Page 83 of Their Knotty Pack
Me
Noah is all bark and no bite. How many times does he threaten to 'drain peoples bank accounts' and then we never hear anything about it?
Charlie
BECAUSE HE COVERS HIS TRACKS, DUMBASS
Me
Well, Hannah will get mad at him if he drains my account of like…a couple hundreddollars.
Charlie
Oh, he'll get you back another way, and he'll make sure it's never traced back to him.
Eh, it'll be fine. Charlie and I used to be the masters of pranking. Of course, it was all directed at guys who were interested in Hannah back in high school, and I didn't realize it at the time, but old Golden Boy himself was riling me up on purpose just so I'd help keep her single for him.
You know, I don't think he ever apologized for that.
Maybe I'll send him a glitter bomb next.
Rolling my eyes, I stuff my phone back in my pocket and check my work emails. One in particular, from one of the owners of the company, which has the subject line "Bonding Leave".
I frown, clicking it open. I never told them I was bonded. I figured since Bethany and I got the bond settled the hard way, I'd save my actual leave for when the rest of the pack bonds her and Miles, since getting two instances of bonding leave isn't exactly a normal practice, especially for a small family business like this one.
My eyes scan the email, a small smile forming as the words sink in.
Kieran,
We're not trying to be invasive, but it has come to our attention that you recently bonded an omega and have not taken any bonding leave. We hope you know we provide full benefits for bonding leave, and apologize if it was not made clear that you're entitled to the benefit.
We truly value your work, we've never had a project manager who is as dedicated or diligent as you. Please know that we appreciate you, and let us know whenever you want to take that leave.
Sincerely,
Paula and Henry
Of course, these two would apologize for me not taking bonding leave. I do wonder how they found out though.
I quickly type out a reply.
Paula and Henry,
What gave me away?
I wasn't attempting to hide it, but this bonding was…complicated, as my pack and I scent-matched to an omega pair. I am only bonded with one of them right now, and am planning on saving my leave for when the entire pack bonds. Thank you for your support, I will make sure to give you ample time to find someone to cover for me when that happens.
Kieran
It then occurs to me I haven't gotten either omega a courting present. I mean, sure, we just started "officially" courting yesterday, but I've been bonded to Bethany for a few weeks now, and I'm sure that Miles and I arethisclose to taking things further in the bedroom. We've both been dancing around it, and honestly, I'm not sure if he's ever had sex with another guy before.
I know I haven't.
Idoknow, however, that I'm glad Miles will be my first and only.
My laptop dings with a new email, and I read the response from Paula and Henry.
We first noticed how your scent had changed, and then Henry saw you walking into the gym this morning, your mark on display. We aren't trying to be invasive, we just want to make sure you're aware of the benefits being offered.
