isamazed

Title: Pride, Pups and Prejudice, Part 8/9
Author: isamazed
Word count: 16,500 in 9 parts (approx. 2,200 in this part)
Characters: Becker/Ryan, Dan Robinson
Rating: MA
Warnings: pup!verse (Alpha/Omega verse with puppies and mpreg), lots of hurt, and only little comfort… If you read pup!verse for some TLC, you’ll probably regret opening this one!
Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. I only write for fun…
Summary: Ryan and Becker struggle with their relationship.
A/N: The pups belong to fififolle. Dan Robinson belongs Deinonychus_1. Thanks everyone for trusting me with your OCs!
Thank you, fifi, for the beta, suggestions, language support, cheerleading and generous help provided to a newbie whirling up your pup!verse.
A/N2: Comfort ahead, finally! And my very first sex scene. I must admit, it feels a bit strange poisting this ;-)

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Ryan arrived at the ARC a few days later. He was told to report there as soon as he reached English soil, and so he did. It was around midnight, but there still was a good chance that Lester would be here. The man was a workaholic.

Ryan was nervous. If he was right, Becker would be on the night shift today. He longed to see him as much as he dreaded it. After almost four weeks away on his mission, and approximately five weeks after their breakup, all he wanted was to make up with him. He loved the omega, he loved their pups, and he loved their life together. How could they have been so stupid to risk all of that because of a bloody fight and misunderstanding? They both had been stubborn bastards, and Ryan hoped with all his heart that Becker had come to the same conclusion.

After he had seen Lester, who had indeed still been working in his office, he walked through the corridors towards the exit and saw the door to the captain’s room standing open. His heart started to pound as he came closer, and he carefully glanced inside when he reached the room.

“What are you doing here?” Ryan stared at his best friend Dan Robinson who was sitting at the desk, apparently working on some reports.

“Ryan!” Dan got up immediately and enveloped Ryan in a short but heartfelt embrace. “It’s so good to see you, man!”

“Good to see you too, Dan.” Ryan was glad to see his friend was fine, with the anomalies you could never be sure. “But why are you in the captain’s room? Shouldn’t this be Becker’s shift?”

Dan’s gaze dropped to the floor. He swallowed. “Ryan, there’s something I need to tell you…”

Ryan’s heart clenched. Oh God, please let him not be hurt. “Dan? What’s up? Tell me!”

“Becker had a hard time while you were away. He did his best, mate, he really did...” Dan trailed off.

Ryan was confused. He didn’t understand a word. “Dan, what are you trying to tell me?”

Dan cleared his throat. “Well, as I said, he’s had a hard time. It was difficult to arrange for pupcare while you were away. And then Alex was sick, and our new major, who turned out to be Becker’s brother, sent him and his squad on a last-minute extra training camp. Then someone dobbed him in to the PPO – I bet it was Wilder, the fucking arsehole. From there everything went downhill.” Ryan’s head was already swimming at Dan’s explanations, the PPO for fuck's sake, but his friend hadn’t finished yet. “You better ask him for the details yourself. All I know is that he called Lester on Monday to tell him he was going to quit. Apparently, Lester talked him into taking leave until you return and only make a final decision when you’re back. I’m sorry, mate. I really tried to help him as much as possible.”

“It’s not your fault, Dan. I should never have let it get this far.” Ryan rubbed his face. All he could think about was Becker and the pups. His beautiful, skilled, proud and strong omega had given up faced with the threat of losing their pups to the PPO. The PPO! Becker must have had a horrible time. And Ryan had not been there for him and their pups.

“It’s not your fault either, mate. Bad luck, I guess. You should go and see him, though. He’ll need you now,” Dan looked at him with a wry smile.

“It’s in the middle of the night. Don’t you think I should wait until the morning? It’s been five weeks…” Ryan looked lost.

“Go and see him right now. I know he’s worried about you. He’ll be glad to see you, I promise.”

