The week passes, and Sunday finally comes. It's the last day before they are supposed to go back to work.Lucus chooses to waste the day away lazing around the house doing nothing, only getting a bath at noon. Emma, on the other hand, spends the day cooking a new recipe she's been dying to try since she saw it on the internet.Emma has just finished garnishing her duck stew when the doorbell rings. She places the dish on the dining table and moves towards the door to open it.Behind the door, she receives a greeting from an unfamiliar woman. She is petite and cute, with a pair of sharp eyes defined by thick eyeliner and even sharper jaws. Emma has no idea who the woman is, but she instantly admires her outfit. She's wearing a hot pink crop top paired with a short denim skirt and a pair of fishnet tights underneath."Lucus Wait, you're not Lucus!" She corrects herself, and Emma adores how her whole presence screams confidence."Um, yeah. Lucus is actually taking a shower. I'm Emma, and
Their ride to the office the next day is quiet. To Lucus credit, he's been trying to make a conversation with Emma since morning, but the Omega just seems so distant for some reason.Emma can't stop being so mad at herself. She shouldn't have gotten comfortable. She shouldn't have gotten used to the domesticity of their relationship.She shouldn't have loved the Alpha so much.Emma is mad at how easily she forgot that everything changed only because Lucus needed someone to lean on, and she was a convenience because she just happened to be there.What was I thinking? Lucus isn't mine. He has never been mine."Omega!" Lucus nudges her with his free hand from the driver's seat."Sorry, what was it?""Are you alright? I called you like three times, and you're spacing out."Emma clears her throat before coming out with an excuse: "Yeah, I'm fine. Just maybe still a little sleepy. I'll have some coffee at the office.""I'd make you that coffee, Omega, but, um, I'm not going in until after l
Emma's days at the office pass by in a blur. Emma goes to work, busies herself with the papers and documentation, and then she goes back home to a cold, empty bed. Lucus has been very busy too, going in and out of meetings, spending hours brainstorming with the team, and then more hours with the marketing team. They barely speak to each other since they came back to work, exchanging a few glances and smiles here and there when they pass by each other, and Emma can't keep telling herself that she doesn't miss Lucus anymore.Thursday proves to be just like the days before, when Emma spent every second at the office with her computer. Halfway through the day, Emma looks around her desk, feeling proud of the progress. She has finished almost half of the pending work she has had since last week. Taking days off has always come with the burden of work once it starts again, which is why Emma rarely takes any leave.Emma received a few texts from her colleagues asking her about her absence, b
It's her birthday.Emma wakes up with a heavy feeling from what transpired the day before. There was her encounter with Sebestian where she wasn't sure if she'd made the right decision, and that question has been giving her a headache since morning. There was also the conversation with Lucus last night that made her feel like there's no possibility in this timeline they're living in that she'll be living happily with Lucus. It's like every time they take one step closer to each other, they back pedal two steps back.Work is only worse today since Lucus isn't there. Sometimes, Emma is scared for her own heart. She's scared of how much she misses Lucus and the short memories they had together. Though their interactions haven't been the same the whole week at work, at least Emma is content just seeing her husband's face at the office.Today could be her worst birthday.Emma continues her day with work and more work, other than answering some important clients' phone calls and informing t
"I miss you so much, Omega. So, so much. I just can't tell you with words." Lucus whispers in Emma's ears, rubbing the Omega's back to offer comfort.Emma shakes her head, which is still on Lucus's broad and now wet with her tears. "You can't feel that, Lucus. You're not allowed to. Please don't feel that for me." Emma says in between sobs that small fists are hitting Lucus chest.Lucus immediately retorts, cupping Omega's wet cheeks with his hands and lowering his head down to meet Emma. He rests his forehead on Emma, their noses touching and lips grazing while they inhale each other's breaths."But I want to, Omega. I want to. So please let me."Emma's tears fall more, but this time Lucus catches them with his thumbs. He wipes Omega's tears dry and repeats her earlier request, "Ten minutes, Omega. I'll wait."Emma is riding an emotional rollercoaster. Her rational mind tells her to shut the door on Lucus and get to bed, but her heart wants Lucus. Always has, always willIn the end,
Emma spends her entire Saturday morning cleaning up the house. She blasts the music to the fullest through her EarPods while mopping the floor and wiping the windows clean. Who knows that Mr. Brightside could make a great anthem while scrubbing the toilet tiles?It isn't until noon that the Omega finally finishes cleaning, with every single nook and cranny of the house spotless, before she decides to take a shower and prepare a hot cup of instant ramen for lunch.Emma likes cleaning. She likes that she gets to see the obvious results in an instant, like how a dusty floor gets shiny after she mops it or how stained windows turn clear and bright once she polishes them.More importantly, she likes how cleaning makes her forget, even for a little while. Emma refuses to allow herself to think about what happened last night. She refuses to remember her heartbreak being ditched at her birthday dinner, alone.After showering, Emma gets into the kitchen to start preparing her ramen, and that's
Emma feels so bad for Jack when the man repeats his apology for the umpteenth time before leaving their table. Nobody would've thought that Lucus would tell a total stranger about their relationship when they'd specifically made a deal."Hey! That's not cool." Zia says once Jack is gone, "I thought you guys agreed that each of you was free to date anyone. Why did you sabotage Emma when you were dating Moni yourself? That's not fair!"There's a heavy silence following Zia's argument because she definitely hits a sore spot. After a moment too long, Lucus finally replies, "I just don't think that he's a good man.""It's alright," Emma says next. God, she really hates drama. "I'm not interested in seeing anyone right now. So, it's okay."When it gets a little too uncomfortable, Lucus stands up and announces that he's going to say hi to his friend, the head chef, before leaving the table.Once they are alone, Zia breaks her silence again. "How long have you had romantic feelings for Lucus?
Lucus breathing is becoming irregular. It's getting impossible to control himself as he runs his fingers along Emma's lean body and moves further down. Down and down until he reaches Emma's waistband. He plays along the line of the stretchable band until his fingers accidentally graze the tip of Emma's things. The Omega is fully turned on by Lucus, and he loves that he made that happen.Emma's reaction is unrestrained. She hasn't been touched in so long. The moment Lucus fingers touch her tip, although just for a fraction of a second, Emma instinctively curves her back, landing her head on the Alpha shoulder while her ass pushes back on Lucus groin, and fuck, Lucus erection is huge, pressing proudly in between Emma's cheeks."Alpha..." Emma whines, already ashamed that she's breathless from nothing.Lucus answers with a hum that could pass as a low groan as well, his nose still pressing on Emma's neck while his arm reacts by pulling Emma in closer to him. Lucus knows that his breaths