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“That’s why you have us, sweetness,” Cormac said.

I turned to look at all my guys in the car. We hadn’t exactly laid our cards on the table, but as every day passed, I realized they were all in it for the long haul.

Like it or not, I had a family now.

And I liked it. A lot.

Chapter 28

Hazel

“You’ll be back in a few days, right?” I asked anxiously as Phillip packed his duffel bag. I was standing in his room, my arms crossed, as I watched him.

“It’s one night,” he assured me, coming around the bed and planting a kiss on the top of my head. “You know you can come with us, if you want? Our away game is only one night and we have a hotel booked. We will be back by lunch tomorrow.”

“The thought of a long car ride…” I groaned. While my nausea had lessened significantly, the idea of hours in the car was far from appealing.

Phillip grimaced. “Yeah, probably not the best idea, especially when your bladder seems to have shrunk to the size of a pea.”

“Blame Peanut.” I pouted. “I swear, something is wrong with me.”

“The doctor said this was normal in your appointment last week, didn’t he?”

“He did.” I sighed.

“They’ll be worth it,” Phillip said, pulling me into a hug. “I’m pretty sure Seb went to that Polish place and got you those pierogies you like.”

Before I had the chance to answer, my stomach let out an almighty rumble. He pulled back, shooting me a knowing grin.

“I heard that stomach grumble from the next room,” a laughing Seb said from the doorway. He wore sweatpants and his favorite California Chargers sweatshirt.

“Well, someone told me there were pierogies.”

“I would never joke about pierogies!” he declared.

Turning back to Phillip, I rose onto my tiptoes, kissing his cheek. It had been a busy week, so he had some stubble.“I like this,” I said, reaching up to lightly scratch the facial hair.

“I’ll wait until I’m back to shave it, then. I’ll miss you.”

“I’ll miss you more.” I smiled up at him like a loon.

“Seb?” Phillip raised his eyebrows at him, and he took a step forward, gently extracting me from Phillip’s arms.

“Come on, Hazelnut, you need to let them go. We’ve got pierogies to eat… and cheesecake.”

“Cheesecake?” I turned to him, my pout melting away.

Phillip snorted from behind me. “Pregnant omegas, so easy to please.”

I cocked my head to the side thoughtfully. “Knots and desserts… that’s the way to any omega’s heart.”

Thirty minutes later, Seb and I stood in the doorway, waving as Phillip, Cormac, and Roman drove off. Once their SUV was out of sight, he turned to me with a grin.

“Well, we’ve got this big fancy pack house all to ourselves. Whatever shall we do?”

I turned to him with a barely suppressed grin. “Blanket fort?”

It didn’t take much to turn my nest into the best blanket fort ever. There was already a canopy, so soon enough, Seb and I were leaning back on a pile of pillows, a movie marathon lined up.

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