Page 17 of Dancing for His Omega
Micah sat next to me and moved his palm over my belly. “I’m in love with you, Edwin. I know things are hard right now, and you’ve got some issues to overcome but I’m here for you. I’m always here and I always will be. There is no one else for me and you’re never getting rid of me. I’m gonna shift now. My wolf is desperate to play with our mate.”
My mate shifted, and his wolf was more beautiful than all others in existence. We played and ran together all afternoon until we were both exhausted and calm. We shifted back and put our clothes back on but stayed quiet. I had done a lot of thinking while we were in our animal forms.
I was scared, sure. My trauma with Jacob had scarred me, but Micah and his love were fixing all of that. Life lay on the other side of fear. Shay had said that or maybe the therapistbefore. Didn’t matter. It was still true. My whole life changed the moment I met Micah, and I wasn’t willing to go back. Ever.
The only way was through.
“I changed my mind,” I said and hung my head, ashamed it had taken me so long to give him the answer.
“About what?” His voice cracked. “About me?”
“What? No. Never. As we ran, our bond got even stronger, and I realized my stupid hangups were just that—stupid. There’s no reason in the world I shouldn’t move in with you. I want to be there when you go to sleep and when you wake up. Every morning. Every night. Every moment I can be with you, I want to. Can I move in with you, omega? I don’t need time to think anymore.”
He nodded with a smile. I wrapped him up in my embrace and whirled him around in an act of pure bliss.
“Are you sure? A few hours, ago you needed to think about it.”
“I’m so sure, Micah. I’m so damned sure. And there’s something else. I want a family with you. When is up to you but I want it. I want everything with you.”
We rode home and spent the night at his place. We whispered our plans to the night like prayers. I would move in as soon as possible, and Granger would be able to rent my apartment again. Micah would help me with the business aspect of starting my studio, and he was sure the studio would be packed with kids wanting to learn, maybe even some adults.
I had hope again, and it was all due to my omega.
Chapter Sixteen
Micah
The spring festival was approaching rapidly, and with the influx of tourists who were coming not just for that but because of the beauty of our town and the warming weather, I was having trouble getting enough stock together. As soon as I made it, I sold it, and that was not something I wanted to complain about, of course, but I was getting pretty worn out trying to keep up.
“We’re all out of the rose petals,” Rocco said, leaning through the doorway to the back. “And almost all the little bears. The other animals are going too, but not as fast.”
“Thanks.” I noted on the whiteboard what we needed and continued tempering chocolate. It was a long list, actually, with these items just the latest. I’d be up most of the night at this rate. But it wasn’t too long until the festival, and afterward, I could shut the shop for a day and sleep the clock around. At the thought, my eyelids grew heavy, so I went to the coffeepot and poured another mug. My stomach was churning from all the caffeine, but I wasn’t about to use anything stronger—those energy drinks really made me jittery—so coffee it was. “I’ll have some more truffles in about an hour then I have some custom orders to do.”
Rocco was actually learning to dip and do some other simple things in the kitchen, so when Edwin came in to help at the register, I brought Rocco back to help me. As we worked, I could hear all the activity from the front, people coming in and making purchases, laughing as my mate charmed them within an inch of their lives. Everyone loved him. It was also a good way for him to meet people. Among the visitors to town, there were locals who came in to buy candy, and I was glad to hear him getting to know the neighbors.
But then, after about an hour, I heard my mate’s voice change, and my wolf was on instant alert. I stopped working the truffle filling on the marble counter and strode to the front, my omega’s instincts telling me that my mate needed my help and now.
But when I got there, all I saw was a young man who I had seen around town, along with his fathers. He was holding up his phone and trying to show Edwin a video he evidently had no interest in viewing. I’d never seen my mate look so pale and although he wasn’t saying much, he was clearly upset.
“This is you, isn’t it?” the boy was saying. “I found it online after I heard someone say you were a dancer. Why aren’t you doing it anymore?”
“I-I don’t…that is, I am helping out in the shop right now. That was in another place, and it’s not what I do now.”
“But you have to be in the talent show at the spring festival. Nobody is as good as you.” The boy seemed very insistent, and his fathers were shopping and paying very little attention.
I wanted to step in, but my alpha had his pride. Also, if videos of his dancing were that easy to find, others would do the same. I hated that it was upsetting him, but he had to learn how to get past it, or he’d just end up being miserable.
Other customers were coming in, and one of us had to help them because Rocco was working hard on dipping candies. I tried to signal Edwin to come and do it, but he was too caught up in whatever video he was finding so upsetting. After helping a few people, I caved and called Rocco up, hoping that wouldn’t result in wasted chocolate. Then I went over and joined my mate. I needed to see the video.
When I looked, what I saw made me wonder if I even knew my mate. Sure, he was graceful all the time, but when dancing? I had a momentary regret that I had zero dancing talent and could not sweep across the floor with him like the other man in thevideo did. They were beautiful together, their steps matching as if they’d been dancing together all their lives.
And I knew who that had to be. Jacob, the man who looked so loving in the performance, but who was also a two-timing cheater. Was I jealous? No, or maybe just a little, but it wasn’t anything happening presently. My mate was mine and had not indicated any desire to get back with his ex. I trusted that.
I just didn’t want him to be so upset.
Chapter Seventeen
Edwin
