[BL] Between an Alpha and Omega

H- Threes a party

AN: Thank you for being so patient with me. I'll be honest, I was stuck for a while on how this chapter would go. I had, like, 3 ideas for how things were gonna go. This was the least dramatic but most productive outcome.

This is the downside of making shit up as you go. You get bogged down by several ideas at once.

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A grumbling alpha sat on the bed, watching his husband get dressed. The thing he wanted most was to rip those clothes off and go back to bed for the evening. Their son, the troublemaker he was, should be with his fiance so there was no reason to worry about him getting into trouble.

Unfortunately, they had to go to dinner with the family of their son's fiancee.

"Can't we just not go?" He tried for the nth time to convince his husband, hoping he might get his way.

"You skipped out last time so no." Zhuanmu gave his husband a glare.

Having their dinner dates was fine when it was just them and Li Suren's mothers but when it was his grandfather, however?

It was hell.

It was because of this that Jinyao had skipped the meeting last time, feigning a company emergency.

Zhuanmu had to bear with the elders talking about bloodlines and tradition for most of the dinner. He'd never said anything improper but it was hard to get a word in with that man.

As such, he refused to go alone this time around. If one of them had to suffer, it was better that they both do so.

Knowing he wronged his mate, Jinyao sighed with resignation.

He could only hope that Li Suren's parents would be there to make the evening tolerable.

An hour later, his hopes were dashed as he only spotted a serene-looking old man sitting at their reserved table.

"Shit." The curse slipped out quietly, making Zhuanmu elbow him.

"Behave."

Zhuanmu greeted the elder courteously, inquiring carefully about the two women they were expecting this evening.

"Ah, right." The old omega, Li Suzhen, sighed regretfully. "Please excuse them. A matter came up so they couldn't attend this evening."

Zhuanmu and Jinyao gave each other a quick look. They both wondered if his words were true or if he just hadn't wanted them both to attend. It was clear the old man had a dislike for his daughter-in-law but neither could say anything on the matter. It wasn't their business so what could they say but acceptance of his explanation.

They exchanged pleasantries and sat down but the one who spoke the most was the elder. He would ask questions like they were at an interview, asking about future prospects and current trends.

All in all, it was dull but not intolerable.

After a while, Jinyao noticed that the main stars of the dinner hadn't arrived yet. Upon mentioning it, the elder finally stopped his interrogation and nodded.

"Ugh, that child is late." He huffed, gesturing to the servant nearby. The man, ever the mind reader, stepped forward with a phone in hand. "I'll call him."

The phone rang, and the elder put the call on speaker phone for convenience. As soon as it connected, the room was filled with the faint sound of music. There was some rustling sound before the voice of Li Suren spoke.

"G-grandfather?"

"Where are you? Did you forget about our meeting?"

"N-no, no I, uh..." The young man seemed flustered, like he hadn't expected the call at all.