Chapter 33
I haven’t seen my omega in days, and my alpha is extremely pissy about it.
Okay, fine. So am I.
You know, normal loving boyfriend stuff.
Jude sleeps like the dead on a normal night but now that he’s all bonded and settled, I could set off fireworks in his room and he wouldn’t wake up. It makes picking the lock on his door and sneaking inside annoyingly easy.
Posey sleeps like an angel. Her mouth is parted, little snores escaping that I find extremely endearing and I vow to tell her that when she wakes up.
I slide my hands under her back and knees, lifting slowly so I don’t wake her up.
She sighs but doesn’t move, instead curling further into my arms and rooting around until her nose hits my neck.
A full body shudder rocks through me the second her nose makes contact. Any touch from this omega is enough to have me teetering on the edge of control, and I love it. If I could glue her hand to mine I would in a heartbeat.
Making it to my bedroom unseen is a relief, and a burst of pride shoots through my chest when I lay eyes on the bed.
After seeing Posey’s beautiful nest I went out and purchased a few duplicates of some of her things so I could have them in my space for whenever she wanted to spend time here.
I know her apartment is right next door, but that is three doors between us. And four too many if you ask me.
Grabbing one of the matching blankets I bought for us, I lay down with my girl and allow my body to fully relax for the first time in days.
The steady beat of her heart against mine and the even cadence of her breathing soothe my alpha, and it’s only seconds before my eyes close and I drift off to sleep.
“Little doll, your phone has been ringing all morning.”
Jude’s voice startles me awake and I’m shocked to see it’s after noon already. I haven’t slept this long in one night my entire life, and I feel fucking fantastic. Is this what it feels like to be fully rested?
Posey sits up next to me, not even checking her surroundings before she snags the phone out of Jude’s hand and answers without looking at the caller I.D. “Hello?”
“Primrose Evelyn Hale!” I hear a boisterous feminine voice shout down the line.
Is that really her full name? It’s almost as cute as she is.
Posey cringes, aiming wide eyes between me and Jude, who’s glaring at me like I stole his favorite toy. “You can’t just steal our omega out of my bed in the middle of the night, Parker,” he hisses. “I almost had a goddamn heart attack when I woke up and she was gone.”
I shrug, dragging a hand through my hair as I yawn. “I haven’t seen her in days and she bit you. It felt like a great choice at the time.” I think for a second, tilting my head. “Still does, actually.”
Jude scoffs, but he doesn’t argue. He knows if he was in my position he probably would have thought about doing the same thing. He never would have gone through with it, but at the very least it would have been under consideration in that big brain of his.
Hushed arguing from the other side of the room where Posey’s retreated has me leaning in closer, trying to make out any of the words, but Jude grabs my arm and drags me off the bed. I hit the floor with a thud, groaning quietly into the rug. “That was rude.”
He shrugs. “Don’t eavesdrop on our omega. That is rude.”
Posey startles me when she collapses onto the bed facedown and screams into the pillow. I exchange a concerned look with my pack mate before crawling back on the bed and rubbing a hand up and down her back in what I hope is a soothing pattern. “Everything alright, flower?” I ask hesitantly.
Her head snaps up so fast she whacks me in the face with her long hair.
I cough, attempting to spit out the pieces that caught in my mouth as she sighs in exasperation, seemingly unaware of the hair-in-mouth situation.
“Yes. No. Maybe. Depends how y’all feel about taking a quick weekend trip down to Georgia. ”
“We heard a scream, is everything okay?” Paxton and Mack crash into the room at the same time, both half dressed and out of breath.
Mack immediately goes to Posey’s side, running hands along her body like she was somehow injured between last night and this morning, and Pax looks between me and our pack lead, obviously sensing our confusion.
“What do you mean, doll?” Jude questions.
Posey whines, shoving her messy hair away from her face.
“That was my mom and dads. Apparently Maisie opened her big mouth about Mack’s display in the courtyard and I just got a lecture about getting engaged without even introducing him to my parents.
” She shoots a glare at Mack and he grins unrepentantly.
“So now they’re demanding I bring y’all home with me this weekend for the harvest festival. ”
Pax chokes. “This weekend, as in tomorrow?”
She nods, looking resigned, but there’s also a little twinkle in her eyes that makes me think she’s not as upset about this turn of events as she’s pretending to be.
Jude told us she was feeling kind of homesick, and that alone makes up my mind.
Glancing around at the rest of my pack, I smile. “I think it sounds like fun.”
Posey gives me a grateful smile and reaches out to place her hand over mine as she looks imploringly at the others.
“They would come here if they could but because it’s harvest season and there’s an orchard on the ranch my parents own, they can’t take the time away.
I understand if you aren’t ready yet, but given that Jude and I are bonded… ”
Jude nods decisively, placing a knee down on the bed and leaning in to cup her cheek. “I would love to meet your parents, doll.”
“I mean we are engaged, I should probably go meet my future in-laws,” Mack smiles brightly.
Paxton is looking between me and our omega, panic lighting his eyes.
He’s never done very well meeting new people especially with something as important as this, and I’m sure his anxiety is sky high.
I give him a subtle nod to show him I have him, and he relaxes.
“I think we would all love to see where you’re from and meet the people who raised such an incredible woman, sweetheart. ”
Posey looks between all of us one last time before biting her lip. “Okay, I guess we’re going to Georgia.”