I'm dead without you (omegaverse)

Sunday dinner

Tem woke up to the sound of his phone. With his eyes closed, he reached for it on the bedside table, and when he found it, he put it to his ear.

"Yo!"

"Please, Tariq, don't answer like that!"

"Sorry, sorry. I mean, good morning, darling."

"Good morning? It's already lunch. Aren't you ready yet?"

Tem opened his eyes and sat straight up.

"What? Seriously?"

"Yes. I'll be there in ten minutes."

"Ten minutes? That's not enough. I need at least thirty."

Farid groaned.

"Okay. If we're lucky with the traffic, we'll be there on time. But please hurry up."

"I promise. See you soon."

The call ended, and Tem put the phone back on the table.

"Fuck!" He yelled, and that's when he realised that he wasn't alone in bed.

Carefully Tem looked to his left, and there was an angel. His heart, beating faster than normal after the sudden awakening, began to pound so hard that it felt as if it was hammering out of his chest. Eamon lay on his side, looking at him. He had just woken up, so his eyes were drowsy, his red hair tousled and his cheeks a little red. He was absolutely adorable.

It took a while before Tem remembered why Eamon was lying next to him. They had watched a movie in bed until Eamon got so tired that he fell asleep just when the horde of zombies were about to slaughter an entire city. Tem didn't want to wake him, so he let the boy sleep. And thanks to that, Tem only slept for a few hours. His mate was in bed. Of course, it affected him.

"Farid?"

Eamon's voice was hoarse, and it didn't help Tem's poor heart. Tem nodded, and Eamon sat up beside him. He looked tired. He had slept several hours more than Tem, but Eamon was a teenager, and Tem knew that teenagers were always tired.

"Is this really such a good idea?" Eamon sounded worried, and Tem smiled.

"Don't worry, sweetie. As long as I pretend that everything is okay, there won't be no problem."

"But isn't it better to cancel the dinner and just talk to Farid?"

"Yeah, I know, but I have to do this. My dad will sign a business deal with Farid's dad after dinner. If I cancel the wedding today, Dad won't get the contract. It doesn't matter that Dad and Nagy are cousins. Farid's father only cares about his wife, children and his work. So, I'll talk with Farid tomorrow."

Tem could see that Eamon didn't like it, and that made Tem happy. Eamon cared about him. The boy suddenly moved closer to Tem and carefully he placed his hand on the mark on the omega's neck.

"And how are you going to explain this then?"

Tem shivered with pleasure. It was as if the mark reacted immediately to his mate's touch. Tem had to struggle really hard not to show that it affected him.

"No problem," he quickly said and jumped out of bed. He went to a wardrobe and looked inside. When he took out his hand, he was holding a large black choker.

"This was my grandfathers. He was also an omega, and in the past, omegas wore these to protect themselves from being marked."

Eamon just nodded. He still wasn't convinced, but he didn't say anything. Tem was an adult. Hopefully, he knew what he was doing.