Together

chapter nineteen

As Jay stood over the stove making hungover soup for Jungwon his mind wandered to the previous night. So much had happened in so little time and he was still trying to figure out a way to break the news to his mate without upsetting him but Jay had yet to find a way. Realistically he doesn't believe there is a way to break the news easily.

He sighs, shoulders slumping as he stops stirring the soup and just stares ahead blankly. He'd only known his second mate for a short while and already he found a few things he had in common with Jungwon. For starters he was beautiful. Jay doesn't think there are enough words to describe just how ethereal his mates look. The other thing is their ability to make him worry. The three of them are omegas, without an alpha to look over them. He wonders if his mate is safe and taking care of himself. He'd been so scared that night, of what or who Jay still doesn't know. He hopes it's nothing too serious, something that would harm him. He doesn't want the other to encounter any danger or to be harmed.

"What are you thinking about? It's only nine in the morning, surely nothing happened this early to make you worry so much," Jungwon mutters as he presses his chest against Jay's back as he hugs him from behind.

"When did you wake up?"

"A few minutes ago. But you didn't answer the question...are you worried about the trip?" Jungwon questions leaning on his toes a bit to hook his chin onto Jay's shoulder and peer up at him. Jay turns a little, giving his mate a quick peck on the lips.

"How's your head?" Jay wonders, ignoring Jungwon's questions in hopes of changing the topic. Jungwon frowns, nose scrunching as he does so but answers anyways.

"Not as bad as I was expecting, but I'm sure it'll get better once you feed me," he chirps cheekily. Jay chuckles and reaches to pat Jungwon's hip.

"Well let's feed you," he says, detaching from his mate to get a bowl. Once the soup had been served and they were at the table Jungwon sat with his legs draped across Jay's lap, as the older gently massaged his calf. As Jungwon ate spoonful after spoonful of the soup Jay felt himself grow more and more anxious. He needed to tell Jungwon sooner rather than later and it was killing his concious to keep it inside. Not wanting to spoil Jungwon's appetite he waits til the younger is close to finishing his food before speaking.

"I need to tell you something...about last night"

"If it's one of the many things I'm sure I did to embarrass myself I'd rather not hear it," Jungwon murmurs knowing he's done some pretty embarrassing things when drunk.

"No...no it's not anything like that," Jay murmurs and Jungwon hums before eating another spoonful.

"I met someone last night" the older one continues and Jungwon thinks nothing of it. Jay meets people all the time but it was the next set of words that had him going numb.

"They're my mate. I have a second mate"

Jungwon feels his body go still, spoon falling from his hand and clanking loudly against the bowl. His eyes flicker up to Jay's looking for any sighs of him lying. He had to be. There was no way Jay was serious, but as he peered into his mates eyes he could see that he was dead serious.

"How- when. Who is he?" Jungwon settles, wanting to know who this person was.

"I don't know"

"You just said you met them last night! How do you not know who they are?!"

"He didn't tell me his name"

"Well how did you meet him in the first place? I was drunk but I know for sure we went home together" Jungwon questions feeling more and more confused. Jay sighs gently pushing Jungwon's legs off his lap so he could sit up straight. He retell the details from the previous night from the moment he left the house up until the time he came back from the bathroom to find his mate had left. The entire time Jungwon kept his face neutral not showing a reaction but Jay could feel the confusion, the anger and the hurt that his mate was feeling.