Page 22 of Slick Handling

Not that there was anything to mess up.

We were just supposed to make sure that Clover had a safe space while she was here. My mother would have her back in The Omega Academy in December and that would be that. It would all be handled and we’d be back to business.

Except it had been one day and already the idea of the Omega leaving didn’t sit right. Waking up and not smelling her sweet Shirley Temple scent didn’t sit well with me.

“Lemon locked us out of the guest room. Vaughn drank some water and let me take one of Clover’s outfits so I can wash it and pretend it wasn’t used as his safety fuck blanket. Griffin ate his egg salad sandwich and is exactly 2% less of a douchebag now. And I set up some snacks for us and have your laptop connected in the living room to make it easier to FaceTime your mother.” McKinley squeezes my arms and I wonder how I got so lucky to have such a great Beta in our pack.

I also wonder how just a few days ago it was just all of us and we didn’t have the problems that we have now.

What I need is for this call to let me know what is going on and somehow for my mother to make all of the problems that I’ve been having go away.

“I think I have a yeast infection on my balls. Can you look at them for me?” Griffin yanks down his sweatpants, lifts his cock up and shows us the area he is talking about.

Clearly he has jock itchagain.

“Its that stupid fucking cup you wear and refuse to wash. It’s not a lucky cup if you always get jock itch from it. I’m not applying the cream this time. You do this on purpose because you want a pity hand job!” McKinley snaps as Griffin pulls his pants back up.

He doesn’t say anything because our Beta isn’t wrong.

Griffin also knows to take care of his equipment better but he’s also the most superstitious one of us and refuses to get rid of the same cup he’s been using since he played in Middle School. I don’t even think the thing is regulation anymore, but he says if he doesn’t play with it he feels off.

When the team goes on a win streak he also doesn’t like to wash his gear because he says it washes off the good vibes he is playing with. Which is why he is all red and itchy now.

“Fungal cream is in the bathroom. Wash your gear out tomorrow.” I command as he frowns and sits on the couch.

He wants to argue about everything but the ringing from my mother calling makes us all look up. McKinley presses the button to answer the call and my mothers face fills the screen.

Or at least it should.

Instead, I see my mother, my two dads, and my mama all on the screen in front of me. It is at that moment that I realize this is all a set up. From the way my two pack mates stiffen, taking them in, they realize it at the same time that I do.

A smile pulls across Mick’s face and he realizes that them sending us Clover wasn’t just for the Omega's safety but they thought that she could use a pack. Just like they have been trying to get us interested in an Omega for years.

“If it isn’t all my favorite in-laws!” My traitorous Beta coos at them all, “I hope you’re all doing well.” He starts dishing out compliments to everyone as I steal a look at Griffin. I need to check in to make sure he is okay. Especially without Vaughn here to help calm him down some.

Griffin isn’t exactly volatile but he’s also the one who is most likely to speak his mind without thinking about what that means.

He wants to go pro. He talks about how we can all start our careers and find a team or an area that works best for us. He’s the one that talks about moving and how we don’t have to stay near our college town if we don’t want to. He wants to do things, experience the world.

Maybe it’s because he is from right down the street and never got to see things. It makes him restless in some ways to see it all. He doesn’t want to miss something even if he doesn’t know what’s out there to be missed.

That’s why he’s been against having an Omega.

On the outside, people look at him and see the playboy who has worked his way through too many people on campus. He always wants to have a good time. But he has talked to us about what it will be like to have an Omega. The expectations he has for a family life and making sure we’re all involved in that. He wants to have pups and make sure that we’re all actively involved in their lives.

Clover showing up is not on Griffin’s timeline and he doesn’t know how to work that out in his head.

“Mother,” Her eyes land on me and I can see myself in them, “Clover is in our guest room with Lemon right now. She’s been sleeping a lot and it’s good for her to have another Omega close to help her mask her scent since Vaughn is in rut.”

The way my mothers eyes widen and how she exchanges a look with Mama makes me worry.

There is a lot that we don’t know about the Omega who is living with us and this is a good reminder of that.

“Clover is asleep? She isn’t going to overhear us?” Mama asks this and I know she is thinking about the Omega because she understands the emotions better than anyone that she would be feeling.

We nod and Griffin snorts out. It turns into a groan as McKinley tosses an elbow back and knocks the Alpha in his gut.

It makes me uneasy that it’s been a day and our Beta is already this attached to the Omega. I don’t want him to get disappointed by anything.

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