Under other circumstances, he might have said 'except strong' or 'except whole and healthy', but tonight...no. He feels too content for one thing, and for another, who is he to tell her what she values in an Alpha is wrong?

"I never had...criteria in mind, for a traditional Omega?" He murmurs into her hair, stroking down her back. "But you're not just 'enough', you're more than I ever expected. It's like, 'Happy Birthday, Steve, here's cake and ice cream and also the moon and stars and a hurricane in a bottle. I love it. And I love you."

And he's sappy as hell.