The omega and her triplet mates (the kids!)

Chapter 6: Fourth wheel

Nick

Linda was driving me f.ucking mad, we had fallen out all because of some f.ucking glasses. It was childish and stupid, and I wasn’t going to apologize for telling her to wear them. She needed them, and it was stupid for her to refuse.

Jax came into the living room and asked, “you made up with Linda yet?”

“No.”

“Just say sorry to her and get it over with.”

“Sorry for what? Caring about her health? She needs those glasses for a reason, she’s practically blind in one eye, but she won’t wear them because she’s too vain, doesn’t want to look unattractive to us,” I rolled my eyes, and Jax said, “don’t be a cold d.ick, you know she struggles with her looks and the scars. The glasses make her feel worse, she just wants to be pretty for us.”

“Do you know how f.ucking childish that sounds? Why are you agreeing with her?” I replied, growing more cold.

“I’m not agreeing with her, I know she should wear them. I’m just saying I f.ucking understand.”

“We tell her all the time how beautiful she is to us, not my fault if she won’t believe it.”

“Don’t be so harsh.”

I stood up from the sofa and snarled, “I’m sick of this s.hit. I’m sick of everyone always taking her side even when she’s wrong. All it takes is for her to act all meek like a f.ucking mouse and shed some tears, and you’re all running to comfort her. Suddenly she can do no wrong, and I’m somehow always the bad guy.”

“Well, you are one cold son of a b.itch, I mean, listen to yourself. Do you even hear the way you talk about her? It’s like you hate her f.ucking guts, and she’s some weak, pathetic female wasting your time and is just some annoyance to you instead of the fact that she’s actually your mate. f***k, even Rose gets better treatment from you.” He stopped talking and thought on it, then he looked up at me and said, “yeah, I’ve just noticed you show Rose loads of affection, and you’re always so gentle and loving towards her, but you treat Linda like f.ucking s.hit.”

I pulled a face. “Don’t be so dramatic. No I don’t.”

“You really do. I barely ever see you hug Linda or even kiss her. The only time you show her any real affection is when you’re f.ucking her.”

“That’s not true.”

“It f.ucking is.”

Maybe he was right. I didn’t think about it until after he said that, when I found myself climbing in bed beside Linda that night and my hand traveled up her leg and between her thighs.

“Go away,” she sulked, pushing my hand away and closing her legs.

I moved up closer against her side and put my hand back on her leg. “Come on, babe, let’s f***k,” I murmured. I kissed her along her neck, I knew she loved that. She moaned softly and said, “I hate you.”

“I hate you too, but we can still f***k,” I mumbled against her neck and went back to kissing it.

“Go away,” she huffed and turned her back on me.

I pressed myself up against her and lightly ran my fingers along the back of her leg and up over her a.ss, squeezing it, I whispered in her ear, “come on, baby, let me f***k you.” I slid my hand up under her nightie and cupped her b.reast, or as much of it as would fit in my hand.

I moved her onto her back and pulled her nightie up so I could see her b.reasts. “I love your giant f.ucking t.its,” I groaned and leaned down, flicking my tongue over her n.ipples.

She cried out softly, seeing that as a good sign, I started sucking them, teasing and playing. I alternated between sucking, licking them, and lightly nibbling until she was panting and willingly opening her legs for me so I could push my two fingers inside of her.

I started fingering her and smiled against her t.its when I felt her hand reach for my c***k. It felt good and it wasn’t long before I was climbing on top of her. She took my c***k so much easier than Rose did. I pushed it in, sinking it deep inside until I was balls deep, and I groaned. She was so tight and wet.

“Nick,” she moaned, holding onto my arms and digging her nails in.

I slowly thrust in and out, she took me easier, but that didn’t mean it sometimes didn’t hurt her if I wasn’t gentle or careful at first.

When she was comfortable and ready, I f.ucked her faster and harder, the sheets pooled around our feet, but it didn’t matter, no one else was in my room tonight. Rose was spending the night with the triplets, so it was just me and Linda.

I pounded her p*****. as hard and as rough as I could because I could, she was the only one of my mates who could take me this rough and enjoy it. I guess Jax could take it too, but it was the pain for him that he enjoyed. With Linda, she seemed to feel genuine pleasure, and I liked that.

I pinned her wrists down to the bed, dominating her. She was so submissive, it was so easy to dominate and take control of her. I know she liked it, but every so often it would trigger bad memories for her.

James, one of the evil werewolves that had t.ortured Linda, had also r.aped her. Therapy had helped her a lot, and for the most part she still enjoyed being dominated and having kinky s**x. Not today. When I pinned her wrists down, she whimpered in fear and looked up at me scared.

I let her wrists go. “I’m sorry, do you want me to stop?”

She shook her head. “No.”

“Are you sure? I really don’t mind. I don’t want you to feel—”

“I’m fine, carry on, just maybe not so rough tonight?”

