Page 198 of Omega's Heart
“No, that was all them.” Kaden borrowed from his wolf to make sure no one was waiting outside to burst in on them, then breathed a sigh of relief and went to his mate. “This was good, right? You liked it.”
“It was wonderful.”
“I’m glad.” Kaden kissed him, soft as raindrops. “Come with me.”
“What else did you do?”
“You’ll see.” Almost vibrating with excitement himself, Kaden led Felix back through the kitchen and to the master bedroom door. “Open it.”
“You said it wasn’t finished.”
“I lied. You can punish me later.”
Felix let out a crack of laughter and pushed the door open. “Oh, Kaden,” he said, as Kaden turned on the lights in their bedroom.
The room was right at the back of the house, with a good-sized window looking out onto their tiny back yard and the edge of the trees not fifteen feet from their walls. With all the new house construction going on, the pack had found it necessary to make and even in some cases buy in new furniture to fill the houses and replace the things that were entirely worn out. Their dining table and the furniture in the living room were pack hand me downs, but Kaden had held his ground on their bedroom.
“I’ve never had brand new furniture before,” Felix whispered as he ran his hands over the dark cherry of the wood. “It’s beautiful.”
“You can paint the walls if you want,” Kaden offered. “I told them to do everything white and you’d decide later.”
“No, it’s gorgeous.”
“You’re gorgeous. You should have a house that’s fit for you.”
He wasn’t ready for it, so when Felix turned and threw himself at Kaden, there wasn’t enough time to brace himself and they went down in a welter of arms and legs and—after Kaden had assured himself that neither Felix nor the baby had been hurt—awkward apologies.
Once they were back on their feet again, Kaden took Felix’s hand and led him toward another door in the bedroom. “One more surprise. Stop here.” He made sure Felix couldn’t see into the bathroom, then quickly turned on the light and came around to cover Felix’s eyes with his hands. “Okay, three steps forward. That’s it. Good. Now, turn right. Two more steps. Ready?” Felix nodded, and Kaden took his hands away.
Felix’s gasp echoed back to him.
“I wanted you to have something a little special,” Kaden told him, pressing himself against Felix’s back. “I’ll have you know, that bathtub is big enough for two.” He paused for a moment, but when Felix still seemed to be searching for words, Kaden added, “The shower is too. It was right in the specs.”
“I don’t know what to say,” Felix breathed. “This is too much.” He half-stumbled forward to stand beside the big corner bathtub with its chrome fixtures, whirlpool jets dotting the sides.
“Bullshit.” Kaden stepped around his stunned mate and looked him straight in the eye. “This is not too much. This is me making up for lost time, and for all the idiots before me.”
“You’re not an idiot,” Felix said automatically, his eyes still slightly glazed with shock.
“That’s right. I was smart enough to snap you up, and if I’m that smart, I’m also smart enough to know when you deserve something. Besides,” he added in a considered tone. “If my mother is coming to stay in May, you’ll need a safe space to unwind.” He wrapped his arms around his mate and leaned into his scent. “Everything’s hooked up. We can try it out if you want.” He’d made sure the bed was made up, too, if they wanted to stay the night.
“We didn’t bring any clothes,” Felix protested, but Kaden could smell the longing in his scent.
“I wasn’t planning on us needing any tonight,” Kaden whispered. “Let me show you how the tub works.”
C H A P T E R 1 0 2
N o more than a week after they’d moved into the house, a knock on the front door disturbed their quiet enjoyment of each other and of Felix’s pregnancy. Hunter raised his head and stared toward the front of the house for a moment, then went back to napping on his end of the couch.
When Kaden answered, he found Quin outside.
“Got a minute?” Quin asked. He was angry, and something else. Anxious?
“Come in,” Kaden told him, suddenly alert.
Quin stepped into the room and nodded to Felix in greeting. He wasted no time in getting to his reason for calling so late. “I got a call from someone I knew, back in the day.”
Back in the Marines. “Go on,” Kaden said and returned to his seat on the couch with Felix.
