Jealousy was truly a bitch.
Kloh didn’t realize just how popular or rather social the Cantore’s were before today. There were so many names he recognized from the news and gossip blogs. There were also lots of military officials and their kids. Of which many were friends with Beau. Which meant they all knew Lee and Dex. Which also meant every seven steps they took Dex was stopped by a random alpha or beta. After seeing Dex hugged by the fourth strange alpha, the little green monster of jealousy began to creep its way into Kloh’s heart.
But he held it together because, after all, Dex did grow up around these people. They could be considered friends. Plus they all acknowledged him after greeting Dex. Then promptly congratulated the two. His chest would puff with pride and Dex would blush. It took them way too long to get onto the lawn. There were some alphas that gave him a sideways look. One that could only be translated as ‘how the hell did you end up with him?’.
Kloh took them in stride. Even though he really really really wanted to punch them. The worse ones were the ones who blatantly flirted with Dex. It was truly a test against his tolerance and willpower. Granted he did break a bit after seeing Sebastian, even if it was from a distance. At that point he did the only thing that could make him feel better and scent-marked Dex.
He looked back at Dex and Wesley. The two were talking animatedly about god knows what. The twins were playing with Mars close by. He did feel a bit guilty after drowning Dex in his scent but also much better. Kloh smiled and relaxed a bit. A few people he met earlier greeted him as he headed towards the food tent.
“Kloh, thank god!” Lane called out as he stepped out of the large tent.
“Hey, what’s up?” Kloh stopped in front of him.
“I need someone to get the ice from the trailer. I sent Beau but he’s just about disappeared. And Dahlen has also disappeared, I think he’s hiding somewhere gambling with his stupid friends. I would’ve sent the workers but the big dummy has work stuff in there.” Lee scolded, both hands on his hips as he spewed his frustration.
“Don’t worry, I’ll go grab them. Relax a little. Everything looks great. Everyone is having fun.” Kloh smiled and patted his shoulders.
Lee let out a deep breath and nodded.
“Yeah, okay. I’ll text you the passcode. It’s parked with the cars.”
“Got it. Relax Lane. Everything is fine.” Kloh reassured him again.
“I’ll believe you this time. Thanks Kloh.”
Kloh flashed him another smile before heading towards the car park. Halfway there, he got a text from Lane with the password. Luckily the car park wasn’t that far. The black trailer was hitched onto Dahlen’s truck. As Kloh got closer he heard some rustling inside. He stopped at the door. Again a noise came from inside, this time louder.
Had someone broken in? Or maybe it was Beau? Worried, he tried to peek in the window but couldn’t see in. Trying the door, it clicked open. Another kind of strangled voice flowed out. Immediately followed by a wave of pheromones. Kloh stumbled back, caught completely off guard. The back of his neck tingled as his gland reacted to the wave. The familiar scent of Beau’s pheromones tickled his nose.
More bangs and crashing noises spilled out, followed by cursing. Fuck! He really hoped Beau wasn’t fighting anyone in that trailer. He pulled the door open and shook his head.
“Beau!” He shouted as he rushed in.
……….and Weston?
“Kloh?” Beau’s bloodshot eyes locked onto the younger alpha that had appeared.
“Fuck!” He quickly pulled a blanket over himself and Weston.
“Holy shit.” Kloh whispered as he took in the scene before him.
A pile of clothes and shoes were directly in front of him. Several items were on the floor along with the couch pillows. Their heavy breathing filled the quiet. The scent of oak and maple mixed heavily in the air. On the couch of the trailer was Beau and Weston in a…… compromising position. Both of their heads were merely inches from Kloh. Weston was laid out on the couch. Beau hovered over him. Rather between his legs with Weston’s legs wrapped around his waist. And they were naked. Oh so very naked. Weston’s face was pressed into Beau’s neck by Beau when Kloh had entered. His hand still cradled Weston’s head. Weston’s arns were wrapped around his neck tightly. The blanket that he grabbed was haphazardly thrown over their lower bodies and continuously slipping. Beau’s eyes flashed and he growled. He fucking growled.
“Look away.” The pheromone saturation went up a level knocking Kloh out of his stunned state.
“Oh! Yeah! Shit, my bad. I’ll just be outside.” Kloh stumbled as he turned and left.
He slammed the door behind him before leaning against it.
“What the fuck just happened?” He whispered to himself.
