My Alpha(s)

《Four》

Patrick let's out a sigh of relief. He was still jittery from his anxiousness, but he wasn't as scared anymore.

"What is the result, Patrick?" Joe's voice calls out, making Patrick jump slightly. Patrick unlocks the door and steps out.

Patrick smiles shyly. "It's negative." The alphas all sigh in relief.

"Then, what caused you too miss a heat?" Joe asks the question they were all wondering.

"Me personally, I think his body wasn't ready yet," Andy comments.

"Makes sense, actually. His body is still healing, and his mind," Joe adds.

"And, he is still standing here," Patrick notes.

"Sorry, 'Trick."

"It's fine. But, that's probably correct. Hey, I'm going to my bunk, holler when we get to the venue," Patrick announces, and walks off.

The alphas wait until they heard Patrick's soft snores to talk.

"He's really doing well," Pete says.

"He has been. I just think this pregnancy scare freaked him out a bit."

"It freaked us all out, Joe," Andy admitted.

"But, he really has been doing better. He's still a bit jumpy around us, and even more so with other alphas."

"But, he has still been quiet. Not as much, but I've noticed it," Andy adds.

"Yeah, I have too."

"Ok, let's stop glooming and play something," Pete whines. Joe and Andy roll their eyes.

"Ok, what are we going to play?"

"Uno, Duh."

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"Joe, I swear you are cheating. That's the fifth time you've won in a row," Pete grumbles, shuffling the deck. Joe smirks.

"Nah, it's just called you suck at this game."

"Guys, we should be arriving at the venue soon. Who's going to wake up Patrick?"

"I will. Here," Pete shoves the deck toward Joe. "You shuffle."

Pete walks toward the bunks, Patrick's soft snores growing louder. He peels back the curtain and smiles at the sleeping omega. Patrick looked so peaceful in his sleep, Pete almost didn't want to wake him up.

"Hey, come on 'Trick. Time to wake up," Pete coos, gently asking him. Patrick groans and opens an eye.

"I don't wanna," He whines like a child. "Just let me sleep without nightmares for once," He mumbles, turning away from Pete.

Pete's eyes widen at Patrick's remark. He thought his nightmares ended a long time ago. Pete stood back and closed his curtain. He stepped into the living area, seeing Joe had dealt the cards.

"Hey, come on- Wait, what's wrong?" Andy starts, noticing the shocked look on Pete's face.

"Patrick is still having nightmares," Pete says.

"I thought those ended a while ago," Joe mumbles.

"I thought they did too. But when Patrick woke up, he said, 'Just let me sleep without nightmares for once' and fell back asleep."

The alphas were silent for a moment. They heard Patrick stumble out of his bunks and he emerged with a worried look on his face.

"You weren't supposed to know that," He mumbles.

"Patrick," Pete starts, walking closer to the omega. "You know we are here to help."

"I know, it's just-" He sighs and wraps his arms around himself.  "I'm still having a hard time trusting alphas."

Pete, Andy, and Joe's hearts break at the statement. Maybe their omega wasn't doing alright after all.