Maverick was in the middle of cooking the sausages when Ciel emerged from his room. The little omega was dressed like he was prepared to go to his classes, but the face he was making was looking like he wanted to go back to his room and sleep.Ciel pulled a chair for himself, sat on it, put his elbows on the table, and held his head as he groaned.Maverick turned off the stove and grabbed a glass. He filled it with water, then took the hangover pill out of the pocket of his jeans, and made his way towards Ciel, who was still groaning. He put the glass of water in front of Ciel before grabbing one of the little omega’s hands and put the pill on it.Ciel looked at him at first, then his eyes landed on the pill on his hand. Immediately realizing what the pill was for, Ciel did not ask anymore and just uttered his thanks before taking the pill and emptied the glass of water.Maverick went back in front of the stove while carrying a plate. He took the sausages out of the pan, put it on the
Saturday finally arrived, the day when Ciel and Maverick, or more specifically Maverick, planned to do things Ciel was unable to do, namely have fun and be a normal college student. And although the little omega was not showing it, he was actually excited.Ciel had no idea whether Maverick would just go with what he told them they’d do the last time or if he had more plans in store for the day. But whatever Maverick was planning to do, he just knew that it would be something he’d enjoy. After all, Maverick has always prioritized him and his well-being, so he trusts the dominant alpha’s plans. He’ll never say it upfront, though.“Are you ready?” Maverick asked the moment he got inside the car.‘Hell, I am!’ was what Ciel wanted to say as an answer but kept it to himself and said instead, “Yep,” without showing even an ounce of happiness in his face.Maverick turned on the car. “You can be excited, you know? I promise I won’t judge you,” he said as if he could read Ciel’s mind.Maverick
“I’m starving,” Ciel said the moment they got out from their seventh store and boutique.“Let’s go eat then. I know a restaurant just a few blocks from here,” Maverick said, but Ciel shook his head.“I saw a fast-food chain right over there. Let’s just go there. I am already so hungry.” Ciel was pouting as he said those words, and Maverick was sure that Ciel was unaware of himself doing that, so he did the little omega know, or else his face will immediately go back to being serious and nonchalant. Maverick still wanted to look at his cute face. But no matter how much he wanted that cute expression of Ciel to stay, it still vanished as Ciel looked at him with one of his brows raised. “But do you even eat at fast-food restaurants? I bet you’re more into high-end restaurants such as the one you&rsq
As they had planned, after eating, they went to the movie theater to watch two movies that Ciel had personally chosen.Ciel was already sitting, holding the box of popcorn and two drinks. He was waiting for Maverick, who went to his car to leave everything they had bought in there. The movie had just started when Maverick finally came back and sat beside him and took one of the drinks Ciel was holding. He also wanted to take the popcorn because, as he had told Ciel, he didn't want Ciel to have a hard time and that his attention should only be focused on the movie. But the little omega did not allow the dominant alpha to get the popcorn. He held on to it as if his life depended on it. If there are snacks that Ciel would never ever trade for anything, it'll be popcorn and fries.'And what's hard with holding a light box of popcorn?' Ciel thought while rolling his eyes.Clearly, Maverick was just overreacting."Just focus on the movie and stop minding the popcorn," Ciel told Maverick whi
To say that Ciel enjoyed the amusement park was an understatement. Even after leaving the amusement park and even when they were already driving somewhere, the huge smile on his face has not faded. He was so happy that he didn't even mind anymore that Maverick could see it.He has never been to an amusement park before. Today was his first time, and it brought so much joy to him, and he knew instantly that it would be something that would forever be engraved in his heart."You had fun?" Maverick asked, a question that has a very obvious answer.But Ciel, still elated, answered enthusiastically with a huge grin on his face. "Very!"Maverick chuckled. "I'm glad to hear that.""We just left, but I already want to go back," Ciel said with a tinge of disappointment in his voice.Taking a glance at the little omega before getting his attention back on the road, Maverick answered while still smiling. "Well, we could still go back if you want. Should I turn the car around?""What? No, no. It'
“Woohoo! That was so much fun!” Ciel shouted the moment he entered their place with Maverick following him behind. Maverick closed the door and locked it, threw his keys on the table, and sat beside Ciel on the couch. “We should do that again,” the dominant alpha said with a huge grin on his face. Ciel laughed and said, “Oh, we definitely should!” He then laughed once more before sighing in contentment; his gaze went towards the ceiling. “Ah, I can’t believe I’ve done all that.” “And I also can’t believe I’ve witnessed you do all that. I didn’t know you had a talent for dancing!” Maverick said while grinning from ear to ear. The alpha was clearly teasing the little omega, but unlike his usual reaction, Ciel just laughed instead and agreed to Maverick. “I didn’t know that either,” Ciel responded while laughing as his memory slowly went back to everything he did in the bar he and Maverick went to. The way he drank every single drink Maverick offered to him, the way he was laughing h
