My director is omega or in the same bed with a subordinate

When Jim walked into the apartment, he was immediately hugged to his feet by his daughter. “Daddy’s back.” Susie smiled, but almost immediately her smile disappeared. “I thought you’d left me. You’ve never been gone this long before.” “Hello to you, too.” Miller smiled at his little girl too and said hello to the nanny. “I used to be retired while I raised you. Now I have a job where I can work and you’ll have to be with the nanny a lot.” he picked the baby up in his arms and kissed her forehead. “I don’t know if I’ll have time to drop you off and pick you up from daycare.” he turned to the girl. “Thank you for watching Susie while I was at work.” “You’re welcome.” The girl replied, coming closer. “I’m always happy to look after her.” “How was she behaving? I hope there were no problems.” Miller set the girl on the floor and removed her outer clothing. “No. No trouble, except for a little tantrum this morning.” “She’s just getting used to being without me, so it’s normal.” Jim took his daughter in his arms. “Thanks again, Sabrina.” the man pulled a credit chip out of the drawer. “Here’s payment for your labor. Same time again tomorrow.” “Okay.” Sabrina got dressed, patted Susie on the head and left. “Am I going to be alone every day now?” The girl said sadly, snuggling into her father’s neck. “You won’t be alone.” Jim took off his shoes and went further into the apartment. “You’ll be in the garden until tonight, and then you’ll be at home with Sabrina. I think Neil will come over to look after you sometimes too.” he went into the bathroom and put the little girl on the floor. “Hold on a few seconds, I’ll wash my hands and we’ll continue our chat.” the man turned on the water, quickly washed and wiped his hands. “How was your day? Any new friends at daycare?” he lifted his daughter in his arms again. “Everything is good.” Susie smiled, put her arms around her father’s neck and looked into his eyes. “We have a new boy. He’s my age.” Miller came out of the bathroom at this time, set the girl on the kitchen island, turned to the cabinets and began preparing food. “He and I are in the same group. His name is John. I became friends with him right away.” “How’s that going?” Jim asked. “Oh, I learned so much about him!” Susie exclaimed, raising her hands in the air and smiling broadly. “I can’t wait to tell you, but I don’t want to distract you from cooking.” She sank back a little. “Oh, don’t worry. You’re not distracting me” the man turned to his daughter. “Have you had dinner yet?” “No,” the little girl pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. “I was waiting for you. I know you’re going to swear, but….” “You don’t change.” Miller grinned. “I won’t fight.” He walked over to the girl and hugged her. “It’s the first time you’ve been alone with a stranger for a long time. Still, it’s not the same as kindergarten.” Jim stepped back. “What do you want for dinner?” “I want a curry.” Susie smiled. “'You’re good at it.” “Are you sure? It doesn’t cook fast.” The man leaned against the counter. “I’m not sure we even have the food for curry. Maybe… something easier to make?” “Like what?” The girl tilted her head to the side, looking at her father questioningly. “Let’s see what we even have first.” Miller stepped away from the counter, walked over to the refrigerator and opened it. “Hmm…” he looked around at the contents. “We’ve got some fish left, some chicken, potatoes….” “Let’s have fish in an omelet.” Susie interrupted him. “It’s quick to make and good for dinner.” “That’s a good idea, sweetheart.” Jim takes out the ingredients, puts them on the counter and closes the refrigerator. “We’ll have to go to the store tomorrow, get some groceries.” “Should I tell Sabrina about this?” “Uh, no, no. I’ll come by after work and do it myself. She doesn’t have to worry about it. I’m finishing a few hours early anyway.” Miller sighed heavily. “'Although, with the kind of job I have, I’m just sure I’ll be late for work again.” Jim started cooking. It didn’t take that long to do. Once he was done, he put the dish in the oven and turned to his daughter. “What do you want to do while the food is cooking? We have a little time.” “I’ll be alone all day again tomorrow, won’t I?” Susie frowned. “'I’ll call Colleen a