“Dog,” Finn said.
Jake sighed. “Always with thedog.If he doesn’t saydadsoon, I’m returning him.”
I snorted at Jake’s joke then cooed at Finn, who blinked at me with his big eyes.
“You’re so damn cute I could take a bite out of your little pink cheeks,” I said.
“Bite my son and die,” Jake growled at me.
I laughed. “Okay, daddy bear.”
“Ew. Don’t call me that.”
“Well, I was gonna saymomma bear, but I thought that might be insensitive.”
Jake smacked me playfully. He’d always been a thorny, sassy omega but his sensitive side shone through since Finn was born.
There was another baby present, one I didn’t know. Her parents were an alpha and omega pair. The alpha had a seeing-eye dog laying quietly by his heels.
Skylar smiled at me. “Raf, this is Felix, my co-worker, and his boyfriend Elijah. And this is their daughter, Grace.”
It was like each baby was cuter than the last, which was impossible, because they were all cute. Grace looked so chubby in her big autumn jumper. She was a little more shy, maybe taking after her omega father, and huddled into his chest.
“She’s beautiful,” I said, smiling at her parents. “So, is this Babyfest 2019?”
Skylar rolled his eyes at me. “No, Jake and Felix were getting together for a baby play-date and I just interrupted to gush over the kids.”
“It’s no problem at all,” Felix said with a soft smile.
“Have you told them the news?” I asked, leaning on Skylar’s shoulders and raising a brow.
When he blushed, I took that as ano.
Jake frowned, immediately on the hunt for answers. “What news? Why is he leaning on you like that?” He gasped. “No way. Are you two athing?” Then he gasped even louder, startling Finn. “Oh my god, are you two gonna have ababy?”
I sputtered. “How the hell did you make that connection so fast?”
Griffin just chuckled, definitely used to Jake’s antics from all the time they’d lived together now.
“Because I can read Sky like an open book!” Jake cried. “And you, Rafael, you’re not so sly yourself. Look at your body language right now. It basically--Griff, cover Finn’s ears--it basically screamsI can’t wait for this conversation to be over so I can go home and rail my omega boyfriend!”
My jaw dropped. Skylar’s did too before we both burst into laughter. Jake’s pointed finger and on-the-nose accusation were too much to bear.
“Am I wrong?” Jake demanded when the fit passed.
“No,” Skylar admitted, blushing. “It’s just funny to hear you say it like that.”
Jake grabbed Skylar’s arms. “Oh my god, Sky, you’re getting pregnant and you didn’t even tell me? Asshole!”
Skylar laughed again as they hugged deeply. I knew Skylar didn’t want to get into the whole jealousy thing during this joyous moment. But it was all in the past now, anyway, since Skylar was getting the happily ever after he always wanted.
“Anyway, we should get home and find out if it’s happening or not,” Skylar said after all the baby-ogling and catching up was finished.
Jake bit his lip excitedly. “Okay. You better call and tell me right away.”
“I will,” Skylar promised.
If I didn’t know Skylar any better, I might’ve not been able to distinguish which one of them was more excited about his potential pregnancy. But I knew Skylar wanted this more than anything.
