Before I can think about what to say, Lain steps in.
“Maisie is pretty incredible at being good at just about everything,” he says.
“Well, alright, I suppose a little makeup wouldn’t hurt. I’ll go make sure the kitchen is spotless before you take any photos,” Effie says, getting up in a rush.
“You sure you’re okay staying here all day Maisie?” Birdie asks.
“Yeah I’m sure. You guys have a good time,” I say.
“I’m going to go shower and get changed first, if you don’t mind,” Birdie says and I give her a smile as Graham follows her up the stairs to our room.
As soon as they’re out of earshot Lain raises an eyebrow at me.
“She doesn’t know?”
I shake my head and plant my face against the table.
“I’m a horrible sister. A failure, oh, and a shitty Omega, too.”
“Oh Maisie, come here,” he says, tugging on my elbow and drawing me against his body. He’s warm and solid and…no. There’s no way I can scent him right now?
There’s no way.
The moment after I think it, the scent fades and I’m back to smelling nothing. My body must just be overwhelmed. I rest my face against his chest as he pets my hair.
“Tell her, get it off your chest. You’re not a failure, she won’t think that.” He’s really good at this whole petting thing, because somehow his words are working at making me feel better. “Can I tell you a secret?” he whispers against my hair and I just simply nod. “You’re the least shitty Omega I’ve ever met.”
That earns an unfeminine snort from me as I pull away from his warm comfort and look at him. His eyes crinkle around the corners when he smiles, and I’m totally thinking about dragging him into one of the free rooms and having my way with him. These Alphas have completely revived my sex drive in a way I didn’t think was possible.
“Can I tell you a secret?” I say back.
“I’d make an oath to protect all your secrets, Mais.”
“You’re one of the least shitty Alphas I’ve met too.”
He grins again before leaning down and kissing me.
“I’m not even going to try and convince you to come on the tour with me today, because I know how much helping Effie means to you. That is how least shitty I am,” he says, and I can’t help myself and kiss him again. “Message me or Greer if you need anything, yeah?”
“Anything?”
“Anything. If you need a cuddle at night, if you’re feeling needy, you come to your Alphas, isn’t that right?”
I swallow thickly and damn, I’m pretty sure if I wasn’t wearing medical grade deodorizers, I would be perfuming all over the place. Instead, I wiggle a little in my chair.
“Don’t go tempting me when you can’t pay up,” Lain says.
“Have a good tour,” I tell him.
“It will be alright. The best tours are when I have my favorite girl sitting shotgun.”
With those two sweet words, he leaves me sitting in the dining room and I know that I’m in way over my head with these Alphas and I need to come clean to my sister. Since I don’t really want to think about either of these things, I do what I do best.
I get lost in work.
I fill in Effie’s brows lightly, and talk her through every step as I put on the rest of her makeup.
“You can keep these products,” I tell Effie, and she scoffs.
