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From The Ground Up - Part 3

My Blurb: Welcome to part 3! This chapter features a special guest from a previous story! Mostly cause I missed her. My taglist is always open. Remember REBLOGS are gold!

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Summary: Drew’s been in the wrestling business a long time and seen his fair share of Alpha & Omega drama. He’s certain when he finds his Omega this won’t be a problem, until the scent of cherries and orchids fill his senses and Cassidy Riley strolls into his life and he realizes a real relationship has to be built from the ground up.

Pairing: Alpha Drew McIntyre x Omega OFC Cassidy Riley

Warnings: A/B/O Dynamics, Drew being soft.

Status: In Progress

Tagging: @pioched | @ashes-writing | @cherrytheeredheadmamaclaymore | @thebookwormcat

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I stood from my spot on the crate, double checking my watch and stretching. I had been…waiting…in one of the quiet hallways, I only had a couple interviews tonight. I sighed, it was the last show in England, Raw after Money in the Bank. I knew Drew was here in the arena, his scent was in the air and the pain in my head was back down to a dull throb. Combined with the headache from the little sleep I got last night, I was a mess. The more I thought about how Drew had acted, the angrier I got, and the more I tossed and turned. A tug on my dress had me turning and looking down to see a blue eyed little boy looking up at me, his hand grabbing the glittery sequins of my dress.

“Hi little guy. Where did you come from?” He smiled, stretching his little hands towards me. I picked him up, settling him on my hip as I glanced around to see if his parents were nearby. “Where is your mom or dad?”

“Dada fight!” he exclaimed and I laughed. Well that narrowed it down a little bit.

“Dimitri! There you are! Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!” a brunette appeared from around the corner pushing a stroller with another toddler in it. She quickly grabbed the boy from my arms, apologizing the whole time she strapped him into the stroller beside his brother.

“It’s ok, no harm done. I love kids!” I smiled, waving at the other boy. “I’m Cassidy Riley.” I extended my hand in greeting.

“Kiya Aichner-Barthel, nice to meet you.” she smiled, nodding her head towards the toddlers. “This is Dimitri & Luka. They’re excited to see their dads match tonight.”

“Oh! You must be Giovanni & Ludwig’s mate!” I had heard that they had a shared mate and a set of twin boys.

“Ugh, I hate their new names. Like Vince wanted to make sure everyone knew their nationality by using the most stereotypical ones they could find.” she shuddered. “So why are you hiding out back here? This is usually the kind of place I occupy the boys while Fabian and Marcel are busy.”

I blushed, not sure how much to divulge. Drew was starting a feud with the leader of her pack. I didn’t want to cause problems. “I’m just having some issues with my mate.” I hedged with a small smile.

“Alphas right? Hang on.” She grinned before handing each of the boys an applesauce pouch out of her bag and syncing her phone up to the show broadcast that was going on around us. Then she hopped up on the box I had vacated and patted the spot beside her. “I have two, and am therefore a plethora of knowledge. When did you meet?.”

Smiling, I sat beside her. “Yesterday, it didn’t go well. I haven’t seen him today but I know he’s here.”

“Why didn’t it go well? I mean I literally dropped everything and ran away when I met Fabian and Marcel, they had to catch me in my office to talk to me." She laughed, handing me an applesauce pouch and opening one for herself.

I accepted it gratefully, I had barely eaten today which wasn’t helping the tiredness or the headache. Looking at my watch again I sat down next to Kiya and told her everything that had happened between me and Drew so far. She nodded along and asked a couple questions but then seemed to be contemplating.

“Can I offer you some advice that helped me?” I nodded and she continued. “When I first found Fabian & Marcel I was terrified. I only knew them from their in ring personas and I had just gotten out of a terrible relationship. But then my friend told me: ’the universe just put two people, made just for you, right in front of your face’. So I gave them a chance and it was true. They are everything I could have ever wanted in mates. They provide for our family, they are attentive fathers and doting partners.” She shrugged, looking down at the boys playing in the stroller and babbling at the screen. “If Drew is your mate then somewhere inside him is the alpha you need. I’m not saying give into the caveman act, there’s a difference between protecting and controlling, but give him a chance to prove he can be more.”