little later and ask what I can do to make sure you don’t feel lonely.” Suddenly his cell phone rang. “Speak of the devil.” he took the phone in his hand, looked at the number and realized it wasn’t his sister. “Or it wasn’t.” Miller answered the phone. “Hello… Oh, it’s you… No, I haven’t gone to bed yet… No, I’ve got food to cook… Why are you calling?” Susie started to show something to her father. He made a “hush” gesture and kept talking. “Uh-huh. I got it. Let’s work it out in the office tomorrow….” “PAPA!” Shouted the little girl and pointed to the doorway. Miller turned to the doorway and looked at the person. “Okay, let’s do it again.” He went back to the conversation. “No, it’s not that important… Let’s just settle this tomorrow already. It’ll be easier that way.” he took his daughter in his arms. “I’m a little busy right now… Yes, it’s not convenient to talk right now.” Jim went over to the table and sat Susie down at it. “No, we should just eat and go to bed already… Yeah, come on… See you tomorrow… Good luck…” Miller put the phone down. “What do you want?” he turned to the man. “To check on you.” the woman answered. “It’s come to my attention that you’ve already made some friends. And two of them are alphas. I hope none of them are gonna take you away from your family.” “I always wear a ring…” the man showed his hand with a ring to prove it. “Why would I ever leave Neil if we still like each other? And besides, you won’t let me break up with him even if we stop liking each other.” he went back to the oven, took the fish out and left it to cool. “Those are the rules in our world, Jim.” the woman stepped closer to Jim. “The alphas have to be with the alphas.....” “You do remember I’m not an alpha, right?” Miller cut up dinner, put it on plates and set it on the table. “How long you staying?” “Not long. There’s something I need to talk to you about, Jim. It’s important.” the woman looked at Susie, who had already started eating. “And it’s better if we do it alone.” “Usually our conversations in private don’t end well.” Jim turned his back to the table and leaned on it. “Tell it like it is and here.” He crossed his arms over his chest. “This is about your job, Jim. The kid doesn’t need to know the details.” the woman crossed her arms over her chest. “Or wait while she finishes and I put her to bed,” Miller stepped closer to the woman. “or we can talk another day. I can’t leave her alone just because you want to talk.” “But-” they are interrupted by a knock on the door. “Colleen must have come in.” Jim walks to the door and opens it. “Uh, hi. Uh, come on in.” the man stepped away from the door and let the girl in. “Hi.” Colleen took off her outerwear and entered the apartment. “You got a minute? There’s something I need to talk to you about.” “Depends on what you want to discuss.” Jim took her jacket from her and took it under the stairs. - It’s about one of your subordinates. You know who it’s about.” Colleen took a folder out of her bag. “To make it easier for you to look into his history. You wanted to see if he could be trusted.” She closed the bag. “Of course, a few years ago you were already convinced, but he might have changed in the meantime. Also, there’s a bit of information here about Susie.” White looked at the girl. “Can we talk in private?” Jim nodded. They went to the second floor. “You remember that every year we examine her to make sure she’s completely healthy, considering how you got her.” Colleen turned to Jim and spoke more softly. “You’ve been sick a lot before and after you had her, so we need to make sure she’s okay and she doesn’t have any abnormalities.” The girl pulled another folder out of her bag. “It’s more detailed.” She held it out to Miller. “All her tests, scans and so on.” “Is she all right?” Jim asked fearfully. “Yes. Nothing strange was found.” Colleen waved her hand. “'The only thing I’ll warn you about is that Susie’s immune system is a little low right now, but that’s normal considering you’ve changed climates. She may get sick a lot at first. It’s a little easier for you. You’re an adult, you don’t have any problems with acclimatization.” “So it’s okay.” Jim whispered and smiled. “Daddy, Daddy!” Susie ran up to her father. “I’m done. I even washed the plate.” “My good girl.” Miller lifted his daughter in his arms and