My Work In Progress by S.C. Wynne
Morning, all! I'm a little late today because it's my birthday and I got distracted! lol
I have the third book in my Mpreg series; Bodyguards and Babies, coming out toward the end of this month. It's Pierce's story. Here's a little snippet of My Surprise Omega Baby, to wet your appetite.
Blurb:
Pierce MacPherson is a solar eclipse omega with a chip on his shoulder. He was in a horrible relationship where his alpha sold him to other alphas for their pleasure, and now that he's free, he definitely has a thing against alphas.
Seth Rider works for Shield and he's an alpha with no desire to settle down with one woman. But when he discovers that a one night stand eight years ago produced a daughter he'd never heard of, he steps up to the challenge.
The problem is, Seth doesn't know the first thing about raising a kid. Pierce has some experience working with kids and when they meet, Pierce is guilted in to helping out for a week. It's only supposed to be one week. But when Seth starts having unusual sexual feelings toward Pierce, things get a little complicated. And when the two men give into their urges, and Pierce gets pregnant, things get even more muddled.
Excerpt:
We’d agreed Pierce would stay with me while Emily was here because my hours were so screwy at work. I made up the other guest room for Pierce, making sure he had clean towels. I also took the liberty of putting his backpack on his bed, since he’d left it on the couch in the front room. I went back to studying my new client’s bio, but by eleven o’clock my eyes were tired and I closed my laptop down. The two of them were still talking quietly in Emily’s room and I tried to listen in. I felt like the only way I’d find anything out about Emily was if I did it without her knowing I was around. She was way too shut off with me. But their voices were soft, so I crept out of my office and I stood in the hallway listening.
“Mommy didn’t come home a lot of nights,” Emily said.
“Were you alone then?” Pierce asked quietly.
“Mostly. Sometimes she’d have our neighbor Ted watch me. But he wasn’t always available. I didn’t like being alone because the apartment seemed to have so many creaky noises at night.”
“Was it her job that kept her out?”
“Sometimes.” Her voice was soft.
The vulnerability in her tone made my heart hurt. I felt guilty that I’d never been there for her, even though I knew it wasn’t really my fault.
“Pierce… how did your mommy die?” She asked.
There was a small silence and then Pierce said, “Suicide.”
Emily gasped. “I’m sorry.”
“Thanks. She was really depressed when my dad went to prison again. I think taking care of me was just too much for her on her own.”
“But that’s what mommies do.”
He gave a little laugh. “Most of them. Mine was different.”
“My mommy was lonely. I think that’s why she liked to go out a lot with those men.” She sniffed. “I miss her.”
There was a rustling and I suspected Pierce had hugged Emily. “It’s okay. Of course you miss her.
But your daddy wants to take good care of you and keep you safe.”
“He doesn’t want me.”
“What?” Pierce’s voice went up. “That’s not true. He was really happy and excited when he learned about you.”
My face warmed at Pierce’s lie. I’d been freaked out and selfish when I’d first found out about Emily. I was ashamed that my first thought had been how a kid would change my life. But now that I’d met Emily, and she wasn’t just this faceless stranger, I definitely felt protective toward her. And I did want to get to know her and make her happy. I wasn’t sure how to go about that, since she seemed almost afraid of me, but that was what I wanted.
“Do you really think so?” Emily’s voice was husky with emotion.
“I do. I know so. He’s a good man.”
I was surprised at how complimentary Pierce was being. Maybe this was just what he said about all the parents when the kids needed comfort. Because he hadn’t seemed that impressed with me when we’d first met.
“His house is pretty,” Emily said.
“Give him a chance. I think you’ll see he’s a good daddy.”
“Okay.”
I heard the springs of the bed and I rushed back to my office. I didn’t want to get caught eavesdropping. I sat at my desk and pretended to be going through a desk drawer when Pierce popped his head in my office.
“I’m going to go to bed now.” I couldn’t tell from his expression if he suspected I’d been listening in.
“Oh, okay.” I stood for some odd reason. “Goodnight then.”
He hesitated and then he walked into the room. “She’ll warm up to you.”
His sympathetic tone bugged me a little. I didn’t want him feeling sorry for me, but I also knew he was trying to be nice. “I’m sure you’re right.”
He shifted uneasily as if he a wanted to leave, but still felt like he should say something else. “She’s a sweet kid. She just doesn’t know what will happen and so she’s scared. I think she’s afraid you’ll quit on her.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Because she’s a kid who’s been passed around from grown-up to grown-up who didn’t really want to be bothered with her.”
“If I didn’t want her here, she wouldn’t be here.” I lifted my chin. “The only reason I wasn’t in her life from the beginning was I didn’t know about her.”
“I hope that’s true.”
“Why would I lie?”
His eyes darted to my face. “Because you’d look like a jerk otherwise.”
I bristled. “Do you seriously think I knew about her all this time, but just didn’t want to be bothered?”
He shrugged. “You wouldn’t be the first dad to do that.”
