Packing Up, page 2
We chat about work and I mention taking a few days off to get out of the city, maybe explore a little, my father turns his gaze towards me and I instantly feel like I'm a little girl busted for eating cookies before dinner time.
"Going to take Luke up on his offer I see" a rare smile crosses his face as he continues, "Good, Luke's a good man"
"I'm just friends with Luke, nothing else, don't go getting any crazy ideas" I immediately bite back at him
"Uh- huh, I said the same thing about your mother, and 10 months later you were here"
My father smiling to himself thinking about my mother, I can see the moment he thinks about her not being here, and he shuts down, slouching ever so slightly and looking away from me.
"Anyway, take any time you need, love, it's not so busy now, good time to reset" his words trailing off into a mumble by the end and I know I won't get any more out of him today.
"Thanks Dad, love you" I say walking away swiftly so he doesn't see the tears gathering in my eyes.
Walking out of his office, I head into the elevator down to my office, taking small breaths in to keep the tears from falling as I'm thinking about my late mother and fathers, just as I'm about to reach my haven where I can take a few minutes to centre myself, I stumble into Luke.
"Daisy what's wrong?" Luke almost growls out, assessing behind me to see if he can locate the source of my stress, my once toasty vanilla scent how smelling distressed like burnt vanilla.
Luke ushers me into my office, locking the door behind us, lowering my blinds and just lets me get it all out, the grief I feel for my parents, the devastation I feel for the empty shell of a man upstairs who raised me.
Luke just pulls me onto his lap on the couch in my office and slowly strokes my back up and down to calm me.
Looking into his nice light brown eyes, I explain the conversation upstairs and how it's hard to see my father look so defeated after all this time. I leave off the thoughts that this is why I won't join a pack as I snuggle into his shoulder enjoying the closeness of someone else for once outside of a heat.
Most Omega's will tell you that they only need Alpha's as our biology dictates we need knots, and marks, but scent matching and comforting scents are the most important component of a mate to me.
Scents indicate our compatibility with each other and in moments like this, Luke is emitting a soft eucalyptus and peppermint scent, that is the most comforting sensation I could think of, it's uncommon for Omegas and Betas to be scent driven, but not impossible, though usually its Betas in packs with Alphas that have the higher changes of being a scent match with an Omega, but Luke knows me and would have mentioned if he had a pack, and I've never seen even a hint of another scent on him or bite marks indicating he would have any Alpha's waiting at home for him, admittedly the thought of him having someone else makes me want to rub my scent all over him and make sure they know this delicious man cake is taken, by me, but I don't need to worry about this currently, so I just enjoy the moment. I know he lives with his two Beta friends and that they hate him coming into the city every week.
But as always Luke was breaking down any walls I had and making me wish I could let someone in, someone who would keep me grounded when emotions threatened to overwhelm me, someone who would be behind me supporting me in my goals, and someone who would do filthy things with me and to me that would make my toes curl and cheeks, either my face or ass, turn red.
CHAPTER FIVE
Daisy - Dr. Clit Tingle?
The next day I have my post heat checkup with my local Omega specialist, maybe she could shed some light onto why I'm able to scent Luke so strongly.
Omega specialists are like any regular doctor you might see except they are like a gynaecologist, general practitioner and a midwife all rolled together with some extra knowledge specific to my designation, the best part though, there's never a waiting list and there's never any fees, and for my specifically I get to see my ever-absent best friend Lucy and report back to our group chat on how flustered she is still getting with her boss and his pack.
I sit down in the room, filled with a lot of natural lighting, muted colours and potted plants, none of which make my Omega side feel un-easy or overwhelmed, designed to keep me cool, calm and collected, as if a bright colour might evoke the wrath of my Omega side, sighing to myself, I start swinging my long legs off the examination bed.
In walks Lucy, her short frame highlighted by the white coat covering her baby pink scrub set, her blonde hair pulled back into a high pony tail on top of her head, with a pen sticking out of it.
