Page 67 of Wild Omega

Was Blaine still angry with him? Wayden asked himself as he found a spot at the table. Their conversation last night hadn’t ended well. The whole thing was a mess. Maybe he could have handled it better last night, instead of being offended by Blaine shoving him off him.

Escala looked from him to Blaine, a knowing smile on his lips.

Wayden silently groaned.

More pack members came in and breakfast was quickly served. Everyone ate with gusto, the celebrations from last night continuing. And it sounded like he and Blaine had missed some very interesting stuff because they had their own weird shit going on. Wayden shook his head, not wanting to think about that. He already had so much to think about. The damn pouch burned a hole in his pocket, scaring the shit out of him.

Start small, he thought, trying to convince himself. But he knew there was nothing small about this. He was putting his heart on the line again.

Wayden sighed.

He stood up and walked out of the hut, having lost his appetite. He might as well get his work done. The sooner he was done with his research, the sooner they could leave. But that meant he wouldn’t get to see Blaine again. Wayden wasn’t his alpha, so…

Shit.

Wayden heard footsteps behind him. He looked over his shoulder to see Blaine coming up behind him. Wayden stopped and waited for the omega. His breath caught as Blaine came to a stop a few paces from him. Wayden’s heart did a funny little dance that made him feel tingly all over.

“What are we doing today?” Blaine asked, staring at his feet. “I thought if we get our work done, we could leave soon. I need to go home.”

Wayden gasped, feeling like he’d been sucker punched. Why did Blaine’s words fucking hurt? He’d thought the same thing a few minutes ago. He wanted to be done with his research so they could…

What? Go their separate ways.

Wayden’s heart ached, just thinking about it. Fuck. What did he fucking want? He was thinking in circles.

“Home? Why do you need to go there?” Wayden asked, ignoring the other stuff. He didn’t want to think about them parting ways.

Blaine blushed. He looked away for such a long while that Wayden thought he wouldn’t answer him. “I need something to help with the… you know. I need to feel like myself again.”

Wayden reached for the pouch in his pocket and handed it to Blaine. “Here. Escala gave me some herbs. They help to prevent any unwanted pregnancies. It’s uhhh… you don’t have to take it if you don’t want to. But I thought… We still have a few months here. I can try to fast track some things, but I can’t do more than that.”

Blaine stared at the pouch for a few seconds before he reached for it. “Let me know what you have planned for today,” Blaine said, walking away from him.

Was that it? No discussion, nothing? Wayden didn’t even know if Blaine was going to take the herbs or not.

Fuck, that little shit. He was going to drive him crazy. Wayden shook his head and made his way to the shuttle to get the recording equipment. The day was warmer, so he decided to conduct the interviews outside. He found a clearing a few paces from the lake and set up his equipment. Blaine came and joined him. They didn’t talk much as they got everything ready. Blaine seemed less pissed. He talked to him calmly about what they needed to do and asked questions when he didn’t understand. Most of all, he did everything Wayden told him to do without any complaint, which was a rare sight.

He must really want to leave, Wayden thought as he watched Blaine. He’d warned him, though. His fieldwork sometimes took months or a year. It was time consuming work. Wayden wondered if Blaine regretted coming here at all. It had been an impulsive move on his part. Wayden doubted Blaine hadthought it through. And now… now they were in a fucking mess. And the tension between them… fuck.

Wayden dragged his eyes from Blaine and tried to focus on his work. But that was hard to do when he couldn’t stop thinking about Blaine and their situation. By the time they were done with the interview, Wayden barely remembered what he’d asked some of the pack members.

“Are you okay?” Blaine asked while they were packing up.

“I’m fine. I’m just tired,” he said.

“Yeah, I know,” Blaine said not looking at him. “You didn’t sleep well last night.”

Shit. Even though that was true, Wayden didn’t want Blaine to think that it was because of him.

“I…” Wayden said, but Blaine shook his head.

“You’ll have the bed to yourself tonight,” Blaine said.

“You can’t…”

“I’m not going to sleep in the cold or anything. The omegas are going to spend the night with Green to help him with his cub and give him a break. It’s another thing they do. I thought I should join them and observe what they do. It could be good for your research and stuff.”

Wayden stared at Blaine, stunned. Blaine was doing it again – going out of his way to help Wayden with his research. Wayden’s fingers itched to reach for Blaine and hug him. Wayden couldn’t believe how thoughtful the omega was. Wayden could fucking kiss him.

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