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I grit my teeth at Riddle’s babble during our interview with Saxton. I wasn’t thrilled about teaming with him but if it helped pave the way to the Intercontinental title then so be it. After the interview I pulled Byron aside. “Where is Cassidy?” I knew she was in the building but I hadn’t spotted her all night and had been too busy to track her down until now.

“Hiding from you I assume,” I raised my eyebrow at his tone but he stood his ground. This wasn’t the first sign of loyalty that had been shown to my mate tonight. Kayla had chewed me a new one and berated me about having to spend half the night listening to Cassidy toss and turn in the room next to hers. That encounter had at least told me which hotel she was in, allowing me to adjust my reservation accordingly.

Fighting for calm, I held my hands out in a pleading manner. “I just want to talk to her, apologize for my behavior.”

He contemplates me for a few seconds before pulling out his schedule for the night. “She’s due to interview Becky near catering in five minutes.” I thanked him and turned to head that way but he grabbed my arm. “Cassidy’s a great person, don’t screw this up.” I nodded before taking off.

The interview had started when I arrived so I stood off to the side out of her line of sight and took her in, something I hadn’t had time to do yesterday. She stood taller than Becky, with similar copper waves that flowed to her chest. She was wearing a gold sequin covered dress that showed off her legs. Mine. My dick twitched at the thought of them wrapped around my waist but I took a deep breath to steady myself. She wasn’t going to hop into bed with me right away, she had made that clear. I had a plan though, I just had to get her to talk to me first.

Becky’s interview was cut short when Zoey attacked her from behind. Cassidy quickly stepped off camera, putting her closer to me and I headed towards her, uncomfortable with how close she was to a fight. She felt my presence as I approached and stiffened, turning slowly to face me.

“Hey,” her voice was almost a whisper and she looked around like she was searching for an escape.

My chest constricted at her reaction. I didn’t want my Omega to be afraid in my presence. “Can we talk?” I forced my expression to be calm and my voice soft.

She looked at me then, clearly startled by the change from yesterday. “I have one more interview in 10 minutes, then Raw Talk.”

I nodded, pulling a slip of paper from my pocket. I had expected this and wasn’t going to be deterred. “I’m in the same hotel, text me when you get done?” Her hand trembled as she reached for it, gasping softly when our hands made contact.

One of the backstage directors found her then, informing her the match was shortened and she was needed at the gorilla. I scowled at him but she smiled and said she would be there shortly. “I’ll text you.” Her voice had gone soft again and I groaned as her scent surrounded me when she walked around me.

Two hours later I was pacing my hotel room relentlessly. I had secured the room across from hers and the pain lessening had told me she returned an hour ago but I hadn’t heard from her yet.

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I toyed with the slip of paper as I sat on my bed. My other hand held my phone where I had already copied Drew’s number written in his bold scrawling writing to my phone but I hadn’t messaged him yet. I knew he was close, he must have switched hotels because the pain was considerably less than it had been last night. Keeping Kiya’s words in mind, I opened a blank chat, staring at the cursor blinking on the screen. How do I start this conversation? Oh hey, it’s me, your mate. Sure, let's give this thing a try. Sure, you’re gorgeous but you’re kind of an asshole and I'm not sure how this is going to work. Ugh! I pressed my head back into the pillow, staring at the ceiling, my phone flopping to my stomach.

With the exception of one boyfriend that lasted for a year, I had waited for my Alpha. My true mate. Why was I hesitating now? I didn’t want to be alone anymore. By any standard Drew was the perfect Alpha. He was big and strong, more than capable of protecting and caring for his Omega’s needs. Speaking of, he was also hot as hell. His entrance gear and deep accent made him seem like he had just waltzed off the cover of a historical romance novel. That thought alone had me wiggling and clamping my thighs together.

The attraction was there for him as well, I had seen it in his eyes after my interview with Becky. The memory of the way he looked at me with undisguised want had me grabbing my phone. I had to at least give this a shot.

