LEO'S P. O. V
Two weeks later...
"Toby is upset. I think his right... We have to tell Gabriel the truth."
Leo remains in the warm embrace of his lover enthralled with his scent.
"Toby will forever be upset, trust me. If you wish to tell our Gab the truth then so be it."
They have been seeing each other for a month now, not dating but... They were just getting to know each other. It turns out the guy they are so dearly attracted too is intelligent, possess untamed aura of innocence and happiness despite his childhood. He also possess an artistic talent, his words are flawless and art impeccable. One night Xander host dinner at their place and they all went there. Gab showed them his art project amazed he asked him to show Xander the art guy in their group the piece. After much nudging and his shyness he eventually showed everyone his work. Xander loved his pieces even asked something about his IQ going to waste but all he said was.
'It can't be failed potential if I do what I love.'
This man was full of surprises, that day he took his contact line and they chatted literally every day. Sometimes he even spoke to Jay. They went out together and they quite honestly enjoyed his company. People at the university was either jealous or upset that a rumour. 'Jayden the engineering Moon is dating a creative arts junior and a doctor.'
Tags on Instagram like: 'polysucess. Polyrespect. Polydream. Polyd*cks. Polysin...'
After polyd*cks they got more disturbingly creative. They worried about what Gab thought of this. To their relief he took it as just a rumour, the only one extremely upset was Toby not liking the negative publicity his friend was being dragged into.
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"Hey Gabriel. Uh. Mm. We need to talk. What about I book a table for us for 20:00 at our usual spot?"
"No problem. Eish nxa. I forgot. You mean eight?... I planned to spend the. Uh. Entire night with Toby. Yeah. I planned to spend the entire night with Toby."
Okay strange. Lucas said something about taking Toby out tonight. He said something about him wanting to recreate their first date, Lucas and his fated are yet to form a soul bound henceforth the reason to this day. Maybe he did not tell Toby about his plan and Toby in turn made a new plan with Gabriel. Satisfied he made Gabriel's hesitance make sense, he smiled and continued.
"Okay cool. What about...Lunch I'm sure I can get-"
"No. I mean I am having lunch with Toby too. Not just Toby, Noah to will be there... We having lunch with Toby's uncle Jin."
It sounded like Gab was trying to run away from them. Him. But why? Toby surely does not have anything to do with this... What the hell is his problem? First he demands we tell Gab the truth then when we get to mastering up the courage and the strength to tell him everything, he swoops in and does it? That Toby is a hypocrite. Damn is he going to despise the little omega again? Why is he doing this to them? They are trying their best to do right by their fated mate.
"Gabriel -"
We were stopped by a finger, younger man got off his high seat almost stumbling but he thankfully caught himself. Leo's eyes did not leave his beautiful man as he took steps back, another step followed but then he balled onto his heels and ran.
"Maybe some other time. I have to get going."
Those were the last words he heard before the door shut, leaving him alone his cheeks fucking in boiling anger. The audacity of that Toby.
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GAB'S P. O. V.
To understand why he ran, let's go on a trip down memory lane. The road he took when Leo triggered him by saying: 'we need to talk.'
No. No. No. He is finally in a good place… he is not ready to lose the support that held his world from smashing to bits and crashing around him. Not now. Is it selfish he wants to keep this illusion longer? No, he has to leave before he hears the inevitable bad news that follows: 'we need to talk.' Right now he has to be as far as possible where no bad news will befall him. Memories kiss him and pulled him into the voids past.
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GAB'S TRAUMA P. O. V
Where exactly do you want to go? Pick a date. Pick any date. Pick a date down memory lane. Don't miss the train, all aboard this train crash. 'We need to talk.' Those words brought him nothing but misery.
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Let us start when he was five, he knew his own blood parents abandoned him but he never knew why they never wanted him. He was a baby when they left him by an orphanage door step. He was a baby! What could he have done wrong? Was he not supposed to cry? From the get go he was not good enough to be kept. His entire life people either gave him up, passed on or just left with no explanation but hungry thoughts creating stories of what might have been. That is a habit his mind went with, his mind chose to believe those stories because they never left a page blank. Those are futile attempt to lie or cover up all those bad feeling and casting them away.
