Chapter 48 Mable
Mable
“Promise me you'll text regularly, even if I'm not lucid,” I said as I checked one of the diaper bags for the hundredth time.
“I will text you regularly. I'm in a group chat with you and your pack. They will get regular updates,” my mother reassured me as she rocked Maggie in her arms.
“And if you need anything—”
“Mable!” my mother said firmly but lovingly. “I have raised a baby before. I think I can handle looking after my granddaughter for a few days. If I need anything, we will simply go to the store.” She looked down at Maggie with a smile.
“Come on, sweetness,” Saint said softly, wrapping an arm around me from behind.
My eyes started to water as I turned to my mate.
My entire pack surrounded me, knowing that I wasn't the most stable emotionally.
My heat was going to hit in full force any minute.
The cramps had been slowly getting worse all day, so before I became a mess and couldn't think straight, my mother had come over to wisely kidnap my daughter for a grandmother-granddaughter visit.
When she had offered to take Maggie during our heat, the guys had decided to go over to her place and build a nursery. My mother had attempted to help them pay for it, but they had staunchly refused.
Turning back to her, I gave Maggie a quick kiss on the head.
She was fast asleep and didn’t even realize I was having an emotional breakdown.
This was the first time I was leaving her with someone who wasn’t one of her “daddies.” The anxiety and guilt were swirling through me, but how exactly was I supposed to take care of an infant when I was so out of it?
It really did take a village to raise a kid, and I needed to remind myself that it was okay to rely on them sometimes.
As soon as Mom and Maggie were out the door, I was swept into the arms of my pack mates, pulling me into their embraces. They all knew I was freaking out about this, and their proximity comforted me some.
“Come on, let’s get you in the tub. That’ll help relax you,” Devin said as he brushed away my tears. “Hot, steamy water. Good for cramps and stress relief.”
I smiled. The guys were getting very good at this “caring for their omega” thing, picking up on all the little signs when I wasn’t feeling good. He led me toward the main bathroom, where Jasper was already filling the tub.
“Hey, Maple girl,” he greeted warmly, kissing the top of my head as he passed me.
“Have a good bath with Devin. I’m going to go help Percy prep food for the week.
” He kissed me again, all soft and sweet, but it was enough to make me squirm.
The cramps were slowly increasing in intensity, and I could tell it wouldn't be long before I was lost to my heat.
Eventually, all the guys would be around me, our bodies a tangle of limbs, but they’d also asked for some one-on-one time with me during the heat, and I was happy to oblige.
“Come here, princess.” Devin reached out a hand, and I went to him where he stood by the tub. “Let’s get you out of those clothes.”
There was no mistaking the gleam of excitement in his eyes, and I smiled despite my fading nervousness. Stepping up to Devin, I leaned up on my tiptoes to brush a kiss over his lips, and his hands went to my waist, pulling me against him.
“Help me?” I raised my brows, gesturing down to my clothes.
“Oh, princess, you’ll never need to ask twice if you want me to get you naked.”
As much as Devin’s interest in me wasn’t new, it still felt remarkable to be under his hungry gaze.
I was wanted and that made my excited nerves tingle all the more.
He gripped the bottom of my shirt and pulled it over my head.
My hair fluffed around me, and as soon as I was topless, Devin leaned down and kissed my breast.
The sensation was wild. I was so used to feeding a baby that the intimate touch sent a thrill down my spine.
Devin straightened, grinning down at me. “You are so beautiful.”
I smirked. “You just like that my boobs are bigger.”
“I like you”—Devin gripped my chin in his fingers—“no matter what size your boobs are. You’re always gorgeous.”
Well, damn if that didn’t make me feel like a million bucks.
Beaming up at him, I allowed Devin to get me free of my leggings and panties before helping him to get naked too.
He stepped into the tub, an erection already growing, and held out a hand for me to join him in the water.
I got in after him, and as he sat comfortably at the back, I took my place in front of him between his legs.
It’s a good thing this bathtub is huge.
“Did you really call first dibs on my heat?” I asked, leaning back against his chest.
Behind me, Devin chuckled, his chest moving under me. “Jasper and I may have made the point that the others got you during your last heat and that we wanted to be selfish bastards for a bit. It seemed only fair.”
