“Pushy Alphas,” I mutter.
A loud crack sounds in the air and my ass stings from the slap that Henry just delivered.
“Sassy Omegas,” he mutters back.
I grin at the interaction, my sorrow lifting for a few moments as we finish packing things up. The second we step outside, though, I’m reminded that Jesse left. My feet stop moving as I stare at his condo, remembering how connected I thought we were. Apparently, it wasn’t enough for him to stand by me through my heat. My eyes close against the pain as the memory of our time together plays in my head, and I feel a tear slip out.
Henry reaches around me to close the door before gathering me in his arms. I let myself lean into him, finding comfort in his strong arms. My eyes squeeze harder, as if I can block it all out by trying hard enough. Jesse was happy to help spank me, but he wouldn’t stay with me when it pushed me into my heat. I wasn’t far off, if I’m honest with myself, but Ineededhim, doesn’t he know that?
Heaving a large sigh, I pull my head back from Henry’s chest and look up into his light blue eyes. When the sun hits them just right, they’re almost luminous, and it’s easy to get lost looking at their color. He leans in and gently kisses my forehead. My silly little heart jumps at the sweet gesture, and I can’t wait for him to do it again.
“Thank you,” I tell him.
“For the kiss?”
“For being my Alpha.”
His eyes soften as he gazes at me, “Thankyoufor being my Omega.”
We part, and once the luggage is in the car, I climb into the passenger seat of Henry’s car, which is a crossover SUV, so it’s plenty spacious with just the two of us. I glance up once my seatbelt is fastened, and my eyes meet Jesse’s blue ones. His blue is darker than Henry’s, but they still pull me in easily. If I hadn’t met him before, I’d assume he was casually standing there. Knowing him like I do, I can see the tension on his face and body, as if he’s holding himself together by sheer will.
Another pesky tear leaks from my eyes, and I look away. Seeing him on the edge is too much, I can’t watch him be on the edge when he’s the one who walked away. I hear the door shut and a seatbelt click before a soft rumble comes from the seat next to me. I take a deep breath of Henry’s cedar and eucalyptus scent and make an effort to relax. My eyes look up to his, where he’s glaring at Jesse.
“Let’s just go,” I say gently, taking his hand in mine.
He looks down at our hands and smiles, “Okay.”
When we arrive at his house, I feel even more tension bleed out of my shoulders. How can just being in his driveway make me feel better? I decide not to ask questions and heft my purse and tote bag over my shoulder. Henry grabs both of my suitcases and we head inside. It’s a bit different walking in as Henry’sOmega instead of a Touch Helper for Ray, but the familiarity is welcome.
“Did you finally get her?” I hear Ray call out from somewhere in the house.
Henry chuckles, “Yeah, she’s here.”
“Good! Maybe you’ll stop being so pissy,” she sasses before cackling and poking her head out from the living area to grin.
“Hey there,” I say, waving at Ray.
Still grinning, she replies, “Glad you’re here.”
I return her smile with my own before Henry grabs my hand and leads me up the stairs. Pretty sure he’s grumbling about sassy Omegas again, and it makes me snicker to myself. At the top of the stairs, instead of following the hallway in the direction of Ray’s room, we turn right where double doors greet us. He turns the handles and pushes them open dramatically. I give him the appropriate gasp in response.
The Pack Suite isperfect. There are two feet of hallway before we walk into the sleeping area, which houses a large Pack bed. We would easily fit with some room to spare. I walk through the room and find the door to the bathroom, which holds a massive whirlpool tub, a few sinks, and a luxury shower. Seeing two more doors, one leads me to a walk-in closet and the other leads to a nest.
I open the door to the nest, and my eyes go wide, my mouth dropping in shock. It has a massive in-set circular mattress, so you have to step down to get in, and I immediately begin planning out how I can use the low wall around the mattress as sides of my nest. The ceiling of the room has twinkle lights around the perimeter, but nothing else has been done yet.
Henry’s arms wrap around me from behind, “I wanted you to be able to change it as you see fit. Nobody else has used this room. Ever.”
Turning, I all but attack Henry with my body, my lips slamming against his, begging for a taste of him. I hear the low, possessive growl that builds up in his chest, and he scoops me up, my legs reflexively wrapping around him. I’m pretty sure this is the first man who has held me this way, and I will absolutely be begging for him to do it more. His legs take us to the bedroom area, where he sets me down gently on the bed.
Breaking away from my lips, he apologetically says, “Unless we want Ray to hear everything, we should close the doors.”
“Yes, let’s not scar my former client and your chosen sister on my first time here as your Omega.”
The door closes, and Henry races back to the bed, grabbing me and caging my body with his. Just a few hours ago, I was spinning in my solitude and sorrow, feeling like I wasn’t good enough because of the two Alphas who walked out on me. Being here with Henry, though? I feel soothed, cared for, and content. There are still two holes in me that can only be filled by Jesse and Simon, but they get shoved to the background as Henry and I relearn each other’s bodies.
As we snuggle later, I can’t help but feel Henry’s frustration and annoyance at himself through our bond. Wild.
“Hey, what’s going on? I can feel you’re a bit off,” I ask gently.