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If his family did not love him enough to raise him, no one else would. In fact he does not deserve to abandon. Maybe that is why he loves spending time with Jay and Leo. They consider him to be their fated mate, crazy right? They treated him in a way he has never been treated. They cared about him, they loved him, and they took care of him and perhaps his grown to expect that. Around them he feels safe, comfortable, loved, he is himself with them. Where along the way did their feeling change?
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At the age of seven his mother Moa adopted him and took care of him. She was not the best caregiver though she always tried her best and her efforts made him respect her. It is the fact that he knew her that made him grateful she chose him out of all the children there. One day it was a cold stormy day when he was escorted out the classroom. A woman had called out his name and surname and everyone stared as he walked to an office.
"Hello Gabriel. My name is Shannon and I am your social worker. Come sit here we need to talk (pay attention). Mommy is now in that big cloud up there, there was a very big crash and she died on impact. Unfortunately there is no one there who is capable of raising you. So I am going to take you back to the orphanage, you might have to change schools but here I have a lollipop for you for being such a big boy."
Huh? His mother... She just passed... He is being handed a lollipop? Staring at the sweet in confusion, he slipped it back into her purse when she was not looking. She's ridiculous, his in pain, his hurting that lollipop would have been nothing but a useless and unhelpful hindrance to his grief.
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That's not the end there plenty more to come. Give an age nine to ten years he was moved around the system, sometimes into dangerous places that had big scary bullies. The social worker came back in to his life but when she did this time a couple accompanied her to the orphanage. Every child wanted the same thing, to have a family of their own and belong. So did he, that's all he wanted a family. Holding a toy that his late adoptive mother bought him he followed Shannon when she called.
"Gabriel come here. Do you see that lovely couple over their? They looking to adopt and ask to speak to you."
Forcing a smile and a good mood he got up from the ground and followed. A few hours later he was burned out but he was certain he did a good job. Almost immediately she called one side.
"Honey we need to talk... Those lovely people you just met just received a call and they are able to make their own baby. I'm sorry honey."
They gave him hope of the family he desired but the couple went another direction.
Eleven to twelve they moved around again because no families wanted them. He was moved from every environment he was comfortable with to a new one that threatened him at each turn.
Thirteen he got adopted by a rich family. Godd did they have insane expectations, he was able to uphold the pressure academically but failed at everything else. Gab tried to fit in, he did not want them to regret their decision to adopt a kid that barely had dinner, clean clothes thank Godd his saving grace was his brain but even that was not enough. They wanted over all perfection or nothing. He was the fourth child they adopted and his siblings did not make life any easier for him. They teased him and if you consider them flushing his flashcards, notes, homework or test down the toilet bullying. He was bullied by rich snobs that forgot the fear and uncertainty of being new or at least adopted. Long story short he was not perfect enough to be their son. Fourteen. Shannon gave up, she did not want to speak to him for four months after that because she vented out loud:
'Why is it so hard to find you someone to take care of you, I am sure you not that hard to love.'
She said that the day she took him to yet another orphanage, to her credit she thought he had fallen asleep in her car. But her words were very harsh and made him feel worse about the chances of getting a family.
Sixteen was when he met Toby and Noah, the only two people that were nice to him. They had a secret they told him after some time, after they saw his wolf when they went hunting. They also shifted. Noah was a big ass wolf and Toby was no way as big as him. They gave him a chance. Welcomed him to their pack.
Shannon came by one more time to tell him that he was too old and that there was no hope for him to get adopted. Saying that in two years he would be out of the system and out on his own. If he hadn't met Toby and Noah, he probably would have believed her. He was not alone anymore, he had a pack, he got Uncle Tal who hated the fact he was raised amongst humans. Uncle Tal who was not much older than him surprisingly did a good job changing his ways. From that day forth uncle Tal he gave him freedom after adopting him.... That freedom made him realize he would work to not just make his new family proud also giving himself a sense of accomplishment.
*****
PRESENT DAY
"Toby. I told Leo a lie, please cover for me."
"Gab are you fine? What happened? Did he-"
"Nothing. No. I am just tired Toby. I am just going to take time to myself. Don't worry about me."
(He hangs up)
"Gab? Gab. Gabriel!"