The Only Exception Ch. 07 - Sex Stories

The Only Exception Ch. 07

... whimpered pathetically as I read the text. I didn't want to wait. I needed my alpha now but I did nothing more to reach him. I would behave myself.

I slipped my phone back into my pocket, forced myself to get up and mechanically went through the motions of my work day with a smile plastered across my face. When Adam called later I could tell he was distracted so I made up the excuse that I'd called him on accident and then asked if he was too busy to watch a movie tonight. All I really wanted was for him to hold me so it felt like a good cover. He said that he was too busy but he would still call me tonight like normal and then he had to go. I felt more miserable than I had before the call and wrapped my arms around myself in an attempt to self sooth. When that didn't work, I walked out of the hospital building without even clocking out. I slowly made my way to a small tattoo shop at the edge of the neutral zone, fully intending on dulling the pain I felt over being dismissed with a new work of art. My first ever.

It was exceedingly difficult to be so close to the diner but I didn't try to make an attempt to see Adam. I simply got my tattoo and went home, too scared that if I pushed, he'd stop loving me. All the while I kept thinking to myself that maybe my alpha would want to see me tomorrow. I just had to keep it together. It was fine. I was going to be fine. Everything was fine.

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-Three days later-

Adam's Pov:

The bell to my mom's diner jingled ...

... loudly and I looked up from the table I was cleaning. We were in a lull between lunch and dinner so it was pretty dead right now. I was surprised and annoyed that someone would come in as I'd been hoping to call my boyfriend. I felt my jaw tighten instinctively when I realized that the visitor wasn't a customer at all.

"Gabe?" I asked calmly and put my tray of dirty dishes back on the table. "Is there a reason you're here or are you just trying to start trouble?" I knew the beta hated me. He made it clear with every interaction we had and I could only imagine two reasons for his visit. Either something was wrong with Benny or he was here to fight me. Neither option appealed to me.

The man's blue eyes seemed to darken in anger, "I'm here to do what my little brother won't," he practically snarled as his hands balled up into fists.

"And that is?" I growled in return, ready for him to throw the first punch.

He glared at me for a long minute before he finally relaxed his hands and took a deep breath. "Look. We both know I can't stand you and I think Ben can do better but.. the truth is.. he chose you to spend his heat with and I agreed to help with that. Which, unfortunately for me, includes informing you of how much you're fucking this up right now!"

I looked around the diner. It was completely empty aside from me and the beta and my mother was upstairs taking a nap. I walked over to the front door, locked it and turned the sign from open to close. "Would you like ...