“Back to the nest it is.”
Dimitrios carried Remi out to the living room, sitting him on the couch as he pulled out the blanket that had gotten dirty, tossing it aside and disappearing down the hallway to the linen closet, grabbing a few more blankets and taking them out into the living room, settling them into the informal little nest. He picked Remi up and set him back in his spot before scooting the coffee table back into place.
“Okay. You need anything else?” Dimitrios asked.
Remi realized too late that he was becoming too honest with Dimitrios, as he blurted out, “I’m hungry.”
Dimitrios crouched down and gave him a soft smile, happy about the omega asking for something. It was the first time Remi had actually asked him for anything outside of sex without being coerced into admitting his wants. Dimitros liked that Remi was getting used to asking for things from him. The alpha leaned down and pressed a kiss to his forehead.
“Your wish is my command.”
Dimitrios ordered food for them. Once their meal arrived, they ate and then separated for a few more hours. Remi finished his homework and Dimitrios made incremental progress on his project, but before they knew it, it was time for Remi to pack his things and head home. Their weekend together had come to an end.
They worked together to put all the purchases back into the shopping bags, sorting out what things would stay at Dimitrios' place and what things would go to Remi’s. The omega ended up leaving a few outfits and some underwear. There would definitely be times in the future where he would need a fresh change of clothes.
As Dimitrios disappeared through his bedroom door, Remi’s phone started to ring from the coffee table. It was his Mom. His eyes flicked to the time in the corner of the screen and he realized that it was at least an hour past the usual time that he would call to check in. He answered quickly.
“Hey, Mom.”
“Hey, Kitten. You hadn’t called, so I was getting worried. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine, just busy at the moment. Can I call you-” But before Remi could finish his sentence, Dimitrios walked back in from his room, carrying a small pile of dirty clothes.
“Hey, Baby do you want… Oh, you’re on the phone.” Dimitrios said.
“Baby! BABY?” Remi’s Mom shrieked from the other end of the line.
Remi pulled the phone away from his ear as sound exploded from the other end of the line.
“Mom! Stop!”
“Remi! Did you find a boyfriend and not tell me? You promised that you’d tell me when you found an alpha! What is he like? What’s his name? How did you meet?”
“I can’t really talk right now. Can I call you later?”
His mother completely ignored his question and prattled on, loud enough that he was sure Dimitrios could hear from the other side of the silent living room.
“Maddox said you’re coming home for Christmas. You have to bring your boyfriend. Your Dad and I would love to meet him! Your Dad just got a big account at work, so we’re doing it up BIG this year! Go ahead and ask your boyfriend now if he can come with you. I’ll wait.”
“Mom… we just started seeing each other.” Remi hedged, trying to get his Mom to stop being so embarrassing.
“What does that matter? Now go on and ask him!”
Remi looked up at Dimitrios helplessly to see that the alpha was trying hard to hold back laughter, though he looked a little sheepish as he rubbed the back of his neck.
“Uh… Do you want to come with me back to Rockport for Christmas? My Mom invited you.”
“When are you going home, and for how long?” Dimitrios asked.
“I was thinking of going for two weeks, probably the week before Christmas and the week of.”
Dimitrios thought for a few moments and was unsure what to do. It would be a bit awkward to go home with his sugar baby to meet his parents… but the idea of going without Remi for two weeks made the alpha feel itchy in his own skin. Dimitrios had barely made it through the three days of his business trip. But, going back to Maine for Christmas… Dimitrios thought of his parents and how they must be celebrating the holidays without him, and felt his heart sink.
“Remi! Give him the phone! Let me talk to him!” The omega’s mother demanded.
“Mom…”
“Now.”