Chapter 28

Ryan

Things were at the new normal for us. I still couldn't fit into my pre-paternity clothes, but Marcus didn't mind. As a matter of fact, he had been climbing the walls thinking that he shouldn't touch me at all. I told him he could definitely touch me, but stay the fuck away from my happy hole.

He took me at my word so then I had to change it to "stay the fuck away from my happy hole but definitely feel free to play with my dick." Getting more sleep at night had definitely improved our sex drive. I sure as hell wasn't up for full on sex yet, but still knowing that Marcus thought I was hot as hell was soothing to the soul.

Just yesterday, Marcus had wanted to play around but I was too tired and just wanted to lay down. So Marcus undressed me, and lavished so much love and attention on me that I wished I could have had a good fucking. Marcus took care of me with the best blowjob ever and then did his standard move, which he found incredibly hot. He straddled me and came on my chest.

I hummed to myself as I wondered if he'd be in the mood for a little fun while Alexander was taking one of his naps today. It was a weekend so he didn't have to go into work, though I'm sure he had work to do at home.

It was funny how much the penthouse had changed after Alexander came into our life. I remember the first time I was here, it was all minimalist with almost nothing else besides furniture. Now there were baby toys, blankets, a crib, and thick rugs on the floor so Alexander wouldn't hurt himself.

The one thing that I hadn't been prepared for was Marcus's love of baseball and his introduction of baseball to Alexander. The very first week Marcus came home with a New York Yankee onesie, a little hat, a little baby blanket, and basically anything else they had for babies. It was absolutely ridiculous.

When a baseball game came on, Marcus was sitting on the couch watching the game with Alexander on his chest. It was the most adorable thing I had ever seen. There was just something about an alpha holding a baby- it got me every time.

I'd have to check the TV Guide to see if there was a game on today. I would have to take several snaps with my phone to see if I could get a good one to enlarge and frame. They were just too cute together.

I walked down the hallway to our bedroom and checked if Marcus was awake. We had moved Alexander's crib into our room after the first night. One wall of the crib was down and the crib was pushed right next to the bed on my side. Alexander seemed to sleep better when he was near us. Plus, I could just reach over and comfort Alexander, even rest my hand on his little leg or foot. It was comforting for the both of us.

Alexander was still snoozing, but Marcus was awake, watching Alexander sleep in the crib. Again, I just couldn't imagine this guy denying himself the role of fatherhood just because he didn't want to inflict the damage his dad had done. I couldn't believe how self-sacrificing he was. I also couldn't believe he had thought he would be anything like his dad. Marcus was the opposite of a self-centered asshole.

I climbed into bed, curling around Marcus's back. I wrapped my arm around him and sniffed his hair. I just loved how he smelled. If he bottled his scent, I swear every Omega in a thousand mile radius would instantly get pregnant. I stuck my nose in his hair and sniffed again.

Marcus picked my arm up and rolled over to face me. "It is so weird having you sniff my hair."

"What can I say? I love your smell." I stuck my nose in his neck and sniffed. He jumped.

"Yikes. Your nose is cold."

I pulled back and waggled my eyebrows at him.

"Well, it looks like your omega is cold. What are you gonna do about it?" Marcus's eyebrows rose.

"Aren't you still sore? Don't you need the okay from the doctor?"

I was going to have to admit that I played a little subterfuge with Marcus. I hope he didn't get mad at me.

"At the baby checkup I held the doctor back and asked him something. It wasn't whatever I told you at the time. I actually asked him when sex could resume." I blushed, thinking back to how I had stumbled over the question. It had to be a common question, but still, talking about my sex life to near strangers is not a common thing for me. "He said I was good to go. I didn't tell you right away because honestly, I needed a bit more rest. But now..."

Marcus's eyes lit up and got so full of desire I thought the bed would catch on fire. I leaned into him, but he held me back with his hands. What the hell?

"If we start anything in here, I will not be able to leave and finish somewhere else. With Alexander sleeping, let's tiptoe outta here and go somewhere else. But bring the baby monitor."

He had a good point. Where should we go? I kind of wanted to still lay down and have a comfy surface. Marcus scooted down and got up off the bed. He held his hand out and waved his fingers. I got off the bed and grabbed his hand. He led me down the hall to the living room. It was broad daylight. You could see planes in the sky and helicopters. Was he really going to have sex with me where everybody could see?

"I'm kind of terrified about having sex with you. I'm worried I'm going to rip something, or somehow damage you, so I'd like to sit and let you take control of things."

I've heard horror stories of demanding alphas after the omega gave birth, and stupid me, I had listened to those stories. I believed them too, before I met Marcus. This proved yet again that Marcus was absolutely perfect. I caressed his face with both my hands and gave him a kiss. "You're so good to me."

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Marcus

If Ryan knew how many times I had jacked off in the shower to keep myself from humping him, I'm not sure he would think I was the greatest guy anymore. He didn't want me jacking off in the shower after he caught me the first time. Not because it was wrong, but because he wanted to be the one to take care of me.

Lately, he had been tired, and was recovering and I didn't want to put that on him. I sure as hell wasn't going to make him have sex with me when he had a chance to sleep. I wasn't an asshole.