The Claimed Omega

Minwoo smiles at that title, something his friends' children call him with. Recently he has been teaching Jeongmin's 19-month-old boy to call him that which proves to be difficult. Little Minki kept calling him Upa, and his mate Nono, which doesn't sound Korean at all.

'Here.' Minwoo takes the envelope handed to him, still munching on his spaghetti. He turns the piece of paper around to figure out the content but nothing can be seen which means he has to open the envelope. A bit reluctant to put down his utensils, he looks back at his friend for some clue. The only reaction he got is Jeongmin's eager face. Sighing, he takes out the harder piece of paper from the inside of the envelope.

It is a coupon for… baby stuffs?

'What's this? Another obvious hint?' He smiles at his friend, no longer feeling anything from his constant teasing. Jeongmin has been telling him to try for a baby, even before Wonho got back. It used to be just words, and then Jeongmin showing his newborn's picture and poking around, to push him to look for a mate. And when he finally bonded, Jeongmin started to step-up his game to recruit Minwoo to the dad club. He is guessing the coupon is one of them. Smirking, bemused, he adds, 'yah, we're not gonna try until Wonho's back from France.' 

'Eyh?' Jeongmin's smile suddenly disappears momentarily and his face turns pale. That, and the lack of sound causes Minwoo to frown in confusion. Then, a sudden look of realization followed by Jeongmin closing his mouth and instantly taking the envelope back shocks the larger male, 'Wait- huh?'

'Omo, I'm so sorry.' Jeongmin pretends a smile which is obvious to the noble who has known him since they were students. 

'What?' Minwoo askes, confused at the reaction. Maybe his friend handed him someone else's gift?

'Just pretend I didn't just do that and act surprised when Wono tell you 'kay?' Jeongmin quickly tries to run away. Not letting his friend escape, Minwoo grabs him and pulls him back down.

'Yah! What're you talking bout?' Jeongmin tried to apologize his way out but there is no way a curious Minwoo would let that happen.

'The whole hospital's talking about it…' Minwoo's face becomes pale at the murmur. He didn't hear anything from his omega, and he thought it was only a simple gastritis. He never thought… a baby, 'Didn't you know? Really? I mean, I know the moment Jinyoung started feeling drowsy in the morning.'

'We… didn't expect it.' Minwoo almost wants to retort back saying how his friend had been suspecting pregnancy every day since he first slept with his fox but decides against it. Swallowing hard to wet his throat, he turns towards Jeongmin, whispering, 'We didn't plan it. I always use condoms.'

'Hhhhk!' Jeongmin gasps, and both alpha remains silent - Jeongmin finally realizing the situation his friend is in, and Minwoo trying to calm his extremely violent heartbeat. A few seconds passed before the latter finally dares to ask, 'Did… how did Wono react?'

'I dunno man, I only heard the rumor,' Minwoo lets out a sigh, relief at the possibility of it being just that - a mere rumor. He knows the doctors and nurses won't give out patient details easily but they can never stop patients from doing so. So, there might be a possibility one of his fans saw his mate at the wrong place and started the rumor…

Which means, Wonho might not actually be pregnant. Thank god.

'…urm, yeah. Sure. Maybe he's not.' Minwoo stares at his friend. He knows that tone, and that look. Jeongmin is never good at lying. Narrowing his eyes, he forces his friend to reveal what he is hiding. 'I kinda asked Seeun and she confirmed it so…'

Fuck.

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Minwoo sits in the car, staring at the wall, refusing to leave the safety of the small space. He can just imagine how Wonho is going to kill him for this.

There are only a few more months before his omega's scheduled return to France, something he has been looking forward to as he will be participating in his mentor's mega project which is the talk of the country. It was all Wonho could talk about since he came back which is why Minwoo agreed to plan for a family once Wonho is done with the project. To make things worse, Minwoo is supposed to join him in France later for their postponed honeymoon! They already have everything planned out, going to his favourite town in France and visiting the country he grew up in, and lots and lots of sex. They even already bought the ticket and booked the hotels.

But now, a baby…

Damn, he really wants a child but, Wonho... God, he has no idea how to face his mate. They made a deal, everything is going smoothly, heck, he even agreed to wear those stupid condoms every single time and endure the fucking knots for god's sake! How can that one time, just that one time when he wanted to test his 'knot' theory…

Now that he thought about it, he is probably the reason why this happened.

Damnit! Why couldn't he wait until their honeymoon to do it? Him and his horny dick!

Although, to his defense, technically he is not wrong about his seeds not sticking well to the uterus because noble alphas can be a pain in the neck even before being conceived. Heck, his in-laws took years before conceiving their first children! His parents took almost the same time before getting his first sister, and then his second which explained their huge age gaps. Not to mention, noble omegas are thought to be extinct which technically, proved Wonho's family fertility rate, so it is not his fault he thought the probability of his seed being planted safely inside his mate that one time to be close to zero. 

Also, Wonho takes his contraceptive pills. It wouldn't be called contraceptive if it doesn't work without condoms. He shouldn't be blamed for this. 

Finally satisfied with his arguments and strategy, Minwoo nods few times and takes a deep breath, releasing it loudly. Exiting his car and ensuring it is locked, the alpha makes his way up to his apartment, looking confident but dying inside.

He stops his steps.

Fuck. He just remembered Wonho has four siblings even though his mother married late, and his older sister just gave birth to her third child, in the span of five years so Wonho's side of the family could be really fertile…

Nope. He still has the contraceptive pill theory. He should be fine.

He should be.

Fuck.