“Come on, Beautiful. Let’s get back on land. We can go home, get you all warm, and we can kiss and cuddle in the nest for as long as we want.”
She huffs, before nodding. “Alright, fine.” Then she glances over my shoulder, and her entire face turns red.
“Song Bird?” I frown, turning my head to see what has her looking so flushed.
Welp. That’ll do it. Ethan, Teddy, and Maverick are all on the beach, watching us with smirks. Mav and Ethan have taken up residence in the beach chairs, while Teddy lays flat on his back on the blanket.
She immediately buries her face in my neck as I chuckle, starting the tread back to shore. I keep her in my arms the entire time, relishing in the way she curls into me.
“What are you guys doing here?” I ask Maverick as he approaches, draping a towel over Wren’s back. She peeks at him before grabbing the corner and pulling it under her chin.
Her voice is soft. “Thank you.”
“No need to be embarrassed, Baby Girl.” Maverick presses a kiss to her head. “We’re just happy you seem to be hitting it off with each of us.”
“‘Sides, Dove,” Teddy pipes up from the blanket, “Your heat is comin’. You’re prolly gonna want all of us at the sametime at that point. Might as well get used to everyone seein’ everythin’ all at once.”
Wren lets out a horrified squeak, burying her face again. “Ethan,” Maverick growls without looking away from Wren, “smack Teddy for me.”
“Oi!” Teddy shouts as Ethan bends down and knocks him upside the head. “Wot?! It’s true!”
“You know her best out of all of us, jackass, and you say shit like that?” Maverick snaps, turning his head.
“Idoknow ‘er the best.” Teddy’s grin is back. “Which is why the air is swirlin’ with apple-spice goodness right now.”
Oh, shit. He’s right. I was so focused on Wren’s reaction, I didn’t even notice her scent growing stronger with her arousal.
“She was just making out with Brennan,” Ethan shrugs. “It could be from that.”
Wren turns her face outward, peeking at Maverick.
His eyes are fixed on her. “Which one is it, Baby Girl?”
I feel her throat move against my chest as she swallows. “I’m still getting used to all this,” she says quietly.
“I know,” Maverick soothes, running a hand down her back. Fuck, he turns into a completely different person with her. “But that doesn’t answer my question,” he adds gently. “Your heat could hit at any moment, and if all of us being with you at the same time isn’t something you’re comfortable with, we need to know.”
“I…” she huffs a breath, frustrated with herself.
“That’s okay,” Mav soothes again, no judgement in his voice whatsoever. “Absence of an answer is non-consent. Only one at a time in the room, okay?”
“No!” She straightens suddenly, her expression panicked. “No.” Her face turns red at her sudden outburst, and Teddy, the little shit, suppresses a smirkfrom the blanket.
“Oh?” Maverick’s brows raise. “So you’re telling me…you want a cock filling each of your sweet holes when the time comes?”
Her breath hitches. And even though her face turns even more scarlet, I’m so damn proud of her when she keeps eye contact with Maverick, nodding once. “Yes.” Her voice is a breathy whisper, and if my cock hadn’t already been as hard as a rock, that would have done it.
“Good girl, telling us what you want.” Maverick smiles softly at her. “Never be afraid to tell us, okay? All we want is for you to be happy.”
Her perfume smells even stronger than it did a moment ago, and I guess our omega has a praise kink. “Okay.” She nods again. “I won’t be afraid.”
“That’s my girl.” He presses another kiss to her head before looking at me. “To answer your earlier question, you weren’t answering your phone, and it’s nearly five. I was starting to get worried.”
I wince. “Sorry. I left my phone on the beach.”
Ethan stands, stretching. “That’s what I told him, but he’s a worry-wart.”
Maverick rolls his eyes. “You can never be too careful. Especially with her face all over the news right now.”
