The Destined Encounter - 108 Chapter 42

Nicolas seeing Zeejay’s face first thing in the morning is not new to him. The man always knocks on his door carrying with him the break fast that he himself prepares and two lunch boxes which he carefully cooked and arrange. He can’t remember how the three of them arrived to that situation where they share breakfast every single day. He looked at Zay who is not even touching the food that his father made. He always cooks pancakes for his breakfast. Then he looked at Zeejay who keeps on talking and talking non-stop to their son.

“Zay eat this. They said that this is good for a growing child.”

“I don’t want to your cooking sucks.”

“Zay!” Nicolas said.

“I’m sorry Mom.” Zay looked down.

“If you don’t want to eat what he brings at least try not to insult it.” Zeejay felt embarrassed. He’s not much of a cook and he always asked for his friends help even the time when he kidnapped Nick he asked Lee on how to cook something that end up a disaster.

“I’m sorry, I will just buy food for you that taste good and yet healthy.” Zeejay said.

“No need Zee. Don’t bring any I’ll do the cooking. It’s not for you, you are not like Lee or Teakyun.”

“Uncle Teakyun’s cooking is great so as uncle Theo. If those two would have children I bet they will be fat because both of their parents cooks deliciously.” Zay stated the fact.

“He still tried to make something though. At least try to appreciate the effort Zay.” Zay looked at Zeejay blankly.

“I did try to appreciate it. I tasted it but stating the fact is different than to tell a lie. Do you want me to lie Mom just to please him?” Nicolas was taken aback. Zay is a straight forward kid and he knows it but Zay is being way too straight forward than usual.

“It’s ok. I won’t be able to walk you two outside. I need to do something. I’ll head out first.” Zeejay was lying, he doesn’t have any appointments nor anything to do. After days of trying and enduring his son’s sharp tongue and Nicolas coldness towards him his heart finally gave out. He needs a breather or else he might break. His heart felt heavy as if the weight of the situation is crashing him down flat to the ground.

“You shouldn’t have been too hard on him.” Nicolas said.

“You are no different Mom. We are just differ on how we treat him differently but it’s still the same.”

“Me and him are over years ago. There’s nothing to save anymore but your relationship is different. No matter what he will forever be your father. Try to at least get along with him. Don’t worry about me I already moved on.” Nicolas was trying to assure his son by concealing the truth.

“Zee get up.” All Zee could speak off are grunts. Nicolas took the initiative to clean the whole unit and even to wipe Zeejay’s body clean. He didn’t mind stripping the man naked. It’s not like he still hasn’t seen it. It might have been years but his nakedness doesn’t make him blush anymore specially when the man is as drunk as this. He prepare a meal that will help with his hungover once he wakes up.

Hours after finishing all the choirs and cooking finally Zeejay wakes up. “Nick.” Nicolas who still cooking look behind him to find Zeejay standing.

“You’re awake come sit. This will be done in a few minutes.” Zeejay’s sit down and watched Nicolas back as he cooks something for him. He smiled sadly to himself. He thought that if he hadn’t been a jerk years before he would have had this view for years in everyday of his life. Watching Nicolas back cooking for him.

“Here drink this soup it will help you with the hungover.” Zeejay didn’t say a word as he eat his soup.

“You didn’t happen to drink yourself to death because of us did you?” Zeejay shake his head no.

“That’s a relief! Cause if yes I would have feel really guilty about it.” Nicolas looked at Zeejay straight to his eyes.

“Zee I have been thinking about this for two days and I decided to forgive you in everything that happened in the past. We could forget all about it.” Zeejay’s face lights up when he heard Nicolas said that.

“I want us to be at least friends for our son.”

“Friends?” Zeejay repeated.

“Yes friends. What do you say?” Nicolas said happily.

“Nick you know that I don’t want us to be friends. I want us to be together again!” Zeejay shouted the last part. “I’m sorry, if I shouted. It’s just that. Can’t you give me a chance? Last chance if I still fuck this up then I won’t show my face again ever again.”

