“How many alphas have you had?”
Remi almost choked on his bread, coughing and finally swallowing before taking a sip of his water. That question had been unexpected, but he guessed it was a fair question. He wondered if that information had been in his portfolio. Probably not. He hadn’t gone into specifics anyway, so they wouldn’t know the whole story.
“Um… none, actually.” Remi rubbed the back of his blond hair awkwardly.
“Betas?”
“None.”
Dimitrios blinked. “Are you a virgin?”
“No. I’ve had sex. He was an omega like me.”
“An omega?”
This had to be a joke. Because if the only sexual partner he’d ever had was another omega, he might as well be a virgin. Good gods, what had Dimitrios gotten himself into? Could he actually do this? With an omega who was basically untouched? The idea of him being the first alpha ever to take Remi shot straight through his gut and down to his cock. Dimitrios was the luckiest alpha in the world, he was completely certain.
“Yeah, he was a friend from high school. We agreed to be each other’s first time…” Remi paused and Dimitrios watched as the omega looked down, suddenly looking a little upset. “I know I’m not… probably what you were expecting. I understand if you want someone with more experience, who knows what they are doing.”
“My little pretty boy, so sweet. I don’t want someone else. I want you.” Dimitrios said.
Before Remi could respond, they were interrupted by the waiter delivering their food. He set their plates on the table and left after making sure they didn’t need anything else. Dimitrios looked across the table to see Remi peeking up at him through his lashes, a soft little smile pulling at his lips.
“I want you too.” The words were so quietly spoken that Dimitrios almost missed them, but as he heard them, his inner alpha howled in triumph. A grin broke out on the alpha’s face.
Remi thought Dimitrios was much less intimidating when he smiled. It made him look much younger and more approachable. Remi felt himself relax slightly. Dimitrios still wanted to go through with their arrangement. He told himself that his excitement was just about the money and not about wanting to please the alpha. Because that would be ridiculous. They had only just met and they were basically glorified friends with benefits. There was nothing more to it than that.
They ate their dinner quietly, both thinking over what had been said and agreed upon, and about the possibility of this night ending with amazing sex. Dimitrios had to admit that Remi knew how to pick an excellent meal. The food was exquisite, and he wondered what kind of food the omega specialized in. They occasionally stole glances at each other between bites, sometimes catching each other in the act and smiling a little.
Even though the meal was quiet, it wasn’t awkward or stilted. It felt strangely comfortable. They were two near strangers, but somehow felt at ease. Maybe it was because there wasn’t any deception between them. It wasn’t like the usual date where both parties tried to pretend that sex wasn’t the first thing on their mind, and that you really cared about your date’s three cats and all the people at their job. Exhausting.
Dimitrios and Remi both knew where this night was headed, so the atmosphere wasn’t one of polite interest and discretion, but of desperate anticipation. Because they were going to fuck, that much was clear between them without needing to be said. After their meal, Dimitrios was taking Remi back to his apartment. He was going to get the omega so wet and pliant under his hands and mouth that he would be able to take his cock without pain, and then he was going to fuck him. Hard.
When the waiter brought the check, Dimitrios handed over his card, then left an extravagantly large tip. He thought it was the least he could do since the poor waiter had had to deal with them smelling like sex all night and had been a consummate professional. He had earned it. Once Dimitrios signed the receipt, he looked to the omega across the table with a little half grin that was full of mischief. The alpha stood, slipped his jacket back on and offered Remi his hand.
Chapter 5
Good Boy
Remitooktheofferedhand and felt a small shiver go through him at how warm Dimitrios' skin was compared to his. As he was pulled along toward the front, he could feel how warm the alpha’s whole body was. He radiated heat and it made the impulse to curl up in his lap return.
Remi’s family often told him he was like a kitten because he liked to nap in warm places, curled up in anything he could find to make a nest out of. He knew his mother had a whole collection of pictures of that very thing. They all teased him about it, but that didn’t stop him from doing it. He liked to be warm. Sue him.
They got their coats at the door, and Dimitrios took Remi’s backpack, despite his protests. They walked out to the valet and waited for the alpha’s car to be brought around. It was already getting dark, and the cold was getting almost unbearable. Remi started inching toward Dimitrios as they waited, drawn by the warmth rolling off the alpha. He moved closer and closer until he was pressed to his side, shivering, arms wrapped around himself, trying to conserve heat. Dimitrios seemed to realize what he was doing, and pulled the omega in front of him, opening his coat and drawing him inside, holding it closed around him and letting Remi share his body heat.
A full body shudder wracked the omega as he was instantly warmed. He pressed his nose into Dimitrios' chest and took a deep inhale of his scent. He nuzzled in closer, stepping forward until they were pressed together. Remi could feel Dimitrios' arousal against his abdomen and it had him weak in the knees. He was so fucking ready for this. He wanted Dimitrios inside him so badly he was out of control. His omega half wanted to whimper and beg to be knotted, to be filled, to drop to his knees and plead with the alpha to please fuck him right now, no matter who was watching. Remi just pressed his forehead against the alpha’s strong chest and let out a small involuntary whine.
“Don’t worry, pretty boy. I’m gonna take care of you.” Dimitrios murmured.
The reassurance was much more comforting than it probably ought to have been, all things considered, but Remi wasn’t going to start picking apart every word and action. This might be about sex, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t be friends too. Friends comforted each other, and hugged. He was reading too much into things. Dimitrios was just being nice. They were going to have sex regularly after all, so it made sense that the alpha would want to be on good terms with him and would want him to trust him.
When he heard a car pull up, Remi turned to see a big, black SUV. He didn’t know anything about cars at all, but it looked really nice and expensive. As soon as he was released from the confines of Dimitrios' coat, he was instantly shivering again. The alpha opened the door for him and ushered him into the car. Remi climbed up into the passenger seat and put on his seatbelt as Dimitrios got into the driver seat and did the same.
“Here, this should warm you up.” Dimitrios turned the heater up a few notches and pressed another button that made the seat under him start to warm.
Remi let out a quiet moan at being surrounded by heat. “Thank you… Gods, I feel like I haven’t been properly warm since August.”
Dimitrios was still stuck on the moan, wanting to hear it again. He pulled himself back to the present.