Different

Chapter Twenty Three

Today is a big day. It's Scott's birthday and Mitch couldn't be more excited. The Omega jumped onto his Mate's bed, trying to wake him up. It's been a more than a week since Kirstin and Jeremy got arrested and Mitch became happier quick. Of course, he is still traumatized. Whenever he doesn't give a verbal response or say 'Sir' after he gives an answer, he thought that Avi, Kevin, or Scott will get mad at him, but they never did.

"Scotty," Mitch yelled, waking up the Lead Alpha. Scott smirked, pretending to still be asleep. "Scoootttt! It's your birthday! You have to get up!"

Mitch shook him harder and he tried his best not to laugh loudly. He then went into his starfish position, smirking when Mitch began to squirm.

"Scott," Mitch laughed out loud, trying to get out from under the Alpha. "Get off of me, please."

"I don't wanna," Scott murmured, putting his arms around Mitch's neck. Mitch tried to escape, but his movements were futile. "Mittccchhhh...."

"You need to get up, Al-I mean, Sir," Mitch told him quietly. The Omega then tensed when Scott slowly ran his fingers up and down his sides. "Scott..."

Scott then moved his fingers faster and sat up, tickling Mitch entirely. The Omega let out squeals of laughter and tried to push Scott off, but the Alpha refused. This happened for about a minute more when Scott finally stopped, brushing back Mitch's hair.

"You don't need to call me that," Scott reassured him softly, kissing Mitch's forehead softly. The Omega bit his lip and nodded. "You gave me a response! That's all I needed. You're okay, Princess Ariel."

Mitch blushed at the affectionate nickname and Scott's kindness. Scott treats him so kindly and makes him feel so safe. Mitch hugged Scott tightly, sighing deeply.

"Thank you, Prince Erik."

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"Happy birthday, Scott!"

"Thanks, Allie!"

"I got you something! Close your eyes!"

"Okay."

"You're peeking!"

"I'm not, honey. I promise."

"I believe you. Okay, here it is."

"Alex, that's beautiful! I love Beyoncé!"

"I know that you love that sweater too. I had to paint it for you. You should put it over your bed!"

"I will. Thank you so much, Allie."

"You're welcome, Scotty. Forever and forever, my Scarecrow?"

"Forever and forever, my Dorothy."

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Scott bit his lip as he looked at the painting. Mitch tilted his head, adoring the picture.

"Who made that?" Mitch asked innocently, catching Scott's attention. Scott sighed deeply as he took Mitch's hands. "Was the person nice?"

"A million times yes," Scott answered, thinking back to Alex. He bit his lip, not wanting to cry. "His name was Alex. He was my first Mate. We always has nicknames for each other. Just like you, he always had something artistic for me.

"We called each other Dorothy and Scarecrow because of The Wizard of Oz, his favorite movie. One day, I decided that I wanted to marry him so I asked him and he said yes. I was so excited. The day then came and right before  we got married, he had to leave.