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Now, I had to think about Beau. It was going to be a heavy conversation for what I was considering a second date, but it was important and needed to be discussed before we took our relationship anywhere.
With that thought in mind, I unpacked the groceries and got started on making the fruit salad once certain things were placed in the refrigerator. It didn’t take too long to complete the task, and once that was in the fridge, I glanced at the clock and decided against making meatballs. A simple meat sauce would have to do tonight, but I promised myself I would make him meatballs soon. Well, unless he absolutely hated spaghetti.
It had often been a go-to for us when the twins were younger. We didn’t have a large food budget when running from place to place, and spaghetti was an inexpensive meal. We didn’t havea whole lot of money, period. I took a deep breath and looked around the house. It wasn’t mine. I was only here because the council was allowing me to live here. I would have loved to be able to provide such a place for the twins when they were younger. It simply wasn’t possible. We never knew when we would have to leave in the middle of the night and not know where we were going or how long we would need to be on the move.
There were still times that I woke up in a panic, even after not having to worry about anyone trying to get to the twins for the past few years. I shook my head, not wanting to get lost in those thoughts again. I quickly cleaned up the mess I’d made, and after everything was as ready for this evening as it was going to get, I went to explore my new home until it was time to go pick up my mate and bring him here.
The house was so much bigger than I needed. But I had to remember that it wasn’t going to be just me for too much longer. Beau was going to be in my life, and the two of us would be starting a family. I tried to picture him and what he would look like with a cute baby bump. Would he enjoy being pregnant? Did he want more than one baby? Did I?
I somehow found my way to the main bedroom and stopped in the doorway. That definitely wasn’t my bed. I wasn’t going to complain because it was larger and quite a bit nicer than what I had in the tiny cabin I’d been calling home for the past several months. There was a piece of paper lying on the side of the bed, and when I picked it up, I couldn’t stop myself from smiling.
Roman,
It was a bit presumptuous of me to assume you would wish for a larger bed, but I took the chance and this is a gift to you and Beau. The bed thatwas in the cabin is in one of the other bedrooms. In case you have forgotten the web address for the council’s furniture store, I’ve emailed it to you. Be sure to utilize it with Beau.
Good luck in your mating. If either you or Beau have questions about anything, do not hesitate to reach out. We will all be here for the two of you. If you have specific questions, Wallace is open to answering any, as is Emir.
Do not worry if things end up not going as planned or intended. The bakery will be covered. Your focus is to be on strengthening your relationship and bond with Beau.
Congratulations, Roman. You certainly deserve the happiness that a mate will bring you.
Master Edison
I looked at the room, and although I saw some of my things here and there on the surfaces, the room still looked barely decorated. The addition of Beau’s things would help, but unless he had a lot of things to bring with him, we were definitely going to need to do some shopping.
I wasn’t too worried about that at the moment though. I needed to shower and then go to pick up my mate for our date. When I had told Beau I would be a perfect gentleman, I meant it. That didn’t mean that I wouldn’t flirt with my little fae mate, nor did it mean that I wouldn’t hope for at least some cuddles or kissing. But that was all going to be up to Beau. I might be the alpha in the relationship, but he was the one who controlled howfar and fast it progressed. My only hope at the moment was that he didn’t make me wait too terribly long. My tiger was already pushing me, and although it wasn’t an issue yet, I didn’t know how long I had before he decided to take matters into his own hands, as it were. For now, it was time to take a long, hot shower and find a bit of relief.
Chapter 10
Beau
Once we came here, something I learned was that most people didn’t realize that fae were incredibly sexual beings. Despite that, we usually weren’t sexually active until we found our mate. Which was confusing to others since we had such high sex drives.
And mine seemed to be kicking into overdrive now that I was going to have a date with Roman this evening. Well, in just a bit, actually. He was due at any point, and my nerves were starting to get to me. If it weren’t for Konrad and his calming nature, I didn’t think I would have made it this long as it were.
“Relax,” Konrad told me again. It was a word I’d heard over and over for the past hour at least.
“I’m trying. I really am. But I’m super nervous,” I told the dragon shifter. “Do you think he’ll kiss me? I mean, I know about sex and how it works. But I haven’t…you know. We just don’t.”
Konrad offered a kind smile. “If you want, I’m certain Roman would be up for claiming you tonight.”
My eyes widened. He didn’t mean that, did he? “Do you really think so? I want that, but I also don’t want to have to give up all of this,” I said as I looked at the bakery. “I really like having something to do here.”
Konrad shook his head. “Roman won’t ask that of you. Besides, even once the babies start coming, you can either bring them here with you, or you can drop them off at the daycare behind the bakery. There are options, Beau. The council is all about having positions for omegas, as well as alphas. And just because you are an omega, that doesn’t mean you have to give up your own dreams in order to have a family.”
“Did you?”
Konrad chuckled. “Times were immensely different when I had our boys. And as bleak as it sounds, there were only just a few of us here on the mountain. We didn’t have jobs. We all worked together in order to survive. Things changed drastically when Elias and Claude showed up. Life became so much easier with a warlock around.”
I had more questions, but the door chimed, and then a very handsome Roman came through it. How was it that the alpha appeared to be even sexier than the last time I saw him? And that was only a few hours ago.
“Hi,” I said while smiling at him.
“Hello,” he replied with an equally big smile. “Are you ready to go? If not, I can come back in a bit.”
I shook my head. “No, I’m ready.” A quick glance to Konrad had me feeling even more reassured. He nodded encouragingly. “Thank you, Konrad.”
“Of course. Enjoy yourselves,” he told us as I walked out from behind the counter and stood next to Roman.
