'YAHHH!!' Chorus of cheer erupted as the hooligans rode back to their home country.
'STOP SCREAMING IN MY EARS!'
"NO. WAY!'
"Gosh!' Matilda aka snake, grunted having Dodo or should we say, Derrick, on board next to her was pure torture to her ears. "We should have called you 'cock' instead of Dodo."
"Say what you want, but no one can stop me from celebrating! Today we get ourselves drinks and a nice sleep on the nice bed."
"How about you submit your resignation and permanently stay home?" Ruth said, quite deadpan.
"Come on! You know I can't because my dad will kill me!" Captain Ruth knew who Derrick's father was a Commander of the Military based and the head chief. If the rumor spreads about their Alpha son being lazy, all hell would break loose.
Everybody was excited to go take a long vacation. They were relieved from their duty for four months.
Ruth awoke from his nap due to all this tantrum, turned his head to where his best friend was. He saw Benedict holding out a hand size portrait of his family.
"Side chic- I mean Vice Captain Benedict, excited much?"
'I sure am. Yeah! My kid's turning 8 this year and my wife's waiting for me. He's going to get the greatest surprise today! Guess what? He must be expecting me tomorrow." Ruth didn't get the reaction he wanted from Benedict about calling him a Side Chick. It was no fun.
"Two years... that's impressive you managed to stay away despite the fact that you are the most clingy one."
"It's the longest we have been apart. Now, no more long missions. Only him and our kid!"
Ruth envied his best friend. 'A partner huh...' His thoughts wandered elsewhere, wondering how it would feel to have someone waiting for him as well.
More than a war fanatic, although he don't mind getting deployed to long missions it was mostly because he had nothing else he was more passionate about.
Go to bar, drink with his best friend, hangout with Benedict's family and his kid and going on a jog every morning was his usual routine.
There were times he overslept or returned home to meet his parents just for formality. They won't even be at home most time but sure they make time for the son who rarely show his face.
"Maybe I should hit the bed and stop acting like a loner."
******
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He was used to airing the music and news on radio and now it was time he give up his post soon by sending his resignation letter to the HR. The omega also had to begin from finding a replacement.
"Jay! You are amazing as ever." His omega friend approached him from the corner with files in hand, "these are the things you need to deal with today's news."
"Jay!" The director came up to the omega, with keen interest, "how about a drink? It's on me. You can even your friend if you want."
It was clear that this alpha was after him.
"Sorry," he refused, "I can't I need to go visit hospital after this."
"Are you sick?" His friend became worried.
"No. I need stronger suppressant. Doc told me to come today." And there were other reasons he had to go there.
"Do you want me to come with you?" "It's ok. I can go on my own."
"How about I drop you there? I'm done for the day." His friend offered.
"Sorry for the trouble then, Evan."
"Mention not. It's on my way to home."
******
" ...hello?" Ruth reached out his hands to grab his phone from the desk.
"Uh.. can you spare some minutes and come pick Otto from the school and take him to dentist?"
"What about your mother in law?"
"In country side. And my mate..... is on heat cycle."
He grunts, looks at the time, which was 3. Surprised to see time pass in a blink of an eye, he pushes his body up from the mattress and goes in for a shower.
With wet hair dripping down his abs, he reaches out for the towel. And remembered.
"I should buy Otto the toy I promised."
The brute searches for the key of his Jeep. Right, he always keeps it in one of his leather jacket pocket. Searching through every last one of which he had worn, he gets the keys 20 minutes later.
Just when he exited the door, he forgot his phone.
He sighs, get back in and rumbles through the bed til he find it beneath the blanket.
Now, that he was ready, he hurried down the stairs since the elevator was in-repair.
"What a day to start!" He shrugged as he climbed down the fourth floor.
"Ruth! What took you so long!" The boy grudgingly complained. He was the last one to get picked up from his school.
"Sorry, Otta boy." He carries him inside the jeep and runs the engine again, heading to the hospital. "Today isn't my lucky day."
"Why do you say that?"
He drives through until he hits the traffic road.
"Let's say, I misplaced all my things and it is difficult to handle things at home on my own."
