Page 26 of His Pretty Omega
Knocking on the open door of Bennett’s office, I saw him look up from his computer screen, surprise filling his green eyes.
“Hey, you busy?” Holding up the bag I held in my hands, I offered, “I brought lunch.”
“Is that tacos I smell?” He grinned, and I shut the door and took a seat in front of his desk. He cleared away a spot and I handed him a Styrofoam container.
“From the truck we like,” I opened my own container, doctoring my tacos with the green sauce provided. It was some kind of tangy lime sauce and I was addicted to it. “I got you spicy. I can’t do spice right now.”
“Carne asada?” He let out a moan of happiness, sniffing his food, before dumping the spicy red sauce all over his tacos.
“For you,” I took a bite, my eyes closing in bliss as the seasoned chicken, onions, and cilantro hit my taste buds. Swallowing, I said, “Chicken for me.”
“So, what’s up?” Bennett asked, after a minute of us shoveling food in our mouths like neither of us had eaten in days. To be honest, I couldn’t eat much yet in the mornings, but then I would be absolutely starving come lunchtime. Bennett was still chest feeding, so he was always hungry, trying to produce enough milk to keep Brodie satisfied.
“I didn’t get to see you after your interview with Asher yesterday,” I took a sip of my bottled water. “How did it go? Asher is being ridiculously tight lipped, the bastard.”
Bennett laughed. “He is good at keeping a secret. Sorry, I was going to say bye but you were with a patient and I was already late coming in.”
I shrugged. “No worries. But, seriously, I’m dying here, so spill the tea!”
“Well, they offered me the job,” Bennett gave me a shit eating grin, and I squealed, dropping my taco back in my container.
“Fuck yes!” I fist pumped the air. “I can’t wait to work together! It’s going to be so much fun!” Technically we had worked together years ago at this very hospital, but thiswas going to be so much better. We’d be on the same shifts, and it was a much smaller facility.
Bennett nodded, “I know! But seriously, I feel like I could have gone in with a list of demands a mile long, and they still would have offered me the job. They want to make an announcement to you guys though,” he meant me and our receptionist, because we were pretty much it for staff. “I turned in my two weeks yesterday. I did tell them they could call me with questions, but I recommended one of my team to fill my position. He’s qualified and it would be much easier on them than trying to fill my position from outside.”
“You’re going to be a great office manager, B, and the hours will be so much better for you now that you have a family.”
Bennett agreed with me. “Yeah, these hours were not great for having a newborn, a mate, and a small child in school. It just wasn’t working. And Goddess love Shay, he never said a word about it, but I could see the strain it was causing all of us. My family is way more important than this hospital. Though I will miss some things.”
“Are you still going to do work with the battered omega shelter?”
“Yeah, I’m not giving that up, but I may shift focus. I recommended Marshall for my position here, and he’s been working with the shelter for over a year now. His omega dad and him lived in a shelter when they left hisalpha dad, so it’s a cause close to his heart. I feel good that I’m leaving them in capable hands. Fingers crossed they offer him the job, but even if they don’t, I know he’ll continue working with the shelter. Now,” he stared at me from across his desk, “tell me how your appointment went last week. I thought for sure I’d hear from you, but when I didn’t I took that as a good sign?” He left it as a question, his eyes hopeful. “Alex showed for your appointment and you talked?”
Shoving another too big bite in my mouth, I chewed slowly while Bennett stared at me, lips pursed because he knew I was buying time. Finally, I said, “Yeah, he showed. And he brought me flowers and candy.”
“Ohhhh, I just knew Alex would be a cinnamon roll of an alpha. Maybe a golden retriever.” He shrugged, “Either way, I knew he would treat you right.”
“What the fuck is a golden retriever?” I grumbled. “Who makes these names up? And why are they always food, or animals?”
Bennett snorted. “It means he’s loyal, friendly, intelligent, and eager to please. Ya know, like a golden retriever.”
Scrunching up my nose at the image, I said, “It’s just fucking weird.”
Bennett rolled his eyes at me, then waved his hand for me to continue. “So he brought you flowers and candy? That’s super sweet.”
Blushing at the memory, I ducked my head. “He said it was because I told him I wanted them for Valentine’s Day and not a positive pregnancy test.”
“See! Super sweet! He’s going to be good for you, Sethy. I’m so happy for you.”
“I don’t know what I’m doing, B!” I cried, jumping up and pacing his office.
He let me pace for a minute, pulling at my hair, and wringing my hands, before finally saying, “Okay, walk me through what’s going on in that brain of yours.”
“We’re moving in together!” I wailed, “How does that even happen? How did we get here? How did a one night stand turn into a baby, and a mate, and moving in together in the span of…a week?” I nibbled on my thumb nail, staring at my stupidly calm best friend, waiting for him to give me the answers to life.
“How did we go from flowers to moving in?” Bennett asked, frowning.
“See! That’s what I mean! How did we? I have no fucking idea.” Sprawling in the chair, I stretched my legs out and crossed my arms over my chest, sighing dramatically.
