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It was easily twice the size of the guest room, designed to accommodate an entire pack. I had dreamed about a room like this as a teenager; I’d wanted a space that was all mine to decorate that wasn’t a tiny alcove or an afterthought.

My family hadn’t exactly been supportive when my omega instincts flared up, claiming they didn’t understand what to do. Even I knew that was bullshit, because they had been mated to an omega…or had they treated my mother just as badly?

“We didn’t want to choose any colors or decorate anything until you could have a say,” Jensen admitted. “So it’s a little plain, but we wanted to have a good base so you could do whatever you wanted.”

“There’s plenty of space for a crib in here as well, or there’s a little connecting room for when the baby is a bit older,” Gideon explained.

I hadn’t really thought about what I was going to do once the baby arrived. Of course I was going to need their help. In the back of my mind, I had assumed that I would stay in the guest room for a bit once the baby was born.

The nest…it was beautiful. My omega instincts were already itching to decorate it. I could imagine some soft, blush pink curtains, a wall of delicate fairy lights, some pastel throw pillows.

“You want me to move in?” I asked quietly.

“We do,” Jensen confirmed. “Cullen’s also been part of this project, so he’s all in too. Gideon wanted to be bossy and insist that you move in immediately, but we talked him down.”

The alpha in question crossed his arms and glowered at his pack mate. “She should be here, where we can care for her!”

Jensen chuckled. “Why don’t we start with staying a night or two here or there? Ease Joey into it? She’lllovehaving sleepovers.”

She would; there was no doubt about that.

The room was certainly nicer than my run-down little dorm room, and getting more of Cullen’s cooking certainly sounded appealing. Part of me was concerned that I would be letting go of my last shred of independence, but I wasn’t too worried for some reason…

My hand rested on my stomach, thinking about the baby inside me. They would need to be around their fathers. Having seen just how amazing parents these guys were, I wanted that for my baby more than anything.

“I suppose staying a few days a week wouldn’t hurt,” I said, looking around the room with awe.

Jensen beamed. “I think that’s an excellent start.”

Something told me that they were going to be stubborn when it came to me sticking around more and more until the baby was born.

It was kind of nice, to feel so wanted.

Chapter 28

Beth

My car was filled with so many cookies.

“Are you sure you don’t want me to drive?” Cullen asked as we packed up. He was frowning at the car, his mind running a mile a minute.

I shook my head, unable to contain my grin. “Nope. I can do it, Grumpy Bear.”

“There’s so many cookies!” Joey declared as she stuck her head out of the window.

We were at Cullen’s restaurant, picking up an inhuman amount of cookies for the Thanksgiving festival at Joey’s school. We had considered baking them, but thanks to the little nugget I was growing, I was exhausted.

My fridge at home was full of healthy and nutritious meals from Cullen’s restaurant, even though, half the time, I ended up staying at the pack house. Jensen was constantly giving me little gift bags with prenatal vitamins for the baby and chocolate bars for me.

Gideon…he was a pain in my ass.

When I had logged on to the university portal to pay my next semester of tuition and fees, I found that they had mysteriouslybeen paid. At first, I freaked out, thinking there was an error. Then Gideon had explained that he had simply gone ahead and paid for it.

Part of me wanted to scream and yell at him that he was overstepping, but at the same time, it was a huge help. The money that would have gone toward that semester could now be put toward getting supplies for the baby.

As I was quickly learning, babies were very expensive.

“Have fun, and be safe,” Cullen ordered as I climbed into the driver’s seat, both of us waving as we peeled out of the parking lot. He avoided getting too close to me while we were with Joey because we hadn’t discussed what was happening with her yet—that would have to happen soon, but the adults all needed to be on the same page before then.