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“Here you are.” Sheng Shaoyou breathed into his nape before nuzzling into his scent gland. His hands slipped beneath his adorable mate wearing his cupcake apron while he was cooking at the stove to rest them on the small swell of his pregnant beta’s stomach. He couldn’t get enough of the smell of milky marshmallow and the faint buttery iris as he continued to nuzzle his mate for comfort. His day had been shit especially with how the ambassador commercial shoot had gone. Not that he wanted to talk about how he nearly wrecked a set when he found out that the alpha that was their neighbor was near his mate.
“Where else would I be?” Shen Wenlang shook his head with a fond smile on his face. The only major work he was doing was for the band as Chang Yu had agreed to let his work slow down. He would do minor simple work that kept him from having to be around too many people. They hadn’t shared the pregnancy publicly yet. He knew that Sheng Shaoyou was biting at the bit to tell the world he was mated to him and that their pup was healthy and thriving.
“Pinming said you made a friend when he was dropping off the groceries off.” Sheng Shaoyou attempted to keep his tone non-chalant but he knew that he was failing. Especially as his beta snorted in further amusement. In retaliation he teasingly nipped the gland he’d been abusing before kissing the same spot to soothe it. He found himself purring happily at the shiver he earned as well as the little chirp from Shen Wenlang.
“Which you didn’t have to do. I can still walk to the grocery store around the corner.” Shen Wenlang let out a shuddering breath at the bite. His hands stilling where he had been shaving the carrots into the soup. “And it was the new neighbor. His name is Yo-“ He gasped as he was suddenly pulled flush against Sheng Shaoyou’s chest. “Idiot I nearly dropped the-“
In fact that’s exactly what he did with the utensil going into the soup while the carrot rolled off onto the floor. Shen Wenlang was spun around, pulled flush to his alpha’s chest, then kissed with possessive fervor. He brought his hands up to grip the older man’s shoulders. His mind was going blissfully blank when Sheng Shaoyou deepened the kiss. He wrapped his arms around his alpha’s neck as Sheng Shaoyou leaned down to lift him by his thighs. Once more he was spun around but this time he was set down on the opposite counter. Sheng Shaoyou stepped between his spread legs, hands running up and down the top of the younger man’s thighs as he continued to kiss him.
Sheng Shaoyou grinned as his mate began to purr in happiness as they continued to kiss. All the thoughts of another alpha being around his mate and pup faded as he focused his attention solely on Shen Wenlang.
“Le-let-t me get the soup.” Shen Wenlang panted between kisses, no longer wanting to eat the soup either as especially as Sheng Shaoyou’s sneaky hand groped at his chest. However it wasn’t meant to be as sudden as the smoke alarm behind Sheng Shaoyou.
“Shit.” Sheng Shaoyou huffed, parting the kiss to press briefly his forehead to his mate’s. He turned to shut the eye off as well as moving the pot. “I’m sorry baby but it looks like we'll have to order in from your favorite place.”
Shen Wenlang gave his mate an incredulous look. He knew that the soup could be salvaged but he let it go. Not when he understood why his mate was acting this way. A fond, loving expression took over his face as the alpha finally turned back around to come back to him.
“Looks like it.” Shen Wenlang snorted in amusement at how his alpha sauntered back between his thighs. “You order it and I’ll take a shower.”
“I can help.” Sheng Shaoyou grinned wolfishly as he leaned in to nuzzle his nose and cheek. His hands resting on the counter to keep himself from feasting selfishly on his mate right there. He’d look so pretty arching off the granite but he wanted him truly comfortable.
“Sure you can…by ordering the food then joining me.” Shen Wenlang pushed his alpha playfully back so he could hop down. “Don’t forget their special sauce.”
“I won’t, baby.” Sheng Shaoyou tracked his mate as he headed upstairs to take a shower. He would give him a five minute headstart - long enough for Shen Wenlang to think he was properly punishing Sheng Shaoyou for the soup being ruined.
