Kiss Him

Omegaverse

Nathanial

Part Fourteen

Holy fuck. Why did I run? I didn't need to run, I had Craig and the others by my side, yet the weaker part of me had to just get the hell away from there. Anywhere. Anywhere was fine by me and I had found myself in a back street bar, hunched up in the corner and drowning my sorrows. What a fucking waste of my time, I thought. I could have just stayed and stood my ground, but with Rhys I could never seem to do that. I'm hiding, again. Hiding from my problems. Hiding like the stupid coward I am. I needed Craig, but that other side to me, you know that pathetic I can't look at you like this kind of side kept me here, my phone turned off and cowering in a corner. "....stupid." I mumbled, then looked at the remainder of my drink. I had to get out of here, away from everyone. If only Craig had just agreed to go back to the lodge then this wouldn't be happening.

I shook myself. I couldn't blame Craig, he's innocent. He just wanted more time with his family and I wanted to be with Craig while he did it. As scary as it is. Then I caught the glint of silver and looked at my wrist. Marcus is so sweet, why couldn't I look past his cock sure attitude and see that. He welcomed me, they all did and I was still finding it so hard to believe that people like that exist. In my world those kinds of people just didn't. My parents, Rhys and so many others, they just didn't live like Walker, Marcus and Craig do. I knew in my heart that I had to make my situation better, my relationship with Craig better and when I think I'm finally doing just that, I run again. "I need to leave." I took in a deep breath and discarded the last of my drink and left.

As I exited the side door and headed down the street, suddenly I couldn't seem to move. With my feet glued to the floor, the uncertainty I'd experienced only hours ago expanded, taking up a huge space in my belly. I have to say sorry to Craig, I need to apologize for not staying next to him and trusting that he'd stay at my side when I need him, like he always does anyway. Even when I am being a fucking bitch about things. He's there all the time, I needed to do the same. Then my eyes caught on a flash of headlights, just ahead of me and just like that everything and everyone around me slowed down and I wished the floor would swallow me up, or at least move my damn feet. But no and Rhys headed towards me. Slowly. Or did it seem like it was slow because my asshole brain couldn't figure out how to work the rest of my body and move me.

"You look horrified." He said, and smiled.

Disgusting. I thought. "I'm heading in the other direction," I quickly said, and finally my body moved. "Don't follow me."

"Get in my car…."

"The fuck? No," people started looking and whispering, well that's how it seemed. "Go away."

"You're being ridiculous," he laughed, which had me spinning on my heel and facing the piece of shit. The still good looking piece of shit. "Get in the fucking car." The words were a low rumble that made my stomach flip with something that wasn't fear and was uncomfortably like arousal.

Ack. God. Unacceptable. I refused to be turned on by the guy who'd broken my heart, no matter how good he looked. "I would not get in your car if there were half-naked dancers doing the conga in there. Not if it was the last car on the face of the planet! Because if it's my responsibility, it's also my choice, and I choose to stay right here." There was a terrible pause, like the whole world was hanging on a precipice, and then Rhys smiled so grimly it wasn't really a smile at all. Then more whispering from onlookers, who seemed to be enjoying the show.

"So it's like that?"

I nodded. "Yes." He moved towards me, so I moved back.

"I'm sorry I ran when things got bad…."

"No, nope, this is not going to work Rhys. You fucking left me on my own, it hurt in the worse possible way. I felt every punch to my heart, over and over again. I was the guilty disgusting Omega who apparently wanted both brothers, two of everything. Greedy and despicable...."

"You didn't?"

"What?" Fuck. People were actually freaking stopping to watch the stupid spectacle.

"You didn't say no to the proposal and carried on with me."

"I couldn't say no. How could I? I didn't want it, but I couldn't say no….because I would have lost everything."

"The fancy life you couldn't seem to walk away from, I get it. You're a spoiled brat, but I at least thought I meant more than all of that."

"....you did," I felt tears pour from my eyes. "I just….I was so damn conflicted."

"We can start over Nathaniel, me and you…."

"No," he stepped closer again, and again I stepped back. "Just no…."

"Why?" He moved even closer, so close I was almost backed up against a wall. "It's that guy right? The one who chased after you?"

"Jesus fucking christ! Can you all stop looking and you…." I pointed my finger at Rhys. "Can fuck off too!"

"Nathaniel!" His voice was loud and fucking clear and not a single person saw my distress, just a stupid Omega arguing with what they probably think is his Alpha. "Get in the car!"

"No!"

"Fuck sake!"

"He said no!" I gulped as soon as I heard the voice and saw Craig standing just feet away from us. My heart almost fell out of my mouth, along with my will to fight anymore. So I pushed past Rhys as hard as I could and ran straight at Craig, slamming my body against his. I almost wanted to wrap my legs around him so Rhys knew who my guy was. My beautiful tough guy who never stops saving me. "You okay baby?" He spoke softly, while tucking some of my hair behind my ears.

"I want to go, please just take me away from here."

"He didn't touch you, did he?"

I saw the anger burn in Craig's eyes, so I shook my head. It wasn't a silent lie, although Rhys was demanding I get in his car, he didn't actually touch me and I was not that much of a prick to lie, saying he did when he didn't. "I just want to go."

"Okay," then Craig wrapped an arm around me. "Don't go near Nathaniel again. He's not yours….He's mine." Hearing that gave me the chills, along with feeling extremely proud to be his and have him say it out loud and clear. My Alpha, his Omega. This was the first time I felt good being an Omega, because I did belong to Craig.

"Whatever. Keep it." Rhys snorted, but you could hear the distaste in his voice. Well fucking tough shit on you. You asshat. I thought.

"Lets go baby," My knight in all his shining glory, holding onto me as tight as he possibly could. "I'm Sorry, it took me so long to find you. I was so worried."

"No, I shouldn't have ran away. It's me who's sorry Craig."

"He really didn't do anything, right?" Craig was looking me over, checking for any kind of sign as soon as we were out of earshot and people and more importantly Rhys.

"He didn't touch me, just shouted at me. Said a few things that made me feel like shit too, but I can get over that. I'm used to it…."

"You should never be at the point where you say you're used to it, being treated like shit. That guy is an asshole, Marcus was seething. Like literally dripping with anger. I told them to go home because of the twins and then I carried on scouring the streets, when I heard raised voices. I panicked Nathaniel, I really thought you were hurt."

"I was hurt, not so much physically, just mentally hurt I guess. And all those people just stood there, like it was a normal thing." I felt those stupid emotions again, but god forbid could I stop them. Just please don't look at me with pity, I silently prayed.

Craig must have caught it. No, he definitely caught it. "Let's go home," Craig mumbled, snatching up my hand. "We can go back to the lodge for a bit if you want?"

"I do want that, but I also feel like I'll just be running again if we do."

"Nah baby, I like getting you all warmed up in my lodge. So let's call it a short getaway, a very sexy hot short getaway. I kind of forgot we hate people."

"I don’t…" Hate people? Yeah, you do. "Fine. We hate people, but not all of them." I looked down at our clasped hands, at the pretty silver bracelets. "I like your people."

Craig chuckled. "Me too." After all of that shit moments ago, Craig was dripping with happiness, sexy dirty happiness I wanted to have and that's another thing. He still needs to claim me completely. Although I absolutely loved it when he told Rhys I was his, I wanted to actually be his. I guess I'll be checking my heat schedule then.