Author's Note (Monster): Hi guys! I'm feeling HU-obsessed lately. I can't promise I have time to write according to this newfound love but after reading Higher by Whiskey_With_Patron, I've been crazy for HU again. I feel like I've been put off HU because they're not as shipable as they used to be but who the hell says I have to write in today's settings all the time anyway. Alvarillo will always be life. But first, keep the Danny 3 Tears going for Savage. Enjoy.

Previously on Savage;

Obviously, Charlie's call to Danny was planned, but Johnny really needed that talk from his best friend.

J-Dog's POV

This had to be the most boring shift I'd done in ages.

Jay, can you take care of the updates?

Sure, thing, boss!

Thanks!

Asshole.

Updates were the most boring part of my job. Taking care of updates was more of a punishment than anything else. Wonder if he knew about the file I stole for Johnny. In my defence, Johnny commanded me to take it home with me. But if I tell them that, Johnny could go to jail for breaking the law like that.

He didn't deserve to go to jail. Johnny had enough on his plate already. With Danny gone, he started out strong. He was set on becoming a council member, still. He wanted to change the city. He wanted to make the city a safer place for Omegas like Danny. He'd found himself a mate.

Not sure what got into him that he changed his mind. He had tried to explain but the explanation was all over the place. It had something to do with Danny, that's for sure. His brave façade had been faltering and he got increasingly unhappier with every day that passed.

All it took him to get into the council, was a promise to be mated. Now that he was unmated yet again, I hadn't seen Johnny. He was keeping himself busy in his office, I suppose. Must've been rough losing the one you'd spent years pining for.

"Hey, babe", I was startled by the arms around my neck when he hugged me from behind. I sighed. "God, I was so zoned out I didn't even hear you stomp all the way over here."

"Mean, I don't stomp", Deuce argued. He tightened his grip around me. "I don't think you're supposed to cuddle at work."

"Not cuddling. Hugging", Deuce huffed with a kiss in my hair before he let go. I got up from my desk chair. "The updates are printing now. What are you doing?"

"I've done all I wanted to do today so I'm bored. Coming to bug you", Deuce shrugged.

"Good, you can help me sort the updates then", I patted his back and went ahead, down the stairs to the copy room. Deuce groaned but followed. He could've easily said no, but why the fuck would he say no to being alone with me in a room? Like, that's crazy.

The updates were printing one at a time. I took the stack that was forming already and headed to the archives. Deuce followed. We could easily put away this small stack while another stack was printing and continue working like that.

Deuce took a few sheets and sat down on the floor to sort them first. It wasn't a bad plan. It helped to sort them by name alphabetically before finding the names in the archives. I sat down opposite of him. He gave me a glance and smiled. "We could be doing tons of other shit in this room, you know. No one ever comes down here."

"And you know she threatened to fire us if we messed around in the basement again", I responded, not even looking up from the papers. Deuce's face fell. "So never again?"

"Don't act like I'm swearing abstinence", I hushed him. "I'm still staying half of my days with you."

"And the other half with Johnny. In a house full of Betas", Deuce deadpanned. "I don't know if I like you staying with so many Betas."

"They're all mated and you've met them tons of times before. You think I'd go for any one of those idiots?" I shook my head. "Come on."

"Yeah, you're right", Deuce shrugged. "I'm amazing anyway."

"And so humble", I countered.

Deuce chucked me a sheet but the air resistance sent it flying across the room. I raised an eyebrow. "You're gonna have to get that."

"I know", Deuce grumbled, scurrying upright to get the sheet back. He returned to his place on the floor. "How is Johnny, anyway?"

"A hot mess", I hummed. "He's back to being a bit of a coward at this point. He doesn't want to hurt Danny by making bad decisions again so he doesn't even try to get Danny back."

"When was the last time they saw each other then?" Deuce asked.

I grinned. "When they Netflix and chilled."

"Oh damn."

"Yeah, but I feel like he should've at least fought for Danny. He's been pining for him for yeaaars", I complained.

Deuce nodded in reply. "Man, that first night he saw Danny. It just clicked. You know that thing Alphas and Omegas sometimes get? When they just look each other in the eye and their fate is sealed? I think that's what happened to Johnny. But since Danny wasn't conscious, it didn't register in his mind. You said it seemed like he had never even seen Johnny before in his life when you first met him."

"Yeah, exactly. I'm gonna go get the next stack already. Put them in the files, if you want", I asked and got up to walk to the printer. I returned with the rest of the stack of updates and helped Deuce file away the first sorted bit.

Then we divided the second stack and went back to sorting. "Do you regret letting Danny find the file?"

I paused and looked up at Deuce. "Why would I?"

"Because you essentially broke them up."

"Otherwise Danny would've lived a lie", I muttered. "If I was in his place, I would've wanted to know. Wouldn't you?"

Deuce hummed. "Knowing what he's been through… yeah, but if he hadn't been through all that before Johnny looked into his file, maybe he would've understood Johnny's intentions better."

"If he hadn't been through those things, he wouldn't have caught Johnny's eye in the first place. It's how Johnny found him", I countered.

Deuce hummed in response. "It's a shit situation. Johnny should've just relaxed and trusted they were meant to be."

"You know he gets all fanatic about stuff", I rolled my eyes. "He wanted to rush Danny into falling for him and pushed him away with it."

We quietly sorted the sheets further. Deuce paused, looking down at the sheet of paper. He looked up at me and I raised an eyebrow in response. "What?"

"Danny's file", Deuce stuck it out to me. I leaned forward to take it. "You gotta see this."

I read the file update and looked back at Deuce.

"You don't think it's Johnny's, do you?" Deuce asked.

I handed him the file update back. "I don't think Danny sleeps with other Alphas."

"Are you gonna tell Johnny?"

"I don't know."

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