Chapter 6: 4 weeks later

“So why are you working here Rodger?” The female house cat asked him, looking him up and down.

“Well I wanted to get some experience in the security field and on top of that I wanted to earn some extra money for uhh well a ring.” Ryan told her, blushing slightly.

“Oh? You have a mate?” She said disappointed.

“Yeah.” He said thinking of Monroe. He thought about the morning after they had had spent the entire night having sex, he was surprised the rabbit had such good staminia, when he had woken up he had been embarrassed by what he’d done and tried to hide from him. He really did want to propose to him but right now just spending time with him was more than enough for him. They were now staying in an apartment in Texas on a new mission. They had been there for three weeks now, still keeping low he was working as a security team member in a “locally owned” W*lm*rt.

“Hey Rodger?” His walkie crackled. “You have a visitor up at customer service.”

“I’ll be right there,” he responded. He walked out of the back room where he’d just clocked out for lunch. Walking out and over to customer service he saw Monroe with a bag and an Alpha woman arguing with him.

“Look ma’am I am just here to drop off my… my mates lunch.” He said turning slightly pink. “And you are causing commotion over store policy? It says it right there in big bold letters, ‘we will not accept an exchange 90 days after the sale of the product’ your receipt is almost a year old, they are not going to take it no matter how demanding you get and you better as hell not fucking think you are going to use your phermones to push this poor girl around.” He said stubbornly. He was so cute when he got this way, his tail wagged as he walked over to them.

“How dare an unmated Omega talk to me like that! I want to talk to management or security!” The woman stomped her foot like a petulant child.

“What seems to be the problem here ma’am?” He said walking up behind her annoyed she was bothering his mate. He was clearly wearing his security uniform.

“Oh perfect! I want to report this Omega for being rude to me. I was just trying to return some items.” She started to explain.

“I heard all that happened ma’am, I’d like to point out that you are on several cameras.” He said pointing to two of them. “And he is a customer just like you, he was clearly stating the facts that are printed there on the wall for all to see and it’s also printed clearly at the bottom of your receipt.” She huffed and then stormed out. He looked to the cashier. “You okay Mary?” He asked.

“Yes, thanks to him.” She said motioning to Monroe. “Ahh he’s the one looking for you.” She told him remembering why they were both here.

“I know he is.” He said with a smile as he put his arm around him. He huffed a little and looked up at him, he was wearing the new collar he had bought and he grinned as he saw the tag on the front. It matched his own tag on the chain he wore under his shirt.

“What took you so long?” He asked.

“I’m sorry I didn’t expect you to come here.” He told him honestly.

“Well you forgot your lunch and I happened to be going in this direction.” He lied. He never made lunch to bring in, that meant that he’d probably been bored and decided to make him lunch. He smiled and leaned down and kissed his forehead. “Heeeey!” He said with a whine not really minding.

“Thank you.” He said taking the bag. “I’m sure it will be delicious, do you have time to eat with me?” He asked, looking at him hopefully.

“I would if I could, but I’m not allowed in the back, nor did I bring anything for myself.” He told him.

“I could arrest you and bring you into the security room so we could eat together, this looks more than what I can eat.” He said, wiggling his eyebrows at him.

“That would be an abuse of power.” The Manager said coming up behind them. He’d come to see what was going on with the Lady who had just left.

“Exactly, there is a food court and I can get something to eat there, this is all yours, and you better eat it all.” He told him and punched him playfully.

“Alright let’s go.” He said taking his hand and leading him out of the store and into the mall. He got some looks mostly from female co-workers who were happy to see him, but upon seeing him lovingly holding the hand of a very cute Omega bunny they frowned in disappointment. After getting him lunch he opened the bag and smiled as he found Monroe had made his favorite sandwich and brought veggies chips and apples. While he had gotten pizza and was now sitting across from him happily eating.

“How’s everything going?” He asked, seeing it wasn’t crowded and they were alone.

“Slow.” He said taking a bite of his sandwich. “I wish I didn’t have to put up with so many people wanting to know my personal life.” He said after swallowing, he knew this would annoy him, despite the fact it was clear they both mutually liked each other he still hadn’t told him flat out he liked him but the little spikes of jealousy let him know that, and the little tag he wore happily idly playing with it as he ate.

“Don’t they know that you have someone? Or maybe you are just asking me to make some obvious marks.” He commented back, wiggling his brows.

“I mean it wouldn’t hurt…” He told him with a grin.

“It will hurt, but only for a moment.” He told him, flashing his teeth and then snapped at him.

“Maybe later, that is something you do in the privacy of your own home.” He told him. He watched Monroe turn red and then pretend to be interested in his lunch. “I’ve started dropping hints of how I might be interested in making some quick money for a ring.” He watched the blush spread down his face and neck.

“Well if that get’s things moving faster than I don’t mind, I’m not a big fan of it down here. Too many people want to know too many personal things. I got stopped by the neighbor who thought I was a highschool kid, he was concerned I wasn’t in school and when I told him I was twenty two he looked appalled that I was an unmated Omega at my age and then he proceeded to try and tell me I should have had two kids by now. It’s disgusting, absolutely disgusting how Omega’s are treated here.” He complained.

“What did you say to him?”

“I told him I am an adult.”

“Who looks like a High school student.” He pointed out.

“What does that make you?”

“… Point taken.”

“Anyway, I told him I was an adult I’ve been an Omega since birth I know my own body and he can mind his own fucking buisness and walked off.” He told him.

Ryan reached out and rubbed the top of his head and his ears. “That’s my Roe.”

“Humf, it’s true.” He told him. “But maybe I should make you lunch more often, make it look like you are trying to save up.” He told him.

“I’d like that, especially the part where you make my lunch every day.” He told him honestly.

“Mmmn I don’t mind, I have nothing better to do.” He told him as he finished up his first slice of pizza and started on the second. “I miss New York Pizza.” He told him.

“You are so weird, but you have a point, New York Pizza is better.”

“Like you eat unhealthy food.” He teased him. “Mr never misses a gym day when he can go.”

“I have to keep in shape and keep my stamina up cause a certain bunny be-“ Monroe looked horrified and put his hand over his mouth to stop him from talking. He of course smiled and teasingly licked his hand causing him to withdraw it and wipe his hand.

“Stop! That is not necessary to say in public!” He told him.

“It’s true I think you-“ His mouth was covered once again.

“If you continue with that train of thought I’m going to sleep in the bathroom alone with the door locked and blocked from the inside.” He threatened.

“Okay, okay, you win.” He said pulling his hand away for a moment and then kissing it.

They finished lunch and walked back to the store hand in hand, Monroe did a bit of shopping there only because he’d get a discount and then went back home to report to Gin. This was one of the slower cases they had, the company was a “locally Owned” W*lm*rt and by Locally owned it meant owned and run by the Local Maffia. Though it seemed to do well somehow they seemed to just barely be paying their employees, the change rate was high, and when people got hurt they were fired and told it was their own fault, and yet nothing was ever really done. People tried to sue but got held up in court for years and when medical bills got too high they usually dropped it. If people tried to protest or submit articles in protest they just vanished or rough looking men showed up and scared them off. It took another week before the head of security took Ryan out drinking and spilt the beans. The whole thing was a mafia run place, it was supposed to be a quick one year scam but people just kept coming so they kept on running it.