“Nope,” I refused immediately. “In fact, we are going to be arriving at our stopping point in just a few minutes.”
My Omega popped out and kissed me on the cheek before buckling into his seat. I glanced over and couldn’t hold back a smile. He was wearing one of the soft fleece pants sets I’d ordered – a pale blue that brought out his eyes – and his hair was mussed. He was too cute for words.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Uh-huh,” Jeremy agreed with a yawn. “And I ate the snack you left for me in the fridge, too. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” I was so busy peeking at him from the corner of my eye that I nearly missed the turn I needed to make. “Shit!” The camper jerked but righted. “Sorry about that. Are you okay?”
Jeremy laughed. “I’m fine, Alpha.” He peered out the window with interest. “Where are we going?”
“You’ll see.” I pulled into the parking garage.
“Cloud Nine?” Jeremy gasped. “One of the fanciest resorts in the state isn’t going to mind us camping in their parking garage?”
“Naw,” I teased him. “They won’t even notice us. We’ll blend right in.”
“They might call the cops,” he mumbled, the fear on his face making me immediately regret teasing him. “Please, Alpha. This is a bad idea!”
“It’s okay, Jem,” I stood up. “We have dinner reservations. They aren’t going to call the police and we certainly aren’t illegally boondocking in their garage.” I pulled him back into the living area and sat on the couch, pulling my Omega onto my lap. “I’m sorry I teased you, baby. That was mean of me.”
We sat in silence for several minutes before Jeremy finally spoke. “I guess if we’re going inside, I better comb my hair.”
He was still too quiet, his face too pale for my liking, so I shook my head and held him tight. “Talk to me, Jem. You have every right to be angry. It was a stupid joke.”
Jeremy sighed. “It’s fine. I should have known that you wouldn’t endanger me.”
It so wasn’t fine, but it didn’t seem like Jeremy was going to risk angering me and that was much more concerning.
“Sweetheart, you know I’m not going to just walk away because we have an argument, right? I don’t ever want you to think you can’t be honest with me.”
“Yeah, of course,” Jeremy agreed, his voice was even but there was a wariness in his eyes. “I should probably get ready.” He pushed against my arms and I released my hold, helping him balance as he stood up.
I watched his back as he disappeared into the tiny bedroom, deeply regretting my impulse to make light of our situation, but not sure how to bridge the chasm my stupidity had created between us.
Trying to respect his space, I waited until Jeremy had finished in the bedroom and returned to the couch to make my way back and change into clean clothes. When I walked back out, he was deep in thought, a frown creasing his forehead.
“What are you thinking?” I asked, dropping to my knees in front of him.
He shrugged and shook his head, looking at the floor in front of me. “Honestly, Kade. It’s fine. I think my hormones are just wonky. It isn’t your fault.”
Well, if that was the case, hopefully the after-dinner entertainment I had planned would help. After all, the doctor had said sex would help with the hormonal imbalance, hadn’t she?
“Okay. I won’t ask again, but you know you can talk to me if you decide to, right?”
Jeremy gave a tight nod.
I held back a sigh and rose back to my feet, holding my hands out to help him balance as he stood. “Let’s go eat, Jem. Maybe things will seem brighter after a relaxing meal.”
Chapter Twenty
Jeremy
When I told Zade that I thought part of my problem was my fluctuating hormones, I wasn’t lying. In fact, as we walked from the parking garage into the resort in silence, it became truer.
I’d been horny as hell through the entire pregnancy and, until he’d taken pity on me and blown me the day before, I’d been limited to my hand and imagination for relief. But now that I was in constant contact with a hot-as-fuck Alpha, my body was screaming for attention. And, as soon as we’d committed to each other – reason be damned – my soul began reaching for the kind of relief that only came from being used to pleasure a stronger animal.
The kind of relief that came from submitting to my Alpha in the basest possible way.