“Zee you finished up all your chances. What he had before are all in the past now. We can no longer rewind it. I have loved you before but that was then. Can’t we just be friends?” Zeejay’s tears starts to drop one by one from his eyes.

“Why is it so hard for you to give me one more chance? I have been trying so hard.”

“Zee I even tried harder before and it only hurts me. I have given you way too many chances that I lost count. What I can’t understand is when I already accepted it that’s the time you came chasing after me. Why now Zee? Why not during those times I keep on wishing to hear these things from you?”

“I was an idiot back then. Nick just one more I promise.”

“How can you even say that without even trying?” Zeejay is clenching his fist.

“I did tried many times Zee and you don’t know how hard it was for someone like me. It will be much easier for Zay if we stay friends. Your son doesn’t want me to come back to you.”

“How can you smile like that while saying these hurtful words straight to my face? And why would Zay doesn’t want his parents to end up together? Other kids would die just to have a complete family….”

“I’m no other kid old man. To have a complete family doesn’t always have to have a Mom and Dad. We are already complete even before you came.” Nicolas got up from his seat.

“Zay why are you here?” Nicolas asked his son.

“I was worried that something might have happened to you so I came. Mom just let him he’s old enough to take care of himself.”

Nicolas looked at Zeejay who’s just staring silently to his bowl of soup. “Then I’ll be leaving. Take good care of yourself. Think about what I just told you.”

“I won’t give up. I’ll get you two back somehow.” Zeejay said that made Nicolas stopped.

“Don’t listen to him Mom he’s just going to get our hopes up.”

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Lance haven’t seen Aiden and ever since the party but at some point he was glad to know that his Omega is not married to anyone else and that the man who claimed as his husband was none other than his brother, but after the party the Omega called in sick and didn’t came to work for days. He doesn’t want to barge in to their house and cause a scene just so he could see Aiden. His thoughts were cut off when his secretary told him that Mr. Miller came and requested to see him. Lance who’s excited to meet Aiden immidiately gave the go signal but to his surprise it was other than Chairman Miller who came in.

“I’m Chairman Miller Mr. Montero. We have seen each other in some parties and events but wasn’t able to get the opportunity to meet formally. I will cut to the chase, I will take over the position left by my Son Aiden to the firm company. The business that I let my son handle is growing rapidly and will need more of his attention which will make it impossible for him to manage even this. So for that I decided to take over. I do apologize in this sudden announcement however I don’t want to put so much burden on my son.” Chairman Miller’s words are clear and authoritative. It doesn’t even asking for favor it’s actually says in a Commanding tone as if telling him to leave his son alone.

“Can I visit Aiden? I just want to talk to him.” Lance ask.

“No you can’t my son’s schedule is full. I don’t think he will be able to have some spare time to talk to you. I have to go I’m also very busy and I’m sure you are also very busy.” How soon the man came is also how soon he left. Lance leaned his head backward to his chair resting his head. It is clear to him that Aiden doesn’t want to see him and his family is also making sure that he won’t be able to see their son again.

That night out of desperation and longing he waited for Aiden in the parking lot where his car is just so he could have talked with the Omega. “What are you doing here?”

“I just want to speak with you. The reason why you are avoiding me right now is because of what I said in the party isn’t it right?” Aiden walk passed by him and went to his car. He opened it and when he got inside Lance force himself in.

“Get out!” Aiden shouted.

“You are Liam! The reason why you are avoiding me is because you know it’s the truth!” Aiden glared at Lance.

“Liam is dear Lance, I am no longer that weak Omega. He died when you left him to die and went to play house with that woman who kidnapped me and ruined me. I’m a married man now Lance so GET OUT!”

“That’s not true! George is your brother who is married to a Doctor. Don’t fool me, do you think how long are you going to hide it? Do you think I won’t be able to find out? You can’t be married again cause I marked you! You will forever be bound on to me. That much is true. Liam I love you.”

“Don’t call me in that name! Bound? I won’t be bound to you for long.” Liam opened the door of his car and left he called a cab and went there. Lance wasn’t able to chase after the car and he doesn’t know where Liam went untill that night George and Chairman Miller came barging in to his Mansion.

