Chapter 49

Avi walked back into the kitchen after having Kevin tape up his hand. Scott was still carefully plucking pieces of glass out of the sink, but this time he looked more upset. Not necessarily angry, but conflicted. Avi just sighed, leaning against the counter. "Sorry about that, Rookie." Scott shrugged. "It's alright. It's kind of fun, I guess." "You're a terrible liar." "Actually I'm one of the best, remember? If I really wanted you to think I was having fun, I would have convinced you already." Avi took a step closer to him. "That's true. So what's wrong then?" "Nothing. Just.. Mitch and I are arguing again." Scott mumbled, throwing another piece of glass away. "About what?" "I didn't want him to get hurt, so I told him not to touch the glass. And he disobeyed me. I even said please. Please do as your told, I said. So he went off on me about me treating him like a slave. But.. I thought I was a nice Alpha. Like.. Nicer than I should be. But he feels like my servant?" Avi sighed and shook his head. "You can't take any of that seriously. It's like.. Afterglow. He's still reeling from his Heat. Just give his brain a chance to catch up. He'll be back to normal tomorrow, I bet." "He said it for a reason. It's not like he just made it up. Do I treat him like a servant?" Scott asked, almost sadly. Avi put a hand on his shoulder. "No. You don't. You really don't." Scott shook his head and then his posture hunched a little. "I... I want to propose... But it's like.. Every time I think I'm going to do it, we start to argue. And I just get so frustrated. Like.. I want to shake his damn shoulders and shout at him, because all I want to do is love him but he keeps arguing with me. And he keeps disobeying me. And... Maybe he's not the one. But... He has to be. Because he's my everything..." Avi stared at him for a minute, having to blink back tears. "Don't talk like that. You're going to make me cry. He is the one, Scott. I can almost promise you that. I've never seen two people so very in love. You argue, because you care. Relationships aren't supposed to be perfect. They're just.. Supposed to be.. Two imperfect people willing to overlook the flaws of the other. Because they love each other." Scott smiled and shook his head. "I knew you were a hopeless romantic." Avi scoffed and hit his arm playfully. "I was trying to give you advice, you jerk. Now you're on your own." "I don't need advice from you. I can ask Kevin." Scott said with wink. Avi smirked. "Oh really? You'll ask Kevin for relationship advice? The same Kevin that forgot to lock the door and exposed your Omega to their acts of nakedness?" Scott laughed loudly before responding. "That's a pretty kinky relationship, but it's still a relationship." "Great. Good luck with that. I'm sure Mitchell is into it." Scott laughed again. "He's literally the last person that would ever--"