The Solitary Alpha

14 - Hump Day*

Gideon was up at the crack of dawn, as usual. Today, she would fix breakfast for herself to take to work. Opening the fridge, she noticed that some of the raw vegetables were getting ripe. Not wanting to let the food go to waste, she would cook all of it for breakfast.  She texted her friends in a group text.

Rat Pack: Hey! I'm fixing breakfast for all of us! Get to work early and meet in the break room.

Rat Pack: YAY!!

Breakfast was quick, simple, but delicious. She realized she'd made way too much for just the 4 of them. Rei and Keiko were human, so they wouldn't eat that much. Kenji, being an Alpha, would eat as much as all of them, so he had his own large container. Not wanting to waste any of it, she made a bento box for Sanada; it had 3 levels, all packed full. Noticing the time, she went to get ready for work. Coming out of the bathroom, her phone was vibrating on the kitchen island next to the tote bag. It was Kenji.

"Hey Kenji."

"You didn't call me last night, darling!"

"Sorry hon, I got home late."

"Oh, I'm picking you up today, be there in 5." *click*

Gideon quickly made sure she had everything along with napkins and chopsticks. She packed the breakfast containers in a tote bag and made her way to the entry doors to wait for Kenji. She dressed a little relaxed today.   A denim button-up shirt with beige twill skirt and boots.

Kenji was already waiting when she got to the doors.   Entering the car, the questions started.

"So?"

"Oh my God Kenji! He ended up having dinner with the fam."

"No Shit!! How'd that happen?"

"So we rode most of the day. He took me to Hideki tower and then to this beautiful park, oh God it was so lovely!"

"Gigi?"

"What?"

"Did you tell him what you are?"

"No, why do you keep asking me that? He did ask why he couldn't detect my scent at breakfast."

"Breakfast? He took you to breakfast also?  What did you tell him about your scent?"

"I told him I didn't want him to. He let it go. Why do you keep bringing it up Kenji? And yes, he took me to breakfast first."

"Because I seriously think he could be your Mate!"

Gideon didn't respond. Masking her scent also masked her ability to detect a mate. It was part of the tradeoff to keeping herself safe. "You know it's not safe for me to release my scent Kenji."

"I know Gi, I know. It's just... you two are so fucking perfect for each other!  He's never warmed up to anyone like he has with you. The entire office has noticed.  For Christ's sake Gigi... he spent the entire day with you, pretty much alone." 

Gideon looked at him and smiled.  "I know.  I am getting way to comfortable with him. I think I need to be careful around him."

"Comfortable how?"

"Last night, I accidentally laid my head on his shoulder while everyone was sitting around talking. Earlier he also asked me about my mom."

"Really? What did you tell him?"

"Pretty much everything, till I caught myself."

"Wow. Wait, you laid your head on his shoulder!? You two are Mates Gigi!"