I winced. If our mate didn’t want us, what would we do? “That would be worse than square one because until tonight, we were ‘only’ worried about not staying together, missing each other, and trying to be good alphas to unnamed omegas who deserved better.”
“Little things like that.” He chewed on his lower lip. “It seemed like a worst-case scenario until we found our omega. I’m not sure I could survive giving both of you up if it came down to it. Like if our fathers decided only one of us could have Bram and the other would be back to a random omega.”
“I hadn’t thought of that option. Maybe he should be with you. At least I’d know the two dearest to me are happy.” I was fairly certain it would kill me slowly, but I could die in the knowledge they had one another.”
Indy met my eyes in the mirror. “Has a parasite invaded your brain?”
“What?”
“Do you think for a moment that I could be with Bram, much less be happy, knowing you’re alone?” He planted his palms on either side of my face and turned me toward him, leaving our reflected selves to handle their own issues. “Seth, I could never be happy unless you were happy too. And even just having met Bram, it’s the same for him. My joy is tied in with both of yours.”
I brought my hand up to caress his cheek. “He’s nice, isn’t he? I mean, I can already tell. He has such a great smile and kind eyes.”
“Yes, he does.”
I kissed him. My mate who I’d known almost all my life. His lips were sweetness, his mouth sensual heat. We’d kissed so many times, but it was always like the first time. All the fire and love. And now we had a chance of things going in a much better or much worse direction. My unicorn threw his head up in a show of courage—which always hurt a little. But Indy’s tongue twined with mine, and our arms wrapped around one another. We clung together for a long while, drawing strength from each other until someone walking behind us joked, “Get a room,” and broke the moment. At least I hoped it was a joke. I’d seen people doing a lot more than kissing on the way in.
But we laughed and straightened our clothes. “All right.” Indy cleared his throat. “Why don’t we let our omega lead? He can be in the driver’s seat and whatever he wants, we will somehow make happen.”
And that was what we decided to do.
Chapter Twelve
Indy
We hung out until Bram’s late shift was over. It was 2 a.m., and I was still wired.
Seth and I sat at the bar. Things were winding down. After shifting with us, Bram went back to the kitchen to finish his work. Seth and I ordered food. A lot of it. We each got a salad. No question we liked to graze. Still hungry afterward, we shared an order of wings and fries. Damn, those fries were the best I’d ever had.
I’d stopped drinking alcohol hours ago. Ice water was my thing. If I was going to spend the night with my two fated mates, I didn’t want to be impaired in any way.
“Bram should be here any minute now,” Seth said.
“How are you feeling about everything?”
“Wonderful.” He hesitated, eyeing me. “How about you?”
“The same. Wonderful. But it’s a lot and so fast.”
“Do you want to take it slower?”
I reached out and touched his hand. “No. Everything’s just right as long as you’re beside me.”
“Good.” Seth turned his hand over and wrapped his fingers around mine. “Now, I’ll be beside you forever, Indy. There’s no going back from this.”
My heart fluttered. To think I’d been sad when we’d left the hotel, and now it had come full circle. I’d had no clue what we were walking into when we first arrived.
I did.
My unicorn could be a feisty know-it-all…when he remembered to communicate.
“Wonder what they’ll say back home.”
Seth got a distant look. “We have a lot to figure out.”
“Will they accept this kind of mating?”
“They’ll have no choice.”
