyes, and for a moment, I panicked, thinking I'd said the wrong thing. She threw herself into my chest, however, squeezing her arms around me so tightly it hurt.
In the best possible way.
I’d happily take being squished to death by my omega hugging me.
“I’m still mad at you,” she insisted through tears.
“As you should be.”
“When I'm not pregnant and hormonal, I will make you pay. I'm talking manual labor, digging up the garden for me, getting me snacks whenever I want, dealing with the worst of the diapers.”
“And I’ll do it all with the biggest smile on my face, because I'm here with you,” I insisted, pulling her face up to look at her, sincerity ringing in my heart.
Her eyes narrowed at me. “You better mean that.”
I nodded. “I plan to show you every day for the rest of our lives how much I mean it.”
“Good. Because if you felt like Camp Bower put you through hell, just wait until I’m back to full strength and can be truly pissed at you,” she grumbled.
I kissed the top of her forehead. “I look forward to it.”
“But…” Hailey let the word hang, getting comfortable against my chest again. “...thank you.”
“You are endlessly welcome.”
We fell asleep like that, curled up together. At some point, Wilder joined us in the nest, sleeping on her other side. I almost left right then, but Hailey was still holding on to me, and I couldn’t bring myself to pry my body out of her grip. It felt wrong.
Over her shoulder, I nodded at Wilder, who grinned back in that easy way of his.
I’d missed him, too, and seeing him relaxed and comfy with Hailey felt better than I’d expected.
I was a little on the fence myself about us all as a pack, but Wilder…
he just had a way of making it all seem so effortless, and I loved him for that.
“Mmm,” Hailey groaned as she stretched into me, her ass undoubtedly pressing into Wilder, because his brows shot up and he smirked. “I want attention.”
I chuckled as she mumbled into my chest, but the way her scent flared, her skin warm beneath my fingers, made me stop short.
Oh, that kind of attention. I nodded, looking down between us.
Hailey was still on her side, eyes closed, with her hands under my shirt.
But if she needed something to ease these lingering heat spikes, it was probably best that I leave and let her take care of it with Wilder.
Shifting, I started to pull away from her, carefully slipping over the edge of the bed. But Hailey gripped me before I could make it more than a few inches, her eyes opening sleepily.
“No,” she whined.
“I can let Wilder take care of you. I wouldn’t want to—”
“You said you wanted to make it up to me,” she countered, her brows raising, even as she continued to look half asleep. “Well, here’s your chance.”
My jaw dropped, and I blinked several times before I could finally respond. “Just tell me what you want me to do.”
She smiled, her eyes closing again as she pressed her head back toward Wilder. He shot me an ecstatic grin, and I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
“Just don’t move me much. I’m comfy, but…want relief.” She groaned lightly, throwing her leg over my hip as I lay on my side facing her. “Need touches.”
“We don’t need to move you at all, cutie.” Wilder smiled, reaching under Hailey’s neck to stroke her cheek as he kissed the top of her head, and I watched his other hand go for the waistband of her leggings. “Let’s just get these off.”
It took me a moment to get with the picture, so surprised that Hailey actually wanted me there, but when I did, I helped Wilder get Hailey’s leggings off, then her panties.
Slick already warmed her, smoothed over her thighs between her legs, and that strawberry cream scent was everywhere.
My dick kicked behind my sweats, and I felt that immediate pull toward her, like I had when we’d first met.
“God, Hailey, you still smell so damn good.”
Smiling, she put her leg over me again, nudging me with her hips. “Enough talking.”
I couldn’t help but laugh, but I had no problem taking the hint. In fact, there was no way I was missing out on the opportunity to get a taste of what I’d been obsessed with smelling ever since that first day.
Inching lower, I scooted down until my face was level with Hailey’s magnificent pussy, angling so I didn’t hit her bump, and I threw her leg over my shoulder.
