Heat of the Moment

With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear

With Mark gone and Jack reeling from what he had just heard, Marzia slowly pushed open the door to his hospital room and stepped inside.
"Hi honey, my name is Marzia. I'm a friend of Mark's. Can you tell me your name?" Her sweet voice helped calm Jack's nerves a bit, though he was still guarded without his alpha here.
"J-jack.." the omega shyly muttered, sinking down into the hospital bed as he pulled up the blankets. She smiled warmly, sitting on the edge of the bed with her hands folded in her lap. She wanted to gain Jack's trust, after everything he's been through he was probably less than willing to just open up and spill his secrets to her.
"There's no need to be afraid." She soothed gently. Jack looked her up and down warily. She was an alpha, but didn't seem to pose any threat to him.
"I-I'm not afraid!" He protested squeakily, Marzia giggling a bit.
"Relax hun, don't upset your injuries." She said, Jack's mood immediately changing. He looked down, placing a shaky hand on his stomach, avoiding where the doctors had cut.
"I was pregnant..." He whispered shakily. He was going to have a baby.
"I know, but it's not there now, it'll be ok." The alpha spoke, Jack whimpering quietly.
"B-but I didn't want it to die!" He snapped, Marzia jumping slightly at his outburst.
"My... Our baby. That was our baby..." He sniffled, trying to wipe his tears away.
"Sweetie, I know it's hard but you have to look at this in a positive light. You're only fifteen, you're a baby yourself. How would you be able to raise one?"
Jack's eyes grew cold, burning into Marzia at the mention of losing their child. She didn't have to experience something like that, so why did she feel as though she understood his pain?
"You don't know shit about me, I would've loved that child with all my heart.."
Marzi sighed, reaching out her hand to brush Jack's bangs out of his eyes. The omega flinched and the contact, hoping that Mark would come back soon and get him out of here.
"I have no doubt about that sweetie. You seem like a wonderful mate and I'm sure you'd make a good father. But Mark is.-"
"Whatever you think you know about Mark is wrong. He's my mate and I love him." Jack was a little too defensive over his alpha, gripping the sheets tightly as he scowled at Marzia.
"Irresponsible. Mark is irresponsible, Jack. Just look at what he's done to you. He's toxic."
"N-no he's not! Mark's trying, I know he is.." Jack whimpered. "I don't care what you think, he's my alpha."
Marzia sighed. They were both a couple of children.
"Please just calm down, Jack. You need to realize you're much too young to have a mate, you should have been able to go out there and find one yourself. Someone who's better for you than Mark."
"You don't know shit!" The omega growled, bushy eyebrows furrowing.
"I love Mark! If you're trying to get me away from him then I want nothing to do with you!" He snapped aggressively. He wasn't going to let his alpha go, not when they just started making progress on fixing their relationship. Of course he didn't know that Marzia wasn't a pushover like Mark was, she wasn't about to tolerate this shit from Jack.
"Shut your mouth. You have no idea what you're talking about. Mark is a selfish, irresponsible, pathetic excuse for an alpha. He raped you Jack, you're not old enough to give consent to any of this! Mark should've known better than to just take you all for himself. He's not good for you! His lack of caution landed you in the hospital because he didn't want to wear a fucking condom! Wake up, Jack. He's toxic and the longer you stay with him the more he's going to hurt you." She growled, drawing a whimper from the little omega as he reeled back. Tears spilled from his eyes as he cowered on the bed, he just wanted Mark to be here and comfort him, not this strange woman. Mark never did go too far, he was leaning against the wall in the hallway listening to everything that Marzia and Jack said. At the moment he was numb, he didn't know what to do or how to react.
"Y-you just don't understand..." The omega whispered. He buried his face into the pillow, sniffling as he allowed the tears to flow.
"You're an alpha, you don't understand how an omega like me would feel..."
Of course, Jack's words were muffled by the pillow and his sobbing, making them too jumbled to understand.
Mark's eyes widened slightly. Jack was crying. He didn't want to hear that sound anymore. He quickly opened the door to the room, stepping inside only to have his heart broken at the sight of his mate balling his eyes out.
"I think you've done enough." He growled at Marzia, walking over to Jack and lying down in the tiny bed next to him, wrapping a strong arm around his slim waist. He knew though, deep down, that Marzia was right. But that didn't mean he couldn't change. Marzia rolled her eyes, unable to get through to either of them. They would end up destroying each other if things didn't change.
"Well then, I'll just show myself out. Mark, the next time you feel like dragging me into this again, don't." She snapped, standing up and walking out. Great, now Mark was down a friend and his omega was hysterical. This was too much for anyone to deal with, but Mark wasn't going anywhere. He'd spend the rest of his life making things right if he had to. Jack was worth it.
"Shh, take deep breaths baby, I'm here..." Mark whispered, Jack curling into him.
"A-alpha..."
"Hush now, it's ok." He kissed Jack's forehead, his little omega trembling against him.
"I love you." Mark said, Jack looking up at him with puffy eyes.
"I love you too.." he hiccuped, pressing a little kiss to Mark's bottom lip.
"Y-you won't leave me, right? Not ever?" He asked hopefully, cupping Mark's scruffy cheek. The alpha smiled and kissed his nose.
"Not for the world."