His Omega of Domination

fourteen

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Jeremiah asked Ivan for the nth time. Since they were not at home and at his and Ivan's father's promotion. A promotion that not only brought Ivan's father closer to being the leader, but that also placed Jeremiah under him.

Now, Ivan's father was training Jeremiah for a future spot too, to be his successor one day.

Ivan didn't want to miss such a thing, but he especially didn't want to be alone. He found himself being attached to Jeremiah to a degree he never has before.

Such clinginess was embarrassing to him, but Jeremiah didn't notice it. He just thought that Ivan was still recovering.

"I'm fine, right Luka?" Ivan smiled at their son who nodded excitedly. Holding onto Ivan tightly, he leaned his head on his shoulder.

"Yes! Mommy's okay. He has to be, my mommy is okay." Luka clung to him, snuggling his head into Ivan.

When before, Luka would've preferred to be held by Jeremiah. Now, he preferred Ivan's hold and he already knew it was because of the scare. The scare that he was 'napping' for so long.

Being unable to speak to him probably freaked him out a bit.

"I'll take your word for it then." Jeremiah smiled, cradling Ivan's face as he saw him grin. "You...are very brave. I would not have come here so early in my recovery. I'm very thankful you came."

"Of course. You're my husband after all, and my Alpha," Ivan says clearly as he looks straight into Jeremiah's wide eyes. "How can I miss this? What's important to you it's important to me."

"Oh..." Jeremiah became shy, not expecting to hear such kind words from him.

He wasn't used to things like that from him yet. Words of kindness, affirmation, love... It all seemed too good to be true and he almost wondered if he was dreaming. While at the same time, he knew he wasn't...but Ivan made him feel like he was in the middle of reality and a dream.

"You're making me shy." Jeremiah smiled awkwardly, clearing his throat as Ivan began to smile cockily at him. "I'll get us something to drink! Yes! Luka, do you want anything too?"

"Kool-Aid, please!"

"On it!" Jeremiah smiled, rushing off to help calm himself.

He felt so embarrassed hearing such things. His hands ran over his hot cheeks as he tried to calm down. Getting a cold glass of water, gulping it down.

Only to look down and see Tate right beside him. 

"Oh, hey!" Jeremiah smiled, watching Tate grin at him as he got a cup of water too. "Thanks for coming. It's a little grand...all of this."

Tate looked around the large ballroom that was full of workers, associates, conglomerates, even the current leader. All of it decked out, people celebrating not just Ivan's father, but Jeremiah too. "A little? That's an understatement. So many people love you two."

Jeremiah became shy again, digging in the inside of his suit pocket as he pulls out a Kool-Aid to drink. Always carrying some on him for Luka's sake when they go out, Tate smiling at such a thing.

"They aren't really here for me. It's Ivan's father we should be talking about. I'm not important," Jeremiah got Ivan a glass of lemonade, heading back over as Tate walked with him.

"Where are you headed to with those?"

"To Ivan and Luka? Have you met them two yet?" Jeremiah asks innocently as he brings them over.

Ivan's eyes setting on the person who was right beside Jeremiah. The same person in the other reality who clung to him...had him, loved him. Except this one was maintained and clearly hid his true feelings.