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Moaning, I let out a growl of my own. “You know I’ll make sure of it.” I nipped her lower lip gently, savoring the way she shuddered against me.
A few hours later we were on the way to the airport. Alena had a teary goodbye with Honey and Lucas. My heart warmed at seeing how much they’d grown to care about her in a short amount of time.
She already had Lucas wrapped around her little finger, and Noah and James weren’t much different.
Our omega had a way about her. She was warm, friendly and inviting. Xavier hadn’t been exaggerating when he said she was our light. She was. Every move she made and every new thing we experienced with her, brought light and joy into our lives.
The car ride to the airport was short, Alena relaxing against me as she watched the scenery pass by out the window. “I really love it here,” she sighed wistfully.
“I know, baby girl. We’ll be back soon, I promise.” I kissed her temple and rubbed my hand along her thigh.
“It was nice to just forget about everything for a couple days.” She blew out a breath. “No work. No psycho exes. No jealous former secretaries. Just us, the beauty of nature, and fresh air.”
Elias reached out to her from the front passenger seat of the SUV and took her hand. “Things will settle and we’ll be back here for another weekend before you know it.”
She gave him a crooked grin and nodded. “Thank you guys for an amazing weekend.”
“Thank you, beautiful.” I kissed her cheek as we pulled up to the plane. She yawned, covering her mouth as she stretched one arm in the air.
Xavier opened his door and moved around quickly to help Alena out. I climbed out after her and placed a hand at the small of her back. Leading her to the plane, I helped her into a seat, buckled the belt and kissed her before grabbing a glass of wine for her to sip on.
Handing her the glass, she scrunched up her nose. “It’s barely noon.”
“Wine is an anytime drink.” Simon winked as he settled in the seat across from her. “I understand Americans have some hang-ups about that, but I spent a few years in Italy and France. Trust me when I say wine can be savored whenever.”
“There you go, listen to the Brit.” I tossed the others a bottle of water and took my place beside Alena.
“Who won the contest to distract me on the way home?” Alena tried to fight it, but as soon as she finished speaking, another long yawn parted her lips.
“I think you’ll be taking a nap,” Elias proclaimed with arched brows. “You need rest, I think we’ve kept you from sleeping too long while we’ve been here.”
Alena frowned and crossed her arms over her chest. “I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep. How about we talk about something or play a game to distract me?”
“I have UNO!” Simon proclaimed and started digging through his messenger bag.
“No,” Xavier groaned and threw his hands in the air. “Princess, don’t let him charm you into playing UNO. He always wins, and he’s not too nice about it.” He shot Simon a narrowed eye glare.
“Can’t help it if you suck at UNO, Xavier. God forbid you be rubbish at something.” Simon rolled his eyes.
The engines roared to life as the pilot came over the intercom to say they’d be taking off shortly. I grasped Alena’s hand, placing it on my thigh and twined our fingers together. “It’ll be okay,” I whispered in her ear as she trembled.
She gave me a brave nod, turning back to the argument brewing between Simon and Xavier over UNO.
“There are no life skills to be had in UNO. You don’t get anything for winning all the time, Simon,” Xavier grumbled.
“Trust me, this has been an argument for over a decade.” I kissed Alena’s cheek. “Xavier and Simon are actually both exceptional at UNO, but Simon always wins.”
Alena giggled, the sound lyrical and enticing as it filled the cabin of the plane.
“Boys, do I have to separate you two?” Elias asked in a bored tone as he scrolled through his phone.
“Nope.” Simon grinned, eying Alena. “As soon as I can flip down the table, it’s on. The winner gets the primary cuddle position tonight when we get home.”
* * *
“Winner!” I shouted, throwing down my last card and raising my fist in the air. Simon and Xavier eyed me with bewildered expressions, their mouths hanging open in shock.
“No way. You cheated,” Simon grumbled, but already started gathering up the cards to put them back into a neat stack.
