Chapter 14
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Rio
Beck was losing his ever-loving mind. We couldn’t just fire our manager and coach right before playoffs. As much as I wanted Brian gone, I also had to be realistic about the entire situation.
We’d fire him in two weeks after winning the championship.
After showering and changing, we went out to the parking lot. We’d come in two separate cars because Kane and Beck were going to volunteer at the food bank we were major donors to.
As much as I loved volunteering there myself, I liked the idea of spending some time with Kayla.
“What do you want to do today?”
It was just past ten in the morning, and we had nothing going on the rest of the day. We were always so busy all the time and it was nice to have a few days of rest.
“Can we go to the mall? The rest of my stuff is going to be delivered later this afternoon, but I want to get a few things and get a gift for Kara.” Kayla sat in the passenger seat next to me and Rylan got in the back. “I have my own credit card.”
Rylan laughed. “If you think we’re letting you pay for anything, you have another thing coming.”
“Yeah, but…” She sighed. “You’re right, you should pay for everything. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right?”
“If you don’t want us to, we won’t.” I pulled out of the parking lot and headed for a mall that was on the way back to our house. It had a variety of high-end and regular stores. It also had my favorite women’s boutique that I planned on taking her to.
“Speak for yourself.” Rylan made a growly huff. Since our time in the pool with Kayla, he’d become somewhat possessive. I hoped it wasn’t going to start causing problems.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a mall during normal hours.
Usually, once a month, there was a day we’d all go for two hours of omega-only shopping before the mall opened.
It sucked because none of the food places were open.
” She looked out the window, her cheek on her fist. “I could really go for a soft pretzel with cheese.”
“You don’t strike me as the mall-going type.” I turned onto the freeway and was pleasantly surprised at how light the traffic was.
“What is the mall-going type?” She looked over at me and then gestured to her jeans and plain T-shirt.
“I don’t like super girly things, but I still like to shop.
But mainly the reason I like the mall is the food.
We’re going to start with pretzels, then after we hit a few shops, we’ll get frozen lemonades and corn dogs, and then for lunch, nothing beats mall Chinese food.
” The girl talked about food like we talked about Alphaball.
“I’ll give you a corn dog.” Rylan was in the middle seat and leaned forward. “Can bend you into a pretzel too.”
“Oh, geez.” Kayla laughed and turned in her seat to pinch his cheek. “Good thing you’re cute.”
“You think I’m cute?” I didn’t need to look at Rylan to hear the grin in his voice. Plus, I could feel his happiness through the pack bond. While we didn’t always let our emotions flow freely through it, he wanted me to know how happy he was.
“Cute as a mangy mutt.” I took the off-ramp toward the mall. “We can go anywhere you want, just lead the way.”
“Suck up.” Rylan flicked my arm and laughed.
As I pulled into a parking spot, I became certain that Kayla was just the omega we needed.
After eating pretzels with cheese, Kayla led us to a map of the mall that she examined for a few minutes before she giggled and grabbed our hands.
The giggle concerned me a bit, but we’d told her we’d go anywhere she wanted to go and we meant it. Pleasing her was all I could think about, and if that meant I sat for an hour and waited for her to try on clothes or look at baubles in a shop, then that was what I’d do.
What I wasn’t expecting was for her to lead us to a sex shop that had a discreet storefront and an actual bouncer at the door. He nodded to us as we entered, not even bothering to check our identification.
“I’m not sure if this is a wise idea.” I was hit with way too many scents and had to breathe through my mouth. “It smells like a nest in here.”
“How do you know what a nest smells like?” She led us straight back to a wall of vibrating dildos.
There wasn’t anyone in the store besides two beta women behind the counter. I could tell they were betas because they didn’t immediately react to us.
“I agree with Rio. You have us. You don’t need dildos or fancy vibrators.” Rylan picked up a pink, flower-shaped toy. “What is this supposed to do exactly?”
“You put it over your clit, and it vibrates in a way to simulate sucking. I have one. It’s amazing.” She grabbed a toy off the wall. “This one stimulates the clit and G-spot, plus the ass. Perfect for Kara. I think I’ll get one too. I’ve heard good things about it.”
“Um, no.” I plucked the toy she was grabbing for herself out of her hand and put it back. “If anyone is stimulating any of those things it will be us. Not something someone manufactured to use solo.”