“Of course, babe.” I kissed her and moved slowly, making love to her instead. I moved a little faster when she started making helpless little noises and moans of pleasure. Her hands gripped the bedsheets, and I knew it meant I didn’t have to hold my own pleasure in check anymore.

When she came crying out underneath me, I started f.ucking her again, feeling my own climax building up. My balls felt so heavy and full and tight, my c***k hurt with the desperate need to release, and then I did.

I moaned for her, I didn’t keep myself quiet because I knew she enjoyed hearing me. I came balls deep inside of her, hitting the back of her cervix, but I knew she liked it. A few more thrusts and we were both done. I rolled off Linda, and she tried to cuddle up to me, but I shrugged her away. “This doesn’t mean we are getting along now.”

“I know, but I want to be held,” she mumbled.

“Go to Jax or one of the others.”

“I want you to hold me,” she whispered. She could barely look at me and was still so shy. I hated it. I know she could make good eye contact with Jax, Fenris, and Romulus, but she couldn’t with me yet. It p.issed me off, but I know it was probably my own fault.

“Why me?” I asked coldly.

“Because I still love you, Nick, you’re my everything.”

F.uck. I inwardly groaned. I couldn’t stay mad when she said things like that. I softened towards her and turned to look at her. “Aww, baby, I love you too. Come here.” I held my arm out to her, and she came and cuddled up against me, laying her head on my chest and wrapping her arm around my waist.

I held her close, and it wasn’t long before she started playing with the scars across my body, her fingers gently traced along them, and it felt good. I wanted more s**x, but we weren’t getting along at the moment, I didn’t want to push my luck, so I left her alone and just enjoyed it until I fell asleep.

When morning came, we both moved away from one another, and Linda got out of bed. We went back to being cold and distant with one another. Honestly, this was pretty normal for me and her. We would argue, we could hate one another’s guts, but at night we’d be all over one another and f.ucking, sometimes if she was feeling nice enough, for hours at a time. Then by morning, we would be back to being icy and cold. Well, that was me, she just sulked and gave me the silent treatment.

Jax came into the room and ruffled Linda’s hair. “Alright, darling.”

“Hey,” she gave a small smile and slunk out of the room.

“What the f***k was that?” Jax asked me as he watched her walk into Joshua’s bedroom.

I raised an eyebrow at him, and when he turned back to look at me, he snapped, “what!”

“You haven’t f.ucked her for weeks or spent any time with her, the most you’ve done is give her a hug.”

“f***k off, no I haven’t.”

“When did you last f***k her?”

He frowned at me and thought about it, after a minute he mumbled, “f***k, can’t remember.” More firmly, he looked at me and said, “it’s your fault.”

“What? How’s it my fault?”

“You f.ucking brought up our s**x life, said I get all aggressive and s.hit with her and pressure her into it.”

“I didn’t say that, Jax, I said out of us all, you are the one who gets more frustrated when she doesn’t want to continue or is having a bad day with intimacy.”

“Exactly, if that’s what you think, then she must think that. I don’t want her feeling pressured or only saying yes to keep me happy, that makes me feel f.ucking sick just thinking about it.”

Sighing, I stood up. “You don’t have to stop having s**x altogether, Jax, you just need to communicate better and be more aware of how she’s reacting to you.”

“I do, f.uckface!”

“Then continue.”

“No, I’m not being that creepy, forceful guy who makes her feel intimidated or s.hit, and uncomfortable.”

“Then don’t be that guy, it’s pretty simple.”

“I’m not even aware I’m f.ucking doing it! I didn’t know until you mentioned it.”

“Well, now you know.” I walked around him to the drawers and got out some jeans and pulled them on. Doing up my belt buckle, I lifted my eyes up to him and said, “fine, instead of focusing on Linda’s reactions, focus on your own more, listen to yourself and what you’re saying and how you say it, notice how you’re feeling and if you’re coming across as intimidating or moody and a little pushy or aggressive.”

He snorted at me and folded his arms. “You should take your own f.ucking advice.”

He didn’t move out of my way, so I shouldered past him to the other drawers to pull out a gray muscle fit t-shirt. Did I give a f***k about showing off my muscles? No, but Rose kept buying them for me, so I wore them.

Jax sniffed me and gave me a dirty look.

“What?” I asked coldly.

“Stop doing that to her.”

“What?”

“F.ucking her, it’s cruel using her for s**x when you aren’t getting along and you’re being cruel to her.”

“I’m not being cruel, Jax.” I rolled my eyes, but he unfolded his arms and put his hand against my chest, stopping me from leaving the room.

“Yeah, you are. You are cold, cruel, and downright f.ucking callous at times. It’s not fair of you to then go and use her to f***k because Rose isn’t available or can’t give you as much s**x as you’d like.”

