Page 63 of His Surrogate Omega

Ever.

When they pulled into the circular drive before Rohan and Jamie’s home, he sucked in a gasp. The home was beautiful… and grand. It was of the old style, with huge columns holding up a second story balcony that wrapped around the entire house. Baskets of flowers and ferns hung from the spaces between the columns, and the entire front was meticulously landscaped. Once he was outside, he could see a rose garden on one side and what looked to be a huge sunroom made entirely of glass.

He hadn’t been coherent enough the last time to truly notice it… and he’d been in such a rush to leave that he hadn’t looked back, either.

“You remember the rules from last time, correct?”

Gray turned to meet the beta driver’s stare in the rearview mirror. It was a different man this time—apparently one who wasn’t as stringent as the last. “Yes. I remember.”

“Good,” he murmured before turning off the car and climbing out.

Gray opened the door and saw the proffered hand before him. He took it and allowed the beta to help him from the backseat before the man went to the trunk to get Gray’s bag.

“I think I might wait here,” the driver said, eyeing him. He placed Gray’s suitcase back inside the trunk. “I get the feeling you won’t be there very long.”

Gray released a breath.If the driver can tell I’m apparently not in heat… add one more check in the ‘I’m pregnant’ column.

Before he made his way up the wide front steps, he took a moment to draw in the warmth. He inhaled, catching a scent of the late blooming roses and the other flowers that filled the yard. Gray lifted his head and gazed up at the robin’s egg blue sky and thought to himself that the air was cleaner here… the sky bluer.

Gray turned to see the driver staring at him and realized he must look mad. He made his way to the entrance, but before he could knock, Jamie pulled the door open. A wide smile graced his face.

“You’re here!”

There was an awkward pause. Neither of them had spoken much over the last month—only in a few text messages and emails. He’d gotten the sensation that Jamie had put up a wall, and he’d been too afraid to reach out in fear of making the situation even more precarious.

“Youdidwant me here, didn’t you?”

A flicker crossed Jamie’s face, but the smile never truly faded. “Of course. Where else would you be? Come in, come in.”

Gray crossed the threshold and felt the cooler air within surround his body. The heat outside had felt good after the chill in the car. The coolness between him and Jamie only made him feel colder.

“Is the driver bringing in your bags?”

“He’s waiting a moment…”

Jamie frowned before tilting his head and giving Gray an odd look. “Can I get you a drink?”

“No. I’m fine,” Gray said, his voice low.

“Well, you can take a seat there and wait for Rohan.” Jamie leaned down to take the handle of his overnight bag before rising to his full height. “I’ll see you both in a few days.”

“Don’t go,” Gray said. “Not yet.”

“Ican’tbe here… not while you two are together. I’ll return like I did last time.”

“Nothing may happen,” Gray said.

Jamie looked confused—until Gray reached into his pocket and showed off one of the tests he’d taken.

Jamie looked up, shock and excitement visible on his face. “You’re pregnant? Already?”

“I think so. I wanted to come and see my reaction to Rohan to confirm it. To make absolutely sure.”

“You need to be seen by a doctor,” Jamie said, looking as if he might explode with joy then and there. “Then it can be fully confirmed and we can prepare a plan for your pregnancy.”

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” Gray said.

“But you’d surely be feeling the effects of a heat by now.”

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