The Solitary Alpha

43 - Working With Your Mate*

They reached the office by 7:30. The parking garage was practically empty which suited the Omega just fine. She moved to grab his hand after he opened the car door for her but caught herself. Since no one was around, she didn't care and intertwined their fingers together, walking behind him like she usually did. Sanada noticed and couldn't help but tease her again.

"You're holding my hand Ms. Okada."

"I know Mr. Sanada." She giggled at him, which caused him to smirk.

"You have that hoody?"

"Yes. It's in my bag."

"Good."

Once they entered the main lobby, she gently released his hand and moved away from him but not by much, her actions caused him to growl. She moved back next to him as he went into the cafe. Gideon ordered a dozen assorted pastries, the larger ones she would cut in half. As she stood next to Sanada, the lady behind the cafe counter couldn't help but stare at her. Not only were her eyes captivating, but it was her first time seeing Sanada in the cafe. Especially with someone he seemed very close to.

After the lady had placed all the sweets on the tray container, the Omega turned to her Mate.

"You want another coffee?"

Sanada moved closer to her, his hand going around her waist, the lady behind the counter gasped. Gideon turned and looked at her, then realized why she did that. She turned to Sanada.

{Hey watch your hand hon.}

{It's going to be hard not touching you.}

Gideon tried to hold back her laughter. "So do you want another coffee or not?"

"Oh! Yes, please."

Gideon ordered him an Americano and her two peach green iced teas to go. The lady at the counter was so dumbstruck that Sanada cleared his throat to get her attention.

"Oh! I'm so sorry. You, my dear are absolutely beautiful, your eyes are quite captivating!"

"Thank You, how much do I owe you?" Gideon saw Sanada reach for his wallet.

{No! I got it.}

Gideon paid then handed the drink carrier to her Mate. Entering the elevator, he leaned over to her and nuzzled her which caused her to moan. She glared at him.

"You're not helping things hon."

"Hey, I'm going to enjoy you while I can."

Before the doors opened the Mates enjoyed a quick but tender kiss. Walking into the office, it was empty. Gideon breathed another sigh of relief. She carried the pastries to the break room, setting them in the middle of the table, she cleaned out the coffee pots. As she started 2 pots of coffee for the office staff, Sanada came in after placing their drinks on their desks and seeing how the renovation looked. It was just how he wanted it. They had removed half of the wall. The opening had a frosted glass sliding door, which he immediately opened. The desks were side by side but far enough apart that you could see it was two separate offices.

"You know they are going to start expecting pastries regularly now, don't you?"

"Yes, especially when I email everyone and say they're from you!"

She quickly got the coffee brewing and noticed the time. It was almost 8am and people would start showing up.

"Show me what they did to the office!"

"Ah, come on!"

As the two walked back to their offices, Sanada had a protective hand on her back. Three employees had already arrived and noticed that the two were there early. Gideon kept her head lowered as Sanada turned to an employee and smiled.