“That didn’t happen.”
“I guess it seems weird her mom wouldn’t have reached out sooner. Kids ain’t cheap. Why wouldn’t her mom at least have hit you up for some child support?”
My face felt tight as I gave a little smile. “I didn’t shirk my responsibilities toward Emily. I didn’t know about her. Period.”
“Okay.”
“I’m kind of insulted you’d think otherwise.”
“Don’t get pissed. Alphas aren’t known for their selflessness.”
“Bullshit. Alphas take care of their omegas.” I scowled. “Look at Riley and Colin.”
He chuffed. “Jury is still out on that one, if you ask me.”
I shook my head, trying to stamp down my irritation. “They’re solid. Riley treats Colin like gold.”
He gave a raspy laugh. “What a surprise, an alpha standing up for an alpha.”
“Colin was my friend first. If I’m biased toward anyone, it’s Colin. But I can see how great Riley is.”
“I don’t want to argue. I only wanted to reassure you that, odds are, Emily will warm up to you eventually.”
“Thanks.” He’d just spent the last minute insulting me, so it took a little work to force that word from my tight throat.
He moved closer and his eyes were a deep blue in the dim light. “Maybe tomorrow we can go buy the paint and some curtains to decorate her room. She needs a space of her own. Oh, and she’ll need some clothes too for school.”
“Okay.” I frowned. “Shit. Wait… I have to work.”
A little smile touched his full lips as he held out his hand. “Give me your credit card. I’ll take care of everything.”
I pulled my wallet from my back pocket and handed him my American Express card. “Remember, you’re shopping for Emily, not yourself.”
He wrinkled his brow. “Don’t worry. I don’t let alphas buy me things. Otherwise they think they own me.”
The firm press of his fingers against mine, and something about his husky voice sent an odd shiver through me. I was perplexed by why he seemed to affect me physically, when I wasn’t usually in the least bit attracted to guys. “I don’t want to own anyone.”
“That’s what they all say.”
His playful tone coaxed a grudging laugh from me. “I’m serious.”
“Uh, huh.”
Putting my hands on my hips, I shook my head. “Are you always this annoying, or am I just special?”
“Being an alpha, I’m sure you think you’re special.”
My lips twitched. “Jesus, I have to endure a week of this sass?”
“Looks like it.” He smirked as he turned to leave. “Goodnight, Seth.”
“Night, Pierce.”
I made a point of not watching him leave. No matter how tempted I was.
Hope you enjoyed that little taste! And have a wonderful rest of your weekend. :)
S.C.
www.sc-wynne.com
I have the third book in my Mpreg series; Bodyguards and Babies, coming out toward the end of this month. It's Pierce's story. Here's a little snippet of My Surprise Omega Baby, to wet your appetite.
Blurb:
Pierce MacPherson is a solar eclipse omega with a chip on his shoulder. He was in a horrible relationship where his alpha sold him to other alphas for their pleasure, and now that he's free, he definitely has a thing against alphas.
Seth Rider works for Shield and he's an alpha with no desire to settle down with one woman. But when he discovers that a one night stand eight years ago produced a daughter he'd never heard of, he steps up to the challenge.
The problem is, Seth doesn't know the first thing about raising a kid. Pierce has some experience working with kids and when they meet, Pierce is guilted in to helping out for a week. It's only supposed to be one week. But when Seth starts having unusual sexual feelings toward Pierce, things get a little complicated. And when the two men give into their urges, and Pierce gets pregnant, things get even more muddled.
Excerpt:
We’d agreed Pierce would stay with me while Emily was here because my hours were so screwy at work. I made up the other guest room for Pierce, making sure he had clean towels. I also took the liberty of putting his backpack on his bed, since he’d left it on the couch in the front room. I went back to studying my new client’s bio, but by eleven o’clock my eyes were tired and I closed my laptop down. The two of them were still talking quietly in Emily’s room and I tried to listen in. I felt like the only way I’d find anything out about Emily was if I did it without her knowing I was around. She was way too shut off with me. But their voices were soft, so I crept out of my office and I stood in the hallway listening.
“Mommy didn’t come home a lot of nights,” Emily said.
“Were you alone then?” Pierce asked quietly.
“Mostly. Sometimes she’d have our neighbor Ted watch me. But he wasn’t always available. I didn’t like being alone because the apartment seemed to have so many creaky noises at night.”
“Was it her job that kept her out?”
“Sometimes.” Her voice was soft.
The vulnerability in her tone made my heart hurt. I felt guilty that I’d never been there for her, even though I knew it wasn’t really my fault.
“Pierce… how did your mommy die?” She asked.
There was a small silence and then Pierce said, “Suicide.”
Emily gasped. “I’m sorry.”
“Thanks. She was really depressed when my dad went to prison again. I think taking care of me was just too much for her on her own.”
“But that’s what mommies do.”
He gave a little laugh. “Most of them. Mine was different.”
“My mommy was lonely. I think that’s why she liked to go out a lot with those men.” She sniffed. “I miss her.”
