Serendipity | A TayNew Omegaverse AU

Chapter 22

A/N

Disclaimer: i only have a surface level knowledge about basketball so i apologize in advance for the inaccuracies 🥹🙏🏻

TW: mentions of blood

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New's POV

The moment I walked into our flat and yelled a deceptively cheerful greeting to Krist, with a sympathetic gaze, the beta was able to break past my shields and sense the pain in my heart.

I collapsed into his arms, tears streaming down my face.

"You were right..." I said, whimpering.

Krist hugged me firmly and sighed.

"Newwiee..."

I shook my head. "I'm going to call Gun and Win and invite them over to watch Love, Rosie while eating pizza, and we're not going to talk about it, okay?"

"Alright," Krist said, looking hurt. "I'll order, you go take a bath."

I exhaled deeply. A bath sounded nice, especially if I used my favorite bath salts and just relaxed without thinking about anything. I sniffled and nodded to myself.

I slid into the tub carefully, balancing myself on the tub's edge. Against my perpetually cold skin, the water was warm and pleasant. I sighed and closed my eyes, leaning against the wall of the tub.

It took me approximately ten minutes to understand that my mind was refusing to be ignored, saturated with memories and reminders of my time with Tay. We studied together, laughed together, watched movies together, and one day I went to his frat and he introduced me to all of his frat brothers, easily mingling with all of them like the leader and role model he was born to be...

There were flashes of taut skin, sharp teeth, hooded eyes, glimpses of delicate kisses and gentle touches, and endless replays of us curled around each other. That is something I will never have again.

I was crying yet again before I realized it.

Why did everything have to be so complicated?

"Tu," I whispered, struggling to catch my breath. "Tu, princess, you're going to have the best Dad ever." I caressed my bump gently and let out a whimper when my daughter reacted by kicking up against my palm. "He's going to be so good with you, I know it. He'll be busy sometimes, I'm sure, but I know him. He'd never let that stop him from being there for you, always."

I didn't understand why I was hurting myself even more, but I continued. "He's kind and good and he always treats me right. He'll treat you right, too." I breathed in and out shakily. "He's smart and hardworking and determined. He always makes me laugh and he'll never let you leave his sight without pulling a smile onto your face... He's special," I whispered. "He'll love you so much, baby, and that'll be enough for me."

It has to be.

When I eventually got out of the bath, the water had become cold, I changed into some leggings and one of Tay's hoodies, well past the point of feeling guilty for always taking what I could get. It no longer smelled like the alpha, but it was warm and large enough to cover my tummy snugly.

We put Love, Rosie on after Gun and Win arrived. For once, the film failed to cheer me up. I sat there in silence, nodding and humming my approval whenever Win or Krist made a joke at my expense.

When Rosie and Alex finally got together, I was annoyed, my jealousy overflowing. Krist sighed and stopped the movie at that point.

"Newwiee, what happened?" he asked. "I'm sorry. I was trying to give you space and let you tell me, or us–" he said, pointing to our friends as Gun smiled sheepishly, lounging on the armchair nearby. "Did you tell him how you feel?"