Page 6 of Knot My Omega

“How are your tomatoes coming along?” I asked. He had spent his afternoon helping me with my passion. The least I could do was ask him about his.

“I think they’re going to do well. I just wish I could do more.”

“You will. We’re all a work in progress.”

After a pack dinner of sloppy joes and Tater Tots, we retired for the evening, and Benji started his work.

As I lay in bed that night, I was nervous about how my work would be received by the locals but there was more. My wolf was agitated, like he was anticipating something happening, something big.

Maybe we had big money coming to us.

Yeah, that had to be it.

Chapter Five

Lily

The boys backed off once the booth was set up. They tried to help. Bless them, they did. If Rumor’s mates had their way, they would line up all the products and yell, “Come and get it.”

We had a better way. Because females.

“Where are the new shelves we ordered?” I asked. Online ordering was a new thing for me. Rumor and Wilder showed me how and set me up with my own account, but unless I really needed something, all my money went into savings.

No way would I ever rely on someone else to feed and clothe me. Never again. Reliance made a person a servant.

I’d done enough serving for a lifetime.

“They’re right here.” Penn leaned down and pulled some cute wooden shelves from a box. They would stagger the jars so the customers could see everything clearly. He placed the shelves on the table instead of handing them to Rumor.

“I can lift things, Penn.” Rumor giggled as he tickled her sides and kissed her temple.

He must’ve realized what she was saying and turned to me. “Umm…”

“I already know.” He released a sigh and we all laughed. “I’m so happy for all of you. Really.”

He cringed. “Even if it’s really soon after Bernie?”

“Not my body,” I replied. “The best thing about me? I don’t judge. Or I try very hard not to.”

“Your support means a lot to us. We think of you as one of the pack.”

I nodded. “Thank you. Plus, I’m kind of the midwife, so…”

Everyone laughed. Even little Bernie, perched on Vargas’ hip, gave a giggle. Cutest baby ever.

Rumor waved her mates out of the booth so we could finish picking up. “This is where the peach cobbler jars go?” She fumbled with the jars, almost dropping one.

“Yes. That’s where we said they would go.” Instantly, I heard the snap in my voice. “I’m sorry. Shit. I’m so sorry.”

She put her arm on me. We’d been together for so long and as many times as I had to console her after her family did bad things to her, she soothed me now as I learned who I was in the aftermath of abuse. “What’s going on, Lily?”

I let out a long breath. “I don’t know. My wolf was unruly last night and this morning, she’s insane. Anxious, even.”

“It’s going to be okay. Are you taking your suppressants? Something going on with your wolf?”

I shrugged. Rumor had filled me in on all she’d learned about being an omega, and we had more books from her mates than I could read in a lifetime on the same subject, but this wasn’t covered in any of those texts. “I’m on my suppressants. I don’t miss a day. And I’ve got all the sprays and powders and scent…other things covered. I probably don’t even smell like an omega anymore. Which is a good thing.”

“Maybe you just need a run. Happens to all of us.”

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