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Jimin hovered between pots, clouds of steam tickling his skin. He pushed his hair out of his forehead as he continued chopping vegetables and tossing them onto the stove, lightly humming as he worked.
Jeongguk had been gone on a hunt to the nearest town for the past 3 days and he would finally be home this evening. Jimin missed his alpha terribly. Even after a year of being mated, the seperation was hard on his omega, who had been whining for Jeongguk's scent since the moment he had left their cabin.
He was determined to make this evening special; they hadn't had a night to themselves in ages. Between Jimin working helping the healers and Jeongguk taking on an apprenticeship at the carpenters, they barely saw each other.
He glanced at the clock mounted on the wall. Only 30 minutes until his alpha would finally be home, back in their little house that Jeongguk had built for Jimin as a mating gift. It was the best surprise of his life. He had already been ecstatic about finally mating the love of his life but this was just the cherry on the cake.
They made all their memories in those 4 walls; furnishing it and arguing over the colour scheme (Jeongguk eventually gave in to Jimin), giving each other their mating bites and watching the sunrise from the patio.
Jimin's lips curled into a smile as his fingers trailed over the mark Jeongguk had left on his neck. His alpha had taken such good care of him in the time they'd been together. They courted for 2 years and Jeongguk was the most respectful, loving partner Jimin could have asked for. Their mating took place when Jimin was 22 and Jeongguk 20, but he never minded that the omega was in his 20's already.
Jimin took a deep breath and began setting the table for dinner. His gut twisted anxiously but he convinced himself to calm down.
"It's just Jeongguk," he whispered to himself as he ladled soup into bowls.
Time went by faster than he had anticipated. He barely had time to change, opting to slip out of his sweater and into one of Jeongguk's shirts instead. The neckline hung low below Jimin's collarbones, exposing his mark to the cool air of the night. He figured Jeongguk would be clingy tonight and wanted to let his alpha act as possesive as he needed to.
Jimin was walking out of the hall when the front door creaked open and his alpha stepped into the room. His scent drifted over to Jimin and the couple locked eyes.
"Baby," he breathed, dropping his bags and catching his omega in his arms. Jimin pressed kisses all over his hear and face, finally capturing his lips. Jeongguk's arms held Jimin up, hands clasped on the muscle of his thighs. They sighed into each other's touch, embracing the warmth of their partner after so long away.
"Missed you so much Alpha." Jimin gasped into Jeongguk's mouth.
Jeongguk responded by deepening the kiss, his fingers gripping Jimin hard enough to bruise. "Fuck, missed my pretty omega so much."
Jimin's omega preened at their alpha's touch, wanted nothing more than to nuzzle in even closer and forget about their meal but he knew they would have time for intimacy later.
"Hey, alpha." he bit his lip. Jeongguk kept leaving fluttering kisses down Jimin's neck. "Jeonggukie." he whined into the alpha's touch. "Come on, I made you food! We're not wasting it."
"Who said I didn't have my meal right in front of me?" he growled into Jimin's neck, recieving a half-heartened slap on his arm. Jimin blsuhed; Jeongguk had left that shy baby alpha behind years ago and became even bolder with every year that they were together.
Jimin called out for him to stop so they could eat and Jeongguk reluctantly let him go. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were actually trying to eat me Gguk!" he laughed as he dragged his alpha to the table and seated him.
He leant in front of Jeongguk to place his bowl onto the table when Jeongguk gripped his shirt and leant in for another peck. Jimin just sighed into the familiar warmth of his mouth; he knew that if the distance had been hard enough on his omega, Jeongguk's alpha must have been in so much pain from the lack of intimacy in their bond.
When Jeongguk let him go, he gently whispered into Jimin's mouth, "Thank you Hyung."
Jimin placed a kiss to the mop of hair hanging over his forehead and pressed a spoon into his hands. "Eat, Alpha."
As Jeongguk slurped on multiple helpings of soup, he held Jimin's hand across the table and caressed the skin with his thumb as he ate. He noticed how full his omega's bowl was and frowned. "Baby, why aren't you eating?"
"Hmm? Oh, I ate earlier." he lied. "With Tae."
Jeongguk's features relaxed. "Oh, that makes so much more sense."
"What do you mean?" Jimin curled into his alpha's side.
"Well," Jeongguk said between mouthfuls. "You smell funny."
His eyes widened. "I do?"
Jeongguk hummed. "I can't place my finger on it though, that's why I didn't think it was Tae or Yoongi."
"Then what do I smell like, Alpha?" Jimin asked.
"Not Alpha, definetly." (Jimin laughed.) "Like you but not quite? Like your usual scent of vanilla but something smells kind of peach-ey too."
"Is it a bad scent?"
Jeongguk shook his head. "Not really. It's just- different."
Jimin cleared their bowls while Jeongguk washed up. They sat down on the couch and Jimin crept into his alpha's hold, letting his arms circle him and engulf him with warmth for a moment.