Ryan hoped that his second in command was right. After another brief hug, he turned to finally make his way home.

+++

Ryan knocked on the door of their house. He was nervous as hell but he wouldn’t risk waking up the pups by ringing the doorbell in the middle of the night, so he just hoped Becker was still awake and downstairs and would hear his knock. After a few moments he heard quiet footsteps on the other side of the door and the key turning in the lock. Then the door was opened a couple of inches, the chain still firmly in place.

“Hey Beck, I’m back!” He looked at what he could see of Becker’s face. It wasn’t much but he could tell the man was completely exhausted. He felt the now familiar lump building in his throat. Becker shouldn’t look like this. He was not the type to give up. He couldn’t think of anything that would get his wonderful omega into such a state. Becker must have lived through a nightmare while he had been away.

“Tom!” Becker stared at him in surprise for a second, then a small smile built on his face. “Wait a second, I’ll let you in.” Ryan allowed himself to start hoping that maybe they would be alright after all.

The door was closed, and Ryan heard some jangling noises when Becker removed the chain. Then the door was opened properly, and Becker stood in front of him. Ryan looked at him with a mixture of love, guilt and worry. Becker had lost some weight and his skin looked grey and tired. He had bags under his eyes and his hair was ruffled. The jogging bottoms and his shirt had loads of wrinkles. Where had his immaculate fellow captain gone? Ryan swallowed. He didn’t know what to say.

For a couple of seconds neither of them spoke a word and they just looked at each other. Finally, Becker cleared his throat and said: “Why don’t you come in? I’m glad to see you.” The shy smile leaped back onto his face as he added quietly: “I missed you.”

“I missed you, too. I’m so sorry. I was being an arsehole and… I’m so sorry, Beck. Please have me back?” He couldn’t hold back any longer. He loved this man and he would do anything to get him back.

“God, yes. I’m so sorry, Tom. I was a complete idiot. I love you.”

Ryan saw tears lingering in Becker’s eyes, and felt his own welling up. The urge to comfort and protect his omega was overwhelming. A split second later they were lying in each other’s arms and holding one another as if it were their last day. They would be okay. He knew it.

+++

Ryan took in Becker’s familiar and yet somehow different scent. He missed his smell on the man, but that wasn’t the only thing that was different. There was a hint of exhaustion and angst in the omega’s scent that made Ryan tighten his grip around the man. He felt Becker trembling in his arms, and after a moment he realised that his omega was crying silent tears.

“Beck?” he asked softly. His heart was breaking for him. He attempted to release from their embrace to look Becker in the eye, but the omega hugged him even tighter and buried his face in Ryan’s shoulder. The alpha could feel how he struggled to hold back the tears.

“Shh, Beck, it’s alright. Everything’s going to be fine.” He stroked Becker’s back, and after a few moments the omega calmed down. When Becker let go of their embrace, Ryan grabbed his hand. He needed the skin contact right now. “Why don’t we sit down and you tell me what happened?”

Becker nodded, and Ryan led him through the hallway into the living room. They sat down on the couch, still holding onto each other. A bucket with water and a sponge were standing on the coffee table. Why had Becker been cleaning in the middle of the night?

“What happened, Beck? Dan said you want to quit?” Ryan deliberately didn’t mention he’d heard about the PPO’s visit. He needed to hear from Becker how everything had become so bad that the omega decided leaving his job would be the only solution. After all, his fear to be made to stop working had been the reason for their fight in the first place.

Tears welled up in Becker’s eyes again. He let out a shuddered breath. And then he told his alpha about what had happened in the last four weeks.

+++

Becker was in the bathroom, taking a shower in an attempt to regain his composure and usual strength. Ryan quietly padded to the pups’ room and opened the door. He didn’t want to wake them up but he needed the confirmation that he had his family back. The light of the full moon, softened by the closed curtains, lit up the room enough to see the puppies lying in their basket. They were snuggled up closely together and slept peacefully. Ryan stood still, a soft smile on his lips and warmth floating through his belly. He couldn’t bring himself to turn away, so he remained standing in the doorway watching their cubs. He was back with his family, and he wouldn’t let anyone tear them apart ever again.

