I'm dead without you (omegaverse)

Becoming friends

Tem was standing in the hallway, and he was so nervous that it felt like his heart was going to beat out of his chest. Eamon was by his side, but despite that, he couldn't calm down. Shiro and Finian stood behind him, and Dorian, a tall red-haired girl and a younger girl who was clearly Shiro's daughter, stood in front of him. The long blond alpha that towered over Tem, who was only 1.65 cm tall, smiled at him. The girl, whom Tem knew immediately knew was Eamon's little sister, seemed surprised, and the youngest in the family just looked confused.

"Welcome, Tem," Dorian said and walked up to the man with his big hand in front of him.

Tem grabbed the fist, and his handshake was firm. That surprised Dorian, and he grinned. He was impressed. The much shorter man wasn't only strong but also bold. Dorian already liked him a lot.

"Thank you."

Dorian looked really hungover, but Tem was surprised that the man still managed to look sexy despite dark circles under his reddened eyes and thick stubble on his cheeks and chin.

"I can't thank you enough for your help yesterday. I'm very grateful."

Tem was amazed. Okay, he understood what Dorian meant, but it still surprised him, and Tem thought that Dorian was probably the nicest alpha he had ever met.

Tem had discovered early on that alphas were usually arrogant and rude towards omegas. Before he met this family, Farid had been the only exception. But he wasn't at all as caring and friendly as these alphas.

"It was my pleasure," Tem blurted out, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

He noticed that everyone except Dorian, Shiro and Eamon seemed confused, and Tem assumed that nobody had told them about the assassination attempt the night before. Tem's hunch was right. When Dorian, Shiro and Eamon came home from the party, there had been no opportunity to mention it, not even in the morning. They knew they had to tell Finian, Caoimhe and Ikumi, but it had to be at the right time. There was no telling when the media would find about the incident.

But before Finian could ask them what they were talking about, Dorian placed himself between the two girls and put his big hands on their shoulders.

"These two amazing girls are my daughters, Caoimhe and Ikumi. Girls, this is Tem."

Everyone, except Tem, stared in surprise at Dorian, who looked startled by the sudden attention. But then it struck him what he just had said and panicked, Dorian turned his gaze to Ikumi.

"Is it okay for me to say that, Ikumi?"

The girl nodded, and she looked at the tall man with tears in her eyes.

"Can I call you Daddy then?"

The words and the beautiful brown eyes that gazed at him made Dorian break out in one of his biggest, happiest smiles. He lifted Ikumi up in his arms and hugged her tightly.

"That would be an honour, Luv."

Everything was quiet, but they all had bright smiles on their faces. Tem didn't understand why but he smiled anyway, thinking that the man and child were very cute. But the silence was interrupted by sudden sobs, and everyone turned and looked at Shiro, who was crying so much that he could barely stand straight. With Ikumi in his grasp, Dorian held out an arm towards Shiro, and the little girl did the same. They didn't have to say anything because Shiro came running and was embraced by the two people he loved most in the whole world. They stood there embracing each other, and Shiro had never been happier.

"Let's go to the living room," Finian said in a low voice to Eamon and Tem, and together with Caoimhe, they left the other three alone.

Tem glanced at them as he walked out of the hall and leaned toward Eamon.