“Where is Ai?!” George asked landing a punch to his face.

“I don’t know he run off in a cab.”

“Fuck! Where could he have gone to?”

“Calm down son, Axel call Axel he’s here isn’t he? Maybe he could track your brother.” They called Axel, Lance and Jules were both surprise to learn that the man he hired real name is Axel. Lance already knew that he’s a spy for Aiden but he didn’t thought that the family will openly reveal that they implanted a spy inside his home.

“Axel Ai is missing can you track him for us?” George is almost begging.

“I think I might have an idea where he went. He asked me about this man a couple of hours ago. He said he badly needed his help so I went to find where this man lives and gave him the address.” Axel gave the details and Chairman Miller suddenly collapse to the sofa.

“You must hurry go find Aiden he might be putting himself to danger. That man, that man is the surgeon who I told you about. He’s planning in removing his bond with Lance through the surgery.”

“Fuck!” George run fast outside the house. Lance followed him dragging Axel with him, Jules followed. Jules break off Lance hold to Axel.

“You’re hurting him.” Jules said. Lance only gave him a questioning look and without words seat at the back of George car when he noticed a woman sitting in the driver’s seat.

“I’m not hurt.” Axel said, Him, Jules and Axel are all sitting at the back with Jules in the middle.

“Out! George shout when he noticed the two.”

“I also want to know where Aiden is.”

“George what’s happening?” The woman asked.

“Ai is in danger.” George answered his wife.

“Where to?” George’s wife didn’t asked for details she went straight to asking where to go. Axel lead them to the place. Jules just watch him how he swiftly manuver the phone he’s using to track off Aiden’s where about and he can say he’s amaze.

It took them two hours of drive before they reach the place. George and Lance broke the door open. The man who’s living in a not so big but not so small house was startled. They came barging in and hold the man to the collar of his shirt only to find out that he didn’t perform the operation.

“That young man came begging, but I can’t risk his life. I have done a lot of operations and most of them failed while the successful operations didn’t ended up well the patient’s died young they don’t even pass 10 years after the surgery is done. This is because even the bond is destroyed the body breaks down soon afterwards. The process is slow, painful and agonizing. The project was to help Omegas who was in an abusive relationship to break free or those who has been bonded without their will and to lower the rate of suicide. You might have never known but the rate of Omegas committing suicide are high. Dr. Miller I know that you know it cause you are a Doctor yourself.

“Yes their case is relatively high. Most of their reason is often associated due to psychological trauma that comes with the unwanted and abusive bonding.” Both Miller’s agreed.

“Yes you are right, the Government and news doesn’t pay much attention to that cause most of their family members doesn’t even care about thos Omegas so we from medical field during those times came up with a solution, however the solution we built then was just a way to kill those Omegas who are already loosing their hopes. We stopped the operations but even so many of them comes to us begging us to perform the surgery. They said even just for a couple of years they wanted to feel how to be free again. That man came begging me saying me the same thing. I don’t know how he knew.”

Lance pulled the man up. “Tell me you didn’t perform the operation?”

“I didn’t I tranquilize that man. I won’t endanger someone as a retired Doctor I swore to help people not to put them in danger.” Lance fall back to his seat as if relief has overwhelmed him.

“You must be his.”

“I’m his husband and bond but I messed up big time that he even resorted to this dangerous method just to get away with me.” That night Lance cried like there was no tomorrow. He didn’t care that others are there to see him in his weakened and vulnerable state. All of them spend the night in the place, before the break of dawn Lance woke Jules up and told him he will be leaving first. George woke up with the process.

“Where are you going?” George asked.

“I’m going home. I can’t let him see me here that might scare him off. Just tell him that you guys went here to pick him up. Persuade him not to do this kind of dangerous thing again. About Lander I’ll arrange things so he could be with him. I still can’t tell Lander about his Mother at least not now, but I’ll handle it somehow. I won’t see him again, he won’t even see my shadow. Take care of him for me. Jules let’s go.”

