Page 54 of Choosing Their Omega

Lily giggles, a delighted look on her face, and it warms me to know that I’m the one who put it there.

We reluctantly get out of bed and quickly wash up, then throw on clothes and join the others. Lily is smiling as she emerges from her room while I wait for her at the top of the stairs.

“What is it?” I ask.

She smiles bashfully and shrugs. “All my stuff is still in my room.”

“Of course it is. We always hoped you’d be able to come home.”

I don’t tell her about how none of us had the courage, at first, to admit it was what we wanted. We’re all fucking stubborn, that’s for sure, and I don’t think any of us except Miles is good at opening up. But we made our choice, and we made it in time, thank fuck. And now we’re never going to let her go, not if we can help it.

When we get downstairs, everyone else is already setting up. Miles is making food, and Ben cheers when he sees Lily. “You stayed!”

“Of course I did, sweetie.” Lily swoops in to give him a hug.

“I don’t want you to leave ever again,” Ben tells her.

My heart aches. Ben’s not my kid, but in a way, he is. We’re his parents now that Monica is gone. We need to be there for him, take care of him, raise him. He’s not mine by blood, but he feels like mine.

Knowing how much he loves the Omega that we want… it makes me happy. We couldn’t ever possibly choose an Omega who wasn’t right for Ben, who didn’t make him happy. In fact, Lily being good with Ben is part of why we’ve all fallen for her.

Lily looks up and sees Miles making breakfast. “Here, let me help.”

Miles waves her off. “You’re our Omega, now, Lily, let us pamper you a little.”

She laughs fondly. “Just because I’m an Omega doesn’t mean I’m helpless.”

“It’s our job to take care of you,” Knox points out, folding his arms.

It’s amusing to watch them. Lily’s half Knox’s height and he’s built like a brick wall, but she’s undeterred even if she has to crane her neck up to look at him. She’s not at all intimidated by him.

And Knox was the very guy who was unsure about her at first, but now here he is, demanding that Lily let him and the rest of us spoil her. Yeah, I knew he was developing a soft spot for her, just like the rest of us.

“We’re courting you,” Knox continues. “It’s our job to make you happy.”

“Helping out around the house does make me happy.”

“I’m sure that putting your feet up and letting us take care of things would make you happy too.”

“Knox, I’m here to see if I can be a true member of your pack. That means that I need to be a full part of it, helping out just like everyone else.”

Knox glares at her, but there’s no heat behind it. Lily glares right back, but I can see a fond smile trying to slip out of the corners of her mouth.

“It’s about time you had someone who could stand up to your grumpy face,” I tell Knox with a grin as he steps aside.

Yeah, he can’t resist giving Lily what she wants, and if what she wants is to help Miles out with breakfast, so be it. I couldn’t resist her if it were me either.

It’s one of the things I admire about her, honestly. She’s determined to be responsible and to participate in the family.

Lily gives Knox a look that’s equal parts flirtation and triumph, then playfully bumps against Miles as she helps him out in the kitchen. I sit down at the table to watch her, grinning. She really does fit right in, like we were carving a space out in our lives for her before we even knew that’s what we were doing.

Of course, Knox isn’t going to take all this lying down. He wants to spoil Lily, and Knox likes to get his way. He immediately takes the food she’s made and serves it to everyone, and he holds out her chair for her when she finally sits down, and when she washes the dishes, he’s drying them.

It’s hilarious and adorable. I’ve never seen Knox like this before and I fucking love it. I didn’t know he could get like this, and I want to see him get even more like this.

I want to see him, and the rest of my pack mates, be happy.

Of course, there are some formalities we’ve gotta handle. We can’t just hole up in happy honeymoon land and enjoy courting our Omega.

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