Inside, there were sounds of banging and shifting. Kloh tried his best to not listen and could clearly hear the muffled cursing of Weston followed by Beau trying to comfort him. Thankfully he couldn’t make out anything, otherwise he didn’t think he’d be able to look them in the face. Not that he thought he could now. Wow! Beau and Weston? He truly didn’t expect that. He even thought of the time where he was jealous of Weston being close to Dex. He let out a disbelieving laugh.
A knock on the door startled him. He jumped before turning around. Beau looked out the window.
“You can come in.” He disappeared back inside.
“Okay. Sure.” Kloh took a deep breath.
Don’t make it weird. He told himself over and over. He opened the door and once again was assaulted by pheromones. His alpha gland tingled again. His instinct was telling him to get away, that the pheromones were warning him away. Which made sense if they were an alpha omega couple.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Frejiis ktfc jc jiqtj kjr yflcu qbrrfrrlnf jcv yjrlmjiis afiilcu batfg jiqtjr ab atf qfgrbc kjr ajxfc atf ecvfgislcu qtfgbwbcf gfoifmafv atja wfrrjuf. Lf’v vbcf la yfobgf klat Gfz. Lf pera vlvc’a gfjilhf la kbgxfv atf rjwf kjs obg jiqtj mbeqifr.
Bibt jkxkjgvis rabbv lc atf vbbgkjs cba vjglcu ab ajxf j rafq lc. Rba klat j nfgs mifjg ‘P klii vfragbs lo sbe fnfc uijcmf ja ktja’r wlcf’ kjgclcu lc atf jlg. Lf mifjgfv tlr atgbja jcv uijcmfv ja Dfje. Dfje kjr fsflcu tlw mjgfoeiis. Bibt ujnf jc lccbmfca rwlif. Lf kjr nfgs jkjgf atja Dfje mbeiv xlmx tlr jrr jcv vlvc’a kjca ab olcv bea fzjmais tbk vfjvis tf kjr ja atf wbwfca.
“For the love o– cut the fucking pheromones Beau. You’re gonna suffocate him before we even get to talk to him. For fucks sake, he’s with your brother.” Weston cursed loudly from further inside.
Beau cleared his throat and looked over at Weston before restraining his pheromones. “Sorry. Couldn’t help it.”
The stream of pheromones disappeared and Kloh let out a breath. Beau stepped further in. The tension left Kloh’s body and he finally stepped in. He closed the door and locked it. Turning to face the two, he saw that room had been cleaned up a bit. The items previously on the floor were put back into place. Weston sat on the couch. Both were fully dressed. The blanket was being wrapped around him by Beau.
“Beau, stop it.” He scolded and pushed it off.
“Just wear it. Please. I really don’t think I could stand Kloh seeing you like this. Especially not the mark. I’m just barely holding on by a thread. I might snap.” Beau whispered.
“Idiot.” Weston sucked his teeth.
Since the space was small, Kloh clearly heard them. He quietly unlocked the door. For safety reasons. Weston rolled his eyes and pulled the blanket around him. Now, the thing is, Weston is a pretty huge dude. And that blanket was not that big. So it only really covered his neck, shoulders and parts of his arms. But it must’ve been enough for Beau because he relaxed a bit.
Kloh could still see the now very clear remnants of sex in the room. Messy hair, haphazardly thrown clothes, awkward readjustment of pants. Beau’s lips were swollen and he had all kinds of ambiguous marks on his neck. As did Weston. And before the blanket was secured, Kloh caught a glimpse of a bite mark on the man. Could alphas mark each other? He pondered on it as his face fell back onto Beau, who silently watched him. Kloh cleared his throat and automatically stood straighter before speaking.
“Hey, guys. I am really sorry about interrupting earlier. I just heard noises and thought something happened to Beau. Especially since Lee had sent him to get ice and he hadn’t come back. And that’s why I’m here actually, for ice. So yeah I’ll just grab that and you two can go back to doing……..”
Beau gave him a hard look.
His words quickly changed as he looked away from Beau. “….whatever it is you want to do because I saw nothing and do not judge.”
“Kloh…” Weston started.
“You know I dated an alpha before.” Kloh continued, the stress making him lose control of his words.
“Kloh…” Beau groaned and ran a hand down his face.
“Well I thought I was omega at that time. But then I also dated an omega while thinking I was omega as well.” Kloh continued as though he was talking to himself.
“Kloh….”
“So you know this isn’t weird for me. I think we should love whoever we want to love.”
“Kloh!” Weston yelled, startling Kloh.
“Yeah?” His heart raced as he took over at Weston.