She turned around and raised an eyebrow. “Who said I’d be using it solo? You poor alphas. You think toys are just for me to use on myself? Toys are friends, not foes.”
“We have a display case right over here if you’d like to see what the vibrations and movement are like for the most popular of our products.” The female store clerk stopped a respectful distance from us.
Rylan and I were both slightly on edge being there with our omega. All it took was one horny alpha to ruin our day.
“Oh, that won’t be necessary.” Kayla snatched the toy I’d put up back off the hook. “Where are your strap-ons?”
The woman’s eyes darted over to me, and for some goddamn reason, my face felt hot. Why the hell was she asking about strap-ons?
“Right this way. We have quite a few choices. Do you know what size and shape you’re looking for?” The woman led us a few feet to a wall of strap-on dildos.
Rylan and I were standing next to each other now, both too stunned to speak. It was sexy as hell that Kayla was so confident with her sexuality, but also… a strap-on?
“Well, judging by their facial expressions, I’d say I need the smallest possible.”
“I’d recommend this one. It has a spot in the strap to put a bullet so your clit will be stimulated as you thrust. Do you have prep materials? I recommend a set of gradually increasing butt plugs.”
What the what?
Rylan and I looked at each other with wide eyes, which she didn’t even notice because she was examining the package hanging on the display like it was some kind of art piece in a gallery.
“Uh, Kayla, sweetheart. I think we need to discuss this in private.” I wanted to give her what she wanted, but also, there needed to be some boundaries.
“I’ll be at the counter if you need any more assistance. I can take these for you to free up your arms.” The woman took the two vibrators from Kayla and left us staring at the wall of dicks.
“You’re just kidding, right?” Rylan picked up the product the woman had recommended.
“I’m serious. You’ll come so hard. I will too.” She put her hand on Rylan’s biceps. “Please.”
Please.
The single word had a lot of power over an alpha, and I could quickly see Rylan giving in.
“I want your ass first. If I do this.” He handed her the box with the strap-on in it. “Where are these butt plugs she spoke so fondly of?”
The next thing I knew, we were looking at packages of butt plugs. I didn’t know there were so many kinds or that they came in different sizes and shapes.
“I think because the dildo on the strap-on isn’t super girthy, these will be perfect. We just need to get you some lube and then you’ll be all set.” She was acting like a kid in a candy store, and I couldn’t help but smile at her excitement.
She wouldn’t be getting anywhere near my ass with a butt plug or dildo, but if Rylan wanted to give it a go, more power to him.
“You basically start with the smallest, leave it in doing whatever for a bit. Maybe ten minutes at first. Then you put the next in, and then the next. Hopefully, your muscles get to a point where it doesn’t take as much prep.
” She grabbed a butt plug with a red jewel on the flared base. “This would be so sexy for you, Rio.”
“What? No.” I took it and put it back. “I love red, but no.”
“Suit yourself, but when you see how much Ry gets off, you’re going to wish you’d bought your own butt plugs.” There was a teasing glimmer in her eyes, and I wrapped an arm around her, pulling her to me.
“Be careful, sweetheart. You’re making the alpha in me want to punish you for being cheeky.” I kissed her, capturing her gasp before pulling away. “Now, where are these bullets she mentioned?”
Twenty minutes later, we were finished in the adult toy store and headed to the boutique I’d been aching to go to. Out of the four of us, I was most interested in fashion and design, which was why I made most of the decisions when it came to our clothing.
I’d studied business in college but had always had an eye for what was hot and what was out of season. My eye was drawn to clean lines, bold colors, and unique patterns.
Rylan and Beck couldn’t dress to save their lives, so someone had to make up for their lack of style.
“Can I pick some things out for you to try on?” I wasn’t going to take no for an answer.
“No pink and no floral.” She looked around the store. “And nothing see-through. I already make you four horny enough as it is.”
“Trust me, you want Rio picking out your clothes. If this Alphaball thing doesn’t pan out, he could be a personal stylist for the stars. Wouldn’t that be a dream, styling N’Pact?” Rylan chuckled as I shot him a glare.
We walked around the boutique, and I pointed out different things to Kayla so she could grab her size and pile them into my arms. With my arms loaded, we headed for the dressing room.
“I’m going to go find a bathroom. Here, hold this bag.” He handed Kayla one of the two bags from the sex shop.