Page 26 of Snowed In Sucker
Teo chuckles. “That’d give me some nice little handles to hold onto while I f--”
“Please, for the love of the gods, don’t finish that sentence,” Landon says, cutting him off. All three of them dissolve into laughter.
My chest is light and happy. I feel like I slot into place here, more perfectly than I could ever dream. This is my family now. Landon, his dads, and our clutch of babies inside his belly. This is where I’m meant to be.
I’ve always been an introvert, but these people are special. They make me want to crawl out of my shell and be present. They make me want to put in the effort to get to know them, to share myself with them. This little unit is mine and I plan on savoring it, treasuring it like a dragon with his hoard.
When I come back into the dining room, a giant serving plate in both hands, I find Teo petting Landon’s stomach. I set down the plates of food, quirking a brow at my mate.
“This is so strange. How does it feel? Being a pregnant alpha?”
I sit down across from Landon, watching this interaction. I find myself smiling.
“I don’t even know how to begin to describe it,” Landon says, leaning back in his chair. “As you can imagine, I never thought things would end up like this, but I can’t say I’m mad about it. You know that feeling after you’ve stuffed yourself so full you can’t have another bite or you feel like you might burst? It kinda feels like that.”
“Interesting,” Teo says slowly, shaking his head. “I can’t say I’m jealous.”
Zac chuckles. “I think that’s a good way to describe it. I wonder if you’ll feel them move around. You said they’re in eggs, right?”
I nod my head. “My parents said they couldn’t feel them moving.”
“Bummer,” Zac says. “That was one of the freakiest parts.”
“I think the situation is freaky enough,” Teo says with a grin. “This all happened so quickly. Do you have plans for the future? Will you stay here or will you move to Jett’s home? We’ll have to start buying supplies and setting up a nursery.” He turns towards me. “How long until the eggs pop?”
“Pop?” Landon asks, his voice breaking. “Gods, don’t say it like that, Dad!”
“Sorry. When will you umm, you know. Lay them?”
Landon groans, covering his face with his hands. His cheeks are bright red beneath his stubble. I find it incredibly adorable but I also have this overwhelming instinct to stick up for my mate.
“About two months or so. If we’re lucky, they’ll arrive in time for Christmas,” I say, getting everyone’s attention off of Landon and onto myself. “We also haven’t spoken about our living situation yet. As you said, this is all happening quickly. I don’t mean to put Landon on the spot, but I was thinking of asking him to move in with me as my home will have more space for the babies.”
Zac and Teo both turn towards Landon. Shit. I meant to take the heat off of him but accidentally threw him right back into the center of attention.
“Oh,” he breathes out. I open my mouth to tell him we don’t need to decide right now but he quickly keeps going, tears making his eyes wet behind his glasses. “I would love that. I would love that so much, Jett. Yes, of course I’ll move in with you.”
I breathe out a sigh of relief. I reach across the table and Landon meets me halfway, taking my hand. I give him a gentle squeeze.
Zac is sitting beside me and he reaches over, touching my shoulder. I look to him and he’s smiling.
“Welcome to the family, son.”
Warmth bursts through my chest. If I wasn’t sitting down, I think my knees would have locked up. I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear that until right now.
I quickly wipe my face and turn towards the food. “Let’s eat before things get cold,” I say. Thankfully, no one comments on my blatant subject change.
I adore these people. I adore my mate. More than that, I think I might love him. It’s not the hormones talking or the overwhelming instincts still surging through me. No, it’s more than that. I might have only known Landon for a short amount of time but that doesn’t matter. In that time I’ve gotten to know him. I’ve seen the type of man he is.
I love him.
Chapter Eleven
Landon
“Careful with that,” Isay, trying to help my dad with a box. He gives me a stern look. My omega dad pushes me towards the couch. With my center being so big, it’s easy for him to push me down onto the cushions and there’s literally nothing I can do to get back up.
“You can take that into the spare room right there,” Jett says, directing my dads as they move all of my stuff into Jett’s home.