There was a rustling and I suspected Pierce had hugged Emily. “It’s okay. Of course you miss her.
But your daddy wants to take good care of you and keep you safe.”
“He doesn’t want me.”
“What?” Pierce’s voice went up. “That’s not true. He was really happy and excited when he learned about you.”
My face warmed at Pierce’s lie. I’d been freaked out and selfish when I’d first found out about Emily. I was ashamed that my first thought had been how a kid would change my life. But now that I’d met Emily, and she wasn’t just this faceless stranger, I definitely felt protective toward her. And I did want to get to know her and make her happy. I wasn’t sure how to go about that, since she seemed almost afraid of me, but that was what I wanted.
“Do you really think so?” Emily’s voice was husky with emotion.
“I do. I know so. He’s a good man.”
I was surprised at how complimentary Pierce was being. Maybe this was just what he said about all the parents when the kids needed comfort. Because he hadn’t seemed that impressed with me when we’d first met.
“His house is pretty,” Emily said.
“Give him a chance. I think you’ll see he’s a good daddy.”
“Okay.”
I heard the springs of the bed and I rushed back to my office. I didn’t want to get caught eavesdropping. I sat at my desk and pretended to be going through a desk drawer when Pierce popped his head in my office.
“I’m going to go to bed now.” I couldn’t tell from his expression if he suspected I’d been listening in.
“Oh, okay.” I stood for some odd reason. “Goodnight then.”
He hesitated and then he walked into the room. “She’ll warm up to you.”
His sympathetic tone bugged me a little. I didn’t want him feeling sorry for me, but I also knew he was trying to be nice. “I’m sure you’re right.”
He shifted uneasily as if he a wanted to leave, but still felt like he should say something else. “She’s a sweet kid. She just doesn’t know what will happen and so she’s scared. I think she’s afraid you’ll quit on her.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Because she’s a kid who’s been passed around from grown-up to grown-up who didn’t really want to be bothered with her.”
“If I didn’t want her here, she wouldn’t be here.” I lifted my chin. “The only reason I wasn’t in her life from the beginning was I didn’t know about her.”
“I hope that’s true.”
“Why would I lie?”
His eyes darted to my face. “Because you’d look like a jerk otherwise.”
I bristled. “Do you seriously think I knew about her all this time, but just didn’t want to be bothered?”
He shrugged. “You wouldn’t be the first dad to do that.”
“That didn’t happen.”
“I guess it seems weird her mom wouldn’t have reached out sooner. Kids ain’t cheap. Why wouldn’t her mom at least have hit you up for some child support?”
My face felt tight as I gave a little smile. “I didn’t shirk my responsibilities toward Emily. I didn’t know about her. Period.”
“Okay.”
“I’m kind of insulted you’d think otherwise.”
“Don’t get pissed. Alphas aren’t known for their selflessness.”
“Bullshit. Alphas take care of their omegas.” I scowled. “Look at Riley and Colin.”
He chuffed. “Jury is still out on that one, if you ask me.”
I shook my head, trying to stamp down my irritation. “They’re solid. Riley treats Colin like gold.”
He gave a raspy laugh. “What a surprise, an alpha standing up for an alpha.”
“Colin was my friend first. If I’m biased toward anyone, it’s Colin. But I can see how great Riley is.”
“I don’t want to argue. I only wanted to reassure you that, odds are, Emily will warm up to you eventually.”
“Thanks.” He’d just spent the last minute insulting me, so it took a little work to force that word from my tight throat.
He moved closer and his eyes were a deep blue in the dim light. “Maybe tomorrow we can go buy the paint and some curtains to decorate her room. She needs a space of her own. Oh, and she’ll need some clothes too for school.”
“Okay.” I frowned. “Shit. Wait… I have to work.”
A little smile touched his full lips as he held out his hand. “Give me your credit card. I’ll take care of everything.”
I pulled my wallet from my back pocket and handed him my American Express card. “Remember, you’re shopping for Emily, not yourself.”
He wrinkled his brow. “Don’t worry. I don’t let alphas buy me things. Otherwise they think they own me.”
The firm press of his fingers against mine, and something about his husky voice sent an odd shiver through me. I was perplexed by why he seemed to affect me physically, when I wasn’t usually in the least bit attracted to guys. “I don’t want to own anyone.”
“That’s what they all say.”
His playful tone coaxed a grudging laugh from me. “I’m serious.”
“Uh, huh.”
Putting my hands on my hips, I shook my head. “Are you always this annoying, or am I just special?”
“Being an alpha, I’m sure you think you’re special.”
My lips twitched. “Jesus, I have to endure a week of this sass?”
“Looks like it.” He smirked as he turned to leave. “Goodnight, Seth.”
“Night, Pierce.”
I made a point of not watching him leave. No matter how tempted I was.
Hope you enjoyed that little taste! And have a wonderful rest of your weekend. :)
S.C.
www.sc-wynne.com
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