“Thank you,” Ciel genuinely said as he continued to meet Maverick’s eyes. “For planning everything, for…for doing all this just to make me happy. Really, thank you.”Maverick’s smile widened. “It’s my pleasure. And I should thank you too, you know?”“For what?”“For showing me another side of you that no one has seen before. You don’t know this, but that really makes me happy. It’s like I am getting to know you even more, and it’s so satisfying.”Ciel chuckled. “You're happy that I am slowly opening up to you?”Maverick hummed with a nod as he answered.“And why is that? It’s not like me opening up myself to you benefits you, so why is that something that makes you happy?” Ciel’s voice was filled with seriousness but also curiosity this time, and Maverick was more than happy to free the little omega from that curiosity.“Because I love you,” Maverick quickly answered, which took the little omega aback.Ciel was just thinking of how Maverick really loves him, but he still couldn’t help
Ciel’s face scrunched when the moment his senses had woken up, he immediately felt a heavy weight on his chest and on his legs. Something warm was also pressed on his side. But what made him groan was the weight he could feel on his left arm. It’s as if something very heavy was pressed against it.The little omega slowly opened his eyes. And since his eyesight was still a bit blurry, he had to blink it a couple of times before he could finally see the ceilings clearly.Ciel remained staring at the ceiling for a few moments before he slowly turned his head to his left side and was greeted by the sleeping face of Maverick. And just like a flashback in the movies, memories of what happened between him and Maverick the night before resurfaced in his memory.Ciel wasn’t actually surprised. Aside from the fact that he was one of those people who could still remember what he was doing during the time he was drunk, he wasn’t also that intoxicated for him to forget what happened. That also mea
"What is it that you want to talk about, Cian?"That was Ciel's immediate question the moment Cian sat down on the opposite couch. His twin brother had actually just come back from the kitchen and had just set down the two glasses of juice and coffee, which he and Maverick did not ask for, by the way, as they instantly refused when Cian offered them drinks. But Cian acted deaf and just went on doing what he wanted."Thanks for the juice and the coffee, by the way," he said after a few seconds as he felt like a prick for not being even a little appreciative. Also, it was still quite shocking to see Cian offering something to him.'Our worlds had seemed to really turn upside down, huh?' Ciel thought.Cian brought his smile back and said, "You're welcome.""Can we get straight to the point now?" Ciel asked right away when Cian was about to say something again, which, according to his intuition, was something that wasn't related to what they really should be talking about. He then added,
Ciel doesn't know anymore how many times he took very deep breaths as he looked at the huge building where Cian’s apartment was.It's been two days since he received those messages from Cian. And it was actually in the evening of that day, when he and Maverick were about to sleep, that he got a message from Cian again, asking him to meet and talk to him.Unlike the first time he read his twin brother’s messages, it only took two minutes of staring at his phone before he finally replied to Cian, agreeing to meet him and asking him when, what time, and where they would be meeting.From staring at the apartment building, Ciel’s attention went to Maverick when the alpha took his hand and kissed his knuckles.“Are you really sure about this? We can still turn around and go back home,” Maverick said with concern written all over his face.He forced a smile and squeezed Maverick’s hand that was holding his. “I'm fine. And no, we are not going back home. I…” He paused and sighed deeply before
Aside from Cian’s apology, Cian had also informed Ciel about their family’s current situation and well-being, even though he did not ask for it. Hell, he was not interested in hearing anything about his family and the aftermath of his press conference—at least not yet. That was the reason why he tried so hard to not turn on the TV or open his phone for a week whenever he was not having sex with Maverick. He was not yet prepared to know how his press conference turned out. He wasn’t ready yet for the aftermath of it because, honestly, he was scared. He feared that despite opening his heart to the public and allowing them to see his fragile past, it still won’t be enough for them to take his side. Of course there was also the possibility of that press conference being successful, but the fear and negativity he was feeling were still bigger than the positivity.Ciel actually thought that hearing about his family’s status and well-being wouldn’t affect him that much and that the opinions
Ciel was scowling as he stared at his phone. He had been staring at it for more than fifteen minutes now, reading the same messages from his twin brother over and over again. Actually, fifteen minutes was a lie. He actually had been staring at his phone since he got from Cian an hour ago."What the—"He gave Maverick his deathly and sharp stare when his boyfriend took his phone away.Boyfriend.Damn, that still sounded and felt surreal for him. Never in his dreams did he even imagine himself liking Maverick and dating him. He thought he would end up hating the guy until his last breath, and yet here he was, not wanting to be far from his alpha and wanting to be as close to him as possible. It's honestly how far his feelings and his attitude had changed.And now back to the phone that was taken away from him, he tried to take it back, but before his hand could even touch Maverick, the alpha had already retreated to his room, and when he came back, the phone was no longer in his hand."