“Take a breath dude.”
“Yeah yeah. Sure.” He nodded vigorously and took a deep breath, letting it out slowly.
“I’m not worried that you’re a possible bigot or something. You’re the last person I’d expect to judge me. I just,” Beau said then paused and looked at Weston, “we just need you to not tell anyone.”
“Of course, yeah. Totally. I’ll take it to my grave.” Kloh nodded again, resembling a chicken with how face his neck was moving.
“Don’t be dramatic. We’ll tell people eventually. Just not yet.” Weston laughed and relaxed into the couch.
Beau’s arm came up and wrapped Weston’s shoulders.
“Understood.”
“Thanks.”
“Yeah, we appreciate it.”
“Can I ask a question?” Kloh smiled a bit more calmly, curiosity breaking past the abject fear.
“Yeah.” They nodded.
“How long have you two—- you know been together?”
Beau glanced at Weston then grinned foolishly. Weston rolled his eyes and looked away from him, but Kloh could see a hint of red coloring his ears.
“Officially six months. Unofficially since high school. So maybe 8 years altogether.”
“Shut up, you idiot. Don’t listen to him, Kloh. It’s only been a couple of months since this was official.” Weston elbowed Beau.
The man just laughed and leaned closer to press a kiss to Weston’s cheek.
“Whatever you say darling.” Beau whispered softly, making Weston turn red.
Even Kloh couldn’t help but blush with the way Beau spoke. He cleared his throat again.
“Alright, okay. I’m just gonna grab the ice and leave. I’m sure Lane is worried. We can talk more later.”
He quickly moved to the fridge and pulled out two bags of ice. Fumbling past the two, he said some awkward goodbyes and basically ran out the trailer. He kept going until he made his way back to the tent.
“Kloh! Are you okay? You were gone for so long.” Lane hurried over when he spotted him.
“I’m fine. Everything is fine. Just peachy. Here is your ice. I’m gonna make some plates for Dex and the kids.” And pretend that I don’t know what I know now.
~~~
“For what?” Dex arched his brow.
“For all the things I said to you. I just didn’t want you to get the only worthwhile alpha. Pilar wanted him first, so I helped him.” Aster rubbed his nose as he admitted it.
Dex scoffed. Aster fucked with him because he didn’t want Dex and Sebastian together? Because his friend called dibs? Put him on the verge of an identity crisis for an alpha he didn’t end up dating? Fuck that.
“No thanks.”
“No thanks?”
“Yeah, I’m good. You can go now.” Dex flashed him a smile and looked away from the two.
Aster scoffed then huffed. He turned and stomped away. Sebastian cursed and looked at Dex before running after him. Wesley watched the two leave in surprise. Then bursted into laughter.
“Holy shit! What the actual fuck was that?” He covered his mouth as he restrained himself from laughing too loudly.
“I don’t know and I don’t care.” Dex calmly said and scanned the crowd for Kloh.
Wesley eyes him carefully for a moment before agreeing. “You’re right. Fuck whatever they were gonna say.”
Wesley pinched his stomach then grinned at him and Dex returned it. Thankfully the little disturbance didn’t ruin their vibe. They easily fell into a leisure conversation regarding their thesis.
“What’s up nerds?” Lee plopped down on the seat closest to ever they say on the blanket.
Joining him were Simon and Noe. They greeted everyone before setting up their mat. Everyone had gotten to know each other more at Nellie’s party plus Friendsgiving and were a lot more comfortable around each other. Conversations flowed easily as time passed. As it got darker, the staged lights around the area had started to turn on.
“Where’s the rest of your group?” Dex asked.
“Ares is in the woods making out with Manny. Two trees down is Olive doing the same with Ariane. And I’m sure you know better than I do where Kloh is.” Lee lazily replied as he sipped on his lemonade.
“Where is Kloh? He went to get food hours ago.” Wesley sighed.
“I see him.” Noe suddenly said.
“Yeah. Look, he’s heading over with Mars and the kids.” Simon pointed in the distance towards the group of four.
Between Mars and Kloh was a huge picnic basket. Each side was being held by either man. And doing their part, carrying a bag of plates and cups where the twins. They huffed and puffed as they walked steadily in front of the two alphas. Kloh and Mars were grinning down at them, encouraging them silently. One could tell that the two hadn’t given the kids anything too important to hold but still encouraged them as if they were doing such an important task. It was such a harmonious scene.
