Chapter 166: The Blooms Await
(JERICHO)
My pants grow disturbingly tight as I watch him push the stroller around while he talks to the baby. I’m dying to go outside and be beside him, but then I know that doing that might spook him. I might come off as too aggressive. I already suspect that I might have been too pushy earlier. I get the idea that he might be the type to be seduced slowly. He might pill away if I come too strong too fast.
I notice one of the guards following him as I watch him. He calls him and Wesley stops pushing the stroller. I know the guard. He is an alpha called Reid. He strides towards Wesley, chest puffed out. Reid isn’t one of my favorite guards. My stomach churns as I watch him approach Wesley. He is coarse and bossy. Even though most of the outside guards have the same character, there’s something about Reid that doesn’t sit well with me. The outside guards don’t need to be refined with the workers who work inside the house.
Wesley’s body language tells me that he doesn’t feel tight about their little interaction. It makes me wonder what the guy wants to talk to Wesley about. He is guarded with me too, but this interaction of theirs doesn’t feel right. Part of me thinks that he is so uneasy with Reid that he wishes someone would just swoop in and save him. But surely, he was more than capable of discouraging me earlier. Can he not handle Reid?
When Reid leans closer to him, my hackles rise. Reid’s body posture is bullying. I take note as Wesley glances back at the house again.
By instinct, I leave my position near the window and head outside. I’m not exactly sure of what I’m going to say once I get to them. I feel so foolish for giving in to my instincts, but they are impossible to ignore. It is already obvious that Wesley doesn’t feel easy about his interaction with Reid, and I’m compelled to do something about it.
I notice how Wesley is relieved once I reach them. The fact that Wesley is relieved to see me warms something inside of me. He might have rejected me earlier, but now I see that he is relieved to have me by his side.
"Hi, Wesley. I was wondering if I could join you on your stroll around the garden?" I keep my tone light and airy then nod at Reid. "I’ve been stuck in the house all day."
Reid straightens and steps away from Wesley and the baby. "Oh hey, Mr Adonis...I was just admiring how big baby Reign has grown. Time flies you know..." I know that that is an outright lie, considering he has never once looked at the stroller. He was focusing on Wesley the whole time, but I’m glad that he is stepping away from him, which is all I wanted in the first place.
"Yeah, he is really grown." I smile grimly, hoping that he takes the hint and gets going.
Wesley steps closer to me, intuitively seeking my protection. Part of me is pleased when he does that. I don’t often see many omegas who turn to me for protection. It is always sex and it usually ends at that, well, for the most part. Wesley’s unspoken trust in me thrills me. I want to slip my arm around his waist, but I know better. I don’t want him to get uncomfortable.