I giggled, shaking my head but hardly able to come up with an argument against that. “I think you've more than made up for it after everything you’ve done recently.”
“Nah.” I turned around to see Devin shaking his head, playfully eyeing me. “But I will over the next few days.”
As I took in that mischievous look in his eyes, a wave of intensity hit me, my insides cramping the hardest they had yet. It was starting, and as much as I had my alphas to care for me, I still wasn’t looking forward to this. Well, not all of it, anyway.
“Mable?” Devin asked gently, and I dropped my head to his chest.
My scent was flaring so strongly that even I was aware of it.
Devin responded immediately, of course, his hands landing on my face as he pulled me up for a kiss.
The feeling of his velvety lips against mine sent me spinning, and my body began to ache with the need to be filled.
Even in the bath, slick pooled in my core and slid between my thighs.
This was my first heat since having Maggie, and I could already tell that it was going to be an intense one.
“Touch me. Please, Devin. It’s starting and—”
He cut off my words with a kiss, and I melted into it, so lost to the sensations that I almost missed the way he switched positions with me so that I was on my back. The porcelain of the tub still felt cool against my skin, even though Devin had been leaning on it. I was boiling.
Leaning back a touch, Devin whispered against my lips. “Do you need more, princess?” His hands roamed down my body, one taking my breast while the other progressed to the juncture of my legs. “Here?”
Arousal hit me like lightning, and I ignited under the crack of energy.
I nodded frantically against his lips as Devin kissed me once more, reaching down to press his hand to my pussy.
Heats always made me so much more desperate.
Even with the water surrounding me, I was slippery from the slick coating me, and Devin eagerly slipped a finger between my folds.
“Ugh!” I cried out. I was unbelievably sensitive. Even more than usual.
Dang, post-pregnancy heats are no joke.
“That’s my sweet girl. Let me help you.”
Devin’s fingers slid across my aching pussy, finding my clit and dipping inside.
The cramps were strong, but they faded to a dull roar as the arousal and pleasure soared higher with each moment.
I rocked my hips against his hand, clinging to his arm like if I let go I’d be transferred to some horrible reality where the pleasure stopped.
I needed it. I needed it like I needed air, and the world grew fuzzy at the edges.
I was definitely not as lucid anymore, solely focused on getting what I required to make the cramps back off, to orgasm hard because it was necessary to my entire life right now.
“More. Please, I need more. Now.”
My voice was this drunk-sounding beg, and I could smell Devin’s applewood scent flaring so intensely that it was almost a match for mine. He smiled as he drove his fingers inside me, looking down at me as I pleaded for relief.
“Anything, princess. I’ve got you.”
Leaning down, he took my nipple in his mouth, sucking lightly and nibbling at the oversensitive flesh. I abruptly arched beneath him, basically fucking his fingers as the climax drew closer. I was right there. Just a little more…
“Come for me, Mable. Let me feel you soak my fingers.”
That did it. I launched over the edge, coming undone as the orgasm powered through me like a bullet.
The world crystallized around me as the pleasure cleared some of the haze away, and I looked around the bathtub.
We couldn’t stay in here. The heat was too intense now.
I was going to need Devin’s knot in moments.
“That’s so good, princess. Goddamn, I can’t wait to bond you during this heat, precious. Fuck, I’m ravenous for you.”
We’d talked about Devin bonding me first, then the others, but in the chaos of these first cramps, I’d forgotten about it. Hearing how worked up he was, seeing how Devin was practically salivating, went straight to my core, my body ramping up again.
I want that. God, I want that so freaking much.
“Come on. Let’s get you to the bedroom,” Devin said, reading my mind and brushing the hair out of my face.
But I shook my head, my legs refusing to listen to me. “No, no bones. No moving. Can’t do it.”
Devin chuckled, scooping me up out of the tub and wrapping a large fluffy towel around me.
I really needed to find out how their housekeeper managed to keep them so darn fluffy—mine all lost their fluff after the first wash.
Regardless, I burrowed into the fabric, grounding myself in the feeling of the softness against my skin.
I was pulled out of my laundry daydreams by Jasper bounding into the bathroom, a grin plastered on his face as he scooped me up, towel and all, taking me back to the bedroom.
“What do you want, Maple girl?” he asked.