We collapsed in a puddle of limbs and sweat on the bed, refusing to let each other go as we came down from our high.
Chapter 39
Kennedy
“Are you sure it's not too much?” I asked in a whining voice as I followed Eli around the store.
He had taken me to a large nesting supply store, and the moment I had stepped foot inside, my omega brain had turned on in the most chaotic way, and I had been grabbing things left and right.
Nesting as an omega was an intensive thing on the best of days. Nesting when you were pregnant was a whole new circle of hell.
Eli chuckled. “It's definitely not too much. Don't you dare even think about putting back those pink pillows, now that you finally found the right texture. Unless you are lying, and you don't like the texture?” he asked, pausing. He was pushing the cart that I had filled up with everything I had been drawn to.
“No…I do really like that one,” I admitted. I had probably spent a good thirty minutes just trying to choose between a series of pillows. Every one had a slightly different texture, and some of them weirded me out, others didn't feel nice, and some of them were a bit scratchy. If the pillow was going in my nest, it had to be absolutely perfect. If it wasn't, I would lose my mind.
Was it rational? Of course not. A nesting omega was not a rational creature.
Eli nodded. “Then, we are getting it. Did you want to get anything else for Charlotte?”
I shook my head. I’d picked out several ridiculously soft throw blankets to add to Charlotte's crib. She was too young to have pillows or blankets, but sometimes, I would take a large throw and wrap it around her mattress, so it was an extra soft, comfy layer for her.
Eli turned to me, intending to say something, but I launched myself at him, hugging him tightly, my arms wrapped around his middle. The alpha didn't even flinch; he simply wrapped his arms back around me and kissed the top of my head with a loving sigh.
Hugging him probably wasn't the best move, because once I was pressed up against his body, my mind started wandering to far filthier places.
Eli chuckled. “Let's get out of here. You smell amazing, but no one else gets to smell that but me and my pack mates.”
“Not my fault you guys are so ridiculously hot,” I grumbled as I followed him to the checkout and out of the store, our supplies in hand.
“What are your plans for the rest of the day?” Eli asked.
“You,” I said simply, making him chuckle.
“As much as I like the sound of those plans, are you sure you have time? Don’t you have finals in a few weeks?”
I smiled. “I've actually managed to get a little ahead in my studying, so I think I can afford to take an evening off.”
“Good! In that case, once we’ve finished the main portion of the evening, how about we have a movie night with the pack?” Eli asked. “We haven't spent much time as a group lately.”
I bit my lip. I wanted to spend more time as a pack. “Sorry, I know I've been studying a lot.”
Eli looked over to me, startled. “What are you apologizing for? We've all been busy preparing for our various finals. It's not your fault at all.”
“But isn’t the omega supposed to be like the glue of the pack?” I asked.
Eli snorted. “Whoever told you that is an idiot. The omega is made to be spoiled, especially when the omega has a child and is growing another one. We are all big boys and can keep ourselves entertained, if need be.”
“Fine,” I huffed. “But I still want a few orgasms when I get home.”
“I will be happy to provide those for you.” Eli chuckled lovingly, his hand resting on my thigh.
The drive home was agony. I had seriously considered begging Eli to pull over on the side of the road, so we could fuck, but car sex was how I’d ended up pregnant, and I liked the idea of having Eli in my nest.
“Nest,” I instructed as we entered the apartment.
“Don’t you want to get the?—”
“Nest,” I snarled, shoving him lightly in the direction of my room. I needed him. I needed himimmediately. If I didn't have a knot stuffed in my pussy in the next five minutes, I was going to lose my mind.