Dirty Little Secret

Sickness and Health

Benny's POV

   When my eyes open, I don't see anymore wood ceilings or walls, the musty smell from my nose gone, and instead I find my eyes staring into a fluorescent light, and turn my head blinking away the tears.

   When they adjust, I find Jason sitting next to me, his head tilted down to rest on his chest as his soft breathes of sleep reach my ears, and I strain a little to hear his heartbeat, but once I do, and I feel my body and nerves relax, my fingers itch to touch him to make sure that he's real.

   I'm only waiting for a few minutes when Jace's eyes flutter open, his chocolate eyes not wasting a second in finding my face, his eyes brightening when he sees mine open.

    My cheeks rise in my smile before I even notice, and my hand reaches out as he raises from the surely uncomfortable hospital chair. He walks towards me and takes my hand with his before the other is pressed against my cheek, his soft fingers trailing my cheeks gingerly, and my eyes fill with a flood of emotions.

   My chin gets lifted, and I pull slightly to wipe away my tears, my bottom lip quivering, and I meet kind eyes, filled to the brim with relief and adoration that it almost makes me cry.

   Before the first tear can fall, I'm pulled into a warm chest, his body wrapping around me as I lean into him, breathing Jace in as he holds me to him, my hands holding onto his shirt for dear life, terrified of being ripped away from him. When he pulls back to look at me, I find his eyes mismatching, once of his chocolate eyes now a deep charcoal, and I shiver to know that Ryan is here fussing over me too.

    "We were so fucking worried. Is Nick okay? Are you okay? Fuck, I'm so sorry." Jace fussed over me for a minute before he quiets enough for me to get a word in without him freaking out, but as I tell him what happened since I woke up, I find my hands shaking as well as my voice, whatever strength that I felt to protect Nick draining from me as I talk to my Mate, held to their chest as I return the burden of our safety and well-being to their shoulders.

    Once I'm done talking, I come face to face with Ryan who smiles cheekily at my surprise over the sudden shift, but it fades as he sits on the edge of the bed and slides closer to me.

    "You did something today that a lot of people couldn't. I know that you have your issues sometimes with being strong and brave, but you  were there for Nick and took over so that he didn't have to deal with any of this. Being strong is about more than what you do in every day life. Moment like this matter too. I'm so proud of you." He tells me, and I feel my eyes water with happiness as he says the words I prayed and prayed he would, my chest welling with pride over finally being the wolf that Nick needs.

    "I was so scared." I tell him and he nods, black eyes holding mine with concern, and I melt further.

   "I know. But you did so good." He tells me and we spend the next thirty minutes like that, holding each other, him praising me, and me thanking the universe for not taking me away from my Mate, just when I had truly found him.

    "Thank you." I say softly and he smiles before his hand comes up to my cheek once more to stroke it and gift me a kiss across my lips that I treasure, the spark of pleasure that rushes down my spine making me shiver and blush and delight.

    "Let Jace take care of Nick for a little while, okay? Rest, pup. We got it from here." He tells me, pressing another kiss against my head.

   I close my eyes and let my shoulders fall, a smile chasing my lips before I nod, leaning over to give him a kiss before fading away into the back of our mind, slipping into sleep at once.

Nicolas' POV

   When I come to, strong arms are wrapped around me, a worried smile placed with brown eyes that make my chest shake with surprises relief, thankful to see Jace.

   "B-but..." I try to say, wandering how I got here, but Jace shushes me and pulls me closer to him, his legs hanging off the bed as he rests his head on top of mine, my cheeks hugging his shoulder as he rubs my back.

    "Benny took over for you, Nicky. You were spiraling and he did what he could so that you would be okay." He tells me in short after explaining what happened , and guilty tears glide down my face as I think about how scared and lonely Benny must have felt, but before I can speak again, he shushes me with a ginger kiss places on my bottom lip, his forehead leaning against mine. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that, you shouldn't have. He shouldn't have. I broke my promise to you, but Benny kept it alive as best as I could. I'll make it up to him every day for the rest of our lives, because he protected you when I couldn't." He says and the emotions in his words make my body melt and eyes tear up in understanding.

    We don't say anything else, just sit there together, eyes romancing over each other as if seeing each other for the first time, without anyone else around. And I guess we are.

   I don't see my brother that went and saved his Omega kid brother. I see my Mate would would go to hell and back to make sure that I'm okay. I just see... Jason. And that's all I ever needed him to be.

    "Mate." The word falls from my lips like an almost silent prayer, and when Jace answers them, my heart swells, and the fear I felt before is all but forgotten.

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This is love. I hope you all find it one day!

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