10. Trig

Chapter 10

Trig

My eyes popped open when I felt the bed jostle. Nate was still curled up beside me, but Garin slipped out of the bed and padded toward the bathroom. I openly stared at my best friend's fine ass, happy to finally have the right to look at him.

At least, I thought I did.

Mornings could be unpredictable, and a low-key panic began to fill me as I wondered if he was having any regrets. If he did, it wasn't like he could slip out and ghost me like a normal person would. Nope, we were officially stuck together after exchanging marks with both of my men.

I slid out of the bed and tucked the quilt around Nate before stepping into a pair of boxer briefs. In case Garin was having second thoughts about last night, I didn't want to make him say anything painful with me standing there naked. Not that the thin layer of fabric did much to protect my heart, but it was something.

With just a few feet between me and the front of the bathroom door, it opened wide and Garin stepped out. His eyes immediately went down to my shorts, and he frowned. "Why'd you get dressed?"

Thank fuck . I stepped up to his chest and wrapped my arms around him, getting a full and proper hug. "So you're okay with everything that happened last night?"

His arms were like a vice around my back as he held me tightly. "Hell yeah. Last night was amazing. Are you all right?"

I nodded against the side of his head and pressed my forehead to his warm skin. "I just can't believe we're finally doing this. I've wanted you for so long."

"Me too, Trig." He pressed a kiss against my temple before pulling back. "Why did it take us so long to finally make this happen?"

I grinned and looked toward the beautiful omega curled up in the bed. "I think we were waiting for our little bear."

He swallowed hard and nodded. "I think you're right."

Garin held me with his strong hands on either side of my face and tilted my head just slightly as he kissed me. It was slower than last night when we were desperate for release.

This was soft and deliberate, conveying years' worth of love and affection that we could finally express between us. When we broke apart to breathe, a soft sigh from the bed captured our attention.

Our omega was awake.

Nate was looking up at us with lust-filled eyes. "You guys are so hot."

Garin chuckled and slipped his hand down the back of my boxers, cupping my ass. "Someone would look even hotter without this stupid fabric covering his perfect bubble butt."

I shook my head and dragged him back to the bed with me. When I was close enough, I crawled up from the bottom, hovering on all fours as I caged Nate in beneath me. "Good morning, omega."

He giggled and turned onto his back as Garin slipped onto the mattress beside us. He sighed again, clearly content with how this was going. "Good morning, alphas." Nate looked between me and Garin. "I don't know about you guys, but I could use a knot right now."

Garin chuckled and playfully nipped at Nate's shoulder. "You're an insatiable little bear, aren't you?"

He shrugged. "I have a lot to catch up on."

Our good-morning kisses led to making love, but it wasn't long before we were all thinking about making breakfast.

"Maybe I should run into town and pick up milk and eggs and bacon and the perishables we didn't get last night." As the only human amongst us, it made more sense for me to be the one witnessed and leaving an odor trail. My scent was the most generic and would fade the fastest.

We had enough to eat, but it was all in cans and bags. Actual food would be nice.

Nate's lip popped out. "You're leaving us?"

"Not for long, little one." I kissed him briefly then turned to Garin. "I can also call Aaron while I'm down there and see what he knows."

"Yeah, I think it's a good idea. If nothing else, maybe he can find out who we're dealing with and how committed they are to keeping Nate quiet. If they're connected with law-enforcement, maybe they don't care about witnesses."

I hated thinking about our omega being in danger, but we had to. It was the only way to keep him protected. I raised an eyebrow at that very wishful but unlikely thinking. "I guess that's a possibility. But, more likely, if they were snooping around his house, they care."

Garin pulled Nate tighter to his side. "Use the dark web email account we set up last year. Tell him to send what he knows there, and we'll check it a few times a day."

At the time we set that up, I thought he was being ridiculous. But of course I sat there and paid attention to everything he said because it was Garin and he was giving me his undivided attention.

Now I was grateful that I did.

Aaron was more helpful than I could have hoped for. Once I told him I was mated to both an alpha shifter and an omega shifter, he was all-in on keeping us safe. Who knew the burly detective was a hopeless romantic.

By the time I got back with breakfast, Garin and Nate were just getting out of the shower, and I was grateful to get a chance to watch them step out of the tiny bathroom with drops of water still glistening off their skin. As I gawked, a thought occurred to me. "I want to see your animals."

Garin lifted his brow. "You've seen my wolf."

"I haven't." Nate looked at him with hopeful eyes. "My bear is pretty anxious to explore the grounds a little bit too."

Garin nodded. "Yeah, okay."

He gestured to the groceries. "Let's get that put away and we'll step outside."