[Jared's]

[danneel]

The girl on the next shift is over half an hour late, which sucks, and Danneel doesn't actually get to Jared's until almost eleven. When she does arrive, she slumps against him, yawning. "Hi," she says, snuggling in. "Sorry, Tasha had a personal crisis, I had to cover. I was gonna text, but we were swamped. Hi."

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[j_t_p]

"I was about to walk back over and see what happened," Jared says, leaning in for a long kiss. "Hi. Everything okay?"

[danneel]

"Mmm," says Danneel. "Tired. It was a long shift." She snuggles in. "How was dinner? I kinda lost track of you guys after my break."

[j_t_p]

"Pretty good, we kinda watched the game," Jared says, kissing her nose. "Want to go to bed?"

[danneel]

Danneel laughs. "Sure," she says. "But maybe not sex yet. I kinda just wanna relax. And then have sex."

[j_t_p]

Jared laughs. "Okay," he says. "We could hang out on the couch, too."

[danneel]

"You have a nice bed," Danneel says. "I like it." She tugs him into the bedroom, sliding out of her jeans before she flops onto the bed so she can relax properly. "See, this is nice."

[j_t_p]

Jared laughs, kicking off his sweatpants and climbing under the blankets. "Yep, that's why I bought a giant bed," he says.

[danneel]

Danneel rolls over to snuggle against him. "That was so considerate of you," she teases.

[j_t_p]

Jared laughs. "I didn't fit in the smaller ones," he says, snuggling in and groping her ass a little.

[danneel]

Danneel laughs. "Yeah, yeah, you're huge, we know." She pauses, worrying her lip a little. "Um, is stuff really awkward with you and Jensen now?" she asks. "I was getting kind of a weird vibe."

[j_t_p]

"Yeah, a little," Jared admits. "But it'll blow over. It's just - alpha stuff. I know he says he doesn't care, but it kind of smells like he cares." He makes a face. "And I know you're not sleeping with him, but his scent is always all over you, it's - a little weird for me to get used to."

[danneel]

Danneel flushes. "He really doesn't." She sighs. "Okay, um, I like you? And I want to be honest, and I don't want this to be a thing I'm not telling you, so--I have some lingering feelings for him. Like, I wanted him to claim me. But he never did, and I don't think he ever wanted to. And he had years to do something and he never did and now--I really like you," she says. "So. He really doesn't have any right to claim me. He had a lot of chances."

[j_t_p]

"Yeah, I kind of figured," Jared admits, gently. "I don't - really know what's going on or not going on between you guys, but... um, that kind of casual sex between alphas and omegas isn't all that common. Because it's really hard not to get attached even if you're not getting knotted."

[danneel]

Danneel laughs softly. "I kind of started the casual sex thing because I was hoping it would go serious, but--it never did," she admits. She burrows closer. "But, seriously. I'm not his."

[j_t_p]

"I know," Jared says. "And I trust you." He nips her shoulder. "It's okay."

[danneel]

"Okay," says Danneel, relieved. She melts into him. "I feel better."

[j_t_p]

"Thanks for telling me," Jared says, kissing her shoulder and rolling over to snuggle closer.

[danneel]

"Well, we have kind of a weird relationship," Danneel admits, laughing and leaning up for a longer kiss. "But he's my best friend, so--it'd suck more if you found out later and it was a deal breaker."

[j_t_p]

"Yeah, I appreciate the honesty," Jared says, with a smile. "It's - probably gonna take me a while to not feel a little possessive around him, but it's not a dealbreaker or anything."

[danneel]

"He'll be very confused," says Danneel, smiling. "He doesn't have a clue."

[j_t_p]

Jared laughs. "Yeah, maybe," he says. "Although he claims to like women."

[danneel]

Danneel makes a face. "He should still get a boyfriend," she says.

[j_t_p]

"I'm just saying, your reasons for not dating are kinda flimsy," Jared says, laughing. "You do, in fact, like alphas, and he does, in fact, like girls."

[danneel]

"Well, I didn't actually have a reason to not date him," Danneel points out. "Except that he didn't want to." She smiles. "And now I have you."

[j_t_p]

Jared smiles, kissing her nose. "I'm good with that," he says.

[danneel]

Danneel smiles, tugging him on top of her and pulling him down for a longer kiss. "Hey, you should claim me. I'd be into that."

[j_t_p]

Jared nuzzles her neck. "I'm not saying I don't want to," he says, "but do you think we should give Jensen a couple more days to get used to us dating before we do that?"

[danneel]

Danneel considers. "Yeah, I guess. You could knot me and bite me a lot?"

[j_t_p]

Jared laughs. "Yeah, okay," he says. "You decide you like it?"

[danneel]

Danneel grins. "I'm definitely a fan. Also, I'm sleeping over. I can't remember if I told you."

[j_t_p]

"I can live with that," Jared says, rolling over to bite the curve of her neck.