Declan stood in complete awe looking at his friend, with his mouth wide open. He was now sure that Elian had lost all his mind.
Kian chuckled thinking that Elian was just playing him, "What did you just say?",he asked .
"If you're saying that it is the only way I can take care of you, then I have no problem", the alpha took a step closer towards him, "I will stay in this apartment with you" he said.
Kian couldn't fathom whether he was being serious or not. Those words coming from his mouth were sincere but he didn't expect things to go this way. Did he really agree to living in this apartment? Just like that? How can someone like him who had spent their entire life living in mansions with utmost comfort can ever agree to this? Did his plan just backfire? The smile on the omega's face disappeared.
"I don't think you understand what you're saying", Kian argued, "There are three omegas living in this place and just one bedroom and hall. There is clearly no room for you. What are you gonna do if any of us goes into heat? Or more importantly, what are we gonna do if you use your alpha pheromones against us?", he ridiculed.
Elian smiled looking at him, "You are smart, so you should know that right now you also have some power against me. You can announce to the world that you are pregnant with my child and I will have to go through hell to come back from it. I could even end up losing everything I have", he explained. "If I wanted to hurt you I would have made sure you get rid of the baby. I wouldn't be putting so much effort convincing you for everything. I wouldn't let you have any advantage if I had any intention to trouble you" he added.
"What makes you think I have any trust in your words?", Kian questioned right away. Elian continued to gaze at his beautiful face, almost wanting to touch his flushed cheeks, wondering whether he missed him in the last couple of days. "I know you hate me. But don't worry I'm a man of my words. If I promise something, I will always deliver on it. In case any of your friends go in heat they can stay at my mansion. And if any of you can sense my pheromones while I'm here then I will leave, on my own. But either way I'm living in this place, because I...I don't want to be a bad father". Kian kept staring into his eyes as he spoke, wondering why this guy has become so determined all of a sudden. Wasn't it just a few weeks ago when he told him that he hated him, and then he used him and insulted him to the point it made him cry. So why was he being like this all of a sudden? Why did he even want to have a child? Kian couldn't help but wonder.
"Should I take your silence as a yes then?", Elian asked, interrupting the omegas' thoughts. "Huh? No, you can't. It's not happening. No way on earth would I stay with you", Kian spoke his mind. "I hate to force this on you, but I'm staying with you. I hope you will be able to forgive me soon and we can at least cooperate for a while". Kian felt an intense rage crawling up his gut. Why is it always him who has to compromise? Why does this man always force his decisions onto him? Why can't it ever go the other way?
He stepped closer towards the alpha, staring right into his eyes, "I will make your life hell.", he groaned. Elian wondered what he could have possibly done to earn so much ire, but in the back of his head there was also some excitement. He didn't realize the reason behind his bliss but could only feel it. He had forgotten feeling this way for a long time.
"I think I can take that challenge", he chuckled, thinking how Kian could look beautiful even when he was burning with rage. It almost reminded him of the first time he had met him, when he had angrily threatened to make a scene in front of the paparazzi. "I'll be here from tomorrow then", he added. He turned to look back at Declan, who was staring at both of them, "I don't even know what keeps happening anymore", he mumbled. "We'll get going now", Elian announced as his friend began walking out of the door.
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As the two walked out of the building and walked towards the car that had been parked at the end of the street, neither one of them spoke anything.
"I'm sorry about your nosebleed", Elian said, breaking the silence. "Really? Cuz all I saw was you apologizing and persuading that boy who hit me with a pan. And if that wasn't enough, you also want to live with him and his roommates in that can of packed sardines", he said angrily pacing down the street. "Come on, it wasn't that bad. It looked deployable at most", Elian replied.
"What the hell has happened to you? Do you even think things through nowadays?"Declan exclaimed, turning back to his friend. "You could have just pushed him more. He would have agreed to come with you. You know how hard things will be for you if you live here? You'll have to hide everyday coming here. If anyone recognizes you, you'll be in so much trouble. And even if you manage to get away with all this, what if your brother finds out about you being missing from home? How will you manage all of that while taking care of a pregnant omega?", he scolded. "This is why I was against this Elian. Being a parent is not a joke. These are the decisions you should only make after really thinking about them", he said.
"I know this seems impossible, like I might give up, but for the first time in my life I feel like I want something Deck. Don't you see? I can't just let this chance go. I want to do this. For real", Elian put forth his case. "I know he would have come with me if I would have forced it on him. But he's angry because he knows I can do that. All he wants is to feel like he has something under his control. I can make that happen if that will make him happy. I need him to be happy right now. And yes life will be hell for me for a while. Maybe I'll get caught by someone and things can go down the hill really quick but...but I still want to do this. If my brother wouldn't want this I'll take care of it on my own. I've got my part from what mom had left. It would be more than enough for me to live with", Elian drifted to thinking about his future as he spoke.
Declan can see the desperation in his friend's eyes. What he was feeling right now was hope. But that was what kept scaring him even more. Declan took a deep breath and leaned against his car. "You'll need to sort out your work schedule. Ask your brother for an on sight assignment or something. Or else this will become impossible to pull off", he said opening the car door and getting in.
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"Wow, I mean he really looks like that in real life", Will exclaimed as the door of the apartment closed. Kian looked at him perplexed. "What?", he asked, annoyed. "He looked exactly like that on the tv, during that interview he did with that actress", his friend explained, "What's her name? Uhhh...Anna Farrow, yeah, I think he used to date her", he added as he remembered the name of the well known actress.
Everything that had just happened was already pushing Kian to breakdown and now Will saying dumb things about the alpha enraged him even more. "Arghhh", he groaned and stomped back into the bedroom.
Will wondered whether he was okay or not. For the past few days Kian had become quite short-tempered. Anything could easily annoy him. He could only conclude that maybe it was because of his pregnancy, and that he'll have to get used to his friend being this way from now on.