Lein looked behind Hank, eyes darting about eagerly, only to be disappointed. Today too, his mother was nowhere in sight. This was a first, she had never been so upset that she didn't want to see him.
Hank led him to a bench with a comforting hand on his back "Even if she's not here, she misses you very much."
This was the third week in rehab and Lein was doing good.
He was doing really great, in fact and it showed. His features lost the sickly look it had when he first came, his muscles became toned as he had picked up sports again. He had been in a much better mood as the constant feeling of irritation and anxiety that gnawed at him had eased up by a lot. A feeling he now understood was partly due to his sudden substance disuse.
He even made a few friends, not people that idolized him, wanted to conquer him or sleep with him, genuine friends, one of which was a bike enthusiast, a dominant alpha male named Gavin.
Hank watched Lein chatter away about his new experiences, feeling a little proud "I knew you would get it, eventually." He ruffled his hair "You've always had spirit."
Lein became timid under his father's kind gaze.
During his first days here, he felt nothing but shame but he had gotten over that now. There was still a little embarrassment, but he felt he could face everyone squarely. Everyone but Jason. On that front, he definitely still had a long way to go.
"Dad, did... Did you see him?" He asked with hopeful eyes.
Hank sighed. It was the same every time they spoke and Lein would always get disappointed so he played the role of a shameless father who would do anything for his child and went to see the man. Of course, he apologized for hitting Jason. That was a misunderstanding of the situation on his part. He asked, nay, practically went on his knees and begged the other to see his child but Jason remained unmoving. More accurately, Jason listened to what he had to say and ended the conversation with a hollow promise to think about it.
"Rose, what exactly happened between you two? It can't just be the drugs? I don't think he's the type of person that would dump you for that."
Lein stiffened and avoided his father's gaze.
"Rose, what happened?" He asked again, firmer this time.
Lein told him a little about June and the Bohemians, the last fight he had with Jason and the Rush II incident.
Hank was stumped "Um..." He scratched the back of his head, very distressed about what he had just heard. To think while unaware, his son would get involved with such an unsavory group. "Rose, I don't think he'll ever want to..." he inhaled deeply and tried again "That lifestyle is a bit... What you've done is... Not a lot of people would be able to look past it."
He knew his father was right "I'm not sure he knows about the details, that night…" he clasped his hands nervously "I don't really remember what happened."
Hank turned to the side to look at his now wilting flower of a son "Remember when you bought your first bike? Ma was really excited, even more than you were. And then you said she would be the first person you'll ever give a ride. You even got her own helmet." He leaned closer and whispered "She still has it by the way. You should take her for a ride again when you get back."
Lein laughed at the memory. Mari had clung so tightly to him that he could barely breathe. She screamed at the top of her lungs throughout the ride. He remembered her throat hurt after. What Lein didn't know was that night Mari wept in his father's arms, she was so happy that her child could live his life the way he wished despite being an omega.
"A lot of people were surprised we let you get one, but we were proud. You worked hard for it, and you didn't let anyone dictate how to live your life." Hank chuckled "I was a little jealous. I wish I could make Ma that happy." His laughter died down gradually and his mood became sombre as he stared ahead "If you can pour drinks, you can pour coffee, right? Ma has taken an indefinite leave from her job, we got a small cafe close to the business district. When you get out of here, you will get your license, and you will work with her there. Wherever you go, you will have one of us accompanying you. We'll get rid of your old number and phone too, you will not be in contact with those people anymore. When it gets stable, you will go back to school and finish your last semester. Things are going to change, we won't be lax with you anymore." He glanced sideways "Any objections?'
"No sir." He mumbled.
"Good. Now change your hair back to its original colour." His expression softened at the child's compliance "The thing with Jay… don't dwell on it too much, just focus on getting better for now."
Alexei was in the middle of an experiment... A little research, one might say, which is why he is in his home study watching porn. He paused the video, smirking suddenly "I've told you, you don't have to sneak peeks, you should look boldly and wholeheartedly."
The door flew open and a slightly exacerbated Ethan walked in. His original intention was to walk passed the study only to hear curious sounds from the room. He opened the door a bit to see Alexei sitting behind the desk, staring at the computer screen with great disinterest. He got caught before he could leave. "I wasn't peeking." He walked over to take hold of the hand that beckoned to him.
"I think you were."
"I wasn't. I just wanted to see-"
"If I was beating it to someone else?" He cleared the table and sat Ethan on it.
"No."
"No? You don't care if I'm getting excited by some other beauty?"
"No."
