Page 53 of Their Perfect Omega

“I know you’re there,” Tate muttered. “Is Kara okay?”

“She just fell back asleep.” I grabbed a pair of shorts out of a drawer and pulled them on. There was no point in putting on anything else. Odds were we’d all be naked again soon.

“My dad called because Anya canceled our two appearances for today. He wanted to know what the real reason was.” He opened his curtain and rolled out of his bunk.

I handed him a pair of shorts. “I don’t know how much more of this record label shit I can take.”

“Same. Suddenly, the money isn’t really worth it anymore, you know? But the fans...” Tate pulled on the shorts and looked over at Avery’s bunk. “He’s wanted out for a while.”

“Deep down, I think we all have.” The realization hurt my heart because I fucking loved performing, but I was tired, and my pack was too.

“What we need is a new legal team to work this out for us.” Tate slid his phone into his pocket and went to the door leading to the front of the bus.

“We can worry about that after the tour. Only a few performances left, and then we can finally breathe and come up with a better plan. Fall match is not that far.” That was if we got the go-ahead to participate.

The front of the bus was quiet besides the low hum of the generator giving it the power to run lights and the air conditioner.

I followed Tate, and we found Anya sleeping on the couch and Jonathan nowhere to be found. Since Gizmo wasn’t in his bed, my guess was he took him out to go to the bathroom.

“We need to find some food,” I whispered.

Anya made a sleepy groaning sound. “In the fridge.”

“Thank you,” I whispered. “Tate, I’m going to go talk to Jonathan. Take the food back to the nest.”

He cringed. “I wouldn’t go as far as calling it a nest.”

“Shh.” Anya rolled over and pulled the blanket over her head.

I patted her head through the blanket as I passed her, smiling to myself. She and Jonathan deserved a nice long vacation after this tour and helping take care of Kara. If we didn’t have them, we would never have kept her a secret as long as we had.

I slipped on one of the pairs of flip-flops we kept by the door for Gizmo bathroom emergencies and stepped out into the cool morning, regretting not putting on a shirt. My nipples instantly hardened, and not in the good, turned-on kind of way.

I crossed my arms over my chest and spotted Jonathan on the grass with Gizmo. Bringing a dog on tour was a lot of work, and while the guys and I did help a lot with him, our schedule was so crazy some days that we barely even saw our four-legged friend.

There weren’t very many regular vehicles at the rest stop, but I still didn’t want to be seen wandering around without my shirt, so I waited by the side of the bus.

Gizmo spotted me before Jonathan did and let out a happy yip, his butt wiggling with his little stub of a tail. I didn’t like that he’d had his tail docked, but it was already done when we got him. It made me feel a little better about it that it was done so someone couldn’t grab his tail while he fought them off.

I still couldn’t believe he’d gone after Kara and instead of hurting her had made her fall in the pool. The memory made me grin, and the security video footage of it would be fun to show to our kids someday.

“A grin when it’s this cold?” Jonathan smiled as he let Gizmo go a few feet away.

I squatted down and let Gizmo attack me with kisses. “I was just thinking about how we met Kara.”

“Ah, how is she?” He shoved his hands in his pockets and leaned against the side of the bus. “It sounds like things are going well. I did come out here a few times to make sure people who walked by couldn’t hear.”

Instead of feeling embarrassed, I felt damn smug about how well we were taking care of Kara sexually. I just wished we could take care of her need to nest better.

“She’s doing okay. She hasn’t said it, but I can tell being on the bus is putting her on edge. She’s been covering herself with way too many blankets.” I grabbed Gizmo’s leash and stood. “What time is it?”

“Half past ten. I was just bringing Gizzy out before I head to the cabin.Once we get you guys set up there, we’ll go get the SUV we rented and pick up the stuff Cal ordered, plus anything else you guys need.”

My stomach growled. “Food. Anya has been keeping a list of all the things we find out Kara loves.”

“She already put in a grocery order for pickup.” He put his hand on my shoulder. “You’re doing everything right, Alpha, and soon she’ll be with our pack permanently.”

I knew he was right, but that didn’t stop the small sliver of doubt from slipping through.

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