“I’m sorry we haven’t been able to meet.” Shen Wenlang huffed, two weeks later as he sat down at the cafe that he and You Shulang had chosen to meet at. It was one that Shen Wenlang trusted. The elderly couple that ran the cafe were sweet and protective.
“It’s alright. I had a few things come up at the lab so it’s alright.” You Shulang chuckled, seeing his new friend and neighbor settle in the chair across from him. He was glad that he had moved across from the beta. He’d learned that Shen Wenlang was actually the bandmember Ocean from the band D4. Their current album was doing so well but the tour had been cancelled for health purposes that he was sure had to do with the beta being pregnant.
“Oh? Is everything alright? Is the tea helping with the nausea?" Shen Wenlang asked, glad that the alpha was able to meet.
“Yes and yes. Thank you for the recommendation for the tea and for me to tell him to come home early instead of sending things.” You Shulang nodded, taking a sip of the tea.
“It’s no joke the power of our bond with our mates. Especially when we are pregnant. My bao-bei isn’t allowed to do overnights anymore without me.” Shen Wenlang proudly boasted about his hold over his mate. In fact what he was leaving out was that Sheng Shaoyou would gladly halt every itinerary and event just to be with him throughout every second of the pregnancy. But he didn’t need to share that. It was painfully obvious when he was attempting to send Chen Pinming to watch over him covertly. However the beta wasn’t as stealthy as he thought he was. Especially when he could see him in the corner of his eye on the phone at one of the high tops in the raised section about fifty feet away.
So it made sense that not even a full hour later he sensed his alpha approaching. He glanced out the window to see that his alpha wasn’t alone. There was a slim man that was a few inches taller than Sheng Shaoyou. His skin was more sunkissed with dark black brown eyes. He was frowning at Sheng Shaoyou which was honestly a mutual look before they almost broke into a fight to just get the cafe door open. One not wanting to be the one to go in first.
“Here you are, baby.” Sheng Shaoyou greeted him, leaning down to nuzzle his mate’s cheek. His gaze shifted over to the alpha that was watching them. He was being sent an incredulous look. He felt like he was missing something but his innate feeling that this alpha was sniffing around his pregnant beta was putting him on the primal edge.
“Teerak.” The other man addressed the alpha across from Shen Wenlang.
“I thought you had a meeting till…” You Shulang started as Fan Xiao moved to take the seat beside him. He shifted a bit closer so that Fan Xiao could focus on the contact of their skin. He could sense that his mate wasn’t pleased. To be fair he told him that he wasn’t fond of You Shulang being around anyone since they’d mated. He was far more tolerant than when the younger alpha had courted him.
“It ended early, Teerak.” The alpha turned his gaze on Shen Wenlang then shifted to look at Sheng Shaoyou sharply. “I am Fan Xiao. You Shulang’s mate.” He spoke in mandarin but the use of Thai had Shen Wenlang attempting to use his polyglot tongue.
“Shen Wenlang and this is my mate, Sheng Shaoyou.” Shen Wenlang responded back in Thai. It’d been a while since their last visit to the country but he hoped that he wasn’t that rusty. The alpha for his part was a bit surprised but that was quickly covered.
“For all of us to understand, sweetheart.” Sheng Shaoyou commented, pressing a kiss to his mate’s temple.
“Just introducing us. This is the qianbei I mentioned, that's our new neighbor. Him and his husband are expecting their first too.” Shen Wenlang explained, leaning into his mate. He could still smell the protective tang in the alpha’s scent; so he reached over resting his hand on the older man’s thigh. “Funny though that both of you were done at the same moment.”
“Just a coincidence, Nong. I assure you.” Fan Xiao responded before Sheng Shaoyou which had You Shulang eyeing his husband. He wasn’t an idiot. He probably had one of the many guards watching him then one of them squawked like a canary when they realized he was meeting with Shen Wenlang. But that was a conversation for another time. Right now he was just glad that he’d met Shen Wenlang and that he wasn’t intimidated by Fan Xiao. He knew that it helped that Sheng Shaoyou was there but the beta had a nature about him that You Shulang knew was going to be good for him. He deserved to thrive in this new life with his husband and friends.