Justin woke up with Tristan sleeping next to him. The alpha's strong arms were over his body, hugging him even in his sleep.

'It would really be nice if we live together, but I think it's too early for the kids,' Justin thought as he stared at Tristan's sleeping face.

Tristan'a long eyelashes really stood out, but even though it was like that, the bags under his eyes were noticeable.

'He must be very tired... Handling a lot of work in the company, spending time with the kids, going home after that, and working at home again... I hope things aren't too hard for him,' Justin thought as he moved his body closer to Tristan and snuggled in his warm embrace.

"Good morning, darling," Tristan said with a husky voice and hugged Justin tighter. "Good morning. You were awake?" Justin said as he closed his eyes, feeling comfortable with his alpha's scent.

"Mmm..." Tristan said and kissed the top of Justin's head.

The two of them cuddled with each other until it was time to prepare for the day. Justin still had to drop the kids off at school, and the two of them still have to go to work.

They started doing their daily routines after a few minutes, and when they finished, Tristan offered to drive them.

"Let's go to work together, darling. I'll drive the kids to school," the alpha said with a smile on his face. "Really, daddy?" Chesca said with sparkling eyes. "Yes, really," Tristan said as he put his hand on the little girl's head and patted it.

The twins excitedly fixed their bags. Justin, on the other hand, wasn't exactly excited.

"What's the matter, hmm?" Tristan said as he pulled Justin's waist gently towards his body. "Is it really okay for you to be seen with me? Won't it stain your reputation?" Justin asked, feeling down.

When he thinks about Tristan's standing in the society, he sometimes feels like he doesn't deserve to be with him. He was never the type to overthink these kind of things, but when it comes to Tristan, he couldn't help but feel that way.

What's more is that he never knew that Tristan had such a background before. He only found out when he started working in the company.

Tristan never told him anything about his family, and he feels hesitant to ask him about it because it might be a sensitive topic for his alpha.

"What do you mean? Why are you worried about me?" Tristan asked as he stared at Justin's face. "You're my boss, Tristan. You're the CEO. It might be bad for you if rumors got out about us," Justin said and swallowed hard.

"What?" Tristan chuckled. "What they think about me doesn't matter. There are a lot of rumors about me already. What I'm worried about is you. I'm scared that you might get shunned because of your relationship with me," he continued.

"No, no! I'm fine with anything. I was just... scared that things might get harder for you," Justin said as he lowered his head.

"Trust me, darling. My life has gotten better since you came, so don't say that. I'd love to tell the world about you," Tristan said and smiled at him.

He glanced at the twins to see if they were looking at them, and when he saw that they weren't, he placed a soft kiss on Justin's lips.

Tristan really did what he said earlier. He drove the kids to school and even introduced himself to the twins' teacher. After that, he started driving to the company.

As they were getting nearer and nearer, Justin felt like his heart would burst. It was thumping so hard that he feels like he'd throw up. He was so nervous that his body started getting colder and colder.

Of course, Tristan noticed how nervous Justin looked.

"I'll be open with our relationship..." Tristan said, still facing the road. "... next time," he continued. "You look so nervous, darling. I'll wait until you've prepared yourself for it," Tristan said as he glanced at Justin and smiled.

Justin remained quiet. He knew how much the alpha wanted to make their relationship known to others, but he just couldn't handle it now.

All sorts of scenarios ran through his head, but none of them were good.

It always ends up with rumors spreading around about Tristan.

He can't bear hearing more of those that he doesn't want to create more reason for others to talk about the man he loves the most.

The alpha dropped Justin off near the company where others wouldn't see him so as to hide their relationship. It was fine with Justin since by doing that, nobody would talk about his alpha.

They headed inside the company separately and as usual, people stared at Tristan as he walked to the elevator.

Nothing changed much that morning. Justin faced his computer and worked as usual.

However, for Tristan, it was different.

He kept thinking of Justin the whole time that he couldn't concentrate much at work. He wanted to see him so much but he doesn't know how.

It's not break time for Justin yet, so he couldn't really call him and ask him to meet up.

The alpha couldn't help but let out a deep sigh as he faced the documents on his desk.

"This won't do. I'll just take a little peek at him and go back. I want to see him badly," he said a she stood up from his swivel chair and headed out.

Meanwhile, at that time, Justin was taking a short break from facing the computer. He was just sitting on his chair and stretching his arms.

Suddenly, he saw someone place a cup of coffee on his desk. He lowered his arms and looked at the person who did that.

It was Mark.

"You didn't look so good earlier. I thought you'd like some coffee," Mark smiled at him.

Justin glanced at Carl and Hannah, but they seem to be absorbed with their work that they didn't pay any attention to them.

'Should I accept it? It's just coffee. And from what I remembered last time, he's very friendly to everyone,' Justin thought as he looked at the coffee.

"I'll enjoy it, thank you," he said as he smiled at Mark and took the coffee from his desk.

Mark's heart raced lile crazy from seeing Justin's smile. It was so beautiful that it almost drove him insane.

The corners of his lips were shaking as he tried to stop himself from smiling.

'I think I have a chance if I pursue him,' he thought as he looked at Justin.

"Please do so," he finally smiled. The look he had on his face looked so bright that Justin thought that he must have been so happy that he was able to help make him feel better.

"I just came to give you that. I'll go back now," Mark said as he smiled and started walking away from there.historical

Little did Justin know, Tristan saw how Mark looked at him and the alpha didn't like that. Tristan walked away while clenching his jaw to suppress his anger towards the man who was hitting on his omega.

As soon as he left, Carl and Hannah immediately faced Justin and looked at him with curious eyes.

"I thought you were busy with work," Justin said and chuckled as he looked at them.

"Are you crazy? That was your moment with Sir Mark. There's no way we'd disturb you," Hannah said as she winked.

"Is he hitting on you?" Carl asked, curious too. "Duh? Isn't it obvious?" Hannah said as she rolled her eyes at him. "I wasn't asking you, ugly," Carl said and rolled his eyes at her, too.

They started fighting again that Justin didn't have the chance to tell them that he already has someone.

"Shut up, Carl. We haven't heard anything from Justin yet," Hannah said as she glared at Carl. "You were the one who was so noisy. Why does it feel like you're making it seem like I was the one who initiated the fight?" Carl mumbled as he frowned.

"So? What happened? Did something happen between the two of you recently? Oh, before that, let me tell you that Sir Mark is one of the hottest guys in the company. He's also very friendly and kind. He's a great catch," Hannah said proudly as she raised her thumbs up.

Carl pursed his lips, feeling kind of bitter that Hannah never described him that way. 'I'm a catch too, you know? You're dating me but you describe Sir Mark as if he's your boyfriend,' he thought as he maintained his poker face, trying to hide his jealousy.

"No... Nothing of the sort happened. Plus, it was just a gesture of kindness. Isn't Sir Mark like that to everyone?" Justin said as he placed the coffee back on top of his desk.

"He doesn't do things like that while we're at work. He only buys whenever we're outside of the company," Hannah explained. "Wow, you know so much about him, huh?" Carl mumbled and clicked his tongue.

"What did you say?" Hannah said as she glared at her boyfriend and they started fighting again.

While the two were throwing words at each other, Justin noticed that all the other employees were looking in the same direction. They weren't looking at the couple who were fighting, but somewhere else.

"Everybody, you should take a little break. Here are some snacks for you."

Justin's ears perked as soon as he heard that voice.

He stood up from his chair and saw a tall man standing by the glass door. There were other people behind him who were holding some coffee and boxes of doughnuts.

When Tristan noticed that Justin was looking in his way, he smiled at him and waved his hand.

"Hello, darling."