Page 15 of Double Kisses for the Omega
I nodded, staring at the table. “Understood.”
A moment later the bell over the door jingled again, and I knew without looking up that they had left.
Maybe it was for the best. The longer I was around them, the more I wanted more than to just carry their baby.
Both Nate and Tyler were the type of men I could imagine spending the rest of my life with. But they already had each other.
The sooner I gave them their baby, the better.
Chapter 8 - Nate
Iturned the business card end-over-end in my hand. I needed to make the call, though I believed that Rick had told us everything.
Still, going to the trouble of clearing the doctor to speak to me before telling us about his condition was an unexpected sign of respect.
There was something about him. My alpha side was still confused by him, but it wanted to care for him too. After hearing about what happened, I just wanted to wrap him in my arms and keep him safe. He needed the love that he’d lost, and to know that there were people who were there for him, despite the atrocity committed upon him.
But Tyler was the love of my life. I couldn’t imagine a future without him and our eventual children. So no matter what I felt about Rick, I couldn’t let it be anything more than about him carrying our baby. Which meant that I needed to be a good father-to-be, and be fully informed about how his condition might affect his pregnancy.
Finally I decided. Even if I trusted Rick, I didn’t know how comfortable he was with the specifics, and though we were in different fields, his specialist could speak to me as a peer in a medical profession.
I sighed and walked out of the kitchen. A moment later I found my husband watching football in the living room.
“Ty?”
He turned and looked over his shoulder at me, grinning. “We’re up ten points.”
I smiled and leaned over the back of the couch to kiss him. “Thanks, but I actually wanted to ask about your schedule for the next few days.”
He blinked. “Ok. Isn’t it in the usual spot though?”
I nodded. “It is, but I know some days are harder on you than others.”
He frowned. “What’s up?”
I sighed. “I’m going to call Rick’s doctor to set up the appointment to discuss his condition.”
Tyler stared at me for a moment, then turned back to the television. “Make it whenever is best for you. I don’t need to go.”
“Don’t you have questions?”
He was silent for several seconds. “I have tons. But knowing the answers won’t change my decision.”
I rounded the couch and sat next to him, then reached over and rested my hand on his. “Your decision?”
He nodded. “I like him, Nate. He’s been honest and straightforward with us, and…”
He squirmed.
“Ty?”
He sighed. “You know I love you, and nothing will ever change that.”
I turned to face him better. “Of course I do, and I love you too.”
He smiled. “There’s something about him. My alpha side wants to protect him, and treat him as my omega, even if he can’t be bonded.” He paused. “In… that way… too.”
For a moment my heart felt like it stopped. Tyler felt that way too?
