“He’s making what’s probably going to be an absurdly large amount of food. Fair warning, he’s going to make you eat as much as possible. Wouldn’t want you fainting on us,” Theo said with a wink.
My snort was cut off by another cramp ripping through me. My clothes felt like sandpaper against my skin and I no longer cared that the alphas would see my stomach rolls and thick thighs with stretch marks. I just had to get away from the burning.
I started pulling down my sleep shorts, but my arms and legs were trembling too badly. Cam and Theo’s hands were on me instantly, helping me keep my balance. Cam pushed the shorts down the rest of the way, and Theo pulled off my shirt. I was wearing the bralette I had worn to bed.
“Come here, love, let’s get you in the water,” Theo murmured.
I stepped into the pool, Cam and Theo each holding an arm to keep me steady. The cool water lapped around my legs. I would have hated the temperature on a normal day, but right now, it felt like heaven. The burning subsided as I lowered myself all the way in and let out a contented sigh.
“Does that feel good?” Cam asked.
He had taken off his shirt at some point and was ever so slowly lowering himself into the water. “Shit, that’s cold,” he gasped.
I giggled at seeing the tough alpha with goosebumps all over his arms—his sexy, tattooed, toned arms that carried me without any problem. I was filled with a different kind of burning as I watched drops of water trail down his bare chest. It was not like me to check out an alpha, but Cam, Theo, and Ben were the exception to every rule. The longer I looked at him, the wilder my thoughts became, so I took a breath and went completely underwater, trying to sink to the bottom.
Theo had been right that the water felt good, and moving my arms and legs seemed to ease the cramping. I knew most people would tell me I was being ridiculous for not taking advantage of the three alpha dicks available to me, but I didn’t want my first time having sex to be when I was out of it mentally. Right now, I still felt some clarity, but as my heat continued, things would get hazier. Letting go when I was that vulnerable terrified me.
Suddenly, I felt a warm hand wrap around my upper arm and pull me up to the surface.
“Shit, sweetheart, you can’t stay under that long. You’re going to make me lose my mind,” Cam said, a flash of panic in his eyes.
I bit my lip to hide my smile. “I was fine. I like being underwater.”
He just grunted and pulled me into his chest. “How’s the pain?”
I rested my head on his shoulder and breathed in the sweet cinnamon roll scent that made me want to lick his neck. Somehow, I didn’t think he would mind, but I held back the urge.
“It’s okay,” I responded. “Just a little bit of cramping right now. But I don’t feel like I’m burning anymore.”
Theo pressed himself against my back, moving my wet hair to the side and nuzzling my neck and shoulders. “I hate to see you in pain. When is that doctor supposed to call?”
“Sam just said sometime today.” I shoved down my anxious thoughts that something would go wrong again with my suppressant access. I had to trust this unknown doctor to come through.
The patio doors opened and Ben strode out, carrying a massive tray of food. My chest ballooned with happiness at seeing him. Ben felt like pure sunshine.
“I made us some food,” he said, beaming.
“Somefood?” I asked, giggling as he put down an enormous charcuterie board filled with breakfast foods—Danishes, muffins, scrambled eggs, fruit, and cheese.
“I didn’t know what you would like best,” he said with a sheepish grin.
He stood back up and stripped off his shirt and sweatpants, leaving him in tight black briefs. My eyes wandered down his chest to the v-line of his muscles, taking the quickest peak of his growing bulge before looking away.
“You see something you like?” Ben asked with a wink as he lowered himself into the pool and gathered me in his arms.
“You can look at me anytime you want. I’m always looking at you,” he murmured.
I blushed, my insides squirming with happiness. I’d spent my entire life being told my body was ugly, but somehow these alphas wantedme.
“What would you like to eat, precious?” Ben asked.
I needed to eat, but my heat made it hard to concentrate on food. Ben pressed his chest to my back and caged his arms around me. As if sensing I was too overwhelmed to choose, Theo held out a pancake rolled up with bacon and maple syrup on the inside.Culinary genius. I went to take it from his hand, but he shook his head.
“Let me,” he said, bringing it to my mouth.
The omega in me wanted to preen under his care, but I also bristled at the idea that he thought I wasn’t capable of feeding myself.
As if he could sense my struggle, Ben pressed his lips to my ear. “Let us take care of you. It’s not that we don’t think you’re capable.”
