Page 36 of Omega's Secret Baby

“I want you,” I sniffled. When did I become such an emotional mess? “I want you as my alpha. I want to raise our baby with you.”

He ran his fingers through my hair, then took a deep breath. “I want you too, but…”

This was it, he was going to reject me.

“We need to work on us,” he finished.

“What?”

“I want it too. I want a life with you. But I can’t take another heartbreak. You hurt me Theo. You hurt me when you blocked me, and even more when I realized you were pregnant with my baby and you hadn’t told me.”

“I’m sorry.”

“I know,” he replied, fingernails running lightly along my scalp. “But as much as I want to, I don’t think it’s wise to jump right to our happy ending.”

I nodded against him.

“Let’s do things right,” he said. “Dates, getting to know each other properly, and rebuilding trust.”

“Ok…”

He leaned over and kissed my hair. “Finish eating while I clean up.”

I nodded and turned back to my food while he removed his plate from the table and started washing dishes. Soon all that remained was what I was using.

Finally I finished eating, and he whisked my dishes away to wash. A moment later he took his seat at the table again.

“Are you free for dinner tonight?” Jordan asked.

I nodded. “Yeah.”

“Can I pick you up at seven?”

“Mm-hmm.”

He scooted closer, tipped up my chin and kissed me softly. “I’ll see you then.”

I touched my lips and nodded. “I’ll see you then.”

Then he turned and walked out of my apartment.