Dimitrios:Why don’t you stop by my place after school and take a shower? Just so you don’t have to be cold. I probably won’t be home, but you’re welcome to use my bath in the meantime
Remi:Really? That would be great but I don’t have a key
Dimitrios wanted to smack himself as he realized he’d never given Remi a key. He’d been intending to, but never got around to it over their long weekend. Mention of a key reminded Dimitrios that he needed to call his apartment management and let them have it for making Remi wait out in the cold.
Dimitrios:Could you stop by sometime today and pick one up? I’ve got an extra I was meaning to give you but we got… distracted and it slipped my mind.
Remi:I have an hour and a half gap between 12 and 1:30. I could take a cab over but are you sure you want me showing up during the day?
Dimitrios:Of course. I’ll be here. I’ve got mountains of work to do so just text me when you’re headed over and I’ll inform reception to be expecting you.
Remi:Okay. See you then
Dimitrios:See you then, sweetheart
As soon as he closed the texting app he called up his apartment building and quickly got the manager on the phone.
“This is Trevor, how can I help you Mr. Cirillo?”
“Yes, I’m calling about a guest I had on Friday evening. I instructed a friend of mine to wait for me in the lobby and he was made to wait outside in the snow.” Dimitrios' voice was harsh and snappish, the same tone he used to scold employees.
“I’m very upset to hear about this news.”
“I’m sure you are, but that doesn’t offer me any solutions.”
“My apologies sir, I will see that the employee who was working that night is soundly scolded, at once.” The manager said.
“You do that, because if this happens again I’m not going to call with a simple warning. It will be your head on the line. I’m not a forgiving man, and I don’t like to deal with incompetent people. For what I pay you in rent each month, you should at least be able to hire someone who can do their damned job.”
“Yes sir, of course sir.”
Dimitrios ended the call without a farewell and set aside his phone, taking a few calming breaths before he got to work. He began by sorting through all his emails and responding as necessary before he pulled up several spreadsheets he’d been working on and got down to business. His day was spent doing busy work and it was only Leon coming into his office that made him realize it was almost noon.
“Hey, you wanna go to lunch?” Leon asked from his doorway.
“I’m not going to lunch today. But if you wait a little bit, Remi is going to stop by. I know you wanted to meet him.”
Leon’s face split into a mischievous smile and he rubbed his hands together.
“Oh hell yes. I’m dying to meet the omega who’s got you by the balls.”
Dimitrios just scoffed and rolled his eyes again.
“I shouldn’t have told you”
Leon sat in his usual seat and spent the next ten minutes gloating silently while Dimitrios ignored him. His cell phone dinged as he got a text.
Remi:I’m headed your way
Dimitrios:Ok
The alpha picked up his desk line and dialed zero for reception.
“Reception, how can I help you?”
“This is Mr. Cirillo. I have a guest stopping by within the next half hour or so, named Remi Laroche. When he arrives, give him a guest badge and send him up to my office. No need to have him escorted, he knows the way.”
“Yes sir. Would you like me to page you when he arrives?”