She got nervous.“She doesn’t have to.”
“She wants to.She really fucking wants to.She wanted a houseful of kids, but she and Dad only had me.She wanted a little girl so bad she could taste it.It would have been a diamond ballerina.”He looked at them and laughed.“Are you stuck?”
She flexed her feet over Tosh’s arms.“My feet went numb.”
Tosh chuckled.“And she’s so tight around me because of the position, my knot isn’t going anywhere.”
Etienne laughed and helped get Dex into a friendlier position that didn’t pull her sex tight around Tosh.She was kneeling on him and leaning to press against his chest.She exhaled.“Oh, that feels less tense.”
Etienne cackled.“I think I am more fully understanding why alphas mating in plural situations makes sense.It’s just safer for the omega.”He stroked her back slowly.
She relaxed and breathed slowly again, and then Tosh came loose in a rush.She eased up on him so she couldn’t be caught again.
Tosh kissed her.“We might want to keep the acrobatics to the barre.”
“Good plan.”She returned the kiss and then leaned over to be caught by Etienne.“Thank you, my gallant rescuer.”
Tosh said, “Thanks for the assist.I would have been willing to amputate if she were in pain, but she wasn’t, so this was the easiest means.”
Etienne smiled and stroked her back.“Shower and a nap?”
“Um, I am unladylike in that I am interested in food before anything else.”
Tosh lunged over and checked his phone.“We have been playing for about four hours, so yeah, it’s time for food.”
Etienne sighed.“I could feast on her forever.”
Dex looked at him with wide eyes.“But then there wouldn’t be anything left of me, dumbass.”
He grinned.“Oh, there you are.I had wondered where you were, you weird, little cobbler elf.”
Dex felt her eyes go wide.“Oh, wow.The elves and the shoemaker.”
Tosh chuckled.“I hadn’t thought of that.”
Etienne smiled.“Every time I have seen her muttering over shoes, that fairy tale has been in my mind.”
They got up and headed to the shower.She took turns leaning on them while they took care of her.
She was wrapped in her own soft robe when they went downstairs, and Etienne’s phone was used for the food order as he actually knew the address.
They took turns cuddling with her and set up a picnic area in the living room.Dinner was fun, and they talked about their histories and hopes for the future.
Dex grinned.“Does anyone think it’s weird that we are discussing this after?”
Etienne chuckled.“It is happening when it should.”
Tosh sighed.“I am sorry about your family.”
“Those that need to be safe are safe, including me.”
Tosh hugged her.
Etienne’s expression turned grim.“I am glad you feel that way.You have every right to be outraged at me for rejecting you.”
“Well, we weren’t mates.You were just a snobby asshole.You still have to power clean my workstation and anywhere else you fucked around just to teach me my place.”
He winced.“Right.First thing tomorrow.”
