Page 72 of Her Bully Alpha

"If you break that. Kirk. I swear to god I will snap every finger on your hands," Nessa growled at her twin. "Put it down."

Kirk rolled his eyes at Nessa in a taunt, but as Nessa pulled herself up, he quickly handed the gift to Sam.

Sam smirked.

I enjoyed seeing Sam fit into a good relationship with Nessa and Kirk. I knew she was nervous about it in the beginning, but I was pretty sure she called Nessa often, and they had gotten close.

"Wait. We were supposed to bring presents?" Frank said, looking utterly confused next to me. "No one told me I was supposed to bring you guys a present."

"You're an idiot," Maddox said. "Who comes to a baby shower and doesn't bring a gift? Do you live under a rock?"

Aaron started to laugh, pouring himself a drink. "That's Frank for you."

"Are you guys going to join us or just all stand together looking broody?" Sam asked, raising an eyebrow at us all. I couldn't help but smile, proud she wasn't scared of any of us. She spoke her mind even though we were all Alphas.

Her eyes dropped to me and narrowed.

"This is her party," I tell them. "You should probably listen to her."

We all moved out of the kitchen towards the living room. I walked over, sitting next to Sam with all the gifts around her. I watched as Henrik took a seat on one edge of the couch and Katie sat on the other. I couldn't help but think of what Sam had told me earlier when Henrik first arrived, and Katie was here helping set up.

"Katie has a crush on my brother," Sam whispered. "And I'm going to play matchmaker."

I had thought she was kidding, but Sam had been trying all afternoon to stick them together, and I didn't think Henrik approved. He hadn't said anything, but he kept glaring at Sam, and Sam acted as if she didn't see it.

"Katie, would you mind scooting over? I want to leave the open presents on that cushion." Sam pointed to the cushion Katie was sitting on, which would mean Katie had to scoot closer to Henrik.

Henrik glared at his sister, and Katie scooted closer to him. "Sam, you don't need half the couch for your gifts."

Sam glared at her brother. "It's my party, so hush. I can say where I want to put my own gifts."

Henrik grumbled and pulled himself off the couch, walking away. I could see Katie frowned, looking slightly hurt, but quickly forced a smile. But I could see her eyes looking over towards the kitchen at Henrik.

I leaned closer to Sam and whispered softly. "Sweetie, as much as you may want those two to be together, maybe you shouldn't be pushing so hard to make it happen."

Sam frowned at me, and I took her hand and squeezed it. "It's clearly making Katie uncomfortable as much as your brother."

Sam glanced at Katie, who was looking longingly at Henrik between looking at the gifts. Henrik now stood in the kitchen, pouring himself another drink. If Sam kept this up, Henrik was going to end up intoxicated.

"Let things happen how they should," I said softly and leaned back. Sam sighed and looked back at everyone. "Alright, let's open these gifts. First one, Katie."

I watched as Sam opened each gift. We got clothes and different baby toys. The guys gave Sam a massage and some homemade coupons to watch the baby.

"We are never redeeming things," I said as I waved them at the guys.

"Why not?" Aaron asked. "You don't trust us with your children?"

I snorted. "No. Not at all."

Everyone chuckled as Sam finished opening the last of her gifts.

After everything was opened, we got to eat. We have served burgers and hot dogs. Sam made potato salad and a fruit salad.

I dished up two plates and brought Sam hers as she remained seated in her chair.

Sam leaned against me as we watched everyone grab food. I kissed the top of her head and held her close to me. I placed a hand on her stomach, feeling the baby moving around. Sam chuckled, putting her hand over mine. "She is so active."

I nodded in agreement. The movement meant she was healthy, and Sam was healthy, which was all that mattered to me right now. We had just found out we were having a girl a few weeks ago, but decided to keep it between us until she was born.

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