Scott's POV

It's pure bullshit that I can't smoke in my own fucking house. It's my house for Christ's sake but no because I have Peter and Alfred here it instantly means I have to do what's 'right'. So does he really expect me to stand out on the porch until he has the pup? I let out a groan as I flick away the ash of my fag before stopping my feet. It's already getting colder and if I have to be out here in a blizzard…no I ain't gonna smoke out in a blizzard cause this is my house.

I open the door and slam it shut before walking up to where I know Alfred is getting ready for today's hearing. As I walk to the door I can hear him talking so with my hand on the door knob I stop to listen, "Can't you ask Mr. Scott to mate with you?"

"Peter…" Alfred answers softly, "It's not that simple."

Quickly his brother answers, "But it is! I heard you and him talking about how you mated with him first."

I just shake my head as Alfred speaks up slightly annoyed, "Damn it Peter what did I tell you about ease dropping?"

"But Alfie…" He starts with a slight whine and really I have to stop myself from chuckling. I shouldn't but the squirt reminds me a lot of Alfred when he was younger. "If you mate with him then…then you'll be okay."

Instantly I'm not in the mood to laugh anymore so I knock on the door, "Can I come in?" I ask as if I just walked up to the door. When I hear a yes I open the door to see both sitting on my bed. "You ready ta go?" I ask simply as he stands up.

"Totally." He answers with a soft smile, "We'll be back in a few hours Buddy." Peter nods as Alfred walks out with me. Though once we're alone he drops the smile, "How much of that did you hear?"

"Enough to know the kid's got a point." He takes my hand and I stop short, "Alfred we literally have three options at this point. One, you go back to Kuro which is suicide. Two, you manage to divorce him just in time to go into labor and…with all the added stress might cause you to either lose her or your own life. Or three, you mate with me and instead of this becoming an Omega verses an Alpha it becomes an Alpha verses an Alpha."

His eyebrows furrow slightly as he looks off towards the tree line outside. He's thinking long and hard about this decision but I know his stubborn streak will show it's self here soon, "This is my fight."

"It don't have ta be." I answer as I cross my arms. "You called me for help and I am gonna help you."

"This isn't helping. This is your way of asking to be my mate."

"But why is that such a problem?" I ask as he looks away again, "Alfred even if it's only for a year if it'll help yah I'll fuckin' do it." I can see a tear in his eye so I pick up his hand and kiss it softly, "I might be an asshole but I'm not a total dick."

He might think he's got me fooled but even I can see right now he's just a scared Omega that's in way over his head. "Scott I…" He starts as he wraps his arms around my neck. "I don't want him to hurt you too…"

I wrap my arms around his waist and pull him in close to me, "He don't scare me. Like I said let me fight this one battle for you." When I feel his body tighten I try again, "Let me fight alongside yah then."

Finally he lifts his head off of my shoulder as he nods slowly, "Okay but how are we going to do this? I mean we have to get to the hearing today."

True, we only have an hour before the hearing but quickly I reach for my phone as a plan starts to work itself out in my head, "I'll call an old friend to give us two extra hours so while I do that go tell Peter to stay in his room." I dial as he turns away, "Then I'll meet you in uh the spare bedroom."

"Okay…" He says and while I know he's still unsure about this I'm admit it'll save him from that bastard he mated with.

As the phone starts to ring I'm actually praying that she'll answer and while I promised him I reach for a cigarette. "Mr. Kirkland-" I hear after the third ring.

"Elizabeth I know this ain't right but I need you to do me a huge favor."

There's a long pause before she whispers into the phone, "Scott what the hell are you up to?"

"I'm savin' my client life."

"I've heard that before." She says with a loud sigh, "You can't save everyone."

As I light the cigarette I answer, "I'm not trying ta save everyone…I'm just saving my soon to be mate."

I can tell she drops whatever she's holding, "Damn it Scott what the hell are you thinking!?"

"I'm thinking that according to Lee verse Union that this is not only perfectly legal but a damn good way of bring this divorce to a quick end." Really I'm going to have to thank that German idiot one of these days for his little black book and if this works a certain judge as well. "So I'm asking for a um-"

"And extra hour and that's all I'll give you but this is extremely unorthodox and if you don't tread lightly unethical."