kissed her forehead. “You have a child of five years old already washes dishes by himself?” Colleen asked. “Daddy doesn’t make me do anything.” replied Susie, turning to Colleen. “I want to help Daddy. Especially now that he’ll be at work all days.” “I’m not saying it’s a bad thing.” White grinned. “I’m just a little surprised. That’s all.” “It’s time for Susie to go to bed.” Jim put his daughter down on the floor. “'Yeah, and I have to get up early tomorrow.” He leaned over to the girl. “Go change into your bathing suit and get the bath ready.” Miller turned to his sister. “Could you help her with that?” “Sure.” Coleen picked Susie up in his arms. “You can count on me.” “Will you join us?” The little girl asked. “A little later. I have something to discuss.” Jim kissed his daughter on the forehead and looked at the woman on the stairs. “'I’ll join you in about five minutes.” “Let’s go, baby girl.” Colleen adjusted Susie on her hip. “'I brought some bath bombs. You pick the one you like.” Susie looked at her father, silently asking: “Can Colleen stay?” “If she wanted to, she could stay.” In five years of raising his daughter, Jim had learned her gestures and facial expressions perfectly. Susie looked pleadingly at Colleen, hoping she would stay. “Well, staying the night I can.” White smiled. “Will you take a bath with us, too?” “Oh…” Colleen hesitated a little. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” “Pleeeeaaasssseeee.” the girl made puppy dog eyes, hoping it would help influence White. “If it’s okay with your dad.” Colleen looked at her brother, asking for permission. “'You’re lucky I brought my swimsuit.” “Suit yourself, Colleen.” “Yay!” shrieked the girl. “You’re the best. And so is daddy.” *** All three of them sat in the tub. Colleen was leaning on the back of the tub, Jim was leaning on the front of the tub, and Susie was sitting on the floor beside the tub, drawing with crayons on the side of the tub and lying on a towel. “Just like old times.” Miller exhaled, smiling. “It’s like I’m back to when Susie first showed up.” His voice grew quieter. “Or the time before she showed up, when I was having a hard time and you were there for me…” Jim felt water splash in his face. “Oops.” Susie said and laughed. “I missed a little. I was aiming for the chest.” “Your aim was off…” He got another splash of water in his face. He heard his sister laughing loudly, and a second later he was underwater. Jim quickly surfaced, clearing his throat. Now he could hear both Colleen and Susie laughing. Colleen high-fived Susie, but noticing her brother’s frown, quickly picked her up in her arms. Of course she didn’t want to do that and use the baby as motivation for Miller not to do anything weird, but if it was going to get wet, it was going to get wet. Jim only growled at his sister’s actions, but immediately calmed down when he saw the concerned look in his daughter’s eyes. Colleen was surprised at her brother’s behavior, too, though she’d assumed he wouldn’t be happy about it. Miller looked away. He tried to remember the last time he’d growled. It had been the day he’d slept with some alpha. He couldn’t remember the exact shape of it, because he’d been a little out of his mind, but when Jim remembered it, a sharp pain pierced his stomach, his heart began to race, his breathing quickened and heavier. He pressed his hand to his chest in panic, trying to dull the pain, but it was no use. Only after a few seconds did Miller realize what was happening to him… Leakage. He looked fearfully at Colleen. She jumped up abruptly, put Susie on the floor, told her to get the first aid kit ready, helped his brother out of the tub, wiped him down, wiped herself, and took him to the second floor. He straightened the bed, flopped down on it, closed his eyes, and curled up. His face was contorted with pain, his whole body tense, and his hands were involuntarily clutching the sheet, trying to make the situation easier. Sometimes he whimpered or moaned softly, but when he felt his sister’s warm hands gently stroking his short hair, he relaxed a little. She spoke soothing words, trying to help him through the moment, but Colleen realized that only his alpha or suppressors would help, but since he didn’t have an alpha, suppressors were the only option. Five minutes later Susie came