Page 23 of Omega's Pretend Mate
I nodded, “Ok.”
He followed me to the kitchen, where I dug a vase out of the back of a cabinet. I added some water, then settled the roses into it before setting it on the kitchen island.
“You don’t have a cat who’ll knock it over, do you?” he asked.
I smiled and shook my head. “No. I keep thinking I’ll get a dog one day, but my hours are still long enough that I worry I don’t have the time for one.”
“It’ll settle down for you probably in the next year or so. You’re about to make senior associate, aren’t you?”
I nodded.
“You’ll still have long hours, but I think you’ll be able to fit a dog in.”
I smiled. If nothing else it gave me something to look forward to when I needed to ease the pain of no longer having Christian in my life.
He stepped close, and I felt his warmth. For a second I thought that he was going to kiss me, but instead he reached up and loosened my tie.
The silk whispered as he dragged it from my collar, then he opened my top two buttons before stepping back.
“Much better,” he declared.
“I… what?” I asked, unable to form a coherent thought.
He smiled. “I figured Mitchell’s was a good place. Lots of people will be around to see us. But the tie was a bit much.”
I licked my lips. “Ok.”
Get it together Gabe. You’re going to have to live together soon. You can’t get flustered this easily.
“You ok?”
I nodded. “Y-yeah.”
Christian took a step back, and I managed to recover.
“Shall we?” he asked.
“I’m ready if you are,” I replied.
He settled his hand at the small of my back, and once again everything in me threatened to grind to a halt at the contact.
“Gabe?”
I glanced up at him. “Hmm?”
He turned to face me. “Are you sure you want to do this?”
I swallowed. “Yes. I’m just…” I took a deep breath. “I wasn’t expecting flowers.”
He smiled and brushed his thumb over my cheek. “You deserve them though, and I hope that if you decide to mate after all this, that your future alpha sees that.”
I wish you could be my alpha.
“Thank you.”
He leaned in and brushed his lips against my cheek. “Never settle for anything but the best from your alpha.”
I smiled. “Ok.”