"That's cold." Alexei grabbed his left ankle, tossed the fluffy home slipper away before pressing it firmly against his junk "Why is that? Hm?" He drew closer, firmly keeping his leg in place when the other tried to pull away "Are you that certain of your claim over this land?"
Ethan suppressed a laugh.
Recently, Alexei had been experiencing little fires, here and there, while having a good time with Ethan. It wasn't as intense as the first time, but he was sure there were reactions and they were pleasurable.
Everything with Ethan was pleasurable.
Hence, his little experiment. After going through several videos, he had a guess. He wasn't interested in any other person. It just had to be Ethan.
And Ethan had to feel good.
He had to feel incredibly good.
Alexei felt challenged. He liked it.
"Baby, don't you think you're being too arrogant?" His hands crept up his ankles, beneath the hem of his loose loungewear rolling it up, as they lewdly caressed his calf.
"I'm not..." Ethan argued softly.
"Then, you wanted to know my tastes? What I like?"
He bit his lip lightly, the man's hands were far too distracting.
"Is that it? Were you so curious that you peeked?" His hand had made it to the knee. He gave it a peck "You just have to ask and I'll tell you."
"Will you?"
"Yes."
He swallowed his reservations "Alex, what do like?" he whispered.
It was a trap.
Alexei decided that what he would like in that moment, was to make a replica of a certain video that happened to be displayed on his computer screen and this is why Ethan is naked on his desk, his legs spread apart with one dangling over the edge of the table and the other bent at both the hip and the knees so his foot was flat on the table. He pushed his chair back by a few feet and asked Ethan to pleasure himself while he watched.
One would think after spending so much time with Alexei, Ethan would have mastered the art of shamelessness and indecency, but in this regard, he was a very slow learner. He looked about ready to burst into tears form the shame of it all. He cursed Alexei in his heart for tricking him and cursed himself for falling for it every time… Every. Single. Time.
Alexei's heart softened when he saw his dispirited expression and had to admit to himself that sometimes he took it too far when it came to harassing Ethan "Baby, you don't have to do that." He cooed as he walked over to him.
"It's fine. I'll do it."
"You don't have to force yourself to do something you're not com-"
"I said I'll do it!" He hollered. He had already come this far, no point in going back.
Alexei was taken aback by the sudden shift in attitude "O-Okay."
"I can say no if I don't want to." He grumbled as he adjusted his position trying to get comfortable "I just have to do it like the video, right?"
"Yup." He fell back into the chair.
Ethan really did it.
Initially, he was timid self-conscious, but something about Alexei's focused gaze had him somewhat intoxicated. Maybe the man's shamelessness was contagious. He grew more excitable as the seconds ticked by.
He smiled at him.
Alexei watched silently as Ethan stroked himself shyly at first, slowly growing bolder with each stroke while maintaining unwavering eye contact. He smiled suddenly and Alexei felt his heart stop. It was that sultry look again. Desire stirred within him as his body began to heat up. He almost pounced on the lad.
Ethan had begun to huff and puff his name repeatedly as his free hand explored his body. He was on his feet now. Enchanted, like he was responding to a siren's call, he covered the distance between them. Ethan wrapped his arms around his neck and pulled him in for a deep hungry kiss, which he accepted wide eyed. His mind couldn't comprehend how the usually reserved Ethan could be so...
He stopped thinking when Ethan pulled away and pleaded with him for his touch. He was more than happy to comply. He touched, groped, teased and caressed whatever he could with his hands while his mouth licked, tugged on, bit and sucked. He dropped to his knees to relieve Ethan's hand of its duty and took hos quivering member into his mouth, placing the now free hand on the back of his own head to… encourage him.
A shiver rand down Ethan's spine and he spurted all over Alexei's face. Breathing heavily, he flopped onto the desk. It was over. He rolled to the side languidly, only to see Alexei still on his knees fumbling with his pants. It wasn't over, because the other had a raging hard on. Alexei looked up to him with eyes full of reverence. He sat up lazily and stared back at him. Ethan couldn't tell anyone what exactly he was thinking in that moment but after a few seconds of watching each other, he stepped on Alexei's face.
Alexei chuckled.
Whatever he was thinking, the other seemed to appreciate the thought because he pressed his face against his foot, kissing his instep before licking up the length of his foot to his big toe. He started to suck on it, matching the rhythm of his self-pleasure. He retracted his foot slowly, watching in amusement as Alexei chased after it. He couldn't help but giggle.
Alexei looked up to the source of the beautiful sound, equally amused "Baby..." He panted, rising to his feet "...touch me."
Ethan complied, moving his hips closer to the edge of the table. He was also hard now. He tenderly took a hold of the other's member, bringing his closer to stroke them together with both hands.
