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I tucked the book back where I found it. Names would come later. I had to get through the second and third trimester first.
I was browsing the birthing books when a lady stopped by. I scooched out of her way so she could look her fill.
"Have you made an appointment with a doctor in town?" she asked.
I looked up from my book, making sure she was talking to me.
My cheeks heated. The residents in the town had zero boundaries. Some days, I loved it. Other days, it was a nuisance. "No, not quite yet.” I didn't have health insurance, and I hadn't really put a lot of thought into how exactly this pregnancy would progress. I was safe, and that was the most important part. Soon, though, I would need to have medical care.
She smiled and patted my hand. "Call the office. We can do a quick check just to make sure things are progressing nicely."
I opened my mouth to tell her I didn't need charity and that I could pay but she stopped me before I could.
"We'll worry about the details tomorrow, sweetie. Just call the office, okay?"
My stomach gave a nervous flutter. "Okay, I will."
Luck had landed me in this town. But it was the people here that would keep me in it. If I kept my head down and was polite and kind, maybe things would keep going well for me.
11
LOUIE
Orsino came jogging into the conference room Andro and I were in, waving a piece of paper. “I’ve got news.” It appeared as if he had run all the way through the house. A sweat had broken out on his brow.
My brother and I both looked up, waiting not-so-patiently for him to spill it. There were rumors of the Mennettis being close to making a move, so all our buildings were on heightened security. If this had to deal with them, then I supposed I understood the urgency, even if I had been hoping for news about Connor.
It wasn’t clear in any of our reports what the Mennettis’ end game was or what sort of move they were making, just that Vince had been rallying his allies and making calls to independent contractors–mercenaries.
I was beginning to suspect the man was all talk and no action. Andro wasn’t so quick to dismiss him.
Part of me was grateful that Connor wasn’t around in case Vince Mennetti did make good on his threats, but not knowing for sure if he was safe was killing me. Especially if he was carrying my baby, which Joey confirmed he was.
Fuck, I needed him home and safely in my arms where I could keep an eye on him. Sleep never came easily for me, and more than once I had found myself in the dead of the night walking to his room in the omega quarters. So many of his things had been left behind. Even the overgrown pothos plant I’d bought for him.
Andro had a guard stationed outside of Joey’s room at all times. The poor kid hated being followed, but he was minutes away from popping out that baby, so it really couldn’t be avoided.
We’d had a hospital room set up for him to give birth in the safety of our home, rather than risk going to the hospital.
“Well, what the fuck is it?” Andro was not in the mood for games. He checked his phone every five seconds to see if Joey had texted. He just wanted to be done with the birthing process so he could finally stop worrying about that part. Joey was still a few weeks out from his due date, but it wasn’t beyond the realm of possibility that the baby would come early.
I told Andro the worrying wasn’t gonna stop once the baby was outside of his omega, but he seemed to think it would be better. The poor guy was clueless.
Orsino slipped a piece of paper across the varnished table and it fluttered to a stop in front of me. “For you, Brother.”
“What’s this?” I picked it up and saw a scribbled address.
“That’s where your boy is. Just got a call from Bart Roman. Remember him? He was Dad’s primary guard for a long time, but he retired out in some little podunk town a while back. His wife wanted him to have a safer job, so he’s a sheriff now.”
I nodded and urged him to continue by waving my hand.
“Apparently, a cute little omega with a baby bump has been living there for the past few months. That address is where he is staying. If he’s not there, he’ll be at the local market, working. I guess there’s only one, so you can’t miss it.”
I stared at the paper and memorized the address before looking up at Andro. All my emotions were laid out on my face, pleading for him to let me go. I wasn’t just the right-hand man of the leader of one of the most powerful crime families. I was just an alpha desperately hoping to find his omega.
He just shook his head with a wry smile and sighed. “Go. Just get him back here quickly so you can finally focus. And maybe that’ll help Joey calm the fuck down.”
Joey didn’t seem to have any issues remaining calm, that was all Andro, but I wasn’t about to say that.
