Page 266 of The Omega Exchange: Omnibus
I’m embarrassed.
My heart hurts.
I needed a clean break from Ben and our small town. His family isn’t rich, but they do well running cattle. My mom and I have always struggled, even before my dads left. I’ve built a solid career for myself. I’m not rolling in money, but I can finally grocery shop without checking my bank balance before walking into the store. If Ben wants to fight me for custody? God, he has the ability to make my life a living hell.
“I’m scared,” I admit. “And I feel incredibly stupid.”
“We’ve all been there, but don’t shut me out. You’ve had a shitty support system, and I can understand why that makes it hard to trust, but I won’t let you down,” he says, staring straight into my eyes.
He’s so earnest it’s easy to believe he’s being sincere. The weird warmth that fills my chest helps to wipe away any lingering doubts. I thought Ben and I were compatible, but I never felt his emotions to this degree.
“I do trust you.”
“Come on. Let’s get you upstairs.” Miller pulls me off the wall.
“Okay, but the elevator really is good. I don’t want you to throw your back out toting me up twenty-something flights of stairs.”
Miller chuckles. “You’re adorable.”
His words aren’t dirty at all, but for some reason, they seem to radiate in my pussy like he told me to be a good girl and get on my knees.
Reality sinks in as Miller guides us into their penthouse. The jostling that came with all those flights of stairs didn’t help my nausea, but I refuse to show it. He’s such a good guy, and it sucks because everything just got so much more complicated.
My chest gets tight when I see the pile of bags sitting in front of the island.
“Put me down,” I whisper. My legs shake, and Miller holds onto my arms while I get my balance.
Those aren’t my bags, which means Nik or Oliver is actually leaving their own home to get away from me.
Oliver comes down the hallway with a laptop bag and a couple of bed pillows. He tosses them down on the chair and heads our direction while I’m still trying to formulate the words to apologize for getting us all into the situation.
“What happened?” Oliver asks, swiping his light blond curls back from his forehead as he gets closer.
“I’m so sorry.” I chuck myself at him with no further warning. He’s so tall that I only reach his chest. “Please don’t leave because you’re upset at me. This is your house, I’ll go.”
Oliver pats my back, frowning down at me. “This isn’t our house. I’m packing because I’m going wherever you’re going.”
“What?”
“This is Nik’s moms’ penthouse.” Oliver’s forehead wrinkles and he sighs heavily. “He still hasn’t told you.”
“Told me what?” I ask, glancing between them. “And who? Nik?”
“That’s a conversation I think would be best if you have it directly with Nik,” Miller says, coming up from behind. He slides his hands around my hips and settles them on my lower stomach. “Nik does own half the resort, but we don’t live here normally.”
A few things suddenly make a lot more sense. The fact Oliver had to open three cabinets the other morning to find the glasses and how Miller had to search through the nest storage for what seemed like forever to find more of the ice pack pillowcase inserts.
“Where do you normally live?” My mind races.
“Virginia. You’re going to love it,” Oliver says, nuzzling his cheek to mine. “It’s three stories and we’ve got plenty of space and a big back yard. Although we need to get a child safe fence up around the poolimmediately. It’s inside the fence to the yard. You don’t have to worry about any neighborhood kids stumbling into it while we’ve been away, but there’s no protection if you’re already inside the fence. Does that make sense? It’ll be clearer when you see it.”
“Is that why you packed? You’re heading home?”
Miller growls. It vibrates against my back as his hand tenderly rubs over my lower stomach.
“If you want to go now then we can,” Oliver assures me. “Mostly I needed to be packed so I’d be ready to leave in case you were.”
“I think you’ll like the house in Virginia,” Miller says, pulling my hair to the side and kissing over my neck.