She sets her files down, and turns to me "So I've reviewed your bloodwork taken this morning, and you're not going to like what I'm going to say Daisy" One of her eyebrows raising at me, daring me to bite back at her already.
"Just cut to it, what's happening?" I challenge back, willing my tone to stay casual and unaffected by her statement.
"Your bloodwork is showing abnormally low levels of IO3M, which as you know is your Omega hormone that creates and maintains pack bonds, a low level in this paired with your age-" "MY AGE?" I interrupt, Lucy clearly in full doctor mode not best friend mode, simply raises her palm up at me "let me continue Daisy, the lower levels in this hormone, paired with the age you are, indicates to us that your heats will be more frequent until you can have regular sexual interactions with a pack, whether that includes Alpha's or this Beta you mentioned, either way your body is now withdrawing and until your increase your interactions with Alpha's or Beta's you will experience more intense heats, and we predict heats a lot closer together, potentially every 2-3 weeks rather than 2-3 months"
Lucy pauses to look at me, taking her glasses off and setting them on her desk
"Can I be blunt with you Daisy?"
"Please" I respond, starting to feel overwhelmed, maybe realising that the muted colours in this room are a good idea as I just want to hide.
"I've known you for years as my friend, professionally my whole career, we're both focused, driven and you work hard for your way of life, but we are Omega's and nothing can change that and you shouldn't want to change that. You're denying yourself someone or a group of someones that could be incredible, I'm not saying you need to pack up with the first group of Alpha's that make your clit tingle, you're smart, find the ones, whether Alpha or Beta who will support you to be your boss lady self, your biology needs people and I wish there was something I could give you to give you a choice, but you need people, reliable people that you can build a future with Daisy"
I shakily laugh, and give Dr.Lucy a smile "Clit tingle?, is that a medical term?" trying to diffuse this overly emotional conversation before I start crying.
"You're such a smartass" She laughs back at me, rubbing her hand up my arm, providing me a little comfort.
We chat for a little while longer about what I can do to help with managing the imbalances in the meantime, unfortunately for me it means more time off work, and trying to relax and unwind a bit. I know the perfect person to help me unwind and if his scent is anything to go by, and I think I could handle regularly using Luke for my heats, he's attentive, protective, smart and knows I need my career.
Okay, so Operation: Seduce Luke is forming in my head, what could go wrong?
I bite my lip and send Luke a message asking if I can take him up on his offer to see his place tomorrow for a few nights. Feeling like a boss of an Omega getting her shit sorted, gives me an added swing to my hips as I'm walking.
On my way back to my office, I'm constantly checking my phone waiting for his response, biting my fingernails and glaring at anyone who glances at what I'm doing to my poor nails. Random bystanders most likely assuming that I am stressed from losing my Alpha's offer to call the fictional men for me, I smile and keep walking, muttering about misogynistic Alpha-holes, where they can go and how they can get there.
Luke replies after what feels like an eternity, but was only 15 minutes with his address and that he can't wait to see me tomorrow, my smile is huge and I do a little internal scream while holding my phone, looking around I realise maybe it wasn't as internalised as I hoped for.
I quickly reply I can't wait to meet his Beta friends he lives with and I'll be there around lunch time, he's mentioned them a few times in passing. I know they're both ex-military and I think one is farming the land they live on, and I can't remember what his other friend does.
My excitement is spiking and I can't wait to drive out there tomorrow morning, my GPS says it's about a 3 hour drive and I can't wait.
CHAPTER SIX
Luke - Scale the cabinetry
The megawatt smile I have looking at my phone when I see a message increases exponentially when I realise she is finally wanting to come see me out here in The Grampians, I quickly respond with an overwhelming yes and send our address, waiting for enough phone signal to allow my response takes awhile though.
I'm doing all sorts of yoga positions on the kitchen bench trying to find just enough phone signal to send my response, just as it sends, I hear a deep chuckle from the door and turn to find Beau watching me with a smirk on his lips.
