Page 86 of Love Me Knot, Part One (Knotty Omegas #1)

Mama B

You better bring my daughter-in-law for dinner. We don’t celebrate genocide in my home, but we do celebrate family and it’s time Daphne joins ours

From the separate group chat of Dez and Mama B

Dez

You can’t all her that, Mama. We’re not even bonded.

Mama B

Do you plan to keep her?

Dez

Yes.

Mama B

Then what does it matter if I start calling her my daughter early?

Dez

Please don’t rush this. Daphne needs time.

Mama B

No, she needs love and affection. We have that in spades. Bring her.

From the Barrett Family Group Chat

Mama B

Dinner is Wednesday at six. Be there on time or we’ll be showing up unannounced again.

Dez

Please don’t. Daphne’s still scarred from last time.

Daphne

You try meeting someone’s mother buck naked.

Marisol

At least it was a lasting impression.

Mama B

Definitely won’t forget anytime soon.

Daphne

You said it was fine!

Mama B

It is, baby. I just mean that it was unexpected.

Dez

We were in our fucking house!

Will

Don’t swear at your mother.

Sam

Yeah, Dez.

Levi

Geez, did you forget your manners?

Omar

Hush, all of you. I want to talk to Daphne.

Marisol

Take the omega talk to another chat. I don’t want to hear about my brothers’ sex lives.

Mama B, Levi and Will

Agreed.

Nate

Nope. Keep it here. No way you two need to go plotting alone.

Omar

I feel like that’s an insult, but I’m weirdly flattered you think I could corrupt her.

Daphne

Mellie beat you to it years ago.

Omar

Bring her to dinner.

Mama B

Next time. I want to see Daphne alone. Family time.

Daphne

Can I bring anything?

*silence for two whole minutes*

Mama B

Drinks would be lovely. We’ll take care of the rest.

Daphne

Probably a good idea since I don’t cook. Dessert too?

Nate

I’ve got it, kitten.

Omar

Oh my god, KITTEN?! That’s so cute.

Levi

Dez, where’s your game?

Dez

Thought we were keeping the sex chat on a different thread.

Levi

Point to you.

Mama B

Daphne, ignore them. All we really need is your beautiful self and those boys.

My children can fight amongst themselves about who’s bringing the potato salad, mashed potatoes, dressing, and pound cake. We’ll handle the rest.

Marisol

I want mashed potatoes. The boys never make them right.

Dez

No arguments here.

Levi

We’ll do the dressing.

Connor

Oh god, my stomach is already cramping.

Marisol

Please, don’t.

Levi

You’re a bunch of wimps. It wasn’t that bad.

Nate

That dressing tasted like straight lighter fluid.

Will

Son, I don’t know what you did to it, but I have to agree with the others.

Omar

It’s okay, babe. You have other talents.

Dez

I don’t want to know what those are.

We’ll do the dressing and the pound cake. Levi can do potato salad. Sol gets the mashed potatoes. Anything else?

Marisol

Nope. Crisis averted.

Connor

Our bodies thank you.

Daphne

HAHAHA. We’ll see you Wednesday.