The Alpha And The Omega 3

Chapter 90

Jake came sprinting through the house, taking the stairs in twos. Once he'd locked in on Alex's scent, there was no going back.

He threw the door open, looking directly at Alex as if he'd seen him through the door before he even looked inside the room. "Baby?"

Alex just whined, not wanting to move as his tears continued to cascade down his face and directly onto Scott's arm.

Jake ran over, throwing his arms around Alex as tightly as he could. "Are you okay, Sunshine?"

Alex nodded, detaching himself from Scott, and then finding Jake's shirt with his hands and clinging to it tightly. "Yes, Sir..."

The movement was frantic. As if Alex couldn't let go of someone for too long, or he'd drown.

Jake reached around him, lifting Alex by the back of his thighs to hold the tall Omega against his body. "Don't lie to me, baby."

Alex sniffled a little, head tucked into Jake's shoulder. "Maybe... Maybe I'm not okay."

Scott cleared his throat a little. "If I may... Something that always helps Mitchie is a warm bath. Maybe that could help Xander too."

Jake leaned back a little to look at Alex's face as much as he could. "Does that sound nice, Allie? Want me to run you a bath?"

Alex smiled a little. "Actually.. Yes. Would you please? That would be really nice..."

Jake nodded, giving Scott a thankful look, before turning to leave.

Alex clung to him like a child as they descended the stairs, not saying a word.

Jake then carried him past the living room, turning to walk down the hall, but not before Todrick saw them.

Todrick dropped everything in his arms, and came running.

Alex peeked over at him, and whined, holding a hand out toward him. "Toddy..."

Todrick grabbed his hand with both of his own. "Allie... Honey, are you okay? I'm sorry you had to see him today."

"It's okay. He didn't hurt me... Not really."

Jake interrupted. "I'm going to give him a bath to calm him down, and then you two can talk about it."

Todrick's eyes never left Alex, giving his hand a squeeze before letting him go.

Alex just curled back up, tucking his face back into Jake's arm. "I love you, Tod."

"I love you too, honey."

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Alex stood behind Jake the entire time that Jake set up the bath, waiting while Jake put water in, and then some bubbles.

Jake then turned around, and gave Alex a sympathetic smile. "Alright, babe. You good to go?"

"Yes, Sir."

Jake gestured to Alex's clothes, which caused Alex to look down at himself, but he still didn't try to fix the problem.

Jake carefully reached out and began unbuttoning Alex's shirt. "Let me help you, honey."

Alex didn't move, but he watched Jake's hands with scrutiny. "Okay..."

Alex was okay when Jake pulled his shirt off, and even when he started to undo his pants. But when Jake knelt down to pull each pant leg off, Alex started to cry again.

Jake froze, Alex's pants halfway down his legs, and he looked up at Alex. "Allie? What's the matter?"

"I just love you, that's all... I didn't think... But here you are... And..." Alex frowned at his inability to form coherent sentences, and crossed his arms over his stomach.