"Do I ask how long you were watching me?" I throw at him, "Just enough to remember how flexible you were under me the other right Beta" Beau winks, instantly making my face flush red and the memory. Beau had always been the affectionate one out of the two of my Alpha's, always pressing against me, scent marking me as I walk by. I wish I could say I didn't enjoy it, but he knows me well and the reassurance from my Alpha's was never unwanted.
"The more important question Beta, is what has you so excited you needed to scale the kitchen cabinetry for that message to send?" Beau's brown eyes sparkling with mischievousness intent.
I begin to stutter out "Oh, um, well, I've been meaning to tell you both, but thought I might have more time, there's this Omega I work for right?" "Daisy?" Beau questions, hearing about her frequently after my trip into the city each week.
"Right!, Daisy, yes, well I've been asking her to come out here to see our place for ages, and she finally agreed to come, and is coming tomorrow!"
"Luke, that's not all of it is it?" Beau questions, taking a seat he looks at me with his eyebrow raised, sighing I admit "Well, I like her, a lot and I think she'd be perfect for us, she's smart and works hard and-" "I'll stop you there Beta, we aren't looking for an Omega you know how Hudson feels about them" Luke's deep voice washing over me with authority.
Just then my phone dings with a reply from Daisy saying she can't wait to meet my Beta friends also, oh no. "Oh god" I mumble, just loud enough for Beau to growl at me "What now?" He immediately questions, "Um, I maybe didn't tell her I had Alpha's or belong to a pack, I mentioned you both of course, but she is super anti relationships with Alpha's so I never brought it up and now she's said she is looking forward to meeting my Beta friends" Beau just starts laughing the sound is a loud almost nervous bellowing laugh.
"You need to tell Hudson, Beta" Beau grinning wildly at me, "Why are you suddenly finding this funny?" I question, "Because Beta, that Omega sounds like she'll reprimand you enough when she realises you're trying to play matchmaker with your Alpha's and her" He laughs shaking his hair, and running his hands through it, as he gets up to go back outside to keep working.
Beau comes to me, pressing my back against the wall, his hand tilting my face up towards him, as I take in my gorgeous Alpha.
"Just remember Beta, you're mine" Beau softly speaks to me, before lowering his mouth to mine, his soft lips moving mine how he wants as his hand comes up to wrap around my neck, just applying enough pressure to make me harden in my jeans, I softly moan at the contact, moving my body into his so I can rock my hips against him, he chuckles and lets me go, stepping away as I'm left catching my breath,
"Have a good afternoon Beta, I'll be thinking of you" Beau smirks at me as he leaves our house.
I slowly let my legs give out and slide to the floor, left to put my thoughts back together about how I'm going to handle Hudson and Daisy.
But first I think I need to have a cold shower.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Daisy - Officer McHottie is McGrouchy
Speeding up the highway out of Melbourne the next morning, I didn't realise as the time went by I was in fact speeding just a little bit, ok about 15km over the speed limit but all these open highways had me relaxed and taking in the views too much to be worried about staying under the limit until I see the flashing red and blue lights behind me.
"Shit, shit shit" I mumble, pulling my car over to the side of the highway, turning the engine off.
Winding down my window as a tall figure approaches the car, I can see the mild irritation on his features already,
Great I think to myself, rolling my eyes.
Hearing a low growl, I guess this cop saw my eyes roll in my side mirror, what else could go wrong?
"I'm going to need your license ma'am" A gruff voice barks out at me, startled I reach for my purse and pull it out, I pass it to the grumpy officer while not making exact eye contact, staring at his chin, I can appreciate his strong bone structure for sure but his personality needs work.
Taking in the rest of this mountain of an officer, I realise quickly he is an Alpha and my god is he a towering height, if I had to guess at a glance I'd say 6ft 10, making him almost a whole foot taller then me. The rest of him has my inner Omega starting to stir as my thighs rub together, maybe if he didn't talk he's be fine, I giggle to myself.