“Oh,” Hailey whispered, and I looked up to watch her grip Wilder’s hand on her hip and move it backward, his fingers appearing on her slit from behind. “Yessss, both of you…now…”
We both took the hint, eager to please, and I dropped my mouth to her folds, gently dragging my tongue up from the bottom past Wilder’s fingers as he began to tease her entrance. Hailey let out a low whimper, squeezing me with her leg.
Hungrily, I lapped at her clit, unwilling to close my eyes because I needed to see her, to see this perfect body that I’d been dreaming of for so long while I’d sat alone in prison.
Hailey’s skin was rosy, her slick positively dripping from her, and I ate her like a starved man because that’s what I was.
I hadn’t been able to taste her properly the last time we were together.
Wilder dipped one finger inside her and then another, and I licked over the taut skin as she stretched around him.
A delightful moan sounded above me, and I paid attention to every last inch of her as Wilder pumped in and out of her pussy.
“Holy shit.” Hailey gripped my hair at the roots, holding tight as she pressed herself closer to my mouth. “Yes, do that…just keep doing that.”
Done.
Eating her out, I scooped my hand alongside Wilder’s, adding my finger to his.
We instantly worked together, finding a rhythm inside our sweet omega’s pussy as I flicked my tongue over her clit.
The only thing I could think of was making her feel good, making Hailey see stars for a few blissful moments because it was what she deserved.
And goddamn, it was hot.
I rocked my hips against the bed without thinking, my cock and knot desperate for some attention. But this was about Hailey. I wasn’t going to bother with taking myself out or worrying if I came. All that mattered was my girl, my omega, and giving her the attention she craved.
Wilder and I fingered her together, and it was incredibly sexy, our impressive, pregnant omega allowing us to take care of her. I sucked hard on her clit, pulling it into my mouth so I could circle my tongue over it, and Hailey clamped down around our fingers.
“Ugh, don’t stop. I’m-I’m close…”
We didn’t say anything, especially not me. I didn’t take my mouth off Hailey, pleasuring her with a conviction I’d never felt so strongly before. Strawberries and cream swelled in the air, and my knot throbbed.
I was unable to keep myself from rubbing against the bed, the friction of my sweats on my cock just enough stimulation, together with how much I loved tasting Hailey, to rush me closer toward release.
I had no idea what Wilder was doing about his own situation, because this couldn’t just be me, but we were also clearly on the same page, focusing entirely on making Hailey come, on doing what we needed to for our omega.
Hailey’s grip on me tightened tenfold, her leg clenching around my shoulder, and both Wilder and I sped up, pumping into her faster while I sucked in rhythmic pulses on her clit. I could feel her entire body tense, and then—
Orgasm.
She felt apart for us, moaning loudly as she gasped, her pussy fluttering around our fingers as she came. Her taste flooded my mouth, her slick potent and overflowing.
It was so damn good, my dick kicked inside my sweats, coming because making her fall apart for me like that was just so incredible. I hadn’t done anything like that since high school.
Wilder and I worked her through the aftershocks until Hailey stilled, breathing hard.
Crawling back up to the top of the bed, I rested my head on the pillow with a grin, licking her taste off my mouth. Wilder grinned from behind her, pulling the blanket over us to keep her warm.
Hailey opened one eye to look at me. “That was not what I expected, but damn.”
I chuckled. “You’re telling me. I need new sweats.”
Both her eyes shot open, her mouth dropping as a short laugh left her. “Really?”
I nodded, not embarrassed in the slightest, because I’d enjoyed myself too much to care.
“Yup, but I’ll worry about it later.” I stroked Hailey’s cheek, her eyes already beginning to close as the release relaxed her all over again. “You go back to sleep. We’ll be here.”
“Damn straight,” Wilder added, kissing the back of Hailey’s head. “And if you need more later, you have two very willing volunteers at your beck and call.”
Hailey laughed, her eyes closed and her breathing evening out. She smiled as she snuggled deeper into the covers, into both of us, and she let out a contented sigh.
“Well, keep doing that, and you’ll be forgiven in no time,” Hailey whispered as she fell back asleep in a post-orgasm haze.
“Easy promise to make, mate. Easy as pie.”