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"Your temperature has gone down a little. The medicine seems to be working." Gao tu places the thermometer back on the night stand after taking the temperature reading.
The alpha just groans, his neck pained when he spoke. Gao tu silently chuckles a little which goes unnoticed by the sick alpha.
Earlier today, Gao tu had been called by the second secretary chief of wenlang to go to the alpha's apartment. Gao tu without a question showed up to the alpha's apartment only to find the alpha down with a high fever.
"I made some congee. You should eat some before going to sleep." Gao tu places the tray on the side of the bed. Wenlang seemed to not care or maybe he didn't even hear Gao tu. The omega sighed pulling the blanket away from wenlang. The alpha groans again trying to pull it back.
"Please eat some, Mr shen. You will upset your stomach if you go to sleep without eating anything." Wenlang was like a stubborn child, refusing to eat. Gao tu had to practically lift the alpha into a sitting position.
Wenlang rarely got sick, he was a s-class alpha after all. But this time his fever was so bad. Since his last rut, he hadn't been feeling good. His pheromones were unsteady and imbalanced. Even now he felt a stabbing pain at the back of his neck and a certain sage fragrance invaded his nostrils.
"Who told you come here?" Wenlang was groggy, barely awake.
"Ms Li called me. She told me to check up on you." Gao tu lifts the spoon to the alpha's lips. Wenlang first gives him a look but eventually accepts it. It was warm and salty, wenlang liked it.
Gao tu finally notices the dark circles, deep and dark. Wenlang was indeed tired and sick. The alpha had been working nonstop for two months now since sheng shaoyou stole his stocks. Work has been hectic even for a s-class alpha.
The once cold apartment now feels warm and lively. Gao tu's presence really fills up the place.
Gao tu has been here multiple times but never like this. He has always come here for business, sometimes picking up files wenlang forgot to bring or picking up the alpha's lunch because the alpha refused to eat outside for some reason and dropping the alpha off when he had too much to drink at parties.
Shen wenlang pushes the spoon away after a few more bites. He didn't feel like eating more. His head was throbbing, eyes paining and his body felt like it had been under an immense physical pressure.
"Aren't you leaving next week? Why bother to come here? You want to rub it right on my face that you quit?" Wenlang obviously had nothing good to say to the omega who was taking care of him. Gao tu isn't even surprised anymore.
"I am still your secretary, Mr shen. For a week." Gao tu adds the last words.
Wenlang scoffs, rolling his eyes at the answer.
"Anyways I am done here. I will take my leave. Goodnight." The omega stands up to leave. Before he could walk away, wenlang holds his arm.
"Don't go." The words are low. It was a request, something wenlang never does. The alpha didn't care about his ego. Today was different, he really wanted the beta by his side.
"But......." Gao tu was unsure.
"Just for tonight." Wenlang's voice is softer, more careful now. He was almost begging at that point.
"Ok-" the omega couldn't even finish his sentence, the alpha pulled him to the bed, both of them almost colliding but Gao tu balances himself. Gao tu was so close, just inches away from wenlang. He could feel the warm breathe fan over his face.
The alpha suddenly started coughing. Gao tu immediately backed away and helped wenlang drink water.
"I will take the guest room." Gao tu's face was bright red now, he turns away from wenlang and slowly walks out.
After a quick shower and a change of clothes Gao tu feels at ease. The clothes were wenlang's, an oversized pajama that the alpha has never used before. The omega blowdried his hair and finally went to bed.
The room was huge, the big windows displayed the entire city and the nightlights. It was so different from Gao tu's usual shady little box apartment. The bed felt too large for him. Gao tu decides to ignore all of it and closes his eyes trying to sleep.
It was maybe just an hour later, Gao tu was still awake. He heard the door open. Even before Gao tu could get up and check, there was a sudden heat slipping under the blanket. Gao tu froze.
It was wenlang. The alpha snuggled close to him, hugging him from behind. The alpha didn't say anything. He was fast asleep. Did he sleepwalk? No, wenlang doesn't do that. So he just subconsciously came to gao tu.
The omega's body relaxed under the warmth. Unknowingly wenlang was emitting pheromones, calm and peaceful ones.
Gao tu's muscles loosen slowly, he could feel the alpha's heartbeat, his breathe on his neck and hear the soft snores of the alpha.
Then suddenly wenlang wraps a hand around his abdomen, protective.
Gao tu felt his stomach churn at the sudden touch.
'That's your papa, baby' he says in his mind. His mouth forms a smile, a few tears building in his eyes but he stops himself from crying. He just enjoys the quite moment in the silent night. Wenlang's hand doesn't leave, instead it gets firm as if wenlang was really protecting the baby in Gao tu's belly.
Gao tu just wishes this moment stops here.
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