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The driver waited for us on the platform and loaded our luggage onto a cart. We were walking toward the exit when a glimpse of a familiar face made me jerk to a halt. Jamie stopped by my side.
“What…” he began, but wasn’t allowed to finish.
“Morton! Hiya!” Gary called as he blocked our path, his well-groomed face showing a wide, toothy smile.
“Gary, what the fuck are you doing here?”
“Surprise! I flew in last night.”
His cheery tone only made me angrier. Didn’t he notice the steam coming out of my ears? “Youflew. Of course you did. You fly across the country and back on a whim like it’s nothing.”
“Well, I don’t have to keep up appearances and rattle around on trains like someone I know.” He smiled coyly as if his words were a clever joke.
“You think I do it just for PR?”
Finally, a hint of insecurity made it into his gleeful expression. He frowned.
Jamie stepped to the side, probably thinking I needed privacy to deal with Gary. I grabbed his elbow and tugged him close.
Gary’s eyes flicked to Jamie and back to me.
“What are you doing, Morton? Is flaunting a new conquest your way to spice it up between us?”
Was he delusional? I could feel Jamie tensing up against me. That wouldn’t do.
“There is no relationship,” I told my omega firmly. “I used to meet up with Gary casually and canceled our last date when I found out you were single. The last time I saw him was four weeks ago.”
“I believe you,” Jamie said. But he looked nervous, even a little afraid.
“Are you breaking up with me after I flew all the way here?” Gary cried.
I glared at him. “We were never together. Obviously, you don’t even know me! Youflewhere without an invitation, and you’re making my Jamie uncomfortable. We’re done.”
He spluttered. “Your Jamie? Isn’t this gray mouse your assistant?”
That did it. I had to get rid of him fast if I didn’t want to end up arrested for assault.
“Get out of my sight!” I roared.
Gary must have finally realized he had crossed a line because he jumped out of the way when I led Jamie past him.
“Your Jamie, huh?” my omega muttered as we neared the parking lot.
“Well…”
He paused on the curb, facing me. He didn’t look mad, which was a relief. His smirk even seemed a little playful. “Your assistant Jamie? Your new conquest Jamie? Your baby daddy Jamie?”
“I’m hoping for more than that.”
“Are you?”
“Yes.”
Jamie lifted his eyebrows expectantly.
I cleared my throat. “I’ve been in love with you since forever. Nobody could compare to you in my eyes. And yes, I’d like you to be only mine. My omega, my lover, my partner, maybe someday my husband?”
Jamie’s lips twitched. “Your husband.”
