Blue took a giant bite of her ravioli, and Liam wonders how someone so small can eat so much. A regular person needs an average of 2000 calories per day, and the omega sitting on the floor went well pass 2000 calories of pasta in one sitting.
"Bro, let her eat." Mar whispered to Liam, his black hair tickled the platinum blond alpha's ear. "I wanna bribe her into showing us condoms."
Liam turned to look at his best friend, their noses touching as soon as they're face to face.
"What?" The taller alpha asked with his eyes opened wide.
"Obviously, she's more experienced in intercourse than both of us combined." Mar continued whispering, yet his voice was loud enough for the omega to hear. "And I wanna start investing in condoms."
"Investing as in stock market kinda investing or having some in our pockets kinda investing?" Liam asked back, just to make sure they're talking about the same thing.
"As in we're having some when we need it." The black haired alpha didn't shy away.
Why do they need condoms? They've never had sex with anyone else, let alone mate properly, so the chances of STDs is literally zero. They didn't even do penetration—
It took a few seconds for it to sink in, and Liam pressed his lips into a hard line as he nodded.
Right... The alpha has never tried anal sex before, and all the fantasies he ever had was having Mar's body against his and holding hands and courting and claiming. Fuck, he's an innocent angel compared to Blue now. Mar's secret and what they did last night changed everything, because now Liam knows what it's like to be between those heavenly thighs, and he wants more. Now when he's alone in his bathroom, he has proper material in his imagination to jack off too, and fuck... Penetration is on the table now.
Thinking about it, most people their age would just dive right into it, but here they are, talking about condoms and bribing a slightly more experienced person with homemade ravioli and warm home cooked sauce to give them advice on contraception. That advice would be valid though, because Rex is one hell of an alpha, and Blue is a healthy omega, so if whatever contraception they're doing keeps them away from becoming a baby factory, then it should be trustworthy.
"I can r-recommend s-some brands." Blue's voice broke Liam out of his line of thoughts, and both alphas snapped their heads towards her. She looks so small when she's sitting on the floor while the pair of alphas are sitting on the ugly green couch.
"Ahem..." Mar cleared his throat and moved a few inches away from Liam. "That's great!"
"R-Rex and I tried a couple of b-brands." The omega sounds like she's talking about her latest experiment in creating a user interface program. "I'll send you the one we like b-best. We r-rate them based on c-comfort and texture."
Liam opened his lips to say something, anything to respond at this point, but nothing came out. You see, the alpha would love some opinions from Blue, but Blue fucked Rex, has only fucked Rex and will keep fucking Rex in the foreseeable future. So, when Blue gives them advice on the sensitive matter of sex, it's opening an uncomfortable can of worms that is Rex's sex life. Liam wouldn't want to talk about that guy unless they're gonna sign a petition to punch him.
The black haired alpha seems to be going through the same dilemma as Liam. Blue eyes met magenta ones, and the two alpha wordlessly held each other with their glaze. Meanwhile, Blue is back to eating one whole ravioli in a bite. She gleefully picked up another one, balancing the pasta gracefully in her chopsticks while she's chewing and shallowing the last one.
"Oh, if you n-need lube, I also have r-recommendations." Blue's black eyes moved from her food to them for a brief moment before going back to her last three pieces of ravioli. "They're m-more of my preference, h-honestly. W-we can create a group chat, and I'll send the link to those products. I'll s-send the condom b-brands s-so you can get them before t-tomorrow."
An hour later, the omega drove off in her coupe, and the two alphas were left waving her goodbye from the safety of the sidewalk. Liam was still processing what the hell just happened, or if that lunch conversation was even real. He was about to walk back up the stairs, but someone blocked his way.
"Hey, Mar! Liam! You got a second?" A familiar face full of freckles and dirty blonde hair greeted them from the stairs. The younger alpha was wearing his signature tie-dye T-shirt which makes him a beacon of color within one mile radius.
"Steven! How ya doing?" The platinum blond alpha greeted his neighbor. He's not in the mood to talk right now, let alone interact fully with one of the most extroverted people he knows.
"Been great, man!" The neighbor gave him a toothy grin. "Who's that little omega? She's pretty! Sucks that she's using scent blockers."
"Scent blockers?" Mar frowned a little. "Nah, she's not using scent blockers. She's just like that."
"So she's not an omega then?" Steven chuckled as he made eye contact with Mar. "Heard that your little sister is in town. Even if she's a beta, mind introducing her to me?"
"Actually, we do mind." Liam glared at his neighbor. Shit, he knows an unfamiliar omega coming into the neighborhood will attract unwanted attention, but he didn't expect Steven of all people to make a move.
"Oh..." Steven's tone was more mocking than not. "You're claiming her, Liam?"
The taller alpha shook his head, his eyes still glaring at his neighbor. "She's a family friend, and she's not a beta."
"She's already with an alpha, Steven." Mar said to the other alpha, and his hand suddenly reached out to grab Liam's wrist. "Bro, I forgot! We need ta buy condoms!"
"Now?" Liam asked back, and all he saw was mischief in his best friend's eyes.
A roaring laugh came from Steven, and his hazel green eyes gleaming with amusement. "Y'all broadcasting private matters like this?"
Mar simply ignored what their neighbor said, and he grinned. "Yes, now, Liam. How do you think we're gonna trash Rex's security tomorrow? The sooner we prepare, the better."
"I see." Liam nodded with a neutral face, but internally, he's trying his best not to laugh. "How many? Did you do the math? I think we need about five hundred at least."
"Wait, wait, what do you need the condoms for?" It's Steven's turn to be confused, and the black haired alpha just turned to look at their neighbor with a wide smile.
It's not the first time the duo intentionally make their conversation weird to mess with nosy people, and it won't be the last.
"What do you think it's for?" Mar's voice was sweet and casual. "We use condoms for one thing only."
Their neighbor's frown deepened. "Sex?"
"No, property destruction." The platinum blond alpha gave them the best straight face he could manage. "Let's go, Mar. You know what to pick."
"Yep!" The black haired alpha showed his phone to Liam, and there's a neat spreadsheet of brands and sizes and numbers and comments. "We got the data! Let's go!"
Next to Liam, Steven was looking at the phone screen, visibly horrified. It's not everyday someone created an entire spreadsheet just for condom brands review, but Blue is far from normal, and Liam appreciates her for it.
Now the alpha has to figure out how to pack condoms in his suitcase in such a way that Rex would notice at first glance at the check-in security point. It's not illegal to bring condoms on flights, but Liam just wants to mess with Rex.