“Take as much rest as you need. I’ll be home late, but I’ll see you in the morning. Love you,” he says.
“Okay, see you tomorrow,” I say, not wanting to say I love you right in front of Lain, not when we haven’t had our own moment of discussing our feelings.
When I hang up the phone, Lain gives me a small smile before wrapping me up in a hug.
“No more fretting, Maisie.”
An irritated sigh is my only response to that and Lain laughs, squeezing me tighter.
“I’m always going to be a worrier,” I tell him and he inhales the scent of my hair.
“Well, the one thing you never have to worry about is your pack wanting to take care of you, alright? I’d drop everything happily to make sure you’re okay.”
“It’s just going to take me a while to get used to all this princess treatment.”
His scent is thicker, his chest rumbling with a purr as he holds me. “Just as much as we need to get used to having royalty in our home.”
A snort slips out of me and he kisses my head again.
“Now, finish your food or Callum will have a fit.”
Yeah, it’s definitely going to take some time to wrap my head around having three Alphas who want to take care of me, and things will only get more intense when they can all feel me.
My phone buzzes. It’s Greer again, and I promptly ignore it, finish my food, and snuggle next to Lain, letting this anxious feeling slowly drift away.
40
maisie
Maybe I’m being dramatic,but I’m pacing all over the living room, Fergus following me as if he’s my shadow as all three of my Alphas sit on the couch across from me.
Birdie’s out of heat, and I’m just anxious to talk to her. Did she have a good experience? Did she bond with anyone? Is she feeling okay? Did they take care of her?
“Maisie, come here,” Greer says, and I follow suit, immediately coming to stand between his legs. Fergus plops his head on Lain’s lap for comfort and I get it. “Birdie is fine. Remember how tired you were? I’m sure she’s just sleeping and as soon as she feels up to it, you’ll be able to see her.”
I give him a firm nod. But there’s also the other side of everything. I’ve got to tell her that they’re all my scent matches and that I bonded with Greer, but she’ll be able to see that right away. What will she think?
We only briefly talked about staying, but now I’m all in. What if the heat went the opposite direction for her?
“Love, you’re stressing Fergus out,” Lain says, and I take a deep breath, and plop down between Greer and Callum, whichreally isn’t much room. I mostly end up on top of the both of them.
“If for whatever reason things didn’t go well for her, she can stay here, right?”
“That’s absolutely not the case, but of course she can,” Callum says first, which actually calms my nerves a little bit. In fact, I swirl on his lap so I’m facing him.
“What has Graham said?”
“They’re just as fucked up about her as we are about you. He’s with her now, she’s fine.”
“I won’t stop feeling anxious until I see her. Can you make something comforting to eat?” I ask him. The Alpha puffs out his chest, giving me a kiss on my temple and makes his way to the kitchen.
Lain whistles. “He would have told me to eat dog food. I’m so glad you’re staying.”
He messed up though, cause at the mention of dog food, Fergus is drooling and wagging his tail out of control, waiting to be fed.
“Alright, alright,” Lain says, petting down my hair as he gets up to go feed Fergus.
It’s just me and Greer on the couch and he easily wraps an arm around me. He’s become a bit of a comfort blanket for me and I don’t even care. I don’t need to be the strongest person in the room. My feelings don’t need to be bottled up to be palatable. He loves me for who I am, and it’s more than I could have ever asked for.
