Page 39 of Omega Makes a Family
"It was Lucas's idea," Sebastian says, as he looks up from where he just tucked our youngest child in. "He said he thought you'd like it."
"I do." I nod enthusiastically and smile warmly at Lucas. "Thank you, all of you, for everything you've done."
"Anything for you, Ollie." Roman kisses my forehead and wraps his arm around my shoulders. "Anything at all."
Together, we finish tucking the three newborns into their beds and set up the baby monitor so we can keep an eye on things from the other room while they're sleeping. On silent feet, we creep out into the living room, careful not to disturb the pups as we leave.
"So, what's next on the list?" Theo asks as he sits down beside me.
"What are you talking about?" I ask, scooting over to make room for him on the sofa.
"Well, you've conquered a rival pack, taken over leadership from your father, found four exceptionally amazing mates, and secured the next generation," Theo counts off on his fingers as he speaks, "so what's next on the agenda for the powerful pack leader."
"Whatever it is, we'll follow," Roman adds. "Just give us an order and we'll make it happen."
"We're yours, now and forever," Sebastian promises.
"Just remember that," Lucas reminds me.
I can't help but laugh lightly as the four of them sit around me, staring at me with anticipation, eagerly awaiting my next instruction. When I left home originally, I never would've dreamed any of this was possible. I was certain I'd still be on my own by this point, never finding anywhere to put down roots and call home.
Now that I'm here, now that I've secured a safe and hopeful future for my family, I realize that I'd never taken the time to dream beyond that point.
"I honestly don't know," I admit. "I don't know what more we could need."
"That's fine," Theo says as he drapes his arm around my shoulders. "We've got time. No rush."
"Yeah, you can figure it out later," Roman agrees.
"Even if all you decide is that you like things exactly the way they are," Lucas says with a nod. "We'll be right behind you the entire way."
"And above you, and below you," Theo teases.
"And in front of you, and beside you," Roman adds.
"And inside of you…" Sebastian licks his lips and looks at me with desire.
"You four are ridiculous." I laugh. "We literally just brought our pups home and you're already after more?"
"I don't think it's possible for us to ever get enough of you," Theo says as he nuzzles my cheek. "After all, we love you more than life itself."
"And even though we can't guarantee the future, we're going to do everything in our power to make sure we're together for the rest of time," Roman adds.
"Because you deserve nothing less," Lucas assures me.
"And you deserve everything," Sebastian concludes.
"I love you, each of you," I say as tears of joy form in my eyes. "I feel like I need a bigger word than 'love' to express myself. You're amazing, and whatever the future brings, as long as we're all together, I know we'll be able to figure anything out. Nothing can stop us now that we're a family."
“Can I make a suggestion?” Theo says after a moment. “This is just an idea to consider. Definitely isn’t a necessity at all. But I was thinking, perhaps, we might want to see about repairing that old swing set on the far side of the garden. It looks a bit dilapidated, and I think if we restored it the pups would quite like it.”
“And it’d be nice to have for those playdates you’d been planning to set up with Rodrick’s pups,” Lucas adds. “Actually, having somewhere for them to play that’s out of the way would be fantastic.”
“You know it’s still going to be a while before they’re even walking, let alone running around and using a swing set, right?” I chuckle at the enthusiasm shining in their eyes.
“We know that,” Lucas says, looking a little bashful as he speaks. “But it’s good to have an idea of what we should be working on, right?”
“No, you’re right,” I agree. “The swing set is a good idea. We can probably get that fixed up pretty easily.”
