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He pulled back and looked at me a little closer, raising an eyebrow as he brushed his thumb across the bags under my eyes. “You sure everything’s okay? You seemed upset earlier when you were with Joey.”
I allowed Louie to pull me farther into his room and shut the door behind us. “Yeah, just some drama with the other omegas. No big deal.”
Louie furrowed his brow. “The other omegas? Isn’t Joey taking care of that stuff?”
I nodded, making sure he didn’t think it was worth investigating. “Yeah, he is. Just petty stuff. Nothing important.”
He scrutinized me for another minute before letting it go. “Well, then, get your ass over here and let me show you how much I missed it.”
That was easier than I expected. I fell into his arms and allowed him to carry me to his bed, kissing every inch of his face and neck before he dropped me onto the comforter.
Emotion clogged my throat. If I kept kissing him, then I wouldn’t have to speak any words out loud.
My body needed him like it needed air, and if this was the last time I’d feel his body inside mine, I wanted to make the most of it. “Give me your knot, alpha. All night long.” Desperation soaked my words. I was shaking with it.
Louie could write it off as simple lust, desire for him. I had that in spades as well.
“Fuck yeah, baby.” He peeled me out of my clothes and then shimmied out of the loose shorts he was wearing. “You won’t be able to walk straight tomorrow. Let me take care of you.”
It felt like goodbye.
Every kiss. Every touch. Every one of the seconds that he moved inside me were both the best and worst moments of my life. Because as great as it felt to be with him, as soon as I woke up alone in the morning, I’d really be alone.
Just me and my baby in hiding for the rest of my life.
Tears streamed down my cheeks when I finally slipped out of Louie’s room and made the walk of shame to mine. He had left for the day and I’d slept right through it. Now it was time for me to leave. I wasn’t gonna take much with me because I didn’t want to look suspicious, but I needed at least a few changes of clothes to get by.
Just as I was about to enter my room, Joey appeared. He took one look at me and the dam broke, all the tears I’d been holding back began to flow.
He hugged me and ushered me into my room. “What happened, honey?”
I dropped onto the edge of my bed and buried my face in my hands. “I have to leave, Joey. You know I do.”
Joey pulled me into his arms and held me. “Yeah, I know. I’ve been thinking about how we can make this work, and I just don’t see any options.”
“You can’t tell them that you spoke to me. They can’t know.” It was dumb to tell anyone, especially a member of the family, but Joey was my only real friend. The only person I could trust other than Louie, and I couldn’t trust Louie with this.
He sucked in a long breath and blew it out. “I won’t tell. I don’t like lying to Andro, but this is different. He’d never understand.”
“Thank you,” I whispered, unable to find the words to really convey my gratitude. And my fear. “I wish I didn’t have to go.”
“Me too. Our children could have grown up together and been best friends. I never had a friend growing up.”
“Me neither,” I said.
Joey wiped a few tears away from his cheeks. “I have a credit card you can take.”
“What?” I didn't know what to say to that. “I have some money saved up. I’ll be okay. I don’t plan on living crazy. I just need to get out of the city.”
He shook his head. “Babies are expensive. If you find a job, you’ll need daycare and that’s not cheap. Besides, I have plenty of money. Just take it and get an apartment or something. Far away from here.”
“What if it’s tracked?”
“It’s not.” He pulled out his phone and removed it from the hidden pocket in the back of his case. “I pay it myself. Andro doesn’t even know about it. It’s not a secret, but I use my own money for it, so don’t worry.” He handed it over to me. “It’s yours.”
“Thank you.” I hugged him tightly before I went to see if there was anything else I could take. “Do you think you can cover for me for a few hours? I was thinking I’d ask the chef if I can go with him to the market because I want to make a special meal. We’ve done that before. And once we’re there, I’ll just grab a cab to the bus station.”
“Yeah, If anyone asks, I’ll say you wanted to bake a cake for…your birthday?”
