I laugh and put my hands up the back of his sweaty shirt. His skin is sticky with sweat.
“We need more blankets,” I tell him, making him laugh.
“Your wish is my command.”
I swat his ass as he leaves the basement, and I look at all the work I made him do.
This is going to be perfect.
CHAPTER 43
Sloane prepares what she calls the essential snack plate and brings it downstairs to the little nest we’ve made.
I think it’s a mixture of wanting tonight to be special and her wanting somewhere to nest for her pregnancy. I’ve nearly readWhat to Expect When Your Omega is Expectingthree times.
“Thanks for doing all the heavy lifting,” she says, eating some cheese and nestling up against one of the millions of pillows we brought down here.
“Whatever you need, I’m your guy,” I tell her, scooting up and putting my head on her lap.
She continues eating but pets my hair.
“We need a TV down here.”
“You know we’re going to have to move this all back upstairs when the contractors start working.”
“Hopefully they don’t take long,” she sighs, and I make a note to mention it to Bram.
Maybe there are some modifications we can make upstairs while we get someone in here to finish the basement.
I turn around and kiss her stomach.
“Do you think it’s a girl or a boy?” I ask her.
She smiles down at me, her soft fingers still playing with my hair.
“Hmm. I don’t have a feeling one way or another yet. But you better believe as soon as we can find out, we’re going to. No way could I wait till they’re born.”
“Me either, I’d want to know. We should probably pick a pack name,” I tell her, and she hums.
“The guys will probably keep their last name, at least while they’re playing hockey,” she says.
“I don’t want it to be my last name,” I say plainly.
She doesn’t make me explain; she just nods her head. “To be honest, I’m a little too mad at my dad right now to consider Applegate.” I laugh in her lap, and she shrugs. “Bram is the pack Alpha, would make sense to take Nilsen.”
“I think he would come in his pants if you told him you wanted to take his last name.”
“That powerful, huh?”
“So tiny but so powerful,” I tell her, kissing her stomach and rolling off of her.
“We’re waiting for Max to get home,” she points at me, and I give her a smile.
“I never thought I’d bond with someone. I’m kind of nervous,” I admit as we both lie on our sides and look at one another.
“It hurts for a second, but then that goes away, and it feels amazing. You’ll be able to sense Max’s emotions the strongest. From what I’ve read, an Alpha to Beta bond might not be as intense as it is to an Omega, but it’s still powerful. I’m not sure how much of me you’ll be able to feel through the bond, but once Bram bonds with the both of us, it should be stronger.”
“You’re really okay with me bonding with them?”
