Chapter 44

The rest of that day, the only important thing that happened was Avi making a schedule with the Counsel regarding their working days. It was only necessary for about three days a week, for the time being. So the next day, was an off day. And Kevin was excited about it, because upon doing some reading in the Counsel's Beta Library, he found out that this day, was a day called 'Valentine's Day.' Many people didn't believe it was a real holiday, including people that still celebrated it. However people of this society, hardly even knew it existed. He'd gotten up early, with Todrick and Scott, and they went to the store at about five in the morning. Scott only agreed because A; Kevin said they'd get coffee and B; Mitch said he would go lay down with Avi and Kirstie until he came back home. So they were now in a store, Scott with a coffee in hand, and Kevin with a smile bright enough to light the entire building. Todrick wasn't really on board with the whole idea though. "I don't understand why there needs to be a holiday for this. Why choose one day out of the year to appreciate the people you love? Why can't you just do it every day?" Scott put an arm over his shoulders as they followed Kevin around the store. "See, that's why you're the Beta. That makes much more sense. I'm perfectly on board with that." Kevin shushed them, waving a hand in their direction, as he picked up a few things and dropped them into the cart he was pushing. "Will you two stop? You're making me feel bad for being excited about something stupid." Todrick frowned. "Aw, Kevy. It's not stupid. It just seems... Kind of sad to me. That there needs to be a holiday in other societies for love, simply because they don't appreciate the people they love often enough without a holiday to remind them. That's all I'm saying." Scott walked away for a few seconds, to throw away his empty cup, and then walked over to Kevin to take the cart from him, to push it for the distraught Beta. Kevin had a list in his hand, Lord only knows what it was for. Todrick walked over and held his other hand, as Scott pushed the cart behind them. Meanwhile Jake was at the house, making breakfast with Alex. Alex had been smiling the entire morning, and Jake finally inquired why. Alex had only giggled and shrugged. "I don't know. It's a good morning. There's no reason to frown." "How is it a good morning? Did something happen?" "No. Just.. I woke up. You woke up. Toddy woke up... Everyone I care about is alive and well. Why not be grateful for it? There's no reason to frown on a day like today." Jake stared at him for a second, until he dropped the whisk in his hand and surged forward to kiss Alex, both hands on the sides of Alex's face. The Omega was only slightly alarmed, as Jake pushed him against the counter with a rough kiss, and then pulled away just to stare at him. Alex smiled at him. "What was that for?" "You're too sweet for your own good. And... You have such a beautiful view of the world, even though all it's ever shown you is devastation and pain..." Alex giggled again, still pressed against the counter. "That's nice of you to say." They heard footsteps, and immediately dispersed from each other, Jake grabbing the whisk from the floor and walking over to the sink to clean it. *********