"-and doing those kinds of reckless speeds on my highway won't fly because you're an Omega, where are your Alpha's?" he finishes a rant I clearly missed half of.
Nothing makes my temper flare up quicker than assuming because I'm an Omega that any choices are dictated by Alpha's around me.
"Look, I was speeding you're right, but I have no Alpha's I make my own decisions, my own money and I live my own life so I'm going to call you out and tell you what a giant misogynistic asshole you are being!" My voice getting louder as my rant trails along.
The pure look of shock on this Alpha's increasingly reddening face, would be comical if I didn't just remember he is a cop.
Oh god, I just yelled at a cop, now I'm definitely going to get myself arrested, then Luke's going to think I no-showed on him, my Dad will have to bail my ass out of jail.
Groaning loudly as I'm spiralling, my head resting against my steering wheel as my hair falls around my face, I hear the Alpha outside my window moving closer to me, the gravel under his foot giving away his movements.
"You realise you're talking out loud right?" I look up at his stupidly handsome smirking face and release a growl of my own at this whole situation.
"- look you're clearly not having a great day, did you even realise you were speeding?"
"I honestly had no clue, I don't really get out of the city and I was distracted" Gesturing around to outside my car "just look around me, it's so pretty, and I can breathe so easily"
"I understand that completely ma'am- "Miss!" I interrupt, turning red as I have once again cut off this policeman.
"Miss it is then, but you were speeding, which is reckless, where exactly are you off to today?" He asks, raising an eyebrow at me.
"Halls Gap, well kind of that area I think, I'm off to visit a friend on their property, I've never been there before actually" rambling on, I start muttering about becoming a murder statistics and dateline intro's that start like this.
"I don't think you'll need to worry about being murdered in that area, mostly farmers around the area, then tourists like yourself blowing in for the weekends" His calming voice taking the edge off my nerves, "Sounds like something a serial killer would say to make me feel secure though doesn't it?" I counter back at the Alpha with my own raised eyebrow, how I've gone from yelling to flirting with this policeman tells me he must think I'm psychotic, and I'm wondering if I just duck and roll out of my car into oncoming traffic if it'll save me from being this neurotic.
"I'm not sure, can't say I've spoken with many serial killers in my day" He chuckles, the warm baritone of his voice warming me up, I finally catch a smell of his scent and my eyes almost roll to the back of my head, blood orange and chocolate, god its decadent and reminds me of relaxing in a hot bubble bath with a chocolate orange to snack on, his scent is my favourite form of self care and I can't help releasing my own perfume at the feelings his is stirring up inside me.
I hear a low rumble of pleasure stumbling from his lips as he can smell my vanilla and cinnamon scent coming out of my window, I'm turning bright red at this whole situation now, and contemplate slamming my foot on the accelerator and running away, but I don't, not only is that super illegal, but the look this Alpha is giving me is telling me if I run, he will chase, and I realise now I'm fucked, just not the way I'm wanting ….yet.
"Look, I'll let you go this time, please just keep and eye on your speed and don't take any more unnecessary risks, especially travelling on your own Omega, would hate for you to find one of those pesky serial killers" Officer Mc-Hottie smirks at me, "Not sure you understand how anxiety in Omegas work Alpha, now I'm 100% going to be on the look out all weekend for a serial killer"
I groan, thinking of how anxious I'm going to be now anytime I'm alone, maybe I can just attached myself to Luke for the next few days.
"Shit, sorry, I was just joking with you Omega" he apologises immediately, "I don't really talk to Omega's ever, I had a bad experience-""Sorry to hear that, I feel the same about Alpha's, especially ones telling me what I can and can't do" Giving the Alpha with a glare referencing his earlier comment about my lack of Alpha's in the car with me
"Yeah, Yeah, Ok you're right I should be more careful with how I speak" He laughs out an apology to me, I stare at him shocked, I don't think an Alpha's ever apologised to me about those kinds of comments.
