Page 50 of Surprise Mother Pucker

Chapter 21

Charlie

There was a distinct possibility that I had gone overboard.

When I said I was going to order food, I failed to mention howmuchfood I was going to order. Several good restaurants near us did catering, so I had placed orders with each of them. Yes, this was only supposed to be a small lunch, but I clearly didn’t do small.

The result was that our dining room was starting to look like a Thanksgiving feast. Just to be safe, I had covered all the bases, when it came to the cravings Eli had told us about. There were several pasta dishes, and there was steak. There was even an apple pie for dessert.

The apple pie had led to some debate between me and Micha. Eli hadn't specified whether it was just plain apples that Kennedy had been craving or apple-flavored things, so he was under the impression that an apple pie wouldn't satisfy the craving like fresh apples would.

“Well, at least they’re apple adjacent,” I argued as I placed the trays on the table.

Micha nodded. “Yeah, but I’m still going to get some regular apples for our fridge. If all goes well, then Kennedy's going to be spending a fair bit of time here.”

“It’s so weird… This omega has suddenly become an integral part of our lives, and I haven't even met her yet. What will happen if we don't get along?” I asked, voicing my concern.

Micha clapped me on the shoulder. “I can imagine it's really weird. Kennedy's a great girl, and you'll see that for yourself. Not to mention, she’s stunning. I think we really have some potential to date her as a pack. Also, we both know how picky Eli is about women.”

I laughed ruefully. Eli was probably the most discerning out of all of us when it came to his choice of who to date.

We’d discussed over the years how we would go about dating as a pack when the time came. Our plan had always been to court omegas as a singular unit. None of this individual dating and potentially bringing one back home to the pack.

That was the plan for when we were a few years older, when we were done with college and ready to truly settle down. Until then, we’d all had a few flings. We were alphas in our prime. We were sowing our wild oats and having a bit of fun.

Sometimes we dated individually, sometimes two or three of us dated the same girl, but it was usually a beta, so we knew it wasn’t going anywhere.

When Eli admitted that he had asked an omega on a date, I’d been shocked. Even more so when I learned more about her and the fact that she had a child. Personally, I loved kids. They were so innocent and fun and fearless. We babysat our nieces and nephews on occasion, and every time, we ended up building forts, jumping off high surfaces, and generally causing the most fun chaos.

Children were amazing. Adults were boring.

This was different, though. As much as I loved kids, this wasn't someone's child I could give back to them when they got overtired or upset or needed serious parenting. As pack mates, we would all be responsible for Eli's child. It felt likeresponsibility was about to hit us square in the face, and I wasn't sure we were ready for it.

“Do you really think Storm can handle the pack having a baby?” I asked.

Micha sighed. “I'm not sure. He needs to grow up sooner or later. If he is at all mean to Kennedy or her child, though, I will punch him.”

“He won't be mean. We know he's a good guy. He just tends to think with his dick a bit too much.”

Micha nodded in agreement. “He said he would be here, though, and he’s nowhere to be seen.”

“We’ll deal with that later. I'm hoping he just needs a bit of time to adjust to the news. He doesn't seem to think it's going to impact him at all, only Eli. Today, let's just focus on Kennedy.”

The next two hours while we waited for them was agony. We hadn't set an exact time to meet up. Due to the nature of Kennedy being sick, we were trying our best to keep things casual, even though bringing a child into the world was the opposite of casual.

Still, all the food was prepared and just needed to be heated up when it was time. We ended up gravitating to the living room, sitting and watching a documentary that we had no interest in watching and neither of us were paying attention to.

The second the sound of the front door opening hit our ears, we both shot up from the sofa and made a beeline for the front door. We were both far too eager to see her.

I approached them a bit slower than my pack mate, giving them time to take off their jackets and get more than one foot in the door.

“You brought the tiny terror!” Micha exclaimed happily as he rushed forward, plucking the baby out of the omega’s arms. Kennedy gave him a startled look, but the baby was clearly content in his arms, snuggling into his chest, smiling happily. “I've got so many amazing things to show you,” he declared before wandering down the hall, taking the baby with him.

“Did he just kidnap my baby?” Kennedy asked, an adorable frown marring her features.

Now that Micha was out of the way, I could get a good look at her. Eli certainly wasn’t wrong. She was gorgeous. Long, dark reddish-brown hair fell past her shoulders, and she was wearing a long-sleeved knit dress that hugged her in all the right places.

Her scent, that I had only gotten hints of until now, hit me like a brick wall. Fuck me, it was intense.

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