Page 85 of The Omega's Secret Baby

“Oh, don't be that way. What about your mysterious cupcake supplier?” I hadn't forgotten about that.

Griff looked aside, but not before I could see his cheeks color. “I only taste-test for him.”

I had to keep my laughter inside, because I didn't want to ridicule my brother, but his crush was so obvious. I couldn't wait to see where this was going. “Well, let me know if it ever turns into more.”

Griff didn't say anything, but I didn't give him much time either, because Matt's car was pulling up in front of the house, and I had some news to share with him. Two pieces of news, actually.

I ran up to my handsome alpha as he stepped out of the car and kissed him. Doing this in public still felt strange, but also amazing.

“You seem in a good mood today,” Matt commented.

“I am.” I grinned. “I just handed in my notice at work. You should have seen the look on that stupid Harold’s face.”

Matt’s face lit up. “Really? That's great! I'm so happy for you!”

“Thanks for making it possible.” I gave him another kiss.

“Please, you deserve to go back to school.”

“But I couldn't do it if you hadn't quit your job. And I know your job was important to you.”

He shook his head. “It was just a job, and I'm actually much happier keeping contact to my mother and my sister to a minimum.”

“How are they doing?” I asked, more out of courtesy than anything.

He shrugged. “Alright, I guess. My sister still screams at me over the phone once a week, but she'll get over it. I really don't want to think about it too much.”

“Well, I have the perfect thing to take your mind off your family.”

“You are my family.”

“I know.” I couldn't help but smile at his words. We weren't married yet, but I was definitely his--and very happy that way. “But that's not what I meant.” I took his hand and laid it on my belly. He looked at me curiously. “The baby's been kicking today. And I'm hoping...”Come on, baby.I wanted to share this moment with Matt, the way I hadn't gotten to with my first pregnancy. And then it happened. The baby kicked, and Matt's eyebrows shot up. I felt a grin break out on my face. “You felt it?”

“I did! Wow! You really have a baby in there!”

Laughter bubbled out of me, because he sounded so incredulous. “You didn't believe it before?”

“No, I did! It's just... different feeling it.”

“Good different?”

“Amazing different.” Wrapping his arms around me, he pulled me in for a deep kiss that made my head spin in all the good ways. “I can't wait to meet this little one,” he said.

I gave him a grin. “Oh, you will. And then you might regret your decision to be a full-time dad when you sit atop a mountain of diapers.”

He snorted. “I will never regret this decision.”

I simply pressed my lips to his because I felt much the same way. I'd made a lot of stupid decisions in my life, but giving us another shot was definitely not one of them.

39

Matthew

About three weeksbefore Eli’s due date, I took Jake on a trip to the big city to have some one-on-one time with him before the baby arrived. He was getting excited about being a big brother soon, but I wanted to make sure he knew how important he was to me and his daddy even with the new sibling on the way.

We spent half a day at the museum. They had a special exhibit on dinosaurs there, and Jake got a real kick out of looking at the huge skeletons. I handed him my cell phone in camera mode and let him go wild taking pictures. It was cute to watch, really.

Until the cell phone rang and put an abrupt end to our trip.