“You really do love him don’t you?” George wife asked who was listening to the side.

“I do but I already lost my chance and if staying by his side can only make him miserable then I’ll just choose to stay away from him loving him from afar. I have to go, I can’t have him see me here.”

“What a pitiful young man. Why is the Omega so desperate in breaking the bond when that man loves him so much? I have never seen an Alpha cried like him.”

“He hurt him many times that left a big scar to my brothers heart.” George simply said.

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Dexter is already getting used to his new job. It’s far from his old job but it is still far better than to just stay at home all the time. With his built and face Dexter became very popular with the girls in that short time plus the fact that he’s an Alpha added to his popularity.

“Hey man!” One of his collegues tap him up to his shoulder while he is busy eating his lunch. Dexter doesn’t know who the man is he just knows him to his face.

“The girls are all over you. Dillan by the way.”

“Dexter.” Dexter answered.

“Are you ready for tonight?” Asked by the other man.

“What about tonight?” Dexter asked, Lee will be home late like always so he really have lots of time after the working hours is done.

“We will have a little party tonight, eating and drinking just a little so are you coming?” When Dexter heard the word drinking he immidiately declined. He would rather go to Lee’s office and wait for him there than to go to drinking. With Lee’s temperament he knows that that man won’t sit still once he learned that his beloved wife went out to a drinking party where there are Men and women. Lee’s jealousy didn’t reduce even a pinch even after they are married he still gets jealous to everyone be it a woman or a man, specially to Omegas and women, after all he’s still an Alpha.

“I can’t my husband will get jealous.” Dexter said straight, he saw how the smiling face of his colleagues change once he utter the word husband.

“You mean your Omega right? I didn’t know that you are already married.” Said the man named Dillan who laughed awkwardly.

“I’m married but not to an Omega. My husband is an Alpha.” The face of the two went pale.

“You are joking right?” said the other man.

“I’m not, see my ring?” Then Dexter stand up. “See my tummy? How can an Omega impregnate an Alpha? I’m 3 months pregnant.” Dexter saw how surprised the two are. Dexter doesn’t really hide the fact that he’s married and that he’s expecting, there’s no use in hiding that fact if he plans to work there as long as he can then the people will find out eventually. His stomach will only grow as the child’s grow inside too and that is something he can’t hide forever so not wanting to prolong the inevitable he revealed it casually without batting an eye. He doesn’t care if he gets judge just because he didn’t follow the norm.

“Why do you feel disgusted by me?” Dexter said not caring about their opinion.

“No of course not it’s just that I’m surprised. I never saw an Alpha who is married to another Alpha man.” Said the man named Dillan.

“Yeah more so a pregnant one.” Seconded by the man who he doesn’t even know the name.

“We find you really cool. I mean you are just new here but you work professionally we just want to be friends.” Dillan admit.

“You still want to be friends with me even after knowing? People might find you two weird.” Dexter said.

“Well that’s their own discretion and this is our own choice.” The other man said.

“Dexter Shun by the way. You are Dillan right and you are?”

“Oliver.”

“Very well then, nice meeting you two. I hope we could be great friends.”

At home…

“I made new friends, they seem nice.” Lee hug Dexter as both of them lay on their bed.

“Don’t pay too much attention to them. They might be trying to steal you from me. Are they women? I heard you are very popular to them. I think I should make you stop working.”

Dexter laugh. “No they are Alpha males. They both know that I’m married and expecting.” Dexter felt Lee stiffened.

“Did they bully or said hurtful words to you?” Dexter shake his head no.

“They didn’t even judge me. They said I was cool and it’s ok for them to be friends with the likes of me. I think we should give them a chance.” Lee knows that Dexter doesn’t really have many friends. The only friend he has is Maica and Liam but Liam is Aiden now and things are still hazy with Liam. Maica on the other hand doesn’t have always time and he also doesn’t want Dexter to get associated with Maica for awhile after what happened in the party, and he is busy all the time dealing with both of his works and his brother’s at the same time Which leaves Dexter without friends and alone most of the time. That’s why he agreed with him to work again in the first place so that his spouse will not feel lonely and alone.

