Page 15 of Slick Handling

Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate.

But Griffin would come around because as much as he liked to pretend that he enjoyed being a fuckboy, he needed to be grounded by something. An Omega would be the perfect thing.

Or maybe Apollo’s dick.

Both were an option right now.

“You should wear pants.” Apollo takes in Griffin’s outfit and just gets a scoff in return as he heads down the stairs like a petulant teenager.

“Kids.” I tease, kissing his jaw so he will be back to paying attention to me. The distraction works and I smile into his blue eyes, loving the way he looks at me.

Even though I’m a Beta, no one in my pack made me feel like I belonged any less. I was never treated like my say wasn’t the same as theirs or that I was anything less than their equal. When we all met it was pretty clear the four of us were something special and none of us wanted to give up on the chance of having something real.

Plus the first time I hooked up with Apollo I knew that I wasn’t going anywhere.

“We need to talk to my mother. Tomorrow I’m going to ask her if we can schedule a call. I don’t know if she’ll want to talk with Clover too or if we should have a pack meeting with just us.”

He runs his fingers through his hair and I can see him slipping from fun Apollo into pack leader Apollo before my eyes.

I don’t have the time for him to be stressed.

I need him to be on board with Operation Bond with Clover and make her our pack Omega. Also need him to make me come tonight no matter what.

Both these things will be happening because I have a good attitude and a positive outlook on life.

“My sister is going to come over and talk to Clover tonight. Maybe see if your mom has time to do a meeting after your game. It may be a little late but I’m sure she’ll make time and that way our Omega won’t feel left out.”

He gives me a look.

“Mick, don’t get attached. My mother said three months and I think it’s more than clear that she’s been through something more than the forced bond situation. She’s naive about things. hell, she didn’t even know what a rut was.”

And it had been adorable how she still jumped in and tried to help take care of her Alpha. The way she had whispered to him had tugged right at my heart strings.

She may have had something happen to her but her heart was still big enough that she tried to take care of people. Having a good heart and a good head on your shoulders mattered more than what her head was filled with.

“Oh, the sweet innocent Omega is going to be corrupted by the fuckboy Griffin and all the big dick energy of this house! What a tragedy! Call the authorities before your corruption kink comes out and you teach her how to-”

“You are being quite the sassy Beta this morning, Mick. Have I not been paying enough attention to you and you need to act out like a brat? Usually that’s Griffin’s job but if the shoe fits…”

Gasping in mock horror at the idea of me being a brat I level him with my best glare.

Okay, so I’m a little bit of a brat.

It happens to the best of us.

“You need to get ready for practice before you get upset about the traffic you’re going to hit. I’m going to cook up some breakfast for our Omega and text your moms and my sister to solidify plans. Only thing I’m leaving to you is dealing with Griffin. He’s being pouty and you love a good make it better moment.” He rolls his eyes but doesn’t argue with me.

How can you argue with the one that is always right?

His eyes flick back to his bed like he’s unsure if he should leave them there or if he needs to wake Vaughn up and get him out of the bed. It’s a delicate line.

On one hand the Omega may freak out when she wakes up and he’s clinging to her like she’s his favorite teddy bear. On the other hand she could have been awake when he crawled into bed with her and would be upset if she wakes up and finds him not there.

It seems like a problem that they can figure out themselves though because I have breakfast to cook.

“Shower, Alpha. Leave the babies asleep.” He grunts but heads to his shower as I plan what flavor of pancakes will make Clover fall in love and stay with us forever.

CHAPTER 7

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