“It’s killing me, May. This dress doesn’t fucking help!”
Pember swallowed. Sal. There was another shush, followed by scraping and the sound of a zip. Quickly turning his phone to mute, Pember covered his mouth and tried not to breathe.
“Theeere we go. Better?” Maya cooed.
Sal let out another long groan. “Yeah. Yeah, that’s better. I know I need to keep it covered, butfuckme, babe, it burns. Could you wet some paper towels?”
Maya sighed. “Of course.”
Pember bit the inside of his cheek and slowly rose from the toilet, pressing his face to the seam of the door. Being that he was on the far end of the row, he couldn’t see the two omegas at all. There was a minuscule gap at the bottom of the door, so he quietly sank to his knees and pressed his cheek to the floor. He could just about see Maya and Sal standing at the mirrored sinks.
Sal’s dress was unzipped at the back and she had one of her arms pulled out of the sleeves, revealing her shoulder and neck. She was facing away from him, so he couldn’t see what the issue was, but Maya continued to fuss and coo as she pressed a bundle of wet paper towels to the crook of Sal’s neck and along the length of her shoulder.
“Better?” Maya whispered.
“Yeah, thank you. Just… give me a minute.” Sal let out a few shaky breaths and gripped the edge of the sink.
Maya leant in and kissed her. A full, open-mouthed kiss. Pember bit his lip and covered his own mouth.Isn’t Maya supposed to be dating David?
Shit, things were getting messy, and he thought about just revealing himself to avoid any more unwanted revelations.
“It’ll be better in a few weeks,” Maya said, stroking her other shoulder. “You’ll have your cast off, the meds will kick in and everything will be back to normal.”
“You think so?” Sal groaned.
Maya nodded, resting her head on Sal’s other shoulder. “I know so.”
“Shit, May, it still feels like my stomach’s fallen out of my arse.”
“I know. I know, baby,” Maya replied, kissing all the way up Sal’s shoulder and into her mouth. The two shared a passionate embrace, and Pember could do nothing but squeeze his eyes shut and feel like a total fucking pervert.
“Do you think Pember’s warming up?” Sal murmured.
Pember’s eyes popped open at the mention of his name.
Maya shrugged. “Dunno. He’s so difficult to read. One minute he’s friendly, the next he gets all defensive. It’s fucking annoying, to be honest.”
Pember gritted his teeth.That hurt more than it should.
Sal sighed. “Yeah, I got that too. Sitting him opposite Ru doesn’t help.”
“I know. Ru’s such a miserable prick. He’s so fucking ungrateful. We’ll move them around when Pem gets back. See if it doesn’t get him to open up a bit.”
It should have been endearing, hearing that they wanted to get to know him. But listening to them bitch about Ru made him feel like a walnut with a metal cracker squeezing him tight.
“Are you sure Pember’s a good fit for our group, May? Maybe after tonight we should just cut him loose. Keep it professional.”
Maya shook her head. “Nah, he’ll lighten up. When he’s at work he’s not too bad. We just need to turn up the charm. Worse comes to worst, we’ll get Leo to give him a night he’ll never forget.”
Pember’s stomach dropped, and he clapped a hand over his mouth. He might not have been able to see Maya’s expression, but he couldn’t mistake the suggestive tone of her voice.
Sal chuckled. “As if. Do you even know if he likes omegas?”
Maya shrugged. “Dunno, but he smells like he’s coming into heat soon. Even if he’s an alpha fucker, when estrus hits he’ll ride anything that’s put in front of him.”
Pember squeezed his eyes shut again and bit the inside of his cheek. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he crouched on the toilet floor. Just then, his phone vibrated, and he pressed it to his chest.
“Did you hear something?” Sal said.