“I’m fine with you being friends with them just don’t be too trusting ok? Also know who are the people you are accepting as your friend.” The next day being a worrywart husband that he is he made a background check for those two and when he’s already sure that the two are clean he asked the guards to keep and eye on Dexter.

Days passed without trouble and Dexter only grew closer to his new found friends. Others also learned about him being married to an Alpha and pregnant at the same time which made a total 180 degress change to their attitude towards him except for the two.

“Hey it’s already lunch time why are you still here?” Dillan asked.

“I was asked to finish this before 1. I’m almost done anyways you two should go ahead.”

“They are doing this on purpose!” Oliver said. “They shouldn’t be doing this to a pregnant person.” With Dexter’s persuasion the two finally left leaving him alone with his work that he needs to submit. It was already almost one when he submitted all the documents he had typed and arrange. There’s no more time to grab something to eat so Dexter decided to give Harvey a call who is just waiting outside the building to buy him something to eat but even before he could dial the number the two came in with food in their hands.

“We both you something just in case you weren’t able to eat.” Dillan said handing him the plastic where the box of food is.

“Pregnant people should not be starving theirselves you know so eat your fill.” Oliver added. Dexter felt warm because of those two people. The two went back to their posts in their department and Dexter went to eat his lunch. He didn’t care if he got reprimanded because of eating during working hours. After that a surprise party was held, the manager of their branch has just got a promotion and treat everyone, Dexter couldn’t say no they didn’t let him so he just informed Lee about that and enjoy the rest of the eating and listening to the people around him as he watched them.

“I had too much. I don’t think I will be able to get home. Why did they even choose a far venue.” Oliver complained.

“There are no trains that are still running to this time.” Dexter looked at the two who are both having problems getting home.

“Why not spend a night in my place? My house is near here and it’s weekend tomorrow. My husband is also on his way here to pick me up.”

“Dexter thank you for having such a kind soul.” Oliver hold Dexter’s hands that Dexter quickly pulled away. He doesn’t want Lee to see his hands being held by the other man the result will obviously going to be ugly.

“By the way what is he using to pick you up? Will we all fit in there together?” Dillan asked.

“His car. He is on his way to go home anyways that’s why he insisted in picking me up.” Dexter explained.

“Will that be ok for him to use his company car for personal use?” Dillan asked worried that his friends husband might get in trouble because of them.

“Of course not. Ow there he is.” Oliver sober up when he saw the sports car parked in front of them. Dexter went inside the front seat.

“Hey you two what are you waiting Christmas? Get inside.” Dexter said.

When they got inside they were greeted by Lee. “A-acting P-president.” Dillan said.

“I heard you two has been treating my Dexy very well. By the way Lee Shun, Dexter’s husband.” Oliver pass out after that.

“Ow that might have been too much. Don’t worry I won’t hurt you guys so loosen up.” Lee said jokingly.

“He may looked scary when he’s working but he’s crazy outside work so don’t be tensed.” Dexter assured.

“B-but how how did the President wife.”

“I asked him to land me a job. I’m bored doing nothing and Lee is always busy.” Dexter explained.”

“I’m sorry if I casually make a joke on you.” Dillan said, that made Lee laugh.

“Hey don’t be too scared. Dexy is not angry it’s normal to make jokes with friends.” Lee said.

“Lee is a very understanding man he’s not that narrow minded so don’t worry.” Dexter added.

“Just don’t take too much of my Dexy’s time or else I might get really jealous.”

“Hey when did I ever made you jealous?” Dexter asked pinching Lee’s cheek.

“No you haven’t that’s why I love you so much.” Lee stole a peck of kiss to Dexter’s lips. There was no doubt in Dillan’s eyes that Dexter is very much loved by his husband but the fact now remains that he and Oliver got themselves a freaking rich friend who got a husband that is intimidatingly powerful. He didn’t know that showing good will will ended up them having an extra ordinary friend.