(Cliffhanger warning!)
CHASE'S POV
I looked up and stuck my tongue out at Iris from across the table, causing that rarely seen smile to come out. She rolled her eyes and tapped the top of the binding of my book.
"Focus, genius. You can't slack and get all the scholarships you want."
I leaned back and began fanning my shirt, "when are they gonna fix the A/C?"
She sighed, "they did. Last week." She analyzed me, "are you getting sick?"
I shook my head, "just warm. I can't get used to the heat."
We both jumped when there was a hard knock at the door. We looked to each other with concern, "it might be Sam." Iris got up and hesitated a few inches from the door. "Yes?"
"Iris!" Emit said in a quick breath, "Chase is in there right? Let me in."
She opened the door and, after he came in, she closed it. By the time the door was shut, Emit was in front of me. He gently put his hands on either side of my face as he tried to catch his breath.
"Are you okay?"
He nodded, "but you're not." He gulped, "you're in heat."
I scoffed, "what're you talking about?"
"You're going into heat any second. I can feel it." He looked into my eyes, "we need to get you out of here."
I looked to Iris who was watching with worry, "okay, just in case, we'll go." I got up and Emit grabbed my bag before taking my hand.
"Can you let the teachers know?"
Iris nodded, "just worry about him. I can take care of things here."
I followed Emit out of the school and felt him trembling constantly. We got to the car and Emit suddenly tackled me in an embrace. He was shaking, sweating, and panting.
"I'm struggling, Chase." He whispered and gulped as he held me tighter, "are you sure you want to bond? If not, you have to take your meds and tell me right now."
I kissed his shoulder, "I want this. I want you."
He startled me by how fast he moved and locked our lips. His tongue explored my mouth and he leaned into me. When he finally let go, we were both gasping for breath.
"Let's hurry," he whispered before rushing to his side of the car and we both got in. He began driving towards the hotel Will had told us about and I suddenly started feeling my heat start. I was distracted from my symptoms and became curious when Emit took out his phone. He chose a contact and held the phone to his ear. Emit started sweating more, "uncle... it... he... you talk. I can't."
He handed the phone to me as I started to feel warmer, "Will, its happened."
"You're in heat?"
I felt nauseous and groaned slightly, "it's a strong one too. Can you believe Emit was able to get me out of school before it even started? He just had a feeling."
"He really is perfect for you, huh?"
I sniffled and fought not to cry, "he is. We won't be coming home tonight. Are you sure you're okay with this? Us being a bonded pair?"
Will laughed slightly, "absolutely. Are you sure? It doesn't have to happen tonight if you're not ready."
Tears finally began to fall and I sniffled to try to continue speaking. "I've never wanted anything this much in my life. Well except to stay with you and the kids."
He laughed before letting out a sigh, "don't rush it, okay? Make it special."
"I love you, Will."
"I love both of you. Let me know when you're coming back. I'll let the school know."
I hung up the phone, wiped my face, and looked over to Emit. He was really struggling with my heat and I leaned away from him as far as I could to try to relieve him a bit.
Suddenly I smelled his pheromones and my felt overwhelmed with excitement. I rolled down my window slightly to get some air flowing to try to give us both relief. I was relieved when the hotel came into view and realized how nice of a place it was.
"Uncle really went all out," Emit said between heavy breaths, but didn't look my way.
"He wants it to be special," I whispered. "He never got the chance, so he went above and beyond for us to get what he didn't."
Emit gulped, "no pressure."
I laughed slightly, "it will be perfect because it's you." I was startled when Emit brought the car to an abrupt halt in a parking spot and let out a groan. His grip on the steering wheel got tighter to the point his knuckles turned white.
"Please don't say stuff like that. Not right now." He trembled with another groan, "I'm barely keeping myself under control." He took a deep breath and turned off the car but made sure not to look at me. "You can't go into the hotel lobby like this. I'm gonna go in and get the room set up. I'll text it to you and then prop that side door open." He pointed to the door in front of us, "use the stairs and come straight to the room." Emit placed his head on the steering wheel as he shook more. "This is your last chance to back out, Chase. I really can't handle more."
Before I could answer, he rushed out of the car and into the building. After what seemed like forever, I saw the side door open and it was propped open. My mind suddenly began to race.
Is this the right thing to do? Can I really trust him? I love him, but does he love me? Or does he just love that I'm an Omega? He could end up being like the other guys that I liked. What if he hurts me? He could lose control and attack me.
I took a few deep breaths and spoke to myself out loud. "Emit is different. Will made sure he was not like the rest. He loves me for me. I trust him and I won't let these insecurities stop me from what I want."
My phone vibrated and I saw the room number, 238. I looked around the outside of the car to make sure there weren't any Alphas around that might attack me before I could get inside. I ran to the door the best I could with shaking legs and pulled the door open. I picked up Emit's backpack, which had propped the door open, before racing up the stairs. I got to the floor and made sure no one was in the hallway. I pulled out the room key from the side mesh pocket of the backpack and slowly opened the door. Emit was sitting on the end of the bed with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. He slightly looked to me and I felt his pheromones rise. I leaned with my back against the door so that I wouldn't collapse to the floor.
"I got a couple things we need. They're in my bag."
I set down the bag and pulled out the plastic bag. I opened it and began looking to the items, but froze when I saw them. No way...