"Can't we have both?" Jack asked with a sheen in his eyes as he gently held the omega's hand and kissed his knuckles. "We do need to eat."

Eat. Drink. Not have to worry about a child-- they were waiting on dessert at a fancy restaurant Sasan had told Jack was the current best in Cardiff when Gabriel went off to check on Ginny and the sitter. Natalie sounded tired in the phone but assured Gabriel thst everything was going just fine. She and Ginny were playing with blocks and she would take her up to bathe her in half an hour.

She was a sweet girl. She even asked how Gabriel's evening was going and put him on the phone with Ginny to coo at for a moment.