Page 89 of Tied in Knots
Startled by the question, I look to Ben for help.
He doesn’t have any.
Neither does Harvey.
Fucking useless twats.
“Yeah, I guess I must be,” I say eventually.
She snorts. “Fucking hell, man. How can I not trust you after that? I’ve given you a reason to throw me out on my arse and yet you choose me over having a family. That wasn’t a test, by the way.” She shakes her head. “Well, I suppose itwasin a way, but I didn’t mean it that way. I need to know thatI’mthe most important thing to you, and I guess you think I am. I need that security after everything I’ve been through.”
I daren’t even breathe. We are actually making some headway. Ben and Harvey are like stone statues. If they don’t move soon, I’ll have to go and stick them in the middle of the topiary garden as lawn ornaments.
“You are, and you have it,” I whisper, hoping I don’t scare her into changing her mind.
She nods slowly and stands up.
Then she walks towards me.
I step closer, anticipating the hug we are going to share, but she stalks straight past me, leaving me wanting and thanking God that I didn’t open my arms for her.
My heart is crushed.
I can’t even look at the other men.
I turn and watch her leave my office, feeling sick to my stomach.
* * *
I haven’t moved a muscle in a few minutes. I can hear Ben take a step forward, but I shake my head, still staring blankly at where Faith left.
I blink when she reappears suddenly. She gives me a shaky smile and holds something up.
It takes me a few seconds to realise what it is.
Her birth control pills.
Watching her closely, she crosses over to the fireplace and throws the three packets into the fire.
“Oh,” I breathe out in shock.
She turns with a bright smile.
I reach her in two giant strides, sweeping her off her feet and twirling her around, laughing happily that this hasn’t ended in tears.
“Really?” I ask, dropping her lightly to her feet, but keeping hold of her.
She nods. “Yeah, really. You made me feel more secure in a few seconds than I ever thought I would be. Idowant a family with you, Sebastian. And Ben and Harvey and Xander, if he gets over himself long enough to know he will make a great dad.”
I snort. “Yeah, I think we need to work on making him more secure as well.”
“Well, how about we do the mating now, and then everyone gets what they want?”
“I was fucking hoping you’d say that.” I lean down and claim her mouth with mine, twisting my tongue around hers and wishing I could lay her down and ravage her body until my seed implants in her womb. I groan as the pressure of not doing that gets to me. It’s not the right time. It will lead to nothing, and she needs to rest after her heat.
“Go and find Xander,” I murmur before I kiss her again, losing my soul to this tiny, curvy, sexy, blonde omega and capturing hers at the same time.
“He’s gone.”