“Hey…it’s Cassidy.”

I took a deep breath and watched the three bubbles pop up on the screen immediately after my message was sent. Ok, so he was waiting by the phone. I jumped when a knock sounded on my door. Leaving my phone on the bed, I walked to the door and looked through the peephole and smiled.

“Hi,” I breathed, momentarily stunned by Drew’s presence in front of me. He had showered and changed like I had, the black shirt and leather jacket accentuating his broad chest. The dark jeans and boots completing the outfit has me suppressing a bolt of desire. Stupid mate hormones.

“I hope this is ok, I wanted to talk to you in person.” His voice pulled me out of my perusal of his body and I blushed at the look in his eye. “Can I come in?”

I glanced back at my room, it wasn’t a mess, but allowing him into my personal space right now didn’t seem like a good idea. That coffee and pine smell were playing havoc on my senses. He must have caught the indecision on my face, quickly producing an alternative. “We can go for a walk by the water if you’d rather. I know a little ice cream place we could stop at.”

“That would be nice, let me grab my shoes.” I agreed, relieved at the safer option. “Ice cream is the way to an Omega’s heart.” I told him as I slid on my sneakers, reveling in the laugh that lit up his face.

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I chuckled at the way Cassidy’s eyes lit up when I handed her the waffle cone filled with rocky road ice cream. She hadn’t hesitated in ordering it even when faced with the mountain of options at the shop. Mental note, her favorite ice cream is rocky road. I was determined to show her I could be better than what she saw last night, though the heated way she had let her eyes drift over me when she opened her door told me that biology was working in my favor.

“So, um…what did you want to talk about?” She broke the silence as we left the shop and headed towards the waterfront. Her eyes were on the stores around us but I could almost feel her apprehension.

“I wanted to apologize for last night. I was hyped up for my return and finding you gone, I got a case of Alpha brain.” Her snort of derision spurned me on. “It’s no excuse, you were injured and I blamed you for it. But I will be a better mate than that. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” I watched her expression as I spoke, heartened to see a small smile appear.

She turned to face me, “I accept and appreciate the apology. It was a very…overwhelming event for me as well.” She stopped to gaze out over the water before continuing. “I have wanted this for a long time also but I was serious last night about not jumping immediately into bed with you. Mate or not.” She met my eyes hesitantly, a shiver running through her.

“I understand and I have come up with a plan for that.” She tilted her head curiously at my statement. “When is your next heat due?”

She balked, eyes glaring. “That’s kind of personal.” She shivered again when the wind picked up.

I grinned, “At the risk of sounding like a caveman again; I'm your mate, I need to know these things.”

She huffed, pulling her phone out of her pocket and opening an app, “Roughly three weeks from now.”

“Perfect,” I gently led her to a nearby bench, pulling off my jacket and draping it around her. “That gives me three weeks to woo you.” She snorted and I smiled before growing serious. “The pain is going to be too much if we are apart, I know you didn’t sleep well last night.” I gently used her chin to turn her face back to me when she turned away. “I didn’t fare much better.”

“What are you suggesting?” She eyed me warily but snuggled further into my jacket.

“We travel together, share a room.” I shrugged.

“Drew!” she jolted back like i’d shocked her.

“We don’t have to share a bed, unless you want to.” I shrugged when she glared at me. “Thought I’d check.”

She toyed with the sleeve of my jacket, looking uncertain. “I don’t know…we could have separate beds?” she bit her lip. “And no sex.”

“Scouts honor.” I held my right hand up. “No sex…unless you ask for it.” I added.

She rolled her eyes and sighed. I held my breath while she contemplated my plan. “Ok, when do we start?”

I pulled her into a hug causing her to squeak and laugh. “We need to make sure we are on the same flight tomorrow and then we look at the schedule for the next three weeks.”

She nodded but didn’t make an attempt to pull out of my arms. “What about tonight? There’s only one bed in my room.”

“I’m right across the hall if you need me. I switched hotels when I found out where you were staying.” I replied, unable to resist pressing my nose to her hair and reveling in the orchid and cherry scent.

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