"Why not get a wife? Dad had my papa to take care of him. Without him, dad doesn't know how to cook or look after himself."
"I'm in search of one. Care to help me find one for me?"
"You can count on me." He bragged, flickered his nose, proudly.
"Yeah yeah. Otta boy." Ruth ruffled the kid's hair which made the boy annoyed. "You ruined my hair style!"
"Haha! You can keep messy like me."
"No! Papa said, I must look gentlemanly if I want to popular."
"Look at me! Do I even look gentlemanly? I am damn famous."
"Infamous. Dad told me you fuck for one night and doesn't settle down."
"Where in the world did you learn to speak like that?" Ruth was caught off guard. If the omega learns about this, either he or Benedict was going to face the wrath of him.
"I heard you can dad and you talk about it yesterday."
"Don't tell your Papa or else we are going to get into trouble ok?"
The boy replied, "only if you promise to get me an ice cream after we come back. 😋"
"Deal."
*******
"Are you really sure you will be fine?" Evan made sure Jay was safely dropped near the hospital gate.
"Yes I am sure. You can rest assured." Jay smiled and shooed his friend away as he waved him bye.
He dropped his smile he pretended on with his brave front.
Over the years, he learned to stop worrying people. He learned he can never fully trust everyone that comes in his life.
His ex boyfriend and ex friends all played with his trust way too much. Now, he had none to give. Other than Evan, there was no other he could depend. So, he couldn't trouble Evan more than he already have imposed on him.
Just when he entered the hospital, Ruth and Otta was up to the counter registering his name for dentist check up.
That same pheromones. Again. It combines all the must-haves for a date night spritz sans the heaviness. It's an airy light floral with a warm patchouli base, a blend that many consider a more "innocent" take on the original Guilty that doesn't lose its essence. So much like forest.
"Ruth! Hello! Earth to Ruth!" Otto tugged his hands in attempt to get him to start walking.
"Sorry." "What happened?" Otto asked, worried for him. "Do you feel scared of dentist too?"
"Nothing. I thought I smelled something pleasant."
"Smell? Can it be your soul mate?" Soulmate is just a fairy tale term to refer to the attraction felt to their pheromones. Or so what Ruth always believed. Maybe someone really do exist. Another half of them somewhere. From what Benedict says, his omega's pheromones smells pleasant to him.
"Probably I must be mistaken." Yet even if he denies it, his eyes would search for the source of that pheromone.
"Let's just head to Dr. Smith and get your tooth out."
"I'm not going to take my teeth out, do I?!" He panicked, scared to see blood. Last time Otta was here, he had to get his loose tooth out.
"I was kidding." He laughed out, diverting his attention on Otto.
*****
"You need to start taking stronger suppressant. I can recommend you some of them. See which one is suitable." The doctor handed him the prescription so he can go get some suppressants.
"Ok." His mood stayed gloomy, puts all the med into his bag as the bell on his chain jiggle.
The room was next to dentist clinic. The smell got stronger in his sharp nose. Even the omega could smell the alpha's pheromones--- The sleek black bottle houses one of the most iconic sexy gourmands, with notes of vanilla, coffee, and white florals that'll make you smell like a mix of liquor-spiked latté (if such a thing even exists) and an expensive bouquet. He could get drunk in the smell.
Jay immediately takes the suppressant and heads towards the elevator. Before the alpha could chase down the source, the door closed.
The alpha ran to the Escalator, the lift was making it's way to second floor. He had to reach it before that person gets off.
"Shit." Ruth bumps into crowds, delaying much of his time and again the elevator closed. "Today really isn't my lucky day."
Defeated, alpha decided to give up and go fetch Otto since they must be done.
Omega was about to head down before he realised he forgot to bring his phone. It was laid on the doc's desk. So, he heads up again.
On his way, he meets a boy, all alone, waiting by the doctor's office.
He thought to himself. "Is he lost?"
"Are you lost?"
"No," he denied furiously, "I'm not lost."
"Then?"
"Ruth is lost." The omega giggled, looking at the mad child.
"Then, let's go announce him lost."