After making sure no one saw them, they continued on to another place before it got dark. Ivan invited them to go to a place that wasn't too far away, since they didn't have a car.
Ivan was used to traveling around cities and countries, so Daren loved listening to Ivan's stories when he spent time out of town.
"Around here there's a shop that sells really good ice cream, you'll definitely like it," Ivan said as he told his experience around there.
"Really? I can't wait to try the ice cream. Oh yeah, I heard there's a fountain of hope in this town, is it true?" asked Daren who was interested in things like that.
Meanwhile, Axel was busy paying attention to their surroundings, keeping an eye on the situation while listening to the conversation of the two men walking together with him.
Occasionally he glanced at Daren and noticed the Omega, he smiled and chuckled happily whenever he talked to Ivan. It was different when it was just the two of them, Daren did look happy but loved to tease him.
'Sometimes he can be really annoying for bothering me, but sometimes his teasing is... Not bad either,' thought Axel who saw Daren spending more time with his best friend after the Beta man's return.
They finally arrived at an ice cream shop, upon entering the shop and looking for a seat, Ivan asked Axel to just sit next to Daren.
"It will look suspicious if you stand near Daren. It's better if you sit next to him at the end of the chair, so that no one comes near Daren because the other side is a wall," Ivan said, which Axel thought made sense.
The waitress finally came to them and asked about the ice cream they wanted to order and then went to get the order after noting the ice cream they wanted, except for Axel who didn't order anything.
"I don't really like sweet flavors," he replied when Ivan asked him about it.
"Really? But usually when you're a kid, everyone loves ice cream. What ice cream did you have as a kid?" the Beta asked again.
"Mint choco-"
"Mint choco? You like toothpaste-flavored ice cream?" Daren asked, chuckling at the thought. Not only Daren, most people thought the same thing that mint choco ice cream tasted like toothpaste.
Axel rolled his eyeballs. "It doesn't taste like toothpaste, you better shut up if you don't know what it tastes like."
"Of course I don't know, I don't eat toothpaste like you. I wonder how much toothpaste you buy in a month. Do you snack on it too?" Daren teased further while laughing at Axel.
The bodyguard immediately turned his sitting position to face Daren which immediately made the ad actor flinch. Especially when his face came closer to him, a sharp and serious gaze slowly approached him.
"It's better than that spicy mouth of yours for enjoying teasing me so much. You better shut up or I'll silence you by kissing your lips, would you rather have me do that?" he asked in a threatening tone.
Daren's face instantly turned red as he felt Axel's breath on his cheek.
"W-what?!"
"A-Axel, Daren was just joking around. You don't have to take it seriously," Ivan said, trying to separate them.
Looking at Daren who was frozen with a flushed face, Axel pulled away and sat down to his previous position. Meanwhile, the Omega immediately lowered his face while covering it with his hat.
'Wh-what the hell was that?! Why did he say that to me, I was just joking around but--' he thought frantically.
"Daren, are you okay?" asked Ivan worriedly.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine. I'm going to the bathroom." He stood up from his chair and passed his bodyguard to go to the bathroom. "You stay here, I won't be long."
He hurriedly left his friend and his bodyguard at their table. His heart was beating very fast, worried if anyone had heard him.
After Daren went to the bathroom, Ivan turned to Axel who was looking at the bathroom door from where he was sitting.
"You're very considerate, aren't you? You even bought that hat and glasses for Daren. You also let Daren walk around freely instead of forcing him back to the hotel," he said.
Axel turned his head. "That's my job, I just do what I think is right, that's all."
"But no bodyguard would think that far ahead. Usually they would secure their employer to a place away from the crowd, not give him a hat and glasses that he didn't even ask for."
"Is it wrong for me to do that? Do you think I can't do that just because I'm his bodyguard?" Axel asked, raising one eyebrow.
Ivan chuckled and said it didn't matter, he just wanted to thank Axel for letting Daren have fun that day. And there were still three more days of vacation in the city before returning to their place.
"I thought you were interested in him, to be honest Daren is a strong Omega but can be very sweet. He's different from most Omegas, but that's what makes him interesting," Ivan explained.
"That's impossible, my job here is just as his bodyguard. There are no more feelings between me and him," Axel replied.
"Isn't it natural for an Alpha to be attracted to an Omega? Especially since you've been together for three months."
The Alpha sighed, explaining that three months was a very short time for him and Daren. There couldn't be any feelings between him and Daren.
He thought Daren was very noisy and liked to tease him, which annoyed him a lot.
"Maybe it's just not yet? No one knows how things will turn out, right?"
"There's no later." Axel leaned back in his chair as he folded his arms across his chest. "Besides, the main reason I won't be interested in him is clearer than all the others..."
"Hmn what's that?" asked Ivan curiously.
Axel's brown eyes closed for a moment before he opened them again.
"I hate Omega."