Lyca and Annette were grinning and laughing and talking loudly as they walked. They constantly stopped to turn around to say something expressive to Kloh and Mars. Each statement was rewarded with an exaggerated reaction and doting smile. A walk that should have taken 5 minutes took nearly 15 minutes with the amount of stops they made. And the group of omegas watched them the whole way. A fluttering sensation filled Dex’s stomach as he watched Kloh interact with the kids. He would be a great father. That thought floated to the forefront of his mind.
“Am I crazy for considering getting pregnant now just so I can see Mars play with our babies?” Wesley sighed softly.
Almost in unison the two touched their abdomens. They had a pact. An agreement to achieve everything they wanted. To establish themselves before having kids. They knew what having kids did to an omega. Although it was a truly wondrous thing, it could also end any plans they had for themselves. At least until the child was old enough to take care of themselves and by then the opportunity to realize their dreams would’ve passed. And since the two wanted to enter such an alpha/beta dominated field, they couldn’t fall behind.
“Not crazy at all.” Dex agreed and also sighed.
“Thankfully we picked some good alphas whose only goal isn’t to have us barefoot and pregnant.” Wesley smiled softly.
Dex chuckled and hummed in agreement. They had picked some good alphas.
“Dex! Dex! Look, we helped.” Annette proudly put down the bag of plates in front of Dex.
“We carried it all by ourselves.” Lyca set the bag of cups next to the first bag.
“Oh my! What strong babies you are.” Wesley cooed as he sat up and rubbed their heads.
“We’re not babies.” They both pouted in unison.
The two fluffed up in offense. Everyone laughed. It was always freaky when they did that. But being around Simon and Olive had made it almost normal.
“Yes, you are big kids. Big strong kids.” Dex grinned as he patted their heads.
Annette and Lyca grinned then stuck their tongue out at Wesley. Wesley, the immature child he was, did the same. They started going back and forth, laughing and playing as the rest set up the food.
“Alright children, time to eat.” Kloh called out.
Annette and Lyca ran over to him, sitting obediently in the mini fold out chairs he had set out for them. Kloh sat on the mat next to them, leaving a spot next to him for Dex. A low table was set out and filled with various foods. Mars and Kloh had grabbed as much as they could fit into the basket. Dex watched with an enamored smile as Kloh took a tub of wipes and diligently wiped the twins’ hands clean.
The two were very well behaved as they waited for Kloh to make their plates. They would point at something for Kloh to add to their plate and he would add it. Only when the two had started to eat did he make a separate plate.
“Here, eat up. You must be hungry. Sorry for taking so long.” Kloh smiled and passed the filled plate to Dex.
Surprised, Dex hadn’t even realized that everyone else had already started eating. Wesley had made plates for himself and Mars. Lee, Noe and Simon were digging into a large communal plate that they had curated for optimal taste as they called it. Dex had gotten lost in watching Kloh and hadn’t made a plate for himself.
“Thanks.” He muttered a bit absentmindedly.
Kloh flashed him a smile and kissed his cheek.
“Eat.” He urged again before making his own plate.
Even as he made his own plate, he periodically glanced at the kids to check on them. He would make a really good father. The thought popped back to the forefront. An image flashed into his mind. Kloh held a baby in his arms, rocking them to sleep as Dex revised his thesis at the table. The baby would cry out for his dad and Dex would easily switch with Kloh. Dex would cradle the baby and Kloh would read the document outloud to him, helping him edit. It was such a harmonious scene.
“Baby eat before the food gets cold.” Kloh reminded him.
He hummed and slowly began to eat. Idle chatter filled the air. The kids regaled the group with the story of how they saved their class from a villainous centipede. Everyone laughed along. The speakers played soft music that set a nice ambiance. A small smile graced Dex’s lips. He had chosen a good alpha.
Fuck an apology.
***
Author’s Note
Thank you for your patience.
Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy.
waiting for my unofficial editor to confirm quality 👀
Thanks for the chapter
I felt so proud when I taught my child that you don’t have to accept every apology ☺️ it felt like such a big deal but he is as casual about it as Dex was and that helps to make it normal. I love his image of Kloh as a dad in their future 😌
aaaaaa how cute the couple has been together for 8 years. I knew they had something muahahhahah
Thanks for the update. looking forward to the next I want babies aaaaaa
Fique seguro ❤️
Thank you for the chapter!
I KNEW BEAU AND WES WERE A THING!! but i have to admit…totally thought Beau was the bottom😂
I really love Kloh he is my favorite green flag in all BL novels that I have read