Alexei shivered when he felt his touch "Does... Does it feel good?"
"Yes." He huffed.
"Do... Do you feel good?"
He tightened his grip and applied more force in reply. Before the other could say anything, Ethan kissed him. Deeply.
They were stuck together like this for a while until they both came.
Alexei collapsed on him, wrapping him in a tight hug "Thank you." He whispered.
Jason was in the early days of his rut. When Lein was around he would just spend those days with him but that had changed. He had no interest in searching for another partner. It felt a little nostalgic, it was the same when they first met.
He pulled out another cigarette to light it up. That was the only smell in his house now, the scent of tobacco, nicotine, and his pheromones, not a hint of Lein to felt anywhere. The place was a mess, he had turned the whole place upside-down searching for something, only to remember, he had gotten rid of anything remotely related to that person.
It was his rut, his head was heavy and much like every other alpha, his brain was a bit slow so that much was understandable.
Now he was just seated on the floor, leaning against the bed, smoking stick after stick until the room was filled with smoke, thinking about Lein.
He had been thinking about him a lot.
He had gotten cocky because Lein always accepted everything he gave, no matter how much they fought he would always come back to him and do whatever he had asked if him, like quitting his job. But Sayer's… that place was not a good place and the people there were vile. They did horrid things there, it was common sense that he wouldn't want his boyfriend there, especially when he saw the way the people there looked at him. Like he was something to be conquered and paraded about. Making him work at the gym was because Lein was obviously having a difficult time doing nothing. Asking him to go back to school was something both he and Hank had agreed on, they both felt it was a good idea. Lein would have more options that way, he would be more stable so how the fuck did it end up with him in the hospital, twice in one month?
Yea… it was definitely on him. He always demanded too much. He pushed too hard and asked for too much, and that is why Lein ended up that way… if had been a bit more sensible Lein wouldn't have gone out that night, he wouldn't have been tricked into… he shuddered at the memory of that night. What an awful experience that must have been, to be plotted against and then abandoned, Lein should never forgive him. He hoped Lein would never forgive him.
He got scorched, the cigarette had burned out. He mechanically crushed what was left of it into the ground and replaced it with a new one before falling into his thoughts again.
He wondered what would have happened if he had ended their relationship earlier on, when he noticed that Lein wasn't doing to well. If he had acted earlier when he noticed his dependence on him… If he had done something sooner when he noticed his out of whack emotional state... well, all that didn't matter anymore, the boy was in rehab now. There was no need for him.
He would get clean, he was certain of this much. He had his family by his side, so that was good. Hank and Mari are good people. Maybe Lein would make a few true friends, maybe he would eventually meet someone he liked. The last thought made his veins bulge. He hated the idea of Lein with someone else, but he had to come to grips with the fact that he couldn't make him happy.
Rosalein wasn't happy with him, and he deserved to be with someone who made him happy.
His phone rang.
He ignored it.
It rang again, twice, three times, four times.
It stopped ringing. The room returned to silence.
He didn't know how much time had went by before his bedroom door flew open.
"Fuck!" Alexei barged in, waving away the condensing smoke "Are you trying to suffocate yourself?"
Jason rolled his head to the side and stared silently at him.
He leaned over "You awake?" He asked, snapping his fingers in his face "I knew you'd be like this when you started smoking again." He mumbled to himself as he glanced around the room. "Also, what the fuck is with your pheromones?"
"Rut." He croaked. His voice had grown hoarse from chain-smoking and a long period of disuse. His throat was dry, it hurt to speak.
Alexei grabbed his hand and pulled him to his feet "I should have asked someone else to do this." He grumbled, pulling Jason's arms across his shoulder to support him "I'm taking you to the hospital!"
Jason allowed himself to be dragged away.
Alexei had come alone, he knew how much the other valued his privacy. Still grumbling about leaving his baby behind to take care of his grown brother, he started the car.
"Brother..."
Alexei went silent.
"...I think I made another mess, sorry."
"Take a look at yourself, you're the one that's clearly a mess." He retorted, a little annoyed.
Jason hummed.
Lein stared at phone in disappointment. Since the first call, all his calls to Jason had gone unanswered. He didn't remain despondent for long though, he would be out soon. In less than two weeks to be exact, after thar he would be able to meet Jason, they would talk and everything would go back to normal. They would go back to how they were and it would be fine. He cheered himself up as he returned the phone to the supervisor, thanking them before he left.
He couldn't wait to see Jason, he was better now. Jason would definitely be impressed that he has his shit together now.