“If she didn’t like it, she wouldn’t let me,” I said icily.

“She’s a people pleaser, Nick, and I’m sure she tries even harder to make you happy. You’re a miserable f***k and you scare her. She’s even more submissive than Rose, for f***k sake, and she’s crazy in love with you. I swear sometimes more than she is with the rest of us, probably because of your f.ucking whole ‘hard to get’ attitude.’ You know she’s insanely attracted to you.”

“How is that a problem? Sounds like she’s happy to f***k me.”

“You use it against her, she’s naive, d.ickhead, quit doing it.”

“I will if she asks me to, not you.” I pushed past him and went downstairs to the kitchen, but of course he followed me, still rambling on. He shut up when he saw Linda, though. She had Joshua in one arm and was strapping James into his booster seat at the kitchen table.

I walked over and took Joshua from her and put him in his seat. “What do you want for breakfast, little man?” I asked him.

“Lucky charms!” He grinned. Linda turned and narrowed her eyes at me.

“Just for today?” I asked her.

Sighing, she nodded. “Ok.”

I grabbed a bowl and spoon and made some up for him, kissing the top of his head, I let him eat and grabbed myself some food.

Jax went up behind Linda and kissed her cheek. “Hey darling, need any help?”

“I don’t feel like doing the walk to school today, my leg is playing up. Could you drive me there?”

“Of course, darling.”

The rest of the day was quiet and calm. I spent it working out in the gym mostly. In the evening, when the kids were settled in bed, Jax and Rose grabbed me to join them in the living room.

It was a movie date night for us, and we ordered pizza and some snacks. Rose sat between us, she cuddled up against me, and Jax cuddled up against her. I alternated between playing with her curls and playing with Jax’s hair.

These days, it was a lot of people to keep happy. It was nice, I’d missed this. Halfway through the film, I kissed Rose, I lightly danced my tongue over hers, claiming it, and then Jax pulled her from my lips to his and kissed her too. He leaned over to kiss me, and I was enjoying it when I smelt linda enter the room.

I broke the kiss, and we all turned to look at her.

“Sorry, Fenris said you’d be in here. I didn’t realize you were having a date night, I can leave,” she smiled, but Rose sat up and said, “no! Stay, come and join us.”

Both Jax and myself looked at one another, annoyed, and I had to swallow the growl that wanted to escape me. Jax wasn’t quite as subtle, sighing in annoyance, he moved up on the sofa to make room for Linda, and Rose discreetly glared at him. “Be nice,” she whispered low enough Linda wouldn’t hear, her hearing was almost as good as ours, but she hadn’t been born a werewolf, and we found her senses weren’t as good.

Jax sat up and folded his arms, watching the TV, he couldn’t have looked more p.issed if he’d tried. Maybe I looked the same because Linda said, “I can join you another time, I don’t want to ruin your night.”

“Don’t be silly,” Rose said. She tugged Linda down next to her. She was in between Rose and Jax. The only one who cuddled up to Linda was Rose. I think Linda felt the tension and the coldness in the room because she said, “I’ll go, I’m tired anyway.” She smiled, but the pain in her eyes was so raw it broke my heart. I knew if she left the room, she would go find somewhere to cry in private.

I guess Jax noticed too because he tugged Linda back and put his arm around her. “Nah, don’t leave, it’s fine.”

“I can feel I’m not wanted, honestly, it’s ok,” she tried to get up, but he kept his arm around her and said, “that’s not true, stay.”

Rose got up and sat on the other side of Jax, which was not what either of us wanted at all. We didn’t want Linda between us, it was supposed to just be us with Rose. I couldn’t remember the last time we’d been alone with her.

I know Linda felt it, and even though we weren’t exactly getting along, I made an effort to be less cold and hostile, and I put my hand on her leg. She looked at me surprised, and that hurt. Had I really been so f.ucking awful that she was surprised I would touch her or show some affection? I guess it had been a while.

I leaned in and kissed her neck and murmured, “you ok, babe?”

“I’m good, but I can go. I really don’t want to be the awkward third wheel, or fourth wheel,” she laughed shyly.

“You’re not.” I kissed her on the lips, and then Jax kissed her. We cuddled her and kissed her a lot until slowly she relaxed and believed us.

Usually, I didn’t make a habit of lying to Linda, I was always honest because I knew she needed that with her autism. She couldn’t read between the lines or understand hints or anything like that, if I lied to her, she would believe me, but I told myself this was a necessary lie.

Jax and I had spoken about this before, we might not like it when Linda joined us on our nights with Rose, but we both agreed we would never tell her that. We didn’t want to hurt her or confuse her. She was deeply sensitive, and we knew if we told her we didn’t want her here, she would be so hurt and upset. She thought so little of herself that we knew she would think we didn’t love her, so we acted as if we did want her here because at the end of the day, we did love her.