He heard soft footsteps behind him, and then Becker’s arms curled around his waist. For a minute or two neither of them said a word and they enjoyed the quiet moment. Then Becker whispered into his ear, “Bed?”

Ryan turned around slowly in his omega’s embrace and looked into his eyes, “Are you sure?”

“I am,” Becker said firmly. He took the alpha’s hand and led Ryan into their bedroom. When they stood in front of their bed, Becker stopped and let his hands rest on Ryan’s hips. His gaze met Ryan’s and he slowly closed the distance between them. Their lips met softly and they shared a slow and wary kiss. Becker’s hands started to roam over his back and that was all the confirmation Ryan needed. Their kiss deepened and he felt need building between them. He raised his hands and let them slip under Becker’s shirt. He touched the once so familiar body. He could feel that Becker had lost weight. The bones of his ribcage were hard under his skin. He gently stroked over the omega’s stomach and chest hair. He whispered, “Let me make love to you?”

Becker’s lips twitched in-between their kisses and Ryan felt Becker lowering himself onto the bed, taking the alpha down with him. They quietly removed each other’s clothes and explored their bodies as if it were their first time. Ryan lost himself in the sensations of Becker’s body against his, kissing and licking the omega’s neck and nibbling at his nipples. Becker writhed beneath him and lifted his head to meet Ryan in another heated kiss.

Ryan felt Becker turning into wax below him as he continued to caress the omega’s body drawing soft moans from his lips. He nuzzled Becker’s chest hair and placed a trail of soft kisses on his way to the omega’s erect cock. He slowly licked at the slit before he took Becker’s cock in his mouth, gently sucking him. Becker’s hands grabbed the sheets as he panted heavily, “Tom, please, take me now. Need your knot.”

Ryan licked along Becker’s length before he let go of it to meet Becker in another kiss and share his own taste with the omega. Becker groaned when their hard cocks rubbed together, and Ryan shivered at the sensation.

“Beck, I want to see your face when you come. Is that ok?” He knew it wouldn’t be a comfortable position for the omega once his knot had tied them, but he desperately needed to see the expression on the other man’s face, needed to be sure that this was what he wanted, that they were okay. Becker’s eyes were dark with lust when he looked at him and nodded.

Ryan shared another kiss with him, and then nuzzled Becker’s sweet spot under his ears. At another soft moan from Becker, Ryan slid into his slick omega channel and slowly rocked inside him. Becker was so tight around him and Ryan felt like coming home. The omega met his every thrust and Ryan felt like their bodies almost melted into one. Becker’s hands were back on his back, digging into his skin hard enough to leave bruises.

“Oh, Tom. Missed you so much,” Becker whispered and searched Ryan’s lips for another desperate kiss. Ryan reached down with one hand to stroke Becker’s cock in unison with his thrusts. The omega groaned again and Ryan stole the sound from his lips with his own. He could feel his knot swelling. Neither of them would last long today.

“I love you, Beck,” he whispered while his thrusts grew more erratic.

“Love you, too, Tom,” Becker moaned. “Need you, Tom. Tie me now.”

Ryan no longer held back. His knot grew inside Becker, locking them together, and Ryan reached his climax. He felt his semen pumping into Becker, and he continued to stroke Becker’s cock. The omega’s channel tightened around him, milking every drop from his alpha’s cock. At the same time Ryan felt Becker’s balls drawing up and then he was spurting come onto their stomach and chest. Ryan kissed and watched Becker’s face, seeing need and pleasure and love in it, and just the faintest hint of the usual omega fear of being tied. That was when he knew they would be okay, no matter what life threw at them.

Part 9