HEAT |OMEGAVERSE|

Sweet n' sour

⚠️WARNING⚠️
MENTIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR ABUSE

"Good morning," Alex whispers to me, pulling me close, and my backside nestles into his curved position. The warmth of our bodies mingles beneath the sheets, skin brushing against skin.

"Morning," I reply, my voice barely audible as a yawn creeps from my lips.

My body tenses initially as Alex's hand finds my side, a ripple of goosebumps outlining my skin. The pads of his fingers trace gently down and around the semi-roundness of my belly, his hand sprawling across the center.

"And good morning to you too."

I find myself smiling at his words, my heart fluttering gently in my chest.

I settle my hand on top of his, and a blush spreads across my face as I press his palm into my belly softly.

"You feel that?" I ask.

"Yeah... is it supposed to be hard like that, what—what is it?" Alex asks in confusion pressing his fingers in my skin.

I chuckle, "that's him, well—some part of him."

"Oh—well I suppose that makes sense," he mutters, letting out a small breath of relief.

"I thought you've been through this before?" I tease, and Alex quietly turns me over to face him. I tip my head slightly, my gaze meeting his as he raises his hand tenderly to my face, cupping at my cheek.

"Maybe, but not like this," He says in a hushed tone, a slight smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

The morning sun filters through the shades covering the room's windows, catching Alex's eyes, showing off the golden undertones within their depths. I can't help but feel captured by them as he stares into my own eyes, my breath catching in my chest. I've never laid eyes on somebody so devilishly handsome, far too much for his own good...maybe even mine.

"What do you mean?" I ask sheepishly, sharing a small grin, and place a soft kiss on his chin.

"I've never felt so genuinely—"

"Happy?" I cut in.

"Free..." he replies, "but happiness gets tangled in there for sure," he laughs, pulling me in for a kiss, our lips connecting together like the last pieces of a puzzle.

I pull back, his words still lingering in my brain. "Free? That's kind of vague, don't you think?"

Alex's expression shifts, and momentarily his brows scrunch together tightly, as if he searching for the right words to say.

"I mean—I just don't think I've ever been myself like this around somebody, and felt so connected...if you know what I mean."

It's hard to tell if I even do, really. The only relationship I ever had was with a beta back in high school. Six some odd months, and then he broke it off. Never gave me a reason, but I knew. I was just... someone you didn't bring home, not the one sitting at your family's table come holiday season.

I've always known what I am. A placeholder. Temporary. Maybe a rebound, a way to fill the gap someone else left behind. Or just... a good time. The kind of thing you use once and toss out.

Then there's Alex though, and with him everything feels so foreign. Sometimes I wish that he came with instructions, terrified I might break whatever we have.