running in with a first aid kit. Colleen quickly found the suppressors, injected them into Jim and covered him with a blanket. As far as they knew, the suppressants should have taken half an hour to take effect, as they were quite weak, but with the odd cycle they were enough. Susie climbed onto the bed, lay down next to her father and took his finger in her hand, also trying to help him through the pain. Jim opened his eyes and smiled gently at his daughter, but a second later the pain was back in his body and he clenched his hand, but after a moment he unclenched it. The girl looked at her father with eyes full of fear, for she did not yet understand what was happening. Colleen promised to tell her as soon as her father was asleep. *** “Is Daddy going to be okay?” Susie asked. “Don’t worry. It’s normal for him. It’s biology.” Colleen continued to stroke her brother’s hair. The suppressants had taken effect about forty minutes ago and, about the same time, Jim was finally able to relax completely and fall asleep. Susie, on the other hand, sat up, but left her hand in her father’s arm. “What kind of biology is this where you suffer pain?” The girl frowned. “Such was the plight of girls and omegas.” “Hmm.” Susie thought. “Some of my friends have said that they can be left with relatives for days because their mom or dad is an omega…? Is it the same situation with dad?” “Kids these days know too much.” Colleen whispered. “Tell me about the characteristics of alphas, omegas and betas.” Susie’s eyes lit up. “I want to know as much as I can so I can help Daddy if you’re not around.” she shrieked, but immediately clamped her hands over her mouth. Jim mumbled something inaudible and rolled over onto his other side, but his eyes remained closed. “I’d love to tell you, but it’s pretty late now, and you have kindergarten tomorrow.” Colleen looked at her watch. “I’ll finish work early tomorrow, so I can pick you up and we’ll talk about it with you, okay?” “I don’t want to go to kindergarten…” Susie pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. “Is something wrong?” White got up from the chair she’d dragged over, walked around the bed and sat on the edge next to the girl. “I just don’t like it there.” “There must be a reason for that.” Susie moved closer and snuggled against Colleen’s side, and she put her arm around Colleen’s shoulder. “Tell me what happened in the kindergarten that you don’t want to go there.” “Promise you won’t tell Daddy.” The girl looked at Colleen. “Why?” White looked questioningly at Susie. “He’ll be upset.” Susie looked at Jim. “'I don’t want to upset him any more. Grandma’s already upset him enough.” “Did you hear them talking?” “A little. I heard them talking about me, and then Daddy came in sad.” the girl turned to Colleen again. “She’s not taking me away, is she? I don’t want to leave Daddy.” “What?” Colleen frowned. “'I’ll have to talk to your dad about that.” White gave Jim a quick glance before returning to their previous conversation. “'So what happened at the kindergarten that you don’t want to go there?” “They hate me there.” The girl hugged her knees, sobbing. “Not all of them, but there are some people.” “Why?” “Because my daddy’s the lone omega.” “And what makes them think he’s an omega?” “I--I--I--I blurted it out.” Susie said sadly. “When one of my friends… Ex-friends, called Daddy an alpha, I corrected him… Then, some kids started treating me like… Like… Like… I don’t know… And some parents say that Daddy is corrupt, because omegas usually stay home with their kids and have alphas… And if they don’t, they’re either corrupt or at least not single.” Susie climbed over Colleen’s legs, opened the nightstand, pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to the girl. “Today we drew our families and the kindergarten teacher hung them on the wall. I drew alone, so no one saw my drawing… Well, except John.” the girl smiled. “He praised me for my efforts. Our drawings hung side by side until-” the smile disappeared from Susie’s face. “You see in what condition the drawing… The other children thought that I made up Neil and Ethan’s dad so that it wouldn’t be so boring in the drawing, and explaining why they didn’t move to the Czech Republic was useless.” the girl cried. “I don’t want to lose my daddy just because grandma