I'm dead without you (omegaverse)

L.A meeting Newham

Deion walked from the front door to the kitchen and back to the front door again. Over and over again. He looked continuously at his wristwatch and chewed nervously on his lower lip. Tonight, he would either have his heart broken or become happier than he had ever been before.

The smell from sweet potato pie and the fried chicken made him think of home, and he smiled. Joy had asked if he could cook his favourite food instead of meeting up at a restaurant as usual. Deion was happy that she wanted to eat at home. It was, after all, more suitable to talk about their relationship in private. But because he was meticulous, he had to clean every corner of the apartment, and that had taken several hours.

Deion had called his mama back home for her recipe for the sweet potato pie and fried chicken, and he even called Auntie Lisa in Atlanta for the recipe for her famous pork ribs and cornbread. He had to answer the two nosy women's questions about Joy and even hear the disappointed sound in his mama's voice when she learned that Joy was a beta. His mama was a kind person, but it didn't change the fact that she preferred only alphas in the family. Deion ignored her, which his mother had told him to. His mother was different from his mama, even though she also was an alpha. She didn't care what gender anyone had, as long as her kids were happy. And Deion was used to it. His ex, the girl that was the reason he moved to Tokyo in the first place, had been an omega, and his mama had been devastated, convinced that the girl was a golddigger and that she was only after Deion's money. Deion knew it wasn't true, and it caused him not to speak with his mama for over a year. Well, his ex-girlfriend wasn't a golddigger, but she cheated on him instead. But, Deion never regretted moving to Japan. After all, Deion met Shiro, and he loved that guy like a little brother. And if he hadn't meet Shiro, he wouldn't have met Doctor Joy Clemens.

Deion was back at the door when the doorbell buzzed, and he had to force himself not to open the door right away. He waited a few seconds, collected himself, and opened the door with a charming smile. Deion wanted to act confident and cool, but when he stood face to face with the black-haired beauty, he couldn't even get a word out, and he lost his smile. Her catlike eyes and those lips that she had painted a soft pink made his heart race. Deion just stared at her until the woman started to laugh.

"Am I that sexy?"

"Yes," he answered without thinking.

Surprised by what he said, they both stared at each other and then both of them burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry. Please come in," Deion said when he finally stopped laughing and let the woman in.

He took her black coat and put it on a hanger.

"Have you been here before?" Deion asked, and Joy nodded.

"Simon let me and the kids stay here for a few weeks after I left my former husband."

Deion heard the bitter tone of Joy's voice, and it made him feel a bit anxious. Deion was sure that Joy liked him. He was experienced enough to recognize the signals she was sending. But if anything could stop them from having a romantic relationship, it was her previous marriage. Joy's former husband had been a successful marketing director and an alpha. Deion got the impression that it had been a happy marriage. Until Joy learned that her husband had a harem of omegas all over London. Every omega was at the bottom of society, poor and desperate for money. Most of them weren't British citizens, and they were all unemployed, with barely a roof over their heads. Her husband gave them money but just enough so they could buy food and pay the rent. He wanted them to depend on him, so they would never leave him. He even had eight kids with eight different omegas, which he didn't care about at all. He didn't even know his children's name or age.

After learning the truth, Joy didn't fall apart. She wasn't sad nor devastated. Instead, she was absolutely furious. Not because her husband cheated on her, but because he treated other human beings like they were worth nothing. In the divorce settlement, Joy got the house, their holiday cottage in Dorset, and the cars. And Joy sold everything and gave most of the money to the omegas and their children. That was two years ago, and Joy was still angry about it. But Deion didn't want that to stop them. He knew that if she only allowed herself to trust him, they could have a relationship that would last.