“More like a month.” Fernando sighed. “I hate laundry, but I have to have clean clothes for interviews.”
“How many have you done so far?”
“Three.” Fernando shrugged. “They’ve gone well, and I’ve had one call back. Hopefully it turns into a job.”
“They’d be stupid not to hire you.”
Fernando squeezed his hand. “I’m glad you’re my person.”
“Have you thought about my reenlistment?” Walker asked.
The omega looked thoughtful for a moment. “I really think that’s for you to decide. How do you feel about staying in the military?”
Walker shrugged. “It’s all I know. After I graduated high school, I joined up and haven’t looked back. Before you, there was nothing else for me. I think it’s the first place I really felt I belonged. Reenlisting feels…” he struggled to find the right word. “Comfortable, I guess.”
“How do you feel when you think about leaving it?”
“Scared as shit,” he answered quickly. “Excited, but a little panicked. I don’t know what I would do. Where would I fit?” Hepaused for a moment. “I know that I would be here with you, though. That makes everything else pale in comparison.”
They stopped and let Beans do his business.
Fernando gave him a worried look. “I can’t lie. I want you with me all the time, but I don’t want you to come to hate me. I’m with you either way. When do you have to decide?”
“October.”
“Okay.” Fernando nodded. “Let’s see how the next few months go. We can spend time together and go visit Hobson Hills.” His worry seemed to fade. “I’m just happy to have you with me right now.”
Walker grinned. “You want me to pick up the poop, don’t you?”
“Yes, please.”
Later that night,Walker lay with Fernando on their bed. He kissed his omega, enjoying the feel of the man in his arms. When Fernando’s lips pressed back desperately, and he wound his arms around Walker’s neck, Walker sank into him.
As he kept a steady pace, he kissed his way down Fernando’s neck, then nipped his shoulder when his dick hit the right spot inside Fernando.
“Walker,” Fernando said, panting. Walker couldn’t stop himself from increasing his pace, relishing the feel of his omega’s hard dick pressed against his stomach.
He reached between them, wrapped his fingers around Fernando’s erection, and stroked him. His other hand gripped Fernando’s thigh, spreading him a little wider.
“More,” Fernando said, breathless. “I need more.”
Walker moaned and bit down on Fernando’s shoulder, careful not to break skin. His grip on omega’s thigh tightened, and he felt it coming. Everything inside him pulled tight, but he needed something to push him over the edge.
Fernando spread his legs wide, wrapping his one around Walker’s hip. The omega’s smaller body pulled tight, and he screamed as he came, splattering against Walker’s stomach. He shuddered, body undulating, as fierce satisfaction filled his brown eyes.
Walker couldn’t stop himself. He came hard at the sight of Fernando’s satisfaction. After his body steadied, he stayed wrapped around his omega, enjoying the feeling of rightness. The room quieted, their pants softening and the light glistening off Fernando’s wet skin.
A deep, deep peace filled Walker, insulating him in gentle warmth. That wasn’t sex. That was something so much better.
“Ferdie,” he said, giving his omega a gentle kiss. “Thank you.”
“Yeah, anytime,” Fernando said, looking very sleepy. “We need to clean up.”
“You stay right there. I got you,” Walker said and ran to the bathroom. He wiped himself down and grabbed a clean rag. He couldn’t wait to explore Fernando all over again.
Chapter 10
Fernando smiled as he watched Walker place the fried eggs on top of the chilaquiles. His alpha was a good cook so far. Even if he needed exact measurements from Fernando instead of his usuala pinch of this and a dash of that.
