His head tipped towards Gabe's fingers, and even if it messed up the light gel job on his hair, he didn't even care. His hand rose to stroke the inside of Gabe's wrist in reply, little bits of affection that he did hope both of them would make an effort to upkeep here and there when time and opportunity allowed. Even if they were nothing more than friends except in heat or rut, he was satisfied.
After all, this experience was bound to be harder on Gabriel than him. He was the alpha, so it was a testament of his potency and manhood to be locked in with an omega for a full week. For Gabe who was in a position of power, it was going to be harder. There would be judgment, questions and more than a few comments slung his way. He had no doubt Gabe could handle it, but he also wasn't about to step on toes either. For now, his mate seemed reserve and pensive.
"Do you want me to grab you any debriefs or files to review before tomorrow?" He knew much of it would be accessed through holovid, but he wanted to be helpful, wanted Gabe to step back into his role as seamlessly as possible. "From what little I heard, sending out that team earlier in the week had good results and the government is eager to get us out there to bolster the public and shut down hotspots. I heard they were waiting on you to make the teams." Gabe knew the personalities and training of every soldier best after all.
He opened the bun on his burger and added ketchup and extra pickles. "Been a tough week. Don't think either of us have had that kind of reaction for that long."
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After all, this experience was bound to be harder on Gabriel than him. He was the alpha, so it was a testament of his potency and manhood to be locked in with an omega for a full week. For Gabe who was in a position of power, it was going to be harder. There would be judgment, questions and more than a few comments slung his way. He had no doubt Gabe could handle it, but he also wasn't about to step on toes either. For now, his mate seemed reserve and pensive.
"Do you want me to grab you any debriefs or files to review before tomorrow?" He knew much of it would be accessed through holovid, but he wanted to be helpful, wanted Gabe to step back into his role as seamlessly as possible. "From what little I heard, sending out that team earlier in the week had good results and the government is eager to get us out there to bolster the public and shut down hotspots. I heard they were waiting on you to make the teams." Gabe knew the personalities and training of every soldier best after all.
He opened the bun on his burger and added ketchup and extra pickles. "Been a tough week. Don't think either of us have had that kind of reaction for that long."