Page 46 of The Omega Archives: Part Three

“The Artemis Legends,” he said.

Just as I said, “Knot For You.”

Both of us paused, and then, we laughed.

“The Artemis Legends?” I asked. They were kids books. Or could be considered kids books. They also had a whole movie franchise.

“I like space. You have a penchant for romances.”

I shrugged. “We were being honest.”

“We were.”

“And it was an easy question. I don’t believe in holding back my favorite books. Less of a chance someone else will find and enjoy it just as much if you don’t talk about it, which would just be sad,” I said. “How else will another sci-fi-loving child fall in love with Artemis for the rest of their lives?”

“This is very true.”

“It’s not like you were asking how I’d solve world peace or raise a family,” I said, remembering one or two of the random questions I read through with Lucas this past week in class.

“You are interested in kids?” he asked, eyebrows raising but not in a frightened way. More like he was deeply interested in my answer.

“Oh, I didn’t mean to bring it up.”

But he waited.

“I mean…” I never really thought about it before, which was likely extremely un-omega of me. “I think I would. Maybe not right away since I am getting settled but eventually yes, I do think I’d like to have one or two.”

He smiled widely. “Being a dad has been a dream of mine. Not that I’d ever push someone to have children just because it’s something I’ve thought of. There is much more to it than that.”

I chuckled at how he tried to talk.

“Here we are,” Jessica said, a plate of sweets down on the blanket along with some lemonade. It was an omega paradise of sugar.

Issac gestured for me to take one.

I immediately reached for one of the double chocolate brownie cake things I saw the other omegas snacking on earlier. I moaned the moment it hit my lips.

This might’ve been one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten in my entire life.

Issac’s cool eyes somehow turned molten as he looked at me with a smile, taking a sip of his lemonade while I continued to gorge myself on chocolate.

The rest of the afternoon went rather quickly. I expected this first courting event to drag and feel like I was a bundle of nerves, but Issac spent most of the time with me before getting up to leave, I noted, not stopping to chat with any of the other omegas which made my omega want to preen with pleasure for some reason.

However, I wanted to remind her and Jessica that I wasn’t courting exactly, even when a few other alphas paused to offer me introductions and casual “how are you” greetings.

“How much longer?” I asked Jessica.

“Only about ten minutes. If you are uncomfortable though, no one would stop us from going back inside for you to rest early,” she said.

I paused. While I had calmed down through the whole process, there was one thing I hadn’t been able to escape, and now it was coming straight for me.

The inevitable. The dreaded, Benjamin Davinson.

Almost pretending as if he was going to wander right by my spot on the grass, he turned back to look at me with a wide smirk. He leaned down as if he was going to sit.

Jessica cleared her throat. “Excuse me, Alpha Davinson, I know it is late in the day but you must ask the omega’s permission before coming into her space during the first courting.”

“Ah, right. Of course,” Benjamin said, but in a way that spoke volumes of,I couldn’t care less.

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