Page 104 of Use Me Up

I flirt with all of them.

I have to admit that there’s something about it that feels good, all four of us together. There’s something about it that feels almost familiar, as if we all already know each other, as if I am falling into a memory of happiness, only it’s not a memory, it’s a promise of the future.

As nice as that is, it’s probably a stupid reason to have a baby with them.

I know that. And yet…

kane

I call dibs on the pretty beta girl, because I’m the only one who hasn’t fucked her yet. She giggles and blushes and repeats me. “Dibs,” she says. She giggles. “Dibs.”

It’s after the date, and we’re sitting on the couch at Ellis’s place, and I’m calling dibs because I think we should all fuck. If we’re really auditioning this idea of all being together and having a baby together and being, you know, a pack, then we need to know if the sex works.

Gatlin says, “That was really unenlightened of you, Kane.”

“No, it’s fine,” says Hannah, still giggling at me. “I just never thought I’d be the one that people were calling dibs on.”

Oh. I lock eyes with Gatlin, suddenly understanding exactly what he likes about this girl. She’s going to be incredibly fucking grateful, isn’t she? And she’s going to be spoilable, which we could both really stand, considering our omega does not take well to being spoiled.

Gatlin nods at me, and a current of understanding goes through us. I feel it in the bond. I have to say, there’s nothing quite like being bonded to Gatlin Reese. The man completed me before the omega and the bites came into the picture, but this, right now, he and I being the alphas to these two… well, maybe it could be good.

“I call dibs,” I say again, my voice dropping into a growl, “and then we’re all going to pass you around, and your job, little beta, is to come as many times as you can, what do you think about that?”

She lets out a squeaky noise, pink-faced, and glances at Ellis. “This is okay?” she says to him.

He nods at her. “Yeah, yeah, this is good.” He turns to me. “You like her, then, Kane?”

“I think I see the appeal,” I say. “Hannah?”

She looks at me, wide-eyed.

“Can I get closer to you?”

She nods. “Yeah, I guess you would have to, if we’re going to…” She looks at Ellis. She looks at Gatlin. She looks back at me. She lets out a noisy breath.

I settle in next to her on the couch where she’s sitting. I put an arm around her. I pick up her legs and drape them over my legs.

She giggles again, but she likes it, and she’s starting to scent in a way I like. It’s a beta scent, understated, but she’s very genuine.

“She always like this, Ellis?” I say.

Ellis nods. “Absolutely always.”

“And you’re not the least bit territorial,” I say.

“I mean, I’m an omega. I don’t do territorial,” says Ellis.

I study him. That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. Omegas are the definition of territorial. But I also can feel through the bond that the thought of watching Hannah with us turns Ellis on.

“I want to share her with you guys,” says Ellis, confirming this aloud. “I want to share you guys with her. You’re my favorite three people on earth, and if you guys also liked each other, that would be really kind of fantastic.”

Hannah turns to look at him, giving him a look that says she really likes being one of his favorite people. Hell, I know how she feels. When Ellis turns his radiance on you, it’s nice being bathed in that warmth.

When Hannah turns back to look at me, I lean forward and give her a quick kiss. I pull back, raising my eyebrows, a silent question to make sure that was okay, and she’s beaming. She leans in for another kiss.

I pull her up and into my lap, and soon I’ve got her draped all over me, straddling me. She’s got thick legs, which I like, and I like how soft she is pressed into me. Her waist is tiny. I span that with my hands, and she wriggles into me. I get very familiar with the shape of her, with the feel of her before I start to touch any of her sensitive bits.

She gasps appreciatively the whole time, but when I touch her breasts through her clothes, she makes the most delightful of sounds.