"Me unethical?" I chuckle slightly, "Last I checked I'm one the few that don't play dirty."

Quickly she sighs, "And I want you to keep it that way. One hour that's all you get and you better not fuck this up." Quickly she hangs up and really I'm not surprised. Now its not only Alfred and I on the line but her as well though if it works she'll have nothing to worry about or at least that's the plan anyway.

So I snuff out my cigarette and race towards where I told him to be. I only stop for a second before I open the door. Thankfully he hasn't changed his mind because as I close the door behind me, he sits on the bed, "You know…this kinda takes me back."

I smirk slightly as I undo my tie, "It was two years ago."

A light blush appears on his face as he looks down, "It still seems like a long time ago but did you miss me?"

"Miss you?" I answer as I join him on the bed before I plant a kiss on his cheek, "Like the sun misses the moon." Really this should be more difficult, every part of his brain should be screaming out not to cheat on his current mate but he turns and kisses me warmly on the lips.

So it amazes me how easily I get him to open up to me. By the way his body starts to melt at my touch makes it clear that he wants this as much as I do. While by law Kuro is his mate by the way his body is reacting it's crying out that I'm his and all I have to do is make him mine again. But as he lays back in front of me I don't.

"Is something wrong?" He asks with a small stutter as he looks up into my eyes. "Is it…" He stops for a moment but I can tell what he's thinking, "the baby?" There it is the question I think he's been scared to ask since we first met years before. Sure back then I would laugh at the idea of having children and maybe in the end that's what drove a wedge between us but now I'm going to ease his mind the only way I can think of.

"Yeah it is." I say as he starts to sit up but I rest my hand on his stomach. I keep it there for a moment before I replace my hand with my lips. He shivers slightly as I let my lips linger. "Hey." I finally say to his swollen stomach. "Are yah alright in there?"

He gives me a warm smile as he rests on his elbows, "She's doing fine but really Scott you don't have to bond with her."

"I can and I will." I answer as I kiss his stomach again after I help him unbutton his shirt. "She's your daughter so she's gonna be mine as well."

"Okay." He says in a motherly tone I've never heard before. "But if you are going to be her father than you really should hear her heartbeat."

Her heartbeat? I know this is a test but as I stare down for a moment I'm slightly afraid. But it's not before long that I gently rest my ear on his bare skin and listen. It's faint but what I hear nearly makes my heart burst, "It's strong just like her Mum's."

As he runs his fingers though my hair another thought enters my mind as I inhale slowly. "You won't hurt her." He says in the same motherly tone, "You've always been gentle with me."

Really it makes me laugh, I was always gentle with him because I knew it's what he wanted me to be but I still keep that too myself as I finally unzip my pants. "Alright but if we do this I'm markin' you as mine so there is no doubt." Really I never dreamed I'd ever say that to him mostly deep down because I'd never thought he's say yes.

"Okay." He answers as he pulls off his shirt, "But I should tell you that Kuro never marked me in the first place."

I stop instantly as I stare at his body. "He's never…than he's not your mate." I didn't need to read any of Gilbert's books to remember that.

"What? But he said-"

"Bullshit, did you mark him?"

I can't believe my ears. I mean did this Alpha really think he could get away with this? I doubt that Gilbert or anyone else knows either, "No he didn't want me to." He starts as he sits up again, "He lied to, to fucking use me didn't he?"

I let out a sigh, "Yeah he knew that once he got you pregnant you won't want to leave but he won't have a leg to stand on now." Quickly I wrap my legs around him as I take his shoulder and bite down hard on his pale flesh. He lets out a soft cry but I only bite down harder until I taste his blood on my tongue.

It's the most painful part of mating but it's necessary to have proof that he's mine. After a moment I let go and start to lick away the blood. While I'm busy with my task of marking him it takes me a moment to notice he's doing the same. He starts off slowly but soon I feel the sharp pain as he bites into my collarbone.

I find it funny that I gained a mate and child but I still have yet to make love with him. "You ready?" I ask once he's finished.

As he licks the blood from his lips he nods, "Yeah Scotty…" He says as he kisses me passionately, "I am." The only think that seems strange is…I feel I'm forgetting something I wanted to ask him. But I'm sure I'll remember eventually.