Page 200 of G.O.D.S Omnibus

One by one, everyone arrives home, and I make them all go change before dinner. Marlow is the first back, and he steps up behind me, wrapping his arms around my stomach. “How was your day?”

“Really good.” I can’t help but smile. “I think Boston had a breakthrough. He came to the ultrasound with me.”

“I knew he would, eventually. Sometimes he is his own worst enemy. Dinner smells amazing, by the way. A man could get used to this.”

I laugh. “Don’t. I had help from Petra. That woman is a saint. She came here on her day off to help me.”

“Well, I love that you wanted to make us a meal.”

Creed comes up beside us. “Stop hogging her.”

He hip checks Marlow out of the way, who just laughs and steps aside. Creed lifts me up onto the kitchen bench and rubs his hands over my belly. “Daisuki,” he whispers to my belly. “I love you too.”

He smiles and leans in to place a kiss on my lips just as Brennan makes his way into the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge and pressing it against Creed’s bare back.

“Nothing?” Brennan asks.

“Nice try, but you should know better. I don’t feel the cold.”

Brennan moves in beside Creed, and his hand also rubs my belly. These poor babies will be overcrowded and loved to death when they’re born.

“Alright, everyone go sit at the table. I need to get the food out of the oven.”

They move out of the kitchen, and everyone else joins them at the table as they pile into the room. I take the salad and bread to the table first, then get the garlic bread and lasagna. Chester follows me back to the kitchen to help carry the massive lasagna tray.

“Thank you,” I tell him as he takes the food, wearing Petra’s floral oven gloves.

“No need to thank me—I’m here to serve.”

I shake my head at him. Walking into the dining room, I approach the table, and everyone watches. I still get butterflies in my stomach every time I see them, followed by a sinking feeling that I have no idea how this will work. Ten—bloodyten—is a lot of men to cater to. What if I let them down or someone feels left out?

“Stop worrying about us. Everything will work itself out, and if we need you, we will seek you out,” Chester says, walking past me.

What the hell—he just read my mind! He turns back and winks. My mouth hangs open for a moment, but I shake it off and place the tray of garlic bread on the table.

The conversation around the table flows easily. Brennan goes over everything that is happening with Olympia, making sure I am happy with the progress. Chester is excited about working alongside a new scientist who has just started. When he says “she,” I demand to meet her. I have turned into... well, them. This pregnancy has me going all cavewoman on them, not that they mind. Kai is doing a short lock-picking course, and Case laughs. It has been an ongoing feud, since Case is better atpicking locks, yet Kai doesn’t let it bother him. He knows he is still really good.

“How was your day, baby? How was the ultrasound?” Laughn asks.

“Both babies are healthy and growing well. But I do have some news. I think I picked a boy’s name and wanted to run it by you.”

“You know we will love whatever you pick,” Trace says.

“Zadom Knight.”

I look around at all their faces. A very unladylike snort leaves me when I spot Boston smiling like a weirdo. It’s extremely unusual to see him that happy, to the point it’s almost unnerving.

“I love it,” Davis says. “It’s different, but solid. Have we decided on surnames yet?”

“No, I can’t pick one of you. It’s not fair.”

“What about Olympia?” Boston says, and we all look at him like he has grown another head. “Hear me out. It’s your last name, and you are now the face of Olympia. From what I knew growing up, your grandfather was a good man. You have the chance to change Olympia, so make it good again and take back your name. Fuck, I would marry you tomorrow and take the name with you.”

“He has a point,” Kai says. “Mr Z may have been a dick, but that doesn’t mean the name has to die with him.”

“I will think about it. I just don’t know if I could go back to being Zircon. It doesn’t feel like me anymore.”

“You wouldn’t have to. We are more than happy to do whatever you want. But it makes sense for the babies to take the surname, especially since we are trying to change how the company has been run. Besides, they will take over when they grow up.”

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