Page 40 of Enticing Little Omega
But that was alright.
He could give her the joy I had trouble with, and I would be there to protect her, cherish her, and care for her.
Not that he couldn't do all those things, too.
She fed Drew a lopsided smore and smeared marshmallow on his cheek on purpose, then gasped in fake innocence when he retaliated by tapping melted chocolate on her nose.
Christa turned to me with a mischievous glint again.
"Help, Daddy Grump. The big bad Alpha is being mean."
I grabbed a graham cracker, swiped a bit of marshmallow from her thumb and popped it in my mouth. Then I leaned in and kissed the chocolate from her nose.
"You started it Little bit," I murmured.
Drew howled with laughter and my pretty Omega pouted at me until I kissed the pout off her face, quickly replacing it with a dazed smile.
We stayed like that for a while, warm and soft and wrapped in firelight, exchanging kisses, barbs and cuddles.
Christa cuddled up between us, sticky fingers tangled with mine, her cheek against Drew's shoulder, and her breath slow and steady. She was content.
And with her in my arms, I finally was too.
I hadn't known if I'd ever feel this again. This contentment. This peace. Not without our Omega. Not without my little naughty girl.
But if we did things right, we wouldn't need to try again.
After a while, her body relaxed completely in my embrace, and she gave me her full weight. When a quiet snore filled the air, I had to suppress the urge to chuckle.
"I think we tired her out."
"Not quite how I pictured us tiring her out, but I'll take it," Drew returned with a rueful chuckle.
"Do we let her sleep or wake her to go back?" I was torn in two, because having her cuddled up to me like this was the answer to every prayer I've ever had.
"I think, brother-mine, you're supposed to pick up our girl, cradle her against your chest and carry her off into the moonlight."
Well, I suppose he wasn't wrong. We could do that.
We would do that.
Wediddo that.
I held our girl, keeping her warm and safe as Drew banked and killed the fire, and then packed up all our stuff. With slow careful steps we made our way back to the cabin where both Annerly and William were waiting on the porch to say goodnight.
When they saw the sleeping Omega, they opened up the front door without a word and led the way inside.
There really was no question.
No way were we going to give up the chance to hold her close.
The cabin we'd rented came with a small nest, nothing fancy, and very basic, but the bed was big enough for all five of us to get into. I gently placed Christa down in the middle before taking off my shoes, jeans and shirt so I could curl up next to her again in my boxers.
When I pulled her against me, she turned around, digging her face into my chest, her nose rooting around for my scent, and the feeling of our Omega tucked against me had a purr rumbling through my chest almost instantly.
I was out before the others even joined us in the bed.
Chapter 18