"Ggukie?"
"Yeah, baby?"
He sat up and straddled Jeongguk, gently stroking hair out of his face. "I have something to tell you."
"Is everything okay?" Jeongguk joked but his voice had an audible layer of worry over the humorous tone.
Jimin bit his lip as his glance travelled over every crook of Jeongguk's face; he scanned every eyelash and pore and mole, memorising all the details of his alpha.
"Baby? Are you okay?" His hands rubbed anxiously up and down the omega's waist but it seemed like Jeongguk needed the comfort more.
"I'm fine, I promise. I just-" he took a deep breath. "I need to tell you something, kind of important and I- I don't know how you're going to react."
Jeongguk frowned. "If it's not bad why would I be angry? You know you can tell me anything." he narrowed his eyes. "Unless you're breaking up with me."
"No, God, that's the farthest thing from the truth." Jimin reassured him.
"Okay, so what's up? I love you Hyung so whatever it is, it'll be fine."
"Okay, I guess I'm doing this." He took one of Jeongguk's significantly larger hands and held it between his own. "Gguk, why do you think my scent isn't normal?"
"I don't know, Sunghoon? You don't smell like Tae or Yoongi." He said, mentioning the couple's toddler.
Jimin shook his head. "Not quite, but you're on the right track. Think, Alpha."
"I have no clue baby, I'm sorry." Jeongguk admitted.
"Are you sure?" Jimin whispered even though there was no one around besides the alpha to hear his confessions. He took Jeongguk's hand and gently lowered it to his abdomen, letting it rest on his lower stomach.
He could see the gears whirring in Jeongguk's brain; Jimin's last heat had synched with Jeongguk's rut and that had been almost two months ago. Since then, Jimin had kept craving random foods but the alpha had just put that down to omega hormones. He remembered the bouts of nausea that Jimin had brushed off with a shrug.
Jeongguk looked up at him and Jimin braced himself for the alpha's reaction.
He didn't expect this though.
"Baby." His eyes glistened. "Are you-"
Jimin nodded, breath catching in his throat. "Yeah, I am, Alpha."
Before Jeongguk could utter another word, Jimin mistook his silence for regret and he tried sliding off his mate's lap, insecurities washing over him. "Fuck, I- I'm sorry, I just didn't know how to tell you but I understand if you don't want it-"
"What?" Jeongguk gripped his hips and pulled the omega back into his embrace. "You really think I don't want our baby?" he choked on the last word. "Jimin, baby, I've only ever been this happy when you agreed to mate me."
"You're not mad?" Jimin sniffled.
His alpha pulled him into his chest. "I love you and you're- you're carrying MY pup in there. Oh darling, really?"
Jimin leant back to wipe the tears off his face. "Your pup is in here, Gguk."
Jeongguk hesitantly reached for Jimin's belly, nervous glances going in his omega's direction. "You can touch, baby. You're the pup's dad."
His hand met with skin. Jimin was only two months along so he wasn't showing but Jeongguk knew in that moment that he would never love anyone or anything more than the little pup in his omega's womb. "Hi pup, I'm your- I'm your dad."
He spoke to their little bundle of joy with his voice choking back tears. Jimin had never seen a more beautiful sight; the love of his life whispering hushed promises to their unborn child.
After a few moments, Jeongguk sat back up and looked into Jimin's eyes, his own tinged with silver around the edges. "My omega." his voice was hoarse but drowning in emotion.
"Alpha, we're having a baby." Jimin smiled and his heart felt so full, he thought it would burst.
"How long have you known?" Jeongguk's hands just couldn't seem to leave Jimin's lower abdomen, stroking gently. They were so big that they protectively covered the whole area and it made Jimin's heart flutter.
"A week or so." he nudged his alpha's scent spot, basking in the pine scent that Jeongguk released through his pheromones.
"I can't believe it."
Jimin hummed. "Me neither."
For so long, they had both been told that their chances of conceiving were low unless they were both in heat and rut, respectfully. Both Jimin's age and gender contributed to the chances and for a week after their appointment at the healer's when they first mated, Jimin wouldn't stop crying. He yelled at Jeongguk to leave him and find a proper mate but when night fell, he would crawl into their bed and sob softly into his alpha's shirt, sorrow streaking his face until he fell asleep from exhaustion.
"You're going to be such a good dad." Jeongguk piped up.
Jimin just scoffed. "I'm serious Hyung. Our pup is so lucky to have you."
Jeongguk knew when Jimin needed reassurance. As beautiful and wonderful as he was, insecurities were easy to find in himself and the alpha had made it his personal life mission to always comfort the omega.
Jimin let his lips meet Jeongguk's again but slower. He wanted to convey everything he couldn't say in words to his alpha's heart and lucky for him, Jeongguk spoke Jimin's love language.
He smiled into the kiss, hand still resting over their pup. "I love you."