“I’m not leaving,” I almost shouted, frantically looking around the room as if aHow to Stop Fucking Things Up and Upsetting Your Omega You Dipshitmanual would appear. Josie’s tears turned into sobs as she curled up in the bed again, bringing her knees to her chest in a defensive position. Acting on instinct, I threw myself back in the bed and crushed my omega close to my chest. Almost immediately, Josie stopped crying.
“You… didn’t want me to leave the bed?” I asked hesitantly, wrapping her hair around my hand so I could keep her head pressed into my neck, her rapid breaths warm on my skin. She shook her head, keeping her eyes squeezed shut.
“I’m so sorry I upset you. Fuck, I keep doing everything wrong. Everything I read said alphas are supposed to wait until their omega finishes building their nest and then only enter with permission. I left the bed not because I wanted to but because I thought you would prefer it. I would never let you out of my arms if it were up to me.”
“Never?” Josie whispered.
“Never.”
“You’d get bored.”
“Nope. Could never be bored around you.”
Josie was still, and I held my breath, hoping I hadn’t said the wrong thing. “What if I wanted to sit around and watch baking shows for twelve hours?” she asked, her voicealmostteasing.
“You ask as if that would be torture. I’d hold you tightly just like this for all twelve hours.”
“Wait, really?” she asked, pulling back and looking at me suspiciously.
“Yes, really.”
“What if I wanted to peruse the romance section of a bookstore all day?”
“I’d peruse right along with you, but of course, I would also find all my favorite books and whisper the dirtiest parts in your ear all day long.”Until you were so wet, you begged me to bend you over the nearest book display and fuck you until you screamed.
Josie’s lips parted in surprise before she smiled and relaxed into me.
“I’m sorry I panicked. My emotions are totally out of control,” she said quietly.
“So much has happened the past couple of days. Your body is going through a lot. Of course, it’s overwhelming. You never have to apologize for that. I’m sorry I keep fucking things up.”
“No, you’re not. You’re all being too sweet. I keep messing up being an omega,” she said, pressing her face against my chest again so she didn’t have to look me in the eye.
“There’s no way for you to mess this up, love,” I said.
She didn’t realize how serious I was, how she already had us completely wrapped around her finger.
“Now, how do you want to make your nest?”
“Oh,” she said, looking around at the disorganized mess around us. She pushed herself up to a seated position. This time I didn’t allow any distance between us, pulling her onto my lap, my arms circling her waist.
“I’m supposed to make my nest on my own. So I guess you should move off the bed?” Her voice was laden with uncertainty as she twisted in my lap to face me.
“Do you want me to move off the bed?”
She shook her head and I couldn’t stop myself from bringing my hand to her face, gently cupping it and brushing the briefest kiss over her lips. It had been ages since I’d kissed someone, and the feel of her lips against mine sent butterflies in my stomach.
“Then I won’t move an inch.”
Josie looked a little dazed. “But this isn’t the right way to do this.”
“The right way is whatever feels best for you. If anyone makes you feel otherwise, you let me know and I’ll throttle them.”
“You might have to let me go to do that,” she said seriously. It took me a minute to recognize that my mate was, in fact, teasing me. I couldn’t stop the huge smile that broke across my face, stretching muscles I hadn’t used in a long time.
“Are you doubting me? I would keep one arm around you and use my other hand to throttle them. No problem.” Josie giggled and my cock hardened to the point of pain. Josie shifted her ass on my lap, making me groan. I was worried I had made her uncomfortable when she shot me a mischievous smile, her eyes twinkling.
“You’re trouble,” I growled as I winked at her. “You better fix this nest quickly before Ben comes back. He was bragging last night about what a great job he did.”
