Chapter 218: A fear that lingers
"Okay, what’s up with the guy in a suit sleeping in the office?" Dr. Piper asked as soon as she stepped into the office. She was the next to arrive after Andrew and Richard. Usually Dr. Cox was the last to arrive because she had to drop off her daughter at daycare. "Also, nice to see you again Dr. Nice. Have you been hounded yet?" She asked, a knowing smile on her face.
Richard gave her a look, while Andrew chuckled.
"To answer both of your questions, that is Mr. Newman, Mr. Beckett’s head secretary, and he was waiting for Richard and I at the front desk. Because of that I think everyone was too afraid to approach me to ’hound’ me. Richard did try to warn me, but I am unsure of what that truly means yet. I am sure I will learn as the day goes on." Andrew told her as she took off her outer coat and put on her regular work coat. She pulled her long hair up into a messy bun and glanced over at Mr. Newman.
She was now the closest person to him, and she stared at him in interest.
"He’s small. Is he an omega like Mr. Beckett?" She asked and Richard groaned.
"Dr. Piper! You can’t just say things like that!" She pouted.
"Why not? I sometimes get mistaken for an omega. I think it’s only fair to share this information. I didn’t ask Dr. Nice what he was because you guys briefed me on him, but I don’t know this guy." She gestured towards him. "I’m curious. Is it bad to ask about that? He’s not even awake!" She protested, and Andrew felt his lips turn up before he steeled himself.
"While that may be the case, lots of people don’t have good associations with their secondary genders, Dr. Piper. From personal experience, being an alpha was something I always feared. I can’t say that is the same for Mr. Newman, but I don’t think it would be exactly fair to tell you his secondary gender without his consent." Andrew told her, and Dr. Piper frowned.
"Damn it. You made a good point. I was so disappointed when I was told I was just a beta. I wanted to be cool, like the omegas." She muttered, clearly still jealous that others were something else, while she was ’just’ a beta. Andrew shook his head, chuckling.
She had no idea how lucky she was.
Dr. Piper piped down after that, settling into work like Richard and Andrew had done. Andrew had set an alarm for when he used to arrive to work with Maxwell so that he could wake up Mr. Newman when Maxwell arrived.