After another round of sex, they washed up and found their way into the kitchen where Remi made omelettes with consummate skill, all while Dimitrios crowded him and slid his hands over any exposed flesh he could find. Remi knew he should be annoyed at the alpha’s antics in the kitchen, but it was endearing and he liked the attention.
After eating, Dimitrios pulled Remi into his lap again. The alpha took his time scenting Remi as the omega carded his hands through Dimitrios' black hair.
“So, what do you want to do today, pretty boy?” Dimitrios asked, lips making a hot trail from ear to shoulder and back again.
Remi sighed as his mind turned to the piles of homework in his backpack. He really did need to get it done. Some of it was due the next day and he wasn’t the kind of student who turned his work in late. He was dedicated to a fault.
“Honestly, I really need to work on my homework for a few hours. I have quite a pile of it and it’s due soon.”
“That’s okay, sweetheart. I have a project I’m working on, which I’d really like to focus on today while I have the time, so that’s perfect.”
They separated, Remi set out all his homework on the coffee table and dragged all the blankets and pillows off the bed and couch to make a little nest on the floor between the table and sofa. He always focused best when he was warm and comfortable.
Remi started with his math homework. They were learning about sales tax, what items were taxable and how to figure it into your accounting. Remi hated it, but he worked his way through stack after stack of papers, doing calculations and finding himself increasingly frustrated at how tedious it all was.
After a few long hours of dedicated concentration, he was finally done with the math and accounting portions of his homework and started to work on making notes and an outline for the essay he had to write to go along with his and Cade’s project.
Almost as if thinking about him had summoned his presence, Remi’s phone dinged with a new text. He grabbed it from the table and read the text just as another one came through.
Cade:Hey Remi… sorry about last night. I was really drunk.
“As if that excuses your behavior…” Remi mumbled under his breath. “Acting like a child.”
Cade:Anyway… the ingredients we need are earl gray tea leaves, dried edible lavender and mascarpone cheese. If you want me to get them I will.
Remi let out a long breath from his nose and closed his eyes to give himself a moment to compose his temper before replying.
Remi:I will bring them
The omega didn’t respond beyond that and set his phone aside. Remi’s mind was whirling now that he was angry and just like that, all his focus vanished.
Remi was beyond tired of Cade’s entitled attitude. He seemed to think that being a popular, handsome guy would get him out of any trouble. It was unbearably frustrating.
Remi didn’t hate Cade. He wanted the best for the alpha, but he also didn’t want to have to deal with the annoyance of someone constantly chasing after him. The omega didn’t want to have to be an asshole in order to get some peace at school. All Remi wanted was to focus on his studies, and anything that interfered with that needed to be cut off.
Remi wasn’t going to school to find a mate. He was going to get an education so that he could make his dream come true. As if Dimitrios sensed Remi’s distress, the omega heard footsteps padding down the hall towards him.
Dimitrios had caught the slight hint of smoke in the air, mixing with the vanilla scent that seemed to permeate his entire house. It was a scent of distress. Something was upsetting his pretty boy. Remi didn’t seem like the type to let work affect him so much.
The alpha’s mind turned to that phone call from last night, and he wondered if Cade had reached out to him again. He stood from his desk and left the room, walking down the hall and as Dimitrios got closer to the living room, the scent of distress increased.
Dimitrios came upon a scene that was completely adorable, though marred by the distressed scent. Remi had made a little nest from the blankets and pillows from his bed and sofa. The omega was ensconced in a little mountain of soft things in front of the couch as he used the coffee table like a desk. In front of Remi, was a spread of books, papers, and notebooks, a little laptop off to one side.
Remi turned his head and looked at him as the alpha walked into the room and Dimitrios could see that his lips were frowning and his brows furrowed. He looked grumpy. The alpha sat on the sofa next to Remi’s hastily made nest, reaching over to pet over his silken hair and skin, trying to soothe him.
“You alright, little one?” Dimitrios asked.
Remi let out a small annoyed huff, and waved his hand through the air in dismissal.
“Yeah, just Cade.”
“Mmm…” Dimitrios hummed thoughtfully but he could still sense Remi’s distress. “I don’t like that alpha. I don’t want him near you.” Dimitrios said, his hand cupping the side of Remi’s neck and his thumb guiding Remi to look up into his face.
The distressed scent lessened just slightly and Dimitrios realized what Remi needed from him. He didn’t need Dimitrios. He needed his Daddy.
“I know… but we still have the project to finish.” Remi said, squirming in place.
“I understand, Baby. Don’t worry. But listen up now. Listen closely to Daddy.”