Page 66 of Our Haunted Omegas
“Don’t make me say things here!” Indigo said. “Don’t make me into the asshole, Teal! Today didn’t have to happen! Today didn’t need to happen! We should all be stuffed with food and almost asleep at the apartment. Instead, we’re here and on guard and ready to---”
“Ready to what?” Teal shot back. “To turn this whole thing into a witch hunt? I get it! You’re stressed out. You’re more on guard than ever before but maybe you should take all that rage and go eat the fucking people who tried to blow us up! Normal people don’t try to blow people up!”
“How about we wait to talk about this?” Cobalt asked. “I’m not thrilled but unless you’re going to turn tail on him, Indi, we have to wait. Is that what you want to do?”
“Turn tail on everyone,” Teal muttered.
“What’s going on?” Ambry finally asked. “I don’t like being out of the loop. I can’t even decipher what you three are talking about over our mating link. If I’m going to get blown up, I’d at least like to know the reason behind it!”
“No one’s getting blown up!” Cade said, knocking on the door as he spoke.
The brothers all exchanged warning looks before Indigo ran a hand through his hair and turned to open the door for their sire.
“No one’s getting blown up,” Cade said again. “The last thing anyone needs is for you three to be at each other’s throats all night. If you can’t shut up and wind down, I’m going to separate you.”
I blinked. Could he do that?
“Your grandparents are in bed. Your carrier is trying to sleep. Dolores is snoring like a bear. You don’t have to go to sleep, but you can’t do this. I don’t know what part of the last few weeks you’re on about but wait until you’re not at their home. I love you three. Now stop acting like teenagers. Just for tonight, let’s all get along. I’m sorry everything is raining on your parade – first your matingmoon and now your feast. We’ll get it worked out but not tonight.”
“Sorry, Dad,” Teal was the first of the brothers to speak.
“It’s alright. Everyone’s wound up tight tonight. It’ll all look better after some sleep. Most things do,” he said and as soon as he was satisfied that the triplets were going to take the hint he left, pulling the door closed behind him.
“As soon as he’s asleep I’ll have to go out,” Teal said as soon as Cade’s footsteps disappeared down the corridor.
“What?” Indigo snapped, whisper-shouting the word so that Ambry climbed out of bed and stood beside him.
Cobalt glanced at me over his shoulder. Maybe it would be a good idea to take another room. He wasn’t going to do that, but it wasn’t a bad idea. I curled up around Guardie and hoped they’d work it out soon. I was pregnant and we were almost blown up. Arguing didn’t seem like the best use of our time.
“Change takes work,” Teal said. “The bigger the change the more work and risk it is.”
“How about you stay and help mitigate the risk you already took, huh? You think we don’t know what startup bought the damn place?” Indigo hissed and Cobalt slid back in between them.
“If you don’t stop it, I’m taking Odie and Ambry to my room. You can’t fight around pregnant people,” Cobalt said, looking back and forth between Teal and Indigo.
“You’re not taking my mate anywhere,” Indigo snapped.
“I will too,” Cobalt squared his shoulders. “This isn’t how this needs to go down. First and foremost, it’s about them and our kids. So, yes, I will take him to another room if you two are going to get into this right now.”
“I’m right here! Don’t talk about me like I’m a kid!” Ambry snapped.
“You can’t go sneaking around anymore!” Indigo hissed at Teal as he shoved Ambry behind him and away from Cobalt.
“You’re not the boss of me! Who died and left you in charge? Even if our parents and grandparents died in this instant you have no right to tell me what to do!” Teal said, his eyes shifting.
“Stop it!” I hissed and all of them turned to look at me. “Please, stop it. I might be in the dark but here’s the thing. I sort of get it. I’m probably not in the dark as much as you think. Neither is Ambry.”
“What do you mean?” Teal asked, his voice was gentler now that he wasn’t talking to his brothers.
“We all know what you’re trying to do. We get that you’re balancing becoming a folk hero with family honor. If they’re mad that people want food, then they can shove their grenades up their asses. Though, I think everyone would feel a lot better if you take tonight off and stay with us. I can’t sleep if Cobalt doesn’t come to bed and he won’t unless he knows you’re going to stay here,” I said, tossing the words out quickly before anyone cut me off.
“Will it endanger anyone if you don’t go?” Ambry asked, swatting Indigo’s arm away and stepping up next to him again.
“Probably not. They’ll be worried about me, though,” Teal said.
“Call Crilus and tell him to let the right people know you’re okay,” Cobalt said.
“I’m not talking to Crilus because he went from sucking your dick to prove he could to wanting to marry me,” Teal rolled his eyes. “Seriously, not talking to him.”
