Chapter 356: An alpha among omegas
Andrew was swarmed by omegas, Maxwell bidding him goodbye with a sparkle in his eye as he was whisked away. Andrew swore the man was laughing as it happened, and Richard, bless him, wandered over before Andrew could truly be taken away.
"Where are you going?" He asked, nervous. The group paused. A few of them probably would have recognised Richard from when Andrew’s Mom was sick, but Andrew wasn’t so sure, so he cleared the air right away.
"Ah. These are some of my university friends." Andrew told Richard, and Richard glanced around nervously. Andrew smiled warmly. "Most are mated, so you shouldn’t be able to smell them." Andrew said and Richard’s cheeks flushed. Andrew chuckled, reaching for the taller man and wrapping his arm around his shoulder. He turned him towards the group who were waiting with baited breath. "Everyone, this is the brother of my heart, Richard Gates. Dr. Richard Gates. He’s one of the heads of Max’s research departments." Andrew boasted and Richard looked ever more embarrassed as they ’ooed’ and ’awed’ appropriately. "He’s also very newly manifested, so please treat him well." Andrew spoke proudly, but made sure they could feel the threat behind his eyes.
Fiona shuddered, before she shook herself.
"There was no need to do that. You know we would easily accept him. He’s an omega, isn’t he? I can tell since you wouldn’t be this kind of protective of him if he was an alpha." Fiona said and Andrew felt his face warm. Whoops.
Jess scanned Richard, taking in his tall frame before she smiled.
"Is he single?" She asked and Richard began to sputter.
"Uh, well, I-"
"Married to his work, sadly. Dear Ricky here is dedicated to his work. Max and I are glad that he’s well enough to come to an event like this. Also glad that the meds work for him as well." Andrew said warmly. Richard was a red tomato under his arm, the whiskey glass in his hand shaking.
"Stop embarrassing me." He muttered and Andrew threw his head back and laughed. Not in this lifetime.