will think he can’t take care of me.” now she started crying hard. Colleen hugged the girl gently, trying to calm her down. This went on for about two minutes, until Jim moved again and rolled over. He slowly opened his eyes, blinked a few times and, realizing Susie wasn’t around, slowly sat up. The pain was more or less dulled, so he could think clearly. Susie’s loud crying came to him. Jim was finally fully awake. He looked at his sister, at whose shoulder the girl was crying, moved closer, took her from Colleen’s arms, and held her gently, whispering words of comfort, rocking her a little as if she were a baby. She snuggled into his chest as she continued to cry. Miller looked questioningly at Colleen. White said with one lip, “I’ll explain later.” *** After about fifteen minutes, the girl began to calm down. Only quiet sobs came out. Now she lay on her back with her eyes closed, and Jim stroked her from chest to belly. It was a habit he’d picked up right after the birth of his daughter. There was no limit to his happiness, but the recent conversation had dampened it a little. He’d been dreaming of this for about thirty years and now, finally, he had a beautiful baby girl. And it doesn’t matter who she’s from exactly. “How are you feeling?” Colleen asked. “My stomach’s still a little tight, but not bad. I should be thinking about my daughter right now, not my own problems. I still can’t believe it’s true.” Jim said quietly, looking at his daughter and smiling. “My little bundle of joy.” “You’d do anything for her.” Colleen chuckled. “I remember you fighting with mom about this. She barely let you leave her and stay on your own.” “And now she wants to take that away from me again.” The smile slipped off Miller’s face and he looked up at his sister. “How many times have I told her that if I had to, I’d give up my job and my apartment and everything else just to have Susie with me?” “She didn’t like the fact that you had a daughter from someone else. She’s been looking for a couple of you for a long time.” the girl thought about it. “I think if Susie had been from an alpha she found you, like Neil, she would have been more lenient” “She never asks for my opinion.” Miller snorted. “Susie stays with me, period. I’m not giving her up. Never to anyone.” he frowned. “I’ll help you.” Colleen put her hand over Jim’s. “I won’t let her be taken, either.” “Daddy.” came Susie’s quiet and slightly hoarse voice. “Yes, sunshine.” Miller smiled. “Will you read me?” The girl sniffed her nose. “Sure. Which one do you want?” “The secret puppy” Susie said, a little more cheerfully. “You’ve read it a few times already.” “I know, but it’s my favorite book.” She giggled, grabbing the toy from the headboard and hugging it. Jim couldn’t help but giggle, too. It was a big, gold-colored plush dog. It was the little girl’s favorite toy. It made her feel safe when Jim wasn’t around. “Coleen, could you go downstairs and get that book? It’s on the third shelf in the staircase closet. The farthest one.” Colleen nodded and went to get the book. “'Tell me about the new guy.” “His name is John. He’s five. He was born the same time I was. His father works for Interpol. You’re Interpol, too. You know his father?” “Anything’s possible.” Miller pinched his daughter on the nose. “What are his hobbies?” “He likes animals. Especially cats. He even has pets at home.” the girl looked at her father. “Can we get a pet?” “Any pet is a huge responsibility. You have to take care of them. We don’t have time for them right now. You’re at daycare all day, I’m at work.” he puts her on his lap. “Maybe when we live in a private house, we’ll get an animal, but not now.” “Not even a rat or a hamster?” Susie asked sadly. “I’ll think about it, but I can’t make any promises.” “You’re the best dad in the world!” She shrieked and kissed him on the cheek. Jim’s smile grew wider. He kissed his daughter on the top of her head, forehead, nose, and both cheeks, tickling her and pushing her down on the bed. Loud laughter echoed through the second floor. The girl laughed and kicked her father lightly in the leg. He stopped, put his daughter back on his lap, and put his arms around her. The little girl giggled and clung to her father. They sat in silence for half a minute until Susie said: “Dad?” “Ah?” “I love you.” Susie