An Idol for the Omega

Chapter 25: Play

Braden

Oh, it's a beautiful morning!

Jae's visit, that started off so shaky, has become the best days of my entire life!

My mate was already in bed but not asleep when I was through showering and changing last night. We'd had a late dinner together without most of the pack before coming back to my bedroom. Jae had been on his phone again and when he didn't look up, I made the decision to climb in next to him.

Staying on top of the covers, I slid into the spot closest to the edge. Busy typing, Jae looked up after a few seconds before returning to the screen, it was awesome! He didn't look at me weird or yell at me to get out or anything like that!

I did take a glance at his phone enough to see that he was texting, but I am still learning hangul and couldn't read any of it. Instead I was more than content to just lean against his comfortable shoulder. I basked in the warmth coming through his tee shirt, inhaling his heady scent and feeling the slight rise and fall of his breathing. My inner wolf was savoring every second with Jae.

Even when Jae was ready for sleep he didn't kick me out. He pulled the blanket up over both of us and scooted over to his half of the bed. We didn't cuddle, I think he was still feeling a little awkward. I laid flat on my back like him, only pressing my side up against his as much as I could.

He fell asleep a long time before me and I spent ample time going over every detail of that afternoon and evening. Jae experiencing the mate pull is the only logical explanation that I have. Our closeness of the past several days must be affecting him and I shouldn't have given in earlier. I just don't know how I could have resisted my beautiful mate, all his hard muscle tensed with arousal and his luscious scent overpowering my control.

So beautiful.

Jae did tell me that he enjoyed it later, too, which put me over the moon. I know its temporary, that the mate pull will decrease and fade away once Jae returns to Korea. Last night I tried to convince myself to step back and put some distance between us. It would be fairer to my mate and easier for me, later on.

I just can't do it. Maybe I'm too selfish, or too weak, but I can't. I'm going to do my best, until Jae leaves, to live in the moment. I'll soak up every drop of attention and affection I can from Jae, as well as allow myself to shower him with all the love I've stored up since our first meeting, almost ten months ago.

Eventually, I drifted off to sleep and when I woke up moments ago, I was wrapped around my mate. In my sleep, I'd snuck one arm underneath his head to wrap both arms around his shoulders. One leg was thrown over his abs while my nose was buried in that sweet spot just behind his ear.

The best part was that Jae had also pulled me closer in his sleep. His arm was wrapped under and around me, pulling me around my waist and holding my hips tightly against his side. I want to wake up like this forever.

I push up on my arm slightly, enough to see Jae's slumbering face. His thick hair has fallen back and away from his face, letting me trace his features with my eyes, unhindered. Before, I'd never really thought about another person's forehead, but after watching Jae from afar in so many pictures, along with the other Korean artists, it's obvious now that when the forehead's exposed, things get a whole lot sexier.

My mate has wonderful, strong features too. His eyebrows are thick and nicely shaped with a slight curve. His wide, almond eyes are closed with the thick lashes resting gently on his cheeks. From there, my eyes travel down along his strong jaw line before landing my two favorite features. Those lips.

Relaxed in sleep, they're slightly parted. The bottom lip juts out a little further, wide and full. The top lip is almost as full as the bottom, making them appear naturally pouty. I know that when he sings his mouth is mostly hidden by the microphone, but when he smiles his lips stretch wide, showing a row of teeth and creating happy little cheek dents.