"I want to talk about us."Maverick was surprised. Those were the last words he was expecting to come out of Ciel at that moment. Which was why he got speechless and was only staring at Ciel, who was becoming anxious the longer he kept quiet."Are you not...going to say anything?" Ciel asked after a while, sounding nervous.It took a couple of minutes before Maverick finally stopped being surprised and found his voice. With the gentlest voice he could use, he told Ciel while lovingly caressing his cheek, "We don't have to talk about it right now, baby.”But Ciel immediately shook his head. The little omega then grasped both of his hands and held on to them tightly while looking into his eyes with full determination. "No. I have to say it now before I lose confidence again and start chickening out."Maverick looked into Ciel's eyes intently, and upon seeing the determination and the certainty in the little omega's face, he had no choice anymore but to listen to what Ciel wanted to tell
"I missed this."Those words coming from Ciel were like music to Maverick's ears, and his heart was bursting with so much happiness and love. And those emotions could be clearly seen on his face as he was smiling widely and radiantly."Me too," he softly said before kissing the top of Ciel's head.Ciel tilted his head a little to look at him. And in the softest voice he had ever heard from the little omega, he asked, "You do?"Maverick was still smiling as he nodded. "Yes."Ciel just hummed before looking down again."Why do I have this feeling that you don't believe me?" Maverick asked.Ciel said nothing, and that made Maverick frown. He gently pushed Ciel a bit, which Ciel did not appreciate. But Maverick doesn't care and just makes Ciel face him instead. With his hands on Ciel's cheeks, he asked again, "Do you really not believe me?"But instead of his question being answered, he was asked instead. “Can you blame me? You weren't talking to me this morning.” Ciel was pouting, and hi
Ciel couldn't take his eyes off of Rosie and Maverick, but more specifically on Maverick as the two conversed with each other.Maverick seemed to be having a good time while talking with Rosie, and that didn't sit right with Ciel.Of course he was well aware that he shouldn't be feeling like that. Maverick was only talking with Rosie, his cousin, and no one else, so he shouldn't be pissed or anything, but he was. He was pissed.He was pissed that Maverick was able to talk to Rosie happily while he was feeling like shit. He was pissed that instead of coming to him to apologize, which Maverick had been doing for days now, he was putting a distance between them instead—alright, that might be unfair for him to say that because he was the one putting a distance between them and Maverick seemed to be just respecting it, but still... He just wanted Maverick to come to him and tell him that everything's going to be okay and that he will always be there for him no matter what. He just needs Ma
It has been three days since Maverick and Ciel argued about asking help from a mental health professional, and since then, the two have never had a decent conversation. Even now that the day of the press conference has arrived, the two were still not on good terms, and every single member of the Garcia family can see it. They could also feel the uncomfortable tension between the two, and it's quite suffocating them as they were all inside a room, waiting until the press conference starts.Maverick and Ciel were so far away from each other. Maverick was sitting on the couch that was situated near the window that was on the very opposite side of the couch that was near the door, where Ciel was sitting on.Maverick's eyes never went away from Ciel the moment they got inside the room. He never looked away even if Ciel was giving him deadly glares every time their eyes met."He's going to melt, Maverick," says Rosie before sitting down beside him. "Just what did you do for him to be sendin
As always, Maverick's face and voice were filled with so much sincerity, making it hard for him to not believe him—not that he's doubting him; he couldn't even remember when was the last time he doubted him. It's just that it always amazes him whenever Maverick says something with all sincerity. Well, it wasn't just amazement or happiness anymore. Ciel was already feeling something more, such as lust...?Ciel laughed inwardly. He never thought he would be feeling lust or get turned on simply because Maverick was being sincere. But damn, he really wanted to do it with Maverick. And well, he was also thinking that having sex with Maverick would help him forget everything he was feeling. The anger, the frustration, and the sadness—he didn't want to feel all of that. And what's the best way to not feel anything besides those said emotions? Of course it's sex."Wanna have sex?" Ciel asked even before he could think of what he just said. Still, he didn't want to take it back.Maverick looke