“And if you get up again without letting us know, I’ll tie you to it,” he growled, punctuating the threat with a squeeze to my backside.
“Whatever you say, alpha.” I smiled into his shoulder, feeling lighter than I had in weeks.
ChapterFourteen
Josie
“Who the fuck does he think he is?”
Cam’s raised voice stopped me in my tracks. I hovered around the corner from the den, holding my breath to see if I could hear anything else.
It had taken a lot to convince the guys to leave me alone after we’d showered together, but I had eventually managed it, practically shoving them out of the bathroom. Doing my hair and putting on some makeup made me feel a bit more… normal. The peace and solidarity I’d felt when reading Donovan’s note last night still blanketed me. I was finally coming back to myself.
“I don’t think he meant anything by it. He just wanted to send Josie a gift. You said they both talked about the painting at the party, right, Theo?” Ben said.
“Yeah,” Theo responded, his voice grouchy.
“What, you, too?” Ben asked. I thought I could hear an edge of laughter in his voice.
“It’s bad form to give another pack’s omega a gift,” Cam growled. “Everybody knows that. And we haven’t gotten her nearly enough presents.”
“You two think she’s going to leave us for another pack because we haven’t gotten her enough courting gifts?” Ben asked incredulously.
There was silence and I could hear my heart beating in my ears.
“Oh my god. You really are upset about it,” Ben said with a chuckle. “Well, at leastI’vemade her lots of food. That has to earn me points.”
“I’m ordering shit right now,” Cam grumbled. I heard angry typing and imagined him looming over his laptop, a scowl on his face.
“Me, too,” Theo said.
“Wait, Cam,” Ben said. “She needs those bath bombs.”
“Added.”
“Do you think she’s okay up there?” Theo asked. “Maybe one of us should check on her.”
“I set a timer,” Cam said. “If she’s not down in...” there was a slight pause. “Three minutes, one of us will go up.”
“She seemed better this morning,” Theo said, his voice hesitant. “She ate some breakfast.”
Guilt washed through me at how stressed out I must have made my alphas the past week. I knew they wanted to fix everything... fixme.
“Maybe we should watch that movie again for pointers on how to help her,” Theo added. “She said she always watches it when she’s sad.”
I crinkled my nose, unsure what movie he was talking about. Surely, he couldn’t mean…
“New Moon?” Ben asked with a snort.
My heart squeezed. My analytic Theo was so desperate to help me that he was willing to rewatchNew Moonfor pointers. That had to be true love.
“But the girl in that movie was sad because that sparkly dipshit left her. We’re not fucking leaving. Ever,” Cam growled.
“Hold on a minute. I think Theo has a point about the movie. Do you think our property is big enough for dirt bikes?” Ben asked. I could imagine his eyes sparkling with mischief.
“No!” Cam and Theo yelled in unison.
“Could you imagine her on a fucking bike?” Cam growled.
