The Claimed Omega

'How's Minwoo?' Wonho stares at his father lifelessly, not really wanting to answer. He couldn't sleep last night, and when he finally did, he ended up waking up just hours later feeling nauseous. He still has a lot to do, he would rather immerse himself in work rather than thinking about the little bean inside of him. And that includes thinking about that stupid alpha, the main culprit. 

Trying hard to control his posture, Wonho replies, 'Good. Busy.'

'Something happened?' Mr. Seo asks, stirring his instant coffee as he looks at his son working on the computer. Seeing Wonho emerged from his childhood bedroom this morning is surprising for the old couple since they didn't hear anything about the visit beforehand, which is a first. Furthermore, it is weird that his son came alone; since the two bonded, this is the first time his son came back without the giant alpha, and based on his luggage, it is clear Wonho is planning to stay for a while. It is worrisome.

'Nope. I jus-'

'Omo! Omo, Wono-yah!' Both the males turn their heads towards the voice - Mrs. Seo hurriedly makes her way out of his son's room, straight towards her husband. Wonho's eyes turns wide as he notices what she is holding, 'Eomma, tha-'

'What-' his father takes the picture, looking at his wife and back at the picture again, finally recognizing it. It had been 2 decades since he last saw one, it took him a while to register what is happening. 'Are you pregnant?'

'No!' Wonho shuts his eyes tightly, feeling stupid at his attempt to lie when it is so obvious. 'Yes. A few weeks.'

'Why are you here then?' his mother asks, taking a seat beside his son. That action causes Wonho to get defensive. He still hasn't sorted out his thoughts on the matter, he doesn't want to tell anyone just yet because he doesn't like the situation at all. Not one bit. In fact, he hates it and wishes this never happened in the first place, which is bad. Because he also knows he should not feel this way. He really wants to love the bean. But at the same time, he wants this to be a nightmare which will disappear when he wakes up, preferably right now. 

He doesn't know what to feel. And talking about it will make him look bad. It will make him feel worse. He just wants some time think this through, and hopefully accepts it. Alone. Which is the reason why he chose to come here in the first place.

And he doesn't know how to explain that to his parents. 'I… I have work to do. Let's talk later.'

Giving her husband a worried look, recognizing the face on her son, the mother holds Wonho's shoulder lightly, stopping him from leaving the dining table. Reading the situation, Mr. Seo gets up to give the other two some privacy, knowing well enough he is not equipped to help. He will be the only one clueless once the omegas start to communicate with their scents. Now alone, the lady finally speaks, 'Your plans…'

'I don't wanna talk bout it.'

'I'm sorry-'

'Eomma!' Wonho warns, tears already flow down his cheeks, hitting the keyboard. He really doesn't want to cry, because this is not worth crying over. He should be happy, and he is, deep inside. But he just can't get excited over it.

How messed up is he?

'It's gonna be okay…' she brings Wonho's head towards her stomach, holding him tight, 'You'll figure things out. Both of you.'

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Bzz. Bzz. Minwoo smiles at his recovering patient before checking his phone. Noting the caller, he politely excuses himself before running towards the staircase. The moment he makes his way through the door, he answers, hoping he didn't anger the other from the long wait. 'Abeonim.'

Minwoo bites his lips, his heart beating furiously, worried about the reason for the call. He still haven't gotten any news from Wonho yet, he swears he almost went crazy last night. There were a lot of places he thought his omega might be, but it was late at night so calling them one by one just to check if Wonho was there would be too rude. And today too, he called his omega a few times before work but the other didn't answer. The whole day, he had been working through the extreme concern, trying not to kill any of his patients. If only he could take a day off or two just to look for his pregnant Wonho…

'Minwoo, wh-'

'Is Wonie there? Please tell me he's there.' The alpha cuts the conversation, not able to control his manners towards his father-in-law. He had a tough day today, he just wants to know his mate is safe because he is so close to losing his mind. 'He's her-'

'Is he safe? Is he okay? He's weak, I-'

'Yeah, we know. He's fine. Just had lunch and right now,' Minwoo lets out a sigh of relief, crashing his back towards the wall and letting himself fall to the ground. Breathing heavily, finally realizing how intense his heartbeat is, the alpha smiles at himself. He knows Wonho would not do anything stupid. He knows his mate would go to the safest place he can think of, especially with a child. He just doesn't know why he didn't think about it earlier. 

'He didn't tell you?' Mr. Seo asks, and Minwoo shakes his head to nobody. Sensing the situation, he hears the old man sighing at the other end of the phone. 'He seems confused.'

'He's carrying our baby.'

'I heard.' Mr. Seo replies, and that sends another huge smile to the alpha. The fact that his omega told his parents about it, just reconfirms the news he feels is too good to be true. His mate is pregnant, they are going to have a baby. He is finally going to be a father. 'Why aren't you here with him?'

Minwoo swallows hard, trying to explain this situation. He can lie and say he is busy and would join them later, but it would be too stupid of him to let his pregnant mate travel alone, long distance. But telling the truth would be a bit complicated, and embarrassing for both of them. 

On the other hand, Wonho could have already told them about the situation so there is no use in lying.

'Wonie's angry at me cus uh-' He starts, trying to think of an excuse to lessen the blow, 'we didn't plan it. He just, took off. He wouldn't answer my call, nobody knew where he went. I just-, can I talk to him?'

'He's having a meltdown a-'

'A meltdown? Is he okay?' Minwoo asks, concerned. Now that he thought about it, it does explains his mate's behaviour, seeing he has history with emotional breakdowns. The news of the unplanned pregnancy must have been really shocking to him. But then again, he just wished Wonho would at least let him know about it instead of leaving him in the dark.

He can hear the old man lets out a long breath on the other side of the line, 'He's okay. I don't think he wants to be in Seoul for a while. Minwoo-yah, I know you're busy but... just, come here and talk?'