Page 45 of Romancing the Omega

“We’ll do this together,” Yeo said, kissing his papa’s forehead. “We’re a family.”

“Logan is going to come with us to have the baby,” Grammy said. “He’ll stay with us.”

“I’m due in two weeks,” Logan said. “My boyfriend drives a truck, and he’s going to meet me up there and stay with me until it’s over. Gramps and Grammy said he could stay with them too.”

“I can’t imagine it any other way,” Yeo said, smiling at the older couple.

“We’ll go get some breakfast and let you two talk,” Grammy said. She took Logan’s hand and they went into the diner.

“Papa, I love you,” Yeo said. “I always will, but I wish you would have told me about what Michael Cook did to you. I looked up to him and loved him. I did everything I could to make him proud of me. If I had known what he did to you, I wouldn’t have wasted my time on him.”

“I wanted you to be happy and well cared for,” Dean said. “I know myself better now. I would have managed raising you by myself. I wouldn’t have married that asshole.” He laughed. “I don’t curse, Yeo. Look at me now.”

“You wild man, you,” Yeo said with a smile.

“I need a job,” Dean said. “I don’t know if I can work with people, though. I have a hard time talking to strangers.”

“We’ll come up with something,” Yeo said.

“I have an idea,” Carter said. Yeo turned around and Carter, Ray, and Caden were there. They wore identical sheepish looks. “We eavesdropped.”

“I’m sorry, angel. I looked out the window and saw Dean upset,” Caden said.

“It’s not like any of it will stay a secret,” Dean said, shrugging. He lay his head on Yeo’s shoulder. “What’s your idea, Carter?”

“You like farming and animals, right?”

“Yes,” Dean said. “I’m good at it, even if I’m a bit slow.”

“My friend Ernie has an alpaca herd that he takes care of. He also teaches elementary school, so he has a hard time keeping up with them and his job. He was talking about hiring someone to do the morning feeding,” Carter said.

“Ernie is Gramps and Grammy’s grandson,” Ray said. “He’s a good guy. Noah is another one of their grandkids and he’s opening a horse therapy camp for veterans. He said he wanted someone part-time to help care for the horses.”

“I think you’ll find plenty of work, Papa,” Yeo said. “Hobson Hills needs someone like you.” He didn’t mention that he would be paying to help support his family too. He’d had a talk with Jackson, and they had a plan. Simon Wagner had gone out of his way to make sure his omega couldn’t survive easily on his own. His children would quite happily help him, even with a new brother or sister on the way.

Dean took a deep breath. “Thank you, boys. I love animals, and I actually enjoy working. Both of those jobs sound perfect.” He shook his head. “I’ve never had so many people try to help me before. I don’t know what I did to deserve this, but I won’t let you all down.”

“Everyone deserves family and friends,” Yeo said. “Soon enough, you’ll be settled in at home and everything will fall into place.”

“Carter, we need Jimmy’s room fixed fast,” Caden said. “Dean’s new baby will need its own room. Jules and Jake can share a room, or we could add an addition in the spring. An addition would be nice, wouldn’t it?”

“I know just the spot,” Carter said excitedly. “We could just make a new master bedroom and bath. Put it right on the back, facing the lake.”

“I’ll text Harper now,” Ray said. “The baby will need furniture. I’ll go by the thrift store when we get home, but the baby should have nice things. Ernie said they fixed the boys’ rooms up nice with some pieces Harper had stockpiled.”

Yeo and Dean stared at each other a minute before laughing. “See, Papa? We’re in this together, whether you like it or not.”

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