said, snuggling into her father’s chest. “I love you, too, my treasure.” Miller rested his chin on the top of her head. Colleen’s happy sigh sounded somewhere off to the side. She was leaning her shoulder against the wall, looking at her brother and niece. “How long have you been standing there-” Jim asked, turning to his sister. “Long enough to see your perfect relationship.” White walked over to the bed, put the book on it, and sat down on the left side. Susie quickly climbed out of the hug, lay back on the pillow, hugged her toy, and turned to her father. “I’m ready to listen.” Miller picked up the book, opened it, and began to read: “Daisy jumped out of the car, looking eagerly round the field. It was the first time she’d been camping, and she was really excited. “Is this our tent?” she asked her dad, gazing at the big green and red tent they’d parked next to. “It’s huge!” Dad nodded. “It can sleep six, the lady on the phone said. So that means you and Oliver can each have a room to sleep in.” “A pod,” Oliver corrected him. “They’re called pods, Dad.” Daisy rolled her eyes. Just because Oliver had been camping with Cubs, he thought he knew everything. He always thought he was cleverer than Daisy anyway, being a year older than her. Oliver had enjoyed Cub camp so much he’d begged and begged for them to go camping in their summer holidays. But Daisy didn’t mind. Usually they rented a cottage by the seaside, and it was nice to do something different. Riverside Farm had loads of things to do, and lots of animals to make friends with. Mum wasn’t quite so convinced about tents, though. She’d finally agreed to camping, but she’d insisted that they went to the kind of campsite where the owners would put up one of their tents for you, if you wanted. Even though Oliver said that was cheating. *** “The puppy by the wire looked up at them, wondering what was going on. His floppy ear straightened up for a second, and then flopped over again. The girl looked down at him, and he licked her hand through the wire and made her laugh. He liked her. Daisy crouched down by the wire again. “I might be able to have a puppy like you,” she whispered.” Jim looked at his daughter, who was already sound asleep, sleeping softly. He covered her with the blanket, put the book on the nightstand, kissed her on the forehead, said good night, lay down, and put his hand over his daughter’s. “She needs a second parent.” Colleen whispered, showed the drawing to her brother, and put it away in her nightstand. “She drew it in kindergarten, but some of the kids thought it wasn’t true.” “I know it takes an alpha, but…'' Miller sighed sadly and raised his eyes to his sister. “There’s almost nowhere you’ll find an alpha who’ll take a baby from someone else. You know how it works.” “Neil took her in when you two met.” “Because Neil and I have a certain arrangement. He had no choice.” “Yeah.” White was being sarcastic. “Do you think it was a bad idea to take Susie with you?” Jim looked away. “I think it’s a good idea because you’re her father and she’s your daughter and you’re more connected than some people realize. You need to be there for each other.” Colleen’s lying down. “Plus, it’s safer here.” “Anywhere isn’t safe for a baby right now.” Miller gave her hand a little squeeze. “I’ll give my heart to keep her healthy and happy. I don’t want her to see the horror I saw. I’ll protect her,” Jim frowned. “No matter what it takes.” “She doesn’t want to go to kindergarten.” Colleen said uncertainly “Why not?” “Because of the drawing and what happened.” “I can’t leave her at home all days. She needs to learn to communicate with other people, and I don’t have time to watch her.” “I think,” White said thoughtfully. “I can get bosses to let me take her to the office, and I can get her DNA into the scanner so it’ll let her through.” “You think that’s a good idea?” “It’s worth a shot. While you’re in the office, she’s with you, while you’re on missions, she’ll have a nanny. It’s as simple as that.” “I’m still not sure it’s a good idea.” “Think about my suggestion.” “I will.” Miller yawned, wrapped himself in a blanket and closed his eyes. “Good night, Colleen.” “Good night, Jim.” Colleen lay in bed for a while, watching the two of them, and after she was sure everything was quiet, she got up and went downstairs.