Page 252 of The Omega Exchange: Omnibus
I wrap my arms around his back and hug him. There’s something about the way he feels holding me that makes my impulses hum in delight.
I think he feels like a nest, but in human form.
“What are you thinking?” he asks in a gentle tone.
I shrug rather than speaking. It’s very difficult to put what I’m thinking into words. Thinking I might be pregnant is as exciting as it is terrifying.
“Did Farrah show you our test results that morning when you first went into heat?” Miller runs his huge hand over my back in a circular pattern.
I nod. “Well, she offered to, but she assured me you had lab work done within the last few weeks. I was in a lot of pain?—”
“Carver also got checked out since it was recommended for all monitors.” He shrugs. “Shit happens. I guess it’s not unusual for them to be tapped in. If you’d like to see our results now that you’re clear, I can have Oliver print them out for you.”
“No, that’s okay. I had my tests done in North Carolina, but they are a couple months old. I haven’t been with anyone since then, but I don’t mind having them redone. I think I was supposed to...” I grimace.
I can feel where this conversation is headed, and my stomach churns. I stretch up a bit to bury my face in his throat. He should probably be disgusted with me this close. He got an earful of me losing my breakfastand possibly what I ate for lunch three years ago.
“That’s not necessary. Not for me. It seems like we were probably supposed to discuss birth control before your heat,” he says.
“Are you upset with me?” I nuzzle deeper so I don’t have to see his face.
“Hell no.” He laughs good naturedly. “I’m trying not to get my hopes up in case you wouldn’t be excited.”
“What?” I push up on my knees to stare at his face.
“I’m getting older. All I really want at this stage of my life is a family,” Miller says, shrugging. “Maybe I’m boring, but I’ll leave the fancy careers to Oliver and Nik.” He grimaces. “I just mean I’ve accomplished most of my goals in life outside of finding a woman to love and raising a couple of kids.”
I wrap my arms around his neck, running my fingers over his skin to comfort him. That was endearing as hell. I wish I knew him well enough to have the right words to express that.
“That’s very sweet,” I murmur against his cheek. “I would kiss you right now, but I was?—”
He cuts me off, “Would you be upset? Have you changed your mind since making that contract?”
“I want those same things, but I do think I got caught up in the fantasy of it all...” I go on to explain a little about how I ended up at The Exchange. I tell him how Ben asked me on a Christmas trip and ended up making me look like a complete idiot. Luckily, the owner’s omega helped ensure they’d find me a spot at one of the locations because otherwise, I don’t know what I would have done.
“Let’s back up for a second,” Miller says, gently squeezing my hips. “Your ex insinuated that he brought you as a gift to repair his relationship with his brother?”
That’s exactly what he did.
I snort, laughing against his neck. “I think he called me a peace offering.”
“What a fucking idiot,” he says in a much colder tone.
“Yeah,” I agree. “It was probably the most mortifying moment of my life thus far.”
“I hope you understand that you’re worth so much more than that. Not because you’re an omega, but because you’re a human being with freewill.” He kisses the side of my head and my heart flutters in response.
I lick my lips.
Miller isn’t drop-dead gorgeous the way Ben or Nik are. He doesn’t have that effortless swagger like Carver, or that vibe that Oliver has that screamsI’m a literal freaking genius. But Miller is rugged and manly in a way that makes my knees clench as I hover over him. He’s just a really good man, and he puts me at ease in a way that’s difficult to explain. He wraps his arms around me, pulling me back to rest against his pec.
“Let me tell you about my family.” He teases his hand over my back.
I snuggle in close and listen to him tell me all about his mom, sister, and four dads. It’s very clear he had a good foundation. Hewas brought up in a loving and respectful pack, and they raised a damn good man.
Chapter Seventeen
Oliver
