“I was giving him a key to my place. His water heater is broken and he needs a place to shower.”
“Aww, poor thing. He really is adorable. I thought he would be pretty, because I know you have good taste, but he’s absolutely the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. You guys do look good together though. I can’t wait to see how he gets along with all your omega suitors at the New York Arts Gala.” Leon said with a laugh. “They are bound to take notice of him since he’s with you. You think he’ll be able to handle it?”
Dimitrios thought about Remi’s sassy side, the one that the alpha had glimpsed a few times, and smirked. His little one would be fine. Dimitrios was actually kind of looking forward to it. He would put money on the fact that Remi was going to outshine everyone else at the party without even trying. It was going to prove entertaining at least. And if anyone dared to try and mess with the omega, Dimitrios had no reservations about telling them to fuck off.
“Again, he’ll be fine.”
Chapter 20
Like Ships in the Night
Remicaughtacaboutside the Scepter Tech building and headed back to campus. He checked the time and saw that he still had a few extra minutes, so he stopped at the campus cafe and grabbed a sandwich and a bottle of water. He took a picture of the food and texted it to Dimitrios.Dimitrios:Thanks for dinner Baby. It was amazing. I want you to do something tomorrow. Wear pink panties for me.
Remi:Okay. I’m eating lunch. So you better eat something too. :((
Remi ate his lunch as he walked to his next class, but as he reached the door, he heard his phone ding in his pocket. He opened it to see a picture of Dimitrios' desk with a little takeout container and a bottle of water.
Dimitrios:Okay, pretty boy. I’m eating lunch
Remi smiled down at his phone and giggled as he typed his response.
Remi:Good. I’m going into class so I’ll ttyl
Dimitrios:Ok
Remi slid his phone back into his pocket and walked into the class, still smiling. He hadn’t seen Cade the entire day, even though they shared two classes on Mondays, and he wondered if the alpha was sick, or possibly avoiding him. Either scenario was likely. If he’d gotten that drunk, he might still be ill, and if he felt ashamed of his behavior, then Remi thought that was good. Cade shouldn’t have called him, especially since he’d told him he was with his boyfriend. Even so, after his class Remi texted him just in case. Because they still had their project to work on after class the next day.
Remi:Hey, I noticed you weren’t here today. Are you sick?
Remi started toward his last class and just as he took his seat next to Phoenix, his phone dinged with a response.
Cade:Sorry. Yeah I was just a little sick today
Remi:Are you going to be here tomorrow do you think? Or should I reschedule the kitchen timeslot?
Cade:I’m sure I’ll be there
Remi:Ok
Before Remi could slip the phone back in his pocket, he received another message.
Cade:Thanks for checking on me though
Remi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. Goddamnit. Was there no way to turn him down that the alpha would understand? Remi thought he was probably going to have to be extremely direct, and possibly a little mean to get Cade to take the hint. The thing was, that Cade wasn’t a horrible person. Remi had felt bad about breaking his heart, but that pity and sympathy was starting to run extremely thin. He’d been too kind to him after their breakup, and maybe that was Remi’s fault, but he’d just wanted a peaceful resolution.
“What’s up?” Phoenix asked from the seat next to him.
“Just… Cade.”
“Oh. He’s still not getting the hint?”
“It’s not even a hint at this point. I don’t know what else I can do short of just telling him straight to his face that I don’t want to be around him. I was trying to avoid that, but I think that I may just have to be blunt with him.” Remi said, rubbing his temple.
“I’m thinking that’s the case. He’s a nice dude, but he’s a little slow on the uptake, you know?”
“That’s the understatement of the century.” Remi replied dryly.
“Sorry, Remi. I know that’s gotta be stressful for you. But maybe you should just be brutally honest with him and let the chips fall where they may.”