Chapter 1 - Scott
 
 “Come on!” squealed my niece, Madison. “Hurry up!”
 
 “The pumpkin patch isn’t going anywhere Maddie,” I laughed. “No need to rush.”
 
 “But it’s right there!” she protested, rushing back and grabbing my hand. She tried to tug me faster, little puffs of dust flying up behind her feet in the dirt parking lot while the sunlight glinted off her golden hair.
 
 “It’s not a race,” I replied. “We’re going to go through the corn maze. Then we’re gonna get some photos, play games, and pick out your pumpkin.”
 
 She let go, moved in front of me, put her little fists on her hips, and gave me a sassy glare. “I know that! Papa and dad brought me last year!”
 
 “So you’ve done it before,” I teased. “I guess we don’t need to do everything today. Let’s just go grab a pumpkin and leave.”
 
 “Scott!”
 
 “That’s uncle Scott to you, young lady.”
 
 She stuck her tongue out and grabbed my hand again. “Come on!”
 
 I grinned as she pulled me towards the line of people waiting to pay. She already had a huge personality, and she was only seven. I couldn’t wait to see what kind of woman she grew into.
 
 She was also going to make an excellent big sister, but she didn’t know that yet. I had her for the weekend so that my brother Tyler and his omega Lee could try for another while Lee was in heat.
 
 Part of me was jealous. Tyler was two years younger than me, had found his fated mate in college, and already had his family started. Meanwhile I was knocking at thirty’s door, never had a relationship last longer than six months, and hadn’t been on a date at all in almost a year.
 
 I shook my head, trying to clear the errant thoughts. I wanted it all: a family, and an alpha. It was just taking me a bit more time to find it was all. I had to trust that the wait would be worth it.
 
 Madison bounced on the balls of her feet as we stood in line to pay.
 
 “Do you want a princess makeover?” I asked, glancing at the add-ons.
 
 She shook her head. “No. I’m not a princess.” Then she gave me a fierce look. “I’m a dragon-slayer!”
 
 I laughed. “Fair enough. We’ll get you the dragon slayer package.”
 
 “Yay!” she declared, dancing a bit in place.
 
 A few minutes later we reached the front of the line, and I was face-to-face with an absolutely delicious-looking alpha. He had the rugged charm of a farmer—complete with cowboy hat—and an easy smile that made my insides squishy and my omega bits threaten to start slicking me up.
 
 Somehow it was a reminder of just how long it had been since I’d last been with a man, and… oh… if ever I needed a knot, it was then. I wanted to grab handfuls of his brown hair and gaze into his blue eyes as he plowed into me.
 
 His smile widened, and I realized that I’d been daydreaming about him fucking me senseless instead of paying attention.
 
 “Say again?” I asked.
 
 He chuckled. “How many?”
 
 I forced an awkward smile. “Oh. One adult, one child. We’ll also add a dragon-slayer package and a five-pose photo shoot.” I paused. “Do I pay for pumpkins here?”
 
 He gave me a lopsided grin. “You’ll pay for pumpkins over where you pick them out so they can weigh them.”
 
 “Oh, ok.”
 
 “So I’ve got one adult, one child, dragon-slayer and five photo poses. Right?”
 
 I nodded, trying to control my reaction as I felt a bit of slick escape. I just had to hope that my cock stayed soft. It wouldn’t look good for me to be wandering a corn maze filled with kids while sporting a stiffy.
 
 “That’ll be sixty dollars.”